Per the advice here: https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5...lume-problem-after-S7-oreo-update/td-p/565981
I went to Settings >> Sounds and Vibration >> Sound Quality and Effects >> Equaliser.
Here I used a headset to change the adapt sound option to set a custom level for left and right ears. An option to specify preferred bluetooth ear is given.
You can also use the equalizer to slide the volume level down, that seems to help. But I don't think you can do that *and* use the Adapt Sound settings at the same time.
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I've seen a lot of posts about volume being too quiet, but none about being too loud. I have a Jabra wired in-ear stereo headset, and putting the system volume to it's lowest, non-muted, setting of 20% while turning down the volume of Slide2Play to it's lowest, it is still too loud. It's not too loud to listen to, I just mean I want to be able to make it barely audible if I have to, for instance if a co-worker says something I don't want to be forced to take the headset off.
Is there any way to adjust the volume to somewhere in the 1-19% range rather than 20% being the lowest?
The headset is pretty comfortable, so I'd hate to have to buy an out-of-ear model which I imagine would be less loud at the lowest setting.
Mind you, I don't want to lower the overall volume. I like that it can be loud too, I just need it to be a little more quiet when I'm in the zone trying to bend a piece of code or SQL statement to my will so I don't miss what people say around me.. hehe.
just open ur headset and put a higher value resistor in it.
hope u understand my words.
Thanks for the advice but I'm not much of an electrician.
I'm more looking for a program, cab or registry tweak that allows for greater control of the volume rather than the simple Mute, Quiet, Medium, Loud, Louder, Very Loud settings that our BAs come with.
I found a cab that allows you to adjust the bass and treble which was very handy, but I can't seem to find one that allows more refined volume levels all around.
hv u tried the SRS WOW HD? it has a tab to adjust the input and output gain it decreases the volume level.
sschrupp said:
Thanks for the advice but I'm not much of an electrician.
I'm more looking for a program, cab or registry tweak that allows for greater control of the volume rather than the simple Mute, Quiet, Medium, Loud, Louder, Very Loud settings that our BAs come with.
I found a cab that allows you to adjust the bass and treble which was very handy, but I can't seem to find one that allows more refined volume levels all around.
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Hmm, that SRS WOW HD does help. Although it seems to like to completely mute my device if I unplug my headphones, or plug them in. It kind of seems like I need to reset the device after I plug or unplug my headset.
Kind of annoying, but music does sound better and I can make it more quiet. Thanks for the suggestion.
Anyone know how to keep it from disabling sound on my device when I plug/unplug my headset?
Has anyone noticed that the earpiece volume during a call is not loude enough?
Is there a reg edit to get this up a bit?
Thanks,
Jeff
I've noticed that too. Soft and too low for my taste. Would be great to have it a bit higher
I noticed that too on my TMO TP2 and did a little experimenting.
It appears to be related to the 'noise cancellation' settings, if I'm not mistaken.
I found if I go into: Settings> Personal> Phone> Advanced> (last Tab on right)
On the "Advanced" screen right at the bottom is-
"Reduce noise in phone calls",
'Automatically' is set as default.
When I change this setting to "Never" the in-call earpiece volume becomes very much better.
No idea if there is any other side effect in other areas yet, but in-call audio has certainly improved.
HTH.
There are a couple utilities floating around here, audiopara3, one called full boost and another light boost. I know when I tried both on my Rhoduim, I could not hear them but they can hear me. I have tried the full & light boost.
Then there are others that say it makes the sound too distorted and crackly like its going to blow the speaker. It use to work perfectly on my Touch Pro1 but not on my Rhoduim.
Just be careful when using this and don't blow your speaker.
hd tweak is what finally worked for me i changed the acoustic setting from 100db limit to normal and now it sounds much better and its not hard on the speaker
Sweet! Thanks for the tip on HD Tweak...I can now comprehend what callers are saying...
This is a tutorial on using audio mods and settings to achieve maximum sound quality from the devices you are using. Any decent pair of headphones or earphones are capable of delivering much higher quality sound than they do using default device settings and equalizers, and you'll be surprised how far a little tweaking will take your whole music experience.
Mods You Will Need
The magic is made possible entirely thanks to ViPER's Audio,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223, which you will need to install to use the settings described in this thread. Visit the ViPER's Audio page (linked above) and follow their instructions listed in their thread to get ViPER4Android FX installed on your device.
You will also need DSP Manager for a single setting in this tutorial, I've attached the APK for DSP Manager 2.0
The Settings
Once you have ViPER4Android FX and DSP Manager installed, use the following settings to take your music to a whole new level.
ViPER Settings...
MASTER POWER
Enable: This must of course be enabled to switch on the music effects.
PLAYBACK GAIN CONTROL
Enable: Enable PlaybackAGC
Effect Strength: Moderate
Max Gain: 4x
Max Output: -1.9dB
Leave FIREQUALIZER, CONVOLVER, FIELD SURROUND, DIFFERENTIAL SURROUNND, HEADPHONE SURROUND +, and REVERBERATION disabled.
DYNAMIC SYSTEM
Enable: Enable dynamic system.
Select Listening Device: Set to Common Earphone V2
Select Dynamic Bass: Set to 33%
Tube Simulator: Leave tube simulator disabled
FIDELITY CONTROL
Enable Viper Bass: Enable Viper Bass
Select Bass Mode: Set to 40Hz (I've chosen this because it significantly enhances the bass experience in music, by making the bass more "felt" than heard. This makes bass feel more powerful and realistic, but because it requires a decent set of earphones or headphones to actually work properly. By setting the Bass Boost higher for less powerful speakers, it may be possible to achieve the desired bass effect. If bass seems too weak at 40Hz, feel free to set it to 60Hz or even 100Hz as required. Because 40Hz takes real speaker power to pull off, I've noticed that for most earphones it makes bass crisp and powerful without completely overpowering music.)
Select Bass Boost: 10.0dB (for use with a Bass Mode of 40Hz on most headphones and earphones, but may be adjusted as needed on less powerful speakers)
Enable Viper Clarity: Enable Viper Clarity
Select Clarity Mode: Set to XHiFi (I've found that XHiFi enhances the highs and vocals much more effectively than Natural, and really emphasizes sounds that may not even have been heard before)
Select Clarity: Set to default (This ensures that even though highs and vocals are more prominent, they are not overpowering)
AUDITORY SYSTEM PROTECTION
Enable Cure Tech+: This setting is completely optional. Leaving it unchecked ensures that every single detail of music is still heard, while checking it slightly removes very high highs and protects your hearing.
Select Binaural Level: If you do enable Cure Tech+, I'd recommend at least a Moderate setting to truly benefit from the setting. It doesn't have too much of a negative impact, and after getting used to it, music still sounds amazing.
MASTER GATE (LIMITER)
Output gain: 0dB
Channel Pan- 0.5:0.5
Limit Threshold: 0dB
DSP Manager Settings...
The only thing you need to change in DSP Manager is setting
DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION
Enable: Enable Dynamic Range Compression
Select Effect Strength: Extreme
(This brings all elements of the music to an equal volume, which makes music much more detailed and brings out sounds you never heard before, while keeping any bass or vocals from becoming too powerful)
You can double check all of these settings in the images attached.
Remember to hit the Thanks button if your music has never sounded better
THANKS!
EttyN said:
This is a tutorial on using audio mods and settings to achieve maximum sound quality from the devices you are using. Any decent pair of headphones or earphones are capable of delivering much higher quality sound than they do using default device settings and equalizers, and you'll be surprised how far a little tweaking will take your whole music experience.
Mods You Will Need
The magic is made possible entirely thanks to ViPER's Audio,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223, which you will need to install to use the settings described in this thread. Visit the ViPER's Audio page (linked above) and follow their instructions listed in their thread to get ViPER4Android FX installed on your device.
You will also need DSP Manager for a single setting in this tutorial, I've attached the APK for DSP Manager 2.0
The Settings
Once you have ViPER4Android FX and DSP Manager installed, use the following settings to take your music to a whole new level.
ViPER Settings...
MASTER POWER
Enable: This must of course be enabled to switch on the music effects.
PLAYBACK GAIN CONTROL
Enable: Enable PlaybackAGC
Effect Strength: Moderate
Max Gain: 4x
Max Output: -1.9dB
Leave FIREQUALIZER, CONVOLVER, FIELD SURROUND, DIFFERENTIAL SURROUNND, HEADPHONE SURROUND +, and REVERBERATION disabled.
DYNAMIC SYSTEM
Enable: Enable dynamic system.
Select Listening Device: Set to Common Earphone V2
Select Dynamic Bass: Set to 33%
Tube Simulator: Leave tube simulator disabled
FIDELITY CONTROL
Enable Viper Bass: Enable Viper Bass
Select Bass Mode: Set to 40Hz (I've chosen this because it significantly enhances the bass experience in music, by making the bass more "felt" than heard. This makes bass feel more powerful and realistic, but because it requires a decent set of earphones or headphones to actually work properly. By setting the Bass Boost higher for less powerful speakers, it may be possible to achieve the desired bass effect. If bass seems too weak at 40Hz, feel free to set it to 60Hz or even 100Hz as required. Because 40Hz takes real speaker power to pull off, I've noticed that for most earphones it makes bass crisp and powerful without completely overpowering music.)
Select Bass Boost: 10.0dB (for use with a Bass Mode of 40Hz on most headphones and earphones, but may be adjusted as needed on less powerful speakers)
Enable Viper Clarity: Enable Viper Clarity
Select Clarity Mode: Set to XHiFi (I've found that XHiFi enhances the highs and vocals much more effectively than Natural, and really emphasizes sounds that may not even have been heard before)
Select Clarity: Set to default (This ensures that even though highs and vocals are more prominent, they are not overpowering)
AUDITORY SYSTEM PROTECTION
Enable Cure Tech+: This setting is completely optional. Leaving it unchecked ensures that every single detail of music is still heard, while checking it slightly removes very high highs and protects your hearing.
Select Binaural Level: If you do enable Cure Tech+, I'd recommend at least a Moderate setting to truly benefit from the setting. It doesn't have too much of a negative impact, and after getting used to it, music still sounds amazing.
MASTER GATE (LIMITER)
Output gain: 0dB
Channel Pan- 0.5:0.5
Limit Threshold: 0dB
DSP Manager Settings...
The only thing you need to change in DSP Manager is setting
DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION
Enable: Enable Dynamic Range Compression
Select Effect Strength: Extreme
(This brings all elements of the music to an equal volume, which makes music much more detailed and brings out sounds you never heard before, while keeping any bass or vocals from becoming too powerful)
You can double check all of these settings in the images attached.
Remember to hit the Thanks button if your music has never sounded better
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Very, Very Nice!:good: I would of hit the Thanks if there was one So "Thank You" for sharing. Yes the music has never sounded better, far more detailed too. I generally have Viper set as my default sound engine what about the DSP do I need to run it every time from the app drawer? also do you have any special config settings for video playback. Thanks Again and Kind Regards to You.
Thanks You won't have to start DSP Manager from the app draw each time, it works normally side-by-side with ViPER's audio. I don't have any configurations for video playback, have just left them as they are.
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Lovely ! Sounds better now. Thanks :good:
Hi everybody,
If have a little "problem". I often use my Axon before I sleep in the evening for watching some news or youtube videos. My wife is often already sleeping next to me, so I don't want to disturb her.
My experience is, that it's nearly impossible to watch videos without headset because the minimum volume level is still much too high. The step between mute and minimum is crazy in my eyes/ears.
It's even worse, when I switch Dolby off. Is there any solution to set the volume in smaller steps and to a lower level?
By the way...it's almost the same with the mimimum brightness level, anyways that's not disturbing me, but maybe there's a way to furhter reduce it.
What version of Android are you using? I'm on Nougat and I find that both brightness and volume can go down more than sufficiently.
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What version of Android are you using? I'm on Nougat and I find that both brightness and volume can go down more than sufficiently.
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I updated to Nougat recently. No difference.
Go to settings -> sound -> dolby atmos (click left of the slider on the name) -> click custom 1 -> click custom 1 again
Dragging the line on the equalizer all the way to the bottom made sounds levels bearable to me at least. I also have sound leveler and all the other settings off now I think.
You could download fine volume control or similar apps to make it really quiet.
@ Droggi87,,
This a good method to change, you can choose manual operation in the settings.
Go to settings -> sound -> dolby atmos (click left of the slider on the name) -> click custom 1 -> click custom 1 again
So for as long as I can remember, my launch day OP5 has responded to BT volume changes (e.g. I turn the volume up or down from the BT device, speaker, or headphones, and the volume level on the phone is adjusted). Recently, I've noticed that this is no longer the case. I have tried both enabling and disabling that Developer Options > Disable absolute volume, but haven't been able to get back to the state I was in before.
I've tested with my Jabra Elite Sport headphones, and my Tribit XSound Go... But neither of them will make the phone volume level change...