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I've been looking everywhere for something to use on my desktop PC that is similar to what the Player's SoundAlive bass setting does. It's just perfect - great bass boost with negligible impact on volume, zero distortion and no need to fiddle around with the equalizer.
The only thing I've found so far that is similar would be Poweramp's tone controls for treble and bass, but I haven't come across a software solution that would do that.
Do you guys know of any software like this, preferably something compatible with foobar2000? Or maybe what exactly is the technology behind the SoundAlive bass boost? Thanks in advance!
If you use foobar2000, why not using the equalizer plugin in foobar2000?
WT Ho said:
If you use foobar2000, why not using the equalizer plugin in foobar2000?
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I do use it, but the results are far from the quality of the SoundAlive bass boost. I don't think the Player's bass boost can be achieved by simply boosting the lower frequencies on a graphical equalizer.
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How about DNSe instead?
DNSe is previous version of samsung equalizer and used at samsung mp3 Yepp series.
Emodio was pc programm that can get theme or lyrics and else.(Nowadays this services were closed.) This programm use DNSe and It can play music.
I found some good settings for Viper4Android in order to use when plugged in the aux jack of the car. The speakers in the vehicle are not very great and I am sure there are many of us that have to bear with the junky speakers for the time being. These settings give me nice sound with crisper bass so the speakers do NOT crackle and rattle.
Credit for the IRS file goes to BSDgeek_Jake and the original thread, HighDefinition Impulse Responses Samples (IRS) for Viper4Android.
I've got 4 Sony's I bought from Walmart. They aren't top of the line, but I wouldn't call em low end either. Have you tried these settings with BT ?
jxcorex28 said:
I've got 4 Sony's I bought from Walmart. They aren't top of the line, but I wouldn't call em low end either. Have you tried these settings with BT ?
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I have not tried them with BT, but I would imagine they would give you some good sound. I spent about 5 days searching for IRS files and the correct settings because my speakers would crackle, the highs were off, and other various discomforting sounds. lol. Give it a try and let me know how it sounds. You the only thing you may have to adjust is the viper bass settings. I have them at 6 db and 40 ghz, so if you have the sonys then you may be able to get a little more bass without the distortion.
Why do I not have bass type "subwoofer" and clarity "xhfi"?
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joho5 said:
Why do I not have bass type "subwoofer" and clarity "xhfi"?
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You may have the wrong version of Viper4android installed?
It tried these settings in my car audio (Sony) and it worked good. I further optimized and was able to make more ambient sound. I will share my settings soon as i am still working to fine tune more.
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It tried these settings in my car audio (Sony) and it worked good. I further optimized and was able to make more ambient sound. I will share my settings soon as i am still working to fine tune more. I am using BT and configuring BT settings in V4A.
I have a RoadNavi S160 (Android) installed as a head unit in my car, stock speakers + undearseat subwoofer ( Connected to the rear speakers ). I have flashed the unit with rooted Kotix ROM which has a preinstalled V4A.
I've managed to get it to work with PowerAmp, but thats where it ends...
1. Which settings shoulld i be working with? (headset? speaker? bluetooth? USB? - or all of them? )
I have tried to play around with them, but i am totally lost! - only the speaker tab makes a difference to the sound.
2. The IRS files don't seem to make any difference to the sound ( I can change them, and driver status shows as processing )
3. With the equlizer only(no IRS) the speakers sound either too flat or too distorted
I am not after a highest quality audio, but would like to hear a nice punchy bass and decent vocals ( without cracking speakers! )
Thank you all
Can you use PowerAMP (the app itself?)
If yes! Well Poweramp uses something called "DirectMusicControl" so it will only use PowerAmp no matter what you set in Viper4Android!
Go to settings --> Audio --> Enhanced Settings (in my case the last point on Audio) --> First Entry is the "DirectVolumeControl"
Klick the box so it's unticked and play some music with poweramp while you open up Viper and set everything to your liking!
WARNING: Maybe you should reset ViperSettings to default if possible not that you blow away speakers
Thanks for the reply!
I have already managed to get those two to work together and since posting my initial question I've figured out the way to use the IRS's ( turns out I copied a folder full of files into the kernel, instead of extracting just the files into the existing kernel folder ).
But I must say that I am struggling to get it working as well as it probably can.
The settings within the "headset" tab seem to have no effect whatsoever, and only the settings from the "speaker" tab seem to make a difference.
Having said that, no matter what IRS I use, it just sounds wrong ( too quite, too loud, not enough bass or too much bass )
Thinking about it - is there a way to default v4a to set parameters within the headset tab instead of the speaker?
This would enable me to have a greater controll ( and possibly sort my issues ) over bass, clarity etc.?
Thanks
Patrick050289 said:
Thinking about it - is there a way to default v4a to set parameters within the headset tab instead of the speaker?
This would enable me to have a greater controll ( and possibly sort my issues ) over bass, clarity etc.?
Thanks
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go to headseat tab, in setting (3dot at upper left at v4a 2.4.0) choose lock effect mode headset
Hi,
I noticed a weird static noise in my headphones when listening to music or any app using the default Android output. This is strong enough to be annoying at the lowest volume steps, and I can also notice it at higher volume when the track is quiet.
I think this noise is here from the start : H930DS HK bought in November, ROMs open EU 21o to 22j and even stock HK ROM if I remember correctly (I followed the WTF thread as soon as I received it but I tried it on original HK ROM). It is completely independent from headphones, but I don't have high impedance ones to test if it would disappear in this situation.
However, I am a proud user of Poweramp... and the experimental high res output (set up on 24 bits / 48kHz) is able to completely annihilate the static noise for all my tracks (encoded 16 or 24 bits / 44100Hz to 96kHz, flac or 320 MP3). Quad DAC section effects are working but unfortunately DTS:X is bypassed. In fact, if I disable Direct Volume Control the noise is back : in this situation it seems I can't use any audio effect.
I am completely unable to recreate this effect with Ainur Narsil or any audio mod (like Ainur, then I stopped experimenting with it as I read somewhere it would disable the Quad DAC).
How is this possible ? I already spent hours studying system .xml files, XDA threads and tried installing/uninstalling audio mods, but I didn't find any solution. My android audio knowledge is limited, so I came here to figured this out : does anyone have a suggestion ?
Thanks for reading this looooooong post :victory: !
Jilano34 said:
Hi,
I noticed a weird static noise in my headphones when listening to music or any app using the default Android output. This is strong enough to be annoying at the lowest volume steps, and I can also notice it at higher volume when the track is quiet.
I think this noise is here from the start : H930DS HK bought in November, ROMs open EU 21o to 22j and even stock HK ROM if I remember correctly (I followed the WTF thread as soon as I received it but I tried it on original HK ROM). It is completely independent from headphones, but I don't have high impedance ones to test if it would disappear in this situation.
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If you have any audio mod, uninstall all of them.
use Hifi status app to check whther your headphone is recognized as high impendance due to bae connection.
Overall, the static noise only happens on HIM mode ( which turn avc to 0 hence generate the noise), so if you have any mod that force HIm mod, it will make that noise. if everything is still happens with my suggestion (no HIM mode mod, and headphone recognize as normal headphone) you can try changing the avc from 14 to higher (18 or 20)
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If everything is still happens with my suggestion (no HIM mode mod, and headphone recognize as normal headphone) you can try changing the avc from 14 to higher (18 or 20)
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So, I deleted all my audio related mods and even reinstalled my custom kernel with HIM disabled. HiFi app does not show high impedance whatsoever, but the noise is still here...
I'm trying to figure out by myself how to modify the AVC, but I have a few questions : can I achieve that through system file modification (I will make my personal Magisk mod then) ? If it's the case, will I need aml when using audio mod ?
Thank you a lot for your answer.
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So, I deleted all my audio related mods and even reinstalled my custom kernel with HIM disabled. HiFi app does not show high impedance whatsoever, but the noise is still here...
I'm trying to figure out by myself how to modify the AVC, but I have a few questions : can I achieve that through system file modification (I will make my personal Magisk mod then) ? If it's the case, will I need aml when using audio mod ?
Thank you a lot for your answer.
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are you on stock? try modified the mixer_path_tavil.xml in vendor/etc. try searching for ess dac start then modified the next following avc value (one is 14 one is 0) to 16 or 18 to see how it goes
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are you on stock? try modified the mixer_path_tavil.xml in vendor/etc. try searching for ess dac start then modified the next following avc value (one is 14 one is 0) to 16 or 18 to see how it goes
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Well, I am on stock so I found the ESS DAC section in mixer_path_tavil and started to experiment with the values. I still don't understand which section serve which purpose, but with the avc value to 21 (3 times higher than the standard value from Anxious V30 mod) for the dac sections and 9 for the aux sections, the static noise is now gone.
I spend a long time trying to understand how mixer_path_tavil works... Is there a complete manual somewhere I can study ?
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Well, I am on stock so I found the ESS DAC section in mixer_path_tavil and started to experiment with the values. I still don't understand which section serve which purpose, but with the avc value to 21 (3 times higher than the standard value from Anxious V30 mod) for the dac sections and 9 for the aux sections, the static noise is now gone.
I spend a long time trying to understand how mixer_path_tavil works... Is there a complete manual somewhere I can study ?
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For your information, hifi-dac = normal headphone, hifi-dac-advanced = high impedance headphone, hifi-dac-aux = aux (car or speaker)
The value is as following
ctl name="Es9018 AVC Volume" value="8" /> --> stock is 14, the higher, the smaller volume output, FYI, AVC stand for analogue volume control (basically should make less noise comparing to digital gain)
<ctl name="Es9018 Master Volume" value="0" /> --> no idea, should have no effect on audio quality, seem the lower the louder volume is
<ctl name="Es9018 HEADSET TYPE" value="1" /> --> type of headset, 1 = normal, 2 = high impedance, 3 = aux, this should determine the voltage output ( supposed so, but voltage output also hardcoded in kernel , so no idea how this turn out)
Edit: My headphone (64 Ohm custom headphone) was fine with HIM set at 8 (not 0), as i talked with John (developer of Ainur and narsil) , he said that he have no prob on his headphone, so it all fall down to headphone quality or so
Edit2: yes anxious mod modified to pseudo forced HIm mode and also mess up with DTS value (IMO, worse than stock)
Jilano34 said:
Well, I am on stock so I found the ESS DAC section in mixer_path_tavil and started to experiment with the values. I still don't understand which section serve which purpose, but with the avc value to 21 (3 times higher than the standard value from Anxious V30 mod) for the dac sections and 9 for the aux sections, the static noise is now gone.
I spend a long time trying to understand how mixer_path_tavil works... Is there a complete manual somewhere I can study ?
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I just want to point out that modding the values DOES NOT force HIM or AUX mode. Anxious and another op pointed this out as well.
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Mrxyzl said:
are you on stock? try modified the mixer_path_tavil.xml in vendor/etc. try searching for ess dac start then modified the next following avc value (one is 14 one is 0) to 16 or 18 to see how it goes
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That only changes volume lvl. It does not set DAC mode.
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I just want to point out that modding the values DOES NOT force HIM or AUX mode. Anxious and another op pointed this out as well.
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That only changes volume lvl. It does not set DAC mode.
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And yes, no one talking about changing the mode , he just had a problem with noise, i tell him to change the value and problem gone
I don't care about forced HIM (or falsified/pseudo/...), as I understand it's just a gain (you're not wasting your arguments on other threads @BROKEN1981 !). The modded DTS parameters I use are from JohnFawkes (he published them a while ago) and I like this side-by-side effect. In fact I state using Anxious mod but I edit it to match my needs... And now, I have installed narsil and jamesdsp : thanks to both of you my setup is perfect and noiseless.
I just don't understand how Poweramp with its HiFi Audio can clean all static noise without lowering my volume or anything... This is really weird.
Jilano34 said:
I don't care about forced HIM (or falsified/pseudo/...), as I understand it's just a gain (you're not wasting your arguments on other threads @BROKEN1981 !). The modded DTS parameters I use are from JohnFawkes (he published them a while ago) and I like this side-by-side effect. In fact I state using Anxious mod but I edit it to match my needs... And now, I have installed narsil and jamesdsp : thanks to both of you my setup is perfect and noiseless.
I just don't understand how Poweramp with its HiFi Audio can clean all static noise without lowering my volume or anything... This is really weird.
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Glad you have it sorted out, sucks when you have static when you're trying to listen to music.
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Hi guys, I have a S20 Ultra and I had the pleasure of sharing my equalizer settings. I am an audio technician, and for me these settings are the best! Try doing the switch with "Custom" and "Normal". Let me know! If you want, set dolby atmos as "music".
(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz) This setting also work with s20/s20+, since they have the same sound system. I recommend using these settings with high quality audio files, such as flac hires.
For the best eq, for stock akg headphones:
v1.0, see post #9;
v1.5, see post #16;
v2.0, see post #43 (wrong post)
v2.1, see post #46 (the best).
dariuxzy said:
Hi guys, I had the pleasure of sharing my equalizer settings. I am an audio technician, and for me these settings are the best! Try doing the switch with "Custom" and "Normal". Let me know! If you want, set dolby atmos as "music".
(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz)
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Thanks for sharing. Will test later. Is this "best" for all around sound or specifically for the phone's speakers?
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(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz)
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How do you know? ? I was always wondering whether these 2 bands do something or not
dariuxzy said:
Hi guys, I had the pleasure of sharing my equalizer settings. I am an audio technician, and for me these settings are the best! Try doing the switch with "Custom" and "Normal". Let me know! If you want, set dolby atmos as "music".
(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz)
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wondering if you can help i got sony heasphones using usb cable the prob im having is treble hurts my ear i have a dodgy eardrum could you send me equalizer settings dropping the treble and bit more bass thanks
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Thanks for sharing. Will test later. Is this "best" for all around sound or specifically for the phone's speakers?
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Only phone's speakers. These days I will also put the eq settings for the akg headphones given
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Only phone's speakers. These days I will also put the eq settings for the akg headphones given
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Thanks for clarifying. I currently use B&o Bluetooth earbuds. But I still have the akg's laying around, so I can test when you post the settings.
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wondering if you can help i got sony heasphones using usb cable the prob im having is treble hurts my ear i have a dodgy eardrum could you send me equalizer settings dropping the treble and bit more bass thanks
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Try this... set 8k -6
4k -5,
2k -6,
1k -8,
500 -7,
250 -5,
125 -4,
63 +1 or -1
I don't know if it will help you because I don't have headphones in front, if you have problems send me the precise model of the sony headphones. Disable Dolby Atmos
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How do you know? ? I was always wondering whether these 2 bands do something or not
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the front speaker (the call speaker) produces the lowest frequencies, starting from 130Hz. Therefore the 125hz and 63hz do nothing
Lurien said:
Thanks for clarifying. I currently use B&o Bluetooth earbuds. But I still have the akg's laying around, so I can test when you post the settings.
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Try this configuration for AKG headphones, without dolby atmos activated, compare with "Normal" and "Custom", and let me know! I have to give it another look, so I don't assure you of anything, but you can very well try! (If you want less bass, 63hz -2)
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Try this configuration for AKG headphones, without dolby atmos activated, compare with "Normal" and "Custom", and let me know! I have to give it another look, so I don't assure you of anything, but you can very well try! (If you want less bass, 63hz -2)
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Thanks. Will try when I get home and report back.
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Try this... set 8k -6
4k -5,
2k -6,
1k -8,
500 -7,
250 -5,
125 -4,
63 +1 or -1
I don't know if it will help you because I don't have headphones in front, if you have problems send me the precise model of the sony headphones. Disabile Dolby Atmos
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cheers my friend ill try that tonight
Thanks a lot! Do you have advise regarding the Buds+?
corwin_amber said:
Thanks a lot! Do you have advise regarding the Buds+?
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No sorry, I don't have this. I've always preferred to use headphones with the cable, for better audio quality
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Thanks a lot! Do you have advise regarding the Buds+?
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Here is my setting using Samsung music app & Buds + ... otherwise i use Poweramp app for music where is slightly different settings ..
S20U-Exynos
If anybody uses JayBird earphones, their preset 'The Perfect Balance' is amazing. Do check it out.
I have fix the eq for the akg headphones. There was something wrong, and I lowered the mid-highs. Try it and let me know!
Edit. See post #43
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Hi guys, I have a S20 Ultra and I had the pleasure of sharing my equalizer settings. I am an audio technician, and for me these settings are the best! Try doing the switch with "Custom" and "Normal". Let me know! If you want, set dolby atmos as "music".
(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz) This setting also work with s20/s20+, since they have the same sound system. I recommend using these settings with high quality audio files, such as flac hires
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I use poweramp from a russian developer and is the extreme of music players with the best eq ive used in years. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer&hl=en_US tens of millions use it.
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I have fix the eq for the akg headphones. There was something wrong, and I lowered the mid-highs. Try it and let me know!
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Thks, the sound is clear and balanced
dariuxzy said:
Hi guys, I have a S20 Ultra and I had the pleasure of sharing my equalizer settings. I am an audio technician, and for me these settings are the best! Try doing the switch with "Custom" and "Normal". Let me know! If you want, set dolby atmos as "music".
(the first two bands are worth nothing, because the frequency range starts from 130hz) This setting also work with s20/s20+, since they have the same sound system. I recommend using these settings with high quality audio files, such as flac hires
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Thank you OP - amazing share!!
Makes a big difference, especially at higher volumes when compared to the 'normal' setting.
I mainly listen to Hip-hop/RnB on loudspeaker when I'm in the bathroom. This equaliser setting has made the music sound 'crisp' and not distorted.
Are there any custom settings for Hip-hop music via loudspeaker?
I have left Atmos on but set this to music.
What setting should I use when using my Sony WF-1000XM3 Bluetooth headphones? If only there was an easy way to have multiple pre-sets.
jUsT2eXy said:
Thank you OP - amazing share!!
Makes a big difference, especially at higher volumes when compared to the 'normal' setting.
I mainly listen to Hip-hop/RnB on loudspeaker when I'm in the bathroom. This equaliser setting has made the music sound 'crisp' and not distorted.
Are there any custom settings for Hip-hop music via loudspeaker?
I have left Atmos on but set this to music.
What setting should I use when using my Sony WF-1000XM3 Bluetooth headphones? If only there was an easy way to have multiple pre-sets.
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This is one of the best eqs, according to my assessment tools and my ear ... if you already hear it more than well, it is useless Then if your ear hears less frequencies or more frequencies is another matter ...
As for your bluetooth headphones, on the internet I found the frequency answer (1.jpg). Usually for a better equalization rate you have to take the photo (1.jpg) and turn it upside down (2.jgp). Once this is done, the phone equalizer must be more similar to the modified photo (2.jpg). If you see (3.jpg) I did this for you, and it is more than similar to the modified photo (2.jpg). This is one of the best ways to equalize headphones. Let me know how it feels!