Hi guys i want to buy galaxy nexus for the reason it supports USB DAC. Did any try that is that really working. Share your thoughts.
I would also like to know this, I hope someone with the phone can answer.
I would also like to know.
What's USB dac
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Galaxy Nexus audio player > digital audio flow > internal DAC > internal amp > headphone
or
(?) Galaxy Nexus audio player > digital audio flow >> USB >> external USB DAC > external amp > headphone or speakers
A list of external USB DAC/amp:
Portable FiiO USB DAC/amp:
http://www.fiio.com.cn/product/index.aspx?ID=39&MenuID=020302
Portable iBasso USB DAC/amp:
http://www.ibasso.com/en/home/
Portable RSA USB DAC/amp:
http://www.raysamuelsaudio.com/products/predator
Portable HeadAmp USB DAC/amp:
http://www.headamp.com/pico/pico_dac_amp/index.htm
Portable GoVibe USB DAC/amp:
http://jaben.net/shopping2/Porta-Tube_Plus.html
Desktop CEntrance USB DAC/amp:
http://6moons.com/audioreviews/centrance/4.html
PC audio player > digital audio flow >> USB >> CEntrance DACmini USB DAC/amplifier > Audez’e LCD-2 headphone
http://cdn.head-fi.org/f/f2/1000x500px-LL-f2b70c70_AudioServer.jpg
iPod audio player > digital audio flow >> Apple-proprietary USB >> Apple-compliant Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo DAC > Alo Audio Rx Mk II amplifier > Ultrasone Edition 8 headphone
http://cdn.head-fi.org/2/2e/1000x500px-LL-2e7cf4ec_1.jpg
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http://cdn.head-fi.org/b/b4/1000x500px-LL-b47d1716_2.jpg
iPhone audio player > digital audio flow >> Apple-proprietary USB >> Apple-compliant Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo DAC > RSA SR-71B amplifier > Unique Melody Miracle IEM
http://cdn.head-fi.org/c/c5/1000x500px-LL-c5d97cae_IMG_4877.jpg
http://cdn.head-fi.org/7/7e/1000x500px-LL-7e9cb9d2_IMG_4876.jpg
http://cdn.head-fi.org/0/0e/1000x500px-LL-0e296e70_IMG_4881.jpg
http://cdn.head-fi.org/a/a1/1000x500px-LL-a1ee79e9_IMG_4890.jpg
iPhone audio player > digital audio flow >> Apple-proprietary USB >> Apple-compliant VentureCraft Go-Dap Unit4.0 DAC/amplifier > Ultrasone Edition 8 headphone
http://cdn.head-fi.org/d/d7/d7d07c27_GoDAPEd8LE.jpeg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAAB7w/aT2YKlZWKHQ/s640/top_visual_en.jpg
iPhone audio player > digital audio flow >> Apple-proprietary USB >> Apple-compliant Fostex HP-P1 DAC/amp > Ultrasone Edition 8 headphone
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1193/5136255153_8e53cdf99f_z.jpg
(USB digital out capable) smartphone audio player > digital audio flow >> USB >> FiiO E7 or FiiO E9 USB DAC/amp > earphone or headphone
http://cdn.head-fi.org/4/40/404bf2b6_USE+D.jpg
http://cdn.head-fi.org/f/f7/f758cf9c_USE+E.jpg
Nokia N8 audio player > digital audio flow >> USB >> Musical Fidelity V-DAC USB DAC > amplifier > headphone
http://www.head-fi.org/t/517432/new-nokia-n8/90
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http://cdn.head-fi.org/b/b0/b0fbd68a_P1020610.JPG
http://cdn.head-fi.org/d/d5/1000x500px-LL-d590f86f_P1020613.JPG
http://cdn.head-fi.org/0/0b/1000x500px-LL-0b25ed8e_P1020617.JPG
A review of some of the best portable USB DAC / amplifiers:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/306883/upd...er-boa-d1-lyrix-microamp-vivid-v1-nuforce-xm5
Woooooo looks like there is a good number of phones out there already. Yet nobody tried on with the external usb DAC, no website gave any review about that feature. Smells fishy about this feature.
"Galaxy Nexus Help" from Google:
http://www.google.com/support/ics/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=1650160&topic=1650156
"Connect to keyboards, mice and other devices
You can connect a keyboard, mouse or even a joystick or other input device to your phone via USB or Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC.
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You can connect joysticks, game pads and other input devices to your phone. If they work without special drivers or adapters on your PC, they will probably work with your phone."
danba said:
"Galaxy Nexus Help" from Google:
http://www.google.com/support/ics/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=1650160&topic=1650156
"Connect to keyboards, mice and other devices
You can connect a keyboard, mouse or even a joystick or other input device to your phone via USB or Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC.
....
You can connect joysticks, game pads and other input devices to your phone. If they work without special drivers or adapters on your PC, they will probably work with your phone."
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The OP is not looking for an input device. He's looking for unprocessed digital audio out via the MHL interface. There seem to be several MHL cables out there (mostly HDMI interfaces), but so far as I know nobody has tried to connect to an outboard DAC via USB. It will largely depend on whether the circuitry and firmware in the phone enable digital audio out via USB.
I don’t know what is a (USB) input device, because USB is a bi-directional bus: a USB DAC sends/receives USB commands to/from the PC or smartphone like Nokia N8.
The key sentence of the "Galaxy Nexus Help" from Google is:
“If they (USB devices like USB DAC) work without special drivers or adapters on your PC, they will probably work with your phone."
Does ICS have USB audio driver?
Probably yes: “USB class for audio devices”.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/usb/UsbConstants.html
Is the ICS’s USB audio driver compliant with standard USB DAC(s) which are compliant with the standard PC’s USB audio drivers??
Does the GN support the ICS’s USB audio driver??
Balthazar B said:
but so far as I know nobody has tried to connect to an outboard DAC via USB.
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That's why I am trying to reactivate the subject from time to time.
BTW, thanks for that.
I would try to connect mine to my FiiO E7 but I don't seem to have any Mini USB to Micro USB cable lying around. ):
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Chrono_Tata said:
I would try to connect mine to my FiiO E7 but I don't seem to have any Mini USB to Micro USB cable lying around. ):
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Maybe you need something like this?
Yeah if no one has tried this by the weekend I might go look around for one. Somewhat interested myself if this would work.
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To get this to work, if it can even work in the first place, you need the modified kernel until Google fixes USB hosting on the Nexus. With USB Hosting enabled, you then need a micro-b USB to USB female OTG cable such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-Hos...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1322188402&sr=1-2
Any update as to whether or not the E7 works when connected with a USB OTG cord?
I second the request for an update.
If I could find my E7, I'd test it for you.. but it's currently MIA..
edit -
Found it, but it's battery is dead.. has to charge..
edit 2 - Audio doesn't output out of the E7.. is there some app I need to change the audio source? It does not appear that android changes over audio output on its own..
Probably something that has to be specifically implemented at the kernel level.. just the basic USB OTG doesn't seem to be enough.
"Yes, a future OTA will enable USB Host, and everything will be cool. I don't know exactly when that'll be, as plans change." [Jean-Baptiste Queru, French Software Engineer working on Android Open-Source at Google]
https://twitter.com/#!/jbqueru/status/144060066184691712
"USB host should be enabled in a future update indeed. I believe JBQ answered this question in more details already." [Romain Guy,Android engineer]
https://plus.google.com/u/0/111962077049890418486/posts/emvc8gGWsZA
Well I've been searching for a while trying to connect the S3 as a laptop using MHL+USB OTG, but seems it is not possible or simply hard enough to consider other options. Several options have been considered:
1- Using BT keyboard/mouse is not always suitable since most of us use 2.4Ghz USB keyboard/mouse and it does not consider connecting HDD or other stuff.
2- I found an application that allows you to use your keyboard/mouse connected to your PC to control the phone, "takecontrol", take a look here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5kcm9pZGNvbnRyb2wudGFrZWNvbnRyb2xsaXRlIl0.
Using this app you could also share an HDD connected to that PC solving one of the previous problem BT has.
But this configuration forces you to have your computer switched on... a bit useless if what you want is to connect the S3 as a PC instead of using an actual one.
3- After this I thought of using a wifi USB HUB, but hey! most of routers have USB ports, so why don't we use them instead of buying a new equipment? Then I realised it should work fine for sharing contents from a USB HDD but for USB wireless mouse/keyboard...
(those of you who have a BT mouse/keyboard but don't know how to connect the USB HDD to get "full" PC experience with the S3/S2/Note..., maybe it's still interesting this option)
So my question is if it is possible to connect a USB wireless mouse/keyboard plugging it to a wifi USB HUB. Maybe with an android app? what do you think guys?
I'm still thinkin about this.
Would be possible to use a wireless USB Hub, via wifi or BT?
WiFi Mouse is very good for you, please visit: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/wifi-mouse-turns-your-android-phone-into-a-mouse
I have a set of creative tactic 3d wrath PC/Mac USB wireless headphones that i use on the PC but would like to use them on my HOX,I know i can get a dongle mini usb to standard USB female but would they work on android ? would it just a detect a USB device or wuld it need drivers ? if it needs drivers is anyone aware of some sort of custom USB drivers for headsets ?
Is there a way to get midi input recognized on our phones? On my pc I use the rock band 3 keytar connected via a midi to usb adapter and I can do midi playback.
Is there a way to do this on our phones via an otg cable?
EDIT: got it done! check my post below.
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Re: Possible to get midi input to our phones?
Seems like I found qhat I needed. Will try it tonight and report.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.als.grandpiano.pro
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it works beautifully and way easier than I expected.
connected my otg cable and the phone said usb connector connected (since when is this a thing!?), plugged in the midi-usb adapter to the otg cable and right away it prompted me to open with the software I linked above and another midi software I had installed.
and bam, it was working. I messed around a bit to find the better settings for my keytar, but this thing works. over Bluetooth and with the headphone plug. there's a little bit of lag over Bluetooth but for my uses I wanted it straight to the speaker so i'm using the stereo cable. now I don't need a pc to get sound out of the keytar.
mark this as one more day i'm amazed at what my phone can do.
by the way, it functions as a synth using the software I mentioned above, so I can play harpsichord, organ, piano, etc. and the sound keeps on playing even with the screen off.
happy camper = me.
Max_Pain said:
it works beautifully and way easier than I expected.
connected my otg cable and the phone said usb connector connected (since when is this a thing!?), plugged in the midi-usb adapter to the otg cable and right away it prompted me to open with the software I linked above and another midi software I had installed.
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Looks like you had some luck... Wondering if you can help me?
I am trying to make my Android, Huawei p20 Pro, accept a MIDI signal via USB too.
I have an OTG adapter, and have tested 2 OTG adapters and 2 cords.
All work into my PC (even via an USB type-C to standard USB adaptor )
The issue seems to be that I cannot select the USB in type to be MIDI.
I have also experienced that on another Samsung Galaxy S10
I have tried opening developer settings and changing the setting "Disable USB Audio Routing" ON as per https://help.joytunes.com/en/articles/2636638-troubleshoot-midi-on-your-android-device
I have tried using it with 3 apps that accept MIDI.
Simple Piano by Joy Tunes, FlowKey and USB MIDI Monitor
Any ideas?
Environment
Huawei p20 Pro
Model: CLT-L29
Build: 9.1.0.381 (C782E11R1P11)
EMUI v: 9.1.0
Android v: 9
Similar Posts
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-pad-4/help/problem-recognizing-midi-device-t3877082
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/help/midi-usb-mode-paranoid-rom-t3430141
I have a Chinese phone and a Chinese OTG cable. On insertion of OTG cable the phone volume status bar appears, reducing volume to minimun and leaving to rest for a period removes the status bar. OTG Troubleshooter reports positive USB host support but negative on all three subsequent tests. I am now concerned that the cable is faulty. I am unaware of the technical limitations and because of this I need advice whether an OTG cable should provide the same connectivity with a PC as a standard USB cable. This one connects with my PC with no problem!!
Any help greatly appreciated.
justfreedo said:
I have a Chinese phone and a Chinese OTG cable. On insertion of OTG cable the phone volume status bar appears, reducing volume to minimun and leaving to rest for a period removes the status bar. OTG Troubleshooter reports positive USB host support but negative on all three subsequent tests. I am now concerned that the cable is faulty. I am unaware of the technical limitations and because of this I need advice whether an OTG cable should provide the same connectivity with a PC as a standard USB cable. This one connects with my PC with no problem!!
Any help greatly appreciated.
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Are you sure your phone support OTG usb? Not all of them do. Regarding using OTG cable with PC, I'm not sure it will work. OTG cable has a few pins shorted together to initiate "host" mode on your phone so you can connect peripheral devices (like mouse, keyboard, usb stick, drive, etc.). By default, PC is already setup as "host" to act in that mode.
some Chinese phone does not support OTG, what brand of phone do you use?
vectron said:
Are you sure your phone support OTG usb? Not all of them do. Regarding using OTG cable with PC, I'm not sure it will work. OTG cable has a few pins shorted together to initiate "host" mode on your phone so you can connect peripheral devices (like mouse, keyboard, usb stick, drive, etc.). By default, PC is already setup as "host" to act in that mode.
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My original post stated that the OSG Host had been confirmed as present and my query was whether an OSG cable would permit connection with a PC because mine will connect. This makes me think that the cable is incorrectly configured (or in other words NOT an OSG cable). Your reply stated that you were not sure, or in other words my query was not answered. I guess I'll just return it as faulty.