Poor music quality. Like 1/2 bitrate! Intermetent

Poor music quality. Like 1/2 bitrate! Intermetent - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Like I said my music quality is really shoddy lately. I noticed when I was watching a google play film and it clicked up to crystal clear then back too deep poor bass crappy sound. Anyone got a fix? I changed from aokp to euroskank and no diff on base kernel. Tried franco on the aokp and it still had it aswell as glasdos. Thinking its the sound driver? Can we upgrade radio?
Thanks
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Might have solved it. Had both franco amd glasdos control running. Maybe conflicting? Sounds good now just on glaados
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Franco's Kernel Updater app (in Google Play) provide a trick for music quality, it can improve it ("High performance sound").
I tried with music in FLAC and a good headset, and the difference is here !
There is an indication if you don't want to buy the app, this script comes from the "Kernel sound mod from Ezekeel"

Oh i bought both apps. I spend alot on the store, developers work hard. I enjoy the benefits, so its fair.
I think its all good now. I pushed high performance sound on glasdos. Its working well.
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Few questions!

Okay hi all i will soon be joining the fun whit you guys but before using my upgrade next month on this phone i got a few questions here it goes :
-how is the camera ?? Camera is a really important feature to me and what i mean by this is does it take good detailed pictures?
-How is speed performance and battery life? i am a student so i atleast need 5hours of use i dont game at all i just listen to music check xda and Facebook time to time..
-how is the sound quality on this device? Speaking about the speakers of course..
- can it handle live wallpapers whit ease ? I have an older phone that can barely run lwp lol was just wondering ..
- does this phone have a camera stabilization / image stabilization? Like the iphone 4s
Well that's all for now and sorry for the long post
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People often criticize about the camera but I honestly don't see any problems with it as long as you focus the picture.
Speed and battery life: Speed is definitely amazing on this phone. Haven't experienced any lag using stock ROM / kernel but I've moved onto customizing it with custom ROMS and kernels. Battery life is iffy when it comes to LTE users, if you're on GSM, you shouldn't have any problems. Although, you will get the best battery life by rooting / custom ROMs / kernels.
Sound quality is amazing. Get Volume+ to increase speaker volume, that's about it.
Live Wallpapers: only live wallpapers that are optimized for Android 4.0 (phase beam).
Focus on camera? yes.

If you really value camera quality, look into the rezound. I really miss the camera. Much better compared to the GN.
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zephiK said:
People often criticize about the camera but I honestly don't see any problems with it as long as you focus the picture.
Speed and battery life: Speed is definitely amazing on this phone. Haven't experienced any lag using stock ROM / kernel but I've moved onto customizing it with custom ROMS and kernels. Battery life is iffy when it comes to LTE users, if you're on GSM, you shouldn't have any problems. Although, you will get the best battery life by rooting / custom ROMs / kernels.
Sound quality is amazing. Get Volume+ to increase speaker volume, that's about it.
Live Wallpapers: only live wallpapers that are optimized for Android 4.0 (phase beam).
Focus on camera? yes.
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Thanks for the detailed info sir i can't wait to join the fun but the thing is im scared to do anything wrong when starting the process to root/ flash custom rroms lol hopefully isn't as hard as my old x10 and also when i take
A pic on my phone im never in a hurry so i expect some not bad shots however i'd like to know does this phone have image stabilization ?? Like on the iphone 4s its less shaky when shooting a video ??
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morsettib said:
If you really value camera quality, look into the rezound. I really miss the camera. Much better compared to the GN.
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I do value the camera the most but im not much into sense its too much ram used for nothing lol..
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shahkam said:
Okay hi all i will soon be joining the fun whit you guys but before using my upgrade next month on this phone i got a few questions here it goes :
-how is the camera ?? Camera is a really important feature to me and what i mean by this is does it take good detailed pictures?
-How is speed performance and battery life? i am a student so i atleast need 5hours of use i dont game at all i just listen to music check xda and Facebook time to time..
-how is the sound quality on this device? Speaking about the speakers of course..
- can it handle live wallpapers whit ease ? I have an older phone that can barely run lwp lol was just wondering ..
- does this phone have a camera stabilization / image stabilization? Like the iphone 4s
Well that's all for now and sorry for the long post
Sent from my X10i using xda premium
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Camera is pretty average. For me it's good enough but perhaps not for you. Check out some of the threads like this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392436. I love the effects you can add afterwards with the stock app too
Performance is generally very good but a bit laggy on scrolling homescreens and in the launcher. This is on 4.0.1/4.0.2, apparently the 4.0.3 upgrade will sort this out but that remains to be seen! Battery life I find quite good, gets me through the day anyway. I get about 4-5 hours screen on time. In total usually lasts me between 1-1 and a half days. It really depends on your personal usage though.
Sound quality is fairly bad in my opinion but I can live with it fine. The speaker is quiet and in-call sound quality is also quiet and sometimes it's really hard to hear people, especially if you're in a noisy environment.
Live wallpapers are just as bad on the Galaxy Nexus as on other phones. Only one works and that is one of the stock ones called Phase Beam, not even the other stock LWPs work, which says a lot I think about LWPs!
The camera doesn't have image stabilisation. In fact that is probably one of the worst things about it as getting a steady shot is the hardest aspect of getting a good photo on this phone. Quite often when you hit the button to take the picture it can be enough to put it out of focus. If you do get a steady shot it's pretty good (in my opinion at least).
Although I sound really critical I'm just trying to be honest. I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus and I highly recommend you get it!

case0 said:
Camera is pretty average. For me it's good enough but perhaps not for you. Check out some of the threads like this one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392436. I love the effects you can add afterwards with the stock app too
Performance is generally very good but a bit laggy on scrolling homescreens and in the launcher. This is on 4.0.1/4.0.2, apparently the 4.0.3 upgrade will sort this out but that remains to be seen! Battery life I find quite good, gets me through the day anyway. I get about 4-5 hours screen on time. In total usually lasts me between 1-1 and a half days. It really depends on your personal usage though.
Sound quality is fairly bad in my opinion but I can live with it fine. The speaker is quiet and in-call sound quality is also quiet and sometimes it's really hard to hear people, especially if you're in a noisy environment.
Live wallpapers are just as bad on the Galaxy Nexus as on other phones. Only one works and that is one of the stock ones called Phase Beam, not even the other stock LWPs work, which says a lot I think about LWPs!
The camera doesn't have image stabilisation. In fact that is probably one of the worst things about it as getting a steady shot is the hardest aspect of getting a good photo on this phone. Quite often when you hit the button to take the picture it can be enough to put it out of focus. If you do get a steady shot it's pretty good (in my opinion at least).
Although I sound really critical I'm just trying to be honest. I absolutely love my Galaxy Nexus and I highly recommend you get it!
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Thanks for the update well my usage is really minimal i listen 2-3 hours of music snap 7-8 pics check xda and Facebook times to times as i stated i really want to use my upgrade for the xperia arc as it got one of the greatest camera but that would be more like a downgrade since its quite an old phone now i don't know what to do lol im quite picky :/ i got the following choice : sgs2 lte, htc raider, galaxy nexus , xperia arc/play and Motorola razr lol :'(
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The best advice I can give you is that,
If you value having a stock Google experience without waiting 6+ months for your perspective manufacturer to update your phone then you will love the Galaxy Nexus.
Yes, camera isn't the best. But it's good enough to take casual pictures.
After all, this is a developer device. At the same time, you'll be rocking 4.65" inches of screen fun. You most likely won't be disappointed, give it a try--watch YouTube videos, reviews, etc.
I myself and other users (on this forum) are probably biased of the phone. But honestly, stock Android without having manufacturer skins is the way to go. I will not accept any phones with skins on top of them and then getting the latest and newest Android 6 months after it's release. Yes, there are custom ROMs featuring these new Android versions but... all these ICS ports to other phones are still using the older version of the kernel.
In development, Nexus devices always last. We've already have great developers for the phone and it will only get better.

Nexus radio and sound and keyboard touch

Hi guys. I bought nexus couple days ago and returned it cus of signal strength, sound, keyboard and screen issues. So I've got a couple questions please.
1: I read that 4.0.4 Google ICS update will fix the low speaker volume. Anyone know if this is true or how to fix this now?
2: I was typing in here, xda app once and the keyboard paused every couple letters. Typing was terrible. Is this just a fluke or normal? Seemed better elsewhere sometimes so just curious.
3: can you make the radio better? It was on 3g mostly at home where the Rezound is on 4G mostly.
4: how do the included ear buds sound?
5? I played the game Monopoly and the sound was buggy with the shoe. You'd hear the shoe each space and on the last one it had the sound one extra time.
6: in monopoly the touch screen was terrible. You touch stuff but it picks something else like you touched somewhere else. This in auction screen and trade area. Made it unplayable.
I have Rezound but screen digitizer thing bothers me. Reminds me of anti glare. So I might want to get the nexus again if the above issues could be fixed or made better somehow.
Thank you.
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1. I tried 4.04 only for few mins and i didn't notice any difference. In mean time we can use Volume+, it really helps a lot.
2. Same here. Especially noticeable when predictive text enabled. Now i'm sorry that i didn't check that while i had 4.0.4.
3. All we can do is to wait for driver updates and hope that things will improve. Personally for me this isn't a problem as usually i'm in good reception areas, but i do agree that GN radio is very weak.
4. For me they are just ok and i prefer using mine Sennheisser CX300 II instead.
5-6. I would say that game needs an update. I game a lot on GN and never noticed problems as you have described. Though i found few games that wouldn't start at all because of incompatibility with ICS. Try to email game developers.
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buggs1a said:
Hi guys. I bought nexus couple days ago and returned it cus of signal strength, sound, keyboard and screen issues. So I've got a couple questions please.
1: I read that 4.0.4 Google ICS update will fix the low speaker volume. Anyone know if this is true or how to fix this now?
2: I was typing in here, xda app once and the keyboard paused every couple letters. Typing was terrible. Is this just a fluke or normal? Seemed better elsewhere sometimes so just curious.
3: can you make the radio better? It was on 3g mostly at home where the Rezound is on 4G mostly.
4: how do the included ear buds sound?
5? I played the game Monopoly and the sound was buggy with the shoe. You'd hear the shoe each space and on the last one it had the sound one extra time.
6: in monopoly the touch screen was terrible. You touch stuff but it picks something else like you touched somewhere else. This in auction screen and trade area. Made it unplayable.
I have Rezound but screen digitizer thing bothers me. Reminds me of anti glare. So I might want to get the nexus again if the above issues could be fixed or made better somehow.
Thank you.
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I will try to answer ur ques 1 by 1
but first wud like to say u cannot compare GN to rezound ..no way...just my 2 cents
1. if u get GN, update it to any of the ROMS like AOKP,FOXHOUND, etc or just get the STock 4.03 with maybe 4.0.4 GAPPS; i have Foxhound on ICS 4.03, radio= UGKL1, with James bond as my Kernel
2. No Lags whatsoever with keyboard or otherwise
3. signal strength is solid ( varies b/w -78dB to -92 dB) with UGKL1 in GTA, wifi is strong as well. switches between 3g and H flawlessly with good speed.
4. ear buds are decent , i use it with DSP manager..gives good depth and 3D effect. Never thought my speaker volume was low though..??
5. about monoply problem i really dont know,,,,it cud have been an app issue as well. check if its compatible with GN ?
Hope this helps, wid have loved to share SS to show you but cant ( m still a newbie )
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MS. said:
1. I tried 4.04 only for few mins and i didn't notice any difference. In mean time we can use Volume+, it really helps a lot.
2. Same here. Especially noticeable when predictive text enabled. Now i'm sorry that i didn't check that while i had 4.0.4.
3. All we can do is to wait for driver updates and hope that things will improve. Personally for me this isn't a problem as usually i'm in good reception areas, but i do agree that GN radio is very weak.
4. For me they are just ok and i prefer using mine Sennheisser CX300 II instead.
5-6. I would say that game needs an update. I game a lot on GN and never noticed problems as you have described. Though i found few games that wouldn't start at all because of incompatibility with ICS. Try to email game developers.
Sent from my super Galaxy Nexus plus®
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i had same probs with radio before i decided to flash newer 1s...so checked all availavble radios and found significant improvement moving to XXKL1 and UGKL1..if you havent yet try UGKL1 surely will improve signal performance

thanks guys . so most of my issues might be able to be fixed ? I kind of prefer the screen on the nexus over the rezound because the resound has this digitizer that makes me think of anti glare on the screen . google voice also sucks on the resale and when I'm trying to type in here . See, I said rezound not resale.
Why no contest between nexus and rezound in your opinion?
What is ss?
If I got the nexus again would someone please help me with unlocking, root and the roms and radio stuff? I have tried looking here for info but am lost with too many threads and stuff.
Is want to make backup image right after I turned on nexus and go through setup. Then put ics Rom with none of the vzw crud. Then improve radio or whatever to get it stronger. Then make speakerphone vol better.
I do like the beats audio ear buds that come with rezound. So if nexus ones sound ok that'll be cool. I like to listen to my music in Google music streaming highest quality while walking around the track. But Google streaming seems like its only 64k not what I uploaded.
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buggs1a said:
thanks guys . so most of my issues might be able to be fixed ? I kind of prefer the screen on the nexus over the rezound because the resound has this digitizer that makes me think of anti glare on the screen . google voice also sucks on the resale and when I'm trying to type in here . See, I said rezound not resale.
Why no contest between nexus and rezound in your opinion?
What is ss?
If I got the nexus again would someone please help me with unlocking, root and the roms and radio stuff? I have tried looking here for info but am lost with too many threads and stuff.
Is want to make backup image right after I turned on nexus and go through setup. Then put ics Rom with none of the vzw crud. Then improve radio or whatever to get it stronger. Then make speakerphone vol better.
I do like the beats audio ear buds that come with rezound. So if nexus ones sound ok that'll be cool. I like to listen to my music in Google music streaming highest quality while walking around the track. But Google streaming seems like its only 64k not what I uploaded.
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No Probs bro...
sorry SS means ScreenShot...my bad
well Nexus is google's baby u see....so it gets all updates directly from google...so no tweaked UI's and stuff....just pure ICS. rezounds or any other non nexus wud always get ICS updates with lot of lag depending on carrier and Manufacturer tweaks.
The display is amazing on GN and GN has seen tremendous support from developers( i have never seen development for any other phone so aggressive )
ok XDA is the right place for ur needs for everything Nexus
for unlocking you can use either
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454314
both are very straight forward and threads are very detailed....i used the first option. u can also use these to make backups or u can make a nandroid from recovery after u installed CWM
for all customisation needs from ROMS to Radios...try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392380
good luck
did i forget to point that GN is an unlocked device that will work anywhere in the world ...i dont think ur rezound would do that

samboy2005 said:
i had same probs with radio before i decided to flash newer 1s...so checked all availavble radios and found significant improvement moving to XXKL1 and UGKL1..if you havent yet try UGKL1 surely will improve signal performance
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European radio codenames starts with XX and i've tried them all, UG's are American afaik.
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Can't return my Rezound for the Nexus so I have to keep it.
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I was able to return my rezound. Not sure about nexus since it has issues.
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Well I have the CDMA Verizon galaxy nexus and the radio is terrible. Its just weaker than HTC and Motorola... its the manufacturer's weak build (Samsung) who has never had great signal strength when it comes to phones.
There are only two radios I believe I can flash on my galaxy nexus and they aren't good. I still can't keep a solid 4g signal near my job but when I had the rezound, it stayed connected even with 3 bars.
Are there other radios for the galaxy nexus (Verizon)??
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samboy2005 said:
I will try to answer ur ques 1 by 1
but first wud like to say u cannot compare GN to rezound ..no way...just my 2 cents
1. if u get GN, update it to any of the ROMS like AOKP,FOXHOUND, etc or just get the STock 4.03 with maybe 4.0.4 GAPPS; i have Foxhound on ICS 4.03, radio= UGKL1, with James bond as my Kernel
2. No Lags whatsoever with keyboard or otherwise
3. signal strength is solid ( varies b/w -78dB to -92 dB) with UGKL1 in GTA, wifi is strong as well. switches between 3g and H flawlessly with good speed.
4. ear buds are decent , i use it with DSP manager..gives good depth and 3D effect. Never thought my speaker volume was low though..??
5. about monoply problem i really dont know,,,,it cud have been an app issue as well. check if its compatible with GN ?
Hope this helps, wid have loved to share SS to show you but cant ( m still a newbie )
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i had same probs with radio before i decided to flash newer 1s...so checked all availavble radios and found significant improvement moving to XXKL1 and UGKL1..if you havent yet try UGKL1 surely will improve signal performance
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I'm just curious how to switch a verizon GN from 3g to H???
And yes, the rezound actually outperforms the nexus in just about everything but software updates from google...

I got the nexus again to try. But something is on the screen that reminds me of anti glare and I don't like it much. Not sure what it is that I see.
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I returned nexus because the screen has something on it I don't like. Also it doesn't show white well. Looks almost more creamy or something.
So I guess I have to wait for new phones but don't know what's in the pipeline and when.
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buggs1a said:
I returned nexus because the screen has something on it I don't like. Also it doesn't show white well. Looks almost more creamy or something.
So I guess I have to wait for new phones but don't know what's in the pipeline and when.
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I can definately tell you which ones not to get the rezound being one
Hit thanks or ill hit you

[Q] Best "media" Rom for Supersonic?

I use my evo 4g for yes regular phone tasks. But most importantly for music. At work I play music on it all day. I've already figured the Tiamat SBC Kernel gets me the best battery life so far. I do have a 3800 mah battery also. I've recently been on an ICS rom kick, and been using BR's 5.6 beta. Major issue though is pandora keeps causing fc, restarts, static in speaker. I don't want to have to switch to slacker/iheart.
I just want to know what Rom's are recognized for working the best with Pandora, having the best battery life, overall being the best media players.
Also I've been using the DTS sound. But on occasion using Volume+ app for louder sound (i work in a butcher shop, huge fans cause alot of noise and i need it a bit louder). Any tips from you guys?
Thanks!

Is it against the rules to bump?! I hope not haha!

MikG 3.0 and TommyTomatoe's Classic Supermagic Preview are both SOLID ROMs with great battery life, speed, and stability.
IMHO those are the best ROMs overall if you can do without the many bells and whistles of the ICS and Sense 3.5 ROMs and other ports.
I'm on Classic right now and I underclock my CPU to around 600 and 800Mhz and battery life is fantastic and it's perfect for Pandora, as my EVO is used primarily as an Internet radio for my car.
Hope I helped!
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[Q] When can we expect 4.2 Custom roms?

Yeah...Just like the title says.
Because i tried custom roms now but i found that the official rom had the best performance so i don't think that it's worth using a custom rom now.
Unless you guys can recomend a good rom with the same performance or better?
And will there be an official CM? (because i read somewhere that there were some issues with the exynos cpu documentation)

My brother said that Official CM is being merged in a few days.

Dekiller82 said:
Yeah...Just like the title says.
Because i tried custom roms now but i found that the official rom had the best performance so i don't think that it's worth using a custom rom now.
Unless you guys can recomend a good rom with the same performance or better?
And will there be an official CM? (because i read somewhere that there were some issues with the exynos cpu documentation)
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I'm on the latest PA nightly built, haven't run any benchmarks yet, but it seems to me that performance on games it actually a little bit better (at least definitely on the new nfs game). And there's some big update coming kernel/drivers wise that will increase it noticeably (so I've read).
Cheers.

You can wait for them quietly you shouldnt be expecting **** on here thats the problem with this site
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Provinomico said:
I'm on the latest PA nightly built, haven't run any benchmarks yet, but it seems to me that performance on games it actually a little bit better (at least definitely on the new nfs game). And there's some big update coming kernel/drivers wise that will increase it noticeably (so I've read).
Cheers.
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Did you experience any audio problems or with the camera because that is on the bug list now... I really like PA it was my primary rom on my HTC Sensation XE. I am a heavy camera user and i skype a lot on my phone soooo yeah Thanks anyway

E_Goldstein said:
You can wait for them quietly you shouldnt be expecting **** on here thats the problem with this site
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A little hostile there don't you think? There's absolutely no harm in asking. It's people like you which diminish the true nature of XDA.
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Dekiller82 said:
Did you experience any audio problems or with the camera because that is on the bug list now... I really like PA it was my primary rom on my HTC Sensation XE. I am a heavy camera user and i skype a lot on my phone soooo yeah Thanks anyway
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Mmm, the camera is a kernel problem, there's a patch to solve it, and audio wise, well, the routing of sound from the mic of an external BT headset is not working, that's a known issue, and I'm having of shuttering audio when I listen to music with the BT headset I [email protected], not but not on the car, so I guess there's something going on with the emitting power that makes small receivers struggle keeping up with the signal.

Provinomico said:
Mmm, the camera is a kernel problem, there's a patch to solve it, and audio wise, well, the routing of sound from the mic of an external BT headset is not working, that's a known issue, and I'm having of shuttering audio when I listen to music with the BT headset I [email protected], not but not on the car, so I guess there's something going on with the emitting power that makes small receivers struggle keeping up with the signal.
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Where can I find this patch?

What bugs me the most about these threads, is the fact that many users obviously don`t know how to use the search buttton anymore or are just too damn lazy to do so. Common sense also seems a problem, as you could have known 4.2 for the Note 2 will be released first quarter 2013. After the first official has been released develeopment will start and the CM team wil start right after the scource codes are beeing released.

[Q] Advice or opinions on recording audio/video?

So it's been 4 months now and I still have not found a solution to this mic issue. Here is a video I recorded lastnight at a club. You can hear the tinny-ness and the distortion breaking up. Iknow Iknow......I KNOW, "It's a phone, what do you expect"? But I've been spoiled with my last Samsung Galaxy S4G, with Voodoo Sound on board .It allowed me to adjust the recording level. It seems like everytime I ask about Voodoo Sound being available for our phone, people assume it's because I want the audio OUT features, but actually I want the mic preset controls. Supposedly irig was coming to android at the begining of this month, but it's 24 days late, so far
I don't see much mention of the mic issue on xda, so maybe no one cares. But I figured I'd ask if anyone has a solution thus far... or any roms with it ported... or kernels that are compatible?
Thanks everyone!
http://youtu.be/ufYu7wpj_b8
PS. I don't know this band,,, it's not selfless promotion

There are a few ROMs that have voodoo compatibility. I know vanilla rootbox does, its AOSP, in the AT&T section. Tweaked might be adding it in the near future as well. Tweaked is TW based and an incredible ROM.
TWEAKED 1.4™

Thanks! I searched for tweaked but I'm coming up with a lot of threads. Do you have the link?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109229
There you go. Enjoy.
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