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CM10, PA, AOKP, AOSP sound issue workaround.

You will need these three apps
Voodoo LOUDER, speakerboost, and volume boost. All of which can be found in the play store or app store, whatever you call it. If you already brought Voodoo LOUDER like I did great! If not well you will needs it. For volume boost, there are two versions of the app, the 7 days trail version and the full paid version. Both work great but of coarse with the trail version you have 7 days of use. Spearkerboost is completely free by the way.
Step 1. Launch voodoo LOUDER, follow what the app tells you to do and once everything is set. Do the following.
Limit > Maximum Boost > +6 dB
Next got to slider set the volume to +6 dB.
Step 2. Launch volume boost go to setting and check Auto start.
Step 3. Launch speaketboost got setting > maximum allowed boost > 100% then check everything else on the settings screen.
Step 4. Play your music.
Issues:
The paid version of volume boost will seem to be low at first, simply lower the phone volume and bring it back up.
Speaketboost goes on and off sometimes.
Disclaimer: If you damage your ears, it wasn't my fault.

Is this really necessary? Is the sound that low for some of you? I didn't notice any issues for me on. AOSP or PA. Aren't you afraid you are going to blow your speaker with these extreme settings? I would be a little concerned.
I believe I experienced a little bit of an issue in Skype but I wasn't sure if it was Skype's issue. I have used some of these apps in the past but it would also boost ring tones which I am not to fond of. I currently use SpeakerBoost on a low setting and it seems to be fine for me.
Just wanted to share my thoughts.
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igorb81 said:
Is this really necessary? Is the sound that low for some of you? I didn't notice any issues for me on. AOSP or PA. Aren't you afraid you are going to blow your speaker with these extreme settings? I would be a little concerned.
I believe I experienced a little bit of an issue in Skype but I wasn't sure if it was Skype's issue. I have used some of these apps in the past but it would also boost ring tones which I am not to fond of. I currently use SpeakerBoost on a low setting and it seems to be fine for me.
Just wanted to share my thoughts.
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Its really about the headphones not speakers. And yes for some of us its that low.
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Indeed, I also found that the sound coming from the headset jack was too low for my tastes. Using Power Amp, there are settings (or rather a preamp) that allows for the volume to be increased but at the cost of major sound degradation. Bass becomes distorted, overall sound is blown out.
I'd be afraid that these apps might do the same? I wanted to try Voodoo sound on my last JB attempt but unfortunately the kernel wouldn't allow it.
I'm too cheap for the paid version...

while a workaround, it isnt a very good one, the sound out the headphones is very, very crappy. so crappy that i have been dealing with the low volume. you can say "is the sound out the headphone jack that big of an issue" but i didnt pay $150 for my headphones to listen to classical crap that would be best at low volumes.
thankfully i paid for power amp, which helps the issue a bit, but not much. by far the best music player for people who know how to tweak an equalizer
cant wait till its fixed, i have a pair of brand new skullcandies waiting to be used

ShinigamiH4ck3r said:
but i didnt pay $150 for my headphones to listen to classical crap that would be best at low volumes.
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I'll take your jab as a playful one...
Regardless of your taste in music, all should be able to be played at ear melting levels without degradation of quality or distortion of sound. I think about all the clubs I've DJed over the past 12 years and how some of the best systems were the ones that didn't need sheer power to sound good. Clean sound is not necessarily loud sound.
That said, it remains that there is something in the way JB is talking to the audio chip that is not allowing for power AND clean sound to come through. This is why I've stuck with ICS running Power Amp. Until this issue can be fixed, I just can't use JB.
And if I'd paid $150 for some headphones, I'd be expecting some good, clean and LOUD sound as well...

DCHFoundations said:
I'll take your jab as a playful one...
Regardless of your taste in music, all should be able to be played at ear melting levels without degradation of quality or distortion of sound. I think about all the clubs I've DJed over the past 12 years and how some of the best systems were the ones that didn't need sheer power to sound good. Clean sound is not necessarily loud sound.
That said, it remains that there is something in the way JB is talking to the audio chip that is not allowing for power AND clean sound to come through. This is why I've stuck with ICS running Power Amp. Until this issue can be fixed, I just can't use JB.
And if I'd paid $150 for some headphones, I'd be expecting some good, clean and LOUD sound as well...
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lol yea no offense to classical listeners, just making a point. and i would go back to ics too if jb paranoid android wasnt so awesome. and i know clean =/= loud, i just like both

Does the free version of Voodoo work for you?
Someone posted this in another forum:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9gle8ouk80mqsgf/Aosp__SGS2_VolumeFix_signed.apk
Not sure if this'll help since you're on PA.

ShinigamiH4ck3r said:
while a workaround, it isnt a very good one, the sound out the headphones is very, very crappy. so crappy that i have been dealing with the low volume. you can say "is the sound out the headphone jack that big of an issue" but i didnt pay $150 for my headphones to listen to classical crap that would be best at low volumes.
thankfully i paid for power amp, which helps the issue a bit, but not much. by far the best music player for people who know how to tweak an equalizer
cant wait till its fixed, i have a pair of brand new skullcandies waiting to be used
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With "Skullcandies" you wouldn't notice the difference between decent or crappy sound.
Just kidding...well not really, but I'm not a basshead myself, but to each their own.

Originally Posted by ShinigamiH4ck3r<br />
while a workaround, it isnt a very good one, the sound out the headphones is very, very crappy. so crappy that i have been dealing with the low volume. you can say "is the sound out the headphone jack that big of an issue" but i didnt pay $150 for my headphones to listen to classical crap that would be best at low volumes.<br />
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thankfully i paid for power amp, which helps the issue a bit, but not much. by far the best music player for people who know how to tweak an equalizer<br />
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cant wait till its fixed, i have a pair of brand new skullcandies waiting to be used
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With "Skullcandies" you wouldn't notice the difference between decent or crappy sound. <br />
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Just kidding...well not really, but I'm not a basshead myself, but to each their own.
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I got shchinder or what ever that company is lol
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I had no sound issues whatsoever in CM10, AOKP, AOSP :screwy:
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I cannot get voodoo louder to work on cm9 beta1. I know I just need a build.prop hack to revert the device is to what we originally had. But not sure what else that will break.
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I love JB, but the headphone soundiissue is killing me! I'll stick with JB until Saturday night, going back to ics without jb fix. I hate/stoped listening to music in my car due topoor sound : (

Omar04 said:
I had no sound issues whatsoever in CM10, AOKP, AOSP :screwy:
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Are you using the headphone jack to listen to music? I've tried it on 3 different music players, apollo, google music and double twist. They are all quiet. I can usually have my radio on 30 and its plenty loud but now I've got to turn it up to 40 (maxed out on my radio) and it still isn't loud enough. It doesn't help I have a loud car to begin with, borderline race car.

why not try ac!d audio technology .zip? works better than beats audio.. it actually has beats audio, sony xloud and other engines incorporated and sounds clean
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edit: link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1888366

I'm willing to try anything. Listening to the radio is killing me.

hayabusa03rx said:
I'm willing to try anything. Listening to the radio is killing me.
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acid audio worked/works for me
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It worked, its not as loud as before but it gets the job done. I'm happy.

Yea the sound on JB kills me i had to go back to 2.3 its sooo much louder
Epic.

iUseJuGGZz said:
Yea the sound on JB kills me i had to go back to 2.3 its sooo much louder
Epic.
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im on aokp jb.. sounds perfect.. not sure if its the rom or acid audio because i flashed it right after the rom..
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[Request] In Call volume increase?

This is something that I really mis from my s3 probably the thing I would pick if I could change one thing. The phone gets decently loud when playing music (and the quality is amazing) but in call volume I constantly wish it got louder and the same is true for the speaker phone while in call. I think even just alittle bit louder would make a huge difference since for me at max volume its right at the edge.
Anyone else feel the same? I cant be the only one and I have good hearing lol. Please someone fix this!
So far I am seeing my problems disappear one by one as mods come out (share button in blinkfeed, green battery now clear, 30 volume steps for games and music, ect)

That's odd... I find it too loud already just setting it up 2 steps below the middle level of the volume when in call.

Maybe you have a dud. I can hear mine at almost max volume just like a speakerphone on a cheap device. It really is quite amazing
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altimax98 said:
Maybe you have a dud. I can hear mine at almost max volume just like a speakerphone on a cheap device. It really is quite amazing
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IDK my dads HTC seems to exhibit the same behavior. I will test more to be sure but I doubt its hardware related since my speakers sounds strong with no distortion or anything.

How is the sound?

How is the sound from the new speakers? It was absolutely TERRIBLE on my Nexus 7 2012 as we all know. I am hoping it's far LOUDER and maybe even a little better quality?

Landara said:
How is the sound from the new speakers? It was absolutely TERRIBLE on my Nexus 7 2012 as we all know. I am hoping it's far LOUDER and maybe even a little better quality?
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They're pretty damn good man, really. Loud, crisp, I am very pleased with it.

A much better improvement over the old one!
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scream4cheese said:
A much better improvement over the old one!
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Not quite as bass rich as the Kindle Fire HD, but pretty damned impressive.

Speaker Hissing Noise
I have noticed hissing noise from the speakers when playing back music at less than 25% volume.
Seems to go away once volume is set above 25%.
This hissing noise is not there when playing back through earbuds with the same volume levels.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed the same thing on theirs.

martyg7 said:
I have noticed hissing noise from the speakers when playing back music at less than 25% volume.
Seems to go away once volume is set above 25%.
This hissing noise is not there when playing back through earbuds with the same volume levels.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed the same thing on theirs.
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Yup mine has this. I am hoping for a kernel or some apps that can adjust the sound to fix this annoying issue.

martyg7 said:
I have noticed hissing noise from the speakers when playing back music at less than 25% volume.
Seems to go away once volume is set above 25%.
This hissing noise is not there when playing back through earbuds with the same volume levels.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed the same thing on theirs.
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i haven't noticed that...so thanks very much for pointing that out
sound is much improved over the 1st gen though. no need to "cup" the speakers at all.

martyg7 said:
I have noticed hissing noise from the speakers when playing back music at less than 25% volume.
Seems to go away once volume is set above 25%.
This hissing noise is not there when playing back through earbuds with the same volume levels.
Just wondering if anyone has noticed the same thing on theirs.
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Yes, see my post here with an excellent response from a pro audio engineer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383248
Though I don't get how it can be the preprocessing hardware if it still sounds good over headphones. Waiting to see if he responds to that question.

To me the total volume output seems about the same (since the 4.3 update my old 7 seems louder) but the new 7 has more depth. With my 7.1 the volume was all most non-existant until after 50%. On the 7.2 the volume is pretty good at 50%.
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I'm not very happy with the headphone output. My iPad was significantly louder with the same headphones. Anyone have any recommendations for improvement? My HTC one is fantastic with headphones in.
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It doesn't sound very good if you've heard the HTC One but compared to the OG Nexus 7 it's a large improvement.
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BoomSound? Blah!

I just got done reading a majority of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243207
Anyone else disappointed in the volume levels?
Quite honestly my ringtones are deafening but when I open up Play Music it really isn't all that loud and I really was expecting more.

I've always noticed that Play Music was lower-quality and more compressed sounding than comparable services like Spotify. Try loading up a high-quality MP3 on your phone and use a media player, I think you will see the difference is night and day.

I took your advice, I'm not so sure that made much of a difference.
I grabbed a file from my Dropbox of one of the artists I mix/master for which was 320kbps, played it in the HTC Music player instead of Play Music and it wasn't much different.
That is what you suggested, correct?

Yeah. Not sure why it seems underwhelming for you then. I just turned my volume to 100% and it was crazy loud, and I don't have the best hearing.

I may visit my store today and try their demo unit to see what I think because it really is quite disappointing.
It's loud, don't get me wrong. it's just not LOUD like I expected it to be.

just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you arent actually hearing how loud the boomsound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isnt in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder

crazyg0od33 said:
just a quick question - what did you EXPECT? When you watch a youtube video, you also have to keep in mind that your speakers are probably ALREADY outputting at their own volume level. so you aren't actually hearing how loud the boom sound is yourself. I think mine are extremely loud, but I'm basing it off of the sound I hear from other phones, not the sound I heard when watching all of the video reviews.
And my first line isn't in any way meant to sound rude. I'm just honestly asking what you were expecting so we can get a better look at whether the speakers are actually quiet, or if you just thought they'd be louder
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No offense taken whatsoever. Honestly, I've had every top tier phone imaginable from Verizon. (perks of being a store manager for a indirect retailer)
I'd say that the volume levels are about on par with the others, just blown in a different direction. I mean with a name like "BoomSound" I guess I expected them to be quite a bit louder. It's really no louder than the S4 I just got rid of a couple of days ago. Quality is great, volume not so much.

yeah if its 'on-par' with the others then there's something wrong. I just startled my mom down the hall playing music on google play at max volume...not even kidding

Well when my girlfriend wakes her ass up I'll play the same song, same app, from her iPhone 5 at the same time and give it a good comparison, maybe I'll even try to do a video with my DSLR

Mine is very loud. Almost as good as a cheap Bluetooth speaker. Sounds like your mp3 files may have been recorded at low volume.
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No that's far from the problem, I think. I've tried my own tracks (I have Pro Tools and all that jazz). I've tried streaming. I've tried YouTube. I've tried just about everything I can think of. They're not that loud.

After looking at that thread, I can confirm that the volume doesn't change much if at all after 50%, which is weird. I guess it doesn't really bother me though, since I mostly use headphones. After doing some reading, seems like most people are saying the phone's volume is comparable to other phones, but louder in noisier places due to the boosted mids brought on by Beats Audio.
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Could we turn beats off and then install a sound appnlike Viper?? I had that on my s4 and it was sick!!
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i can definitely tell you there is a difference between volume level - even above 50%
Something is wrong I think...

I agree. I played a song at 50% then cranked it up, it definitely got louder. Still not what I think it should be. I'm saving down a real quick clip that I did that will show it. In the video, it doesn't really prove my point much but in person there is next to no difference.
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I'll see if I can record a video as well of mine for you to compare.

I might go up to the Verizon store later to compare it with their display model. If there is a difference, I will definitely exchange it before waiting to see if 4.3 addresses any of the problems. On mine, the speaker volume doesn't really reflect noticeable change between 50-100% unless you really listen for it.

I use PowerAmp and this thing is very loud and sounds great. It isn't a home stereo system but it is very very good.

I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs

K-OtiK said:
I realize that I probably should have recorded them playing separately for the video to better prove my point, but here's the little video that I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwDYSEWoqs
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Video is set to private.

Note 3 speaker

Has anyone here thinks or feels like their loud speaker on full volume sounds like its losing quality? Like the sounds are crap? Please let me hear yours guys. This might be an hard ware issue. Ima get a new before its too late
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Many have reported the speaker is not as good as the N2.

I'm fine with my speaker. Overall the note 2 was better but this one does crackle occasionally full blast. My note2 did occasionally full blast. My remedy was use the speaker one notch below full when this happens. The majority of the time it was the content and I don't expect much from cell phone speakers except clear voices and music playing competently at one notch below full. Too much bass or too much full sound causes this. If it does it at lower volumes then its no good.
sent from my sm-900t.

Mine crackles too at full. One nitch less and it goes away but then its not loud enough most of the time if there is backround noise. My n2 with 60db volume mod plus viper4androidfx turned up never cracled and I could hear it accross the rom. I have a feeling this phine has a smaller speaker do to its placement. Just a guess. They should have left it alone.
N3 waiting for Tweaked