Hi all,
I've tried googling around for this for the past several hours, but can't seem to find anyone else who even has this problem. When I make a phone call, Skype call or am in a hangout (basically a situation where the main audio is at a low sampling rate), something is downsampling and downmixing everything else to match that, as well as doing some kind of noise gate/cancellation on it. I especially notice this with Talkback, if I start a skype call and either plug in a headset (not sure about bluetooth) or switch to the speaker, the TTS is extremely quiet, has some aliasing/is noticeably lower in quality, and is even cut off in its quieter utterances. I've tried searching for audio effects, downmixing and downsampling and all I've gotten is references to /system/etc/audio_effects.conf, audioflinger libraries and how much power they consume, and other unrelated stuff. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a way to disable it? I've used a Motorola xt907 and an Lg vs980 in the past and not had this problem.
Thanks,
Derek Roberts, SCH-I435, VZW
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After trying out the bass/treble adjustment tool here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...tdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=dspen&start=0
I have now found my mp3 playback with WMP9 and voice directions on PrymeNav gps both adversely affected. I get short duration interruptions that sound like little skips. I removed the program but the problem persists. I actually can not say positively that this problem with sound happened right after the install, but I didn't install anything else either. Sound quality now is quite low, would love to get back original sound quality.
When I plug in the headset in it's dead quiet but the minute I start dialing a number from the keypad I immediately hear like faint white noise. I even hear it when on a call, although again it's faint compared to the level of the call itself. Same thing with music although the music drowns it out. Can anyone else confirm the same.
I remember there being a link posted from Anandtech where they tested this phone with the inclusion of the Yamaha chip for audio and noticed this issue. Has something to do with the noise floor in relation to insufficient shielding.
When I used the headset for calls on the Sensation I had none of this, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.
Thanks
I noticed the same thing... Its a bit distracting.... Since its a hardware
issue, I doubt we'll see a fix.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I tried searching for the problem but it appears that most of the results that come up regarding in call audio issues were the microphone cutting out.
However, the problem i've been experiencing is for long phone calls with my gf, the audio that i hear on the receiving end seems to go in and out. What i mean is, the call will start out normally and everything sounds crystal clear, but after maybe 20 min, my gf begins to sounds really muffled as if she were talking to her phone from across the room instead of having the phone against her face. After a while the audio becomes loud and clear again.
She claims to hear me fine throughout the call, but it becomes almost impossible to make out what she's saying even on max volume (with and without the headphones too). Im not sure if it's an issue with my phone or hers (an iPhone 4s). I've had this issue on 4.0.2, and 4.0.4. I'm now running AOKP's 4.0.3 ROM and the problem still persists. Any help anyone? this is really annoying, esp for a long distance relationship!
Hi,
Quick question about the way this device records sound. Its by far the best phone ive ever used to record sound, however i keep running into a problem with volume levels. It never stays constant and fluctuates depending on whether the sound is loud or quiet.
Now that wont make sense at first so heres a link to a video i shot in the studio with some friends.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjcbpfrutvvgher/lemon eyes - 12-06-12.mp4
Note at around 2:20 in the volume changes quite dramatically. I assure you, in real life the volume of the sound was constant throughout the song, the only change was that both guitars had stopped playing, thus decreasing the decibel level slightly (the guitar sounds at that point were from the effects pedals), which surely wouldve made it quieter if anything
I dont believe this a manufacturing defect as ive had it on the past 4 HOX's i owned, but perhaps more to do the way the sound is processed. It is the same result recording in mono/stereo/720/1080 etc.
EDIT Just remembered, i had to turn my speakers up all the way to hear that properly so the recording level is far too quiet as it is. I can barely hear it through the phones speaker.
Yeah got same problem,
I did turn the stereo off in video options which did improve it. Give it a go and turn the Stereo feature off.
The sound was not dropping as much,
I tested this out at a footy match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8JOakdfFE0
Thats a temporary fix i suppose, it did improve it though it didnt fix it for me.
Does anybody know if this is something that is likely to be resolved by a software update? Or can anybody recommend any apps to record this type of thing with if it is a software issue.
Hey Guys,
In short, the in-call microphone gain is terrible. I sound very muffed, very quiet. In speaker mode, it works well. Same if I use any voip app, or just plain voice recorder.
It would seems my phone is another victim of noise cancellation mic acting out. Since my phone is past the warranty, I was hoping for some solutions to disable that mic.
I've been searching through forums for ways to do so, but haven't found one yet that would work for my phone.
I've looked into build.prop editing - but have no clue what needs to be edited/added. Same goes for playing with xml files in system/etc/.
Your insight would be very much appreciated.