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[Q] Best audio mods for Note 2?

Me myself and I are running Android Revolution HD 6.0 with Perseus 29 kernel on my grey Note 2. With this perseus kernel you have a few audio options through sTweaks but I can't get my 24bit 96Khz FLACS sound like I would like to.. The bass keeps sounding a little woozy.. I would like to have cleaner bass and a little more detailed mids.
I am doing my listening test with 3 pairs of headphones (Stock Samsung earphones, B&W C5 in-earphones and cheapass Sehnheiser HD201 headphones)
I am using different albums for my test containing: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Michael Jackson - Thriller, Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, Beatles - Love. These albums are all 24 bits and 88.2Khz or 96khz and played with Neutron Music Player.
Mods and apps I tried:
AC!D (works but better without stweaks.. stweaks seems to overrule some stuff wich results in distortion)
Awesome Beats (doesn't seem to work on my rom and kernel)
Neutron Music Player (Fine player with some nice audiophile options but poor interface)
Sony Walkman Player (Doesn't want to install)
sTweaks (Haven't found right settings for it yet and I don't want it to interfere with AC!D)
The problem is them interfering with each other.. I think AC!D does a fine job but its interfering witch sTweaks I guess.. Still some sort of distortion.
What do you run on your Note 2 to get the purest audiophile possible sound out of it? Please also note what rom and kernel you are running not every mod is compatible with every rom or kernel.

Have you tried installing Beats audio Installer [ROOT] from the Play store it helped my sound alot make sure you make a nand backup though you cant un install it.

What rom and kernel are you running this Beats installer on?

Im using omega 8.0 rom with the acid mod installed and sony walkmann player. im only using stock headphone atm but the sound is great on them.
Ive included in the post the sony walkman app that works with my note 2 and the acid mod which needs to be flashed via cwm. If this helps please hit the thanks button.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056415

dav08094194 said:
Im using omega 8.0 rom with the acid mod installed and sony walkmann player. im only using stock headphone atm but the sound is great on them.
Ive included in the post the sony walkman app that works with my note 2 and the acid mod which needs to be flashed via cwm. If this helps please hit the thanks button.
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I don;t know how you find it, but I used this for a while then uninstalled as was draining my battery too quickly. Walkman standalone fine, but not with the mod. However Beats worked well with Walkman.

In my mind there is currently no doubt which kernel has the best wolfson mod: neak. It's a combination of scoobydoo and another mod whose name escapes me.
Perhaps its bass frequency tuning will remedy some of your issues. The mids are also more pronounced when using dac direct in my opinion.
All these software mods never impressed me, no offense to anyone.
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adytum said:
In my mind there is currently no doubt which kernel has the best wolfson mod: neak. It's a combination of scoobydoo and another mod whose name escapes me.
Perhaps its bass frequency tuning will remedy some of your issues. The mids are also more pronounced when using dac direct in my opinion.
All these software mods never impressed me, no offense to anyone.
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Would you please comment on the ability to control the headphone amplifier and the Media Volume independently like could be performed on the SGS with Voodoo Sound? I don't have a Note 2 yet--- one of my main purchasing decisions is based on the ability to use Scoobydoo/STweaks to control the headphone amplifier volume independently. Thanks in advance.

xdadevnube said:
Would you please comment on the ability to control the headphone amplifier and the Media Volume independently like could be performed on the SGS with Voodoo Sound? I don't have a Note 2 yet--- one of my main purchasing decisions is based on the ability to use Scoobydoo/STweaks to control the headphone amplifier volume independently. Thanks in advance.
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Yes, sort of, in neak there is a volume hack similar to the one in voodoo, which makes you able to override the channel volume, so that the end result is about the same as with voodoo.
Your situation sounds very much like mine, I came from the sgs and took a leap of faith hoping that some voodoo mod would arise at some point, and it did! :thumbup:
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Interesting, I suppose I will have to see how development for the Verizon variant goes. Hopefully, I will be able to find a way to get Scooby/STweaks working like Voodoo. It is hard to try until I get the device, but my upgrade is at the end of the week!
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In case anybody cares, Perseus kernel with Stweaks allows to independently control headphone amplifier volume and media volume. It is essentially the same features as Voodoo, but without the Voodoo app. It is under the Audio section of Stweaks.
Awesome!

ok i got a pair f beats solo and they are overwellmed if i turn up the volume all the way up ... and i was able to do that by frst rooting my device and flashing UNEAK kernel it comes with wolfson audio and just go to play store and download uNEAK engine app and you will have close to pc sound out of your note 2 just make sure your headphones can handle the power your phone will put out .. like i said i got a pair of solos that cant keep up .. its time to upgrade my headphones ... power amp player is a good player too alot of otions but love the MUSIC SQUARE FEATURE ON STOCK PLAYER

[Q} In you opinion which is the best AUDIOMOD fot note 2?

I've tried :
-Acid Mod + Noozxoide
-Acid Mod + awesome beats
-Xloud
-Awesome Beats
I cant tell you which one is the best,,,,,
i need very strong volume power and very good quality with original samsung HEADphones !!!

I only use NEAK kernel with Wolfson enhancements.

lalo_il_pugile said:
I've tried :
-Acid Mod + Noozxoide
-Acid Mod + awesome beats
-Xloud
-Awesome Beats
I cant tell you which one is the best,,,,,
i need very strong volume power and very good quality with original samsung HEADphones !!!
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I can share my combinations to you.. I have perseus kernel which has scoobydoo audio ...
1.(under audio - headphone amplification - make it 60)
2.enable stereo expansion
3.under eq settings change it to USE PRESET
4.under equalizer setting change ot to PLEASANT TO EARS
(you can check the pictures below)
B. download noozxoide and follow the picture below
C. Download beats root in the playstore and install
After you reboot check the sound quality
from Godfather GT-N7100
TRIANGALE AWAY can make your WARRANTY STAY
hit thanks if you love your phone

Oh my God man thats AWESOME!!!!! Thank you very much!

Being a considerably fresh owner of this lil beast I can tell its the best setup I found so far. Thanks a million for sharing and your instructions.

I guess I have to make a thread for this to help others...
from Godfather GT-N7100
TRIANGALE AWAY can make your WARRANTY STAY
hit thanks if you love your phone

Htc one m8 beat audio or speaker boost?

Hi, i wanted to volume up my m8's speakers, i have Viper rom, and V4A installed, but i noticed that Htc One m7 is better on speakers than M8, because of IntenseBLAST mod provided to m7, is there a way to volume up my speakers? There must be a way, this intense blast mod doesnt work for m8 cuz M8 doesnt have Beats audio, can someone help here?
Thanks in advance.

styku468 said:
Hi, i wanted to volume up my m8's speakers, i have Viper rom, and V4A installed, but i noticed that Htc One m7 is better on speakers than M8, because of IntenseBLAST mod provided to m7, is there a way to volume up my speakers? There must be a way, this intense blast mod doesnt work for m8 cuz M8 doesnt have Beats audio, can someone help here?
Thanks in advance.
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There is a mixer file you can mess with manually to boost the volume, but it will create noise/distortion so its not worth it.

What mixer? Can U help me a little with it?
So it seems that M7 is louder on speakers than M8? Now im sad I like this phone (M8), the sound on headphones is great, on speakers too, but a little louder would be enough for me, maybe i could volume up the speakers without the distortion, just a little, would U help?
Thanks for fast reply.

Could someone guide me to edit some files responsible for speaker volume and how to edit them? I want to try so much to look how the efects would be.
Thanks so much for Your help.

x714x said:
There is a mixer file you can mess with manually to boost the volume, but it will create noise/distortion so its not worth it.
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Do u really know what mixer did u talk about? It seems that U dont...

styku468 said:
Hi, i wanted to volume up my m8's speakers, i have Viper rom, and V4A installed, but i noticed that Htc One m7 is better on speakers than M8, because of IntenseBLAST mod provided to m7, is there a way to volume up my speakers? There must be a way, this intense blast mod doesnt work for m8 cuz M8 doesnt have Beats audio, can someone help here?
Thanks in advance.
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Turn on Playback Gain Control in V4A and set the effect strength to how loud you want it (Slight, Moderate, or Extreme)

more loud speakers?
i have noticed that, sense roms are not to loud, you can try to install a pure android rom like cyanogenmod, liquidsmooth, carbon rom.
you will notice that the speakers will sound very loud my friend..
honestly i love sense and would like to see a sound mod to gain the perfect loudness on my M8

xunholyx said:
Turn on Playback Gain Control in V4A and set the effect strength to how loud you want it (Slight, Moderate, or Extreme)
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This only work on headphones, not on speaker, Ofc if U have set minimal loudness 1/15 in your UI and apply the gain in V4A then u will notice volume boost even on speaker, but if ur on Max in UI 15/15 then the volume wont boost. See for yourself i have checked it all already.
Cheers.

styku468 said:
This only work on headphones, not on speaker, Ofc if U have set minimal loudness 1/15 in your UI and apply the gain in V4A then u will notice volume boost even on speaker, but if ur on Max in UI 15/15 then the volume wont boost. See for yourself i have checked it all already.
Cheers.
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Hey, you have to go into the init.d tweaks and in several areas, change a few settings from false to true, and so on. If V4A is installed, it will contradict the pre-installed "Soundboost" software and cause distortion. I think the tweak is to turn LPA decode off., or to false. I'm in the middle of firmware updates otherwise I would post a screenshot or more particular answer. I will update the specifics soon for you.

I'd be grateful for your screenshots.
Thanks a million.

styku468 said:
I'd be grateful for your screenshots.
Thanks a million.
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Heya man.
Have a quick look here: http://androidhackz.blogspot.com/2013/12/get-amazing-sound-quality-with.html. It goes in more depth about what I was mentioning actually. Recently when I install the V4A 2.3.3.0.zip and it ask which quality audio drive I want, another window pops up informing me that the Viper4Android app itself can handle the disabling you would need. Perhaps an older version doesn't though. Hope this helps? :good:

|AUDIO MOD|01-11|ZUK Z2|DAC HAX|DUAL SPEAKERS|shox AUDIO MOD V3.0|

Hey guys...
ScreaMySkrillEX here..
This is an audio mod made specifically for the ZUK Z2(all variants) on the request of @devabhi..
I currently have made this mod for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3(kenzo) and this is gonna be my 2nd device..
Coming back to the mod, this is purely based on hardware tweaks and modding rather than software mods like Dolby atmos, viper4android, etc. which make changes at software-level.
This mod globally enhances the music experience.
What does it do(currently)?
This mod actually enables the earpiece speaker also along with the bottom-firing speakers. So you have a dual speaker config like the HTC10 has where the purpose of the speakers are same. The loudspeaker is untouched but the earpiece behaves like a mid-range booster and adds some more detail for the speaker audio output. I have also some minor tweaks to the headphone audio also. This mod enables CLS_H_HIFI mode during headphone audio playback which should make your listening experience better than stock.
Install Instructions:
1) Download the latest release of shox Audio Mod.
2) Reboot to recovery.
3) Flash the zip.
4) Reboot.
5) Magic.
This mod supports all other software mods like Dolby atmos, viper4android, etc without breaking their functionality and supports all ROMs.
Read the second post for download link, more info and tips.
Thanks to:
@chdloc - Has thought me many things. I learnt most of the tweaking from his advice's and suggestions.
@UltraM8 - For his Ainur SAURON audio mod.
@zhuhang - For his Viper4Android and IRS samples.
@ZeroInfinity - For his contribution to the android community. Has done many great works in audio modding section. His works were the inspiration for me.
@devabhi - For PMing me to add support this device too. This mod is here because of him.
@ahh988 - For being a prominent tester for this mod. Most of the testing has been done by him. This mod is alive thanks to him.

Link to the google drive folder which contains flashable zip of all releases:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5ratNhH-7mGa1I4VW5wMXlmYjg
Recommended tips:
1)This mod works(should work) on all ROMs and kernels. If there is any compatibility issues or other requests, please post a reply. I will definitely respond to it.
2)Flash Ainur Sauron audio mod made by @UltraM8 along with this mod for a much better experience.This is currently the best audio mod which is the cleanest..Please thank him for his great work...
Link here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/soundmod-ainur-audio-t3450516
3)Users who need more tweaking to the audio can use Viper4Android.
Link here:http://vipersaudio.com/blog/?page_id=25
4)I have included some of the best IRS samples for viper4android(according to me). So try it out if you are using viper4android for complete control over your music. Extract the zip and place the contents in viper4android/kernel directory of your internal storage.(the zip provided is not recovery flashable).
5)People who use MX player for videos can enable SW audio boost which will further increase the sound levels through speakers without any distortions..
It is recommended not to listen through speakers at full volume for longer periods.. Keep the volume low by 1 or 2 steps from the max.
6)People who think that the present max volume through headphones isn't enough can install viper4android and increase output gain to 6dB in master gate..
My personal Viper4Android settings:
Master power - on
Playback gain control - off
FET compressor - off
Viper DDC - on, set to sennheiser hd558
Spectrum extension - on, set to 1.0
Firequalizer - off
Convolver - off
Differential surround, field surround, headphone surround+, reverberation - all set to off
Dynamic system - off
Viper bass - off
Viper clarity - off
Tube sound simulator - off
AnalogX - on, set to extreme
My earphones :
1) Sennheiser cx180 street-II - daily outdoor use.
2) Skullcandy Ink'D - used rarely.
3) Sony MDR-ED12LP - used when I'm at home.
Changelogs:
V1 - *initial release.
*increased amp gain for more headphone volume and decreased DAC gains to remove distortions.
*added dual speaker config like htc10.
V1.1 - *added support to flyme OS(thanks to @sonictrain for reporting)
V1.2 - *enabled compander for headphone audio to increase the amp gain to the max.
*readjusted earpiece and loudspeaker audio for both htc10 and stereo version.
*added a new version called stereo version
*htc10 version is the default dual speaker config which I had made in the initial release of the mod.
*stereo version enables stereo playback through speaker audio. Earpiece behaves as left speaker and loudspeaker behaves as the right speaker. Its a true stereo effect. You can check it out with stereo test music or app.
V1.3 - *added support for stock ZUI ROM (thanks to @ahh988)
*added a new version called stock version which only makes changes to audio through headphone jack without touching anything else. So now you have three versions:
1)stock version
2)htc10 version
3)stereo version
*made some changes to volumes of all streams from 87(ZUK stock) to 84(hardware stock value). I don't know why did ZUK people kept it at 87. This will remove distortions in headphone e audio.
*added an impedance selection for people who use headphones with high or low impedance. The installer configures the amp settings appropriately to give you the best audio experience possible.
*Increased amp volume from stock value 12 to 16 for low impedance and 20 for high impedance to boost headphone jack output volume without causing any distortions.
*added ota survival script for the mod.
*finally, integrated the mod into an aroma installer.(thanks to @MOVZX)
*Retuned stereo version to balance the audio and give a perfect sound (thanks to @ahh988)
*added 24-bit audio rendering through headphone jack output to increase sound quality.

Need more testers people.
I currently don't own the device so you guys should help me in making this mod more featured.
And you all are most welcome for your suggestions..
Please test the mod and tell me what's missing and what's wrong with your device audio outputs.

Reserved

Waiting for someone brave to come along.... Looks promising though!

danbrown162 said:
Waiting for someone brave to come along.... Looks promising though!
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Hello there!
Tried the mod?
Can you be a tester for this please?

ScreaMySkrillEX said:
Need more testers people.
I currently don't own the device so you guys should help me in making this mod more featured.
And you all are most welcome for your suggestions..
Please test the mod and tell me what's missing and what's wrong with your device audio outputs.
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Hi there!
Flashed "shox_Audio_Mod_Dual_ZUKZ2_V1.zip", rebooted, but I'm missing the last step I can't see the magic!
Am I forgetting some step?
I'm on Zuk z2 Plus with twrp 3.1 by Fedor and FlymeEU 1.5 by JJ17 with Darkmoon kernel.

sonictrain said:
Hi there!
Flashed "shox_Audio_Mod_Dual_ZUKZ2_V1.zip", rebooted, but I'm missing the last step I can't see the magic!
Am I forgetting some step?
I'm on Zuk z2 Plus with twrp 3.1 by Fedor and FlymeEU 1.5 by JJ17 with Darkmoon kernel.
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Does the earpiece play sound??

ScreaMySkrillEX said:
Does the earpiece play sound??
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Nope, I'm not getting sound from the earpiece.

sonictrain said:
Nope, I'm not getting sound from the earpiece.
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I need your help then.
Goto /system/etc and copy files starting with mixer to your storage and send me those files.

ScreaMySkrillEX said:
I need your help then.
Goto /system/etc and copy files starting with mixer to your storage and send me those files.
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May I attach a Mega link?

sonictrain said:
May I attach a Mega link?
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No problem. Put it..

ScreaMySkrillEX said:
No problem. Put it..
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Here it is: https://yadi.sk/d/saOExZ4X3Khd24

sonictrain said:
Here it is: https://yadi.sk/d/saOExZ4X3Khd24
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V1.1 uploaded to drive folder.
Flash it and see once...

@sonictrain
Flyme OS which you use has mixer_paths_tasha_z2_plus.xml also along with the original one. Seems like the ROM uses the z2 plus xml.
So my mod wasn't working..
Please check v1.1.
I have uploaded it to google drive folder.

ScreaMySkrillEX said:
@sonictrain
Flyme OS which you use has mixer_paths_tasha_z2_plus.xml also along with the original one. Seems like the ROM uses the z2 plus xmp.
So my mod wasn't working..
Please check v1.1.
I have uploaded it to google drive folder.
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Thanks mate! It works now

Guys New update is here..
Its v1.1 now..
Changes:
*added support to flyme OS(thanks to @sonictrain for reporting)

nice work,keep going

Thanks for the mod! But what's new on version 1.2_stereo and 1.2_htc10?
What's is the difference between them?
And I think the earpiece volume could be a little higher.
I'm on AEX 4.3 with ARISE Sound Mod (Dolby Plus + ICE)

jhobc said:
Thanks for the mod! But what's new on version 1.2_stereo and 1.2_htc10?
What's is the difference between them?
And I think the earpiece volume could be a little higher.
I'm on AEX 4.3 with ARISE Sound Mod (Dolby Plus + ICE)
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Sorry there, forgot to update the changelog.
Check the second thread, now its updated.

[Oreo] Soundmod [Volume & Headphones Boost] - Xperia XZP Dual

Requirements:
1. Root
2. X-plore or any other file manager with root access
Procedure:
1. (For Nougat) Extract and replace "mixer_paths_tasha.xml" in root/system/etc
2. (For Oreo) Extract and replace "mixer_paths_tasha.xml" in
root/system/vendor/etc
3. Change the permissions to rw-r--r--
4. Restart your mobile
Note:
I won't be responsible if anything goes wrong.
Please backup your original stock file just in case.
Thanks to sToRm// for his awesome DRM restore pack.
Headphone volume in Soundmod 1.0 is louder than Soundmod 2.0
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Awesome! but i noticed that the sound quality and volume on ringtone is worse compared to music players and other stuff. for example i play a music and its sound is awesome through both speakers but when i set the same file as ringtone and test call on my phone the ringtone is much much lower. im gonna try this to see if this make a difference to that
if headphone volume in 1.0 is louder than 2.0 then what is changed in 2.0? speaker volume?
Edit: i accidentally deleted the original file can you provide it pls?
anyway thank you
btw ,your themes are awesome

Saadkhalid786 said:
Awesome! but i noticed that the sound quality and volume on ringtone is worse compared to music players and other stuff. for example i play a music and its sound is awesome through both speakers but when i set the same file as ringtone and test call on my phone the ringtone is much much lower. im gonna try this to see if this make a difference to that
if headphone volume in 1.0 is louder than 2.0 then what is changed in 2.0? speaker volume?
Edit: i accidentally deleted the original file can you provide it pls?
anyway thank you
btw ,your themes are awesome
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That's strange.. Ringtones too have become louder in my device..

arjun.arora said:
That's strange.. Ringtones too have become louder in my device..
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the mod is working as expected but the speaker is too loud now for me XD
thats why i want the original file pls
but imma install this mod on every friend's xzp who complains about sony speaker being too quiet

Saadkhalid786 said:
the mod is working as expected but the speaker is too loud now for me XD
thats why i want the original file pls
but imma install this mod on every friend's xzp who complains about sony speaker being too quiet
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Thank you, Sir.

Bro, is version 1 and 2 exactly the same, only 2 being louder for headphone? Otherwise loudspeaker, gaming/earpiece the same?
When doing voice calls/Skype/Viber?messenger is the earpiece/loudspeaker louder than stock? Have you enabled stereo speakers when loudspeaker phone call?
Compatible with both Nougat and Oreo?
Thanks!

kanej2006 said:
Bro, is version 1 and 2 exactly the same, only 2 being louder for headphone? Otherwise loudspeaker, gaming/earpiece the same?
When doing voice calls/Skype/Viber?messenger is the earpiece/loudspeaker louder than stock? Have you enabled stereo speakers when loudspeaker phone call?
Compatible with both Nougat and Oreo?
Thanks!
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This one is for nougat buddy.. Sony has changed the values for stereo speakers on a voice call.. I'm trying different combinations to enable it.. Will share once its done..

arjun.arora said:
This one is for nougat buddy.. Sony has changed the values for stereo speakers on a voice call.. I'm trying different combinations to enable it.. Will share once its done..
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Excellent, thank you for your response!

Unfortunately did not work for me.
Upon rebooting my device I get ''sound settings'' error message followed by a low buzzing sound and no sound.
I had to copy the stock.zip default back to get my sound working again.
Could you please look into this?
My device is the XZ Premium Dual G8142.
My device has unlocked bootloader and is rooted with recovery. All instructions were followed including setting the mixer_paths to RW-R-R, not working.

Didn't find the mixer file in system/etc

karrouma said:
Didn't find the mixer file in system/etc
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Are you on Oreo buddy??
I haven't updated my phone yet..
Will do so today and take a look..

arjun.arora said:
Are you on Oreo buddy??
I haven't updated my phone yet..
Will do so today and take a look..
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yes bro
i am on android 8 oreo
waiting for your mod

karrouma said:
yes bro
i am on android 8 oreo
waiting for your mod
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Hey buddy, can you help out, where to put the newflasher files.

arjun.arora said:
Hey buddy, can you help out, where to put the newflasher files.
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i flashed like this

karrouma said:
i flashed like this
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Oh ok.. So you didn't unzipped the partition file??

karrouma said:
i flashed like this
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Oh ok, so you didn't unzipped the partition file??

arjun.arora said:
Oh ok, so you didn't unzipped the partition file??
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No
Btw
The file is now in root/vendor/etc

this mod makes the sound too loud and eventually all the music make crackling noise
btw. can you find out why ringtone volume and bass is worse compared to music player? its on every firmware ever released for this phone.
thanks

Saadkhalid786 said:
this mod makes the sound too loud and eventually all the music make crackling noise
btw. can you find out why ringtone volume and bass is worse compared to music player? its on every firmware ever released for this phone.
thanks
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Cz they are @82 and 83 change rx7-8 to 85