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Anyway to increase the car Bluetooth volume? Pixel XL is way too soft compare with all my previous phone. Thanks.
angka8 said:
Anyway to increase the car Bluetooth volume? Pixel XL is way too soft compare with all my previous phone. Thanks.
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This may be a dumb question, but did you try turning up the volume on the phone? I know my phone likes to reset the volume to really low when my car connects sometimes. After I turn the volume back up on the phone it's plenty loud in my car stereo.
Failing that, there's a "Disable absolute Volume" option for Bluetooth audio in developer options you could try.
This happens to me when I have connected to my bluetooth headphones and turned the volume down. When I connect again in the car the volume stays at what the headphones were at and I have to turn the volume up on the phone. After that it sticks until I use my headphones again.
csick said:
This may be a dumb question, but did you try turning up the volume on the phone? I know my phone likes to reset the volume to really low when my car connects sometimes. After I turn the volume back up on the phone it's plenty loud in my car stereo.
Failing that, there's a "Disable absolute Volume" option for Bluetooth audio in developer options you could try.
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Ok let me try option. Thanks.
Headsets tend to control the bt volume on the phone. Cars often have their own volume and don't send volume commands to the phone.
angka8 said:
Anyway to increase the car Bluetooth volume? Pixel XL is way too soft compare with all my previous phone. Thanks.
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I agree, I've found myself turning the car volume up 3-4 more turns than I used to. Not a huge deal, but definitely noticeable.
I've noticed the same thing on my Pixel XL while on bluetooth in my car but I'm also using the new Android Auto app as well.
Yesterday i noticed that while driving home from work i had low volume on my music (Car radio & phone were max volume) but while using Google Play music it went to a commercial (Don't pay for it) and started went very loud. After the commercial was over it went back to low volume?
Does this remind anyone of the TV commercial having loud volume issue to get your attention?
Can anyone confirm my suspicion?
Bluetooth gain/volume has always been an issue for me.
I make a lot of DIY portable bluetooth speakers as a hobby and BT input volume is a huge issue compared vs. analog input.
I finally found a Chinese BT amplifer manufacturer who was willing to mod their amp's BT input with higher gain. This helped considerably.
My old JVC car stereo was awful. I was always having to boost the BT output gain.
My 2015 Kia Optima's Infinity stereo doesn't have the same issue. BT volume is fine.
If you are willing to root and try a mod on your phone, the Viper4Android mod lets you raise Bluetooth gain:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/themes/mod-weta-audio-t3491179
Hope this helps.
csick said:
This may be a dumb question, but did you try turning up the volume on the phone? I know my phone likes to reset the volume to really low when my car connects sometimes. After I turn the volume back up on the phone it's plenty loud in my car stereo.
Failing that, there's a "Disable absolute Volume" option for Bluetooth audio in developer options you could try.
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This is not working. Hopefully the update will resolve this.
I have an issue with a new pair of bluetooth headphones i have just purchased. Specifically media playback sound quality. It is utterly woeful, with distortion, hiss, and cackles/pops continually over any media player or videos. Sound quality on calls is fine. I know that the headphones work, as i have used them on other devices and they function fine. My S9 is currently up to date.
I initially though that it was something to do with volume limiter as the weird thing is occasionally when they immediately connect and i play some music they work fine, then the quality drops as soon as the limiter notice pops up. I have checked though and the limiter is actually turned off. Turning it back on doesn't solve the issue either. I've gone so far as to wipe the whole cache partition and nuke all the caches, but that hasn't helped either.
Is there a known issue that I am unaware of ? Hopefully with a resolution, or other obvious steps i could try that people could recommend, as I am out of ideas now.
Spin_Dr_Wolf said:
I have an issue with a new pair of bluetooth headphones i have just purchased. Specifically media playback sound quality. It is utterly woeful, with distortion, hiss, and cackles/pops continually over any media player or videos. Sound quality on calls is fine. I know that the headphones work, as i have used them on other devices and they function fine. My S9 is currently up to date.
I initially though that it was something to do with volume limiter as the weird thing is occasionally when they immediately connect and i play some music they work fine, then the quality drops as soon as the limiter notice pops up. I have checked though and the limiter is actually turned off. Turning it back on doesn't solve the issue either. I've gone so far as to wipe the whole cache partition and nuke all the caches, but that hasn't helped either.
Is there a known issue that I am unaware of ? Hopefully with a resolution, or other obvious steps i could try that people could recommend, as I am out of ideas now.
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i flip back and forth between a few different BT headsets and never have this issue and have also used the same headsets on several devices in my bag-o-tricks. The phone does use a DAC for music where its pretty raw for the phone convo, which could explain why calls are ok, but music isnt. Is this your only pair of BT headphones? Do you know anyone who will help you test them on another phone?
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I have an issue with a new pair of bluetooth headphones i have just purchased. Specifically media playback sound quality. It is utterly woeful, with distortion, hiss, and cackles/pops continually over any media player or videos. Sound quality on calls is fine. I know that the headphones work, as i have used them on other devices and they function fine. My S9 is currently up to date.
I initially though that it was something to do with volume limiter as the weird thing is occasionally when they immediately connect and i play some music they work fine, then the quality drops as soon as the limiter notice pops up. I have checked though and the limiter is actually turned off. Turning it back on doesn't solve the issue either. I've gone so far as to wipe the whole cache partition and nuke all the caches, but that hasn't helped either.
Is there a known issue that I am unaware of ? Hopefully with a resolution, or other obvious steps i could try that people could recommend, as I am out of ideas now.
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I have that issue too.
youdoofus said:
i flip back and forth between a few different BT headsets and never have this issue and have also used the same headsets on several devices in my bag-o-tricks. The phone does use a DAC for music where its pretty raw for the phone convo, which could explain why calls are ok, but music isnt. Is this your only pair of BT headphones? Do you know anyone who will help you test them on another phone?
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I do actually have another pair of bluetooth headphones i use for my PC, i will try them with the phone tonight, though I am sure that the headphones themselves are fine. They work with my watch without any issues.
Ugulp said:
I have that issue too.
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I have experimented a bit more, and think that this is a codec issue. If I enable the developer menu, and switch to another codec (not the SDC if defaults to) them restart the headset they work fine. Problem is that it always defaults back to SDC whenever the headphones are disconnected for a period of time. I can't see how to force the use of another codec, both AAC and LDAC for example work absolutely fine with the headset. Though this is quite a long process just to get the headphones to work each and every time i want to use them.
Spin_Dr_Wolf said:
I do actually have another pair of bluetooth headphones i use for my PC, i will try them with the phone tonight, though I am sure that the headphones themselves are fine. They work with my watch without any issues.
I have experimented a bit more, and think that this is a codec issue. If I enable the developer menu, and switch to another codec (not the SDC if defaults to) them restart the headset they work fine. Problem is that it always defaults back to SDC whenever the headphones are disconnected for a period of time. I can't see how to force the use of another codec, both AAC and LDAC for example work absolutely fine with the headset. Though this is quite a long process just to get the headphones to work each and every time i want to use them.
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if im not mistaken, the default codec is controlled by the stack overflow. what version of android are you using?
youdoofus said:
if im not mistaken, the default codec is controlled by the stack overflow. what version of android are you using?
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From the software information screen...
Android Version : 9
Baseband Version : G960FXXU6CSG4
Kernal Version : 4.9.59-16381285
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From the software information screen...
Android Version : 9
Baseband Version : G960FXXU6CSG4
Kernal Version : 4.9.59-16381285
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youre on the U6 bootloader, when did you last update and when did the bt sound issue start?
youdoofus said:
youre on the U6 bootloader, when did you last update and when did the bt sound issue start?
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I last updated 02nd August 2019. I have just checked again, and apparently running the latest version available OTA.
I couldn't tell you when the bluetooth sound issue started, as this is the first time in a long time i have connected any bluetooth headphones to my phone. I think previously connected the other headphones i have yet to check again, but am not certain.
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I last updated 02nd August 2019. I have just checked again, and apparently running the latest version available OTA.
I couldn't tell you when the bluetooth sound issue started, as this is the first time in a long time i have connected any bluetooth headphones to my phone. I think previously connected the other headphones i have yet to check again, but am not certain.
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gotcha. i also understand youre probably at work like many of us poor schmucks such as myself, which would make it kinda hard to test things out right this moment. But do any of your coworkers have a BT speaker you can connect to to try to replicate the issue there as well? Im mainly trying to eliminate variables at this point. You might try flashing the most current Odin files with the "HOME_CSC" as to not erase your user data. Itll over-write the code for the OS and so forth and nuke any software issues that might be causing this
I've now tested another set of bluetooth headphones and they work absolutely fine, they default into the aptX codec. Is that determined by what the device primarily works with ?
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I've now tested another set of bluetooth headphones and they work absolutely fine, they default into the aptX codec. Is that determined by what the device primarily works with ?
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yes, the codec is changed by the DAC within the phone to be the best suited to whatever device its connecting to. What kind of headphones are you using that get the garbage sound? I have a pair of Tozo T10's, which are the off-brand individual ear buds from amazon for $50 and they sound very good. I also have a pair of maxsonic bluetooth buds which cost $17 that are connected to each other by a wire and they sound equally as good.
Who is also facing low volume when using Bluetooth speakers or headphones? When I crank it up to the max it sounds like it's operating at maybe 60% or so. It also happens when I use wired headphones.
I'm using Xiaomi.eu ROM 12.0.7.0.
ksc2-303 said:
Who is also facing low volume when using Bluetooth speakers or headphones? When I crank it up to the max it sounds like it's operating at maybe 60% or so. It also happens when I use wired headphones.
I'm using Xiaomi.eu ROM 12.0.7.0.
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Yeah I'm getting the same problem with my Haylou GT1 Pros. On my old phone they were much bassier and louder at full volume to the point where I'd have them at 80% max, but now 100% doesn't sound anywhere near as loud. The way I get around this is using Volume Booster GOODEV (available on the Play Store). 11% is enough for me. Be careful not to blow your speakers!
ksc2-303 said:
Who is also facing low volume when using Bluetooth speakers or headphones? When I crank it up to the max it sounds like it's operating at maybe 60% or so. It also happens when I use wired headphones.
I'm using Xiaomi.eu ROM 12.0.7.0.
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In developer settings there's an option to "disable absolute volume" for Bluetooth. Try that.
Jazzmccracken said:
In developer settings there's an option to "disable absolute volume" for Bluetooth. Try that.
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That and check through/play with all the sound settings including the buried ones.
Find it... if you do a hard reset it will most likely just crop up again.
Jazzmccracken said:
In developer settings there's an option to "disable absolute volume" for Bluetooth. Try that.
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Doing this fixed the problem. Thank you for that.
Weird this option is enabled at default.
ksc2-303 said:
Doing this fixed the problem. Thank you for that.
Weird this option is enabled at default.
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Audio issues because of settings misconfiguration is a common Samsung issue.
Fun times... and bad sound.
ksc2-303 said:
Who is also facing low volume when using Bluetooth speakers or headphones? When I crank it up to the max it sounds like it's operating at maybe 60% or so. It also happens when I use wired headphones.
I'm using Xiaomi.eu ROM 12.0.7.0.
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i was facing same problem while using GT1 pro with POCO X3. go to settings and there is a disable absolute volume in developers mode. turn off this option and boom. ur GT1 pro is on its full volume.
You need to go into volume adjustment(after you plug in the headphones" and pick the other preset, over 60...that fixes it
I have the Samsung Galaxy S20+ and the Bluetooth volume is so low when connected to my external speakers (soundbar & Amazon Echo) that it's useless. I've Googled the problem and tried every suggestion (Disable Absolute Volume in Developer Options, calibrating volume on external device to phone, etc.) but nothing has worked. One suggestion was to turn off the equalizer on the phone, but I only have the option to change the default sound effect, not disable it). For comparative purposes, I have successfully set up Castbox so that I can select a specific podcast on my phone and play it on my Echo without Bluetooth as it's directly connected to my Alexa account. Choose the exact same podcast on my phone or through Pandora and play it on my Echo via Bluetooth, and it's at least half the volume, if not less. Turning up the volume on both devices is a non-starter as it increases background noise and is annoying, not to mention that it's not even the same quality. Does anyone have a working solution? Thanks.
dutchdummy said:
I have the Samsung Galaxy S20+ and the Bluetooth volume is so low when connected to my external speakers (soundbar & Amazon Echo) that it's useless. I've Googled the problem and tried every suggestion (Disable Absolute Volume in Developer Options, calibrating volume on external device to phone, etc.) but nothing has worked. One suggestion was to turn off the equalizer on the phone, but I only have the option to change the default sound effect, not disable it). For comparative purposes, I have successfully set up Castbox so that I can select a specific podcast on my phone and play it on my Echo without Bluetooth as it's directly connected to my Alexa account. Choose the exact same podcast on my phone or through Pandora and play it on my Echo via Bluetooth, and it's at least half the volume, if not less. Turning up the volume on both devices is a non-starter as it increases background noise and is annoying, not to mention that it's not even the same quality. Does anyone have a working solution? Thanks.
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Rooted?
dutchdummy said:
I have the Samsung Galaxy S20+ and the Bluetooth volume is so low when connected to my external speakers (soundbar & Amazon Echo) that it's useless. I've Googled the problem and tried every suggestion (Disable Absolute Volume in Developer Options, calibrating volume on external device to phone, etc.) but nothing has worked. One suggestion was to turn off the equalizer on the phone, but I only have the option to change the default sound effect, not disable it). For comparative purposes, I have successfully set up Castbox so that I can select a specific podcast on my phone and play it on my Echo without Bluetooth as it's directly connected to my Alexa account. Choose the exact same podcast on my phone or through Pandora and play it on my Echo via Bluetooth, and it's at least half the volume, if not less. Turning up the volume on both devices is a non-starter as it increases background noise and is annoying, not to mention that it's not even the same quality. Does anyone have a working solution? Thanks.
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I found the same issue with my S20+, it was the Samsung music app, any other app I use works just fine. Give it a try, I like Jet audio.
XRSTOY1 said:
I found the same issue with my S20+, it was the Samsung music app, any other app I use works just fine. Give it a try, I like Jet audio.
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Thanks, but it turns out that it's not any particular app. I tried Jet Audio but just like ever other app, Bluetooth audio just plain sucks. Even my desktop and tablet had disgracefully terrible audio on my Echo. I've come to the conclusion that Bluetooth just isn't capable of decent audio transmission.
Once again, are you rooted?!
twismo1 said:
Once again, are you rooted?!
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No, I'm not.
dutchdummy said:
No, I'm not.
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I use viper4android, but since you dont have root, try this app; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=feniksenia.app.speakerbooster11
First, I apologize I'm posting in this forum regarding Xiaomi 11T, but there are no similar cases in it's forum.
So I recently bought Xiaomi 11T, about a month ago, and the volume on my true wireless earbuds is extremely low compared to my older phone (Xiaomi Mi A1), which was running on Android 9. Same is the case when I use earbuds with laptop (and the laptop has a much older Bluetooth version 4.2, I guess). So I looked it up and did find a possible solution but the phone had to be factory reset to solve through that solution, which I don't want to do because it's frustrating doing it all again. *I tried solving (linked below) this by following the steps except the resetting one, but it did not solve this issue. *I have already tried changing the region. I'm in Pakistan, so I changed it to US, India and also restarted and re-paired the earbuds, but it still didn't solve.
So is there any way that I can solve the low volume issue without resetting the phone?
DO NOTE that "Disable absolute volume" option in developer options is TURNED OFF.
Solution which requires resetting the phone
I copy-pasted this from my post in Xiaomi 11T Pro forum, but found no solutions.
So please let me know if any of you know any solutions to this issue.
I'm not an expert, but I remember some things of time ago:
1. EU rom has some limitations for earphones volume due to European regulations, so you would need to change the region or even the rom if this is your case.
2. Disable "absolute volume" in your paired Bluetooth device (your TWS), I know you have disabled it in developer options, but look for that same option in the paired device section.
3. Enable MI Sound Enhancer and try with the different options. It always helps me to improve the audio.
Please share your results, if this doesn't work, I will look for my earbuds and try to remember what I did to fix that.
Add: Also, if your earbuds have integrated volume control buttons, check if the volume control is "synchronized" with the phone, first time I use my earbuds in my Poco F3, the volume of the earbuds and the phone was independent.
Add 2: I take a look at my earphones, if you disabled absolute volume, you need to turn up the volume directly from your earphones. I have enabled absolute volume because of that.
Hi. Thank you for the reply.
1 ) I have tried changing the region and it still was the same.
2) I don't have the option for disabling "Disable Absolute volume" in Bluetooth section paired device section, nor in the advanced settings, as shown in the screenshot below.
3) Mi Sound section is grayed out for me, even when the earbuds are connected.
I did notice that earbuds and phone are not synchronized. Volume of earbuds is adjusted separately to the volume of the phone. So how do I sync them? Please let me know.
White T-Poison said:
Hi. Thank you for the reply.
1 ) I have tried changing the region and it still was the same.
2) I don't have the option for disabling "Disable Absolute volume" in Bluetooth section paired device section, nor in the advanced settings, as shown in the screenshot below.
3) Mi Sound section is grayed out for me, even when the earbuds are connected.
I did notice that earbuds and phone are not synchronized. Volume of earbuds is adjusted separately to the volume of the phone. So how do I sync them? Please let me know.
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To synchronize the volume of both devices, just enable absolute volume again, we already know that's not the problem, so do it.
MI 11T has atmos right? Change sound preset to video and try with the next set up in atmos settings.
Also, you can try disabling "sound enhancement" from game booster options.
If you have enabled absolute volume again, changed the preset to video, tried the setup in atmos settings, disabled the sound enhancement from game turbo, and the issue is not fixed, I can't help you, but I will be pretty sure that the problem will be the earbuds.
Edit: You could play with the sound codecs of developer settings as last resource.
ErickBls said:
Hi,
To synchronize the volume of both devices, just enable absolute volume again, we already know that's not the problem, so do it.
MI 11T has atmos right? Change sound preset to video and try with the next set up in atmos settings.
Also, you can try disabling "sound enhancement" from game booster options.
If you have enabled absolute volume again, changed the preset to video, tried the setup in atmos settings, disabled the sound enhancement from game turbo, and the issue is not fixed, I can't help you, but I will be pretty sure that the problem will be the earbuds.
Edit: You could play with the sound codecs of developer settings as last resource.
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I enabled "Disable Absolute volume" as you said, and set the preset to Video as well. And this is as close as I could get with the equalizer settings (they're horrible to set). And there is a positive difference than before. But it still isn't as loud as before or with other devices.
And I couldn't find any "sound enhancements" in Game Turbo.
There is no option of Media Volume sync, as it is in Samsung. I tried looking it up and it said that it is now built-in Android 10 onwards? I don't know.
But I tried the earbuds with laptop, and they're so much better, just like before. And I change the Bluetooth codec to AAC, but it automatically reverts back to SBC. I don't know anything about audio or codecs. So any guesses
ErickBls said:
Hi,
To synchronize the volume of both devices, just enable absolute volume again, we already know that's not the problem, so do it.
MI 11T has atmos right? Change sound preset to video and try with the next set up in atmos settings.
Also, you can try disabling "sound enhancement" from game booster options.
If you have enabled absolute volume again, changed the preset to video, tried the setup in atmos settings, disabled the sound enhancement from game turbo, and the issue is not fixed, I can't help you, but I will be pretty sure that the problem will be the earbuds.
Edit: You could play with the sound codecs of developer settings as last resource.
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I think this option (Adjust sound to earphones) might help, since it looks like media sync option. But I don't know why Mi Sound is grayed out.
White T-Poison said:
I enabled "Disable Absolute volume" as you said, and set the preset to Video as well. And this is as close as I could get with the equalizer settings (they're horrible to set). And there is a positive difference than before. But it still isn't as loud as before or with other devices.
And I couldn't find any "sound enhancements" in Game Turbo.
There is no option of Media Volume sync, as it is in Samsung. I tried looking it up and it said that it is now built-in Android 10 onwards? I don't know.
But I tried the earbuds with laptop, and they're so much better, just like before. And I change the Bluetooth codec to AAC, but it automatically reverts back to SBC. I don't know anything about audio or codecs. So any guesses?View attachment 5565927View attachment 5565929View attachment 5565931
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First, please resize the images you attached in the comments, are huge.
The "enhanced audio" option is in "Performance mode".
Now I remember MI Sound Option is only available for wire earphones.
Even if disabling Enhanced Audio from Gameturbo don't fix the issue , keep it disabled. If it is enabled, when you start some game or app that use game turbo, the sound turns to sht.
The absolute volume feature must be enabled to sync the volume of both devices.
Honestly, I have no idea what else could you try; well, yes, some equalizers have the option to artificially increase the volume, maybe that could solve the problem in some way.
In my experience, the loudness enhancer of Equalizer FX works very well.
If FX doesn't work, try the app "Boom" by GlobalDelight, It has a free trial, imo is the best app for music (super recommended for windows too), and when I use it, my head explodes if I turn up full volume.
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ErickBls said:
First, please resize the images you attached in the comments, are huge.
The "enhanced audio" option is in "Performance mode".
Now I remember MI Sound Option is only available for wire earphones.
Even if disabling Enhanced Audio from Gameturbo don't fix the issue , keep it disabled. If it is enabled, when you start some game or app that use game turbo, the sound turns to sht.
The absolute volume feature must be enabled to sync the volume of both devices.
Honestly, I have no idea what else could you try; well, yes, some equalizers have the option to artificially increase the volume, maybe that could solve the problem in some way.
In my experience, the loudness enhancer of Equalizer FX works very well.
If FX doesn't work, try the app "Boom" by GlobalDelight, It has a free trial, imo is the best app for music (super recommended for windows too), and when I use it, my head explodes if I turn up full volume.
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Sorry for the huge images. I new to posting threads, so I don't have much experience or etiquettes of threads.
I have turned off Enhanced audio and turned on "Disable Absolute volume", and still audio is not synced. And just increasing the volume isn't my goal. Rather I want it to work properly, as intended.
Anyways, do you think that the solution that I have linked in the original post, would work?
White T-Poison said:
Sorry for the huge images. I new to posting threads, so I don't have much experience or etiquettes of threads.
I have turned off Enhanced audio and turned on "Disable Absolute volume", and still audio is not synced. And just increasing the volume isn't my goal. Rather I want it to work properly, as intended.
Anyways, do you think that the solution that I have linked in the original post, would work?
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Disable Absolute Volume has to be turned off, not on, I mean, you need to have absolute volume enabled.
Try with FX loudness enhancement, could work.
Idk if the post solution will work, but I think you need to try.