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multi-track recorder app?

I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later, but has anyone made a 4-track recording app for Android yet? Please, please, please?

ei8htohms said:
I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later, but has anyone made a 4-track recording app for Android yet? Please, please, please?
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Considering it has exactly one mono input until some netbooks/notebooks/desktop computers come out running it, why?

layering
delta_foxtrot2 said:
Considering it has exactly one mono input until some netbooks/notebooks/desktop computers come out running it, why?
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With a four-track (or more) recorder you can layer tracks recorded individually to create and mix songs. There's a (reportedly) decent iPhone app called GigBaby that does that and more (drum machine, etc.).

Great Idea
It would be a great idea even if you had to buy some external hardware that plugs into the mini usb port to make it work.
Something like this maybe:
http://centrance.com/products/mp/
Or maybe even a battery powered bluetooth input device. (None out there yet but would be nice)
I like it, this would be great for the traveling musician.

It sould be neat to record a little something as a concept until you could hit the studio. It shouldn't be too hard, take a voice recorder app and just overlay the recordings.

Google talk or call

How to get Google talk or call to work in other places apart from the US?
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I think you mean google voice? there's no such thing as 'call', and Gtalk is their IM service which is available world-wide. There are some methods available, but judging by people's comments they are extremely unreliable. I'd like to think that when someone contacts me via phone or SMS, *they will be able to contact me*, for me it's not worth messing with even though I'd really like to use GV.

Well if the a person studies abroad and has to call back home its gonna be pretty expensive. I installed skype but it has. Horrible voice quality.
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There was an app in the market place via which one can make video caller rather phone calls for free via ggoogle voice. But they mentioned that its available only to US customrrs

I think this is only available to US customers, you can only call through gtalk to gtalk just like Skype. Gtalk call is very limited.

mixxx18 said:
I think this is only available to US customers, you can only call through gtalk to gtalk just like Skype. Gtalk call is very limited.
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So I guess its crap then :|
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maybe soon Gtalk will release a better version but right now we have to deal with it. You can just use Skype for the meantime.

<AdY> said:
So I guess its crap then :|
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Hardly, I've using video calling on Gtalk via iChat, it works very well.
You can't call a service crap just because it doesn't offer a feature that you want (which it never advertised).

Well Google voice only runs in America.
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Horrible voice quality.
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Huh? I have perfect call quality with both google talk voice, and skype. You prob had bad internet at that moment. Maybe something updating.

If it's a girl, calling would be the classical way of doing it, but video chatting might be a little better... I don't know.

Yeah I guess
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music not playing with car dock

I have a samsung car dock but Im unable to get sound from music to my truck speakers. I am able to get calls to the speakers though. If I undock it, I can use the 3.5mm jack and listen. Ive tried using different music players including google music beta. Anyone have this same issue or is there a fix for this? Id really love to use my google music and car dock at the same time.

You need a custom kernel. Xcal's kernals all have it working. Look in the development section.
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wpp105 said:
You need a custom kernel. Xcal's kernals all have it working. Look in the development section.
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Thanks. I need to see what will work with serendipity 7.

blackhemi4x4 said:
I have a samsung car dock but Im unable to get sound from music to my truck speakers. I am able to get calls to the speakers though. If I undock it, I can use the 3.5mm jack and listen. Ive tried using different music players including google music beta. Anyone have this same issue or is there a fix for this? Id really love to use my google music and car dock at the same time.
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Have you tried 'Dock Sound Redirector' in the Android Market? I've not tried it with a car dock but it works good with the desk dock. Phone needs to be rooted tho I imagine if you're in these forums that's probably a gimme ;-)

RTBee said:
Have you tried 'Dock Sound Redirector' in the Android Market? I've not tried it with a car dock but it works good with the desk dock. Phone needs to be rooted tho I imagine if you're in these forums that's probably a gimme ;-)
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thank you....i hope that helps...

RTBee said:
Have you tried 'Dock Sound Redirector' in the Android Market? I've not tried it with a car dock but it works good with the desk dock. Phone needs to be rooted tho I imagine if you're in these forums that's probably a gimme ;-)
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yup, rooted Im running Serendipity 7, the gingerbread rom. (and I freakin love it!)
Dock Sound Redirector worked. Im still going to look at some xcal kernels, just to have it built in. But the Dock Sound Redirector worked seamlessly. Very pleased with its performance so far.
I was almost upset that I would not get to beta google music. Now its usable

Yeah, a kernal change may/will probably fix the problem as well, the 'redirector' is just a quick easy fix. Glad it worked for you

Spint looking at future WIFI calling option

http://www.phonenews.com/report-sprint-to-launch-wi-fi-calling-soon-on-two-samsung-phones-25495/

would love to have that option. thanks for posting.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/21/5433154/sprint-launches-wi-fi-calling

I'm looking forward to this as I don't get service where I work but have wifi in the building! Hopefully our HTC One's will get this quickly!
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I have had WiFi calling 2 years now. I use Google voice and groove ip. And I don't have to worrie about location.
And I can use it on any device with groove ip installed with my Google account on it.so when I am hacking my phone I can fire up my nexus 7 and use it to Make and receive calls, and text messages.

Hulkanator said:
I have had WiFi calling 2 years now. I use Google voice and groove ip. And I don't have to worrie about location.
And I can use it on any device with groove ip installed with my Google account on it.so when I am hacking my phone I can fire up my nexus 7 and use it to Make and receive calls, and text messages.
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Google Voice is good, but still has it's limitations, especially when it comes to SMS and MMS. I use Google voice and Groove IP on my old cell phone as a "home" line.
FYA According to the author of Groove IP, Google voice is going to switch protocols and 15 May 2014 will cease to work with Groove IP.

The One has native internet(wifi) calling
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497031

chas123 said:
The One has native internet(wifi) calling
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497031
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That link talks about Google voice... Nothing specific to the one.
Just to share my wife and I did this for a time, we dropped sprint and went to straight talk. We had no way if making calls from the house and I had already ported our numbers to Google voice so we used the app for our text messages and grooveip for VoIP calling. It worked ok for us but definitely not all that reliable. We ended up going back to sprint in the end and using an airrave. Oh and we were doing that on a galaxy s2 and a captivate glide. As long as your android has WiFi connection you technically don't need an active line.

p3tr0s said:
That link talks about Google voice... Nothing specific to the one.
Just to share my wife and I did this for a time, we dropped sprint and went to straight talk. We had no way if making calls from the house and I had already ported our numbers to Google voice so we used the app for our text messages and grooveip for VoIP calling. It worked ok for us but definitely not all that reliable. We ended up going back to sprint in the end and using an airrave. Oh and we were doing that on a galaxy s2 and a captivate glide. As long as your android has WiFi connection you technically don't need an active line.
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It is in the one forum. The HTC One has native internet calling. Look in settings>call. That thread that I started was to explain how to set it up. The route descriped there is way better than Groove ip. Clearer, no echo, etc.

chas123 said:
It is in the one forum. The HTC One has native internet calling. Look in settings>call. That thread that I started was to explain how to set it up. The route descriped there is way better than Groove ip. Clearer, no echo, etc.
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Hmm, now I'm curious because I remember the EVO LTE having that option under call settings too. Might give it a spin on my sisters and see how it works.
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RayTrue04 said:
Hmm, now I'm curious because I remember the EVO LTE having that option under call settings too. Might give it a spin on my sisters and see how it works.
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I use it on my LTE as well.

Bluetooth Woes

I hope other people are having this issue, and not just me. Here is the pertinent information:
PHONE: Samsung Galaxy S6 G920T, ANdroid 5.1.1, T-Mobile
CAR: 2015 Honda Civic SE
ISSUE 1:
Bluetooth quality seems to fluctuate between "high" quality and low quality. I realize SBC can only achieve so much, but it seems that frequently it switches to something lower than that, and the audio sounds like crap for a minute or two, then switches back to higher quality.
ISSUE 2:
When I connect my phone to my car, calls work fine. Music playback works fine (aside from issue 1). What doesn't seems to work at all is the phone sending track metadata to my car. Instead, it reads back "no title, no album, no artist". It reports being connected to my phone. The funny thing is that this feature DOES work with, and only with, Samsung's Music app. Not Google Play Music, not Spotify, not Plex, not even Milk. It seems that Samsung Music is somehow taking priority on what gets sent for track metadata, and when you are playing something in another player, Music is playing nothing, hence the "no title, no album, no artist" stuff.
Anyone having these issues? I have been lead to believe that Samsung is using the newest and greatest Bluetooth protocols, possibly leading to backwards incompatibility, which would be very unfortunate. Samsung is, of course, playing ignorant, sticking their heads in the sand, insisting that I exchange my phone for a new one, but I've read other people having these problems on other forums, so, I dunno. Anyone able to pitch in?

I've seen the same thing regarding metadata. I've not had the problem with audio quality though.
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Everything is fine for me, no issues with Bluetooth at all, or with different players. I am running 5.0.2 though

serio22 said:
Everything is fine for me, no issues with Bluetooth at all, or with different players. I am running 5.0.2 though
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No kidding? You get track information too?

Also using 5.02 here. My guess is that it has to do with the Bluetooth version on my car radio (factory 2012 Mazda 3 radio). Newer Bluetooth versions are supposed to be backwards compatible, but it seems that there are glitches. I've seen lots of threads around the internet discussing these problems.
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cgalyon said:
Also using 5.02 here. My guess is that it has to do with the Bluetooth version on my car radio (factory 2012 Mazda 3 radio). Newer Bluetooth versions are supposed to be backwards compatible, but it seems that there are glitches. I've seen lots of threads around the internet discussing these problems.
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I have seen them too. I wish there were an easy way to inform manufacturers about these things, instead of us just talking about the issues among ourselves. Samsung support simply told me that my device is defective and that I should exchange it with my carrier, which will probably put me back in the same boat.

cgalyon said:
Also using 5.02 here. My guess is that it has to do with the Bluetooth version on my car radio (factory 2012 Mazda 3 radio). Newer Bluetooth versions are supposed to be backwards compatible, but it seems that there are glitches. I've seen lots of threads around the internet discussing these problems.
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Can you verify that the built-in Samsung Music app transmits this information properly? That seems to be the case with me, leading me to believe, actually, that the metadata issue is not necessarily related to a Bluetooth incompatibility.

seanfrisbey said:
No kidding? You get track information too?
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Yup, I don't even use the Samsung music player

serio22 said:
Yup, I don't even use the Samsung music player
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Haha, neither do I. It was just an observation I had made while troubleshooting.

serio22 said:
Everything is fine for me, no issues with Bluetooth at all, or with different players. I am running 5.0.2 though
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Are you using aftermarket, or stock stereo? If stock, what car do you have?

seanfrisbey said:
Are you using aftermarket, or stock stereo? If stock, what car do you have?
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Stock. Corolla '11

serio22 said:
Stock. Corolla '11
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Goodness, we've got quite the varying combination of tech here >_<

So, I just checked out my phone with my boss's 2014 Ford Fusion, and it worked just fine. Judging by that and the compatibility with your 2011 Toyota Corolla, @serio22, it seems to be an incompatibility with my Honda, which I can hopefully get resolved with the dealer. If not, I will be very sad D:

I've tried to get my setup fixed through my dealer, but they were unable to do anything. I've resigned myself to having to get a new radio if I want all of the Bluetooth functionality working correctly. In my case things are a bit worse because the Bluetooth sometimes fails to connect or may disconnect without apparent cause (much worse with Pandora than anything else). I'll try using the Samsung app to see if it works, though I just froze the thing today to see if that helps with some of my other problems.
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I've had issues with my S6's Bluetooth in two cars. Both are VWs, with essentially the same radio, but one was a 2013, and one a 2015. In both cars, my Bluetooth media will occasionally pause on its own for a few seconds, then resume play, then speed up for a few seconds before slowing back down to normal playback speed. It's been happening across multiple apps, with both downloaded and streaming audio. Doesn't happen when I use speed headphones or listen through the phone's speaker.
I do get track metadata on my car radio from Pocket Casts and Google Play Music, but not from Pandora.
I've also switched ROMs to see if that was the issue. I was using OZOP versions 1 & 2, and am now on XtreStoLite 1.5, and that hasn't made a difference. I don't remember if it happened on pure unrooted stock during the time before I rooted my device, so it still could be a ROM issue, I suppose.

I had the problem with and without root; I don't think it makes a difference. I froze the Samsung Music app and that has helped my phone automatically play music in my car after connecting to the radio, so that is an improvement. However, still no metadata and still getting glitchy controls (press pause and it skips forward in a song rather than pausing; have to double-tap).
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