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Sound quality on official JB (T)

Hi troops,
I noticed today while playing music through Bluetooth in my car (using 3rd party music app "power amp") that the dynamic normaliser seems to be active.
If it's that feature that make your music quieter when you have a heavy baseline
I find this highly irritating as I like a loud music experience with plenty of bass.
The thing is these options are all off in the walkman app settings and so I have no idea why this is still happening? :-/
Does anyone know how I can change this or improve the volume, I am sure I am missing something obvious!!
Thanks in advance, please feel free to use this thread to post any sound advice or opinions
While this is still a question I have posted in q&a, once answered perhaps it should be moved to general.
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So I got annoyed with 4.1 and went back to 4.0.4 as music in the car is huge for me.
Would still like to know if anyone else has noticed this, so please let me know
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[email protected] said:
Hi troops,
I noticed today while playing music through Bluetooth in my car (using 3rd party music app "power amp") that the dynamic normaliser seems to be active.
If it's that feature that make your music quieter when you have a heavy baseline
I find this highly irritating as I like a loud music experience with plenty of bass.
The thing is these options are all off in the walkman app settings and so I have no idea why this is still happening? :-/
Does anyone know how I can change this or improve the volume, I am sure I am missing something obvious!!
Thanks in advance, please feel free to use this thread to post any sound advice or opinions
While this is still a question I have posted in q&a, once answered perhaps it should be moved to general.
Sent from my LT30p using xda app-developers app
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Xperia V has the same problem, tried few JB roms, all have this problem

I noticed it too on ICS. I also think it's normal it behaves that way, as it also happens with Voodoo Control on my Galaxy S. Pumping up the bass lowers the overall volume.

My problem with walkman was solved after i went in settings volumes, lowered Alarm volume and bring it back to max.
After that the volume was louder again but i need to do this each time i connect the phone to the car audio.

.coomb. said:
I noticed it too on ICS. I also think it's normal it behaves that way, as it also happens with Voodoo Control on my Galaxy S. Pumping up the bass lowers the overall volume.
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I don't have this issue with ics, only jb. I don't mind the feature, but I don't really want it on in the car, I would prefer to control it so I can choose when/if it is active!!
smardu said:
My problem with walkman was solved after i went in settings volumes, lowered Alarm volume and bring it back to max.
After that the volume was louder again but i need to do this each time i connect the phone to the car audio.
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I had the same problem, I had to 're apply
All my equaliser settings in power amp and then 're connect to the car, so I got fed up very quickly and went back to ics
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[Q] Xperia T doesn't play next song in Walkman?

It looks like my XT won't play next song in Walkman when screen off,and It'll play if i wake up the screen. Please help.
XT: Stock JB (locked bootloader, rooted)

Benjoy Ericsson said:
It looks like my XT won't play next song in Walkman when screen off,and It'll play if i wake up the screen. Please help.
XT: Stock JB (locked bootloader, rooted)
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Yes I have that same damn annoying problem. I dunno why it happens.. Sometimes it works fine though.

thedisturbedone said:
Yes I have that same damn annoying problem. I dunno why it happens.. Sometimes it works fine though.
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I've had my Xperia T for 3 days, It's been updated to 4.1.2.
I'm experimenting the very same issue, I've tried with another player app (n7player), to no avail.
I'm very disappointed as I bought this phone because of Sony's Walkman software.
Nickola
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Edited this post to offer some kind of bypass solution.
Using "Wakelock" to acquire "Partial WakeLock", I was able to get continuous music playing, even when the screen goes off, with either Sony's Walkman or 3rd party player.
The side effect is a probably higher battery drainage, as it prevents CPU going to sleep mode, for what I've understood.
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The music issue is a known problem with the JB 4.1.2 update on 2012 Xperia's. I have successfully used Poweramp with no problems. It is not free, but there is a 15 day free trial. You can see if that helps you. I don't work for Poweramp; just a suggestion to let you listen to music with no interruptions.
I was not happy with this either, but I've found Poweramp's sound quality to be so much better than any version of the Walkman app that I'll keep using it even if Sony fixes the Walkman problems. Even Google Play Music sounds noticeably better than Walkman. In addition to fixing the music pausing when the display is off, Sony needs to work on its sound quality IMO.
The UI for Walkman is very slick though. I hope Sony sorts all of this out.

Lollipop broke the Audio?

Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume

LeParkour012 said:
Updated to Lollipop yesterday. Of course I'm using Sony's official update and not CM12. So yeah I didn't bother to.watch any videos or listen to music because I updated my phone very late at night. But today, I realised the Audio seems broken. How is it broken? Well, I play a YouTube video at max volume. Seems fine but a little soft for being at max. As soon as I drag it down just a bit, it's like impossible to hear anything. When it reaches half volume, it feels like the minumum volume and the minimum volume feels like it's muted. Anyone have the same problem?
Tl;dr: Can't hear jack **** on near max volume
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Can't say I have the same issue, all seems fine for me
Just tested it, definitely not on my phone, all good here.

AnrgKrshn said:
Can't say I have the same issue, all seems fine for me
Just tested it, definitely not on my phone, all good here.
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Seems like many people are facing the same issue based on a thread on the General section.

LeParkour012 said:
Seems like many people are facing the same issue based on a thread on the General section.
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Maybe try reflashing.

AnrgKrshn said:
Maybe try reflashing.
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I've reflashed multiple region ftfs. Still the same. Many people are having this problem. Maybe you just don't notice the low volume

LeParkour012 said:
I've reflashed multiple region ftfs. Still the same. Many people are having this problem. Maybe you just don't notice the low volume
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Umm, nope, I can notice cause I consume a lot of media on my phone.
Weird thing is, bluetooth is weird. I use it in my car, and in KK, when I made a call, it'd change to the phone audio on its own. Now it stays on bluetooth audio until the call connects and then switches to the phone audio mode. This was the case even with AOSP 5.0 ROMs :/ it's weirdly inconvenient cause if I'm using the aux, I won't know if the call is about to be connected, cause I can't hear the ringtone on the call :|

I'm using locked rooted Kitkat,
updated via Sony PC Companion without wiping anything
after the updating to lollipop, it charges so slow, even when it's turned off
I used all the chargers here.
I'm planning to go back to kitkat without losing any app data.
I have no recovery and not rooted in lollipop. What can I do?

sound is definitely broken, because xloud is missing, clearaudio+ isnt working neither.

Sound/Visualization Mods

So far I've tried a ported Sony Walkman apk with various old school sound mods (xLoud & Clearaudio+, Beats), then Apollo with HTK audio engine, then ViPER4Android. I can't tell if any of them worked, which usually I can tell. I think it's because the sound from the PURE's speakers is already pretty loud, and much better sounding then my original Moto X's? I used the selinux app for ViPER4Android, and HTK audio engine apparently doesn't require the selinux mode change. I'm gonna play around later with my Bluetooth headphones to see if I can notice it better. I think the speakers/drivers are pretty damn good, can't wait to see how much better they can get, being an audio enthusiast. Thoughts, input, ideas?:silly:
Edit: I plan on adding the "known" working music mods/apk's/etc.....
mixer_paths.xml VOLUME BOOST
XTREMEMusic
Xperia Z3 WALKMAN and MODS
ViPER4Android
HTK audio engine
SONY graphics

Tried using viper on stock and it sounded god awful. It didnt improve the sound one bit and instead made it sound super tinny to where some songs would hurt my ears. It did work on AICP though, but its still to buggy for me to use as a daily.

juanacevedo said:
Tried using viper on stock and it sounded god awful. It didnt improve the sound one bit and instead made it sound super tinny to where some songs would hurt my ears. It did work on AICP though, but its still to buggy for me to use as a daily.
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Thanks for the input! I still can't tell a difference. I did however flash THIS and it seemed to work. I had the "color mode" set to normal instead of vibrant since I didn't think vibrant made it any better. But I flashed the Sony zip and it seems much better.....

gokart2 said:
Thanks for the input! I still can't tell a difference. I did however flash THIS and it seemed to work. I had the "color mode" set to normal instead of vibrant since I didn't think vibrant made it any better. But I flashed the Sony zip and it seems much better.....
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Interesting, would you say the difference is very noticeable? I remember using something like this on the optimus4x and it made it look nicer but I'm not sure if it was a placebo or not haha

Been using XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire and V4A and loving the audio quality. Takes some tuning but sounds fantastic on speaker, headphones, and in my cars Bluetooth. Increases the speaker volume greatly without distortion too.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk

TGtheImmortal said:
Been using XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire and V4A and loving the audio quality. Takes some tuning but sounds fantastic on speaker, headphones, and in my cars Bluetooth. Increases the speaker volume greatly without distortion too.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
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DUDE! I just have to say, thank you for linking that mod! Originally viper did not work at all for me on stock but after installing these mods, sound quality is now amazing! It's the best on any phone I've had so far.
Everyone go flash this!

juanacevedo said:
DUDE! I just have to say, thank you for linking that mod! Originally viper did not work at all for me on stock but after installing these mods, sound quality is now amazing! It's the best on any phone I've had so far.
Everyone go flash this!
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Very welcome. Its amazing so glad it was useful to you!

Ok..... I was able to increase the volume by editing the mixer_paths.xml similar to the way it's listed on the net everywhere. Only tested the phone speakers and bluetooth, not headphones. Was kinda scared so I only increased everything by "2". That was noticeable and good enough for now.
1. Using your favorite file explore go to = system/etc/mixer_paths.xml
2. Increase the highlighted area parameters in the pic below. I increased everything by only ''2''.
GO IN SMALL STEPS. I DON"T KNOW WHICH PARAMETER IS WHAT SPEAKER..... OR WHEN IT WILL BREAK SOMETHING!!
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOWING YOUR SPEAKERS OR EARDRUMS!!

I tried to install XtremeMusic Mod, Project Desire and V4A, but V4A is not working, NEON is showing as NO. I followed all their instructions and XtremeMusic app is showing that it is on. Have you guys had this problem or did you have to do something different to the instructions to get it working?

ioneng said:
I tried to install XtremeMusic Mod, Project Desire and V4A, but V4A is not working, NEON is showing as NO. I followed all their instructions and XtremeMusic app is showing that it is on. Have you guys had this problem or did you have to do something different to the instructions to get it working?
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I installed it like the post specified, and it sure seems like its working. I haven't adjusted the EQ though. What do u mean neon=no?

TGtheImmortal said:
Been using XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire and V4A and loving the audio quality. Takes some tuning but sounds fantastic on speaker, headphones, and in my cars Bluetooth. Increases the speaker volume greatly without distortion too.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
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this is what I have for past month along with dolby atmos (v4a+atmos)
sometimes I feel like there is to much bass so I try to tweak it from time time I use bluetooth earphones (jabra rox)
ioneng said:
I tried to install XtremeMusic Mod, Project Desire and V4A, but V4A is not working, NEON is showing as NO. I followed all their instructions and XtremeMusic app is showing that it is on. Have you guys had this problem or did you have to do something different to the instructions to get it working?
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neon shows for me no however under normal mode works just fine there isn't any other solution I know for NORMAL mode to work on stock rom at least.

gokart2 said:
I installed it like the post specified, and it sure seems like its working. I haven't adjusted the EQ though. What do u mean neon=no?
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Inside V4A, if you check driver status, it says NEON=NO instead of yes.
patt2k said:
this is what I have for past month along with dolby atmos (v4a+atmos)
sometimes I feel like there is to much bass so I try to tweak it from time time I use bluetooth earphones (jabra rox)
neon shows for me no however under normal mode works just fine there isn't any other solution I know for NORMAL mode to work on stock rom at least.
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Do you mean that V4A works for you fine even when NEON is no? I haven't tested it extensively because I gave up once seeing the "No" hehe. I'll give it a try now and see whether V4A is really working. I do think however, that XtremeMusic Mod is working, my bluetooth buds sounds much better than before I flashed them. So even if V4A is not working, I can just wait for them to find a fix.

ioneng said:
Inside V4A, if you check driver status, it says NEON=NO instead of yes.
Do you mean that V4A works for you fine even when NEON is no? I haven't tested it extensively because I gave up once seeing the "No" hehe. I'll give it a try now and see whether V4A is really working. I do think however, that XtremeMusic Mod is working, my bluetooth buds sounds much better than before I flashed them. So even if V4A is not working, I can just wait for them to find a fix.
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Exactly it shows neon-no and it works.

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Exactly it shows neon-no and it works.
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I just noticed that when I play a song, v4a shows "processing=no" as well. My conclusion is that when we flashed "XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire and V4A", the "XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire" part did stick, but not the fixed V4A version. So the sound enhancement we can hear is from the first 2 mods only. I tried increasing/decreasing bass in V4A and there was no audible difference.

is anyone able to get walkman working on stock? It seems to bootloop in the presence of lucky patcher.
UPDATE: I'm able to get the standalone 9.0.2A to work, but not the 3.5 Z3 package

ioneng said:
I just noticed that when I play a song, v4a shows "processing=no" as well. My conclusion is that when we flashed "XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire and V4A", the "XtremeMusic Mod with Project Desire" part did stick, but not the fixed V4A version. So the sound enhancement we can hear is from the first 2 mods only. I tried increasing/decreasing bass in V4A and there was no audible difference.
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I was having the same issue but managed to get it to start working.
Steps I took:
* Uninstall V4A Drivers
* Reboot to recovery
* Re-install XtremeMusic
* WIPE CACHE/DALVIK
* Re-install V4A and drivers (mine got uninstalled in the process of flashing XM)
* Reboot
* Set SELinux to Permissive
* Play some music and open V4A to verify V4A is working (I have mine set to Compatible and Forced)
* Open XM and turn on
Hopefully this works for anyone else having issues as well. Relatively simple fix but it worked for me.

Been using this Viper, Atmos, Beats installer for the last few weeks and it's fantastic. Developer is actively developing with a new version nearly every day (at this point mostly small tweaks to increase compatibility across devices). I'm on the latest version (3.7) with no problems. Wipe dalvik and cache, flash, reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57021246
mxpe 6.0

ffejy462 said:
Been using this Viper, Atmos, Beats installer for the last few weeks and it's fantastic. Developer is actively developing with a new version nearly every day (at this point mostly small tweaks to increase compatibility across devices). I'm on the latest version (3.7) with no problems. Wipe dalvik and cache, flash, reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57021246
mxpe 6.0
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This works pretty good IMO!:good:

gokart2 said:
Ok..... I was able to increase the volume by editing the mixer_paths.xml similar to the way it's listed on the net everywhere. Only tested the phone speakers and bluetooth, not headphones. Was kinda scared so I only increased everything by "2". That was noticeable and good enough for now.
1. Using your favorite file explore go to = system/etc/mixer_paths.xml
2. Increase the highlighted area parameters in the pic below. I increased everything by only ''2''.
GO IN SMALL STEPS. I DON"T KNOW WHICH PARAMETER IS WHAT SPEAKER..... OR WHEN IT WILL BREAK SOMETHING!!
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOWING YOUR SPEAKERS OR EARDRUMS!!
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I have edited the lines that you have in your screenshot and I haven't heard an increase in my headphones nor speakers at all. Were/are there any other lines that need to be edited in the mixer_paths.xml file (such as the section beginning with '<path name="headphones">'?
Do you have any recommended values that you changed yours to in order to hear a difference? Thanks!

rob.allen78 said:
I have edited the lines that you have in your screenshot and I haven't heard an increase in my headphones nor speakers at all. Were/are there any other lines that need to be edited in the mixer_paths.xml file (such as the section beginning with '<path name="headphones">'?
Do you have any recommended values that you changed yours to in order to hear a difference? Thanks!
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I honestly was copying a mod from a Nexus device and I think I was tricking myself into noticing a volume increase. :silly:

Z3 Compact double tap to lock

Hello guys, so my question is: Does Z3 Compact have the double tap to lock option on Lollipop 23.4.A.1.264 firmware? was thinking of upgrading from Kitkat.
Edit: Also, my customization version is : 1288-4954
I have searched this and i can't seem to find my version. Is there any way to upgrade to lollipop with my version? (Maybe OTA will skip flashing to marshmallow? i don't know)

kwstas 13 said:
Hello guys, so my question is: Does Z3 Compact have the double tap to lock option on Lollipop 23.4.A.1.264 firmware? was thinking of upgrading from Kitkat.
Edit: Also, my customization version is : 1288-4954
I have searched this and i can't seem to find my version. Is there any way to upgrade to lollipop with my version? (Maybe OTA will skip flashing to marshmallow? i don't know)
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No,but you can make it with GravityBox,but it only works on the lockscreen so you are out of luck

Dinkec27 said:
No,but you can make it with GravityBox,but it only works on the lockscreen so you are out of luck
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And what about my edit question?
Thanks for answering!

kwstas 13 said:
And what about my edit question?
Thanks for answering!
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Why don't you upgrade to MM? You don't need to follow the customization number strictly if you want to upgrade.
As for the double tap to lock, newer versions of Xperia Home have that option, as well as Nova Launcher, so you'll be covered anyway.

Cirra92 said:
Why don't you upgrade to MM? You don't need to follow the customization number strictly if you want to upgrade.
As for the double tap to lock, newer versions of Xperia Home have that option, as well as Nova Launcher, so you'll be covered anyway.
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I would,but the sound output on my headphones is really low on Marshmallow,compared to my Kitkat,and i wanted to give Lollipop a try,as I haven't used it for a long long time and can't remember if Lollipop's output is equal to the Kitkat or the Marshmallow version.
Another bug on Marshmallow is that the last 1-2 seconds on every video i record are frozen(and yes,I have tried the amazing Cyberian mod, it didn't fix it)
Edit: so, does the Lollipop have double tap to lock?!

kwstas 13 said:
I would,but the sound output on my headphones is really low on Marshmallow,compared to my Kitkat,and i wanted to give Lollipop a try,as I haven't used it for a long long time and can't remember if Lollipop's output is equal to the Kitkat or the Marshmallow version.
Another bug on Marshmallow is that the last 1-2 seconds on every video i record are frozen(and yes,I have tried the amazing Cyberian mod, it didn't fix it)
Edit: so, does the Lollipop have double tap to lock?!
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Do you mean sound quality, or volume? Sound quality is a bit worse on MM, you can hear slight crackling, but it's ok. And as for the videos freezing, that's weird, as I don't have that, maybe it was your setup, or the rom you used :/
Yes if you upgrade Xperia Home, I'm not sure in which version they included DT2L, but you can find in Cross forums easily latest version And if you don't like it, you can always install Nova Laucher which has a lot of options, that's what I'm using anyway

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Do you mean sound quality, or volume? Sound quality is a bit worse on MM, you can hear slight crackling, but it's ok. And as for the videos freezing, that's weird, as I don't have that, maybe it was your setup, or the rom you used :/
Yes if you upgrade Xperia Home, I'm not sure in which version they included DT2L, but you can find in Cross forums easily latest version And if you don't like it, you can always install Nova Laucher which has a lot of options, that's what I'm using anyway
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As for the sound, yes, quality is really bad on MM, but i also meant volume,especially when the tracks have frequent basslines...the bass on KK is crisp and loud! But is it the same on Lollipop?
As for the video,I used stock ROM and had the problem, then I installed Cyberian and I still had the problem(still not a big problem though...)

kwstas 13 said:
As for the sound, yes, quality is really bad on MM, but i also meant volume,especially when the tracks have frequent basslines...the bass on KK is crisp and loud! But is it the same on Lollipop?
As for the video,I used stock ROM and had the problem, then I installed Cyberian and I still had the problem(still not a big problem though...)
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I'm sorry I can't comment on bass quality nor volume between those 2, since I'm on MM for 5-6 months, and I've been on KK more than a year ago... I guess you have to try on your own. Volume can be increased through mixer_paths.xml file, it's pretty easy and helps noticeably, and quality can be "fixed" with ARISE sound mod (major increase if you ask me). It's all down to your preferences and your will to live with those issues if fixes won't satisfy your requirements.

Cirra92 said:
I'm sorry I can't comment on bass quality nor volume between those 2, since I'm on MM for 5-6 months, and I've been on KK more than a year ago... I guess you have to try on your own. Volume can be increased through mixer_paths.xml file, it's pretty easy and helps noticeably, and quality can be "fixed" with ARISE sound mod (major increase if you ask me). It's all down to your preferences and your will to live with those issues if fixes won't satisfy your requirements.
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I never managed to understand how to tweak mixer_paths file as I never found the correct line to edit.
I've tried arise sound and my audio was horrible (distorted and impossible to listen to it. Maybe i did something wrong there but all I did was flashing a zip file as far as I remember)
Well. KK's sound is amazing, and it has the best autofocus on video recording compared to MM (+ cyberian! ). I'll stick with it for now and i will maybe give a try to Lollipop later on.