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Media Volume too low, App/Hack to increase it?

Hey guys.
So, going from an iPhone to an Incredible, the Incredible's Media Volume is way too low for my liking.
Is there a hack to increase the Media Volume so it's louder or at least as loud as what iPod's/iPhone's can get?
I've tried VolumeBoost but its still a bit too low

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Download poweramp and set equalizer to "phone speaker (loud)". After that you can increase volume further by raising the master volume in the pre-amp. I assume you want this for playing your music through an auxiliary or headphones in either case you must play your media through poweramp to receive the effect.

itsbeertimenow said:
Download poweramp and set equalizer to "phone speaker (loud)". After that you can increase volume further by raising the master volume in the pre-amp. I assume you want this for playing your music through an auxiliary or headphones in either case you must play your media through poweramp to receive the effect.
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playerpro has good eq as well

Thanks for the help guys.
I downloaded Volume+ And that seems to have helped, but thanks for all the tips, may use them in the future

JccageX2 said:
Thanks for the help guys.
I downloaded Volume+ And that seems to have helped, but thanks for all the tips, may use them in the future
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volume+ will do the job but i notice that when i put to 15+, the hardware speaker cant support and sound kind of distorted.

TMarcus68 said:
volume+ will do the job but i notice that when i put to 15+, the hardware speaker cant support and sound kind of distorted.
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That would be why the volume has a low governer on it... so you don't blow the onboard speaker.

[Q] Loudness Patch?

Hi,
GNote's speaker volume is okay but not loud enough for me. Is there a patch that I could flash to increase the volume everywhere (ringtons, songs etc..) like there is one for Galaxy Nexus?
Thanks

You can try flashing an equalizer like Awesome Beats (search the forum for it). It will for sure improve the quality of the sound output, but not the volume itself. Try it and see if it's enough. If it isn't, you can try flashing a different ROM, specially non-Samsung ones (e.g. CM9, CM10 etc.), because since they probably use different sound drivers, there could be a difference (if it will be better or worse, I don't know, and it may be overkill to flash a new ROM just for it). Other option would be to use an external speaker, there are many models available.

Anything that "improves" the sound will most likely reduce the volume than increase, I suppose.
CM10? Its a nightly and I'm a bit reluctant to use something thats not stable yet.
External speaker at all times? I mainly need it for the ringtone.

ibr4him said:
Hi,
GNote's speaker volume is okay but not loud enough for me. Is there a patch that I could flash to increase the volume everywhere (ringtons, songs etc..) like there is one for Galaxy Nexus?
Thanks
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Try alsamixer free on play store it will load some drivers then you can set different volume levels with in the app it may help
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Installed and set the master volume to 93 and speaker to 31 but no noticeable difference, any other settings required?

ibr4him said:
Installed and set the master volume to 93 and speaker to 31 but no noticeable difference, any other settings required?
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Install voodoo louder from market

Is it possible to boost the loudness of Xperia Z by any MOD ?

I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already

KennyCHF said:
I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already
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I'm using this and it works really well, it doesn't mention the increase in loudness of the speaker but my experience is that it does
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2175768

@KennyCHF
Let us know if that ACID mod helps..

ethan3686 said:
@KennyCHF
Let us know if that ACID mod helps..
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Maybe not the time for me to flash it because I need the BT sound. :crying:

install volume + app free version then pay for the real one around 80p install it.
you can change speaker volumes and also phone volumes make bass better its very good works on my galaxy s 3 thats how
i know it works on xperia z just go into the sound options, on your phone.
and change sound music effects to volume + maybe reboot phone after. i hope this helps
the purexaudio rom is very good aswell

KennyCHF said:
I think the loudness of the speaker is too weak.
Missed a phone call few times already
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Try turning on xLOUD and put the ringtone on full blast, I'm pretty sure it's quite loud then
Sent From my blazing fast Sony Xperia Z C6603 powered by PureXAudio

Volume + works fine on the Z but it will disable the sound enhancements equaliser and clear audio +. Unfortunately they don't work parallel to each other
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I am also looking for a speaker boost mod, I love the xperia z but the only thing bad with it is its internal speaker volume which sucks.
I have tried the volume plus mod and other but still there is no solution in sight.
Hope the new version of Acid mod will change this.

Nothing works for me also

tried volume+ and other mods but nothing works ...
up till now there is no mod or app which can increase or make the internal handset loud speaker louder...

jagdesh said:
tried volume+ and other mods but nothing works ...
up till now there is no mod or app which can increase or make the internal handset loud speaker louder...
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Volume + works fine, but more so in the paid version, allows much more volume increase levels of the speaker.
And it doesn't disable other mods, as much as overrides them, but you have lots of options within volume +, I have the paid version and the EQ is great, so I can pretty much match the other settings that had been overridden. Plus it doesn't effect my headset, only my external speaker, or which ever you adjust from the main settings page.
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danw_oz said:
Volume + works fine, but more so in the paid version, allows much more volume increase levels of the speaker.
And it doesn't disable other mods, as much as overrides them, but you have lots of options within volume +, I have the paid version and the EQ is great, so I can pretty much match the other settings that had been overridden. Plus it doesn't effect my headset, only my external speaker, or which ever you adjust from the main settings page.
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Are you sure it works for jellybean? I have try both the free & paid version but it doesn't work at all. Keep on force close on my rooted sony xperia z

Boost Output Volume on 6.0

If youre like me and you like listening to your music with good headphones and want to feel that bass rumble in your head, you might have noticed that with the update to 6.0 (In my case to B565) the output volume might have gone down considerably and that now the max volume isnt just enough to make you eargasm. So i researched a lot and found out that the max volume settings are set in some .xml files located in /etc and /system/etc but the thing is that with huawei phones we dont just have to edit a single .xml file to raise our max volume, we have to edit a whole crap ton of them depending on our region, vendor, model etc.... So instead of having to open all those files and edit just the correct string, i found out that AlsaMixer (Available on google play) works just fine with out devices!! I also found out that the max output on 6.0 is stuck at 80% dont know why.
So, to get your 20% of max volume up, all you have to do is open AlsaMixer (or all those other .xml files if you like doing things the hard way ) and edit the lines:
-HISSC_SMT_HSL_GAIN (this is left headphone gain)
-HISSC_SMT_HSR_GAIN (this is right headphone gain)
Their default value will be 12, just go ahead and set that value to 15 which is the max value and enjoy your new volume
NOTE: There are tons of other strings you can edit to increase output of speaker, earpiece, etc...etc... but since I didnt need to increase these I didnt take the time to find out their variables, but if youre interested on increasing the speaker volume just open the .xml files and go to speaker and find the gain variable and change it with Alsa.
Hope I made your day

Do you know how can i set plug in/out -> music player on/off or music play/pause??

MalinKaMp3 said:
Do you know how can i set plug in/out -> music player on/off or music play/pause??
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You might be able to do that with Tasker or a similar app. ALSA is only in charge of the sound.

tested and working good. only thing i noticed is that after i modify the value it wont save for the next time i use the player so i have to edit and apply again.
really thanks for sharing

Firicel69 said:
tested and working good. only thing i noticed is that after i modify the value it wont save for the next time i use the player so i have to edit and apply again.
really thanks for sharing
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Also noticed. It would be great if we could make it stay forever but ive tried editing all the files but it still doesnt stay I dont know why :/

pilililo2 said:
If youre like me and you like listening to your music with good headphones and want to feel that bass rumble in your head, you might have noticed that with the update to 6.0 (In my case to B565) the output volume might have gone down considerably and that now the max volume isnt just enough to make you eargasm. So i researched a lot and found out that the max volume settings are set in some .xml files located in /etc and /system/etc but the thing is that with huawei phones we dont just have to edit a single .xml file to raise our max volume, we have to edit a whole crap ton of them depending on our region, vendor, model etc.... So instead of having to open all those files and edit just the correct string, i found out that AlsaMixer (Available on google play) works just fine with out devices!! I also found out that the max output on 6.0 is stuck at 80% dont know why.
So, to get your 20% of max volume up, all you have to do is open AlsaMixer (or all those other .xml files if you like doing things the hard way ) and edit the lines:
-HISSC_SMT_HSL_GAIN (this is left headphone gain)
-HISSC_SMT_HSR_GAIN (this is right headphone gain)
Their default value will be 12, just go ahead and set that value to 15 which is the max value and enjoy your new volume
NOTE: There are tons of other strings you can edit to increase output of speaker, earpiece, etc...etc... but since I didnt need to increase these I didnt take the time to find out their variables, but if youre interested on increasing the speaker volume just open the .xml files and go to speaker and find the gain variable and change it with Alsa.
Hope I made your day
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So looking into AlsaMixer, this is an app for a rooted device. Is there any alternative methods? I just got my phone finally back up and going again after an IMEI loss and am a little scared to do anything further in the system like that.
Also the fact that the description on AlsaMixer doesn't say anything about supporting MM... Has the had any issues for you?

Horacio55555 said:
So looking into AlsaMixer, this is an app for a rooted device. Is there any alternative methods? I just got my phone finally back up and going again after an IMEI loss and am a little scared to do anything further in the system like that.
Also the fact that the description on AlsaMixer doesn't say anything about supporting MM... Has the had any issues for you?
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I dont think there are any other *effective* methods out there that dont imply rooting your device or something of that behaviour sorry. And yes it does support it, at least for me even though it says nothing.

Not a worry... I'll just have to build the courage up to rootmy device :/ ah well. Thanks for responding so soon

and this works only for headphones? i also want to increase volume on speaker

VladHD said:
and this works only for headphones? i also want to increase volume on speaker
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I think you can, but have to find the proper string for speaker

VladHD said:
and this works only for headphones? i also want to increase volume on speaker
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Exactly, you have to find the string for the speaker. (Be careful though because you could cause damage to the speaker)

which is the line for speaker gain?

Here İ solved...
TurkPDA marcolomboss

marcolomboss said:
Here İ solved...
TurkPDA marcolomboss
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You solved what? We already know about dolby atmos, but this is different.

Yes Dolby Atmos gets a little better sound quality than stock. But it doesnt boost output volume in any way or form. For that the only thing that works is editing the ALSA setting but for the speaker I dont know which string you have to edit because as i said im not interested in listening music through my phone speaker, i was just interested in boosting the volume from the headphones which I thought were too low. Anyhow I discourage everyone who wants to boost their speaker higher than stock, as this phones speaker sounds pretty high, even too high sometimes and you could risk damaging the speaker or braking it.

pilililo2 said:
Yes Dolby Atmos gets a little better sound quality than stock. But it doesnt boost output volume in any way or form. For that the only thing that works is editing the ALSA setting but for the speaker I dont know which string you have to edit because as i said im not interested in listening music through my phone speaker, i was just interested in boosting the volume from the headphones which I thought were too low. Anyhow I discourage everyone who wants to boost their speaker higher than stock, as this phones speaker sounds pretty high, even too high sometimes and you could risk damaging the speaker or braking it.
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is it even possible to boost without root? i guess not. but app can probably deliver higher sound.
for root users theres usually a xml file in system/etc i can't tell which one it is since i'm first time huawei user but if u got root why not use viper4android it boosts the volume like

I would like to boost the volume only for my headphones. Which xml files should I edit? I am thinking of using a file explorer to edit the values on OP for this.
Thanks in advance.

Use the playback music controls xposed module.Its awesome and you can also change tracks using volume buttons if you like. The autoplay option is in the settings.

I've found out how to boosz permanently, I guess... System/etc/audio/hissc/mixer_paths_ALICE.xml
Open it with a text editor, and change HISSC_SMT_HSL_GAIN + HISSC_SMT_HSR_GAIN from 12 to 15.
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Hello, it's not so safely but it's working but you need to edit the sames files but the one with R too, few lines after (left/right).
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Volume Boost Note 8

Is there a way to boost the volume without Root?
Thanks for any help!

need that too!

First make sure your media volume limiter is off, then go to equalizer and push all frequencies to max, that should give you about 10 dB extra.

Can't promise that it will work but they're is an app called SpeakerBoost that I've installed
..... Seems to work

pete4k said:
First make sure your media volume limiter is off, then go to equalizer and push all frequencies to max, that should give you about 10 dB extra.
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how do you do that

settings/sounds and vibration/sound quality and effects
actually just go to settings, click on search functions (circle with with line on the bottom, top right corner) and type media volume limiter, or whatever function you're looking for

I try it, but continue with low volume. My previous Note 2 had louder audio.

ok

Just a comment, my 950F does not have a media volume limiter option

Download "Speaker Booster" on the Play Store. Hope this helps

I tried pretty much everything but nothing really actually worked. If you use the SoundAlive profiles or boost the EQ it just limits the two top volume levels from working.
I have now rooted and manually changed the mixer_gains.xml file and it's amazing now. super loud with no distortion at all.
Sadly rooting is really the only way to go. Dunno why Samsung limit the volume so much when the DAC is capable of a far better volume output. It's the one thing that really lets this handset down.

kradcliffe said:
I tried pretty much everything but nothing really actually worked. If you use the SoundAlive profiles or boost the EQ it just limits the two top volume levels from working.
I have now rooted and manually changed the mixer_gains.xml file and it's amazing now. super loud with no distortion at all.
Sadly rooting is really the only way to go. Dunno why Samsung limit the volume so much when the DAC is capable of a far better volume output. It's the one thing that really lets this handset down.
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Can you link me the mixer paths you used?

All you need to do is change the values in mixer_gains.xml as per the screenshot. Root only of course.
This is only for the wired headphone volume.

After trying about 5 models of headphones and being ridiculously low volume in all of them (especially in Spotify and YouTube videos), I found a expensive solution, but that has solved the problem withoutroot, i have bought the Jaybird X3, very good quality, very good volume and good insulation, despite being in ear.
I still think that with normal headphones, such as those that come in the box of AKG, Xiaomi Piston 2, Sony STH32, Sony SBH24 or even the great AudioTechnica M40X the volume is ridiculously low on this mobile.
Greetings.

It is ridiculously low, and has been on Samsung mobiles for a while now. Seems they need to protect us from ourselves. sad.
As stated above, root and a simple change to a text file makes one hell of a difference.
Another good solution is an external DAC like the Creative E3. It works well too and no need to root.

Hey, I'm with you all ; the volume of the note 8 is low. Now I tried every GD volume app on the play store and none work. I kept looking and I found one that works: Music Equalizer and Bass Booster by Coocent. This app no **** will increase volume. I swear.
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Bluetooth help
kradcliffe said:
I tried pretty much everything but nothing really actually worked. If you use the SoundAlive profiles or boost the EQ it just limits the two top volume levels from working.
I have now rooted and manually changed the mixer_gains.xml file and it's amazing now. super loud with no distortion at all.
Sadly rooting is really the only way to go. Dunno why Samsung limit the volume so much when the DAC is capable of a far better volume output. It's the one thing that really lets this handset down.
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Could you please advice if this would work if you use Bluetooth devices, such as speakers or headphones? I mean it is so annoying that samsung actually achieve year over year to have worst volume... just when you think it couldn't get worst.
I would appreciate if you can let me know!

jag5001 said:
Hey, I'm with you all ; the volume of the note 8 is low. Now I tried every GD volume app on the play store and none work. I kept looking and I found one that works: Music Equalizer and Bass Booster by Coocent. This app no **** will increase volume. I swear.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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I followed your tip, but in my 950F, exynos, this app in fact decreases the volume! It may only work with snapdragons

ElixirD said:
Can you link me the mixer paths you used?[/QUO
any chance you could give us the mixer and gains file
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodev.volume.booster
I use this...works great but don't boost over 30-33%!