Hi
I'm having big issues with audio breaking up and distortion with louder audio tracks, or when its busy musically.
Any ideas?? It's Exynos (8GB/512GB) version. Atmos doesn't affect anything. All audio sources of the same track produce it.
It sounds horrendous when its doing it. I thought my headphones were broken but it does it on speaker too.
TheMathMan said:
Hi
I'm having big issues with audio breaking up and distortion with louder audio tracks, or when its busy musically.
Any ideas?? It's Exynos (8GB/512GB) version. Atmos doesn't affect anything. All audio sources of the same track produce it.
It sounds horrendous when its doing it. I thought my headphones were broken but it does it on speaker too.
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I'm having the same issue with the US unlocked snapdragon version.
I spent an hour with Samsung Support going through issues. Interestingly the audio through the speaker in diagnostic mode didn't show any issues but probably due to different frequencies and sound profile to the songs that are causing the issue. Safe mode made no difference and neither did a factory reset. They said I could do a handset swap but no current stock of the blue. Ended up finding a local store with a 512GB blue in stock so drove over there, purchased it, same issues so instantly returned that handset. I also saw this thread about the S9 Plus where people have been describing similar issues (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/help/galaxy-s9-plus-sound-problem-t3774829)... maybe I've made a poor decision ditching iPhone!?
Is this the sort of thing using something like Viper4Android would fix?
Same issue. 128G Verizon. I had this issue on a call once(may have been the signal) but then the audio did the same thing a couple times. The behavior is that of a track where the track had been recorded with the signal too strong or the gain too high(same thing really). Turning the volume down only makes it sound like a quiter distorted signal. 1 thing i noticed was, when using smart switch my custom "EQ" setting was transferred over. I changed it but that didn't change anything.
meccadon123 said:
Same issue. 128G Verizon. I had this issue on a call once(may have been the signal) but then the audio did the same thing a couple times. The behavior is that of a track where the track had been recorded with the signal too strong or the gain too high(same thing really). Turning the volume down only makes it sound like a quiter distorted signal. 1 thing i noticed was, when using smart switch my custom "EQ" setting was transferred over. I changed it but that didn't change anything.
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You mean like clipping ?
I wonder if a fresh install will help.
TheMathMan said:
Hi
I'm having big issues with audio breaking up and distortion with louder audio tracks, or when its busy musically.
Any ideas?? It's Exynos (8GB/512GB) version. Atmos doesn't affect anything. All audio sources of the same track produce it.
It sounds horrendous when its doing it. I thought my headphones were broken but it does it on speaker too.
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For start - turn off all the eq settings (if you have some turned on) in sound menu - dolby, adaptive sound and so on.
If it's software problem rooting and moding the phone would help, if it's hardware issue maybe it can mitigate it, but that's beside the point to have expensive device with not working sound out of the box.
I tried the audio settings but soundalive is always on. I force closed it whilst listening but no real change. Once you start googling it you realise there's a fair few Samsung's over the years that also do it including S9/+, S8 and so on. Maybe I shouldn't have left iPhone. Audio is very important to me as I'm always listening. Back in the day Exynos Samsung's were the best due to the Wolfson DAC. Sadly I'm disappointed and considering backtracking on the purchase. What would be better though, an LG? A Sony? Or am I then just settling for something less.
TheMathMan said:
I tried the audio settings but soundalive is always on. I force closed it whilst listening but no real change. Once you start googling it you realise there's a fair few Samsung's over the years that also do it including S9/+, S8 and so on. Maybe I shouldn't have left iPhone. Audio is very important to me as I'm always listening. Back in the day Exynos Samsung's were the best due to the Wolfson DAC. Sadly I'm disappointed and considering backtracking on the purchase. What would be better though, an LG? A Sony? Or am I then just settling for something less.
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Lg have awesome dacs .
TheMathMan said:
I tried the audio settings but soundalive is always on. I force closed it whilst listening but no real change. Once you start googling it you realise there's a fair few Samsung's over the years that also do it including S9/+, S8 and so on. Maybe I shouldn't have left iPhone. Audio is very important to me as I'm always listening. Back in the day Exynos Samsung's were the best due to the Wolfson DAC. Sadly I'm disappointed and considering backtracking on the purchase. What would be better though, an LG? A Sony? Or am I then just settling for something less.
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LG V series got awesome DAC. Did you tried a player like powermap (there is a free trial) that can output at high resolution directly from the DAC, ignoring the OS? It produces vastly superior sound on my exynos s7e. Don't forget to sign up for the beta tho, a lot of improvements in the latest in sound/UI design. The new exynos 9810 still uses wolfson/circus logics DAC that is praised everywhere (especially hifi forums and ofc for a phone). Maybe you just don't like the sound balance of it, as it's quite neutral. That is personal preference though, not negative point - some like neutral, others warmer and so on.
Limeybastard said:
You mean like clipping ?
I wonder if a fresh install will help.
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yeah but it's not constant. It only happens sometimes. To me the behavior is exactly like when you record something at max volume and then play it back and it sounds like it's blowing your speakers apart. Mine sounds great for the most part and this only happens sometimes.
meccadon123 said:
yeah but it's not constant. It only happens sometimes. To me the behavior is exactly like when you record something at max volume and then play it back and it sounds like it's blowing your speakers apart. Mine sounds great for the most part and this only happens sometimes.
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I think I know exactly what you mean.
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i remember having this problem in the samsung S3 a long time ago ...this can only be fixed with a samsung update...
Same problems intermittently on exynos.
Fingers crossed. Would point to software if experienced by S845 and Exynos.
meccadon123 said:
yeah but it's not constant. It only happens sometimes. To me the behavior is exactly like when you record something at max volume and then play it back and it sounds like it's blowing your speakers apart. Mine sounds great for the most part and this only happens sometimes.
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Is this happening with wired and bluetooth? I haven't had this issue with mine, but my bluetooth devices support separate audio control, so that the phone can be turned all the way up, but my bluetooth devices can then control their own volume further.
I'm getting some intermittent issues with speaker output where the bottom speaker seems to lower in volume and bass after some minutes of use. Overall the speakers fare well for upbeat music but very poorly for piano tracks where they add some rattle and crackling (same goes for some narration or podcasts). Some days I don't notice this at all but it might be due to multiple audio apps running or how the lower speaker is normalizing the bass. Also, just a few minutes ago my speakers just stopped working for media playback, but the volume rocker still made sounds through the speaker. I was using headphones and playing music for the video editor for super slow motion videos before this happened. The only way out was to restart the phone. I tried replicating it but it didn't happen again.
FYL21 said:
I'm getting some intermittent issues with speaker output where the bottom speaker seems to lower in volume and bass after some minutes of use. Overall the speakers fare well for upbeat music but very poorly for piano tracks where they add some rattle and crackling (same goes for some narration or podcasts). Some days I don't notice this at all but it might be due to multiple audio apps running or how the lower speaker is normalizing the bass. Also, just a few minutes ago my speakers just stopped working for media playback, but the volume rocker still made sounds through the speaker. I was using headphones and playing music for the video editor for super slow motion videos before this happened. The only way out was to restart the phone. I tried replicating it but it didn't happen again.
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Most likely a software issue (same with the cracking sound) and will be fixed (hopefully) in a update or atleast in P.
I have no such issues with my Exynos Note 9. I listen to music a lot with headphones and it sounds fantastic quite honestly. I actually ditched my LG G7 becuase I didn't hear too much benefits with the sound to justify keeping it just for music. I actually kind of prefer the output from the Note 9 generally. The G7 might have had a tad more spacious sound but also a bit more "muffled" at the same time. A little bit more emphasis in highs in the Note which I prefer.
hi all after 1 week of trying i figure out how to fix the problem simply delete the file with name ((SoundBoosterParam.txt)). in the root/system/vendor/etc
you're done
After about 10 minutes of playing a game, I notice the bottom speaker dip in volume considerably. The audio then becomes "hollow" sounding.This happened to me with both Real Racing 3 and Bowling by Jason Belmonte, with Dolby Atmos on. Restarting the app immediately fixes the issue, and playing music doesn't have the issue either. Just restarted the phone and will test it out again later with Atmos turned off.
hmm - I tried again with Dolby Atmos turned off and the same thing happened (playing Bowling by Jason Belmonte in this case). I thought it was Dolby Atmos not turning on properly but after hearing this it doesn't seem to be the problem. It could still have to do with having two audio apps running, as my Samsung Music app was still running in the notifications but paused. First I was worried there was something wrong with the speaker but I'm convinced this is a software issue. If I reopen the app or play audio from another app, the volume eventually returns to normal. It's really intermittent - sometimes I can play a game for 10-20 minutes.
I had this once when playing Eternium.
No idea how this happened but it was 2 weeks ago and it didn't happen anymore since then.
At least I'm not the only one. I don't recall it happening with the Samsung Music app on it's own but it did occur with YouTube Vanced. Are you using Snapdragon or Exynos? How long were you playing the game when it occurred ?
FYL21 said:
At least I'm not the only one. I don't recall it happening with the Samsung Music app on it's own but it did occur with YouTube Vanced. Are you using Snapdragon or Exynos? How long were you playing the game when it occurred ?
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I have the 512GB Exynos version. I was playing it for over 30 minutes when it happened.
Still happening to me on the latest ARJ1 update. Apparently this has been reported on Snapdragon variants as well. It could be more widespread but people just aren't noticing it. On some apps like Asphalt 9, the bass just decreases in volume and the overall volume is still loud, but it sounds rather muffled and compressed if you listen carefully. There's some debate as to whether it's a software or hardware defect, but I'm suspecting the former since audio played outside of the app in question is typically still loud on the bottom speaker.
More discussion here: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-Note-9-Questions-and/Note-9-speaker-problem/td-p/386783
Coming from an iphone 7 plus which i always had to turn its volume down whilst playing pubg. I can barely hear anything when playing full volume on my note 8. i dont want to use headphones. anyone had similar issues? and any fix? exynos version.
I've always had low audio in pubg and cannot find a way to boost it. I've tried volume boosters that do work outside of the game but not in it for some reason, the same goes for Viper. I've ended up giving up as I'm out of ideas but happy to try any new ones as it bothers me each time I go on it.
Pubg sounds somewhat low using the buit in speaker, youtube the same, but in the end, it is recommended to play pubg using headphones, to be able to pinpoint the exact direction of footsteps, if you do not use headphonew you are clearly at a disadvantage, use them
Try viper4android. Easier to hear vehicle noises and footsteps
This is typical for a device with a bottom firing speaker. I would recommend that you use a headset while playing PubG on your device.
Headphones are definitely the optimum choice however I play with a friend in the same room, he has iPhone and so can determine direction from the speakers (as there is two) but because we talk while playing which I can't have headphones in. Is there anyway to activate the microphone so that the audio from the room comes through the headset too? (I might be asking too much there )
drabs216 said:
Coming from an iphone 7 plus which i always had to turn its volume down whilst playing pubg. I can barely hear anything when playing full volume on my note 8. i dont want to use headphones. anyone had similar issues? and any fix? exynos version.[/QUOTE
Turn on Dolby atoms during the game it will fix the problem .
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Try this trick
after you open pubg click game tools and click record video (record like 1 second ) and then turn it off , the sound increase.:good:
I've been playing PUBG on my rog 2, and many a times, the footsteps of enemy bug out. I can't tell the direction they are coming from. So i switched off all the DTS and Audio wizard special functionalities thinking it was affecting it. But still no use. I went to YT to do stereo test, and i was noticing that even the left audio was creeping into my right and right to left. This happens on all my earphones but doesn't happen on my older LG G7+ Thinq. What can i do to revert it back?
allajagat said:
I've been playing PUBG on my rog 2, and many a times, the footsteps of enemy bug out. I can't tell the direction they are coming from. So i switched off all the DTS and Audio wizard special functionalities thinking it was affecting it. But still no use. I went to YT to do stereo test, and i was noticing that even the left audio was creeping into my right and right to left. This happens on all my earphones but doesn't happen on my older LG G7+ Thinq. What can i do to revert it back?
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I'm using a fiil t1x TWS... I twerked my audiowizard setting to bluetooth and enabled wide soundstage..sI can hear with accuracy the location of foot steps..
The problem must be with the soundstage of your device.. Or, it must be only limited to BT audio devices.. lol!
I only started noticing this recently when I got the Galaxy Buds 2, but it is also happening to my Buds+ as well. Basically the treble starts to distort and double up when using the default Scalable Codec on my Exynos N960F-DS. It becomes sensitive to a "death grip" near the volume rocker where the connectivity drops, also when I put my phone on my right pocket compared to my left. Not sure if a recent software/firmware update caused it as I never noticed it before with the Buds+ (except in game mode) until recently. I haven't been able to test this conclusively, but I also wonder if they are stuck in gaming mode when using Scalable.
Changing to AAC eliminates this problem but is very tedious as the Buds always default to Scalable. Is there any way to make it remember the codec set in developer options? Another solution is to simply turn off wifi, but distortion still occasionally happens and it defeats the whole purpose of using the phone.