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Looking for audio bass booster

My old iPAQ had this nice setting where you could enable it to boost the bass on the headphone socket (not on the speaker). This made music on the earphones sound much better. Has anyone found any program that could give this bass boosting feature to the XDA II?

1. Let's use GSPlayer2 It is a great audio player. Plays Wav, Wma, Mp3, Ogg, manage playlists, can change volume without big jumps. Its only 300K. It has got a builtin good quality equalizer and bass boost. Its Freeware. Search it, or if you can't found I will upload
2. In my iPAQ, 3630 there wasn't a setting for bass and treble boost. But the hardware is in the device. I copied the HH_MPH.exe (as I remember) from another iPAQ (3970?) and voila, there is the settings in the control panel. I will try this with the wallaby when I home.

Sallala said:
2. In my iPAQ, 3630 there wasn't a setting for bass and treble boost. But the hardware is in the device. I copied the HH_MPH.exe (as I remember) from another iPAQ (3970?) and voila, there is the settings in the control panel. I will try this with the wallaby when I home.
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Keep us posted on the results of your experiment. Thanks.

Sallala said:
1. Let's use GSPlayer2 It is a great audio player. Plays Wav, Wma, Mp3, Ogg, manage playlists, can change volume without big jumps. Its only 300K. It has got a builtin good quality equalizer and bass boost. Its Freeware. Search it, or if you can't found I will upload
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It doesn't claim to be able to play WMA files. My music collection uses the WMA format (smaller size, better quality).

Jargon said:
It doesn't claim to be able to play WMA files. My music collection uses the WMA format (smaller size, better quality).
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I am sorry. I don't remember correctly. GSPLayer2 does not play WMA. (Maybe a newer version?)
However, OGG format better than WMA. In my opinion, with equal bitrate files, the OGG is the best, after it WMA and the worst quality is the MP3.
Ok, when I'am at home I check the bass bosst. HH_MPH.exe.
Sala

i use udaeq from ipaq 3630 as a bass boost programm, and it works well
with media player.
http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/fr/index.php?soft=430

Well . . . udaeq.exe does not seem to work with the i-mate. I installed it as directed in the readme file (for PPC2002 - there is no WM2003 version). When I tapped the icon it began to draw the screen, then my i-mate froze and I had to SoftReset. I tried a couple of times with the same result and have now deleted it.
Anyone else have a suggestion?

Best mp3 Player for JJ

Can ppl please tell me what mp3 player u r using that works best on the JJ (good sound, VGA support, no trouble with closing and power)

MP3 Player
Use TCPMP, it can do even more than just playing MP3's (Video)
Cheers
hrb

I use PocketMusic Player... I think it's the best that I've tried...
You're not gonna have any luck with anything that will accept button presses when the lid is closed - I get the impression this is something the device does in hardware (or OS). It's a bummer - I know...

NinjaDonkey said:
I use PocketMusic Player... I think it's the best that I've tried...
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Maybe you didn't try TMPCP (freeware, formerly aka Betaplayer). I had PocketMusic Player installed and purchased before.
TMPCP is just superior and e.g. supports *.avi files (Movies)
You can find it here
http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/about
Cheers
hrb[/url]

I think Pocket Music Bundle is nicer to use as a music player though, has a few more options and nice tweaks here and there, and it works well enough on the JasJar despite a few display issues when browsing for files.
That said, I've uninstalled PMB and am currently using TCPMP, largely because I'm waiting for proper WM5 software to come along, and in the meantime I'm keeping software to an absolute bare minimum.

Pocketmusic has much better sound. And thats all tht matters to me

TCPMP gives out very good sound if you play about with the equaliser.
(I'll conceed that PocketMusic may be slightly better though, so when they update their software, I'll be there!!)

I have PocketMusic Ver. 3.7 installed on the JASJAR. It works OK.
But I prefer TCPMP anyway. Problably a matter of taste.
And as said above, you have to play with the equalizer of TCPMP to make it sound good.
Cheers
hrb

question: audio booster

Is there any app that will boost the audio quality (for ringtone, music, movies etc)?
also I have another question, I tried the 'anyfolder ringtones' tweak, I did it correctly but somehow it still points out to windows/rings/ any ideas?
thanks

Not sure how you mean 'boost audio quality' because if you listen with headphones you find the audio quality of the wizard very good. If you want to play music with your wizard - there is a very good stereo docking station that does the trick. If you mean try to get a better sound out of the small stereo speakers - then a rom upgrade may help. I noticed an improvement and that why i have stayed with my current rom for now. Also you could try a graphic equalizer to help with the sound = i use the core pocket player . some hacks on the forum that claim to make the sound louder but not better i think!
As for the registry hack - a better solution i think is to place your rngtones in the storage card\my documents folder and they show up in the list of available ringtones

oh thanks for the reply, I appreciate that.
Yea I found that core media player has a built in g.equalizer which in my case doesn't work too well. The problem is the treble sometimes can be too high, or the bass wouldn't come out at all. I have the latest rom, or could it be the headphone? I use the one that comes with it.
About the registry hacking. It doesnt work for me. Yesterday I tried it for hours but it just doesn't work for me. I have to find the solution though cuz I don't want to put all the ringtones and wallpapers in the phone's memory.
Is there any app that can do it fast and easy for me?

Refer this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41273&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
HTH,
Sid

Windows Media Player Alternatives?

So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Try Kinoma Play.

i think either vlc or mplayer also has a windows mobile (though it may be in beta)

HTC-OH_SNAP said:
So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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Pocket Player will use the buttons on the headset, but you MUST go into comm manager and set your bluetooth to stereo and hands free each time prior to using Pocket Player. This happens with some headsets for some reason.
My Jabra BT8010 set works fine without having to go into comm man each time, but my old Motorola set did not.

I 2nd Kinoma Play. Easy UI, good features, smooth operation.

nightryder21 said:
Try Kinoma Play.
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dougmwpsu said:
I 2nd Kinoma Play. Easy UI, good features, smooth operation.
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i vouch for Kinoma as well..

Core Player
A working version of the Core Player is posted in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4240457&postcount=2
I also use GSPlayer for streaming media. Haven't tried it with a bluetooth headset.
GS Player
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
HTC-OH_SNAP said:
So...
WMP sucks... its slow to switch songs... tough to create playlists and freezes up my Ozone whenever I am listening to music and get a txt/email.
However one thing it does do is allow me to use the song select buttons on my stereo bluetooth headset.
What I am looking for is an alternative to WMP that allows the use of those buttons.
I really like Pocket Tunes - clean interface, easy to use... wicked fast song switching but it doesnt recognize the buttons on the Headset.
I havent been able to get Core Player to work on it... keeps giving errors.
Any suggestions or rec's would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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kerne said:
A working version of the Core Player is posted in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4240457&postcount=2
I also use GSPlayer for streaming media. Haven't tried it with a bluetooth headset.
GS Player
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
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coreplayer make a problem with my A2DP bluetooth headset..

controlling wmp while locked or in another app
I am a newbie coming from blackberry & i have a question. On the bberry, if the phone is locked u can still control the music player by using the volume up/down keys to change volume & change tracks. You can also control the volume & change tracks when not even in the media player screen...for example if i switch over to look at my email....is there a modification that will make this possible on a wm6x phone?

Core player, TCPMP, or HTC Audio manager are good. I made a Titanium HTC Audio Manager panel for my latest ROM. You have to enable it in CHome Config.

Will the voice recognition software work with other players?
Will the voice recognition software work with other players?

My conclusion on the music quality and volume on the Desire HD

I've had real problems with the volume of music on my HD. Max volume when playing music is fairly low/average. Max should be loud, it should make me want to turn it down.
I've also been very unsure on the quality of the music and what will give the best quality when playing music. Stock player? Stock player with EQ? Stock player with SRS? Stock player with Dolby? PowerAmp? PowerAmp with EQ?
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I did about an hour of testing using old ipod headphones and my Sennheiser CX870s.
I put the stock music player widget on the same screen as the PowerAmp widget so I could play one song on them both and pause the player on one and start the other to compare music quality and volume between both players with both headphones. I did this over and over with classical, techno and rock music. that
I don't feel like typing an essay but I can confidently conclude that no combination of EQ in either player or SRS etc gives the music on my HD enough volume.
I can also confidently conclude that music does sound better on the stock Desire HD music player with SRS than PowerAmp. No combination of EQ or preamp settings in PowerAmp sounded better than the stock player with SRS. At the same time though, the difference is not that great.
This is of course all my opinion with my ears and my cx870's.
One problem I've had with the cx870's is that they sound way to bassy with stock player SRS and PowerAmp with the EQ, but that is probably headphone related so not relevant to this.
I found that while jacking up the preamp in PowerAmp did help the volume, it also distorted it and somewhat ruined the clarity of the music. Plus the volume output was still not much better than the stock player with SRS.

^^ Interesting thanks very much for that... much appreciated... I still have to work out much needed replacement the the stock player. I was thinking of trying PowerAmp next.
By the way I have seen some volume raise apps or Android volume unlock that are supposed to help maybe a bit on other phone models have you tired or had any luck with any of them on the Desire HD? Definitely something I'm keen to find a fix to as well as it's not really acceptable IME to play a youtube video and have it too quiet for friends to hear ect.
Take care n good luck. Will post back it I find any good news before you do.

I was using Poweramp first but arrived to the same conclusion than Rogueblade. Stock player has a better sound definition than third party players : less distortion etc...

Do you really find it too quiet? I find mine on the brink of too loud when its on max - I generally have it a click or 2 under, and its loud enough to drown out the sound of anyone around me and the sound of the train.

using headphones i find SRS amazing, im using it even in my car even using the headphones jack
just tried an HD2 and desire next to the DHD, seriously people i don't get what the problem is, the DHD has a much clearer sound
i'm on OTA 1.72 by the way

Am I missing something not?!? I cannot see how it's possible to use the stock player as lets say I copy 2 CDs on to the SD card. When I go to access it though the stock player there is not 1 folder with CD1 and another folder with another CD2 there is just a mess of MP3 tracks and folders. Now that is just one double CD from one artist. I would not like to see what happens when I go and transfer a resonable size collection of my MP3s containing mutliple folders of CD's and live sets, each foldered under artist names and music styles.
Someone please explain it to me if I am wrong. Would I be right to say I need to use another player that specifically has a feature of search/display music by folders?

I find the volume on DHD good enough. I use the device for music in the car and always leave it around half way and fully cracked up on the stereo and it's loud enough.
While listening with headphones I find max too loud but the volume preference would differ from person to person. Also I find SRS gives a nice bass boost which is great.
Someone please explain it to me if I am wrong. Would I be right to say I need to use another player that specifically has a feature of search/display music by folders?
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Yes, the stock htc music application sorts music by artist, album, music and then you can also create custom playlists.
Have you tried winamp for android? If it's anything like the pc version it will perfect for what you need.