yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wgabi:
bass is ok, it's the rest which is a bit weird to me, it is difficult to describe, due to my english (as it's not my native language) but i think it must have something to do with the sound processor, though i'm no expert, i have the feeling that i won't get anything better :crying: singing, voices are ok, though higher end gets creepy, and i do love singers with strong voices (now i'm not talking about britney spears) i have a lot of tibetan female singer, and they have voices than no one else on earth, you need clarity to give back the feeling... also any intrument when it comes to higher frequencies, they are not life like, i don't know what is the problem...

true... my headphones are nothing special (samsung stock for my older mp3 player, since i don't really like ear swab like earphones), so i might try to find something better, but the thing is, that the same headphones sounds brilliant on that little xperia, so they seem ok to me

anyway, i really appreciate your and everybody's help, but i think i'll give up on my nexus audio
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TechNoir:
Sorry for the thread resurrect. I might be able to give some more details. I've done some extensive listening back and forth comparing my Nexus S with my Gnex. They are quite similar, especially when you compensate the EQ for the Gnex by amplifying the Eq bands in the high end. Only a small change is needed.

However, even when EQ response is considered identical, Gnex still has a slight lack of... something. What I did was via EQ drop everything below 8KHz down as far as possible, and amplify 8KHz and 16KHz-bands for both phones. Basically you try to isolate the highend for comparing. The Nexus S highend is alot more dynamic, it simply snaps more, the peaks rise above the nondynamic material better. Also Nexus S seems to have slighly more sparkle in the highend, as if the Gnex slightly rolls off the very highest frequencies, or has a uneven frequency response there.

As is the case with listening fatigue, a big factor is the dynamics in the music. Even a perceived slightly less dynamic material, or a perceived "muddy" sound where peaks are not as distinct, will more quickly lead to the feeling that you just have a wall of sound attacking your ears. The Gnex almost sounds like as if you use a peak processor in a DAW to lower only the peak material in volume. As opposed to a compressor or limiter where you might end up with a pumping sound, the result is just a more uniform mass of sound, without those important snapping and thumping aspects giving a sort of anchor point for your brain. Again, it is subtle, but even this slight difference makes a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
I appreciate the time in your testing and I'm finding myself more and more of an audiophile these days, could you post what you deem to be optimal set up through stock eq? The best I can come up with is as follows which I think reflects your findings and make everything I tried sound great without distortion. The highs just get boosted too much after 80% volume without lowering them, hence I lowered them significantly as shown. You time is appriciateded and would love to see more from this thread

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shag_on_e:
Is that a picture of the "Louder" app? I thought this didn't work on the Gnex?

~~~~There is no spoon~~~~
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
No, its the stock music equaliser on gnex

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] waterface:
So,

I am afraid to buy this phone again. That purple issue is really common, and utterly annoying. Makes it impossible to use the minimum brightness setting, and it is very noticeable at any brightness level with different shades of grey.

Link to see what I'm talking about: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32377

Has anyone been able to get rid of the purple display issue thanks to this app?

@Supercurio: if you know what I am referring to.. is it just caused by bad hardware or is it something that your app, or the Display Expert app can solve?

Thanks, looking forward to your feedback on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zerocool79346:
I've been able to almost completely eliminate it on mine by installing a custom kernel and working with the gamma adjustments.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] V00D00.:
Noozxoide will solve all your problems. 1000x better than DSP manager. Trust me. A must have for audiophiles. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=noozxoide
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hassi4042:
finally Voodoo on GNEX.

Love your work brother
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tshearman:
High-performance?

This might be a late response to this thread---awaken thread!

I am just getting involved in the audiophile/head-fi circles and I've read some things about the Galaxy Nexus, specifically about a "high-performance audio mode" versus a "low perf." In fact, they were supposedly tweet by supercurio.

How do I activate the "high-perf" mode, is it already activated, etc?

Thanks so much,

ts
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikulogical:
You need a custom kernel and an app like trickster mod

Sent from my Paranoid Maguro powered by AK Purity
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tshearman:
I see.

Can you recommend a specific kernel? Currently I'm using leanKernel 4.5 with Slimroms 3.1.

ts

---------- Post added at 10:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:53 PM ----------

It looks like this kernel activates the high performance audio on the Galaxy nexus. I'm going to give it a try, but interested in other options too.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1883298
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marouane80:
c'mon ladys & gent.

i put my new work here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2092290

something fresh and new to put your galaxy nexus on the next level !

---------- Post added at 10:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 PM ----------

je suis désolé monsieur supercurio mais cette fois-ci, mon truc il va plus fort que le voodoo sound ! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tshearman:
This is just a quick reply to let everyone know about the setup I chose to make use of the high-performance audio setup.

Device: Galaxy Nexus (Maguro)

Rom: Slimroms (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1763514)

Kernel: AK Evil&Custom Purity 007 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36436809)

(Unnecessary but helpful) App: Trickster MOD (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1768315)

Thanks,

ts
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] natzy85:
Is there a possibility to record good sound quality when recording video in loud environment now? Is there a fix for this yet besides using headphones with good mic? Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
What's the latest supercurio?

sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
I'm rewriting big bunchs of the Voodoo Sound app and defining a new driver model for my mods, that I'll use for both LOUDER and Sound.

I'm happy because this new design will allow me to create much more powerful and extensible mods. With current design at some point it was becoming difficult to add new features of track/fix potential bugs.

Eventually even if I presumed it would be counter-productive its surprisingly efficient to own 2 concurrent projects. When I bring an evolution into LOUDER, I re-use ideas into Voodoo Sound, and back to LOUDER, the same thing.

When working on a single project you tend to let it as it is as long as its working.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Simer03:
Thanks for the update! Greatness takes time! :)

Sent from my Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 6jaipur6:
Nub question...when this will work on Galaxy Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Being a nub does not excuse you from not reading.

From the first post,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
I work full-time on all this but yah, I don't know "when".

Just doing my best ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gtizon:
Just a question Sir! I bought the Louder app for the S2 before. Will I need to purchase it again once it comes out for the GNex? Thank you!:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ArmanUV:
your best IS the best sir...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
Great news superC! You sound much more optimistic then 2 weeks ago. Very excited for the release
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
In LOUDER, what is available so far:

Title:

LOUDER Headphone amp Exynos MC1N2

Description:

Headphone amplifier boost for Exynos Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 7.7

I hope people are reading what they're buying.

As my goal is to fund development with sales and be able do continue working for you, this choice seems like a better model.

First, price points are lower,

Also, it seems like a more durable business model as items sold are representative of the costs involved (buying device, time for research, development and support)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
Thanks superc! I've got a galaxy tab 7.0 plus and it has the exynos chip in it. Will I be able to use louder?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Maybe, I would need to access a device to port it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I wish I were your neighbor to let you use mine :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
Do you want me to send mine out to you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Thanks for the update and can't wait to use this, already installled the louder app just waiting for update to be pushed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kobik77:
Hey curio,

Old time Voodoo Plus user here.

One feature which is pretty much missing for many users is call recording.

Would it be possible for you to have a look at that?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajftl:
Sound recording quality super awful on this phones. Like if u use whatsapp to record a audio clip. Pathetic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] molesarecoming:
so relieved that someones taking a look at that wifi issue, its pretty much rendering my phone useless in areas where i dont have access to the routers configuration. at home its all fine, but in certain places with certain routers in certain configurations it'll kill the connection in screen-off and never come back to it, at least not by itself, switching screen on revives it. it happens no matter what's the wifi-sleep policy. i read it's a driver issue affecting all nexus devices, hope so much it can be fixed. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Yes Wi-fi solution is in testing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Can I bump this? I guess it was overlooked..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I'm just a little excited SuperC! :D

Glad you decided to show the galaxy nexus some much needed love
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nexus.prime:
supercurio, Hurry and give us Voodoo mods for Galaxy Nexus :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
While it would be nice, your post can be perceived with a definite negative connotation. (Even if you didn't mean it that way.) We have no place to rush or demand something that's being provided for free.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I have a feeling he's close but absolutely no rush! We just love ya here :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oilerseberle14:
Awesome loved this from my galaxy i9000 (basically the only thing I miss from my old phone) really looking forward to the bass boost thank you for making this for the gnex your an amazing dev, you should work with google lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
ATM I'm working on new driver model and tools that are extremely powerful and allow to do a lot more than before without custom kernel or even kernel driver.

Its common to all my mods ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Is the that because of option setting/sound/music effects that custom kernal support won't be nessesary? Really excited for this mod!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barrist:
can't wait to see what you come up with for the gnex!

it already drives my sony zx700s fine, but who doesn't want even better sound quality? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barrist:
So I've come across the seemingly widespread issue of the sound popping in the stock Google Music app when the screen turns off (and phone goes to sleep). it seems to go away if you have any sort of EQ on in DSP manager, but even a flat EQ adds a level of static to the sound. is there a way your upcoming voodoo app could fix this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I can feel it. SuperC is close :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fortesquieu:
EXTREMELY POWERFUL! That made me jizzed my pants.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
LOL :D

Just to tell I make good progress in the new driver (yet another) model I name Voodoo Kaudio and that will be powering Future LOUDER and Voodoo sound implementation.

- No-kernel userspace drive: done, I use it in Display Expert already (first beta, Galaxy S II only soon to be released)

- Kaudio: generic driver for my audio mods when userspace driver is not enough: something like 45%.

Currently I'm working on Kaudio in a big rush to complete it in order to port Voodoo Sound to Transformer ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nexus.prime:
Wow Wow! Voodoo for GN!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Perhaps updating your OP would be a good idea so people know what's going on? Now you have a clearer idea of what can / can't be done and a little more about your new app / driver. I only say it the current info seems a little outdated now you have new plans...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I just bought a fiio E6 headphone amp on Amazon. I love my E5. The sound was insane in combination with Voodoo sound on my nexus S. Excited to see E6 amp with the soon to be released beta new voodoo sound on my galaxy nexus! I love this damn phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fortesquieu:
I'd rather to have him spend his time finishing it out, release the product then update OP. :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Well was only a suggestion for easy referance as to what's going on and when so we can see progress. I'm not asking super C to waste his time by doing this but maybe if he needs a break from the coding and all that craziness it might be a good idea as quite a few devs post their progress in OP. Dont get me wrong I'm as excited as a little girl over finished product and can't wait to buy / donate the app when its done!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adamski.ufo:
If possible, Voodoo mods essential! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
OP is still perfectly accurate.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Yes I suppose it is after re reading it. I was just a little unsure as in your OP you say voodoo sound won't be possible due to hardware and a few days ago this new kaudio app will feature voodoo sound and louder feature and if it is actually going to be avaible for galaxy nexus users or only the sgs2?

What I really meant though was some kind if change log as to how things are going within your OP for simple reference but that might be better suited after you actually publicly release kaudio. Anyway don't worry about it and carry on doing what you do best Super C ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Yes Kaudio is a new kind of driver (Kernel-side) designed based on the experience I acquired since I started building mods.

At the opposite of old Voodoo sound kernel drivers, it's inactive and empty after being loaded: does strictly nothing.

Then its programmed by a set of various action rules from one of my apps plus some real-time actions. That makes it portable, reconfigurable and extensible to the envy.

The current methods I use for LOUDER on Samsung Exynos chipsets are not valid for Galaxy Nexus, but Kaudio will be.

Kaudio drivers family will be used internally by LOUDER and Voodoo sound even if its 2 distinct apps for different devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Thanks for clearing things up for me, I appriciate you taking the time to make things easier to understand for me / us.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JetBomber117:
That's an ingenious design. Very impressive. I can't wait to try this out!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adamski.ufo:
Oh, "Bass boost effect" possible?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
It might be a great driver design, but doesn't add an audio DSP on your phone's board.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Maybe some of you guys wanna look over my new thread while we wait for Super C to finish his voodoo magic http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569043
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flameinthefire:
im confused. so the app out already for galaxy nexus ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Not yet but your in the right place for news
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phone_user:
http://twitter.com/supercurio/status/186826488522342400
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Frigging awesome! Not long to wait now then hopefully :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
SuperC is almost there. Very excited
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bratfink:
Voodoo colour

Was wondering if anyone has any information on voodoo colour and if it will be coming to the galaxy nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
No, Voodoo color is dead and has been kanged / cloned all over the place.

Also, as stated since the beginning its a defective approach that doesn't solve problems but mask them by adding others.

If I come up with screen mods for Galaxy Nexus, it will be in incoming Display Expert app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
None of the color hacks give the deep bright colors I had on my nexus s. Hope you consider doing it for us galaxy nexus owners one day:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Franky_V:
I think it's the screen itself, not the software. But I may very well be wrong, I'm no expert
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amdfanTO:
displayexpert

The screen appears washed out due to the avg gamma of 1.8. standard is 2.2, which would provide deeper looking colours. The image is just too bright, thus leading to banding in dark colours and a washed out look. I really hope supercurio is able to exploit the samsung gamma controller on the nexus. I'm a huge fan of amoled, but not a fan of poor display calibration. I would pay big bucks for displayexpert if i could do a full cal on the nexus

keep up the great work supercurio. new to android and wish i could use your seemingly awesome apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] benrees21:
supercurio, you made my NS such a joy to listen to music on and I'm very excited about your mods for GN. Thank you very much for all the hard work you put in.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus, running Slim ICS and the ever so beastly Trinity kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
Hi beenres, I totally agree the colors on our NS looked amazing not so on our GN. Its odd my friends galaxy 2 colors look so bright compared to mine
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] benrees21:
Trinity kernel has colors to my liking.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus, running Slim ICS and the ever so beastly Trinity kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amdfanTO:
to be fair the colours are pretty accurate, just a little exagerated. the biggest issue is the white balance and gamma. that will contaminate the colour accuracy. all in all the screen is still a pleasure to look at.

my concern is that i purchased the galaxy nexus with the assumption that it would be getting the most dev support. but it seems that the hardware just isnt up to snuff. eg, inferior dac, poor screen calibration.

supercurio, have you been able to play with the gamma controller at all? I mean in regards to more depth than this hacky stuff like color control, and samoled. I'm really curious to know what is possible with the galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
I'm still a big Franco and Glados kernel is user. I can get the colors to look acceptable but not deeply saturated and so bright they make your eye balls bleed like on my precious NS. Still my MP3 player ;) you remember me ? Take it easy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] benrees21:
Yes I remember ya. :-)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus, running Slim ICS and the ever so beastly Trinity kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
I grabbed this of super c's twitter, looks like the shape of things to come ;) This particular image is in reference to the Eeepad transformer having kaudio. Should be the same sort of UI I'd imagine

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus expect possible typos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike216:
Looks like a nice layout. SuperC doesn't give himself enough credit on his UI skills. I like it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
It looks perfectly acceptable to me, its all about the capabilities not the presentation, just like windows command prompt and adb.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus expect possible typos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Talking a bit about the display side of things and I just noticed that on Samsung le40b652 (2009 model) through the settings menu I changed from 'dynamic' picture mode to 'movie' picture setting that the screen seems to have that slight yellowish amoled looking tint to it. Not that is very helpful in this thread but I just a good way to calibrate our nexus screens (should be so lucky to do so ;) )is look at settings that look good on your TV. Sorry for off topic and just thinking a loud really.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus expect possible typos.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amdfanTO:
ya the nexus is calibrated to be very similar to samsung's typical movie mode, with the gamma of standard mode. almost all flat panels are set to 1.7-1.9 gamma on standard. its so disappointing that this overly bright setting is the norm. up until about two years ago apple calibrated to 1.8 on their displays for the ipad, iphone, etc. they now have gone for the "industry standard" 2.2 gamma. the new ipad has very well calibrated display. the ips panel i'm not so impressed with; compared to amoled tech i mean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] junha.lee.32:
Voodoo MODs essential for GN!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mnirocky:
Massively eager to turn the damn microphone boost down. Anything more than talking is too sensitive!! Mde my SGS amazing for recording in clubs. Can't wait! thanks for spending time on this!

Steve x
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Surprise :)

A little app for you, sort of tech demo of future Display Expert features.

Download Voodoo Galaxy Nexus Display Experiment 0.2

Requirements:

- root

- standard/official kernel, or any custom one without randomly unchecked build options.

All settings are based on hardware reconfiguration of the Super AMOLED HD panel driver and controller.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matridom:
Fantastic! Keep up the good work

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dawiseguy77:
I keep getting an FC on every option except the content adaptive brightness option.

Take your fancy pants to the fancy dance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Which gives absolutely zero indication for debugging, but I suppose it's under a kernel that illustrate something not filling the requirement "any custom one without randomly unchecked build options.", right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ogdobber:
supercurio works perfect! love the red option. will be nice late night- early morning.

:D:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
:) Its very red!

I also like the green option, which provides a huge sharpness boost as there's 1 green sub-pixel per pixel in Pentile Matrix.

So, with green option the display resolution really is 1280x720 px. Pure Blue or Red options can look fuzzy in comparison (640x360?)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mazubo:
Hi Super C. Thanks for your hard work on this.

I am having the fc issue as well when trying to select an option within your app. I tried to use "log cat" to capture the log for you, however I am unsure how to use it.... any help without a log would be very much appreciated! Thank you

Edit: I am using Francisco Franco kernel, which might fall under the category you pointed out in an above post. Any suggestions for people that are using Franco's kernel?

:-D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Franky_V:
I'm using the warm option now. I think I like it better than stock. Not as "harsh" to look at IMO

Thank you Supercurio for your efforts :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Franky_V:
Fwiw I'm running aokp 31 and I installed the stock 4.0.4 kernel, for now. Faux kernel def didn't work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
Updated (tech demo 0.2): now displays which Super AMOLED HD panel revision installed on your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Franky_V:
Is this good? Lol

I wonder how much of a difference there is between the screen versions
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dadsterflip:
Looks great!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Franky_V:
Whoops
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercurio:
I also have the M2 panel revision.