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[G2 General] alex72:
I remember Voodoo sound days and those issues with voltages and governors and I believe it's kernel problem but AOSP 4.4.2 is so screwed with sound and BT issues that even ViPER (if its working) hardly helps. Too much hassle and it's not worth it if sound is top priority for you. Go back to stock based ROM man.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
I can't do stock. Just can't. Lol. Viper actually works very well on Mahdi. Just a slight chirp once in a while. Definitely not a deal breaker but if I could get rid of it all together, even better.
[G2 General] alex72:
Lol. I know that feeling very well. It's like a sickness of stock. I used to be just like you. I'm glad that V4A works just fine for you on Mahdi ROM and I'm sure you'll figure it out those minor annoyances.
[G2 General] alex72:
New version of ViPER4Android v2.3.2.0 released! Download Android 4.x apk and install.

http://vipersaudio.com/swupdate/viper4android/download.html
[G2 General] mannequin:
testing it now, some welcome updates like more refined viper bass settings and he claims 40% more speed but i don't think it's something you can notice on our phones :)
[G2 General] alex72:
Me too. Testing on my BT LG Tone+. I needed to make some slight adjustments...I switched From Dolby Pro Logic II Music to TRacks Compression irs and lowered Bass from 6 to 3.5dB...Sounds great so far...

It looks like if you're using Super Audio Quality driver V4A as system app is a must...
[G2 General] mannequin:
just set the new version as system app and getting abnormal status no matter what settings or audio source.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
AOSP or Stock based ROM?
[G2 General] mannequin:
factory stock, rooted.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Alex will have to chime in on that then. If it was AOSP I could help.
[G2 General] alex72:
Wow. I'm on stock based CleanROM and no problems with V4A as a system app. Try again with clean install. Uninstall driver first than uninstall V4A through Titanium backup, reboot, install as user app, choose driver, reboot, make it system app with Titanium backup. Hope it helps.
[G2 General] mannequin:
yeah just did all that and it doesn't kick in. previous version works although i noticed a new strange behaviour with viper. now i have to start playing something, go into viper, go back home, swipe viper from the recents and only then it kicks in. strange. all i did recently was updated stock to a new version. my build.prop has all needed viper tweaks.
[G2 General] alex72:
Install JRummy's Busybox installer from Play Store if you don't have it. Maybe new version requires it again. Make sure you granted access in SuperSU after driver install as well.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
[MENTION=652669]alex72[/MENTION] How are you liking the update so far? Its sounding incredible for me. Haven't had a single hiccup in sound quality so far.
[G2 General] greyhd:
How do we convert it to a system app? I don't see that option.
[G2 General] alex72:
It's better but still testing. When used as user app it skips (hick ups) over Bluetooth so I needed to make it system app. Anyway I used to have it as system app but some users prefer otherwise. For them, I suggest to use High Quality Audio driver.
[G2 General] alex72:
I use Titanium backup for that task. You can do it manually as well. You'll need Root explorer or similar, mount rw and place V4A apk in system/app and set permissions to rw-r--r--.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
It should always be System App I think. I put mine in System/Priv-App on this version, on Android 4.4.2 of course. I think apps in there are harder to kill than just System/App. Thats where they put Phone app and all that jazz on Kit Kat. Even less skips and chances of the system killing it I would think. I listened to music for a straight 45 minutes. No skips, beeps or anything. I even swiped it from Recents and it didn't get killed.
[G2 General] mannequin:
couldn't get the new version to work after trying everything. back to the old one, no problems with it.
[G2 General] alex72:
It looks like [MENTION=3839999]marbulas[/MENTION] in OT had same problem and he resolved it with clean install.
[G2 General] mannequin:
i tried absolutely everything. total uninstall, cleaning SU permissions, manual searching and deleting all the traces of viper, cleaning dalvik and cache. the new version just doesn't work for me as system app at all and requires jumping through fire hoops to make it work as a normal app but then it turns off/on as system kicks it from the running apps.
[G2 General] alex72:
Anyone else having problems with newest version of V4A v2.3.2.0 as system app?
[G2 General] mannequin:
it looks like people without problems are mainly on KK.
[G2 General] toxa24:
I'm on malladus 1.2.6, with furnace kernel 0.0.8 - no problems with the new version either as system or regular app
[G2 General] alex72:
Yeah, It looks like they finally fixed KK 4.4.2 but people here are not complaining which means its working for them on JB 4.2.2 as well.
[G2 General] techmigs:
hi everyone. i want improove my audio system of my g2 and i find two threads with this purpose this and [MOD] LG G2 Headphone/Speaker Volume Boost. which is better?

thanks
[G2 General] JRJ442:
[MENTION=5654232]techmigs[/MENTION] Well this obviously. Viper4Android is an equalizer/DSP manager on steroids. You can control literally every variable of the sound output. Not just some silly sound hack which increases volume and not the quality.
[G2 General] alex72:
It should be self-explanatory. If you like how your music sounds with different headphones and need just a volume boost use other mod. It's kinda set it and forget it.

If you like to tinker with different Audio Effects to find best sounding profile for your headphone(s) including volume boost as well use ViPER4Android. For example, I have 2 different audio profiles for speaker, 4 Bluetooth audio profiles (2 BT headphones and car and motorcycle units) and 5 different audio profiles for my headphones (one for each). Hope it helps.
[G2 General] mannequin:
yeah, i just find it weird that the previous version works flawlessly and the new one is a total no go for me.
[G2 General] alex72:
I don't know what to tell you. Do you know what recent update for T-Mobile changed in kernel department if anything? Maybe you should try different, compatible, kernel? I'm not so sure that its worth it. With latest version, I noticed sound improvement over wired headphones, especially in bass department but it messed up all my Bluetooth audio profiles. I adjusted my LG Tone+ profile only and it sounds incredible again but my motorcycle Sena unit is a mess and that's next step when I have some spare time. Hopefully, I'll be able to fix it because it's so important to me. If not, I won't have problems going back to previous version.

Edit;

Silly me! My BT Sena unit was low on battery so just disregard my comments about it. It sounds fantastic with full battery! Lol.
[G2 General] greyhd:
Don't do the headphone mod and Viper, they will damage the phone's speaker. Just install Viper.
[G2 General] Frozenblade33:
Hi, very good sound but I think my Battery drains faster now.

Does the driver drains battery even when the app is greenifyed?

With thanks
[G2 General] alex72:
I never tried but I think you're better if you turn off your system sounds (like lock/unlock, keyboard press and similar) or/and install less CPU hungry driver like High Quality Audio driver. ViPER4Android is designed to work in background all the time if used in Normal mode. I'm afraid if you greenify it you'll get less desirable results.
[G2 General] Frozenblade33:
Thank you for your answer!

So it only drains battery insanely when making sounds, but when no sound is on its OK?
[G2 General] alex72:
That's correct!

Maybe, if you don't care how speaker sounds, try disabling speaker tab in ViPER UI.
[G2 General] Frozenblade33:
Thank you for your support :D

If I activate it only for headset, will the phone speaker will still drain battery?:p

Edit: Oh you editted your post(or I didnt see at first read), yeah I will do that!

Thanks mate!
[G2 General] alex72:
Yes, like normally does but it won't be additional battery drain from ViPER4Android assuming you Un-tick Master Power Enable option in Speaker tab.
[G2 General] nismology:
It depends on how you do it and what you change. I've boosted headphone volume in snd_soc_msm_taiku and mixer_paths.xml (depending on the ROM I'm running) without touching the external speaker or headset speaker volumes. Editing those two files are actually better ways to increase the volume than Viper in my opinion. Less distortion.
[G2 General] greyhd:
Do you have a link to the thread? I don't want to hijack this thread. Unless you can PM me how you edited the files.
[G2 General] alex72:
Exactly. As I said it in post #421, If you just wanna increase volume, other mod is way to go. ViPER is about audio effects and different audio profiles. Volume boost in V4A is just one option or side effect with some irs files. As you said, it depends on how you do it and what you change. BTW, are you using both mods together (ViPER and Volume Mod) and if you do what is your experience?
[G2 General] mannequin:
no changes to kernel.

SU just got updated too so i'll be trying again.
[G2 General] alex72:
I read somewhere that they updated kernel and the new date is Nov 27.
[G2 General] mannequin:
interesting, i always thought they didn't touch neither radio nor kernel.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
With any OTA update the Kernel and Radio are almost always updated, unless its a very minor bugfix. Even when you flash a custom ROM, whether stock LG or AOSP base...the kernel is updated with new drivers or fixes. Radios aren't included when you flash a custom ROM, maybe that's what you're thinking of.
[G2 General] alex72:
"Alert - Illegal V4A Theft / V4A Clone

Recently, we found an android PAID app very similar to ViPER4Android.

Judging by the screenshots, its definitely a copy of our app.

We will do an investigation on this following paid app.

Sound Tweaks by APPZOS [Paid]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appz.soundtweakpro

Sound Tweaks by APPZOS [Free]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appz.soundtweak

Please do not mistaken this above app as V4A. ViPER4Android is always free. Do not fall for this and do not buy it.

Help to share this post to alert others." by [MENTION=3901724]zhuhang[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49626317

"News - V4A Copyright Infringement / Software Theft

Follow-up the previous post regarding V4A Theft.

After our investigation, the apps 'Sound Tweaks' and 'Sound Tweaks Free' by APPZOS have been found infringing our copyright.

We are aware of this matter and actively responding to it. We are contacting the owner of the two involved apps - APPZOS.

Meanwhile, you can flag the 2 apps as inappropriate with the reason of copyright infringement and software theft.

Sound Tweaks

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appz.soundtweakpro

Sound Tweaks Free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appz.soundtweak

Thanks for your support." by [MENTION=3901724]zhuhang[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49628185
[G2 General] bigsnack:
Not sure how it was before installing V4A, but when playing a playlist with varying bit-rates & formats(mp3. flac. & ogg), the sound fluctuates noticeably between different tracks. Like on my G2 one song I will have the right volume, but then the next song will be too low as that volume, and the next song after that will be too loud at that same volume. Is there like a setting, or something to nominalize volume between different tracks with different volumes(and bit rates)? On my previous phone, which was an HTC Rezound(w/Beats), I don't think this really was the case. Thank you.
[G2 General] alex72:
Believe it or not, all my songs on device are at the same bit rate / quality (I've subscription to GPMAA) so I don't have your problem but I'll try to help you by suggesting couple of things.

First, you should start playing with first and last option in V4A, which are Playback Gain Control and Master Gate (Limiter). The basic idea here is to gain volume but lower max volume output.

Second thing, you should disable Convolver. If you use irs files it will be much harder to achieve "same" volume because irs files tend to amplify sound in a good and in a bad way as well.

Last thing would be suggestion to change your current music player. Some, more advanced players, have those loudness controllers in Preferences.

Hope it helps.
[G2 General] bigsnack:
What music player do you suggest? I am using Play Music, because I have a lot in the cloud, so I am pretty sure that is my only option there.
[G2 General] alex72:
[Update] V4A FX v2322

Changes:

1.Code & UI Updates + addon.d script implementation[4.x]. (Thanks to xLaMbChOpSx)

2.Improve driver installation. (Thanks to xLaMbChOpSx)

3.Fix some bugs.

4.Fully support android 4.4.2

http://vipersaudio.com/swupdate/viper4android/download.html
[G2 General] mannequin:
ah, will be trying again then. also, i read it might help to clear the data of the music apps you use after each update.
[G2 General] alex72:
Yep. I'm in similar situation + GPMAA so I've been using Play Music almost exclusively. Did you try first two suggestions? Anyway, before you do anything install newest, just released, version of V4A. Enjoy!
[G2 General] alex72:
Good luck! I always do clean install of V4A anyway. BTW, I'm afraid, if you do clear data in Google Play Music you'll erase all your downloaded pinned albums.
[G2 General] bigsnack:
I didn't have time, but I am about to install the new version. Do you suggest I uninstall then reinstall this version or would upgrade install suffice? Thank you!
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Always better to do a clean install.
[G2 General] khanmein:
got new link to download?? mediafire server down!
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Do you have the old one currently installed? If so just hit the menu button button in the top right corner. Then scroll down til you see Check Update
[G2 General] alex72:
Same link in OP and post #442.

http://vipersaudio.com/swupdate/viper4android/download.html
[G2 General] mannequin:
well, what do you know, the new version works flawlessly on the 1st install.
[G2 General] em2drvr03:
Is there a way to revert back to stock?
[G2 General] alex72:
Did you post in wrong thread? V4A is just a app. Uninstall driver first than app. Reboot. Gone.
[G2 General] em2drvr03:
How do i uninstall the driver?
[G2 General] nismology:
Uhm... Settings > uninstall drivers.
[G2 General] TheHaso:
Hi, should I install 4.0~4.2.2 app from store and what cpu should I choose?
[G2 General] alex72:
You should not. It's old version of FX app and released by some other people, not by original developer. With newer version of V4A, app will choose right drivers for your cpu automatically but it's up to you to choose quality of audio drivers. Remember, higher audio quality means higher battery drain as well. All download links are in first post of this thread (OP).
[G2 General] TheHaso:
Thanks, I saw it now
[G2 General] alex72:
2.3.2.2 is the latest.
[G2 General] TheHaso:
Installed but the effects won't apply. Don't know why.

I see there's a build.prop fix, but I don't have busybox atm

Ss of driver status
[G2 General] alex72:
Viper4Android will process only while your music player is playing. I don't see any active music player in your statusbar. If doesn’t work, try different music player 'til you install busybox and edit build.prop files. Hope it helps.

Edit; You must reboot after driver install. It looks like driver is not installed properly. You gotta grant root access in SuperSU pop up as well. It should look like on screenshots.
[G2 General] Sean473:
What music player are you using with Viper4Android?
[G2 General] alex72:
Google Play Music almost exclusively. Sometimes, I use GoneMAD and Shuttle+ as well. With build.prop edits Viper4Android will work on, basically, everything.
[G2 General] TheHaso:
I did the reboot and the pic is from after testing

It works with play music. Dunno why it won't work with LG music
[G2 General] alex72:
You gotta edit build.prop to get it working with stock LG music player. Instructions are in post #218.
[G2 General] TheHaso:
That's sad because I prefer stock player because others got problems like shutter, low sound and volume max in 1 sec. That's dangerous

I don't have busybodies atm. Therefore can't edit build.prop because it will revert

I will give the play music a go.
[G2 General] alex72:
Yep. Editing of build.prop is "dangerous" but, as I stated in post #218, it's easy and almost failsafe if you use linked JRummy's apps because it will automatically backup your build.prop and there's no typing involved (you just choose false in GUI). Anyway, I'm glad you got it working in Google Play Music and there are many other music players which are working great with Viper4Android without build.prop edits, like GoneMAD and Shuttle+... Enjoy!
[G2 General] TheHaso:
I know. Personally I love shuttle+ but I got sound issues like I posted previous. I didn't ment that editing build.prop is dangerous. The sound gets maxed for 1 second when it switches to a new track. That hurts and damages my ears so u gave up using 3rd party players

Hope the play music won't do that
[G2 General] alex72:
You should definitely try GoneMAD music player. I can't recommend it enough. For me, it's 2x better than Shuttle+. It has fantastic audio preferences, some you looking for, like Limiter, Replay Gain and Auto Volume Adjust.
[G2 General] GibMcFragger:
Just tried it. Love it. I was using Neutron before, and it was a massive resource hog.
[G2 General] krazie1:
Do you guys know where to get more Viper IRS Files?
[G2 General] alex72:
In case you missed, there are 2 additional links in first post and if you need more, just Google convolver impulse files... Hope it helps.
[G2 General] SosTatarski:
Hi there. Is there any way to make this work with CM? It works really well on LG Flex and stock G2 based roms.
[G2 General] alex72:
Yes. If you are on KK 4.4.2 make it system app (install in priv-app folder).
[G2 General] SosTatarski:
That was a quick reply. Was that written somewhere or it's your own knowledge?
[G2 General] alex72:
It's posted here by [MENTION=3520986]JRJ442[/MENTION] and in OT as well. I'm on Flex based ROM.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
On 4.3.1 CM added some libs they claimed were better, and broke Viper. CM wouldn't revert it and the Viper dev didn't want to do a workaround because it break other things. I hope they haven't started doing that again. On Mahdi it works fairly well. What music player do you use?
[G2 General] SosTatarski:
Apollo and Viral
[G2 General] JRJ442:
I've never tried using those. Apollo I usually remove from the system because I just use PowerAmp, but obviously you won't be doing that since you use it. I also remove DSP manager from system apps too because I'm slightly afraid it might interfere with V4a. In System/Lib/SoundFx theres something called lib.cyanogenmod.dsp or something along those lines. I delete that as well. Maybe try doing that?
[G2 General] SosTatarski:
I will but the most funny thing is that DSP doesn't work too. I thought it was broken since CM 10.2
[G2 General] alex72:
Just a heads up for current promotion of new version 1.5.0 and sale of GoneMAD Music Player unlocker. Sale will last til March 2nd and it cost $0.99. There is free trial as well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp.unlocker

Works great with ViPER4Android.

FEATURES:

-Supported audio formats: aac(mp4/m4a/m4b), mp3, ogg, flac, opus, tta, ape, wv, mpc, alac, wav, wma, adts(4.0+), and 3gp(4.0+)

-Flawless gapless playback (mp3 and aac gapless supported on most devices)

-ReplayGain support (track and album gain)

-Cuesheet support (cue file and embedded cues)

-Crossfade (auto and manual transitions)

-Smart Playlists

-Bookmarking

-Song Ratings

-High powered 2 to 10 band graphic equalizer with 3 quality settings

-Preamp gain control

-Left/Right audio balance control

-16 built-in EQ presets and the ability to create your own

-DSP Limiter with adjustable attack/release to prevent distortion

-Ability to force mono playback

-Highly optimized media library, designed for large music libraries (50k+), that works with every supported format

-Browse your collection by artist, album, song, genre, playlist, or folders

-Built in file browser

-Album artist and disc no tags supported

-Tag editor (supports mass editing)

-Search artists, album artists, albums, songs, and filenames

-Save/Load playlists or create playlists on the fly

-Supports m3u, pls and wpl playlist file formats

-Edit playlists with an easy to use drag and drop interface

-2 Shuffle modes: Shuffle Queue and Shuffle Collection

-Custom actions on queue completion

-Play Random Album feature

-Automatically find and download album art

-Manual art search

-Embedded album art support

-Custom backgrounds

-10+ skins to choose from

-Lockscreen player

-ICS lockscreen control support

-Notification controls (3.0+)

-Scrobble support: (ScrobbleDroid and Simple LastFm Scrobbler)

-Customizable Gesture System: 32 assignable actions to 7 different gestures

-Customizable Headset Controls

-Customizable Now Playing View: 31 different tags to put into 6 slots

-Customizable tab order

-Auto resume playback when ending a phone call

-Auto pause/play when unplugging/plugging in a headset or connect to bluetooth

-Bluetooth headset controls

-Automatically adjust volume when connecting/disconnect bluetooth audio or wired headsets

-Comes with a 2x1, 2x2, 4x1, 4x2, and 4x4 widget (customizable opacity)

-Tasker integration

-Single button headset control support

-Jump straight to playing album, artist, genre, or folder

-Dashclock support through Dashclock Music Extension

-Tons of UI customizations and much more
[G2 General] ffejy462:
In your opinion, what makes it better, good as, and/or not as good as poweramp?
[G2 General] alex72:
It works better with Viper4Android. For example, you gotta turn off DVC and disable DSP pack in PowerAmp to get it working correctly with Viper and right there you lost main features of PowerAmp. GoneMAD got better UI and gesture control and Replay Gain works flawlessly and limiter as well (no nasty loud pops). I gotta be honest and say that I didn't use PowerAmp in a while...GoneMAD got 250+ features and I use, maybe, two dozen and it's more than enough for me...
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Think I'll have to download GoneMad again and check it out. I downloaded and bought the pro version a while back but didn't like the UI at all so stopped using it.
[G2 General] ffejy462:
I've always had good luck with poweramp, but I'll give gonemad a try.... Thanks
[G2 General] GoneMADSoftware:
There are A LOT of options to tweak the user interface if you don't like how it looks by default
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Man you were all over that comment. Lol. I'll take another look.
[G2 General] ffejy462:
I tried gmmp, but I didn't care for the lock screen controls and notification player did not display album (or any other) art consistently.
[G2 General] GoneMADSoftware:
Are you talking about the standard android music controls or the GMMP lockscreen that is basically a clone of the now playing screen?
[G2 General] ffejy462:
The gmmp lock screen. I'd rather have normal lock screen with Music controls as a half screen widget. I played with the lock screen settings, but it is either full screen music + normal lock screen or nothing. Maybe I missed something...
[G2 General] GoneMADSoftware:
By default its just the standard android music controls. So uncheck "Enable lockscreen player" and uncheck "disable lockscreen controls"
[G2 General] ffejy462:
Ok. I guess it wasn't clear in the settings. I assumed I had to enable the controls for anything to show up. Sorry about the confusion. Still missing some artwork in notification... Full screen player has art although. View attachment 2598212
[G2 General] ffejy462:
View attachment 2598218
[G2 General] alex72:
I've been using GoneMAD more than a year and never had problem with album art. I don't know what to say. Hopefully you'll figure it out and let us know what was the problem.