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[G2 General] alex72:
Oh my goodness. I believed that sound can't be any better. I was so wrong. I have LG Tone HBS730 Bluetooth headset which supports aptX sound codec and our LG G2 supports it as well but it's not enabled by default. I stumbled on this thread ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45806627) where [MENTION=1308180]canecbr600[/MENTION] gives easy instructions on how to enable aptX in our phones.

" If u are rooted, get terminal emulator from playstore, and do steps 2 on down. Exapmle:

Type. su, press enter, u should have a # sign

Type. setprop persist.service.btui.use_aptx 1 press enter

To check that property was changed:

Type. getprop persist.service.btui.use_aptx press enter, if u get a 1, its set! "

Difference is night and day. If you don't have LG Tone HBS730 check if your current Bluetooth headset support aptX standard. I needed to change my current sound profile because bass is so overpowering. Hope it helps somebody.
[G2 General] somemadcaaant:
Nah not using any convolver files tho I have them installed. They either muffel sound or make it overall louder imo.
[G2 General] alex72:
There are plenty of other options to suit vast majority of music lovers. Just to play with Fidelity Control options is more than enough for many people.
[G2 General] alex72:
ViPER4Android FX v2.3.1.3 released.

FX version: v2.3.1.3

Changes:

1. Bug fix.

(Viber conflict resolved. Also, it's reported that fixes Hangouts video chat and Rhapsody)

2. Update translations.

3. Added a new bass mode.

If you are on v2.3.1.1 just install new version over old one, open V4A, install desired driver and reboot.

http://www.mediafire.com/?t5q9rw81xb1371o

Unzip and install version for Android 4.x device.

I'll update first post soon...
[G2 General] eldedo:
anyone got this working on the D800? If so which busybox are you running/or what did you do to get it to work?

tia
[G2 General] Wesley32:
Does anyone else only hear effects on Google play music in compatible mode? I've tried uninstalling the driver then reinstalling. No change. I really don't want to uninstall the app and stuff. Any tips?
[G2 General] alex72:
I'm on LG-D800. No busybox required for last two versions.

Edit;

Troubleshooting guide

http://vipersaudio.com/blog/?page_id=147

With Google Play Music V4A doesn't work with local mp3's using headset or speaker. BTW, it does if you use Bluetooth. With streamed or pinned songs works in all three modes. For listening local mp3's with headphones I suggest to use different music player. I'm using GoneMAD music player. Works flawlessly. Shuttle+ as well.

Edit;

I was talking about Normal (default) mode and I installed V4A as user app.

Edit #2;

Solution for local mp3's with Google Play Music is in next post! BTW, if you are not comfortable with editing build.prop, look for instructions in post #218
[G2 General] xXSuperMannyXx:
for the users that are having trouble getting it to work, Have you tried changing the build.prop like it says in the insallation guide?

Ipa.decode=true to lpa.decode=false

tunnel.decode=true to tunnel.decode=false

lpa.use-stagefright=true to lpa.use-stagefright=false

that's how i got it to work on my G2. I unistalled everything rebooted, changed the build.prop rebooted, and then installed like normal.
[G2 General] Rashad83:
i have tried V4A FX v2.3.1 but it didn't seem to work it even didn't create files and the lines in build. prop don't exist, But i tried ViPER4Android_v2301 with google play music it works fine it created the files i had to just copy the IRS files, i tested the speaker with it because thats what matters most to me.

i have yet to try V4A FX v2.3.1.3, will report once i do. By the way on v2.3.1 i didn't see convolver option but in v2.3.0.1 it had it. Ty
[G2 General] alex72:
To see Convolver option and many more, while in newer FX app press Menu then UI Settings and choose Moderate or Expert.
[G2 General] Rashad83:
Tyvm for the tip:thumbup:
[G2 General] alex72:
First of all, thank you again. I finally edited build.prop following your suggestions and now, I don't have any problems with Google Play Music playing local mp3's with V4A effects. It was easy fix and I don't know why it took me so long to do it. Probably, I was "scared" of reports of users getting into boot loop.

BTW, tunnel.decode was already false so I ended up changing Ipa.decode and lpa.use-stagefright from true to false. I used JRummy Build Prop Editor from Play Store which I recommend to other "scared" users because of automatic backup of original build.prop and great interface (no typing involved).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor

Keep in mind that if you don't have Busybox these build.prop edits won't stick so you'll need Busybox installer. You can get it from Play Store. I suggest to use BusyBox Installer app from same guy, JRummy.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer
[G2 General] JmJ17:
In my G2 my problem is that it works fine (everything ok in the status window), but when I reboot the phone, it doesn't work anymore.

I'v noticed that rebooting 2 o 3 times with headphones plugged in, it works again.

I've checked all the advices in the instrucctions, including editing build.prop, but the problem persists. I need to reboot with headphones al least 2 times.

Any idea?
[G2 General] alex72:
It looks like driver is not sticking. Make sure that you use SuperSU. If you already have it installed from the Play Store, try flashing it through recovery. Link;

http://download.chainfire.eu/351/

If problem persist, try to reinstall V4A driver (menu, uninstall driver, reboot, install). Hope it helps.
[G2 General] JmJ17:
In fact, when I rooted the phone it was installed SuperUsuario, not SuperSU. I installed SuperSU from Play Store replacing SuperUsuario.

How do I install the file you give me? Should I uninstall previously SuperSU or should I install from recovery OVER the actual SuperSU?

Thank you for your help.
[G2 General] alex72:
If you have custom recovery, just flash it, no need to uninstall Play Store version of SuperSU.
[G2 General] nspeer:
I tried install on my recently replaced Rooted Epic 4g touch. I just put the .apk file into Dropbox and then moved it to the phone's SD card. I double clicked it from there and it installed. Worked fine. I don't think I have BusyBox installed on that Epic 4g touch and it still worked. I didn't do any of the editing of build.prop listed in OP instruction.

When I tried the same method on my Rooted LG G2, it didn't work.

Here's my question:

Is everyone editing their build prop and installing BusyBox?
[G2 General] alex72:
Busybox is no longer required. You should edit build.prop if you wanna use it with Google Play Music. There are some players, like GoneMAD and Shuttle+, which are working with V4A right from the start.
[G2 General] nspeer:
I actually got it to work by installing SuperSu and rebooting twice. I did not edit build.prop and it does work with Google Play Music (which is all I've tried it with).
[G2 General] alex72:
Even better. For me, Play Music worked with streamed or pinned but not with local mp3 songs while using headset or speaker. After I edited build.prop no problems whatsoever.
[G2 General] nspeer:
Do sounds automatically default to the Viper Audio settings or does Viper Audio have to be opened first? In other words, if I open Play Music app (or Pandora or other music apps), will music automatically be processed by the Viper app, even if I do not launch the app from the app drawer? Will my phone calls be enhanced as well, etc, etc.
[G2 General] alex72:
Set it and forget about it. So, yes, music will be automatically processed. It doesn’t mess with call quality so that stays the same.
[G2 General] donis:
In my F320K I can use Viper only in compatible mode - to use with PowerAMP or only in normal mode - to use with other players. Is there any option to use Viper with PowerAMP and all other players both?
[G2 General] alex72:
Yes. You should turn off DVC in PowerAMP and then you can use it in normal mode.

Poweramp Settings -> Audio -> Advanced Tweaks -> Direct volume control -> Turned off|
[G2 General] donis:
Thanks. :good:
[G2 General] toxa24:
Does anyone have any luck with tunein radio pro? My digitally imported app, Pandora, and stock lg music player all work fine, but not the tunein radio
[G2 General] alex72:
Same with my setup. TuneIn Radio pro...no affects. Everything else... works. V4A is installed as user app and I edited build.prop. Using CleanROM SE.
[G2 General] toxa24:
I too have edited build.prop and installed as user app. I tried installing as system app-still no good. Running Malladus 1.2.2. At least I'm not the only one :)
[G2 General] alex72:
Heads up! GoneMAD Music player is on sale for $0.99 (75% off) through December 1st. One of the best music players and it works great with ViPER4Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp.unlocker
[G2 General] phatmanxxl:
I was going crazy, i only use tune in pro to listen to my music and couldn't figure out why V4A didn't work. Everybody else said it works fine for them. Ok so its tune in that's the problem not me. :D
[G2 General] toxa24:
Yeah, that's what it seems like. Maybe it'll be fixed in the next version, I hope
[G2 General] bukmba:
I installed Viper4Android on my G2.

I have a 4 weeks old Beats Solo Headphone which I connected to it and the sound was awesome.

I then started to fiddle around with the settings and came along one where I could choose the headset type.

I tested a few of them and suddenly the sound was awkward.

To make a long story short, it seems it killed my Beats Headphone.

I tested it with other devices and the sound is hardly hearable, voices not anymore at all.

Put in another headset and sound was good again.

So is it really possible that while trying different settings, one of them destroyed my Beats Headphone?

Or was it just a coincident?
[G2 General] Steamer86:
It is entirely possible to destroy any speaker over modifying sound. They have limit specifications. You can't push to much further on most.
[G2 General] cristy7610:
it dosen't work for me with stock music player,only with google music player and gone mad....I want to know how to make it run on stock LG music player.Please explain exactly how to install to work..
[G2 General] Wesley32:
Have you tried the build.prop method listed in the OP of the viper thread?
[G2 General] alex72:
Look at post #218 for solution.

+1
[G2 General] Wesley32:
Has anyone got this working successfully on a 4.4 build yet? I couldn't find the lines to edit in the build.prop for Houston's 4.4 aospa build d800.
[G2 General] alex72:
Please, tell us which music players are working and which players you have problems with. I'm considering to switch to KitKat as well.
[G2 General] muppetmaster916:
Sweet
[G2 General] onim21:
Next time just buy good quality headphones, not **** like beats or monsters. :)

Wysłano z mojego Nexusa 7 2013 za pomocą Tapatalk.
[G2 General] bukmba:
Guess you are right .... any brand you can recommend?

Don't wanna spend more than ... let's say $400.

Thx.
[G2 General] onim21:
Brands like Shure, Audio-Technica...you must search individually, I don't know what you listen, what kind of headphones you want....

I have Audio-Technica ATH-CK9, but they costs only $200, no 400. I recommend them. :o
[G2 General] Draegloth:
Thanks a lot, this method finally solved the problem with viper +poweramp thanks button pushed :)
[G2 General] greyhd:
Just read through all 25 pages and just want to make sure I understand how to use the app. I just install the zip and extract the apk on my phone and the app will install the drivers autoamtically?
[G2 General] alex72:
Yep. Install Android 4.x apk and choose desired audio quality. Reboot.
[G2 General] toxa24:
Get Shure 535 - I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
[G2 General] cristy7610:
Bingo!

Now it works with all players.I installed busybox instaler,build prop editor to modify those files and this is it :)Thank you again guys :)
[G2 General] greyhd:
How is battery life with the mod?
[G2 General] alex72:
If you don't listen to the music it stays the same.? Otherwise, it depends on how many hours of listening you do per day. Generally, if you listen 2-3 hours I would go with Super Quality Audio drivers. It's well worth it.
[G2 General] greyhd:
Is that the best drivers that deliver good audio and easy on the battery?
[G2 General] alex72:
No. The better sounding driver is more taxing on battery. Super Quality Audio driver uses more power then High Quality Audio driver. If you really want to save battery life use Battery saver driver option.
[G2 General] bukmba:
Well while they do look good, unfortunately I don't like anything which goes into my ear. So no in-ear phones.

I only purchased the beats for home use. When I am going out I do use the Apple Earpods which I had left after I got rid of my iPhone.

So now I am looking into a headphone for home use only.

Thanks anyway, much appreciated.
[G2 General] murdoch1:
I've got it running on cm11 however you need to select fx comparability in the settings. Works on g music.

Love it.
[G2 General] toxa24:
In that case bose noise cancelling headphones are nice as well. I sold them after I got the Shure. It was funny wearing them on the train, but for home they are perfect. And the price point was about $350, I believe
[G2 General] pbedard:
Always fails no matter which way I use
[G2 General] alex72:
Fails, what? Fails to install drivers? To work with your favorite music player? Are you on stock 4.2.2? CM 4.3.1? PA 4.4? You gotta be more descriptive in order to help you.
[G2 General] ckyy:
Try switching FX mode to compatible.

Gesendet von meinem C6603 mit Tapatalk
[G2 General] alex72:
Cristy7610 solved problem by editing build.prop file and reported back at post #253
[G2 General] condudad:
Regarding people having problems with the stock music player:

Try streaming music from dropbox through the stock music player. It works for me even though I haven't edited buildprop.

If you play music files saved on your phone through the stock music player it doesn't work, at least for me. In that case the buildprop edit should do the trick, but it isn't a big deal for me since I stream most my music from dropbox :good:
[G2 General] alex72:
...or use different music player. I suggest GoneMAD Music Player for people who don't wanna edit built.prop files.
[G2 General] alex72:
Update! New Version Released. FX v2.3.1.5

http://www.mediafire.com/?32a8mttdxaumbpk

Unzip. Install Android 4.x apk. Other one is for older devices still on Gingerbread.

[Update] V4A FX v2.3.1.5

Changes:

1.Rewrite FFT implementation, improve speed.

2.Rewrite most of the framework, fix bugs.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Working pretty good on AOKP :)
[G2 General] alex72:
Did you edit build.prop files or Google Play Music and LG Music player working without edits? Are you on 4.3.1 or 4.4?
[G2 General] JRJ442:
Still running 4.3.1, and no I didn't change the prop. I'm using PowerAmp for the player. Google Music works too. Enabled MusicFx in PowerAmp and running V4A in compatible mode. I haven't changed those build props on this phone at all actually, but had to on my S3
[G2 General] Kryme:
Finally works on FX compatible mode "normal" with stock Google play music for me. I'm running PA 4.4 and no build.prop edits.
[G2 General] alex72:
Yep. They added limited support for ROM's on 4.3.1 and 4.4 in this latest version.
[G2 General] harihacker:
Where should we put all the irs files to get it to work?
[G2 General] toxa24:
ViPER4Android - > kernel folder
[G2 General] alex72:
I edited first post with more clear instuctions for first time users. Enjoy!
[G2 General] harihacker:
Thanks Mate..
[G2 General] zan5hin:
Argh, stuffed around for over half an hour doing reinstalls, and system app and learning more about how all this modding works (been a long time). Anyway, finally did the build.prop edits and instantly realised it was finally working.
[G2 General] alex72:
It is quite a change, don't you think?
[G2 General] Colnart:
[MENTION=652669]alex72[/MENTION]: do you know how can i get to change the setting on the google play music?
[G2 General] alex72:
I don't know what are you mean? Which settings?
[G2 General] Colnart:
like the setting for viper , do i just open viper app and it will be apply or i have to set it from google play music setting ?
[G2 General] alex72:
ViPER is default DSP for every music app including Play Music unless you have some other DSP in which case you need to disable it or uninstall it. It should work with Google Play Music right out the box. If not, you should edit build.prop files. Instuctions are in post #218. Hope it helps.
[G2 General] Colnart:
oh thanks i got it to work, just wondering what's your recommended setting since i'm totally new to this?
[G2 General] alex72:
Everybody have different listening preference. Check out Audio Profiles thread linked in first post. Also, check posts #87 and #88.

BTW, I used BSDgeek_Jake audio profile as a starting point.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45462666
[G2 General] jedthehumanoid:
I'm having the same issue myself. I don't know if the build.prop file is different for 4.4 or if its different because of PA so I wan thinking I'd try the PA that was built off 4.3 I think....Anyway, if anyone has gotten it to work, please chime in! Thanks.
[G2 General] alex72:
It's reported that's working on PA 4.4 straight out of the box, without any edits. You just need to use ViPER in Compatible mode.
[G2 General] jedthehumanoid:
Thanks man, I totally missed that.
[G2 General] alex72:
Thank [MENTION=647882]Kryme[/MENTION] at post #271. I wouldn't know otherwise.
[G2 General] nismology:
I've been using this with houstonn's PA 4.4 g 4.4.1 with no issues in normal mode. I just have it installed as a system app and that's it.
[G2 General] alex72:
I noticed that you're still on v2.3.1.3. Probably, latest version of V4A v2.3.1.5 requires to be used in Compatible mode when on PA 4.4.1. Anyway, thanks for feedback.
[G2 General] ooohhh2:
This app is like the voodoo app for galaxy s but on steroids. Dang! The convolution function is just genius.

I'm using the studer with noise reduction.
[G2 General] TechnicR:
I have a problem, it doesn't work for me. How I installed:

1) I edited the build.prop with the 3 "false" settings as they should be

2) reboot

3) installed the Viper4android JB app (I am on stock d802a)

4) installed driver

5) reboot

Now, when I check the driver status, it is okay, looks installed and normal and "yes" on every parameter.

But the music players sounds the same. I have tried stock and power amp player.

What could I do to make it work? (I have a Brainwavz R1 in-ear-headset, I set the equaliser to extreme-megakiller bass, so I should notice if it works. But it doesn't.

Any suggestions? I have also tried the force mode, it still didn't work.
[G2 General] JRJ442:
I'm not 100% sure if you need the build prop tweaks or not. What version of Viper are you using? Try compatible, and in PowerAmp audio settings, make sure Direct Volume control is unchecked and MusicFx is checked. Then open the player and go into tone/volume. You should have a MusicFx button. Tap it to enable. Play with the Viper settings and see of you hear a difference. Works like that for me on AOKP 4.3.1, not sure about stock though
[G2 General] alex72:
It looks like build.prop edits didn't stick. Install Busybox installer per instructions in post #218.
[G2 General] TechnicR:
I forgot to mention that I have installed busybox before the Viper4android. Also, the build.prop file remained in "false "

In power amp, the volume is unticked, the fx is ticked.

Still no effects. Also sometimes when I check the driver status it's state is: Abnormal"

Any ideas what I did wrong?
[G2 General] alex72:
Are you using latest SuperSU? Maybe you should try flashing latest SuperSU zip version thru recovery.

http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip

BTW, did you turn off DVC (direct volume control) in Power Amp?

If nothing helps, uninstall latest V4A (2.3.1.5) and install previous version of V4A (2.3.1.3). I'm back on it and Power Amp works without issues. I'm on stock LG based ROM as well.

http://www.mediafire.com/?t5q9rw81xb1371o
[G2 General] mannequin:
is there an "easy" mod to make volume controls more precise (increase the number of steps)? the steps are quite extreme from one to another out of the box.
[G2 General] alex72:
Yes, there is. It's called XVolume30 and it's module for Xposed framework. Search Download section in Xposed installer for it.
[G2 General] nismology:
^^Great little module but unnecessary permissions/data usage.
[G2 General] alex72:
I agree.
[G2 General] mannequin:
fantastic, thanks!

wondered about those permissions myself though.
[G2 General] alex72:
I guess, sometimes, you gotta compromise.
[G2 General] nismology:
I use xprivacy as a hedge against potentially abusive apps. Best of both worlds.

Back to V4A. 2.3.1.3 still running well on the latest PA 4.2.2 beta.
[G2 General] alex72:
Heads up! Thanks to [MENTION=2675647]elesbb[/MENTION], now we have scrollable transparent widget for fast switching V4A audio profiles! Works like a charm! Save current audio profile and uninstall V4A driver then app itself. Reboot. Head over to OT, post #9969 by elesbb and get V4A v2.3.1.5 with widget integration and install as before. Enjoy!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48649564
[G2 General] Clienterror:
I'm running the 4.4.2 PA rom and having issues getting Viper to work. Anyone else having issues?
[G2 General] alex72:
Look at post #303. Maybe you should try previous version.

http://www.mediafire.com/?t5q9rw81xb1371o
[G2 General] mannequin:
just noticed that the vol steps option has been added to the GravityBox as well.

having great results with G2 + GoneMad + Viper4A + Yamaha EPH-100, hands down best sound i've heard coming out of a phone.

noticed a small issue though. sometimes other apps / background processes "steal" focus from Viper for a second or two by disabling it. i can't pinpoint what exactly is happening since nothing like notifications or app switching is being performed, it just happens randomly. i tried to enable Viper's Notification, that didn't help. going to try the Lock Effect Mode although it's for something entirely different. did anyone encounter this?

edit: reading the official thread i see this issue is being mentioned. will try to convert Viper into a system app per some advice there.
[G2 General] alex72:
[MENTION=3623388]mannequin[/MENTION] The main problem with V4A as system app is that some irs files don't work. I'm using TRacks irs and they didn't work when ViPER was system app. I didn't try for the last two versions of V4A so if you could report back results for TRacks irs it would be awesome.
[G2 General] mannequin:
i tried few BSDgeek_Jake's presets after making it a system up, they work no problem.
[G2 General] alex72:
Thanks to you I'm using V4A v2.3.1.5 as system app right now. How do you like widget for audio profiles?! ViPER rocks!
[G2 General] mannequin:
yeah, it's hard to imagine listening to anything without it now.
[G2 General] htcm7:
Hi guys,

I have installed latest version ViPER4Android_FX, but it seem not works.

Here are my conditions :

- already have latest SuperSU

- have edit build.prop, only this line edited, lpa.use-stagefright=true to lpa.use-stagefright=false.

tunnel.decode already set to false, and Ipa.decode was not found.

- driver status on ViPER4Android_FX

Driver version 2.3.1.5

Neon Enabled : Yes

Enabled : Yes

Status : Normal

Processing : No

Type : Speaker

Sampling Rate : 48000

Chanels : 2

Tried to play some music via speaker phone, and then tried to set FireEqualizer and enabled/disabled ViPER4Android, seem no effect.

Any ideas / clues how to make it works? Thanks.
[G2 General] alex72:
[MENTION=5340359]htcm7[/MENTION] Which ROM you are using? Or just stock rooted? Did you try Compatible mode? Which music players you tried and failed to work with V4A?