Does anyone know how to use any of the past AOSP audio driver replacement work on the Brax3 with iodeOS?
References:
https://xdaforums.com/t/arise-sound-systems-tm-auditory-research-in-sound-enhancement.3379709/
AOSP Audio HAL:
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Anyone…Anyone…???
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Just curious as to what you’re trying to accomplish? Android audio capabilities seem extremely limited.
Our goal is to replace the AOSP audio driver with an audiophile type driver that has better sound quality with higher volume potential. There is an app that is capable of doing this but it requires payment which requires a Google account. We want to try to figure out a way to accomplish the same things as that app but without the need for a Google account. The details can be seen in the following conversation.
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The issue may be the physical speaker (and microphones) - i’m an audiophile myself, so interested in solutions - but I’m not convinced replacing app or sound driver will resolve what might be a hardware limitation… Like trying playing an old 32kb MP3 file through Musical Fidelity amplifiers and Focal Utopia speakers…
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I agree with @Mycenius that it’s unlikely that it’s a better driver. OEM drivers are usually the best for the chipsets they employ.
I think what you’re wanting is an audio compressor/limiter app which gives a fuller sound - equated with “loudness” without increasing amplitude it does this by lifting the gain of the quieter frequencies and limiting (suppression) of the peaking frequencies.
Unfortunately, I don’t think such app exists with global user mixer control. The Audio Effects app is close… Maybe we’ll see that develop…
Iodé could implement in into the OS and settings or perhaps give a boost to the gain of the amplifier if there’s any headroom there. But I feel like it could easily blow out the external speaker. So I would rather hear some compression and realtime normalisation of the radio audio signal for the meat-and-potatoe apps like phone, music, etc.
I noticed using Threema that the sound is very good, so they implemented a nice compression, noise reduction, and equalization for for voice. More than likely mixed by a professional audio engineer or at least a highly knowledgeable enthusiast. This was through my wired earbuds which are of descent quality.
I have a paid music streaming app and I notice that it sounds good as well but I would prefer another +3dB gain driving my wired earbuds. Especially in noisier environments listening to quieter sounds.
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Yes - exactly.
Yes AudioFX could easily do a lot more - incl. maybe having saved profiles (or similar) for different apps that just trigger by default when that app has an active audio output…
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