(How To / MOD) Microphone Gain Increase on All S5 Variants + Mod *Update 02/11/16

thejester123 · Nov 2, 2016 at 9:04 PM

@j1gga84 my friend, thank you for your concern over my well-being and the email and PM did not go unnoticed I was just not in a position to reply at the time. I hope you are well and ready to flash a new update

Lets celebrate

here are the updates i promised before i was ill.

all the changes from the xx.8 test builds merged, tweaked and optimized
xml files compressed for minimal file size
MOD will now survive ROM upgrades unless you "WIPE SYSTEM"
Lowered a few values to reduce reported distortion.

Reechings · Nov 3, 2016 at 12:38 AM

thejester123 said:
@j1gga84 my friend, thank you for your concern over my well-being and the email and PM did not go unnoticed I was just not in a position to reply at the time. I hope you are well and ready to flash a new update

Lets celebrate here are the updates i promised before i was ill.

all the changes from the xx.8 test builds merged, tweaked and optimized
xml files compressed for minimal file size
MOD will now survive ROM upgrades unless you "WIPE SYSTEM"
Lowered a few values to reduce reported distortion.

Link for 10.9 points to 11.9 ?

afr33sl4ve · Nov 3, 2016

Flashing v10.9. Will let you know how it turns out.

EDIT: Using Flashfire is failing to set it correctly. Using TWRP works just fine. No idea why.

ervin444 · Nov 3, 2016 at 7:57 PM

thejester123
Thank you for a great job !!! :good::good::good:

PeanutBR · Nov 5, 2016 at 8:38 PM

fbs said:
try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/mic-volume-gain-mod-s5-t3491483

---------- Post added at 05:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:46 PM ----------

try http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/mic-volume-gain-mod-s5-t3491483
but then explain there what is "bad quality" (in portuguese, if you want.. lol)

Amigo desde já muito obrigado! O problema é que em lugares que tem muito barulho ou um som um pouco alto a qualidade do som fica meio "estourada". E antes dos mods não tinha esse problema.

Assim que eu efetuar o teste te passo atualizações sobre!

j1gga84 · Nov 5, 2016 at 10:53 PM

@thejester123

New Update is very good, thanks for that

What I observed is that the audio of video recording is overdriven and too loud. When you record a video without saying something you also hear a background noise..
I am on ResurrectionRemix 5.7.4 which is based on CM13.0, what could be the reason for that?

Regards

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bilbonotry · Nov 6, 2016 at 1:32 PM

thejester123 said:
Guys I am back and feeling much better, now firstly I apologize for my illness keeping me away for a while but I will be on my laptop tomorrow updating all the files and uploading new builds

Great news ! Was fearing a bad outcome like with spirit FM dev. Good to read from you.
No need to apologise for being ill

andreoide · Nov 7, 2016 at 6:15 PM

thejester123 said:
@j1gga84 my friend, thank you for your concern over my well-being and the email and PM did not go unnoticed I was just not in a position to reply at the time. I hope you are well and ready to flash a new update

Lets celebrate here are the updates i promised before i was ill.

all the changes from the xx.8 test builds merged, tweaked and optimized
xml files compressed for minimal file size
MOD will now survive ROM upgrades unless you "WIPE SYSTEM"
Lowered a few values to reduce reported distortion.

Hi
I think there is a little problem:
I have the sm-g901f phone and was on the 11.6 (g901f)-mod.
I flashed back to stock (g901f) and speachrecorder was working like stock.
Than flashed the mic gain 10.9 and after reboot I could not make recording any more. (Even when back in twrp and flashed back to stock (g901f) it did not work. So I had to restore the whole system backup from last night.
But now I only want the mic gain mod like it was before 11.6 wich worked before.
Is the 10.9 for g901f also? I don't think so because of the problem above I encountered?
Please look in to this...
Thank you in advance [emoji106]

this is the app wich did not work any more (app started but pressing record did not do anything)

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thejester123 · Nov 7, 2016 at 7:08 PM

andreoide said:
Hi
I think there is a little problem:
I have the sm-g901f phone and was on the 11.6 (g901f)-mod.
I flashed back to stock (g901f) and speachrecorder was working like stock.
Than flashed the mic gain 10.9 and after reboot I could not make recording any more. (Even when back in twrp and flashed back to stock (g901f) it did not work. So I had to restore the whole system backup from last night.
But now I only want the mic gain mod like it was before 11.6 wich worked before.
Is the 10.9 for g901f also? I don't think so because of the problem above I encountered?
Please look in to this...
Thank you in advance [emoji106]
this is the app wich did not work any more (app started but pressing record did not do anything)

The file for g901f is labeled in the OP my friend, it has not been updated as there have been no reported issues

andreoide · Nov 7, 2016 at 8:50 PM

thejester123 said:
The file for g901f is labeled in the OP my friend, it has not been updated as there have been no reported issues

Hi thejester123
Thnx for replay so quick.
But see #392 here. At that time I used the 10.x
In OP there is no special g901f file for 10.x therefor I asked...
Anyway it works again used 11.x g901f
And if I only want mic gain mod I can use your back-to-stock g901f and do the trick manually like discribed in OP.
I think your mod is one of the most best because factory setting for mic is too low. With this mod the g901f is like it should have been from factory Samsung [emoji6]
Thnx for this mod!!! [emoji106] [emoji111]

Sent from my SM-G901F using XDA-Developers mobile app

thejester123 · Nov 7, 2016

andreoide said:
Hi thejester123
Thnx for replay so quick.
But see #392 here. At that time I used the 10.x
In OP there is no special g901f file for 10.x therefor I asked...
Anyway it works again used 11.x g901f
And if I only want mic gain mod I can use your back-to-stock g901f and do the trick manually like discribed in OP.
I think your mod is one of the most best because factory setting for mic is too low. With this mod the g901f is like it should have been from factory Samsung [emoji6]
Thnx for this mod!!! [emoji106] [emoji111]

No your model has a different file structure so the guide will not work for you. I will take a look and do just a MIC Gain for your device variant :good:

andreoide · Nov 8, 2016 at 6:08 PM

thejester123 said:
No your model has a different file structure so the guide will not work for you. I will take a look and do just a MIC Gain for your device variant :good:

That would be nice. Thank you already and I think all SM-G901F (S5 Plus) owners will apriciate your work!
Peace upon you [emoji106]

Sent from my SM-G901F using XDA-Developers mobile app

j1gga84 · Nov 8, 2016 at 8:46 PM

j1gga84 said:
@thejester123

New Update is very good, thanks for that
What I observed is that the audio of video recording is overdriven and too loud. When you record a video without saying something you also hear a background noise..
I am on ResurrectionRemix 5.7.4 which is based on CM13.0, what could be the reason for that?

Regards

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@thejester123

Any idea for the overdriven audio in video recording? Could it be related to your mod or is this a ResurrectionRemix or CM issue?

Regards

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andreoide · Nov 8, 2016

j1gga84 said:
@thejester123

Any idea for the overdriven audio in video recording? Could it be related to your mod or is this a ResurrectionRemix or CM issue?

Regards

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It is the hardware (yes your microphone)
I suggest you read the OP and adjust manually where you read in red value 106 to change all to 95 or 98 and check if the noise in background has gone or is lower?

Thejesters' mod alters not the hardware but turns wide open the recording volume.
If you make no sound while recording than you get this noise because recording volume is set to "high"...
But.... Im not the one you asked the question to, maybe Thejester has more information for you...
And Do not forget the golden rule to backup your system before altering anything. It saved my @SS yesterday too!
[emoji111]

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thejester123 · Nov 9, 2016 at 9:08 PM

andreoide said:
It is the hardware (yes your microphone)
I suggest you read the OP and adjust manually where you read in red value 106 to change all to 95 or 98 and check if the noise in background has gone or is lower?

Thejesters' mod alters not the hardware but turns wide open the recording volume.
If you make no sound while recording than you get this noise because recording volume is set to "high"...
But.... Im not the one you asked the question to, maybe Thejester has more information for you...
And Do not forget the golden rule to backup your system before altering anything. It saved my @SS yesterday too!
[emoji111]

I do agree but the values you suggest are almost stock, therefore the volume on the recording will be too low but there are a few things i have learnt whilst adjusting this mod so i will take a look at modifying the software codecs

thejester123 · Nov 13, 2016 at 7:35 PM

andreoide said:
That would be nice. Thank you already and I think all SM-G901F (S5 Plus) owners will apriciate your work!
Peace upon you [emoji106]

Sent from my SM-G901F using XDA-Developers mobile app

@andreoide here is the flashable zip with just the microphone values modified

dura652 · Nov 13, 2016

Wonderful mod. I stumbled to this thread looking for solution for my 910t. The mixer_paths.xml looks almost the same as for S5 Variant.
My question is which values control microphone volume only in call phone calls?
People don't hear me very well when i hold my phone close to ear. But they hear me very well when the phone is on speakerphone.

By looking at post #391 below I pasted my code from mixer_paths.xml. If I read this correctly during in phone calls the "call-main-sub-3rd-mic" is in use not "main-sub-mic" ?

Code:

	<!-- TX part -->
	<path name="voice-call-main-mic">
		<ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" />
		<path name="call-main-sub-3rd-mic" />
		<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="DEC6 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="Three" />
		<ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="4" />
	</path>

	<path name="voice-call-sub-mic">
		<ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" />
		<path name="call-sub-main-3rd-mic" />
		<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="DEC6 Volume" value="93" />
		<ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="Three" />
		<ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="3" />
	</path>

thejester123 · Nov 14, 2016 at 1:31 PM

dura652 said:
Wonderful mod. I stumbled to this thread looking for solution for my 910t. The mixer_paths.xml looks almost the same as for S5 Variant.
My question is which values control microphone volume only in call phone calls?
People don't hear me very well when i hold my phone close to ear. But they hear me very well when the phone is on speakerphone.

By looking at post #391 below I pasted my code from mixer_paths.xml. If I read this correctly during in phone calls the "call-main-sub-3rd-mic" is in use not "main-sub-mic" ?

Code:

 <path name="voice-call-main-mic"> <ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" /> <path name="call-main-sub-3rd-mic" /> <ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="DEC6 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="Three" /> <ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="4" /> </path> <path name="voice-call-sub-mic"> <ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" /> <path name="call-sub-main-3rd-mic" /> <ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="DEC6 Volume" value="93" /> <ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="Three" /> <ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="3" /> </path>

all you need to do is increase all the values at 93 in both paths gradually and test after each increase :good:

andreoide · Nov 16, 2016

thejester123 said:
@andreoide here is the flashable zip with just the microphone values modified

Thank you thejester123. I really really a precaite this.
Peace upon you [emoji111]
[emoji106]

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praveensk.rcb · Nov 16, 2016 at 6:03 PM

thejester123 said:
Well everybody, as it has been asked many times now so i bring you the guide to increase the ""Microphone Gain"" on lollipop.
You will need to make some changes to the mixer_paths.xml content located in system/etc.
Open in Notepad++ or editor of choice and search for <path name="rec-main-mic">.
See below for what to edit,be careful not to adjust more than the value stated.
Save and set permissions to 644 or rw-r-r then reboot.


<path name="rec-main-mic">
<path name="main-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="95" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-sub-mic">
<path name="sub-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="94" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-headset-mic">
<path name="ear-mic" />
<ctl name="ADC2 Volume" value="14" />
<ctl name="DEC5 Volume" value="72" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-stereo-mic">
<ctl name="Main Mic Delay" value="4" />
<path name="sub-main-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="95" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="94" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-high-gain-main-mic">
<path name="main-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="87" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-high-gain-sub-mic">
<path name="sub-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="87" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-high-gain-headset-mic">
<path name="ear-mic" />
<ctl name="ADC2 Volume" value="14" />
<ctl name="DEC5 Volume" value="84" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-high-gain-stereo-mic">
<path name="sub-3rd-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="87" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="87" /> <------------- Increase Value to 106
</path>

<path name="rec-NS-mic-interview">
<ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" />
<path name="main-sub-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="87" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="87" />
<ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="One" />
<ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="7" />
</path>

<path name="rec-NS-mic-conversation">
<ctl name="ES705 TX1 Enable" value="1" />
<path name="main-sub-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="87" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="87" />
<ctl name="ES705-AP Tx Channels" value="One" />
<ctl name="Internal Route Config" value="8" />
</path>

<path name="rec-NS-mic-conference">
<path name="main-sub-mic" />
<ctl name="DEC2 Volume" value="87" />
<ctl name="DEC4 Volume" value="87" />
</path>


You "WILL" have to reflash the mod after each ROM update

Hope this helps :good:

Downloads:

Attached At Bottom Of Post

Versions Explained:

10.x version is just a standard up-scaled mic and speaker gain..

11.x Same as 10.x but uses the internal speaker as well as loud speaker for sound playback

Credits to: @byte9 @stalli0nUK @langeveld024 @oetzi83

Is there any way make the secondary mic as primary mic? My primary mic is damaged and my secondary mic works fine when used in loudspeaker made during calls.

(How To / MOD) Microphone Gain Increase on All S5 Variants + Mod *Update 02/11/16

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