Lando Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 My bad but I forgot to mention that everything does work fine if I updated to the most recent build. But the reason why I stuck to build 828 was because of another issue, that being the change in sound quality on the Hi-Res Output for Wired Headset/AUX on any build after that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 @Lando While Samsung devices have many ROMs variants and their behavior in regards of hi-res audio may vary, I can't confirm any degradation with Hi-Res on S8. Ensure you have reset all audio outputs and DVC options to defaults and start with that "clean" state. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 I have done so many times and nothing changes sadly, the sound is this low and when the volume is raised the sound just becomes off. This has been an issue some time back when I updated my phone back in October. That's when I looked through the forums for help and came across people with a similar issue on here: https://forum.powerampapp.com/topic/16243-please-fix-hi-res-for-samsung-pie-update/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 @Lando this is old topic. There is no issues with Samsung Pie hi-res support ATM. If you have some please let me know (with the details, like PA build, usage scenario, output device). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Well, I own a Samsung Galaxy S8 while currently running Android Pie with build number: G950USQS7DSL2. I use Apple earphones while I'm listening to music so I'm on Wired Headset/AUX for output devices. When I updated my phone during October to Build number: G950USQU6DSH8, I noticed that the music had very low volume and the bass had a cap on it, as if a DVC was placed on it. That's when I started fiddling with the settings and noticed when any DVC setting was turned on or off little to nothing was changed, it sounded the same. That then prompted me to download previous versions in hopes of the problem going away and that's when I stuck with build 828 because any build after that would alter the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I don't think I can reproduce any issues with the very similar setup (S9 on Pie, I downgraded my S8 on Android) - for the default settings. You want to disable Media Sync (this causes 2 volume changing points - phone and device itself) for getting most from DVC + Equalizer. See Poweramp Settings / Audio / Direct Volume Control instructions. But if you don't want deep equalization or can't use DVC, just default settings will work fine. There is -6dB default headroom for non-DVC equalization, which can be easily set to 0 by upping Preamp knob. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nothing worked for me Guess I'll just have to wait for any kind of update that can fix this or upgrade my phone in hopes of escaping the issue. But thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Came back here to make a correction. When referring to my problem using another discussion, I meant to use this link: I just wanted to ask if there were any developments on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 [I've moved this to its own topic as it is no longer about a black screen on startup which was fixed for you in newer builds] Have you tried resetting all Output modes to defaults, and also turning off all EQ and other audio mods (stereo expand, reverb, etc) and also disabling any manufacturer-installed audio mods in your device to see if that helps. Then you can start adding features back in one by one. Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 @Lando Both Poweramp and Samsung ROMs have many builds for the year passed from Jan 2019, so yes a lot of development there. As for possible issue with sound on Samsungs, it's usually incorrect audio output, DVC, Media Sync (absolute volume) settings. Restore defaults + disabling media sync should resolve everything. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lando Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 I've reset everything to default multiple times, fiddled with sound options on the app, and disabled built in manufacturer audio applications and nothing has changed. I don't think it could be on my end because I leave my settings alone. I believe that it could be some type of compatibility issue with the OS and Poweramp. I've been trying my best to investigate this issue since its occured but it's difficult to find anything. All I know is that Build 828 sounds perfectly fine, but anything after that build affects the sound. Also when listening to music on any build after 828, to get it at a normal volume I have to change the sample rate to 352.8kHz or higher. Even then the bass is still lowered in volume. Now what I recently just found is that when I am on Build 828, the sample rates work oppositely, with it sounding fine on 48kHz but when raised it gets lower in volume. So now I'm just assuming that the sample rates just got affected somehow with the subsequent builds/updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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