Android distortion issue playback

Rcrego — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:30:23 GMT

Hi

When I play a song on my htc one m8 the sound is very distorted with quiet vocals and heavy bass lines making the music unlistenable.

I am a long time user of spotify premium and wondering what could be wrong. It's not an EQ problem. Any help will be appreciated!

P.s. I'm currently on vacation in New York from London so I have no 3/4G just wifi 🙂

Re: Android distortion issue playback

Daniel — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:22:11 GMT

That is odd. Are you sure you don't have an EQ installed or any other media app which could be affecting it?

I use Spotify on my M8 and the clarity is just fine (well, as much as can be expected) 🙂

Just an FYI:-

There is an EQ setting, it sits under the Music streaming quality settings and is called "Audio Effects"

Android works slightly differently, rather than having EQ's per app/system etc they all tap into a global EQ which controls all volumes, settings globally for all apps that tap into the media output sound channel. The inbuilt EQ (or "Audio Effects" as it's called in the app) in spotify is essentially just a link to the Equalizer built into the ROM, if (as found in some Samsung & HTC devices) the EQ control is missing from the Android Settings then there is nothing for the Spotify to link to, as such it will remove the option.

If this is the case you need to install an app such as ViPER4Android FX (which is what I use), or Equalizer and the option will appear in the Spotify app. Clicking on it will take you to the EQ app where you can control the settings.

FYI:- xda thread for V4A with setup guide, tips and support is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

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