Volume Swings During Songs with Beats Audio Enabled?

[dcha]

I was able to get BEATS operational!

Get what you paid for BEATS...

Please sign the petition here to make HP fix this horrible issue:

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/hewlett-packard-fix-volume-swings-on-envy-and-pavillon-comput...

[Bren10]

KGB

I used your solution for win 7 64    I followed all the instructions and the audio quality sounds great but im having one issue.

Its not very lloud at all. If i have it at 100 its not very load. Is there anyway to tell if its unlocked or maybe theres something else i have to do to unlock it on win 7?   thoughts?\

Thanx B

[KGB999]

Bren10,

It may be due to a few factors. The amp on my M6 would blow my eardrums out at full volume. Your laptop may not be as loud, so don't use the Loudness Equalization. That should almost double the volume. If you tried that already, also make sure that the program/app that you're listening from is maxed out on volume as well (Click on Volume Settings on the taskbar, and expand by clicking on Mixer to see all the programs using audio).

After that, check the loudness on headphones. If it's loud on headphones, but quiet on your laptop speakers, then the speaker amp on your particular laptop is not very powerful, and there's not much we can do for it with the Windows driver. Let me know if it worked.

If it does not work, post your laptop model number, and I'll check which sound chip is in it, and try to advise you again.

[bcrsr]

A new fix has been posted at NBR. 

Re: [Fix/Workaround] Beats Audio Volume Problem (leveling/random etc)

[Bren10]

Sorry KGB999 i didnt see your response... Yea i am pretty savy with computers but i can see not as much as you.

I tried all those immediately..    Here is my product/ model num   not sure which. II didnt change or enable any loudness. And my apps are at 100. I really wish i could turn it up a little more because it does sound really good. What i cant understand is its not as loud as the workaround that eliminates beats audio. Is it possible that the workaround just turns beats off but still keeps part of the hardware that uses beats  active? Or is there no hardware or amp at all.?

B2p31ua#aba

Btw what a big help you been so far.

[Movies32]

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@bcrsr wrote:

A new fix has been posted at NBR. 

Re: [Fix/Workaround] Beats Audio Volume Problem (leveling/random etc)

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This solution gives me an idea.  I just tried it and it did not seem to work, however would it be possible to mess around with those values and get beats audio to work properly?  For instance here is some of what the lauren2.xml file contains:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<presetlist>
<preset>
<name>Internal_Music_Default</name>
<displayname>Internal_Music_Default</displayname>
<keywords>SRS Premium Sound CC3DA (APO v2)</keywords>
<author>UTS Master Tuning Tool - 06/30/11</author>
<controls>
<control name="MAXV-Anti-Clip Enable">1</control>
<control name="MAXV-Anti-Clip Level">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-Bypass Gain">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-High Cut Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-High Cut Filter Order">2</control>
<control name="MAXV-High Cut Frequency">20000</control>
<control name="MAXV-Input Gain">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-Low Cut Enable">1</control>
<control name="MAXV-Low Cut Filter Order">6</control>
<control name="MAXV-Low Cut Frequency">125</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 1 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 1 Frequency">2518</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 1 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 1 Q">289</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 2 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 2 Frequency">756</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 2 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 2 Q">355</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 3 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 3 Frequency">380</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 3 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 3 Q">200</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 4 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 4 Frequency">250</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 4 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Band 4 Q">200</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Left Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 1 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 1 Frequency">2518</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 1 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 1 Q">289</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 2 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 2 Frequency">997</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 2 Gain">-5</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 2 Q">324</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 3 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 3 Frequency">380</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 3 Gain">-8</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 3 Q">200</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 4 Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 4 Frequency">250</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 4 Gain">-4</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Band 4 Q">200</control>
<control name="MAXV-PEQ Right Enable">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-Process Enable">1</control>
<control name="MAXV-Volume Control Enable">1</control>
<control name="MAXV-Volume Control Mode">MAXV-Normal</control>
<control name="MAXV-Volume Control Max Gain">3099</control>
<control name="MAXV-Volume Control Noise Manager Enable">1</control>
<control name="MAXV-Volume Control Noise Manager Threshold">15</control>
<control name="MAXV-Reference Level Gain">0</control>
<control name="MAXV-User Volume Gain">0</control>
<control name="CC3D-Definition Enable">1</control>
<control name="CC3D-Definition Level">20</control>
<control name="CC3D-Dialog Clarity Enable">1</control>
<control name="CC3D-Dialog Clarity Level">40</control>
<control name="CC3D-Input Gain">-8</control>
<control name="CC3D-Output Gain">0</control>
<control name="CC3D-Rendering Mode">CC3D-Movie</control>
<control name="CC3D-Surround Level">100</control>
<control name="CC3D-TruBass Enable">1</control>
<control name="CC3D-TruBass Level">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-TruBass Speaker Size">TruBass-300Hz</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Aperture">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Far Field Depth">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Initial Depth">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Max Gain Limit">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Near Field Depth">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Delay Line Total Depth">50</control>
<control name="CC3D-Mix Fade">50</control>
<control name="HL-Boost Gain">2</control>
<control name="HL-Bypass Gain">0</control>
<control name="HL-Input Gain">0</control>
<control name="HL-Limiter Level">100</control>
<control name="HL-Output Gain">0</control>
<control name="HL-Process Enable">1</control>
<control name="TSHD-Bypass Gain">0</control>
<control name="TSHD-Definition Front Enable">1</control>
<control name="TSHD-Definition Front Level">20</control>
<control name="TSHD-Dialog Clarity Enable">1</control>
<control name="TSHD-Dialog Clarity Level">30</control>
<control name="TSHD-FOCUS Level">40</control>
<control name="TSHD-Input Gain">-6</control>
<control name="TSHD-Input Mode">TSHD-LtRt</control>
<control name="TSHD-Limiter Enable">1</control>
<control name="TSHD-Limiter Level">20</control>
<control name="TSHD-Output Gain">0</control>
<control name="TSHD-Output Mode">TSHD-2-0-0</control>
<control name="TSHD-SRS 3D Center Level">50</control>
<control name="TSHD-SRS 3D Mode">SRS3D-Stereo</control>
<control name="TSHD-SRS 3D Space Level">80</control>
<control name="TSHD-Surround Level">90</control>
<control name="TSHD-TruBass Enable">1</control>
<control name="TSHD-TruBass Level">30</control>
<control name="TSHD-TruBass Speaker Size">TruBass-150Hz</control>
<control name="WOWHD-Definition Level">30</control>
<control name="WOWHD-FOCUS Level">22</control>
<control name="WOWHD-Input Gain">-6</control>
<control name="WOWHD-Limiter Level">18</control>
<control name="WOWHD-Output Gain">-2</control>
<control name="WOWHD-SRS 3D Center Level">50</control>
<control name="WOWHD-SRS 3D Enable">1</control>
<control name="WOWHD-SRS 3D Headphone Enable">0</control>
<control name="WOWHD-SRS 3D Mode">SRS3D-Stereo</control>
<control name="WOWHD-SRS 3D Space Level">60</control>
<control name="WOWHD-TruBass Level">40</control>
<control name="WOWHD-TruBass Speaker Size">TruBass-100Hz</control>
<control name="VIQ-Process Enable">0</control>
</controls>

Is it possible at all to play around with these values and actually get beats audio to work properly or am I just dreaming?  The C:/Program Files/IDT/WDM folder contains a total of 7 XML files and all of them seem to contain the same values.  So would fixing all of those do anything at all or is there no hope?

[HelPme2299]

So did KGB6999's solution work anyone?

Someone here posted that made their speakers lower.

[HelPme2299]

Hey Movies32, are you saying that you tried the newest fix from NBR and that it didn't work?

[StankNasty]

[quote]KGB



I used your solution for win 7 64 I followed all the instructions and the audio quality sounds great but im having one issue.

Its not very lloud at all. If i have it at 100 its not very load. Is there anyway to tell if its unlocked or maybe theres something else i have to do to unlock it on win 7? thoughts?\

Thanx B[/quote]

I found a workaround for that problem too.  After uninstalling Beats, my laptop's speakers were way too quiet.  Here is what I had to do to fix that:

1) Click the Windows start pearl and type "sound" - select "Change sound card settings."

2) Right click "Speakers" and select Properties.

3) Go to the Enhancements tab and check the Loudness Equalization box.

Your volume will be at a good level after this, but the Windows system sounds will be way too loud and might damage your speakers.  To fix this, you need to do two separate things:

1) Click the speaker icon on the bottom right of your screen and open the Mixer.  Turn your "System Sounds" down to about 5-10% (yes, that low) and set all the other volumes at 100%.  This will lower all your Windows system sounds to an acceptable level except the sound it makes when you log into Windows from a reboot.  I couldn't find a way to turn that sound down so I had to disable it entirely.

2) Click the Windows start pearl and type "sound" again.  Select "Sound" from the list.  Go to the Sounds tab and uncheck the box that says "Play Windows Startup sound" at the bottom.

That's a lot of work to fix HP's terrible audio system, isn't it?  At any rate, I did it and it worked.

[bcrsr]

Beats works with this fix on my Envy 15-3040nr. It is not as loud as it was without the fix, but there is no volume swinging or lowering.