Equalizer problem after lollipop update

[ville672]

Hi. I just noticed that equalizer is only working with walkman app. It worked just fine in kitkat.

[Uliwooly]

@MMcFly267

Did you read this post?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Z3-Dual/Equalizer-problem-after-lollipop-update/td-p/955035/...

Rickard

Sony Xperia Support

Posts: 5,209

Registered: ‎2012-01-12

Re: Equalizer problem after lollipop update

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a month ago

I'm afraid i don't know for sure if this decision was made within Sony or by Google but as i understand it, the global Equalizer was removed in Nexus as well and i also found this: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/Equalizer.html

"NOTE: attaching an Equalizer to the global audio output mix by use of session 0 is deprecated."

[Uliwooly]

I'm afraid i don't know for sure if this decision was made within Sony or by Google but as i understand it, the global Equalizer was removed in Nexus as well and i also found this: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/Equalizer.html

"NOTE: attaching an Equalizer to the global audio output mix by use of session 0 is deprecated."

[xperiaSPuser37]

But then how come other equalizer apps still work as global output in Z3 lollipop ?

for example this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2462013

uliwooly wrote:

@MMcFly267

Did you read this post?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Z3-Dual/Equalizer-problem-after-lollipop-update/td-p/955035/...

Rickard

Sony Xperia Support

Posts: 5,209

Registered: ‎2012-01-12

Re: Equalizer problem after lollipop update

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a month ago

I'm afraid i don't know for sure if this decision was made within Sony or by Google but as i understand it, the global Equalizer was removed in Nexus as well and i also found this: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/Equalizer.html

"NOTE: attaching an Equalizer to the global audio output mix by use of session 0 is deprecated."

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[xperiaSPuser37]

I'm afraid i don't know for sure if this decision was made within Sony or by Google but as i understand it, the global Equalizer was removed in Nexus as well and i also found this: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/Equalizer.html

"NOTE: attaching an Equalizer to the global audio output mix by use of session 0 is deprecated."

[Uliwooly]

@xperiaSPuser37

What do you want me to look on the post? 

[xperiaSPuser37]

There is an equalizer app attached in the post, which like many others work on Z3 lollipop as global output. So it is not correct for sony to hold lollipop/google responsible, instead they should fix their audio effects.

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@uliwooly wrote:

@xperiaSPuser37

What do you want me to look on the post? 

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[Uliwooly]

It was explained on Rickard's post, have you contacted the app developers?

[xperiaSPuser37]

Other equalizers are working with apps only sony equalizer dont work so what to contact app developers for?

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@uliwooly wrote:
It was explained on Rickard's post, have you contacted the app developers?

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[Rickard]

@xperiaSPuser37

As i understand it, the app you are referring to is not a global equalizer. It's an equalizer that works for some specific apps. Not sure how that app works but i believe it's related to the following information in the link i posted:

To attach the Equalizer to a particular AudioTrack or MediaPlayer, specify the audio session ID of this AudioTrack or MediaPlayer when constructing the Equalizer.

NOTE: attaching an Equalizer to the global audio output mix by use of session 0 is deprecated.

[Uliwooly]

@Rickard

Thanks again Rickard.

[jungalist]

the equaliser doesn't work when streaming via bluetooth now on z1 compact. This was a great feature as i use it with my sony head unit in my car. the audio now sounds bad quality so i dont know if the update has affected the sound quality as well as the equaliser functionality. This seems like a huge bckwards step. Sony did the same with the ps4 - removing functionality over the ps3. whats the deal with this??

[Uliwooly]

@jungalist

Have you tested different bluetooth speakers?