jglazer63 21 Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 I watch a lot of Emby on my android phone in rather loud places. Is there any way we can add an option to boost/amplify the volume? I listen on a bluetooth earpiece (not headphones) and I have to think others would find this useful. 2 1
ebr 15439 Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Hi. Can't you turn the volume up on the device? Attempting to boost beyond that would undoubtedly cause distortion.
jglazer63 21 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Posted June 13, 2023 Yes I know where the volume control is :). There are many volume boosters out there that are ad driven and mostly don't work with emby. They expect a music player. As for distortion, let us be the judge of that :). Some of these shows are so low volume that even moderate background noise makes it hard to hear. Not much volume on a bluetooth device.
Luke 38850 Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 Hi, what do you mean by "they expect a music player'?
Mookdog 90 Posted July 3, 2023 Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) On 6/13/2023 at 6:09 PM, Luke said: Hi, what do you mean by "they expect a music player'? The apps only amplify through a music player built into the app I have a volume booster app thats work but only for a couple hours. Would be nice to have one built into emby. I know its possible to do bc other streaming apps I have used has volume boost so I dont understand why it would be so complicated to implement in emby. Mook Edited July 3, 2023 by Mookdog 1
Luke 38850 Posted July 3, 2023 Posted July 3, 2023 31 minutes ago, Mookdog said: The apps only amplify through a music player built into the app I have a volume booster app thats work but only for a couple hours. Would be nice to have one built into emby. I know its possible to do bc other streaming apps I have used has volume boost so I dont understand why it would be so complicated to implement in emby. Mook Nobody said that it's complicated. Thanks.
Mookdog 90 Posted July 3, 2023 Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Luke said: Nobody said that it's complicated. Thanks. Im not being smart I am just saying. Trust me I appreciate all the work u guys do behind the scenes especially u @LukeI am just saying it has been brought up before. Keep fighting the good fight brother trust me I think u guys are exceptional with what u do. Mook Edited July 3, 2023 by Mookdog edit
Exist2Resist 2 Posted December 24, 2024 Posted December 24, 2024 (edited) So 1.5 years and there is no traction on this. This is a basic feature available in other applications, when will this be implemented? We need a center channel audio db boost feature/adjustment. Edited December 24, 2024 by Exist2Resist
furnibird 4 Posted December 25, 2024 Posted December 25, 2024 I have the same issue on my nvidia shield and chrome cast. Not all but most aac files have very low volume. They all work fine through kodi and I can adjust the volume for each file in kodi. Please add this feature. I want to run emby but this is stopping me from switching from kodi to a home server.
jglazer63 21 Posted December 25, 2024 Author Posted December 25, 2024 I have taken to re-encoding all of my videos with a 12 decibel boost. It's not perfect but it at least does work. I wish that it would be built into the application instead of relying on an external utility.
visproduction 203 Posted December 25, 2024 Posted December 25, 2024 You can purchase a headphone amp that works with your phone. It's usually used by audiophiles who amplify higher quality music from sites like HD Tracks or Tidal. You may have not run into these amplifiers, because they are usually considered overkill for online playback from general music sites. See this discussion: Spotify quality forum post. The quality is quite good and I 've used them in the past.
furnibird 4 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 On 7/4/2023 at 7:51 AM, Luke said: Nobody said that it's complicated. Thanks. A simple google search will show this is common issue end users are having. May not be at the forefront of new features however, if it's not complicated, consider adding it. For me, until this is added I can not justify continuing subscription or a lifetime license.
jglazer63 21 Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 On 12/25/2024 at 10:30 AM, visproduction said: You can purchase a headphone amp that works with your phone. It's usually used by audiophiles who amplify higher quality music from sites like HD Tracks or Tidal. You may have not run into these amplifiers, because they are usually considered overkill for online playback from general music sites. See this discussion: Spotify quality forum post. The quality is quite good and I 've used them in the past. How does it work with Bluetooth? Besides, why would I want to carry something around with me all the time.
visproduction 203 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 JG, Did you look at any of the portable amps? Did you imagine them to be a lot larger? If you put them with keys in your pocket, they would be hard to find. https://products.bestreviews.com/best-portable-headphone-amp
jglazer63 21 Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 Needs a software fix. Carrying another device is not an option and would not work with Bluetooth anyhow. 1
visproduction 203 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Jg, Well, OK. You are incorrect. Some of the amps do work with Bluetooth. I understand you do not care to have an extra piece of hardware. Your wallet is likely to be twice the size of the amp. How small are your pockets? You are also mistaken to think that software can do anything. You cannot really change an volume to your headphone that is already at full. The energy has to come from somewhere to go beyond that volume. There is nothing at the server side to increase the voltage of your bluetooth signal. The audio signal is sent. You received it. It's volume can be anything you want with the amplification at your hardware end. Software is not involved here. That was mentioned above. If you want additional volume then use a different or extra amp.
jglazer63 21 Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 That's not true either. You can amplify a digital audio track. Simply increasing amplitude. I've never had this problem with kodi but it already has an amplification part to its software. As I said I already reincode the videos with a higher volume and that seems to work fine. It's just unfortunate it's not already built into MB
TMCsw 146 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 35 minutes ago, jglazer63 said: That's not true either. You can amplify a digital audio track. Hey Vis, the OP doesn't want Quality, just Quantity (loudness). Seems pointless too argue with people that just want loud crap... 1
furnibird 4 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 Regardless of the source file , Emby for android has an issue with output and volume. The difference with players for Emby and let's say kodi are huge. And adding an amplifier option would help many end users. Asking an end-user to purchase an additional hardware kit is ridiculous, fix the issue or add a feature in software. Kodi plays and maintains the volume very well however, the odd movie where the dialogue is low I just increase a few decibels. Simple. 1 1
danzigman 2 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Hello, in Kodi it's volume amplification in the audio settings (when you play the video).
jglazer63 21 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 On 12/28/2024 at 5:10 PM, TMCsw said: Hey Vis, the OP doesn't want Quality, just Quantity (loudness). Seems pointless too argue with people that just want loud crap... I'd actually just like to hear the videos without carry a stage-full of mixers and amps. Like kodi. 1
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