[Canola] Boost Volume on Canola - maemo.org

rafaelefucho | # 1 | 2008-05-14, 15:34 | Report

Hi, I will like to know how I can boost the volume on canola.

I tried on the canola.conf

adding this lines

softvol=yes
softvol-max=500

But it remainds the same.

Any ideas???

Laughing Man | # 2 | 2008-05-14, 15:35 | Report

I don't think your suppose to add them to canola.conf.

qwerty12 | # 3 | 2008-05-14, 15:35 | Report

You add it to the .mplayer/config

You also need to edit the atabake file to use mplayer instead of oms too.

rafaelefucho | # 4 | 2008-05-14, 15:38 | Report

OK, I alreday add it to the .mplayer/config.

the Mplayer boost well but canola remains the same.

#qwerty12
I read something about it the atabake file, sorry but can you tell me what is this??

Benson | # 5 | 2008-05-14, 15:41 | Report

Over in one of the other threads you started on this, Bundyo posted this.
That pretty much explains what is to be done.

Copying config options from one program to another unrelated program is unlikely to have any beneficial results.

rafaelefucho | # 6 | 2008-05-14, 15:53 | Report

Originally Posted by Benson View Post

Over in one of the other threads you started on this, Bundyo posted this.
That pretty much explains what is to be done.

Copying config options from one program to another unrelated program is unlikely to have any beneficial results.

Yeah thats true. But I forgot to put that I am a newbie, and I am kind of desperate and running out of ideas. I am reading right now this but I don't seam to find a solution to my problem. or either atabake file.

Benson | # 7 | 2008-05-14, 16:32 | Report

I don't have canola, but it looks like there should be a directory by the name of '.atabake' somewhere, I think in your home directory, with a file named 'config' or some such.

So just use vi (or a better editor, if you have one):

Code:

vi .atabake/config

Make sure it is set to use mplayer for audio; I haven't seen the contents of this file, but it should be fairly obvious. If you can find the file, but aren't sure what to change, paste the contents here; someone'll be able to point at the right thing.

I think, if there's an "audio=oms" line, change it to "audio=mplayer"...

rafaelefucho | # 8 | 2008-05-14, 17:17 | Report

Ok I already boost volume on canola,

first find the atakabe folder.

the atakabe folder and then the config file is locate it in

/home/user/.atakabe/ #the point "." is for hide folders so you won't see it with ls on user.

then open the config file with vi

vi config

there you will see something like this.

Code:

[Media]
3gp = oms 
mp4 = oms 
m4a = oms
rv = oms 

[Fallback]
audio = oms
video =mplayer
general = mplayer

[other]
version = 0.1.4

where you see "audio = oms" change it for "audio = mplayer"
save the file.

now to boost mplayer

go to /home/user/.mplayer/

then vi mplayer.conf

you will see this

Code:

# write your default config options here!

Add this line

Code:

af=volume=15.1:0

and save

test it.
You can change the 15.1 for a bigger number to test another results. This one works for me.

NOTE: I am a newbie and this works for me, do it at your own risk. Please make back ups of the files are you going to modify.

Note:

af=volume=<v>:<sc>

Where

* <v> is the desired gain in dB for all channels in the stream from -200dB to +60dB, where -200dB mutes the sound completely and +60dB equals a gain of 1000 (default: 0).
* <sc> Turns soft clipping on (1) or off (0). Soft-clipping can make the sound more smooth if very high volume levels are used. Enable this option if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very low.

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grog | # 9 | 2008-05-14, 17:44 | Report

Originally Posted by rafaelefucho View Post

Ok I already boost volume on canola,

first find the atakabe folder.

the atakabe folder and then the config file is locate it in

/home/user/.atakabe/ #the point "." is for hide folders so you won't see it with ls on user.

then open the config file with vi

vi config

there you will see something like this.

Code:

[Media]
3gp = oms 
mp4 = oms 
m4a = oms
rv = oms 

[Fallback]
audio = oms
video =mplayer
general = mplayer

[other]
version = 0.1.4

where you see "audio = oms" change it for "audio = mplayer"
save the file.

now to boost mplayer

go to /home/user/.mplayer/

then vi mplayer.conf

you will see this

Code:

# write your default config options here!

Add this line

Code:

af=volume=15.1:0

and save

test it.
You can change the 15.1 for a bigger number to test another results. This one works for me.

NOTE: I am a newbie and this works for me, do it at your own risk. Please make back ups of the files are you going to modify.

Thanks very much! I find that I can only go a high as 10.1 before there's too much distortion, but that's probably just a reflection on the files I'm playing. TX