X50v Hardware EQ Changer

[emulamer]

X50Mix- Skinned equalizer to change the global audio settings on the Axim X50 series.

1/29/05:

http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~jmisurda/ppc/x50mix.htm
v0.09: This is the base install for both models (either QVGA or VGA). Download and install this first, regardless of which model you are using.

http://leggnet.com/emulamer/
v0.10 X50Mix.10.zip: If you have a QVGA X50 (mid or low), you need to download this, unzip it, and overwrite the X50Mix.exe on your X50. You need to install v0.09 prior to doing this.

If you have an X50v, just download 0.09 and install, since 0.10 adds nothing but QVGA support.


12/14/04:

X50Mix.exe is now an installer, you need to run it from the PC instead of copying it over to the PDA

There is a zip of the cabs in the /cab/ folder if you'd rather not run the installer, and the source is in /source/


Orig:

I was digging around in the registry the other day looking for something unrelated and found some settings for the hardware EQ on the sound chip (HKCU\ControlPanel\AudioAdvContrl). Changing the settings and doing a soft reset changes the sound, so I wonder if Dell will be releasing an audio control panel at some point?

Anyways, I made a quick little app that changes the settings with sliders and does the soft reset for you. Hopefully at some point I'll be able to figure out how to do it without the soft reset or Dell will release a mixer, but this is at least better than going in with a registry editor :)

I do not know if the X50 mid or low have this sound chip, so I don't know if it will work on those or not.

http://leggnet.com/emulamer/X50Mix.exe


Edit: just thought I'd add that just with bass and treble up some (superbass seems to add more distortion than bass) it sounds, by far, better than any other PDA I've ever listened to and better than most MP3 players.


Since it's sticky now, figured I should mention that you don't have to soft reset anymore.

[ZeonX]

Very cool, Just put it on and runs but would rather test it with headphones and an MP3 or something as i'm at work at the moment.

[davidp]

Cool ! I'll try that tonight in the train...
Thanks emulamer for the work you provide, both on the gapi tweak, emulation in general and now this !

[mmtbb]

works good. Hate to reset, but am just grateful for the ability

[silentknight]

Cool thanks! I have actually been looking for program to do something just like this, great!

Awesome work! Thanks!

You rock dude ...

omg, now i have no reason to miss my h2215's equalizer now :) thanksa!

omg, now i have no reason to miss my h2215's equalizer now :) thanksa!

Same with my A716. This coupled with Betaplayer's equalization produces the best sounding music/movies I've ever heard in something so small. All I need now is the VGA cable and I've literally got a portable home theater system. :jd:

[Don't Panic!]

I tried it through WithMP3 with flat equalization X50mix bass to the max and X50mx 3D half way up and it was sweet, opened up the sound a lot.

We've got to find you an icon for your app though. Maybe a contest?

[WillyWonka]

Good work.... Thanks EMU !

40iPlay has this (since the .444 version), but no need to do a reset. Matter of fact, it's controlled in real time directly from the EQ panel. In the attached pic, the two (too?) tiny arrows to the left and right of the bass and treble sliders are additional sliders that control the hardware bass and treble boost. Works for iPAQs (most, not all), as well.

40iPlay has this (since the .444 version), but no need to do a reset. Matter of fact, it's controlled in real time directly from the EQ panel. In the attached pic, the two (too?) tiny arrows to the left and right of the bass and treble sliders are additional sliders that control the hardware bass and treble boost. Works for iPAQs (most, not all), as well.

Good to hear! I'll try it out Tonight! :approve:

[silentknight]

40iPlay has this (since the .444 version), but no need to do a reset. Matter of fact, it's controlled in real time directly from the EQ panel. In the attached pic, the two (too?) tiny arrows to the left and right of the bass and treble sliders are additional sliders that control the hardware bass and treble boost. Works for iPAQs (most, not all), as well.

Does this affect all audio though? or just audio with in the program?

or am I way off here?

40iPlay has this (since the .444 version), but no need to do a reset. Matter of fact, it's controlled in real time directly from the EQ panel. In the attached pic, the two (too?) tiny arrows to the left and right of the bass and treble sliders are additional sliders that control the hardware bass and treble boost. Works for iPAQs (most, not all), as well.

$30 though ...

For free ... I can handle a soft reset ...