Stereo Audio Output Mode on VLC Android
Posted: 29 May 2021 21:02
Stereo output mode needed for vlc android just like pc versions for proper downmix.
Even on pc versions vlc for multi channel streams it defaults to to either original or headphones. Headphone mode generally sounds way artificial to me. Even original mode on stereo setups sounds weird, center channel sounds seperated and boosted which results in harsh and less dynamic sound. Luckily in pc version there is stereo mode which sounds the way it should imo. On android it also defaults to that original mode for surround streams and sounds similar to pc in most devices i have used except for lg g8x, it sounds like stereo but output is a bit thick and muddy. I am on version 3.3.4 and i also changed audio output to opensl es, cause I feel that sounds more cleaner similar to windows with waveaudioout.
For comparisons bs player android imo has pretty close to perfect downmix but that uses android audio track output which is not as clean as vlc.
Even on pc versions vlc for multi channel streams it defaults to to either original or headphones. Headphone mode generally sounds way artificial to me. Even original mode on stereo setups sounds weird, center channel sounds seperated and boosted which results in harsh and less dynamic sound. Luckily in pc version there is stereo mode which sounds the way it should imo. On android it also defaults to that original mode for surround streams and sounds similar to pc in most devices i have used except for lg g8x, it sounds like stereo but output is a bit thick and muddy. I am on version 3.3.4 and i also changed audio output to opensl es, cause I feel that sounds more cleaner similar to windows with waveaudioout.
For comparisons bs player android imo has pretty close to perfect downmix but that uses android audio track output which is not as clean as vlc.