volume on touch

pepsi666 · 02-14-2009, 08:15 PM

Hi, I'm new in here, and this forum is a lot easier than trying to get apple to help out (sent them a question 3 days ago, still no reply)

AND it takes ages to find a contact on their contact page, anyway

I have a touch (well havent we all in here)

I have 40 odd audio books in there, I have the volume up as far as it will go,

I have set it to 'spoken word' but the volume I can hear is way down and it can be a struggle to hear anything if I'mn on a train/bus

IS there anything I can do to boost the volume on my touch ?

I also have quite a few films, so what format can I convert them to, so I will get the best results (I have a set of myvu glasses (no micky taking, please)

Any help/advice always appreciated

Hawk · 02-14-2009, 10:03 PM

Are you using the headphones or trying to use the "external" speaker? I bought my wife a touch and I noticed that the speaker sucks bigtime.
If you are having problems with the headphones that is different.
First thing to do is turn off the eq. While it enhances some things, it hinders others.
If that isn't solving the problem, then check in iTunes to see if you have the volume set to be the same for everything. If so, turn it off. That should help tremendously.

acosmichippo · 02-15-2009, 12:14 AM

what format are your films in currently?

.m4v is the best format for the iphone. If you need to convert them, i suggest Handbrake.

pepsi666 · 02-15-2009, 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by Hawk

Are you using the headphones or trying to use the "external" speaker? I bought my wife a touch and I noticed that the speaker sucks bigtime.
If you are having problems with the headphones that is different.
First thing to do is turn off the eq. While it enhances some things, it hinders others.
If that isn't solving the problem, then check in iTunes to see if you have the volume set to be the same for everything. If so, turn it off. That should help tremendously.

Just the head phones that came with the touch, when I use speakers, I use the logitech ones that have a volume control
Only settings I have adjusted on he touch are 'spoken word'
I havent adjusted the volume on itunes (would adjusting that make any difference ?)

pepsi666 · 02-15-2009, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by acosmichippo

what format are your films in currently?

.m4v is the best format for the iphone. If you need to convert them, i suggest Handbrake.

I've been using Imtoo platinium, it does WMA to MP3 and converts to various video formats

Hawk · 02-15-2009, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by pepsi666

Just the head phones that came with the touch, when I use speakers, I use the logitech ones that have a volume control
Only settings I have adjusted on he touch are 'spoken word'
I havent adjusted the volume on itunes (would adjusting that make any difference ?)

I think you misunderstood some of my questions, but that's ok.
Turn the spoken word setting off. Turn sound check off and volume limit off.

pepsi666 · 02-15-2009, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Hawk

I think you misunderstood some of my questions, but that's ok.
Turn the spoken word setting off. Turn sound check off and volume limit off.

Ah, right, only reason I turned that on was hoping it would increase trhe volume (didnt work, still like a whisper)

Hawk · 02-15-2009, 06:23 PM

Are your Audio books the only thing affected? If music and video is also like that, I would take it back. If Audio books are the only thing that has soft volume, then I would look at the app running the audio and see if there is anything else that might be killing the volume

pepsi666 · 02-15-2009, 06:48 PM

They were all taken from a CD(s), and Itunes converted them

They played okay on the PC, but then again I can boost the speakers a lot more than I can on the touch, they are fine when played through speakers (with the sound jacked up) but not when earphones connected, its just above a whisper

It just seems the audio books are affected

Cant really take it back, I bought it in the US in October

Hawk · 02-15-2009, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by pepsi666

They were all taken from a CD(s), and Itunes converted them

They played okay on the PC, but then again I can boost the speakers a lot more than I can on the touch, they are fine when played through speakers (with the sound jacked up) but not when earphones connected, its just above a whisper

It just seems the audio books are affected

Cant really take it back, I bought it in the US in October

are you sure that your earphones are fubar?