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Walkman One (for NW-A30Series)

This update wouldn't be possible without the generous donation of a WM1A from Nayparm (after having to sell mine). Check out his website, www.npaudio.uk, for hardware modifications for WM1A/Z, ZX300, and more!

Most of the answers to your questions are already answered below, or in the info files that can be found in the downloaded firmware archive, or in the FAQ. For example, in the "External_Tunings" folder there is a info file describing what to do to change the sound signature. Please read all this info, and if you couldn't find the answer to a certain question, you can ask it below, in the comments section, or via email. Thanks!

Updates (September 20th):

- instead of having separate firmware packages for different sound signatures, you can now choose (in the settings file) from 4 available sound signatures that come in a single package;

Midnight is now the "Warm" sound signature, while Dawn (v2.1, unreleased before) is the "Bright" sound signature. The other two sound signatures are "Neutral" (which sits somewhere between Warm and "Bright") and "WM1Z", which is the Sony NW-WM1Z sound.

- in the "CFW" folder in the internal storage, where the settings file can also be found, you will now see a "StockRevert" folder, containing everything required to get back to the stock firmware;

- in the same folder you will also see an "External_Tunings" folder, which contains the external tunings for the 4 sound signatures, as well as info related to the applying of these tunings (both these folders require about 246 MB available in the internal storage).

Features:

- 4 sound signatures in 1 package: "Neutral", "Warm", "Bright", and the "WM1Z" stock sound;

- an additional settings system, which can be found in the Internal Storage (in the "CFW" folder), allowing you to set various settings (open the settings file, [settings.txt], for more info);

- a boot log file for the settings system, to check if the settings file is read correctly and all the values are valid (can be found in the same "CFW" folder);

- USB DAC mode (play audio from your computer or other audio sources via the USB cable, with the NW-A30 acting as a USB DAC);

- aptX HD codec included for Bluetooth playback;

- BT Receiver mode (stream audio to your player from any BT source);

- 10-band equalizer/Tone Control (switch between these two from the EQ screen, by tapping on the bottom-right menu button);

- DC Phase Linearizer with 6 selectable modes;

- Vinyl Processor with 4 selectable modes;

- Direct Source replacing ClearAudio+ (while Direct Source is enabled, DSD and MQA playback will not work);

- visualizers: Spectrum Analyzer/Analog VU Meter/Digital Peak Meter (while in the playback screen, tap the bottom right button, and then tap "Change playback screen")

- info about the file being played showing up at the top of the playback screen;

- a bar indicating the audio volume is showing up at the top of the screen;

- the CEW2 region doesn't apply a volume limit with this firmware;

- three boot modes: "Normal", "Plus v1", and "Plus v2" (find settings for these in the settings file);

- DSEE AI (present on DMP-Z1);

- visualizations more in sync with the music;

- progressive JPEG and interlaced PNG album covers are supported.

Missing features in comparison to the stock firmware:

- FM Radio

- VPT Surround

- Language Study

- ClearAudio+

- Noise cancelling

- Line-out functionality

Known issue:

- NFC is not working

Boot modes:

"Plus v1" - a different flavor of the normal chosen sound signature;

"Plus v2" - usually better than the Plus v1 mode, and it also consumes less battery;

"Normal" - provides the normal chosen sound signature;

Please read the FAQ for more info about how to install/revert back to stock from this firmware, about the settings file, or about how to change/start in the chosen Plus mode.

You can also find info related to installing and reverting to stock or about the tunings in the downloaded ZIP archive, from the link below.

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What should I do if I'm using one of the previous/existing custom firmware versions?

1. Revert to stock using the StockRevert package corresponding to your currently installed firmware

2. Install "Walkman One", following the instructions available in the downloaded ZIP archive

You can find the StockRevert for the previous modded firmware versions, here. 

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Download Walkman One (September 27th)

Enjoy!