*** Idea ...
Using the NDK native audio interfaces should solve this problem?

On 16 mar, 22:26, Gabriel Simões <gsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> News, but no good news...
>
> I´ve tried the source code above on another machine running the sdk
> 2.1, an AVD with default parameters plus audio record and audio
> playback capabilities, another operational system (linux), etc.
> The results? the same we had before .... audio delay (long delay),
> chopping, distortion and a metalic voice.
>
> I can not believe nobody here in this forum hasn´t been able to
> develop any app that can record from the microfone using AudioRecord.
> Also, anyone here hasn´t even made a loop back from microfone to line
> out to check the audio being recorded?
>
> Please, c´mon guys ... this is not a commercial secret, this won´t
> increase competition, and I really can´t see any other reasons not to
> see some posts from developers who work with audio or other signal
> processing using Android.
>
> Please, show us a way to go because I´ve tried almost all the
> possibilities here (the only one left is to try using a real device)
> and revising the code I can´t find what else it could be.
>
> *Obs: once again, a program with a thread only to read from
> AudioRecord and play with AudioTrack is giving warnings about buffer
> overflows (Audio Record). There´s no processing going on and since I
> haven´t found anything related to "AudioTrack.play() blocks until the
> audio stream is played", based on it´s actuall behavior in my app I can
> ´t see how this class could be useful
> for online audio processing applications.
>
> Thank you,
> Gabriel
>
> On 15 mar, 20:53, Gabriel Simões <gsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Well, just to try I´ve downloaded the SDK 1.6 (v. 4), created a new
> > AVD based on that and then tried the source code from the first post
> > in two different situations:
>
> > - App compiled using SDK 1.6 on an AVD running 1.6
> > - App compiled using SDK 1.6 on an AVD running 2.1
>
> > Had exactly the same results as "compiling" and running on 2.1: audio
> > chopping, distortion and artfacts even if I solo the microfone input
> > level (using a 1 second buffer, sometimes the audio decays in a lot
> > longer) and AudioRecord buffer overflow messages even if all I do in
> > the thread is to read from AudioRecord and to play using AudioTrack.
>
> > Tomorrow I will try to test my code using another computer and even
> > on
> > a real device. In the mean time, any other ideas?
>
> > Gabriel
>
> > On 15 mar, 01:31, HeHe <cnm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > no chopping, likely because my computer (Core2 E8400) is lightening
> > > fast.
>
> > > my AudioRecord.read() returns a value equal to my buffer size, too.
>
> > > however, it returns recorded samples in a speed "faster than 8khz",
> > > which makes later playback sound like my voice is slowed.
>
> > > again, the same code works correctly on 1.5 emulator.
>
> > > so, seems your problem is not the same as mine :(
>
> > > On Mar 14, 6:53 pm, Gabriel Simões <gsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Audio chopping also?
> > > > Could you please test the code above?
>
> > > > I´ve checked and AudioRecord.read() returns a value equal to my buffer
> > > > size. Based on that I understand that AudioRecord.read() blocks the
> > > > execution, waits for the buffer to get a number of samples at least
> > > > equal to the buffer size and then it returns the audio stream (older
> > > > "buffer size" number of samples in the AudioRecord internal buffer).
>
> > > > On 14 mar, 22:34, HeHe <cnm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > seems i am experiencing similar issue as you 
> > > > > r.http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa...
>
> > > > > without any single line of code modification to my app, the count of
> > > > > frames recorded by app running on sdk 1.6 emulator is significantly
> > > > > more than that recorded by the same app running on sdk 1.5 emulator.
>
> > > > > however, the same app runs equally well on both 1.5/1.6 emulators.
>
> > > > > it is weird.....
>
> > > > > On Mar 14, 3:00 pm, Gabriel Simões <gsim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Hello,
>
> > > > > > Since my day 1 I´ve been facing problems with Android AudioRecord 
> > > > > > API.
> > > > > > After a lot of research and a lot more trial and error I´ve found my
> > > > > > way into the code and was able to write an asynctask for audio 
> > > > > > streams
> > > > > > recording which encapsules most of the audiorecord and asynctask
> > > > > > features as a lib, so the developers doesn´t need to worry about
> > > > > > finding the best audio parameters, work on stop and release, etc.
> > > > > > So far, everything was right.
> > > > > > Yesterday I started trying to process the audio I got from the
> > > > > > microfone input and my code was reacting bad. I revisited it many
> > > > > > times and decided then to check the audio I was getting from the 
> > > > > > mic.
> > > > > > Created in instance of AudioTrack and tried to play it back. The 
> > > > > > sound
> > > > > > was horrible, with lots of chopping, lots of distortion and giving 
> > > > > > me
> > > > > > even the sensation of low samplerate playback (a single word spoken
> > > > > > sometimes lasted for seconds on the earphone).
> > > > > > To check if it was actually my code I went for the internet and 
> > > > > > found
> > > > > > the code above. Tried it and got the same results. The only thing 
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > comes to my mind actually is that, it doesn´t matter what I do and 
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > configuration I try, I always get the buffer overflow message. Even 
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > I don´t actually do anything but read from AudioRecord and write to
> > > > > > AudioTrack (example above, and not in debug mode). If the emulator 
> > > > > > can
> > > > > > ´t do it fast enought .... then I´m completly lost here.
>
> > > > > > Based on the output of my algorithm I think the audio streams I´m
> > > > > > reading are not right.
>
> > > > > > Have anyone faced this? does anyone know how to solve it? Could 
> > > > > > anyone
> > > > > > try the code (copy and paste) and check if it´s actually my computer
> > > > > > or my emulator?
>
> > > > > > package com.example.test;
>
> > > > > > import android.app.Activity;
> > > > > > import android.content.Context;
> > > > > > import android.media.AudioFormat;
> > > > > > import android.media.AudioManager;
> > > > > > import android.media.AudioRecord;
> > > > > > import android.media.AudioTrack;
> > > > > > import android.media.MediaRecorder;
> > > > > > import android.os.Bundle;
>
> > > > > > public class test extends Activity {
>
> > > > > >     boolean isRecording; //currently not used
> > > > > >     AudioManager am;
>
> > > > > >    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
> > > > > >   �...@override
> > > > > >    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> > > > > >        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> > > > > >        setContentView(R.layout.main);
> > > > > >        am = (AudioManager) getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
> > > > > >        Record record = new Record();
> > > > > >        record.run();
>
> > > > > >    }
>
> > > > > >       public class Record extends Thread
> > > > > >       {
> > > > > >              // SoundPower sndPower = new SoundPower();
>
> > > > > >               static final int bufferSize = 200000;
> > > > > >               final short[] buffer = new short[bufferSize];
> > > > > >               short[] readBuffer = new short[bufferSize];
>
> > > > > >               public void run() {
> > > > > >                 isRecording = true;
> > > > > >                 android.os.Process.setThreadPriority
> > > > > >                 (android.os.Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
>
> > > > > >                 int buffersize = AudioRecord.getMinBufferSize(8000,
> > > > > >                 AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO,
> > > > > >                 AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT);
> > > > > >                 buffersize = 2048;
>
> > > > > >                                AudioRecord arec = new
> > > > > > AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC,
> > > > > >                                                8000,
>
> > > > > > AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO,
>
> > > > > > AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT,
> > > > > >                                                buffersize);
>
> > > > > >                                AudioTrack atrack = new
> > > > > > AudioTrack(AudioManager.STREAM_VOICE_CALL,
> > > > > >                                                8000,
>
> > > > > > AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO,
>
> > > > > > AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT,
> > > > > >                                                buffersize,
>
> > > > > > AudioTrack.MODE_STREAM);
>
> > > > > >                                atrack.setPlaybackRate(8000);
>
> > > > > >                                byte[] buffer = new byte[buffersize];
> > > > > >                                arec.startRecording();
> > > > > >                                atrack.play();
>
> > > > > >                                while(isRecording) {
> > > > > >                                        arec.read(buffer, 0,
> > > > > > buffersize);
> > > > > >                                        atrack.write(buffer, 0,
> > > > > > buffer.length);
> > > > > >                                }
>
> > > > > >                                arec.stop();
> > > > > >                                atrack.stop();
> > > > > >                                isRecording = false;
> > > > > >               }
> > > > > >       }
>
> > > > > > }
>
> > > > > > This code is not mine. I´ve just cut and replaced some values (as 
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > SampleRate) so it would work.
>
> > > > > > My specs:
>
> > > > > > AndroidOS 2.1, last emulator and package (downloaded one week ago).
> > > > > > Dell Vostro 1000 (onboard soundcard), windows XP SP3.
>
> > > > > > Thank you very much,
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