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Android Audio Capture Example

Postedby:KaterinaZamani inMediaRecorder January3rd,2014

Androiddevicesareequippedwithhardwareinputdevicessuchasmicrophone,
cameraetc,fromwhichwecancaptureaudioorvideoinourapplications.Themost
commonclassthatisusedis
MediaRecorder

,whichrecordsaudioandvideo.
Inthisexample,wearegoingtocaptureaudiofromthedevicesmicrophone,storeit
tothedeviceandthenplayitbackand/orstopplayingit.

Forthistutorial,wewillusethefollowingtoolsinaWindows64bitplatform:
1. JDK1.7

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2. Eclipse4.2Juno
3. AndroidSDK4.4

1.CreateaNewAndroidApplicationProject
OpenEclipseIDEandgotoFileNewProjectAndroidApplicationProject.
Specifythenameoftheapplication,theprojectandthepackage.Also,set10APIorlargerastheminimumRequiredSDK,inordertosupport
theclasseswearegoingtouse.ThenpressNextbutton.

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SelecttheBlankActivityoptionandpressNext.

YouhavetospecifyanameforthenewActivityandanameforthelayoutdescriptionofyourapp.The.xmlfileforthelayoutwillautomatically
becreatedinthe
res/layout

folder.Finally,pressFinish.

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Youcanseethefinalstructureofthecreatedprojectintheimagebelow.

2.CreatethelayoutoftheMainActivity
Inthisapplication,wewanttostartandstoprecording,aswellasstartandstopplayingtherecordingsound.Forthisreasonwearegoingto
addfourdifferent
Buttons

inthelayout,whereeachoneenablestheappropriatefunctionality.Also,a
TextView

willbeusedtoshowusthecurrentsituation.

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Open
res/layout/activity_main.xml

gotothexmltabandpastethefollowing.
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<RelativeLayoutxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

<TextView
android:id="@+id/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="RecordingPoint:"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"/>

<ImageView
android:id="@+id/micImage"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/text1"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:src="@android:drawable/presence_audio_online"/>
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<LinearLayoutandroid:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/micImage"
android:id="@+id/linear1"
android:orientation="horizontal">

<Button
android:id="@+id/start"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="start"/>

<Button
android:id="@+id/stop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:enabled="false"
android:text="stop"/>

</LinearLayout>

<LinearLayoutandroid:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/linear1"
android:id="@+id/linear2"
android:orientation="horizontal">

<Button
android:id="@+id/play"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:enabled="false"
android:text="play"/>

<Button
android:id="@+id/stopPlay"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:enabled="false"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="stopplaying"/>
</LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Noticethatweaddedan
ImageView

whereitscontentisapictureofaudiorecording,thatAndroidprovideusthroughthedrawable.

3.CodetheMainActivity
Foraudiorecord,weshouldcreateaninstanceof

MediaRecorder

classandsetsomeinformationaboutthesourceandtheoutputfile.Weuse
MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC

inordertosetthemicrophoneofthedeviceastheaudiosource.Inaddition,wehavetosettheformatandthenameoftheoutputfile,as

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wellastheaudioencoderfortheoutputfileinordertocontainanaudiotrack.Noticethatinourexample,wealsosetthepaththattheoutput
filewillbelocated.
Beforestartingtherecordingisveryimportanttopreparecapturingandencodingdata.Forthisreason,
prepare()

and
start()

methodsarecalled.Itisimportanttomentionthat
prepare()

methodmustbecalledbefore
start()

method,butafterthesettingofsource,formatandencodinginformation.Incontrast,tostopsoundrecording
stop()

methodshouldbecalled.Afterthat,iftheinstanceof
MediaRecorder

isnotusedanymore,itisrecommendedtofreetheresource,bycalling
release()

method.Ifyounoticeinthecodebelow,appropriate
Exceptions

arecalledforthespecificmethods.
Inourexample,wewanttoplaybackthesoundwejustrecorded,sowecreateaninstanceof
MediaPlayer

class.Afterspecifyingthesourcefilethatwewanttouse,
prepare()

and
start()

methodsarecalledinordertostartplayingtheaudiotrack.Respectively,
stop()

and
release()

methodsarecalledtostoptheplaybackandtofreethe
MediaPlayer

objectresources.
Open
src/com.javacodegeeks.android.audiocapturetest/MaainActivity.java

fileandpastethecodebelow.
MainActivity.java:
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packagecom.javacodegeeks.android.audiocapturetest;

importjava.io.IOException;
importandroid.media.MediaPlayer;
importandroid.media.MediaRecorder;
importandroid.os.Bundle;
importandroid.os.Environment;
importandroid.app.Activity;
importandroid.view.View;
importandroid.view.View.OnClickListener;
importandroid.widget.Button;
importandroid.widget.TextView;
importandroid.widget.Toast;

publicclassMainActivityextendsActivity{

privateMediaRecordermyRecorder;
privateMediaPlayermyPlayer;
privateStringoutputFile=null;

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privateButtonstartBtn;
privateButtonstopBtn;
privateButtonplayBtn;
privateButtonstopPlayBtn;
privateTextViewtext;

@Override
protectedvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

text=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.text1);
//storeittosdcard
outputFile=Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().
getAbsolutePath()+"/javacodegeeksRecording.3gpp";

myRecorder=newMediaRecorder();
myRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
myRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
myRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_NB);
myRecorder.setOutputFile(outputFile);

startBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.start);
startBtn.setOnClickListener(newOnClickListener(){

@Override
publicvoidonClick(Viewv){
//TODOAutogeneratedmethodstub
start(v);
}
});

stopBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.stop);
stopBtn.setOnClickListener(newOnClickListener(){

@Override
publicvoidonClick(Viewv){
//TODOAutogeneratedmethodstub
stop(v);
}
});

playBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.play);
playBtn.setOnClickListener(newOnClickListener(){

@Override
publicvoidonClick(Viewv){
//TODOAutogeneratedmethodstub
play(v);
}
});

stopPlayBtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.stopPlay);
stopPlayBtn.setOnClickListener(newOnClickListener(){

@Override
publicvoidonClick(Viewv){
//TODOAutogeneratedmethodstub
stopPlay(v);
}
});
}

publicvoidstart(Viewview){
try{
myRecorder.prepare();
myRecorder.start();
}catch(IllegalStateExceptione){
//start:itiscalledbeforeprepare()
//prepare:itiscalledafterstart()orbeforesetOutputFormat()
e.printStackTrace();
}catch(IOExceptione){
//prepare()fails
e.printStackTrace();
}

text.setText("RecordingPoint:Recording");
startBtn.setEnabled(false);
stopBtn.setEnabled(true);

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Startrecording...",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

publicvoidstop(Viewview){
try{
myRecorder.stop();
myRecorder.release();
myRecorder=null;

stopBtn.setEnabled(false);
playBtn.setEnabled(true);
text.setText("RecordingPoint:Stoprecording");

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Stoprecording...",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}catch(IllegalStateExceptione){
//itiscalledbeforestart()
e.printStackTrace();
}catch(RuntimeExceptione){
//novalidaudio/videodatahasbeenreceived
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

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publicvoidplay(Viewview){
try{
myPlayer=newMediaPlayer();
myPlayer.setDataSource(outputFile);
myPlayer.prepare();
myPlayer.start();

playBtn.setEnabled(false);
stopPlayBtn.setEnabled(true);
text.setText("RecordingPoint:Playing");

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Startplaytherecording...",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}catch(Exceptione){
//TODOAutogeneratedcatchblock
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

publicvoidstopPlay(Viewview){
try{
if(myPlayer!=null){
myPlayer.stop();
myPlayer.release();
myPlayer=null;
playBtn.setEnabled(true);
stopPlayBtn.setEnabled(false);
text.setText("RecordingPoint:Stopplaying");

Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Stopplayingtherecording...",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}catch(Exceptione){
//TODOAutogeneratedcatchblock
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

4.Setthepermissions
Wehavetodeclarethepermissionsinthe
AndroidManifest.xml

fileofourproject.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

istowritetheoutputfileintotheexternalstorageofourdevice(sdcard).
RECORD_AUDIO

isnecessaryfor
MediaRecorder

classtocaptureaudio.
Open
AndroidManifest.xml

fileandpastethefollowingcode.
AndroidManifest.xml:
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<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<manifestxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.javacodegeeks.android.audiocapturetest"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">

<usessdk
android:minSdkVersion="10"
android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>

<usespermissionandroid:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<usespermissionandroid:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name="com.javacodegeeks.android.audiocapturetest.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intentfilter>
<actionandroid:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>

<categoryandroid:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intentfilter>
</activity>
</application>

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5.Runtheapplication
Inthisexample,wecantusetheandroidemulatortorunourapplication,becauseishasnttheabilitytocaptureaudio.Forthisreasonwe
havetoconnectEclipsewithourAndroiddeviceandruntheapplicationthroughit.
So,connectyourAndroiddevicewithyourpcthroughUSB.DontforgettoenableUSBdebuggingoption,byfollowingSettingsApplications
Developmentpath.
ThengotoEclipse,rightclickonourprojectRunasRunConfigurations.
Inthepopupwindowchoosethecurrentproject,gotothe
Target

tabandchooseAlwaysprompttopickdeviceoption.ThenclickNext.

FinallychoosetherunningAndroiddeviceandpressOK,asshowninthenextpicture.

TheappwillbeloadedinyourAndroiddevice,asyoucanseeintheimagebelow.

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Letspressstartbuttoninordertostartaudiorecording.Asyoucanseeinthepicturebelow,a
Toast

appearsandthe
TextView

issettoRecording.

Nowclickstopbutton.Theaudiotrackwillautomaticallybestoredintoyourexternalcard.Noticethatstopbuttonisnotclickableanymore.

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Ifyouwanttolistentotheaudioyoujustrecorded,pressplaybutton.The
TextView

willchangeagainanda
Toast

messagewillbeenabled.

Finally,pressstopplayingbuttonbeforetheaudiotrackends.Thismove,willstoptheaudioandwillenableplaybuttonagain,inorderto
listentoitagain.

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DownloadEclipseProject
ThiswasanexampleofAudioCaptureinAndroid.DownloadtheEclipseProjectofthisexample:AudioCaptureTest.zip

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