Added in API level 3

AudioRecord


open class AudioRecord : AudioRouting, MicrophoneDirection, AudioRecordingMonitor
kotlin.Any
   ↳ android.media.AudioRecord

The AudioRecord class manages the audio resources for Java applications to record audio from the audio input hardware of the platform. This is achieved by "pulling" (reading) the data from the AudioRecord object. The application is responsible for polling the AudioRecord object in time using one of the following three methods: read(byte[],int,int), read(short[],int,int) or read(java.nio.ByteBuffer,int). The choice of which method to use will be based on the audio data storage format that is the most convenient for the user of AudioRecord.

Upon creation, an AudioRecord object initializes its associated audio buffer that it will fill with the new audio data. The size of this buffer, specified during the construction, determines how long an AudioRecord can record before "over-running" data that has not been read yet. Data should be read from the audio hardware in chunks of sizes inferior to the total recording buffer size.

Applications creating an AudioRecord instance need android.Manifest.permission#RECORD_AUDIO or the Builder will throw java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException on build(), and the constructor will return an instance in state STATE_UNINITIALIZED.

Summary

Nested classes
open

Builder class for AudioRecord objects.

abstract

Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when an AudioRecord has reached a notification marker set by AudioRecord#setNotificationMarkerPosition(int) or for periodic updates on the progress of the record head, as set by AudioRecord#setPositionNotificationPeriod(int).

abstract

Defines the interface by which applications can receive notifications of routing changes for the associated AudioRecord.

Constants
static Int

Denotes a generic operation failure.

static Int

Denotes a failure due to the use of an invalid value.

static Int

An error code indicating that the object reporting it is no longer valid and needs to be recreated.

static Int

Denotes a failure due to the improper use of a method.

static Int

The read mode indicating the read operation will block until all data requested has been read.

static Int

The read mode indicating the read operation will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking.

static Int

indicates AudioRecord recording state is recording

static Int

indicates AudioRecord recording state is not recording

static Int

indicates AudioRecord state is ready to be used

static Int

indicates AudioRecord state is not successfully initialized.

static Int

Denotes a successful operation.

Inherited constants
Public constructors
AudioRecord(audioSource: Int, sampleRateInHz: Int, channelConfig: Int, audioFormat: Int, bufferSizeInBytes: Int)

Class constructor.

Public methods
open Unit

Adds an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this AudioRecord.

open Unit

Adds an OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this AudioRecord.

open MutableList<MicrophoneInfo!>!

Returns a lists of MicrophoneInfo representing the active microphones.

open AudioRecordingConfiguration?

Returns the current active audio recording for this audio recorder.

open Int

Returns the configured audio data encoding.

open Int

Returns the audio session ID.

open Int

Returns the audio recording source.

open Int

Returns the frame count of the native AudioRecord buffer.

open Int

Returns the configured channel position mask.

open Int

Returns the configured number of channels.

open AudioFormat

Returns the configured AudioRecord format.

open LogSessionId

Returns the LogSessionId.

open PersistableBundle!

Return Metrics data about the current AudioTrack instance.

open static Int
getMinBufferSize(sampleRateInHz: Int, channelConfig: Int, audioFormat: Int)

Returns the minimum buffer size required for the successful creation of an AudioRecord object, in byte units.

open Int

Returns the notification marker position expressed in frames.

open Int

Returns the notification update period expressed in frames.

open AudioDeviceInfo!

Returns the selected input specified by setPreferredDevice.

open Int

Returns the recording state of the AudioRecord instance.

open AudioDeviceInfo!

Returns an AudioDeviceInfo identifying the current routing of this AudioRecord.

open Int

Returns the configured audio sink sample rate in Hz.

open Int

Returns the state of the AudioRecord instance.

open Int
getTimestamp(outTimestamp: AudioTimestamp, timebase: Int)

Poll for an AudioTimestamp on demand.

open Boolean

Returns whether this AudioRecord is marked as privacy sensitive or not.

open Int
read(audioData: ByteArray, offsetInBytes: Int, sizeInBytes: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a byte array.

open Int
read(audioData: ByteArray, offsetInBytes: Int, sizeInBytes: Int, readMode: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a byte array.

open Int
read(audioData: ShortArray, offsetInShorts: Int, sizeInShorts: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a short array.

open Int
read(audioData: ShortArray, offsetInShorts: Int, sizeInShorts: Int, readMode: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a short array.

open Int
read(audioData: FloatArray, offsetInFloats: Int, sizeInFloats: Int, readMode: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a float array.

open Int
read(audioBuffer: ByteBuffer, sizeInBytes: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a direct buffer.

open Int
read(audioBuffer: ByteBuffer, sizeInBytes: Int, readMode: Int)

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a direct buffer.

open Unit

Register a callback to be notified of audio capture changes via a AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback.

open Unit

Releases the native AudioRecord resources.

open Unit

Removes an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

open Unit

Removes an OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

open Unit

Sets a LogSessionId instance to this AudioRecord for metrics collection.

open Int

Sets the marker position at which the listener is called, if set with setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener) or setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener,android.os.Handler).

open Int

Sets the period at which the listener is called, if set with setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener) or setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener,android.os.Handler).

open Boolean

Specifies an audio device (via an AudioDeviceInfo object) to route the input to this AudioRecord.

open Boolean

Specifies the logical microphone (for processing).

open Boolean

Specifies the zoom factor (i.e. the field dimension) for the selected microphone (for processing).

open Unit

Sets the listener the AudioRecord notifies when a previously set marker is reached or for each periodic record head position update.

open Unit

Sets the listener the AudioRecord notifies when a previously set marker is reached or for each periodic record head position update.

open Unit

Starts recording from the AudioRecord instance.

open Unit

Starts recording from the AudioRecord instance when the specified synchronization event occurs on the specified audio session.

open Unit

Stops recording.

open Unit

Unregister an audio recording callback previously registered with registerAudioRecordingCallback(java.util.concurrent.Executor,android.media.AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback).

Protected methods
open Unit

Constants

ERROR

Added in API level 3
static val ERROR: Int

Denotes a generic operation failure.

Value: -1

ERROR_BAD_VALUE

Added in API level 3
static val ERROR_BAD_VALUE: Int

Denotes a failure due to the use of an invalid value.

Value: -2

ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT

Added in API level 24
static val ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT: Int

An error code indicating that the object reporting it is no longer valid and needs to be recreated.

Value: -6

ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION

Added in API level 3
static val ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION: Int

Denotes a failure due to the improper use of a method.

Value: -3

READ_BLOCKING

Added in API level 23
static val READ_BLOCKING: Int

The read mode indicating the read operation will block until all data requested has been read.

Value: 0

READ_NON_BLOCKING

Added in API level 23
static val READ_NON_BLOCKING: Int

The read mode indicating the read operation will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking.

Value: 1

RECORDSTATE_RECORDING

Added in API level 3
static val RECORDSTATE_RECORDING: Int

indicates AudioRecord recording state is recording

Value: 3

RECORDSTATE_STOPPED

Added in API level 3
static val RECORDSTATE_STOPPED: Int

indicates AudioRecord recording state is not recording

Value: 1

STATE_INITIALIZED

Added in API level 3
static val STATE_INITIALIZED: Int

indicates AudioRecord state is ready to be used

Value: 1

STATE_UNINITIALIZED

Added in API level 3
static val STATE_UNINITIALIZED: Int

indicates AudioRecord state is not successfully initialized.

Value: 0

SUCCESS

Added in API level 3
static val SUCCESS: Int

Denotes a successful operation.

Value: 0

Public constructors

AudioRecord

Added in API level 3
AudioRecord(
    audioSource: Int,
    sampleRateInHz: Int,
    channelConfig: Int,
    audioFormat: Int,
    bufferSizeInBytes: Int)

Class constructor. Though some invalid parameters will result in an IllegalArgumentException exception, other errors do not. Thus you should call getState() immediately after construction to confirm that the object is usable.
Requires android.Manifest.permission#RECORD_AUDIO

Parameters
audioSource Int: the recording source. See MediaRecorder.AudioSource for the recording source definitions.
sampleRateInHz Int: the sample rate expressed in Hertz. 44100Hz is currently the only rate that is guaranteed to work on all devices, but other rates such as 22050, 16000, and 11025 may work on some devices. AudioFormat#SAMPLE_RATE_UNSPECIFIED means to use a route-dependent value which is usually the sample rate of the source. getSampleRate() can be used to retrieve the actual sample rate chosen.
channelConfig Int: describes the configuration of the audio channels. See AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_MONO and AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_STEREO. AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_MONO is guaranteed to work on all devices.
audioFormat Int: the format in which the audio data is to be returned. See AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_8BIT, AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, and AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT.
bufferSizeInBytes Int: the total size (in bytes) of the buffer where audio data is written to during the recording. New audio data can be read from this buffer in smaller chunks than this size. See getMinBufferSize(int,int,int) to determine the minimum required buffer size for the successful creation of an AudioRecord instance. Using values smaller than getMinBufferSize() will result in an initialization failure.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Public methods

addOnRoutingChangedListener

Added in API level 24
open fun addOnRoutingChangedListener(
    listener: AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener!,
    handler: Handler!
): Unit

Adds an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this AudioRecord.

Parameters
listener AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener!: The AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener interface to receive notifications of rerouting events.
handler Handler!: Specifies the Handler object for the thread on which to execute the callback. If null, the Handler associated with the main Looper will be used.

addOnRoutingChangedListener

Added in API level 23
Deprecated in API level 24
open fun addOnRoutingChangedListener(
    listener: AudioRecord.OnRoutingChangedListener!,
    handler: Handler!
): Unit

Deprecated: users should switch to the general purpose AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener class instead.

Adds an OnRoutingChangedListener to receive notifications of routing changes on this AudioRecord.

Parameters
listener AudioRecord.OnRoutingChangedListener!: The OnRoutingChangedListener interface to receive notifications of rerouting events.
handler Handler!: Specifies the Handler object for the thread on which to execute the callback. If null, the Handler associated with the main Looper will be used.

getActiveMicrophones

Added in API level 28
open fun getActiveMicrophones(): MutableList<MicrophoneInfo!>!

Returns a lists of MicrophoneInfo representing the active microphones. By querying channel mapping for each active microphone, developer can know how the microphone is used by each channels or a capture stream. Note that the information about the active microphones may change during a recording. See AudioManager#registerAudioDeviceCallback to be notified of changes in the audio devices, querying the active microphones then will return the latest information.

Return
MutableList<MicrophoneInfo!>! a lists of MicrophoneInfo representing the active microphones.
Exceptions
java.io.IOException if an error occurs

getActiveRecordingConfiguration

Added in API level 29
open fun getActiveRecordingConfiguration(): AudioRecordingConfiguration?

Returns the current active audio recording for this audio recorder.

Return
AudioRecordingConfiguration? a valid AudioRecordingConfiguration if this recorder is active or null otherwise.

getAudioFormat

Added in API level 3
open fun getAudioFormat(): Int

Returns the configured audio data encoding. See AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_8BIT, AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, and AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT.

getAudioSessionId

Added in API level 16
open fun getAudioSessionId(): Int

Returns the audio session ID.

Return
Int the ID of the audio session this AudioRecord belongs to.

getAudioSource

Added in API level 3
open fun getAudioSource(): Int

Returns the audio recording source.

getBufferSizeInFrames

Added in API level 23
open fun getBufferSizeInFrames(): Int

Returns the frame count of the native AudioRecord buffer. This is greater than or equal to the bufferSizeInBytes converted to frame units specified in the AudioRecord constructor or Builder. The native frame count may be enlarged to accommodate the requirements of the source on creation or if the AudioRecord is subsequently rerouted.

Return
Int current size in frames of the AudioRecord buffer.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalStateException

getChannelConfiguration

Added in API level 3
open fun getChannelConfiguration(): Int

Returns the configured channel position mask.

See AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_MONO and AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_STEREO. This method may return AudioFormat#CHANNEL_INVALID if a channel index mask is used. Consider getFormat() instead, to obtain an AudioFormat, which contains both the channel position mask and the channel index mask.

getChannelCount

Added in API level 3
open fun getChannelCount(): Int

Returns the configured number of channels.

getFormat

Added in API level 23
open fun getFormat(): AudioFormat

Returns the configured AudioRecord format.

Return
AudioFormat an AudioFormat containing the AudioRecord parameters at the time of configuration. This value cannot be null.

getLogSessionId

Added in API level 31
open fun getLogSessionId(): LogSessionId

Returns the LogSessionId.

Return
LogSessionId This value cannot be null.

getMetrics

Added in API level 28
open fun getMetrics(): PersistableBundle!

Return Metrics data about the current AudioTrack instance.

Return
PersistableBundle! a PersistableBundle containing the set of attributes and values available for the media being handled by this instance of AudioRecord The attributes are descibed in MetricsConstants. Additional vendor-specific fields may also be present in the return value.

getMinBufferSize

Added in API level 3
open static fun getMinBufferSize(
    sampleRateInHz: Int,
    channelConfig: Int,
    audioFormat: Int
): Int

Returns the minimum buffer size required for the successful creation of an AudioRecord object, in byte units. Note that this size doesn't guarantee a smooth recording under load, and higher values should be chosen according to the expected frequency at which the AudioRecord instance will be polled for new data. See AudioRecord(int,int,int,int,int) for more information on valid configuration values.

Parameters
sampleRateInHz Int: the sample rate expressed in Hertz. AudioFormat#SAMPLE_RATE_UNSPECIFIED is not permitted.
channelConfig Int: describes the configuration of the audio channels. See AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_MONO and AudioFormat#CHANNEL_IN_STEREO
audioFormat Int: the format in which the audio data is represented. See AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT.
Return
Int ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the recording parameters are not supported by the hardware, or an invalid parameter was passed, or ERROR if the implementation was unable to query the hardware for its input properties, or the minimum buffer size expressed in bytes.

getNotificationMarkerPosition

Added in API level 3
open fun getNotificationMarkerPosition(): Int

Returns the notification marker position expressed in frames.

getPositionNotificationPeriod

Added in API level 3
open fun getPositionNotificationPeriod(): Int

Returns the notification update period expressed in frames.

getPreferredDevice

Added in API level 23
open fun getPreferredDevice(): AudioDeviceInfo!

Returns the selected input specified by setPreferredDevice. Note that this is not guarenteed to correspond to the actual device being used for recording.

getRecordingState

Added in API level 3
open fun getRecordingState(): Int

Returns the recording state of the AudioRecord instance.

getRoutedDevice

Added in API level 23
open fun getRoutedDevice(): AudioDeviceInfo!

Returns an AudioDeviceInfo identifying the current routing of this AudioRecord. Note: The query is only valid if the AudioRecord is currently recording. If it is not, getRoutedDevice() will return null.

getSampleRate

Added in API level 3
open fun getSampleRate(): Int

Returns the configured audio sink sample rate in Hz. The sink sample rate never changes after construction. If the constructor had a specific sample rate, then the sink sample rate is that value. If the constructor had AudioFormat#SAMPLE_RATE_UNSPECIFIED, then the sink sample rate is a route-dependent default value based on the source [sic].

getState

Added in API level 3
open fun getState(): Int

Returns the state of the AudioRecord instance. This is useful after the AudioRecord instance has been created to check if it was initialized properly. This ensures that the appropriate hardware resources have been acquired.

getTimestamp

Added in API level 24
open fun getTimestamp(
    outTimestamp: AudioTimestamp,
    timebase: Int
): Int

Poll for an AudioTimestamp on demand.

The AudioTimestamp reflects the frame delivery information at the earliest point available in the capture pipeline.

Calling startRecording() following a stop() will reset the frame count to 0.

Parameters
outTimestamp AudioTimestamp: a caller provided non-null AudioTimestamp instance, which is updated with the AudioRecord frame delivery information upon success.
timebase Int: one of AudioTimestamp.TIMEBASE_BOOTTIME or AudioTimestamp.TIMEBASE_MONOTONIC, used to select the clock for the AudioTimestamp time. Value is android.media.AudioTimestamp#TIMEBASE_MONOTONIC, or android.media.AudioTimestamp#TIMEBASE_BOOTTIME
Return
Int SUCCESS if a timestamp is available, or ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if a timestamp not available.

isPrivacySensitive

Added in API level 30
open fun isPrivacySensitive(): Boolean

Returns whether this AudioRecord is marked as privacy sensitive or not.

See Builder#setPrivacySensitive(boolean)

Return
Boolean true if privacy sensitive, false otherwise

read

Added in API level 3
open fun read(
    audioData: ByteArray,
    offsetInBytes: Int,
    sizeInBytes: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a byte array. The format specified in the AudioRecord constructor should be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_8BIT to correspond to the data in the array.

Parameters
audioData ByteArray: the array to which the recorded audio data is written. This value cannot be null.
offsetInBytes Int: index in audioData from which the data is written expressed in bytes.
sizeInBytes Int: the number of requested bytes.
Return
Int zero or the positive number of bytes that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of bytes will not exceed sizeInBytes.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 23
open fun read(
    audioData: ByteArray,
    offsetInBytes: Int,
    sizeInBytes: Int,
    readMode: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a byte array. The format specified in the AudioRecord constructor should be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_8BIT to correspond to the data in the array. The format can be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, but this is deprecated.

Parameters
audioData ByteArray: the array to which the recorded audio data is written. This value cannot be null.
offsetInBytes Int: index in audioData to which the data is written expressed in bytes. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
sizeInBytes Int: the number of requested bytes. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
readMode Int: one of READ_BLOCKING, READ_NON_BLOCKING.
With READ_BLOCKING, the read will block until all the requested data is read.
With READ_NON_BLOCKING, the read will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking. Value is android.media.AudioRecord#READ_BLOCKING, or android.media.AudioRecord#READ_NON_BLOCKING
Return
Int zero or the positive number of bytes that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of bytes will be a multiple of the frame size in bytes not to exceed sizeInBytes.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 3
open fun read(
    audioData: ShortArray,
    offsetInShorts: Int,
    sizeInShorts: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a short array. The format specified in the AudioRecord constructor should be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT to correspond to the data in the array.

Parameters
audioData ShortArray: the array to which the recorded audio data is written. This value cannot be null.
offsetInShorts Int: index in audioData to which the data is written expressed in shorts. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
sizeInShorts Int: the number of requested shorts. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
Return
Int zero or the positive number of shorts that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of shorts will be a multiple of the channel count not to exceed sizeInShorts.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 23
open fun read(
    audioData: ShortArray,
    offsetInShorts: Int,
    sizeInShorts: Int,
    readMode: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a short array. The format specified in the AudioRecord constructor should be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_16BIT to correspond to the data in the array.

Parameters
audioData ShortArray: the array to which the recorded audio data is written. This value cannot be null.
offsetInShorts Int: index in audioData from which the data is written expressed in shorts. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
sizeInShorts Int: the number of requested shorts. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
readMode Int: one of READ_BLOCKING, READ_NON_BLOCKING.
With READ_BLOCKING, the read will block until all the requested data is read.
With READ_NON_BLOCKING, the read will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking. Value is android.media.AudioRecord#READ_BLOCKING, or android.media.AudioRecord#READ_NON_BLOCKING
Return
Int zero or the positive number of shorts that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of shorts will be a multiple of the channel count not to exceed sizeInShorts.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 23
open fun read(
    audioData: FloatArray,
    offsetInFloats: Int,
    sizeInFloats: Int,
    readMode: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a float array. The format specified in the AudioRecord constructor should be AudioFormat#ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT to correspond to the data in the array.

Parameters
audioData FloatArray: the array to which the recorded audio data is written. This value cannot be null.
offsetInFloats Int: index in audioData from which the data is written. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
sizeInFloats Int: the number of requested floats. Must not be negative, or cause the data access to go out of bounds of the array.
readMode Int: one of READ_BLOCKING, READ_NON_BLOCKING.
With READ_BLOCKING, the read will block until all the requested data is read.
With READ_NON_BLOCKING, the read will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking. Value is android.media.AudioRecord#READ_BLOCKING, or android.media.AudioRecord#READ_NON_BLOCKING
Return
Int zero or the positive number of floats that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of floats will be a multiple of the channel count not to exceed sizeInFloats.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 3
open fun read(
    audioBuffer: ByteBuffer,
    sizeInBytes: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a direct buffer. If this buffer is not a direct buffer, this method will always return 0. Note that the value returned by java.nio.Buffer#position() on this buffer is unchanged after a call to this method. The representation of the data in the buffer will depend on the format specified in the AudioRecord constructor, and will be native endian.

Parameters
audioBuffer ByteBuffer: the direct buffer to which the recorded audio data is written. Data is written to audioBuffer.position(). This value cannot be null.
sizeInBytes Int: the number of requested bytes. It is recommended but not enforced that the number of bytes requested be a multiple of the frame size (sample size in bytes multiplied by the channel count).
Return
Int zero or the positive number of bytes that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of bytes will not exceed sizeInBytes and will be truncated to be a multiple of the frame size.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

read

Added in API level 23
open fun read(
    audioBuffer: ByteBuffer,
    sizeInBytes: Int,
    readMode: Int
): Int

Reads audio data from the audio hardware for recording into a direct buffer. If this buffer is not a direct buffer, this method will always return 0. Note that the value returned by java.nio.Buffer#position() on this buffer is unchanged after a call to this method. The representation of the data in the buffer will depend on the format specified in the AudioRecord constructor, and will be native endian.

Parameters
audioBuffer ByteBuffer: the direct buffer to which the recorded audio data is written. Data is written to audioBuffer.position(). This value cannot be null.
sizeInBytes Int: the number of requested bytes. It is recommended but not enforced that the number of bytes requested be a multiple of the frame size (sample size in bytes multiplied by the channel count).
readMode Int: one of READ_BLOCKING, READ_NON_BLOCKING.
With READ_BLOCKING, the read will block until all the requested data is read.
With READ_NON_BLOCKING, the read will return immediately after reading as much audio data as possible without blocking. Value is android.media.AudioRecord#READ_BLOCKING, or android.media.AudioRecord#READ_NON_BLOCKING
Return
Int zero or the positive number of bytes that were read, or one of the following error codes. The number of bytes will not exceed sizeInBytes and will be truncated to be a multiple of the frame size.
  • ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION if the object isn't properly initialized
  • ERROR_BAD_VALUE if the parameters don't resolve to valid data and indexes
  • ERROR_DEAD_OBJECT if the object is not valid anymore and needs to be recreated. The dead object error code is not returned if some data was successfully transferred. In this case, the error is returned at the next read()
  • ERROR in case of other error

registerAudioRecordingCallback

Added in API level 29
open fun registerAudioRecordingCallback(
    executor: Executor,
    cb: AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback
): Unit

Register a callback to be notified of audio capture changes via a AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback. A callback is received when the capture path configuration changes (pre-processing, format, sampling rate...) or capture is silenced/unsilenced by the system.

Parameters
executor Executor: Executor to handle the callbacks. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
cb AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback: non-null callback to register

release

Added in API level 3
open fun release(): Unit

Releases the native AudioRecord resources. The object can no longer be used and the reference should be set to null after a call to release()

removeOnRoutingChangedListener

Added in API level 24
open fun removeOnRoutingChangedListener(listener: AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener!): Unit

Removes an AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

Parameters
listener AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener!: The previously added AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener interface to remove.

removeOnRoutingChangedListener

Added in API level 23
Deprecated in API level 24
open fun removeOnRoutingChangedListener(listener: AudioRecord.OnRoutingChangedListener!): Unit

Deprecated: users should switch to the general purpose AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener class instead.

Removes an OnRoutingChangedListener which has been previously added to receive rerouting notifications.

Parameters
listener AudioRecord.OnRoutingChangedListener!: The previously added OnRoutingChangedListener interface to remove.

setLogSessionId

Added in API level 31
open fun setLogSessionId(logSessionId: LogSessionId): Unit

Sets a LogSessionId instance to this AudioRecord for metrics collection.

Parameters
logSessionId LogSessionId: a LogSessionId instance which is used to identify this object to the metrics service. Proper generated Ids must be obtained from the Java metrics service and should be considered opaque. Use LogSessionId#LOG_SESSION_ID_NONE to remove the logSessionId association. This value cannot be null.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalStateException if AudioRecord not initialized.

setNotificationMarkerPosition

Added in API level 3
open fun setNotificationMarkerPosition(markerInFrames: Int): Int

Sets the marker position at which the listener is called, if set with setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener) or setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener,android.os.Handler).

Parameters
markerInFrames Int: marker position expressed in frames
Return
Int error code or success, see SUCCESS, ERROR_BAD_VALUE, ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION

setPositionNotificationPeriod

Added in API level 3
open fun setPositionNotificationPeriod(periodInFrames: Int): Int

Sets the period at which the listener is called, if set with setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener) or setRecordPositionUpdateListener(android.media.AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener,android.os.Handler). It is possible for notifications to be lost if the period is too small.

Parameters
periodInFrames Int: update period expressed in frames
Return
Int error code or success, see SUCCESS, ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION

setPreferredDevice

Added in API level 23
open fun setPreferredDevice(deviceInfo: AudioDeviceInfo!): Boolean

Specifies an audio device (via an AudioDeviceInfo object) to route the input to this AudioRecord.

Parameters
deviceInfo AudioDeviceInfo!: The AudioDeviceInfo specifying the audio source. If deviceInfo is null, default routing is restored.
Return
Boolean true if successful, false if the specified AudioDeviceInfo is non-null and does not correspond to a valid audio input device.

setPreferredMicrophoneDirection

Added in API level 29
open fun setPreferredMicrophoneDirection(direction: Int): Boolean

Specifies the logical microphone (for processing). Applications can use this to specify which side of the device to optimize capture from. Typically used in conjunction with the camera capturing video.

Parameters
direction Int: Value is android.media.MicrophoneDirection#MIC_DIRECTION_UNSPECIFIED, android.media.MicrophoneDirection#MIC_DIRECTION_TOWARDS_USER, android.media.MicrophoneDirection#MIC_DIRECTION_AWAY_FROM_USER, or android.media.MicrophoneDirection#MIC_DIRECTION_EXTERNAL
Return
Boolean true if sucessful.

setPreferredMicrophoneFieldDimension

Added in API level 29
open fun setPreferredMicrophoneFieldDimension(zoom: Float): Boolean

Specifies the zoom factor (i.e. the field dimension) for the selected microphone (for processing). The selected microphone is determined by the use-case for the stream.

Parameters
zoom Float: the desired field dimension of microphone capture. Range is from -1 (wide angle), though 0 (no zoom) to 1 (maximum zoom). Value is between -1.0 and 1.0 inclusive
Return
Boolean true if sucessful.

setRecordPositionUpdateListener

Added in API level 3
open fun setRecordPositionUpdateListener(listener: AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener!): Unit

Sets the listener the AudioRecord notifies when a previously set marker is reached or for each periodic record head position update.

Parameters
listener AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener!:

setRecordPositionUpdateListener

Added in API level 3
open fun setRecordPositionUpdateListener(
    listener: AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener!,
    handler: Handler!
): Unit

Sets the listener the AudioRecord notifies when a previously set marker is reached or for each periodic record head position update. Use this method to receive AudioRecord events in the Handler associated with another thread than the one in which you created the AudioRecord instance.

Parameters
listener AudioRecord.OnRecordPositionUpdateListener!:
handler Handler!: the Handler that will receive the event notification messages.

startRecording

Added in API level 3
open fun startRecording(): Unit

Starts recording from the AudioRecord instance.

Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalStateException

startRecording

Added in API level 16
open fun startRecording(syncEvent: MediaSyncEvent!): Unit

Starts recording from the AudioRecord instance when the specified synchronization event occurs on the specified audio session.

Parameters
syncEvent MediaSyncEvent!: event that triggers the capture.
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalStateException

stop

Added in API level 3
open fun stop(): Unit

Stops recording.

Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalStateException

unregisterAudioRecordingCallback

Added in API level 29
open fun unregisterAudioRecordingCallback(cb: AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback): Unit

Unregister an audio recording callback previously registered with registerAudioRecordingCallback(java.util.concurrent.Executor,android.media.AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback).

Parameters
cb AudioManager.AudioRecordingCallback: non-null callback to unregister

Protected methods

finalize

Added in API level 3
protected open fun finalize(): Unit
Exceptions
java.lang.Throwable the Exception raised by this method