android-audio-recorder/docs

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Recording locations

Android has several storage locations:

• /data/data/ - internal user storage on new android
• /storage/self/primary/ - internal storage
• /storage/emulated/0/ - external storage (sdcard formated as internal or emulated external)
• /storage/1D13-0F08/ - sdcard formated as portable

Some Androids can have more:

/storage/sdcard - emulated external sdcard /data/user/0/ - internal user storage /sdcard - link for default extenral storage /storage/emulated/0/

Plus application / user specified folders (all combinations of):

• .../Android/data/com.github.axet.audiorecorder/files
• .../com.github.axet.audiorecorder/files
• .../Audio Recorder

For example:

• /data/data/com.github.axet.audiorecorder/files
• /data/user/0/com.github.axet.audiorecorder/files
• /sdcard/Android/data/com.github.axet.audiorecorder/files
• /sdcard/Audio Recorder

Raw format

Temporary recordings stored inside application specific data folders (described in Recording locations) with following format:

• Signed 16-bit PCM (2 bytes) or (4 bytes) Float (depends on Settings/Audio Format user setup)
• Big Endian
• 1 or 2 channels (depends on user settings). First 2/4 bytes for left channel, second 2/4 bytes for right channel.
• 16hz to 48hz Sample Rate / Frequincy (depends on user settings)

Android supports 16-bit PCM format or PCM float. Android recomends to use PCM float over 24-bit PCM format or 16-bit PCM if possible.

• https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioFormat#encoding

float mantisa is 23 bits (plus sign bit and float point bits) persition in range from -1..1 can hold about 2,130,706,431 unique numbers which is equivalent to 31 bits integer. When 24-bit PCM only gives you 2^24=16,777,216 unique values.

Adb commands

# adb shell am start -n com.github.axet.audiorecorder/.activities.RecordingActivity

# adb shell am broadcast -a com.github.axet.audiorecorder.STOP_RECORDING