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Overview

The AMRAudioRecorder class provides a simple interface for recording AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) audio on Android with support for pause and resume functionality. Since Android’s native MediaRecorder doesn’t support pausing AMR recordings, this library handles the complexity of managing multiple recording segments and merging them into a single output file.

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Key features

  • Pause and resume: Pause and resume AMR audio recording seamlessly
  • Automatic file merging: Automatically merges multiple recording segments into a single AMR file
  • Simple API: Clean, intuitive methods for controlling the recording lifecycle
  • File management: Built-in methods for accessing the final audio file path and clearing recordings

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Constructor

public AMRAudioRecorder(String audioFileDirectory)
Creates a new instance of the AMRAudioRecorder.
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audioFileDirectory
String
required
The directory path where audio files will be stored. The directory must exist before instantiation. The constructor automatically appends a trailing slash if not provided.

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Throws

  • IllegalArgumentException - Thrown during recording preparation if the provided directory doesn’t exist or is not a valid directory

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Example

String sdcardPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
String recordingDirectory = sdcardPath + "/recordings/";

File dir = new File(recordingDirectory);
if (!dir.exists()) {
    dir.mkdirs();
}

AMRAudioRecorder recorder = new AMRAudioRecorder(recordingDirectory);

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State management

The recorder maintains an internal state that tracks whether it’s currently recording. You can query this state using the isRecording() method and retrieve the final audio file path using getAudioFilePath().

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Recording lifecycle

  1. Initialize: Create a new AMRAudioRecorder instance with a valid directory path
  2. Start: Call start() to begin recording
  3. Pause (optional): Call pause() to temporarily stop recording
  4. Resume (optional): Call resume() to continue recording after pausing
  5. Stop: Call stop() to finalize the recording and merge segments
  6. Clear (optional): Call clear() to discard the recording
When you pause and resume a recording, the library creates multiple AMR file segments. When you call stop(), these segments are automatically merged into a single file with the AMR headers properly handled.

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Permissions required

You need to request the following Android permissions to use AMRAudioRecorder: 
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
For Android 6.0 (API level 23) and above, you must also request these permissions at runtime.

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See also

  • Methods - Complete reference for all public methods
  • Examples - Real-world usage examples and patterns

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