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Re: Data Types for Extracting samples from Audio Buffer
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Re: Data Types for Extracting samples from Audio Buffer


  • Subject: Re: Data Types for Extracting samples from Audio Buffer
  • From: Joseph Ayers <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:27:00 -0400

I got the code for extracting samples from an Audio Buffer to compile and run without errors as:
unsigned short *ippointer = (unsigned short *)abl->mBuffers[0].mData;
unsigned short *idpointer = (unsigned short *)abl->mBuffers[1].mData;
ipbuf = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
idbuf = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSNumber* ipsamp = [[NSNumber alloc] init];
NSNumber* idsamp = [[NSNumber alloc] init];
nsamples = abl->mBuffers[0].mDataByteSize;


for (isamp = 1; nsamples; isamp++){
ipsamp = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)ippointer[isamp]];
[ipbufaddObject:ipsamp];
idsamp = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)idpointer[isamp]];
[idbufaddObject:idsamp];
NSLog(@" isamp %d ipsamp %d idsamp %d",isamp,ipsamp,idsamp);
}


2008-10-06 07:22:45.768 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108534 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.768 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108535 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.768 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108536 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.769 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108537 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.769 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108538 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.769 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108539 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.770 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108540 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
Program received signal: “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”.
2008-10-06 07:22:45.770 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108541 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.770 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108542 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904
2008-10-06 07:22:45.771 Roboplasm[29177:813] isamp 108543 ipsamp 4255904 idsamp 4255904


on Line:
ipsamp = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)ippointer[isamp]];


nsamples is 213120 so the loop bombed before reaching the end of the buffers

I'm suspicious that values like 4255904 are inappropriate for 16 bit audio samples.

How can I determine what is going wrong here.

Thanks,
Joseph



On Oct 5, 2008, at 2:32 PM, Jacob Lukas wrote:

On Oct 5, 2008, at 09:47, Joseph Ayers wrote:

I'm trying to extract the audio samples from an audio buffer returned from the QuickTime Audio extraction API into a NSMutableArray of NSNumbers.

<snip>

The code I am using is:

AudioBufferList* abl;
NSMutableArray * ipbuf;
NSMutableArray * idbuf;
NSNumber* ipsamp;
NSNumber* idsamp;
unsigned short *ippointer = (unsigned short *)abl- >mBuffers[0].mData;
unsigned short *idpointer = (unsigned short *)abl- >mBuffers[1].mData;


for (isamp = 1; abl->mBuffers[0].mDataByteSize;isamp++){
[ipsamp initWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)ippointer[isamp]];
[ipbuf insertObject:ipsamp atIndex:isamp];
[idsamp initWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)idpointer[isamp]];
[idbuf insertObject:idsamp atIndex:isamp];
}
The program crashes on the line
[ipsamp initWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)ippointer[isamp]]; with
Program received signal: “EXC_BAD_ACCESS”.

Try this on for size:

// Edited in Mail -- not guaranteed to even compile
// Completely untested
AudioBufferList* abl = /* fetch valid AudioBufferList */;
NSMutableArray * ipbuf = [NSMutableArray array];
NSMutableArray * idbuf = [NSMutableArray array];
NSNumber* ipsamp = nil; // not strictly necessary
NSNumber* idsamp = nil;
unsigned short *ippointer =  (unsigned short *)abl->mBuffers[0].mData;
unsigned short *idpointer =  (unsigned short *)abl->mBuffers[1].mData;

// Skipping first sample
// where is isamp declared?
for (isamp = 1; isamp < abl->mBuffers[0].mDataByteSize; isamp++){
ipsamp = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)ippointer[isamp]];
[ipbuf addObject:ipsamp];
idsamp = [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedShort:(unsigned short)idpointer[isamp]];
[idbuf addObject:idsamp];
}


-Jacob

Joseph Ayers, Professor Department of Biology and Marine Science Center Northeastern University East Point, Nahant, MA 01908 Phone (781) 581-7370 x309(office), x335(lab) Boston: 444 Richards Hall (617) 373-4044 Cellular (617) 755-7523, FAX: (781) 581-6076 eMail: email@hidden http://www.neurotechnology.neu.edu/






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