android environmentalreverb doesn't do anything

Question

I'm trying to apply a reverb effect to a sine wave that I'm generating using AudioTrack. I tried presetReverb and applied it to audiosession 0 like the docs said, since doing the getAudioSessionId() method brought an error, but that didn't apply a reverb at all. So I tried EnvironmentalReverb and tried audiosession 0, and also using getAudioSessionId(), both of which didn't create a reverb.

Here's my code:

t = new Thread()
    {
        public void run()
        {
            setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
            int buffsize = AudioTrack.getMinBufferSize(sr, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_OUT_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT);

            AudioTrack audioTrack = new AudioTrack(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, sr, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_OUT_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, buffsize, AudioTrack.MODE_STREAM);

            EnvironmentalReverb reverb = new EnvironmentalReverb(1,0);

            audioTrack.attachAuxEffect(reverb.getId());
            reverb.setDiffusion((short) 1000);
            reverb.setReverbLevel((short) 1000);
            reverb.setDecayTime(10000);
            reverb.setReverbDelay(100);
            reverb.setDensity((short) 1000);
            audioTrack.setAuxEffectSendLevel(1.0f);
            reverb.setEnabled(true);

            short samples[] = new short[buffsize];
            int amp = 32767;
            double twopi = 2*Math.PI;
            double fr = 262.f;
            double ph = 0.0;

            audioTrack.play();

            while(isRunning)
            {
                fr = 262;

                for(int i=0; i < buffsize; i++)
                {
                    samples[i] = (short) (amp*Math.sin(ph));
                    ph += twopi*fr/sr;
                }
                audioTrack.write(samples, 0, buffsize);
            }
            audioTrack.stop();
            audioTrack.release();

        }
    };
    t.start();

I have the modify audio settings permission in my manifest, so why doesn't this create the reverb effect?

I know this question has been asked before, and no one answered it after five months, so I thought I'd ask it again, since I am having the same problem. Is no one going to answer this question? — Kevin Ossia, Aug 12 '13 at 19:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

Two things: One, make sure you set up your effects (and attaching) BEFORE your "write" or "play". Two, if you want PresetReverb to work, you need to do this and then attach it to your AudioTrack (or MediaPlayer):

PresetReverb reverb = new PresetReverb(1, 0);

See the example code mid-way through this and my response at the bottom: Android MediaPlayer with AudioEffect : Getting Error (-22,0)

android environmentalreverb doesn't do anything

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