Android force close Should have subtitle controller already set

Question

I am creating Recording app in android studio. I try to record and play the result and no problem. But when i try to record for the second time, the Application force close and the LogCat only gives me "E/MediaPlayer: Should have subtitle controller already set"

Here's the code:

MainActivity.java

package com.zihadrizkyef.belajaraudiocapture;

import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;

import java.io.IOException;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    Button btnPlay, btnStop, btnStart;
    MediaRecorder myAudioRecorder;
    String outputFile = null;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        btnPlay = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordPlay);
        btnStart = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordStart);
        btnStop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordStop);

        btnPlay.setEnabled(false);
        btnStop.setEnabled(false);
        outputFile = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()+"/recording.3gpp";

        myAudioRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
        myAudioRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
        myAudioRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
        myAudioRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_NB);
        myAudioRecorder.setOutputFile(outputFile);

        btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                try {
                    myAudioRecorder.prepare();
                    myAudioRecorder.start();
                } catch (IOException | IllegalStateException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

                btnStart.setEnabled(false);
                btnStop.setEnabled(true);

                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Recording started", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });

        btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                myAudioRecorder.stop();
                myAudioRecorder.release();
                /*myAudioRecorder = null;*/

                btnPlay.setEnabled(true);
                btnStart.setEnabled(true);
                btnStop.setEnabled(false);

                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Audio recorded successfully", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });

        btnPlay.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();

                try {
                    mediaPlayer.setDataSource(outputFile);
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

                try {
                    mediaPlayer.prepare();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

                mediaPlayer.start();
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Playing audio", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }
}

Possible duplicate of [Should have subtitle controller already set Mediaplayer error Android](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20087804/should-have-subtitle-controller-already-set-mediaplayer-error-android) — Rashid, Sep 21 '16 at 02:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 21 '16 at 04:27

Plse try below code :

    package com.zihadrizkyef.belajaraudiocapture;

    import android.media.MediaPlayer;
    import android.media.MediaRecorder;
    import android.os.Environment;
    import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.view.View;
    import android.widget.Button;
    import android.widget.Toast;

    import java.io.IOException;

    public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
        Button btnPlay, btnStop, btnStart;
        MediaRecorder myAudioRecorder;
        String outputFile = null;

        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

            btnPlay = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordPlay);
            btnStart = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordStart);
            btnStop = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnRecordStop);

            btnPlay.setEnabled(false);
            btnStop.setEnabled(false);


            btnStart.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    try {
outputFile = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()+"/recording.3gpp";
    //Creating MediaRecorder and specifying audio source, output format, encoder & output format  
            myAudioRecorder = new MediaRecorder();


            myAudioRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
            myAudioRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.THREE_GPP);
            myAudioRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_NB);
            myAudioRecorder.setOutputFile(outputFile);
                        myAudioRecorder.prepare();
                        myAudioRecorder.start();
                    } catch (IOException | IllegalStateException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }

                    btnStart.setEnabled(false);
                    btnStop.setEnabled(true);

                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Recording started", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });

            btnStop.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    myAudioRecorder.stop();
                    myAudioRecorder.release();
                    /*myAudioRecorder = null;*/

                    btnPlay.setEnabled(true);
                    btnStart.setEnabled(true);
                    btnStop.setEnabled(false);

                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Audio recorded successfully", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });

            btnPlay.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();

                    try {
                        mediaPlayer.setDataSource(outputFile);
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }

                    try {
                        mediaPlayer.prepare();
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }

                    mediaPlayer.start();
                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Playing audio", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });
        }
    }

In here what i done is that i created MediaRecorder and specifying audio source, output format... all those things for each Start Button click

thanks, it works. But can you tell me the mistake i've made? — zihadrizkyef, Sep 21 '16 at 07:07
The issue was with creating MediaRecorder and specifying audio source, output format... You need to create new object for MediaRecorder for each sesstion. — Rissmon Suresh, Sep 21 '16 at 08:03
if i create new MediaRecorder with same audio source, output format, etc. Is the old MediaRecorder deleted? — zihadrizkyef, Sep 22 '16 at 02:21

Android force close Should have subtitle controller already set

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