Solution for choppy/breaking/stuttering audio on Android for software engineers

If you are a software engineer and you are facing with choppy audio on Android and the only clue is the following line in the logcat:

E/AudioSink(54): received unknown event type: 1 inside CallbackWrapper !

then, don't be sad - you don't have to dig Android sources (you can do that, but is it what you really want to do?) to fix buffer underruns in media system ("1" is AudioTrack::EVENT_UNDERRUN).

I highly recommend to switch from MediaPlayer implementation to OpenMXPlayer, it did solve the problem with choppy audio for me. It has the same API as MediaPlayer, so it shall be super fast for you to try it out and finally switch (when you like it) to OpenMXPlayer.

You can find more details here:

1. Code (License is GNU LGPL) https://code.google.com/p/android-openmxplayer/
2. http://www.pocketmagic.net/android-audio-player-using-mediacodec-mediaextractor/

It's constructed based on the MediaCodec Api, so it can be used with Android 4.1 or newer. It's fast, easy to understand and robust, making it an excellent choice for your multimedia applications, regardless of the audio source you are targeting: local files or online audio streaming.

If you have other solution or you know some OpenMXPlayer issues, feel free to leave a comment.

Android Studio build fails with “Task '' not found in root project 'android-UniversalMusicPlayer-master'.”

I was playing with UniversalMusicPlayer sample from https://github.com/googlesamples/android-UniversalMusicPlayer and faced with the following error:

Task '' not found in root project 'android-UniversalMusicPlayer-master'

The following fixed the stuff for me:

1. Kill ~/.graddle folder (C:\Users\\.graddle)
2. I have launched gradlew.bat from the root folder. Script did some tricks and now it works for me. 

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan: What's included?

The following products are available for installation if you have signed up for "Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan":

1. Photoshop CC (2014) [obviously]
2. Lightroom CC (2015) [obviously]
3. Bridge CC: Bridge provides you with centralized access to all the media assets you need for your creative projects. Batch edit with ease, add watermarks, and even set centralized color preferences. Bridge simplifies your workflow and keeps you organized.
4. Edge Code CC (Preview), seems to be discontinued: Nov 2014: Edge Code is now Brackets! We're discontinuing development of Edge Code. Join us by transitioning to Brackets, a lightweight text editor with the same functionalities & features as Edge Code: http://brackets.io. Edge Code is a lightweight code editor for web developers and designers working with HTML, CSS & JavaScript. Built to work with browsers, it speeds up development time by displaying changes to the code directly on screen.
5. Edge Inspect CC: Edge Inspect is an essential application for web developers and designers who need to preview their content across multiple mobile devices. Wirelessly pair multiple iOS and Android devices to your computer, grab screenshots from any connected device, and see real-time results from changes to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
6. Edge Reflow CC (Preview): Start responsive designs faster and create high-fidelity prototypes through media query breakpoints, precise CSS layouts, grouping and more. Edge Reflow now connects directly to Photoshop CC, allowing you to go from static design to responsive comp in just one-click.
7. Exchange Panel (for CS6 apps)
8. Extendscript Toolkit CC: Access a rich JavaScript development and execution environment to use directly with scriptable Adobe desktop applications. The ExtendScript Toolkit works with many Creative Cloud applications.
9. Extension Manager CC: Easily install new extensions and manage the ones you already have. Extensions Manager works side-by-side with many Creative Cloud applications.
10. Gaming SDK 1.4: The Adobe Gaming SDK provides an essential collection of frameworks, code samples, and learning resources that work together to help developers create and deliver ActionScript games across multiple devices.
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