what are the formats supported in AVAudioRecorder for recording sound?

avaudiorecorder, avaudiosession, ios

Solution

As per apple docs Apple Core Audio Format Specification 1.0 it should now support mp3 although I haven't tested it, this is the current enumeration they support:

enum {
    kAudioFormatLinearPCM      = 'lpcm',
    kAudioFormatAppleIMA4      = 'ima4',
    kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC       = 'aac ',
    kAudioFormatMACE3          = 'MAC3',
    kAudioFormatMACE6          = 'MAC6',
    kAudioFormatULaw           = 'ulaw',
    kAudioFormatALaw           = 'alaw',
    kAudioFormatMPEGLayer1     = '.mp1',
    kAudioFormatMPEGLayer2     = '.mp2',
    kAudioFormatMPEGLayer3     = '.mp3',
    kAudioFormatAppleLossless  = 'alac'
};

Problem

I have found a list of the different values (Audio Data Format) at http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/MusicAudio/Reference/CoreAudioDataTypesRef/Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004488 Audio Data Format Identifiers Identifiers for audio data formats, used in the AudioStreamBasicDescription structure. kAudioFormatLinearPCM = 'lpcm', kAudioFormatAC3 = 'ac-3', kAudioFormat60958AC3 = 'cac3', kAudioFormatAppleIMA4 = 'ima4', kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC = 'aac ', kAudioFormatMPEG4CELP = 'celp', kAudioFormatMPEG4HVXC = 'hvxc', kAudioFormatMPEG4TwinVQ = 'twvq', kAudioFormatMACE3 = 'MAC3', kAudioFormatMACE6 = 'MAC6', kAudioFormatULaw = 'ulaw', kAudioFormatALaw = 'alaw', kAudioFormatQDesign = 'QDMC', kAudioFormatQDesign2 = 'QDM2', kAudioFormatQUALCOMM = 'Qclp', kAudioFormatMPEGLayer1 = '.mp1', kAudioFormatMPEGLayer2 = '.mp2', kAudioFormatMPEGLayer3 = '.mp3', kAudioFormatTimeCode = 'time', kAudioFormatMIDIStream = 'midi', kAudioFormatParameterValueStream = 'apvs', kAudioFormatAppleLossless = 'alac' kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC_HE = 'aach', kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC_LD = 'aacl', kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC_ELD = 'aace', kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC_HE_V2 = 'aacp', kAudioFormatMPEG4AAC_Spatial = 'aacs', kAudioFormatAMR = 'samr', kAudioFormatAudible = 'AUDB', kAudioFormatiLBC = 'ilbc', kAudioFormatDVIIntelIMA = 0x6D730011, kAudioFormatMicrosoftGSM = 0x6D730031, kAudioFormatAES3 = 'aes3' However, I dont think we can use all the formats mentioned (e.g. mp3). Can anyone help me out with the formats that are supported for recording sound using AVAudioRecorder ? Thanks.

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