Recording microphone audio
AIR provides an API that enables an application to connect to the built-in microphone. The microphone's raw data can be obtained, recorded for later use, processed as it is received, or routed to the device's speakers.
This recipe will show you how to use the Microphone and ByteArray classes to capture and record audio. You will need Flash Professional CS5.5 as microphone access for iOS is not supported by CS5 and AIR 2.0.
Getting ready
While all recent models from the iOS family contain a built-in microphone, previous generations of the iPod touch don't. The second and third-generation devices do, however, provide support for an external microphone, which can be used for this recipe.
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