Reading audio samples via AVAssetReader

Question

How do you read audio samples via AVAssetReader? I\'ve found examples of duplicating or mixing using AVAssetReader, but those loops are always controlled by the AVAssetWrite

Answer 1

AVAssetReader *reader   = [[AVAssetReader alloc] initWithAsset:asset error:&error];
AVAssetTrack  *track    = [[asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio] objectAtIndex:0];
NSDictionary  *settings = @{ AVFormatIDKey : [NSNumber numberWithInt:kAudioFormatLinearPCM] };

AVAssetReaderTrackOutput *readerOutput = [AVAssetReaderTrackOutput assetReaderTrackOutputWithTrack:track
                                                                                    outputSettings:settings];

[reader addOutput:readerOutput]; 
[reader startReading];

CMSampleBufferRef sample = [readerOutput copyNextSampleBuffer];

while ( sample )
{
   sample = [readerOutput copyNextSampleBuffer];

    if ( ! sample )
    {
       continue;
    }

    CMBlockBufferRef buffer = CMSampleBufferGetDataBuffer(sample);

    size_t  lengthAtOffset;
    size_t  totalLength;
    char   *data;

    if ( CMBlockBufferGetDataPointer( buffer, 0, &lengthAtOffset, &totalLength, &data ) != noErr )
    {
        NSLog(@"error!");
        break;
    }

    // do something with data...

    CFRelease(sample);
}