Sample CodeiOS, iPadOS, Mac CatalystReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Using voice processing

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Add voice-processing capabilities to your app by using audio engine.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain AppDelegateViewControllerAudioLevelProviderAVFoundation / UIKit APIs.
Main patterns View-controller organization, Protocol-oriented abstraction, Delegate or data-source callbacks
Project style 6 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.
Execution model No structured execution marker indexed; callback threading requires source review.
State/event model Source-visible mechanisms: NotificationCenter.
Key frameworks/packages AVFoundation, Foundation, UIKit, Accelerate; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── AVEchoTouch/
│   ├── LevelMeterView.swift
│   ├── AppDelegate.swift
│   ├── AudioEngine.swift
│   ├── ViewController.swift
│   ├── PowerMeter.swift
│   ├── MeterTable.swift
│   ├── Base.lproj/
│   │   ├── LaunchScreen.storyboard
│   │   └── Main.storyboard
│   └── Info.plist
├── AVEchoTouch.xcodeproj/
│   ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
│   └── project.pbxproj
└── Configuration/
    └── SampleCode.xcconfig

Structure observations

  • Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
  • Primary languages: Swift.
  • The verified tree contains 6 project/configuration file(s) and 12 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

AVEchoTouch/AppDelegate.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@UIApplicationMain
class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

    var window: UIWindow?

    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
        return true
    }
}

Interpretation

The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into AVFAudio.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

AVEchoTouch/LevelMeterView.swift:11 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

struct AudioLevels {
    let level: Float
    let peakLevel: Float
}
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
AudioLevels Float (level) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
AudioLevels Float (peakLevel) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
ColorThreshold UIColor (color) stores or receives Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable
ColorThreshold CGFloat (maxValue) owns value state Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable

Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.

Concurrency, scheduling, and thread safety

Evidence limit: actor isolation, async/await, or Task creation does not by itself prove background-thread execution; Sendable conformance alone does not prove thread-safe mutation.

No source-visible execution, scheduling, or synchronization boundary was found in the indexed source.

@MainActor/MainActor.run, DispatchQueue.main, and RunLoop.main are reported as distinct isolation, queue, and event-loop mechanisms. A plain Task is kept separate from Task.detached; neither is labeled as a background thread.

State propagation, frameworks, and dependencies

Evidence limit: an import proves a source-level compilation dependency at the cited line; it does not prove runtime use, architectural adoption, or whether a Swift package is a direct application dependency.

Category Mechanism or module Verified role Evidence
State propagation NotificationCenter NotificationCenter distributes named process-local events. AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:59
Source import AVFoundation The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:8
Source import Foundation The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:9
Source import UIKit The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. AVEchoTouch/AppDelegate.swift:8
Source import Accelerate The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. AVEchoTouch/PowerMeter.swift:10

receive(on:) describes downstream delivery scheduling, while subscribe(on:) describes upstream subscription/request/cancel scheduling. An import Combine alone establishes neither behavior nor a Store, reducer, Redux, or other application architecture.

Class and protocol design

AVEchoTouch/LevelMeterView.swift:16 — representative type boundary

protocol AudioLevelProvider {
    var levels: AudioLevels { get }
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
AppDelegate Receives callback-driven events UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate
AudioLevelProvider Defines a capability or collaboration contract Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
LevelMeterView User-interface presentation and input forwarding UIView
AudioEngine Owns processing or simulation work Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
ViewController View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination UIViewController
AudioLevels Represents a feature value or composable behavior Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
ColorThreshold Represents a feature value or composable behavior Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks
AudioEngineError Represents feature failure conditions Error
ButtonTitles Defines a closed set of feature states or choices String
PowerMeter Owns feature behavior and collaborator lifecycle AudioLevelProvider

The source explicitly defines local protocol relationships: PowerMeterAudioLevelProvider.

Access control

Symbol Access Verified effect Likely rationale
recordedFileURL (AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:13) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
recordedFilePlayer (AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:14) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
avAudioEngine (AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:15) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
fxPlayer (AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:16) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.

Reference code

AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift:13 — representative boundary

class AudioEngine {
    // ...
    private var recordedFileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "input.caf", isDirectory: false, relativeTo: URL(fileURLWithPath: NSTemporaryDirectory()))
    // ...
}

Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.

Logic ownership and placement

Logic Owning type or file Placement rationale
View lifecycle, callbacks, and feature coordination ViewController The source’s Controller suffix makes this role explicit.
Receives callback-driven events AppDelegate The source’s Delegate suffix makes this role explicit.
Owns processing or simulation work AudioEngine The source’s Engine suffix makes this role explicit.
Supplies a capability or framework resource AudioLevelProvider The source’s Provider suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding LevelMeterView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
View-controller organization AVEchoTouch/ViewController.swift:11 A controller is the verified coordination boundary; this is MVC-style only where a separate model is present.
Protocol-oriented abstraction AVEchoTouch/PowerMeter.swift:12 A local protocol and concrete conformance create an explicit capability boundary.
Delegate or data-source callbacks AVEchoTouch/AppDelegate.swift:11 Callback protocols invert event delivery back into the sample’s owner.

Naming conventions

  • Types: Controller: ViewController; Delegate: AppDelegate; Engine: AudioEngine; Provider: AudioLevelProvider; View: LevelMeterView.
  • Protocols: AudioLevelProvider.
  • Methods: setupView, updateLEDs, installDisplayLink, uninstallDisplayLink, updateMeter, clamp, reset, application.
  • Files: AVEchoTouch/LevelMeterView.swift, AVEchoTouch/AppDelegate.swift, AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift, AVEchoTouch/ViewController.swift, AVEchoTouch/PowerMeter.swift, AVEchoTouch/MeterTable.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • AppDelegate is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches AVFoundation, UIKit, Accelerate through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
  • Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
  • Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
  • Local protocol relationships provide an explicit substitution boundary.

Source map

Source file Relevant symbols
AVEchoTouch/AppDelegate.swift Cited implementation, UIKit, AppDelegate
AVEchoTouch/LevelMeterView.swift Cited implementation, AudioLevelProvider, AudioLevels, LevelMeterView, ColorThreshold
AVEchoTouch/AudioEngine.swift Cited implementation, NotificationCenter, AVFoundation, Foundation, AudioEngine, AudioEngineError
AVEchoTouch/ViewController.swift ViewController, ButtonTitles
AVEchoTouch/PowerMeter.swift Cited implementation, Accelerate, PowerMeter, PowerLevels
AVEchoTouch/MeterTable.swift MeterTable