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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_AUDIO_RESAMPLER_PUBLIC_H
+#define ANDROID_AUDIO_RESAMPLER_PUBLIC_H
+
+// AUDIO_RESAMPLER_DOWN_RATIO_MAX is the maximum ratio between the original
+// audio sample rate and the target rate when downsampling,
+// as permitted in the audio framework, e.g. AudioTrack and AudioFlinger.
+// In practice, it is not recommended to downsample more than 6:1
+// for best audio quality, even though the audio framework permits a larger
+// downsampling ratio.
+// TODO: replace with an API
+#define AUDIO_RESAMPLER_DOWN_RATIO_MAX 256
+
+#endif // ANDROID_AUDIO_RESAMPLER_PUBLIC_H