react-native-mic-level

A package to dynamically measure sound input level in React Native applications. Can be used to help user to adjust microphone sensitivity.

Installation

Install the npm package and link it to your project:

npm install react-native-sound-level --save
react-native link react-native-sound-level

On iOS you need to add a usage description to Info.plist:

<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>This sample uses the microphone to analyze sound level.</string>

On Android you need to add a permission to AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />

Manual installation on iOS

In XCode, in the project navigator:

* Right click _Libraries_
* Add Files to _[your project's name]_
* Go to `node_modules/react-native-sound-level`
* Add the `.xcodeproj` file

In XCode, in the project navigator, select your project.

* Add the `libRNSoundLevel.a` from the _soundlevel_ project to your project's _Build Phases ➜ Link Binary With Libraries_

Installation on Ubuntu

1. Add to package.json: "desktopExternalModules": [ "node_modules/react-native-sound-level/desktop" ]
2. You may need to make QT's multimedia library accessible for linker sudo ln -s $YOUR_QT_DIR/5.9.1/gcc_64/lib/libQt5Multimedia.so /usr/local/lib/libQt5Multimedia.so

Usage

import RNSoundLevel from 'react-native-sound-level'
 
componentDidMount() {
  RNSoundLevel.start()
  RNSoundLevel.onNewFrame = (data) => {
    // see "Returned data" section below
    console.log('Sound level info', data)
  }
}
 
// don't forget to stop it
componentWillUnmount() {
  RNSoundLevel.stop()
}

Returned data

{
  "id",             // frame number
  "value",          // sound level in decibels, -160 is a silence level
  "rawValue"        // raw level value, OS-dependent
}