//This method creates and returns an
  // AudioFormat object for a given set
  // of format parameters.  If these
  // parameters don't work well for
  // you, try some of the other
  // allowable parameter values, which
  // are shown in comments following
  // the declarations.
  private AudioFormat getAudioFormat(){
    float sampleRate = 8000.0F;
    //8000,11025,16000,22050,44100
    int sampleSizeInBits = 16;
    //8,16
    int channels = 1;
    //1,2
    boolean signed = true;
    //true,false
    boolean bigEndian = false;
    //true,false
    return new AudioFormat(
                      sampleRate,
                      sampleSizeInBits,
                      channels,
                      signed,
                      bigEndian);
  }//end getAudioFormat