diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/StreamCaptureEngine.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/StreamCaptureEngine.kt
index 6cfb692e..a2473c23 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/StreamCaptureEngine.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/StreamCaptureEngine.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 class StreamCaptureEngine(
     private val context: Context, private val id: Long, private val group: Long,
     private val initialConfig: StreamCaptureConfig, private val microphone: Boolean, private val preview: StreamPreview,
+    initialAudioCompressor: RadioCompressorSettings,
     private val ready: (StreamCaptureConfig, Boolean) -> Unit, private val failure: (String) -> Unit
 ) {
     private val thread = HandlerThread("stream-camera").apply { start() }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class StreamCaptureEngine(
     private var record: AudioRecord? = null
     private var audioThread: Thread? = null
     @Volatile private var audioRunning = false
+    @Volatile var audioCompressorSettings = initialAudioCompressor
     @Volatile private var stopped = false
     private var stopping = false
     private var terminalFailure = false
@@ -345,10 +347,13 @@ class StreamCaptureEngine(
     private fun startAudio() {
         val min = AudioRecord.getMinBufferSize(48000, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT)
         check(min > 0)
-        val rec = AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC, 48000, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
+        val rec = AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.CAMCORDER, 48000, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
             AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, (min * 2).coerceAtLeast(960 * 8))
         record = rec; check(rec.state == AudioRecord.STATE_INITIALIZED)
-        rec.startRecording(); audioRunning = true
+        rec.startRecording(); check(rec.recordingState == AudioRecord.RECORDSTATE_RECORDING) { "CAMCORDER capture did not start" }
+        audioRunning = true
+        LogManager.addLog("INFO", "stream", "audio capture started id=$id source=CAMCORDER(${rec.audioSource}) " +
+            "rate=${rec.sampleRate} channels=${rec.channelCount} compressor=$audioCompressorSettings")
         audioThread = Thread({
             var opus = 0L
             try {
@@ -371,7 +376,7 @@ class StreamCaptureEngine(
                     waitingStamp = false
                     val pts = (stamp.nanoTime - originNs) / 1000 - (stamp.framePosition - first) * 1_000_000 / 48000
                     check(pts >= 0 && pts > last) { "Audio timestamp discontinuity pts=$pts last=$last" }; last = pts
-                    val packet = NativeLib.streamOpusEncode(opus, pcm) ?: error("Opus encode failed")
+                    val packet = NativeLib.streamOpusEncode(opus, pcm, audioCompressorSettings) ?: error("Stream compressor/Opus encode failed")
                     check(NativeLib.streamFeed(id, false, pts, false, packet) >= 0) { "Stream audio publisher detached" }
                 }
             } catch (e: Exception) { if (audioRunning) handler.post { failed("audio capture: ${e.message}") } }