diff --git a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
index 6a91caca8..b7ac2a27d 100644
--- a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
+++ b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ import android.media.AudioFormat;
 import android.media.AudioRecord;
 import android.media.MediaRecorder.AudioSource;
 
+/**
+ * This class combines an Android AudioRecord and our own AACEncoder
+ * to directly record an AAC audio file from the mic. Users should call
+ * startRecording() and stopRecording() in sequence, and then listen
+ * for the encodingFinished() callback to perform final actions like
+ * converting to M4A format.
+ * @author Sam
+ *
+ */
 public class AACRecorder {
 
 	private AudioRecord audioRecord;
 	private AACEncoder encoder;
-	private Context context;
-	private String tempFile;
 	
 	private boolean recording;
 	private AACRecorderCallbacks listener;
@@ -34,7 +41,6 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 			int bytesRead = 0;
 			while(recording) {
 				bytesRead = audioRecord.read(readBuffer, 0, readBuffer.length);
-				System.err.println("Bytes read: " + bytesRead);
 				try {
 					baos.write(readBuffer);
 				} catch (IOException e) {
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 	};
 	
 	
-	public AACRecorder(Context context) {
+	public AACRecorder() {
 		encoder = new AACEncoder();
 	}
 	
@@ -58,7 +64,6 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 		if (recording)
 			return;
 		
-		this.tempFile = tempFile;
 		audioRecord = new AudioRecord(AudioSource.MIC, SAMPLE_RATE, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO,
 				AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, MIN_BUFFER_SIZE);
 		
@@ -83,7 +88,6 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 	public synchronized void finishRecording() {
 		recording = false;
 		audioRecord.release();
-		System.err.println("Uninit");
 		encoder.uninit();
 		if (listener != null)
 			listener.encodingFinished();
@@ -93,17 +97,4 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 		this.listener = listener;
 	}
 	
-	public synchronized boolean convert(String outFile) {
-		if (recording || tempFile == null)
-			return false;
-		
-		try {
-			new AACToM4A().convert(context, tempFile, outFile);
-			tempFile = null;
-			return true;
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
index 03672cc1b..97fa0a0d3 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class AACRecordingActivity extends Activity implements AACRecorderCallbac
         tempFile = getIntent().getStringExtra(EXTRA_TEMP_FILE);
         taskId = getIntent().getLongExtra(EXTRA_TASK_ID, 0L);
 
-        recorder = new AACRecorder(this);
+        recorder = new AACRecorder();
         recorder.setListener(this);
         recorder.startRecording(tempFile);
     }
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ public class AACRecordingActivity extends Activity implements AACRecorderCallbac
         speechBubble.setText(R.string.audio_speak_now);
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("nls")
     private void stopRecording() {
         recorder.stopRecording();
 
-        pd = DialogUtilities.progressDialog(this, "Encoding...");
+        pd = DialogUtilities.progressDialog(this, getString(R.string.audio_err_encoding));
         pd.show();
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("nls")
+    @Override
     public void encodingFinished() {
         try {
             StringBuilder filePathBuilder = new StringBuilder();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class AACRecordingActivity extends Activity implements AACRecorderCallbac
             finish();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
-            Toast.makeText(this, "Error :(", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
+            Toast.makeText(this, R.string.audio_err_encoding, Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
         }
         pd.dismiss();
     }
diff --git a/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml b/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
index 3529abb2b..456bbdf62 100644
--- a/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
+++ b/astrid/res/values/strings-premium.xml
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@
     <string name="audio_recording_title">Recording Audio</string>
     <string name="audio_stop_recording">Stop Recording</string>
     <string name="audio_speak_now">Speak Now!</string>
+    <string name="audio_encoding">Encoding...</string>
+    <string name="audio_err_encoding">Error encoding audio</string>
 </resources>