diff --git a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
index b7ac2a27d..f476f7aa6 100644
--- a/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
+++ b/android-aac-enc/src/com/todoroo/aacenc/AACRecorder.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class AACRecorder {
 	private Thread readerThread = new Thread() {
 		private byte[] readBuffer = new byte[NOTIFICATION_PERIOD * 2];
 		public void run() {
-			ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+			ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(SAMPLE_RATE * 2);
 			int bytesRead = 0;
 			while(recording) {
 				bytesRead = audioRecord.read(readBuffer, 0, readBuffer.length);
diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
index 97fa0a0d3..ee179366c 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/files/AACRecordingActivity.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class AACRecordingActivity extends Activity implements AACRecorderCallbac
     private void stopRecording() {
         recorder.stopRecording();
 
-        pd = DialogUtilities.progressDialog(this, getString(R.string.audio_err_encoding));
+        pd = DialogUtilities.progressDialog(this, getString(R.string.audio_encoding));
         pd.show();
     }