diff --git a/android/sound.cpp b/android/sound.cpp
index 9217ab4c..0f0b9fb7 100644
--- a/android/sound.cpp
+++ b/android/sound.cpp
@@ -199,11 +199,10 @@ void CSound::Start()
     InitializeOpenSL();
 
 // TEST We have to supply the interface with initial buffers, otherwise
-// the rendering will not start. As a quick hack we use the buffers in
-// an unknown state which could lead to lowed noises at the very startup
-// of the rendering (which is not too bad).
+// the rendering will not start.
 // Note that the number of buffers enqueued here must match the maximum
 // numbers of buffers configured in the constructor of this class.
+vecsTmpAudioSndCrdStereo.Reset ( 0 );
 
     // enqueue initial buffers for record
     (*recorderSimpleBufQueue)->Enqueue ( recorderSimpleBufQueue,
@@ -316,6 +315,7 @@ void CSound::processInput ( SLAndroidSimpleBufferQueueItf bufferQueue,
                               pSound->iModifiedInBufSize * 2 /* 2 bytes */ );
 
 // upsampling (without filtering) and channel management
+pSound->vecsTmpAudioSndCrdStereo.Reset ( 0 );
 for ( int i = 0; i < pSound->iModifiedInBufSize; i++ )
 {
     pSound->vecsTmpAudioSndCrdStereo[6 * i] =
diff --git a/android/sound.h b/android/sound.h
index 20eacf11..dc81de44 100644
--- a/android/sound.h
+++ b/android/sound.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class CSound : public CSoundBase
 {
 public:
     CSound ( void (*fpNewProcessCallback) ( CVector<short>& psData, void* arg ), void* arg );
-    virtual ~CSound() { CloseOpenSL(); }
+    virtual ~CSound() {}
 
     virtual int  Init ( const int iNewPrefMonoBufferSize );
     virtual void Start();