Audio Processing: Playing with volume level

void ScaleAudioFileAmplitude(NSURL *theURL, float ampScale) {
    OSStatus err = noErr;

    ExtAudioFileRef audiofile;
    ExtAudioFileOpenURL((CFURLRef)theURL, &audiofile);
    assert(audiofile);

    // get some info about the file's format.
    AudioStreamBasicDescription fileFormat;
    UInt32 size = sizeof(fileFormat);
    err = ExtAudioFileGetProperty(audiofile, kExtAudioFileProperty_FileDataFormat, &size, &fileFormat);

    // we'll need to know what type of file it is later when we write 
    AudioFileID aFile;
    size = sizeof(aFile);
    err = ExtAudioFileGetProperty(audiofile, kExtAudioFileProperty_AudioFile, &size, &aFile);
    AudioFileTypeID fileType;
    size = sizeof(fileType);
    err = AudioFileGetProperty(aFile, kAudioFilePropertyFileFormat, &size, &fileType);


    // tell the ExtAudioFile API what format we want samples back in
    AudioStreamBasicDescription clientFormat;
    bzero(&clientFormat, sizeof(clientFormat));
    clientFormat.mChannelsPerFrame = fileFormat.mChannelsPerFrame;
    clientFormat.mBytesPerFrame = 4;
    clientFormat.mBytesPerPacket = clientFormat.mBytesPerFrame;
    clientFormat.mFramesPerPacket = 1;
    clientFormat.mBitsPerChannel = 32;
    clientFormat.mFormatID = kAudioFormatLinearPCM;
    clientFormat.mSampleRate = fileFormat.mSampleRate;
    clientFormat.mFormatFlags = kLinearPCMFormatFlagIsFloat | kAudioFormatFlagIsNonInterleaved;
    err = ExtAudioFileSetProperty(audiofile, kExtAudioFileProperty_ClientDataFormat, sizeof(clientFormat), &clientFormat);

    // find out how many frames we need to read
    SInt64 numFrames = 0;
    size = sizeof(numFrames);
    err = ExtAudioFileGetProperty(audiofile, kExtAudioFileProperty_FileLengthFrames, &size, &numFrames);

    // create the buffers for reading in data
    AudioBufferList *bufferList = malloc(sizeof(AudioBufferList) + sizeof(AudioBuffer) * (clientFormat.mChannelsPerFrame - 1));
    bufferList->mNumberBuffers = clientFormat.mChannelsPerFrame;
    for (int ii=0; ii < bufferList->mNumberBuffers; ++ii) {
        bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mDataByteSize = sizeof(float) * numFrames;
        bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mNumberChannels = 1;
        bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mData = malloc(bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mDataByteSize);
    }

    // read in the data
    UInt32 rFrames = (UInt32)numFrames;
    err = ExtAudioFileRead(audiofile, &rFrames, bufferList);

    // close the file
    err = ExtAudioFileDispose(audiofile);

    // process the audio
    for (int ii=0; ii < bufferList->mNumberBuffers; ++ii) {
        float *fBuf = (float *)bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mData;
        for (int jj=0; jj < rFrames; ++jj) {
            *fBuf = *fBuf * ampScale;
            fBuf++;
        }
    }

    // open the file for writing
    err = ExtAudioFileCreateWithURL((CFURLRef)theURL, fileType, &fileFormat, NULL, kAudioFileFlags_EraseFile, &audiofile);

    // tell the ExtAudioFile API what format we'll be sending samples in
    err = ExtAudioFileSetProperty(audiofile, kExtAudioFileProperty_ClientDataFormat, sizeof(clientFormat), &clientFormat);

    // write the data
    err = ExtAudioFileWrite(audiofile, rFrames, bufferList);

    // close the file
    ExtAudioFileDispose(audiofile);

    // destroy the buffers
    for (int ii=0; ii < bufferList->mNumberBuffers; ++ii) {
        free(bufferList->mBuffers[ii].mData);
    }
    free(bufferList);
    bufferList = NULL;

}