diff --git a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/AudioUtils.java b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/AudioUtils.java
index d517de2d3..324ab3af9 100644
--- a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/AudioUtils.java
+++ b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/AudioUtils.java
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 package com.example.android.voiceinteractor;
 
 import android.media.AudioRecord;
+import android.os.Trace;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class AudioUtils {
     private static final String TAG = "Hotword-AudioUtils";
+    private static final Duration AUDIO_RECORD_READ_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
 
     static int read(AudioRecord record, int bytesPerSecond, float secondsToRead, byte[] buffer) {
         Log.i(TAG, "read(): bytesPerSecond=" + bytesPerSecond
@@ -30,8 +33,12 @@ public class AudioUtils {
         int numBytes = 0;
         int nextSecondToSample = 0;
         while (true) {
-            int bytesRead = record.read(buffer, numBytes, Math.round(bytesPerSecond * secondsToRead));
-            Log.i(TAG, "AudioRecord.read offset=" + numBytes + ", size=" + Math.round(bytesPerSecond * secondsToRead));
+            Trace.beginAsyncSection("AudioUtils.read", 0);
+            int bytesRead = record.read(buffer, numBytes,
+                    (int) (bytesPerSecond * AUDIO_RECORD_READ_DURATION.getSeconds()));
+            Trace.endAsyncSection("AudioUtils.read", 0);
+            Log.i(TAG, "AudioRecord.read offset=" + numBytes + ", size="
+                    + (bytesPerSecond * AUDIO_RECORD_READ_DURATION.getSeconds()));
             numBytes += bytesRead;
 
             if (bytesRead <= 0) {
diff --git a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleHotwordDetectionService.java b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleHotwordDetectionService.java
index e0b122df8..d31402d29 100644
--- a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleHotwordDetectionService.java
+++ b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleHotwordDetectionService.java
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ public class SampleHotwordDetectionService extends HotwordDetectionService {
     static final String TAG = "SHotwordDetectionSrvc";
 
     // AudioRecord config
-    private static final Duration AUDIO_RECORD_BUFFER_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
-    private static final Duration DSP_AUDIO_READ_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
+    private static final Duration AUDIO_RECORD_BUFFER_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
+    private static final Duration DSP_AUDIO_READ_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(3);
     private static final Duration AUDIO_RECORD_RELEASE_TIMEOUT = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
 
     private static AudioRecord createAudioRecord(AlwaysOnHotwordDetector.EventPayload eventPayload,
diff --git a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleVoiceInteractionService.java b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleVoiceInteractionService.java
index c244e7dd4..f1473b1ed 100644
--- a/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleVoiceInteractionService.java
+++ b/samples/VoiceInteractionService/src/com/example/android/voiceinteractor/SampleVoiceInteractionService.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class SampleVoiceInteractionService extends VoiceInteractionService {
 
     // AudioRecord config
     private static final Duration AUDIO_RECORD_BUFFER_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
-    private static final Duration AUDIO_READ_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(5);
+    private static final Duration AUDIO_READ_DURATION = Duration.ofSeconds(3);
 
     // DSP model config
     private static final Locale DSP_MODEL_LOCALE = Locale.US;
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ public class SampleVoiceInteractionService extends VoiceInteractionService {
 //            AudioRecord record = createAudioRecord(eventPayload, bytesPerSecond, sessionId);
 
             AudioRecord record = createAudioRecord(eventPayload, bytesPerSecond);
+            Trace.endAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.createAudioRecord", 1);
             if (record.getState() != AudioRecord.STATE_INITIALIZED) {
-                Trace.endAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.createAudioRecord", 1);
                 Trace.setCounter("SampleVoiceInteractionService AudioRecord.STATE_INITIALIZED",
                         record.getState());
                 Log.e(TAG, "Failed to init first AudioRecord.");
@@ -206,9 +206,13 @@ public class SampleVoiceInteractionService extends VoiceInteractionService {
             }
 
             byte[] buffer = new byte[bytesPerSecond * (int) AUDIO_READ_DURATION.getSeconds()];
+            Trace.beginAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.startRecording", 1);
             record.startRecording();
+            Trace.endAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.startRecording", 1);
+            Trace.beginAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.read", 1);
             int numBytes = AudioUtils.read(record, bytesPerSecond, AUDIO_READ_DURATION.getSeconds(),
                     buffer);
+            Trace.endAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.read", 1);
 
 //            try {
 //                Thread.sleep(2000);
@@ -218,8 +222,6 @@ public class SampleVoiceInteractionService extends VoiceInteractionService {
 //            }
 
 
-            Trace.endAsyncSection("SampleVoiceInteractionService.createAudioRecord", 1);
-            Trace.setCounter("SampleVoiceInteractionService Read Complete", numBytes);
             record.stop();
             record.release();