Error - java.lang.IllegalStateException: startRecording() called on an uninitialized AudioRecord

AudioRecord recordInstance = new AudioRecord(
                    MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC, this.getFrequency(), this
                              .getChannelConfiguration(), this.getAudioEncoding(),
                    bufferSize);
                 
          short[] tempBuffer = new short[bufferSize];
         
         
          recordInstance.startRecording();
E/debug   ( 2365): java.lang.IllegalStateException: startRecording() called on
 an uninitialized AudioRecord.
require permission : android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO