diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index f35e04a..0aa8049 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@
     free(mEffectBuffer);
     mEffectBuffer = NULL;
     if (mEffectBufferEnabled) {
-        mEffectBufferFormat = EFFECT_BUFFER_FORMAT;
+        mEffectBufferFormat = AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_FLOAT;
         mEffectBufferSize = mNormalFrameCount * mixerChannelCount
                 * audio_bytes_per_sample(mEffectBufferFormat);
         (void)posix_memalign(&mEffectBuffer, 32, mEffectBufferSize);
@@ -3500,7 +3500,7 @@
 {
     audio_session_t session = chain->sessionId();
     sp<EffectBufferHalInterface> halInBuffer, halOutBuffer;
-    effect_buffer_t *buffer = nullptr; // only used for non global sessions
+    float *buffer = nullptr; // only used for non global sessions
 
     if (mType == SPATIALIZER) {
         if (!audio_is_global_session(session)) {
@@ -3518,7 +3518,7 @@
             size_t numSamples = mNormalFrameCount
                     * (audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(channelMask) + mHapticChannelCount);
             status_t result = mAudioFlinger->mEffectsFactoryHal->allocateBuffer(
-                    numSamples * sizeof(effect_buffer_t),
+                    numSamples * sizeof(float),
                     &halInBuffer);
             if (result != OK) return result;
 
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@
         halOutBuffer = halInBuffer;
         ALOGV("addEffectChain_l() %p on thread %p for session %d", chain.get(), this, session);
         if (!audio_is_global_session(session)) {
-            buffer = halInBuffer ? reinterpret_cast<effect_buffer_t*>(halInBuffer->externalData())
+            buffer = halInBuffer ? reinterpret_cast<float*>(halInBuffer->externalData())
                                  : buffer;
             // Only one effect chain can be present in direct output thread and it uses
             // the sink buffer as input
@@ -3566,7 +3566,7 @@
                         * (audio_channel_count_from_out_mask(mMixerChannelMask)
                                                              + mHapticChannelCount);
                 const status_t allocateStatus = mAudioFlinger->mEffectsFactoryHal->allocateBuffer(
-                        numSamples * sizeof(effect_buffer_t),
+                        numSamples * sizeof(float),
                         &halInBuffer);
                 if (allocateStatus != OK) return allocateStatus;
 
@@ -3654,7 +3654,7 @@
             for (size_t j = 0; j < mTracks.size(); ++j) {
                 sp<Track> track = mTracks[j];
                 if (session == track->sessionId()) {
-                    track->setMainBuffer(reinterpret_cast<effect_buffer_t*>(mSinkBuffer));
+                    track->setMainBuffer(reinterpret_cast<float*>(mSinkBuffer));
                     chain->decTrackCnt();
                 }
             }
@@ -4059,12 +4059,12 @@
 
                         const size_t audioBufferSize = mNormalFrameCount
                             * audio_bytes_per_frame(hapticSessionChannelCount,
-                                                    EFFECT_BUFFER_FORMAT);
+                                                    AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_FLOAT);
                         memcpy_by_audio_format(
                                 (uint8_t*)effectChains[i]->outBuffer() + audioBufferSize,
-                                EFFECT_BUFFER_FORMAT,
+                                AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_FLOAT,
                                 (const uint8_t*)effectChains[i]->inBuffer() + audioBufferSize,
-                                EFFECT_BUFFER_FORMAT, mNormalFrameCount * mHapticChannelCount);
+                                AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_FLOAT, mNormalFrameCount * mHapticChannelCount);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -5706,7 +5706,7 @@
                 mAudioMixer->setParameter(
                         trackId,
                         AudioMixer::TRACK,
-                        AudioMixer::MIXER_FORMAT, (void *)EFFECT_BUFFER_FORMAT);
+                        AudioMixer::MIXER_FORMAT, (void *)AUDIO_FORMAT_PCM_FLOAT);
                 mAudioMixer->setParameter(
                         trackId,
                         AudioMixer::TRACK,