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AudioEffectRecord
=================

**Inherits:** :ref:`AudioEffect<class_AudioEffect>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Audio effect used for recording the sound from an audio bus.

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Description
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Allows the user to record the sound from an audio bus into an :ref:`AudioStreamWAV<class_AudioStreamWAV>`. When used on the "Master" audio bus, this includes all audio output by Godot.

Unlike :ref:`AudioEffectCapture<class_AudioEffectCapture>`, this effect encodes the recording with the given format (8-bit, 16-bit, or compressed) instead of giving access to the raw audio samples.

Can be used (with an :ref:`AudioStreamMicrophone<class_AudioStreamMicrophone>`) to record from a microphone.

\ **Note:** :ref:`ProjectSettings.audio/driver/enable_input<class_ProjectSettings_property_audio/driver/enable_input>` must be ``true`` for audio input to work. See also that setting's description for caveats related to permissions and operating system privacy settings.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`Recording with microphone <../tutorials/audio/recording_with_microphone>`

- `Audio Microphone Record Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/2760>`__

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Properties
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   | :ref:`Format<enum_AudioStreamWAV_Format>` | :ref:`format<class_AudioEffectRecord_property_format>` | ``1`` |
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Methods
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   | :ref:`AudioStreamWAV<class_AudioStreamWAV>` | :ref:`get_recording<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_get_recording>`\ (\ ) |const|                                         |
   +---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                     | :ref:`is_recording_active<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_is_recording_active>`\ (\ ) |const|                             |
   +---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |void|                                      | :ref:`set_recording_active<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_set_recording_active>`\ (\ record\: :ref:`bool<class_bool>`\ ) |
   +---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`Format<enum_AudioStreamWAV_Format>` **format** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_AudioEffectRecord_property_format>`

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- |void| **set_format**\ (\ value\: :ref:`Format<enum_AudioStreamWAV_Format>`\ )
- :ref:`Format<enum_AudioStreamWAV_Format>` **get_format**\ (\ )

Specifies the format in which the sample will be recorded.

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Method Descriptions
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:ref:`AudioStreamWAV<class_AudioStreamWAV>` **get_recording**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_get_recording>`

Returns the recorded sample.

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_recording_active**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_is_recording_active>`

Returns whether the recording is active or not.

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|void| **set_recording_active**\ (\ record\: :ref:`bool<class_bool>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_AudioEffectRecord_method_set_recording_active>`

If ``true``, the sound will be recorded. Note that restarting the recording will remove the previously recorded sample.

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