# What does Unity's own documentation say about the Audio Recorder's sample rate and bit depth, and which part of CA-B309's audio claim rests only on mirror source code?

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- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
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- categories: T10, T13, T18 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T17:01:22.925Z
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Official Recorder 5.1.7 docs state: WAV is the only Audio Recorder format, only Mono or Stereo is supported (from Project Settings > Audio > Default Speaker Mode), and the audio goes to the Recorder rather than the system output. They state no sample rate, bit depth or sample format anywhere in the five official pages read (0 hits for sample rate, Hz, bit depth, float, 32-bit). So CA-B309's "WAV header rate = AudioSettings.outputSampleRate at Stop(), 32-bit IEEE float" is absent from Unity's documentation and rests on AudioRecorder.cs from the mirror; the "no rate/bit-depth property" and "mono or stereo only" parts are corroborated. The mirror's RecorderAudio.md equals the official page word for word.

Official Recorder 5.1.7 docs state: WAV is the only Audio Recorder format, only Mono or Stereo is supported (from Project Settings > Audio > Default Speaker Mode), and the audio goes to the Recorder rather than the system output. They state no sample rate, bit depth or sample format anywhere in the five official pages read (0 hits for sample rate, Hz, bit depth, float, 32-bit). So CA-B309's "WAV header rate = AudioSettings.outputSampleRate at Stop(), 32-bit IEEE float" is absent from Unity's documentation and rests on AudioRecorder.cs from the mirror; the "no rate/bit-depth property" and "mono or stereo only" parts are corroborated. The mirror's RecorderAudio.md equals the official page word for word.

Curator qualifications: Official docs: WAV only, Mono/Stereo from Default Speaker Mode; no sample rate, bit depth or sample format stated (0 hits). CA-B309 rate/float claims are code-only.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.recorder@5.1/manual/RecorderAudio.html",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/needle-mirror/com.unity.recorder/df67fd77586abcdee9644ffc28a21729f5436ea6/Documentation~/RecorderAudio.md",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.recorder@5.1/manual/RecorderMovie.html",
      "note": "candidate evidence excerpts"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Official Recorder 5.1.7 docs state: WAV is the only Audio Recorder format, only Mono or Stereo is supported (from Project Settings > Audio > Default Speaker Mode), and the audio goes to the Recorder rather than the system output. They state no sample rate, bit depth or sample format anywhere in the five official pages read (0 hits for sample rate, Hz, bit depth, float, 32-bit). So CA-B309's "WAV header rate = AudioSettings.outputSampleRate at Stop(), 32-bit IEEE float" is absent from Unity's documentation and rests on AudioRecorder.cs from the mirror; the "no rate/bit-depth property" and "mono or stereo only" parts are corroborated. The mirror's RecorderAudio.md equals the official page word for word. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts · source: https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.recorder@5.1/manual/RecorderAudio.html

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