# Configuring Audio Recorders

The **Audio Recorder** generates an audio clip in .wav format.

This page covers properties specific to Audio Recorders. To fully configure an Audio Recorder, you must also set:

- The Recorder's [Output properties](RecorderProperties.md).
- The [Recording Properties](Recording.md) for the capture.

## Audio Recorder properties

![](Images/RecorderAudio.png)

|Property:|Function:|
|:---|:---|
| **Format** |The encoding format for Recorder output. **WAV** is the only possible option.|