<doc>
  <legacy_id>1974</legacy_id>
  <name>recordSampleSize</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the recordSampleSize to <i>sizeInBits</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Developing with LiveCode</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="record sound">record sound Command</command>
    <command tag="answer record">answer record Command</command>
    <property tag="recordCompression">recordCompression Property</property>
    <property tag="recordRate">recordRate Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="2.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies how large each chunk of data should be when recording sound.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the recordSampleSize to 16</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>recordSampleSize</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to trade off between sound quality and disk space when you record a sound.</p><p/><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>recordSampleSize</b> is a positive integer.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>recordSampleSize</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to 8.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>recordSampleSize</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> determines the sound sample size when you use the <command tag="record sound">record sound</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to record sound to a file.</p><p/><p>The possible <b>recordSampleSize</b> depend on the system's capabilities, but are typically 8 and 16.</p><p/><p><code/><b>Note:</b><code/> The <command tag="answer record">answer record</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> sets the <b>recordSampleSize</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> according to what the user chose in the <command tag="answer record">answer record</command> <glossary tag="dialog box">dialog box</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>