Recording

Capturly’s recording engine is built for reliability and quality. Every recording is captured locally, ensuring studio-quality results regardless of your internet connection.

Recording Modes

Solo

Record by yourself. On desktop and mobile this works with no internet connection at all. Available on every plan.

Best for:

• Solo episodes
• Voice-overs
• Narration
• Practice recordings
• Locations without reliable internet

Sessions with remote guests

Record with remote guests over peer-to-peer connections. Requires Pro (4 participants) or Team (8 participants).

Best for:

• Interview podcasts
• Co-hosted shows
• Remote panel discussions

See Online Mode for details.

Audio Recording

Quality Specifications

Capturly doesn’t force a channel count — the WAV has however many channels your microphone or interface presents. Most USB podcast mics are mono; most audio interfaces present stereo.

The 96 kHz / 24-bit WAV master is a desktop feature. See File Formats for what each platform writes.

Why WAV Format?

Capturly records to uncompressed WAV format for maximum quality:

• No compression artifacts
• Full dynamic range preserved
• Industry-standard for editing
• Compatible with all DAWs and editors

Audio Level Monitoring

The real-time audio meter shows your input levels:

Target: Keep peaks in the yellow zone with most speech in green.

Capturly also watches for the opposite problem: if your microphone is selected and enabled but producing nothing at all, you’ll be warned rather than discovering a silent take afterwards.

Video Recording

Quality Specifications

Selectable resolutions

Settings offers Auto (highest) plus every rung at or below your plan’s ceiling:

At 60 fps each rung targets a proportionally higher bitrate. Capturly requests these as ideal constraints, so a camera that can’t reach the target negotiates down rather than failing.

In multi-participant sessions every participant defaults to 1080p regardless of plan — a 4K guest camera can destabilize a machine mid-call. Higher rungs stay selectable in Settings.

Hardware Acceleration

Capturly uses hardware encoding when available for efficient, high-quality video:

If hardware encoding isn’t available, Capturly falls back to software encoding.

Output Files

A desktop recording session produces two files.

1. Audio master (*_audio.wav)

Your primary audio file for editing.

• Uncompressed WAV
• The full-fidelity version of the take
• Use this in your DAW or editor

2. Video (*_video.mp4)

H.264 video with synced AAC audio.

• Drops straight into any editor
• Plays anywhere, so it doubles as a self-contained backup
• The AAC track is a convenience copy — edit from the WAV when audio quality matters

Recording in the browser produces the MP4 only. See File Formats.

File Organization

Capturly automatically organizes recordings:

[Save Location]/
└── [Date]/
    └── [SessionID]_[Name]_[Date]_[Time]_[Type].[ext]

Example:

Documents/Podcasts/
└── 2026-01-21/
    ├── A7B3C9_John_2026-01-21_143022_audio.wav
    └── A7B3C9_John_2026-01-21_143022_video.mp4

File Naming Components

Pre-Flight Checks

Before recording starts, Capturly verifies:

If any check fails, you’ll see a clear error message with instructions to resolve it.

Recording Controls

Starting a Recording

• Click the Start Recording button
• Pre-flight checks run automatically
• The sync beep is mixed into the head of the audio
• Recording indicator turns red

During Recording

• Timer shows elapsed time
• Audio meter shows real-time levels
• Camera preview shows video feed
• Stop button is available

There is no pause. If you need to break, stop the take and start a new one, or keep rolling and cut it in post.

Stopping a Recording

• Click Stop Recording
• Files are finalized and saved
• Complete screen shows session summary
• On a paid plan you can save the take to your cloud library

Storage Requirements

Approximate storage per hour, derived from the bitrate ladder above:

Recording video on desktop writes both files, so budget the video figure plus the audio figure. Recommendation: keep at least 10 GB free for a one-hour 1080p session, or 40 GB for 4K.

Best Practices

1. Test before recording - Do a short test recording to verify levels and quality
2. Monitor disk space - Especially at 4K
3. Use consistent naming - Enter the same display name for all your recordings
4. Check audio levels - Aim for peaks in the yellow zone
5. Close other apps - Free up system resources for best performance

Next Steps

• Configure your devices
• Learn about the sync beep
• Set up sessions with remote guests