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Configure recording profiles

A recording profile is the preset that decides how a capture is encoded and enhanced. Operators pick a profile when they record; you define the profiles so nobody sets codecs by hand.

Who can do this: viewing needs settings:read; creating and editing need settings:manage.

Where to find them

Open Settings in the left nav and scroll to Recording Profiles (“Central audio defaults and templates.”).

Create or edit a profile

  1. Click New (or the pencil on an existing profile).
  2. Set the encode preset:
    • Codec — MP3, FLAC, or WAV.
    • Bitrate and VBR (for MP3).
    • Channel mode.
    • Optional silence handling.
    • Chunk Length (seconds) — used to auto-split long scheduled captures into chunks.
  3. Save.

The built-in default is a voice MP3-VBR profile (~128 kbps). Defaults are configuration, never hard-coded — so change them freely.

Use Set default on any profile to make it the one pre-selected in the scheduling and ad-hoc recording forms; it then shows a Default badge. There is one default per type, so setting a new one clears the previous.

Voice enhancement

Each profile also carries a voice-enhancement chain that produces an enhanced rendition alongside the always-preserved raw master. The chain applies denoise first, then the ffmpeg voice filters; every stage is independently toggleable:

  1. Denoise (default on) — DeepFilterNet3 or RNNoise.
  2. High-pass (default on, 80 Hz) — remove rumble/HVAC/handling.
  3. Low-pass (default off) — high-frequency roll-off.
  4. De-esser (default off) — tame sibilance.
  5. Compressor (default off) — even out speakers at different distances.
  6. Loudness normalization (default on, EBU R128) — consistent levels.
  7. Noise gate (default off).

keepRaw (default on) controls whether the raw master is uploaded alongside the enhanced rendition. The raw capture is always kept as the source of truth.

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