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Hi Algoriddim team,
I’m an active djay Pro user on iPad, working with 4-channel controllers and recording DJ sets for video (multicam setups).
Currently, audio recording in djay Pro iPad is limited to 44.1 kHz, even when using WAV format. This creates progressive audio sync drift when aligning the recording with video footage, since all video cameras (GoPro, Sony, etc.) record audio at 48 kHz, which is the industry standard for video.
Other DJ applications on iPad already allow selecting 48,000 Hz as the recording sample rate, which avoids conversion steps and synchronization issues when editing in video software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Premiere Pro.
Feature request:
Please allow users to select the audio recording sample rate (44.1 kHz / 48 kHz)
Especially when external hardware is connected via USB (DJ controllers or audio interfaces), where 48 kHz is already standard
This improvement would greatly benefit:
DJs recording sets for YouTube, Instagram, or professional video platforms
Long DJ set recordings where sync accuracy is critical
4-channel workflows, which is one of djay Pro’s strongest features on iPad
At the moment, the only workaround is converting audio to 48 kHz after recording or using an external recorder, which breaks the all-in-one workflow that makes djay Pro on iPad so powerful.
Thank you for the continuous development of djay Pro.
Adding this option would significantly improve the experience for DJs who also work with video.
Hi @Raver_Man, welcome to the Community! Thanks for the suggestion I’ll share this with the devs for consideration. In the meantime, please use the blue Vote button at the top left of this page so we can gauge user demand for this feature. Thanks!
Hi again @Raver_Man, I spoke with engineering regarding your post.
This sounds like an XY-Problem - video/audio drift like you’ve described is in most cases caused by clock differences (i.e. video and audio recording devices disagreeing slightly on how long exactly a second is) and not by sample rates. Could you please elaborate on why you think this is caused by the sample rate, as any video software should flawlessly convert between 44.1 and 48 kHz audio without loosing quality or altering timing? Thanks!
I’m curious as to why you’re recording the audio in djay Pro rather than feeding it to your video recording equipment, which would record at 48kHz and not require syncing in post.
I’ve just discovered that the audio file shows a 48.0 kHz sample rate in the file properties.
However, the issue is that the audio recorded in djay Pro was captured at an accelerated speed. The camera audio plays at the correct tempo, but in the djay Pro recording the audio sounds noticeably faster. This is why the audio does not sync properly with the video and ends up being shorter than the video duration.
These DJ sets are recorded using a multicamera setup with four cameras. All camera recordings are at the correct speed and remain perfectly in sync with each other.
On the same day, I recorded another DJ set for a different person, and that recording is completely correct. Both sets were recorded on the same day, one right after the other, using the same equipment and recording workflow. The only difference is that the first set has accelerated audio, while the second one does not.
It is also important to note that the audio captured by the cameras is at the correct speed, which strongly suggests that the issue is specific to the djay Pro audio recording of the first set.
Hi again @Raver_Man, so this doesn’t sound like the sample rate selection is the issue here, but that the file is apparently recorded incorrectly under certain circumstances.
Can you please share your detailed setup and the exact steps that lead to the file that plays back at incorrect speed?
Can you please also upload the file that was recorded at the incorrect speed to your Google Drive/Dropbox, enable sharing permissions and share a link to the file here or in a DM to me? Thanks!
