diff --git a/src/containers/record-modal.jsx b/src/containers/record-modal.jsx
index 9c4311539ae204c1583add7afe0a59497944de25..2fae86069ca49e302d9399503949268ef28c5342 100644
--- a/src/containers/record-modal.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/record-modal.jsx
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class RecordModal extends React.Component {
                 const vmSound = {
                     format: '',
                     dataFormat: 'wav',
+                    rate: this.state.sampleRate,
+                    sampleCount: clippedSamples.length,
                     name: `recording ${this.props.vm.editingTarget.sprite.sounds.length}`
                 };