Clipchamp Audio Recording Stuttering and Playing at Increased Speed

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Clipchamp Audio Recording Stuttering and Playing at Increased Speed

Ghislain Erenati 0

Over the past couple of weeks, we have experienced an issue with Clipchamp when recording audio only.

This has occurred with two different teams, using two different laptops, on two separate occasions. In both cases, the audio recording initially appears to record normally, but the final recording contains noticeable gaps/stuttering and sounds sped up, approximately 1.25x normal speed.

It sounds as though Clipchamp is missing small portions of the audio during the recording and then stitching the remaining sections together, resulting in the stuttering/accelerated playback.

We have never experienced this issue previously, and it only appears to have started within the past couple of weeks.

Troubleshooting/observations:

Audio-only recording in Clipchamp
Occurred on two separate laptops
Involved two different teams
Occurred on two separate occasions
Final audio is stuttering and noticeably sped up
Issue appears to be caused by missing/omitted portions of the recording
No similar issues were experienced previously

I can't figure out the cause or how to avoid it.

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Xavier-D 12,515 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello Ghislain Erenati

I understand how disruptive this is, particularly since the same audio distortion has occurred on two separate laptops.

Please first confirm that the audio clip’s speed in the Clipchamp timeline is set to 1x. If it is, try a short test recording after updating Clipchamp or the browser, closing other applications and browser tabs, and keeping Clipchamp open in the foreground throughout the recording.

Could you also confirm whether you are using the Clipchamp Windows app or the web version, and whether the affected laptops use built-in or external microphones?

I hope to hear update from you soon; I'll be happy to help.

Xavier-D 12,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-24T00:55:13.6333333+00:00

Hi Ghislain Erenati

I’m following up to check on the status of this issue.

Have you had an opportunity to review the answer shared earlier?

Any update you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Katelyn B 0 Reputation points

2026-08-29T22:39:14.4033333+00:00

Hi Xavier, I've actually had a very similar issue. I think my ClipChamp is up to date, but I'm not 100% sure. I tried a test recording after checking the speed and it turned out okay - but is there any way to fix what was already recorded?
Xavier-D 12,515 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-02T01:10:11.59+00:00

Hi Katelyn B

I’m glad the new test recording came out normally.

For the existing recording, select the audio clip in the Clipchamp timeline and try reducing its speed from 1x to approximately 0.8x. This may make the overall pacing sound closer to normal if the recording currently sounds about 1.25x faster. You can also split the clip around the worst sections and adjust or remove those sections individually.

However, if parts of the audio were omitted during the original recording, Clipchamp cannot restore the missing words or audio data. In that situation, the practical options are to re-record the affected sections or use a separate audio-repair application to improve the file, although even a repair tool cannot fully recreate speech that was never captured.

I hope adjusting the speed makes the original recording at least more usable.