diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa6223c5..2ed14975 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ The available options for this plugin are:
 | `maxLength` | float | `10` | Maximum length of the recorded clip. |
 | `audioEngine` | string | `recordrtc` | Audio recording library to use. Legal values are `recordrtc` and `libvorbis.js`. |
 | `audioBufferSize` | float | `4096` | The size of the audio buffer (in sample-frames per second). Legal values: 0, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192 and 16384. |
-| `audioSampleRate` | float | `22050` | The audio sample rate (in sample-frames per second) at which the `AudioContext` handles audio. Legal values are in the range of 22050 to 96000. |
+| `audioSampleRate` | float | `44100` | The audio sample rate (in sample-frames per second) at which the `AudioContext` handles audio. Legal values are in the range of 22050 to 96000. |
 | `animationFrameRate` | float | `200` | Frame rate for animated GIF (in frames per second). |
 | `animationQuality` | float | `10` | Sets quality of color quantization (conversion of images to the maximum 256 colors allowed by the GIF specification). Lower values (minimum = 1) produce better colors, but slow processing significantly. The default produces good color mapping at reasonable speeds. Values greater than 20 do not yield significant improvements in speed. |
 | `debug` | boolean | `false` | Enables console log messages. |
diff --git a/src/js/videojs.record.js b/src/js/videojs.record.js
index 33e2205b..af831838 100644
--- a/src/js/videojs.record.js
+++ b/src/js/videojs.record.js
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@
         // linear PCM audio data in the buffer in sample-frames per second.
         // An implementation must support sample-rates in at least
         // the range 22050 to 96000.
-        audioSampleRate: 22050,
+        audioSampleRate: 44100,
         // Frame rate in frames per second.
         animationFrameRate: 200,
         // Sets quality of color quantization (conversion of images to the