diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index e4019887..97cc8ecc 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		heightPtr             = flag.Uint("Height", 0, "Height in pixels")
 		widthPtr              = flag.Uint("Width", 0, "Width in pixels")
 		frameRatePtr          = flag.Uint("FrameRate", 0, "Frame rate of captured video")
-		sampleRatePtr         = flag.Uint("SampleRate", 0, "Sample rate of recorded audio")
 		quantizationPtr       = flag.Uint("Quantization", 0, "Desired quantization value: 0-40")
 		intraRefreshPeriodPtr = flag.Uint("IntraRefreshPeriod", 0, "The IntraRefreshPeriod i.e. how many keyframes we send")
 		rotationPtr           = flag.Uint("Rotation", 0, "Rotate video output. (0-359 degrees)")
@@ -135,6 +134,10 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		saturationPtr         = flag.Int("Saturation", 0, "Set Saturation. (100-100)")
 		exposurePtr           = flag.String("Exposure", "auto", "Set exposure mode. ("+strings.Join(revid.ExposureModes[:], ",")+")")
 		autoWhiteBalancePtr   = flag.String("Awb", "auto", "Set automatic white balance mode. ("+strings.Join(revid.AutoWhiteBalanceModes[:], ",")+")")
+		sampleRatePtr         = flag.Int("SampleRate", 48000, "Sample rate of recorded audio")
+		channelsPtr           = flag.Int("Channels", 1, "Record in Mono or Stereo (1 or 2)")
+		recPeriodPtr          = flag.Int("recPeriod", 5, "How many seconds to record at a time")
+		bitDepthPtr           = flag.Int("bitDepth", 16, "Bit Depth to record audio at.")
 	)
 
 	var outputs flagStrings
@@ -192,9 +195,9 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 
 	switch *inputPtr {
 	case "Audio":
-		cfg.Rate = float64(*sampleRatePtr*sampleSize) / float64(blockSize)
+		cfg.WriteRate = float64(*sampleRatePtr*sampleSize) / float64(blockSize)
 	default:
-		cfg.Rate = float64(*frameRatePtr)
+		cfg.WriteRate = float64(*frameRatePtr)
 	}
 
 	switch *inputCodecPtr {
@@ -255,7 +258,6 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 	cfg.Height = *heightPtr
 	cfg.Width = *widthPtr
 	cfg.FrameRate = *frameRatePtr
-	cfg.SampleRate = *sampleRatePtr
 	cfg.HttpAddress = *httpAddressPtr
 	cfg.Quantization = *quantizationPtr
 	cfg.IntraRefreshPeriod = *intraRefreshPeriodPtr
@@ -265,6 +267,10 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 	cfg.Saturation = *saturationPtr
 	cfg.Exposure = *exposurePtr
 	cfg.AutoWhiteBalance = *autoWhiteBalancePtr
+	cfg.SampleRate = *sampleRatePtr
+	cfg.Channels = *channelsPtr
+	cfg.RecPeriod = *recPeriodPtr
+	cfg.BitDepth = *bitDepthPtr
 
 	return cfg
 }
diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index 63f6d017..ab686e43 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// Audio
 	SampleRate int // Samples a second (Hz).
-	Period     int // How many seconds to record at a time.
+	RecPeriod  int // How many seconds to record at a time.
 	Channels   int // Number of audio channels, 1 for mono, 2 for stereo.
 	BitDepth   int // Sample bit depth.
 }
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ const (
 	defaultOutput             = Http
 	defaultPacketization      = Flv
 	defaultFrameRate          = 25
-	defaultSampleRate         = 48000
 	defaultWriteRate          = 25
 	defaultWidth              = 1280
 	defaultHeight             = 720
@@ -166,6 +165,11 @@ const (
 	defaultBrightness         = 50
 	defaultExposure           = "auto"
 	defaultAutoWhiteBalance   = "auto"
+
+	defaultSampleRate = 48000
+	defaultBitDepth   = 16
+	defaultChannels   = 1
+	defaultRecPeriod  = 5
 )
 
 // Validate checks for any errors in the config fields and defaults settings
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		if c.Quantization > 0 || c.Bitrate == 0 {
 			return errors.New("bad bitrate or quantization for mjpeg input")
 		}
-
+	case PCM, ADPCM:
 	case NothingDefined:
 		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"no input codec defined, defaulting",
 			"inputCodec", defaultInputCodec)
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index cda7f127..8b0ea88b 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ func (r *Revid) setupPipeline(mtsEnc, flvEnc func(dst io.Writer, rate int) (io.W
 		r.setupInput = r.startV4L
 	case File:
 		r.setupInput = r.setupInputForFile
+	case Audio:
+		r.setupInput = r.startAudioInput
 	}
 
 	switch r.config.InputCodec {
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupInputForFile() error {
 func (r *Revid) startAudioInput() error {
 	ai := NewAudioInput(&r.config)
 
-	go r.processFrom(ai, time.Second/time.Duration(r.config.Rate))
+	go r.processFrom(ai, time.Second/time.Duration(r.config.WriteRate))
 	return nil
 }