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# Function: asRecording()

```ts
function asRecording(value, source?): Recording;
```

Checks a parsed JSON value is a recording, with a message that says what is wrong.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default value |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `value` | `unknown` | `undefined` |
| `source` | `string` | `'recording'` |

## Returns

[`Recording`](../interfaces/Recording.md)