2 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
index ad5fad8464..74a6838d1a 100644
--- a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void AudioEffectRecordInstance::_io_thread_process() {
 
 	while (is_recording) {
 		//Check: The current recording has been requested to stop
-		if (is_recording && !base->should_record) {
+		if (is_recording && !base->recording_active) {
 			is_recording = false;
 		}
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Ref<AudioEffectInstance> AudioEffectRecord::instance() {
 
 	ensure_thread_stopped();
 	current_instance = ins;
-	if (should_record) {
+	if (recording_active) {
 		ins->init();
 	}
 
@@ -144,23 +144,29 @@ Ref<AudioEffectInstance> AudioEffectRecord::instance() {
 }
 
 void AudioEffectRecord::ensure_thread_stopped() {
-	should_record = false;
+	recording_active = false;
 	if (current_instance != 0 && current_instance->thread_active) {
 		Thread::wait_to_finish(current_instance->io_thread);
 	}
 }
 
-void AudioEffectRecord::set_should_record(bool p_record) {
+void AudioEffectRecord::set_recording_active(bool p_record) {
 	if (p_record) {
+		if (current_instance == 0) {
+			WARN_PRINTS("Recording should not be set as active before Godot has initialized.");
+			recording_active = false;
+			return;
+		}
+
 		ensure_thread_stopped();
 		current_instance->init();
 	}
 
-	should_record = p_record;
+	recording_active = p_record;
 }
 
-bool AudioEffectRecord::get_should_record() const {
-	return should_record;
+bool AudioEffectRecord::is_recording_active() const {
+	return recording_active;
 }
 
 void AudioEffectRecord::set_format(AudioStreamSample::Format p_format) {
@@ -244,13 +250,12 @@ Ref<AudioStreamSample> AudioEffectRecord::get_recording() const {
 }
 
 void AudioEffectRecord::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_should_record", "record"), &AudioEffectRecord::set_should_record);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_should_record"), &AudioEffectRecord::get_should_record);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_recording_active", "record"), &AudioEffectRecord::set_recording_active);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_recording_active"), &AudioEffectRecord::is_recording_active);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_format", "format"), &AudioEffectRecord::set_format);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_format"), &AudioEffectRecord::get_format);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_recording"), &AudioEffectRecord::get_recording);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "should_record"), "set_should_record", "get_should_record");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "format", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "8-Bit,16-Bit,IMA-ADPCM"), "set_format", "get_format");
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
index 05c2d7352f..e4f5ba8a23 100644
--- a/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
+++ b/servers/audio/effects/audio_effect_record.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class AudioEffectRecord : public AudioEffect {
 		IO_BUFFER_SIZE_MS = 1500
 	};
 
-	bool should_record;
+	bool recording_active;
 	Ref<AudioEffectRecordInstance> current_instance;
 
 	AudioStreamSample::Format format;
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 	Ref<AudioEffectInstance> instance();
-	void set_should_record(bool p_record);
-	bool get_should_record() const;
+	void set_recording_active(bool p_record);
+	bool is_recording_active() const;
 	void set_format(AudioStreamSample::Format p_format);
 	AudioStreamSample::Format get_format() const;
 	Ref<AudioStreamSample> get_recording() const;