diff --git a/examples/audio_recording.py b/examples/audio_recording.py
index 8db255f021..4f89738fee 100644
--- a/examples/audio_recording.py
+++ b/examples/audio_recording.py
@@ -1,54 +1,49 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
 import discord
 
 bot = discord.Bot(debug_guilds=[...])
-bot.connections = {}
+connections = {}
 
 
-@bot.command()
-@discord.option(
-    "encoding",
-    choices=[
-        "mp3",
-        "wav",
-        "pcm",
-        "ogg",
-        "mka",
-        "mkv",
-        "mp4",
-        "m4a",
-    ],
-)
-async def start(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, encoding: str):
-    """Record your voice!"""
+class Sinks(Enum):
+    mp3 = discord.sinks.MP3Sink()
+    wav = discord.sinks.WaveSink()
+    pcm = discord.sinks.PCMSink()
+    ogg = discord.sinks.OGGSink()
+    mka = discord.sinks.MKASink()
+    mkv = discord.sinks.MKVSink()
+    mp4 = discord.sinks.MP4Sink()
+    m4a = discord.sinks.M4ASink()
+
+
+async def finished_callback(sink, channel: discord.TextChannel, *args):
+    recorded_users = [f"<@{user_id}>" for user_id, audio in sink.audio_data.items()]
+    await sink.vc.disconnect()
+    files = [
+        discord.File(audio.file, f"{user_id}.{sink.encoding}")
+        for user_id, audio in sink.audio_data.items()
+    ]
+    await channel.send(
+        f"Finished! Recorded audio for {', '.join(recorded_users)}.", files=files
+    )
 
+
+@bot.command()
+async def start(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, sink: Sinks):
+    """
+    Record your voice!
+    """
     voice = ctx.author.voice
 
     if not voice:
         return await ctx.respond("You're not in a vc right now")
 
     vc = await voice.channel.connect()
-    bot.connections.update({ctx.guild.id: vc})
-
-    encodings = {
-        "mp3": discord.sinks.MP3Sink,
-        "wav": discord.sinks.WaveSink,
-        "pcm": discord.sinks.PCMSink,
-        "ogg": discord.sinks.OGGSink,
-        "mka": discord.sinks.MKASink,
-        "mkv": discord.sinks.MKVSink,
-        "mp4": discord.sinks.MP4Sink,
-        "m4a": discord.sinks.M4ASink
-    }
-
-    possible_sink = encodings.get(encoding)
-
-    if possible_sink is None:
-        return await ctx.respond("Invalid encoding.")
-
-    sink = possible_sink()
+    connections.update({ctx.guild.id: vc})
 
     vc.start_recording(
-        sink,
+        sink.value,
         finished_callback,
         ctx.channel,
     )
@@ -56,20 +51,13 @@ async def start(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext, encoding: str):
     await ctx.respond("The recording has started!")
 
 
-async def finished_callback(sink, channel: discord.TextChannel, *args):
-    recorded_users = [f"<@{user_id}>" for user_id, audio in sink.audio_data.items()]
-    await sink.vc.disconnect()
-    files = [discord.File(audio.file, f"{user_id}.{sink.encoding}") for user_id, audio in sink.audio_data.items()]
-    await channel.send(f"Finished! Recorded audio for {', '.join(recorded_users)}.", files=files)
-
-
 @bot.command()
 async def stop(ctx: discord.ApplicationContext):
     """Stop recording."""
-    if ctx.guild.id in bot.connections:
-        vc = bot.connections[ctx.guild.id]
+    if ctx.guild.id in connections:
+        vc = connections[ctx.guild.id]
         vc.stop_recording()
-        del bot.connections[ctx.guild.id]
+        del connections[ctx.guild.id]
         await ctx.delete()
     else:
         await ctx.respond("Not recording in this guild.")