diff --git a/src/lerobot/datasets/audio_utils.py b/src/lerobot/datasets/audio_utils.py
index 5cc0b83f8..d073109a0 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/datasets/audio_utils.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/datasets/audio_utils.py
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ def decode_audio_torchaudio(
     audio_path = str(audio_path)
 
     reader = torchaudio.io.StreamReader(src=audio_path)
-    audio_sampling_rate = reader.get_src_stream_info(reader.default_audio_stream).sample_rate
+    audio_sample_rate = reader.get_src_stream_info(reader.default_audio_stream).sample_rate
 
     # TODO(CarolinePascal) : sort timestamps ?
 
     reader.add_basic_audio_stream(
-        frames_per_chunk=int(ceil(duration * audio_sampling_rate)),  # Too much is better than not enough
-        buffer_chunk_size=-1,  # No dropping frames
-        format="fltp",  # Format as float32
+        frames_per_chunk = int(ceil(duration * audio_sample_rate)),    #Too much is better than not enough
+        buffer_chunk_size = -1, #No dropping frames
+        format = "fltp",    #Format as float32
     )
 
     audio_chunks = []
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ def decode_audio_torchaudio(
         current_audio_chunk = reader.pop_chunks()[0]
 
         if log_loaded_timestamps:
-            logging.info(
-                f"audio chunk loaded at starting timestamp={current_audio_chunk['pts']:.4f} with duration={len(current_audio_chunk) / audio_sampling_rate:.4f}"
-            )
+            logging.info(f"audio chunk loaded at starting timestamp={current_audio_chunk['pts']:.4f} with duration={len(current_audio_chunk) / audio_sample_rate:.4f}")
 
         audio_chunks.append(current_audio_chunk)
 
diff --git a/src/lerobot/microphones/configs.py b/src/lerobot/microphones/configs.py
index 8239506a1..b1858865a 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/microphones/configs.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/microphones/configs.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import draccus
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class MicrophoneConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, abc.ABC):
     microphone_index: int
-    sampling_rate: int | None = None
+    sample_rate: int | None = None
     channels: list[int] | None = None
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/lerobot/microphones/microphone.py b/src/lerobot/microphones/microphone.py
index e1d151ce1..092ab95c9 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/microphones/microphone.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/microphones/microphone.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def record_audio_from_microphones(
         microphone = Microphone(config)
         microphone.connect()
         print(
-            f"Recording audio from microphone {microphone_id} for {record_time_s} seconds at {microphone.sampling_rate} Hz."
+            f"Recording audio from microphone {microphone_id} for {record_time_s} seconds at {microphone.sample_rate} Hz."
         )
         microphones.append(microphone)
 
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ class Microphone:
     """
     The Microphone class handles all microphones compatible with sounddevice (and the underlying PortAudio library). Most microphones and sound cards are compatible, across all OS (Linux, Mac, Windows).
 
-    A Microphone instance requires the sounddevice index of the microphone, which may be obtained using `python -m sounddevice`. It also requires the recording sampling rate as well as the list of recorded channels.
+    A Microphone instance requires the sounddevice index of the microphone, which may be obtained using `python -m sounddevice`. It also requires the recording sample rate as well as the list of recorded channels.
 
     Example of usage:
     ```python
     from lerobot.common.robot_devices.microphones.configs import MicrophoneConfig
 
-    config = MicrophoneConfig(microphone_index=0, sampling_rate=16000, channels=[1])
+    config = MicrophoneConfig(microphone_index=0, sample_rate=16000, channels=[1])
     microphone = Microphone(config)
 
     microphone.connect()
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class Microphone:
         self.config = config
         self.microphone_index = config.microphone_index
 
-        # Store the recording sampling rate and channels
-        self.sampling_rate = config.sampling_rate
+        #Store the recording sample rate and channels
+        self.sample_rate = config.sample_rate
         self.channels = config.channels
 
         # Input audio stream
@@ -166,17 +166,15 @@ class Microphone:
         # Check if provided recording parameters are compatible with the microphone
         actual_microphone = sd.query_devices(self.microphone_index)
 
-        if self.sampling_rate is not None:
-            if self.sampling_rate > actual_microphone["default_samplerate"]:
+        if self.sample_rate is not None :
+            if self.sample_rate > actual_microphone["default_samplerate"]:
                 raise OSError(
-                    f"Provided sampling rate {self.sampling_rate} is higher than the sampling rate of the microphone {actual_microphone['default_samplerate']}."
-                )
-            elif self.sampling_rate < actual_microphone["default_samplerate"]:
-                logging.warning(
-                    "Provided sampling rate is lower than the sampling rate of the microphone. Performance may be impacted."
+                    f"Provided sample rate {self.sample_rate} is higher than the sample rate of the microphone {actual_microphone['default_samplerate']}."
                 )
+            elif self.sample_rate < actual_microphone["default_samplerate"]:
+                logging.warning("Provided sample rate is lower than the sample rate of the microphone. Performance may be impacted.")
         else:
-            self.sampling_rate = int(actual_microphone["default_samplerate"])
+            self.sample_rate = int(actual_microphone["default_samplerate"])
 
         if self.channels is not None:
             if any(c > actual_microphone["max_input_channels"] for c in self.channels):
@@ -192,8 +190,8 @@ class Microphone:
         # Create the audio stream
         self.stream = sd.InputStream(
             device=self.microphone_index,
-            samplerate=self.sampling_rate,
-            channels=max(self.channels) + 1,
+            samplerate=self.sample_rate,
+            channels=max(self.channels)+1,
             dtype="float32",
             callback=self._audio_callback,
         )
@@ -211,14 +209,9 @@ class Microphone:
         self.read_queue.put(indata[:, self.channels])
 
     def _record_loop(self, output_file: Path) -> None:
-        # Can only be run on a single process/thread for file writing safety
-        with sf.SoundFile(
-            output_file,
-            mode="x",
-            samplerate=self.sampling_rate,
-            channels=max(self.channels) + 1,
-            subtype=sf.default_subtype(output_file.suffix[1:]),
-        ) as file:
+        #Can only be run on a single process/thread for file writing safety 
+        with sf.SoundFile(output_file, mode='x', samplerate=self.sample_rate,
+                      channels=max(self.channels)+1, subtype=sf.default_subtype(output_file.suffix[1:])) as file:
             while not self.record_stop_event.is_set():
                 file.write(self.record_queue.get())
                 # self.record_queue.task_done()
diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/config.py b/src/lerobot/robots/config.py
index 39799a45a..e142fe34e 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/config.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/config.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class RobotConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, abc.ABC):
                         )
         if hasattr(self, "microphones") and self.microphones:
             for _, config in self.microphones.items():
-                for attr in ["sampling_rate", "channels"]:
+                for attr in ["sample_rate", "channels"]:
                     if getattr(config, attr) is None:
                         raise ValueError(
                             f"Specifying '{attr}' is required for the microphone to be used in a robot"
diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/koch_follower/koch_follower.py b/src/lerobot/robots/koch_follower/koch_follower.py
index 5333222e6..9921d416b 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/koch_follower/koch_follower.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/koch_follower/koch_follower.py
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class KochFollower(Robot):
     @property
     def _microphones_ft(self) -> dict[str, tuple]:
         return {
-            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sampling_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels)
-            for mic in self.microphones
+            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sample_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels) for mic in self.microphones
         }
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi.py b/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi.py
index 0e8341713..5bf3ca41b 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi.py
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ class LeKiwi(Robot):
     @property
     def _microphones_ft(self) -> dict[str, tuple]:
         return {
-            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sampling_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels)
-            for mic in self.microphones
+            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sample_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels) for mic in self.microphones
         }
 
     @cached_property
diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi_client.py b/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi_client.py
index 43b925bcf..889a0e405 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi_client.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/lekiwi/lekiwi_client.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class LeKiwiClient(Robot):
 
     @cached_property
     def _microphones_ft(self) -> dict[str, tuple]:
-        return {name: (cfg.sampling_rate, cfg.channels) for name, cfg in self.config.microphones.items()}
+        return {name: (cfg.sample_rate, cfg.channels) for name, cfg in self.config.microphones.items()}
 
     @cached_property
     def observation_features(self) -> dict[str, type | tuple]:
diff --git a/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/so_follower.py b/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/so_follower.py
index f4e0197e0..17ed4c2c2 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/so_follower.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/robots/so_follower/so_follower.py
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ class SOFollower(Robot):
     @property
     def _microphones_ft(self) -> dict[str, tuple]:
         return {
-            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sampling_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels)
-            for mic in self.microphones
+            mic: (self.config.microphones[mic].sample_rate, self.config.microphones[mic].channels) for mic in self.microphones
         }
 
     @cached_property