diff --git a/apps/auracast.py b/apps/auracast.py
index 5a8d9582..77e58ed4 100644
--- a/apps/auracast.py
+++ b/apps/auracast.py
@@ -924,6 +924,14 @@ async def run_transmit(
             if pcm_format.channels != 2:
                 print("Only 2 channels PCM configurations are supported")
                 return
+            if pcm_format.sample_type == audio_io.PcmFormat.SampleType.INT16:
+                pcm_bit_depth = 16
+            elif pcm_format.sample_type == audio_io.PcmFormat.SampleType.FLOAT32:
+                pcm_bit_depth = None
+            else:
+                print("Only INT16 and FLOAT32 sample types are supported")
+                return
+
             encoder = lc3.Encoder(
                 frame_duration_us=AURACAST_DEFAULT_FRAME_DURATION,
                 sample_rate_hz=AURACAST_DEFAULT_SAMPLE_RATE,
@@ -971,7 +979,7 @@ async def run_transmit(
             frame_count = 0
             async for pcm_frame in audio_input.frames(lc3_frame_samples):
                 lc3_frame = encoder.encode(
-                    pcm_frame, num_bytes=2 * lc3_frame_size, bit_depth=16
+                    pcm_frame, num_bytes=2 * lc3_frame_size, bit_depth=pcm_bit_depth
                 )
 
                 mid = len(lc3_frame) // 2
@@ -1150,7 +1158,8 @@ def receive(
         "Use 'auto' for .wav files, or for the default setting with the devices. "
         "For other inputs, the format is specified as "
         "<sample-type>,<sample-rate>,<channels> (supported <sample-type>: 'int16le' "
-        "for 16 bit signed integers with little-endian byte order)"
+        "for 16-bit signed integers with little-endian byte order or 'float32le' for "
+        "32-bit floating point with little-endian byte order)"
     ),
 )
 @click.option(
diff --git a/bumble/audio/io.py b/bumble/audio/io.py
index 4a00f887..e7c7fe26 100644
--- a/bumble/audio/io.py
+++ b/bumble/audio/io.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class PcmFormat:
         sample_type_str, sample_rate_str, channels_str = format_str.split(',')
         if sample_type_str == 'int16le':
             sample_type = cls.SampleType.INT16
-        elif sample_rate_str == 'float32le':
+        elif sample_type_str == 'float32le':
             sample_type = cls.SampleType.FLOAT32
         else:
             raise ValueError(f'sample type {sample_type_str} not supported')
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class PcmFormat:
 
         return cls(endianness, sample_type, sample_rate, channels)
 
+    @property
+    def bytes_per_sample(self) -> int:
+        return 2 if self.sample_type == self.SampleType.INT16 else 4
+
 
 def check_audio_output(output: str) -> bool:
     if output == 'device' or output.startswith('device:'):
@@ -486,7 +490,9 @@ class StreamAudioInput(ThreadedAudioInput):
         return self._pcm_format
 
     def _read(self, frame_size: int) -> bytes:
-        return self._stream.read(frame_size * self._pcm_format.channels * 2)
+        return self._stream.read(
+            frame_size * self._pcm_format.channels * self._pcm_format.bytes_per_sample
+        )
 
 
 class FileAudioInput(StreamAudioInput):
@@ -496,9 +502,6 @@ class FileAudioInput(StreamAudioInput):
         self._stream = open(filename, "rb")
         super().__init__(self._stream, pcm_format)
 
-    def _read(self, frame_size: int) -> bytes:
-        return self._stream.read(frame_size * self._pcm_format.channels * 2)
-
     def _close(self) -> None:
         self._stream.close()