Turn your iPad into a portable sound recording device with the Voice Memos app. Record quick audio notes or capture the sounds of people, places, and things around you. Build a collection of recordings that you can integrate into books, presentations, or videos to support a learning experience.
Record your voice or another sound near you. Open Voice Memos, move iPad close to the source of the sound, then tap Record button. Tap Done when you’re finished. Tap Play button to review your recording.
Name the recording. Tap the default name of the voice memo you just recorded, then type a new name.
Trim the recording. Tap Edit, then tap Trim Tool button and drag the yellow handles to enclose the section of the waveform you want to keep. When you’re finished, tap Trim, then tap Save.
Add more to a recording. Drag the waveform left so that the playhead is positioned at the end of the recording, then tap Resume to continue recording.
Share a recording. Select a voice memo from the list, then tap Share button. You can send a recording directly to apps such as iMovie or Notes, or save it to Files for use in other apps.
Add Voice Memo recordings to projects. In Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, tap Insert button, then Media button. Tap “Insert from” and then navigate to a recording on your iPad or iCloud Drive.
Collect natural sounds in the community or around school. Combine sounds with images in an iMovie project for a visual soundscape.
Set up a reading skills station. Invite students to record passages, prose, or poetry, then rerecord and replay to build skills.
GarageBand lets you layer sounds together to create your own audio stories, complete with sound effects and background music. Create a podcast, public service announcement, or jingle for a new invention.
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