How to Record Voice on iPad

Today's TipsMake shows you how to record your (or someone else's) voice using your iPad's built-in microphone. Although the iPad doesn't have the same access to the Voice Memos app as the iPhone, you can use other free apps to record voice on the iPad.

Use Voice Recorder & Audio Editor

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Download Voice Recorder & Audio Editor application. This application will allow you to record and store audio for free. To download the application, please:

Open the App Store on iPad.

Tap the "Search" text box in the upper left corner.

Enter voice recorder & audio editorthen press Search .

Tap GET to the right of the gray cassette icon.

Enter your Apple ID, Touch ID, or Face ID password when asked.

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Open Voice Recorder & Audio Editor. Tap OPEN on the App Store, or tap the cassette tape app icon on your iPad's Home screen.

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Tap the "Record" tab. This black microphone-shaped button is at the bottom of the screen.

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Tap the red REC button at the bottom left of the screen.

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Click OK when asked. Voice Recorder & Audio Editor will be allowed to access the iPad's microphone. Then, the iPad will begin recording.

Voice Recorder & Audio Editor will remember your answer to this question and not ask again in the future; After that, you just need to press the REC button to start recording.

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Recording. You need to speak clearly and direct your voice (and other sound sources) toward the microphone near the top of the iPad frame.

You can pause by pressing the PAUSE button , then press the red REC button to continue recording.

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Press STOP at the bottom of the screen to stop recording.

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Add title. If you want to save audio with a specific title:

Tap the "TAP TO NAME" text box in the middle of the screen.

Enter a title.

Press return on the keyboard to save the title.

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Tap the gray Done button at the top left of the screen. Once the recording is saved, you'll return to the main page.

You can play the recording by clicking the file name on the page.

Use GarageBand

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Open GarageBand. Tap the GarageBand app icon, which resembles a white electric guitar on an orange background.

If your iPad doesn't have GarageBand yet, you can download it for free from the App Store.

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Tap the mark in the upper left corner of the screen. The instrument selection page opens.

If GarageBand uploads a project, you'll first need to tap the My Songs button in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the "Recents" page.

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Select AUDIO RECORDER . Swipe left or right until you find the microphone option, then tap to select.

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You need to make sure that the recording process does not automatically stop. Please disable the automatic interrupt limit by:

Tap the mark in the upper right corner of the screen.

Click Section A .

Tap the "Automatic" switch (white) to switch (green).

Click Done .

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Turn off the metronome. If you don't want the metronome sound effect playing in the background of your recording, tap the metronome icon at the top of the screen to turn it off.

If this option is grayed out, the metronome is off.

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Click the red circular "Record" button at the top of the screen. iPad will begin recording.

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Recording. You need to speak clearly and direct your voice (and other sound sources) toward the microphone near the top of the iPad frame.

If you need to pause while recording, press the red circular "Record" button once, then press it again to resume recording.

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Stop recording. Tap the white square "Stop" button at the top of the screen. Your recording will be saved.

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Save the recording. Tap the check mark in the upper left corner of the screen, then tap My Songs in the drop-down menu. The recording will be saved as a file on GarageBand's "My Songs" page.

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