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Best Voice Recorder App for Droid?

There seems to be Voice Recorder (the app) and "voice recorder" that is in the core install of Android. I've used voice recorder the app several times. However, I've had several issues with it stopping recording or not saving my recording correctly, which usually happens during a long recording. For example, after a long record with the widget they provide, I press stop and then nothing happens. It isn't save anywhere. Other times it works fine. The App has everything I am looking for, except for reliability right now.

I may have to try the inherent voice recorder on my Droid and see if that is any more reliable. Still searching for a reliable recorder.
 
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mrdickens- You ABSOLUTELY should get an iphone. I just bought a droid, deciding to stick with Verizon and not have calls dropped all over the place, than switch to ATT. I take guitar lessons and my teacher always records part of our lesson and emails it to me. Her I-record app on her Iphone is CRYSTAL clear. So I tried to record myself on the droid and it is laughable how terrible it sounds- kind of like I am talking through a tin can from far away. I downloaded at least 5 recording apps as well and they all sound the same. It was so bad that I called verizon and they told me to check with a local verizon store to see if it was just my phone...it wasn't. The people at the store suggested that I use a recording program on my computer. Kind of beside the point, and a big bummer. If anyone knows of a way to make my recording sound better- PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Thanks.

I'm sorry but there is so much fail in this post that I cannot help but lol.:D

Iphone on android forum, advice to take a phone because of the voice recorder even though it will "drop calls all over the place", using a phone for hi quality audio recording...

also, MRdickens and MSwest both have ONE post? Seriously....
 
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Hello Guys,

I found this thread so I felt like doing a little self-promotion for my audio recording application. I have so far been working quite a lot on it, and I think you may like it.

It's called TapeMachine, you can search for it on the market. The homepage is at http://tapemachine.samalyse.com.

It has a rather unique look, which some users qualify of "pro audio type", with a large and rather accurate waveform, which can be zoomed and scratched.

TapeMachine does record directly from the hardware into WAV, AIFF, and FLAC formats. According to your phone hardware, the quality can get quite surprisingly good. I actually have got a lot of enthusiastic feedback from musicians, from guitarists to rappers, classical performers, and some users talking about "Crystal clear sound" :)

Also, it features a (software) input gain which can be very useful to record low sound source or if your mic isn't very sensitive. An auto-gain feature is also provided, which tracks the input signal and automatically adapts the input gain.

I see that you've been discussing a lot about compressed formats in this thread. TapeMachine does record directly into FLAC, which is especially suited for high performance. OGG Vorbis is being worked on. For MP3, I'm very reluctant because this format is patented, but I'll see what happens.

If you try TapeMachine and have a feature request or found a bug, please do not hesitate to comment here or to write directly to me by using the developer email on the market page.

Cheers
 
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@Rick

I have only done minimal testing of phone call recording, but it does appear to work.

However, this is only pseudo phone call recording. You need to turn the speaker on during the phone call, and then TapeMachine will record both your voice and what comes out of the speaker. It's a workaround, but it does seem to work, although it may cause echo and poor quality.

To my knowledge, it is not currently technically feasible to provide in/out call recording without using the speaker. There's an Android issue about this:
Issue 2117 - android - Enhancement: Call Recorder - Project Hosting on Google Code

Olivier
 
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I have HIFICorder lite and the quiaility is awesome. lite only lets you do 20sec or so but that's all I needed to make my custom ringtones.
Saves to mp3 (also OGG and wav I think).
44100Hz is at max setting down to 8000..

full version is 9.99 but I guess if it's work related it would be worth it and maybe even a deduction.
 
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What app will send sound via text?

I like recording a sound byte while driving my car, or talk instead of typing and send that via text.

I've downloaded voice recorder, 3, droidrecord, rehearsal assistant, and tapatalk; none seem to send text messages. Some can email via gmail (or bluetooth; however the h), but not text.

Thanks
 
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I realize that the point of this forum was for live audio/meeting recording, but several people asked about recording phone calls. I'd suggest getting a Google Voice account and using that as your main number. One of the nicer features, aside from single number reach, is that you can hit one button and record live phone calls and have them saved to your account. Just my $.02.
 
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Hello Guys,

I found this thread so I felt like doing a little self-promotion for my audio recording application. I have so far been working quite a lot on it, and I think you may like it.

It's called TapeMachine, you can search for it on the market. The homepage is at TapeMachine - Visual Audio/Voice Recorder for Android.

It has a rather unique look, which some users qualify of "pro audio type", with a large and rather accurate waveform, which can be zoomed and scratched.

TapeMachine does record directly from the hardware into WAV, AIFF, and FLAC formats. According to your phone hardware, the quality can get quite surprisingly good. I actually have got a lot of enthusiastic feedback from musicians, from guitarists to rappers, classical performers, and some users talking about "Crystal clear sound" :)

Also, it features a (software) input gain which can be very useful to record low sound source or if your mic isn't very sensitive. An auto-gain feature is also provided, which tracks the input signal and automatically adapts the input gain.

I see that you've been discussing a lot about compressed formats in this thread. TapeMachine does record directly into FLAC, which is especially suited for high performance. OGG Vorbis is being worked on. For MP3, I'm very reluctant because this format is patented, but I'll see what happens.

If you try TapeMachine and have a feature request or found a bug, please do not hesitate to comment here or to write directly to me by using the developer email on the market page.

Cheers

VERY impressive! I think you've got exactly what I've been looking for (and frustrated in not finding, until now!). I'm testing the free version and it's looking (and sounding) great so far. Nice work! :)

This may be a dumb question but what are the advantages of recording in the formats other than WAV and when might you opt to use them? :thinking:
 
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@Rick

I have only done minimal testing of phone call recording, but it does appear to work.

However, this is only pseudo phone call recording. You need to turn the speaker on during the phone call, and then TapeMachine will record both your voice and what comes out of the speaker. It's a workaround, but it does seem to work, although it may cause echo and poor quality.

To my knowledge, it is not currently technically feasible to provide in/out call recording without using the speaker. There's an Android issue about this:
Issue 2117 - android - Enhancement: Call Recorder - Project Hosting on Google Code

Olivier

I just tested this on a call. Only, I had my bluetooth so it could only hear me talk (which is what you'd expect). The only problem was that, when I played it back, I sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks! :D
 
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It's called TapeMachine, you can search for it on the market. The homepage is at TapeMachine - Visual Audio/Voice Recorder for Android.

VERY impressive! I think you've got exactly what I've been looking for (and frustrated in not finding, until now!). I'm testing the free version and it's looking (and sounding) great so far. Nice work! :)

Thank you, I'm glad you like it :)

This may be a dumb question but what are the advantages of recording in the formats other than WAV and when might you opt to use them? :thinking:

Other formats such as FLAC (and soon OGG) allow to reduce file size, to increase recording storage space, but also for sending by mail. AIFF doesn't save any space though, it is similar to WAV, but may be more familiar to some audio professionals.

FLAC is a great format, because it's lossless (OGG, MP3, .. result in quality loss), it implies very low encoding cpu usage, and it results in files which are about 50% of WAV equivalents.

I just tested this on a call. Only, I had my bluetooth so it could only hear me talk (which is what you'd expect). The only problem was that, when I played it back, I sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks! :D

I see ;) But, quality should be ok for your own voice. Have you experimented recording with your bluetooth headset, when not doing any phone call? How does that work?
 
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Thanks, galt, I like Note Everything. One-touch is my most important need because this is for use while driving.

I found that it can record phone calls both sides.

I hear an annoying buzz while charging from USB, that's because of this Samsung Epic noisy power supply. Problem solved by recording while on battery only.

-Ben
 
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Ben, I had the same problem with my mp3 players/phones in my car (RAV4). I had my dealer look at it, and they said it was a known issue and there was even a TSB for it. They just fixed it a few days ago, and the noise is gone. They basically replaced the jack, and added a big filter.

That said, I tried both TapeMachine and Note Everything, and while TapeMachine works extremely well, it's difficult to use when in a hurry etc. I want to record interviews etc, and Note Everything seems to be more suited for that.
 
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Anyone know of a recorder that can record lectures? My university classes can be quite big, and I have trouble getting the professor's voice to record on the phone. Its a 300+ person class but the prof uses a microphone. Any ideas? I understand that a phone may not be ideal for this situation and I should probably just buy a dedicated recorder, but I just thought I'd check before I do that.
 
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Anyone know of a recorder that can record lectures? My university classes can be quite big, and I have trouble getting the professor's voice to record on the phone. Its a 300+ person class but the prof uses a microphone. Any ideas? I understand that a phone may not be ideal for this situation and I should probably just buy a dedicated recorder, but I just thought I'd check before I do that.

Having tested them all, I would DEFINITELY recommend TapeMachine. I got it specifically for that purpose and have been VERY impressed. I suggest going into Airplane Mode on your phone because incoming calls can interrupt the recording. There's a free trial version so you can test it out and see what you think. Also, the editing features are great!
 
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I've been searching and searching and can't find my answer anywhere, so I figured I'd ask you guys.

Does anyone know of a recording app, that can record something and then play it back, while in a call, to the person on the other line? I know there is something on a BB that can do it, and I believe the iPhone 4G can too.

So if anyone knows of an app as such I would be extremely grateful.

THANKS!
 
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TapeMachine looks great so far (just on a little play). Potential to make my short list of treasured apps.

Another definite option for general recordings is the app voice2do. I'm impressed with that app too. You can choose 44 khz wav in the setup. Interface is big, bright easy, recording is one touch, and when you stop recording you can choose a definable (in paid version) tag with a colour and text label, you could use 'ideas', 'work', 'car' etc. You can access a file list that makes the tags clear, and sort by tag. I can see that working for me for things like recording thoughts or similar, although I wish there was file renaming. Got a widget too.

Still playing with these apps. I may be buying both. Voice2do has a niftier interface for quick and dirty voice recordings with full quality unleashed, Tapemachine has that emphasis on audio control and quality and at first few listens, gives a better result. Gotta have a closer listen, but V2do seems to have had some audible strong clicks and crackles going on, fine for most casual stuff but not when you want to be pushing your phone to its limits as a bona fide acoustic recorder.

Oh, I should say on a Samsung Galaxy S (found this thread by a web search) so of course that may be a wildcard in there with my experience.
 
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