iPhone 3.0: Apple Creates new Voice Memos App

Q: is a mic for voice app connect to the 30-pin connector or through the headphone jack ?
I think is app is useful but I think they should of extended the iPhone's voice capabilities and added voice recorgnition in this one app.
I wished they also added a Finder that might be able to sync to iTunes. This would come into use when you download an file from Mail. So I'd be able to add the supported document files by mail all in one location.
I dont think filing in mail is good enough.
GIMME FINDER !

I long for the day that I can replace every third party app I have with an Apple version. Until then, goodbye iTalk recorder. :)

I love this. Integrates much better than iTalk and it allows background recording so I can read email or text while my phone records my class lecture.
I haven't figured out yet how long a recording can be and how larger recordings can be transferred to my computer.

can it record a phone conversation?

I'm with Darwin...
I got an alert saying that my 24 minute voice memo is too large to email. Any idea how to get the file off the iPhone without chopping it into little 2 minute bits?

Solved - access through iTunes.http://www.apple.com/iphone/how-to/#voice-memos.syncing-voice-memos

Doesn't work with MMS at the moment. Trying to find out the max record time.

Anyone else having problems with Voice Memos? I have been using it to record 2 hour class lectures, and my phone barely runs afterward. In fact, it take far too long to even be able to type in a name for the file. Then other apps barely run after I quit Voice Memos. I have to restart my phone to get anything to run properly.
I'm guessing it is a RAM problem, and I just purchased iStat to see what it can tell me about it.
Anyone else having similar troubles?

Anyone know how to sync an hour long voice memo to iTunes? Or even how to get one that long to even play? The voice memo app says I've recorded it but it won't play. I can hear and sync smaller files just not the long one I have. And I'm afraid to trim it into little bits for fear of losing part of the memo.

I'm having the same problem Liza is. I was doing research and dictated observations for 24 mins. I now have a file that will not play back and will not transfer over to MacBook (even after the proper sync'ing boxes are marked). It is driving me nuts. My questions are these:
Is anyone else having a similar problem?
Are other 3rd party apps better than Voice Memos?
Is there any way to rescue my data?
Thanks.

Someone advised me via Twitter that "The Missing Sync" software by Mark/Space worked. Costs around $40. http://www.markspace.com/

Hi, Liza's problem was mine. But I solved the problem by using Phoneview and I was able to succesfully get 2 hours voice memo out of ipod touch. I hope it was helpful to you. Regards.

Nothing I record will play! It shows that it was recorded, shows the length of the recording, etc. But when you press play, the bar at the bottom just has 0's at both ends and nothing plays. Anyone else had this problem or know of anything I can try? Any help would be appreciated.

no matter where i look cant seem to find anywhere that says how long it can record for..can someone enlighten me?

I am having the same problem with long
memo. I am unable to play it or download to Itunes. Hope someone has an answer.

This application is horrible. The first time i tried to use it, it was for a meeting and afterwards it wouldn’t let me save it and booted me out of the application so I lost my meeting recording. The second time I tried, it did save it but when I went back to gather a summary, it won’t stop loading. I let it load for at least 15 minutes, possibly more. I think I will stick with QuickVoice. You dropped the ball on this one Apple, and the worst part is, you can’t even delete it.

Even though the voice recorder didn't knock my socks off I still think the iPhone is the best mobile experience available today, even with the HTC Hero launch. I pondered what to use the recorder for, thought about meetings, but decided it's more of a fun app, rather than business app. As you can see, I just had fun with it.

I have a voice memo that is too large to email and I sync my music manually on my iphone. In order to sync my voice memos, I must sync my music and it will erase the music in my phone. Can I pull a voice memo off my phone without syncing the music. If not, if I sync my music, will I keep the voice memo? Any knowledge would be grand....
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i am about to use a workaround to get the large voice memo: the iphone backup, which is at ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
there are a lot of files with very ugly names. you can find your file either by date or easier by size, my 45 mintes make 258 MB.
the file is of type mddata, but you can copy it to the destop and rename .m4a and then use whatever you need to.

I am absolutely sick to the stomach, with the voice memo application from apple. The first few times that I'd used it were fine. I was able to chop them, send them and even open them again in iTunes. However, yesterday I had to conduct an interview for my thesis, and decided to use the voice memo app. I checked it the night before and also 30 minutes before going into the interview, just to make sure that all the volume settings were working, and that it was recording, and sending the files etc. So at the time of the interview, I pressed the record button and checked again, just as I had done 30 minutes before, the little meter needle was moving, and the timer/counter display was happily counting away. After 51m and 53s I turned it off and checked the file. Only to find that the file wouldn't open. And it still won't open, even after updating the iTunes software, updating all the apps, and backing up the iPhone too. Even though I can still see the file on my phone, it won't open. I can't chop it, I can't send it, and the voice memos playlist doesn't recognise the file either. And as for the interview, well, I guess I'm going to have to beg the lady to take part again. Thanks apple!

To Bettyswollox:
Download the demo of PhoneView from Ecamm Network and see if it can play the interview recording before giving up.

well bettyswollox samething happened to me
i want to retrieve the fie but cannot
plese help me its really an important file

i have a voice memo 17m34s long and it will neither synch or play back. when i try to send message says it's too long''
what can i do to retrieve message

Yo! Yo! Yo! I got a solution... Go to:
http://www.iphone-explorer.com/
Download the app, then open up the window.. Under recordings you'll see .mp4's and .Mov's copy over the .mov's and they'll play in Quicktime.. (or anywhere else for that matter)
worked like a charm for me! Good luck!

Thanks Dr Strangelove! That worked when nothing else did! For some reason the memo was a .mov file, but it opens in quicktime or in itunes now!

Here how i got the large file voice memo out by useing Win SCP. (if you dont know how use that then go youtube it for instructions)
Once you get everything setup for win scp. Log on it and find the folder:
/private/var/mobile/media/recordings
You'll see all your voice recording there.(should already be m4a. Use quicktime to play)

I sent a voice memo to my friend using the e-mail function of the app... Now it won't stop sending e-mails to my friend and she has been complaining! She already received 47 copies of the voice memo for the past 5 hours! help me! my e-mail is bjpredator0919@yahoo.com

Dr Strangelove...you RULE! Thanks for the HUGE save!

I had the same problem - could not get all the recordings downloaded - but the iPhone explorer found everything! Very helpful!

the iphone explorer is brilliant. a million thanks

Thanks for the tips. I had the same problem as others says the recording is there but does not play. In iTunes or on the phone. I downloaded iPhone explorer and I found the file copied it and opened it in QuickTime. The file still will not play!! Is it just corrupted...is there anything else I can do? It was an important file, from a business meeting.

I'm so frustrated. I'm recording my lectures. I expect that I can download them into itunes. Why would Apple make an voice recording app that we can't get "voice memos" unless we sync our entire iphone? That is such an overlook! I expect microsoft to do that, but not Apple. booooo!

OKAY I FOUND A SIMPLE SOLUTION! it looks long, but no extra programs or downloads needed!! I sync'd the iphone once, in order to get the "video memos" tab under my iPhone in iTunes. I don't want to sync my entire iphone again. so after you have done it once (following apples instructions: http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3gs/voice-memos.html) you will have a "video memos" tab under your iPhone in iTunes. By right clicking "video memos" you will see a "sync" option (only if you have NEW memos though), clicking that downloads your NEW memos into your iTunes library, you shall find them by their date and time organized by title! Simply done using your iPhone and iTunes!

Just realized I wrote "video memos" and I meant "voice memos" ....cheers.

Is there a max time limit on a recording that i just want to play back from my iphone?

How do I share a large voice memo? I'm realizing 'large' is more than about 5 minutes and some of these are over 2 hrs!
I've gotten them to my mac in iTunes but can't email from there.
Do I have to burn them on a dvd? awkward

I've recorded two interviews for a study that are fabulous quality but both "cut off" before the interviews were concluded at about 29 minutes and 32 minutes. Any ideas why this is happening? I thought that perhaps it was shut down when I received an email but the second time I put it in airplane mode and it still happened. Any recommendations would be appreciated - I love the quality and the ability to sync to iTunes. I'm not having the problems with syncing my whole music library that are described above.

Dr. Strangelove saved me too! I was having the same problem with recordings disappearing and I was able to get them all back, including a bunch from a while ago that I had written off as gone forever. THANK YOU!

iPhone Explorer worked for me too. Thank you Dr. Strangelove!

Dr Strangelove saved me as well. I had a 30 min memo saved and it would not load properly or play on my iphone. When I synced it couldn't see it and it didn't appear in itunes.
I did what Dr Strangelove suggested and it opened as a .mov in QuickTime absolutely perfectly. Excellent!
Well done and much thanks.

I had the same problem as someone else - it has begun to stop the recordings with no warning after about 30 minutes, even when I have plenty of space and battery. I'm going back to recorder pro, which has been updated in the meantime.

Thank You Dr. Strangelove. You are a lifesaver. I followed your directions exactly and it worked. You saved me, big time!!!!!

hell yes to Dr. Strangelove and the iphone explorer application. i was crappin fire over here because i had a recording around 17 minutes long and i was getting bubkus when tried to listen to it and sync it. could not get more brain free than this. download - open file - drag desired file from iphone onto desktop - get up out of chair and do a horribly embarrassing celebratory dance.

THANK YOU STRANGELOVE! seriously took me about 10 seconds to download iphone explorer and play my voice memos! this after hours...and hours..of trying to find the non-synching solution. (after this i'm done with iphone's voice memo, too quirky. will use 3rd party). and now the (less) daunting task of transcribing and editing said memo/ interview to play on my site: unfortunately it's about The Death of Hanalei Bay

I have the same problem as Stephanie. I'm able to play back BUT there missing patches! It's like it stops recording intermittently... I'm recording live bands so maybe there's an automatic shut-off if sound levels get too high? Can anyone confirm this? It's annoying as it just drops off suddenly. This has only started happening recently and I have heaps of battery/memory. Any help would be really appreciated!!

Hi
Tried the iPhone explorer, but no .mov-files from my missing recordings. Only .m4a files.
Why does the Voice Memo make .mov files in some occations and in others not?
Has Apple made an official explanation somewhere?
????

I am having the exact same problem!- can someone help me?
Jobo Says:
July 10th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Nothing I record will play! It shows that it was recorded, shows the length of the recording, etc. But when you press play, the bar at the bottom just has 0’s at both ends and nothing plays. Anyone else had this problem or know of anything I can try? Any help would be appreciated.

I'd like to be able to save and play voice memos in the ipod app, as if they were songs so I can create playlists of my recordings. Is there an app (or a simple way) to do this?

hey sunny, easy way, sync your iphone with itunes, the recordings will appear on the left bar under something like " voice recordings". when syncing/or manually dragging them to your itunes they have automatically become playable in your music library, you can now make playlists and drag em to your iphone or ipod. chill as =)

When i try to save lectures on the voice memo app, it will not save the custom label name i give it. it was doing it before, and all of a sudden it looks like it saves it correctly and then when i enter the app again, the name is gone and the name appears as the time it was saved. Whats going on?

since the software upgrade the Voice Memos wont play back.
I have tried for 30 minutes to contact someone in Apple however they only care about selling new phones or other products.
Cheers, David

Dr Strangelove you rock! After buying some software i didn't need, this did the trick. So happy!