How to use the Built-in sound recorder

[PeterTheGeek]

As the screenshot shows, there is a sound recorder. But I don't know how to use it.
Maybe there is already a thread about it somewhere. But not that I know of.

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[PeterTheGeek]

Droid turbo BN 64g
21.44.8

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[D._Manley]

This is not what you think. This app is used for the various voice control functions for Moto Actions & Google Now functions.

 

[PeterTheGeek]

This is not what you think. This app is used for the various voice control functions for Moto Actions & Google Now functions.

But we can't activate it?
However the app I download from the Google play gives out a poor performance probably due to the lack of noise cancellation.
Thanks though.

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[Bamzilla]

It was the same on my Galaxy Nexus. I started with the free version and then bought the pro Easy Voice Recorder pro. It's great for me.

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[D._Manley]

But we can't activate it?
However the app I download from the Google play gives out a poor performance probably due to the lack of noise cancellation.
Thanks though.

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It's always active, it's just part of the phone's operating system if you will. If you want an app for recording, there's a number of good ones available in the Play Store. When you search, ask a question or give a voice command the sound is recorded then transmitted according to the task you are performing. I'm not certain but I think the integral recorder is also used by Verizon's Visual Voice Mail to record the messages on the phone. Since this is a dedicated purpose utility, it's easy to understand why it's not available for other uses. FWIW, I use Easy Voice Recorder Pro as well. .

 

[PeterTheGeek]

I tried a few of those, but as my test goes. I found out that usually only 2of the mics are activated. Come on! Droid turbo has FIVE mics.

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[Bamzilla]

You can also record voice memos with Google Keep

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[Hanko]

Evernote's app has a great recorder, and it also does speech-to-text that works fantastic!