How to Export a Sound Record From an iPhone

iPhones connect to computers via a USB cable.

If you have an idea while you are out and about and don't have access to a pen and paper, your iPhone can save you. You can use the voice memo function on an iPhone to record notes that you can't get down on paper or ideas for songs that come to you when you're out of the studio. You can also use the application as a Dictaphone if you're conducting an interview or attending a lecture. You may later want to transfer the sound that you've recorded to use or manipulate on other devices.

Things You'll Need

• iTunes
• USB cable

Instructions

1. Open iTunes on your computer.

2. Connect your iPhone to your computer using the USB cable.

3. Wait for iTunes to recognize your iPhone then click on the its name when it appears under "Devices" in the left window pane.

4. Click on the "Music" tab.

5. Check the box next to "Include voice memos."

6. Click on "Summary" and Sync your iPhone as normal.

7. Click on "Voice memos" to access your recording.

Tips & Warnings

• Drag and drop your recordings onto your desktop or into other folders if you want to work with them in other programs.

References

• Macworld: Record voice memos on the iPod, iPhone