Edit a Voice Memo on iPhone 6

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Hello, you are watching VisiHow. In this tutorial we will show you how to edit prerecorded voice messages, or voice memos, while using an iPhone 6.

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   Turn the phone on by pressing the lock screen button on the right side of the phone

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   Swipe from left to right to unlock your phone

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   Tap the Voice Memos application

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   This will open up to your voice memos. You can see your list of previous memos in the bottom part of the screen.

   

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   Tap a memo to open it

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   Tap anywhere in the list of other memos to close the memo you currently have open

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   To edit a message, tap the memo you would like to edit

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   Tap Edit

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   Drag the audio recording image to the spot you would like to start editing

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   Tap the crop, or trim, icon on the right side of your screen

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    Tap, hold, and drag the left side of the trim box to the right to trim audio that is now outside the trim box on the left

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    Tap, hold, and drag the right side of the trim box to the left to trim audio that is now outside the trim box on the left

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    Tap Trim to finish editing

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    Choose whether you would like to trim the original recording, or save the edited version as a new recording

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    Tap the applicable option.

    

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    As you can see, your voice memo has now been shortened by the sections you removed

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    Tap Done to close the editing window

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    To delete an audio recording, tap, or open, the recording you would like to delete and tap the trash can icon to the right of the Edit button

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    Tap Delete "X" to confirm, where X is the name of the recording

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    Alternatively, tap Edit in the top left corner of your screen

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    This will display red circles next to each memo in your list.

    

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    Tap the red circle next to a memo to display the delete option for that memo

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    Tap Delete to delete the memo

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    Note, you will not be asked to confirm if you use this method.

    

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    Tap Done in the top left corner of the screen when you are finished

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    Press the home button on the bottom of the phone to return to your home screen

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    Close the Voice Memos app by pressing the home button twice, which displays your open apps, and swipe the Voice Memos app up

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    This is useful as it ensures the app is not running in the background, and helps conserve battery life.

    

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    This concludes the tutorial on how to edit and delete existing voice memos while using an iPhone 6

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    If you have any questions or comments, please post them in the comments section below. Thank you for watching VisiHow.

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How to transcribe a voice memo?

Once I've edited my voice memo, what's the easiest way to have it converted to text?

The easiest method is listening to it and typing it on a computer with a keyboard. Other methods, like buying Dragon for PC, are expensive and inaccurate. It will take much more time to correct the automatically recognized speech rather than transcribe it.

I have Voice memos which are songs recorded in my music class running into 50 min to an hour. I would like to edit this into individual songs to listen and practice. What is the recommended tool/ application available for editing the MPEG4 audio files?

I have Voice memos which are songs recorded in my music class running into 50 min to an hour. I would like to edit this into individual songs to listen and practice. What is the recommended tool/ application available for editing the MPEG4 audio files?. I have tried: I found that there is an option available in iPhone itself to trim and save. I prefer to edit the file in my computer as I can control the mouse better rather than using finger to move the button for trimming.. I think it was caused by: This is not misbehavior. It is a system design by Apple. I am trying for workaround as iTunes does not provide audio editor.

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I have a long lecture (75 minutes) in which I would like to eliminate the various professorial digressions and leave the meat & potatoes. Is that possible without an additional app?

I have a long lecture (75 minutes) in which I would like to eliminate the various professorial digressions and leave the meat & potatoes. Is that possible without an additional app?. I have tried: I used the voice memo editor, but it seems that when I make a selection with the blue box, there is no provision for deleting the selection and keeping the rest of the file

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I edited out the section of the voice message I wanted to keep on the original recording. Is there a way to get it back?

First time editing a recording. Thought I had the section copied that I wanted out, but when I hit edit original, all I was left with was the part I wanted to eliminate. Any chance the original is still backed up somewhere?. Thanks. No information in your article on this situation. I read through it but couldn't find any info. I have tried: Nothing, I don't know what to try. I googled ;how to reverse edits of voice messages and your article came up. I think it was caused by: User error - not understanding how to edit a voice recording and unaware that I had selected the entire 1:17 recording.

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