Voice Memos stereo recording low volume

By Exodia, 28 September, 2024

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iOS and iPadOS

is there any way to raise the volume of voice memos within the app or do I have to imported into an audio editor? I noticed that I made a recording this afternoon and it’s very very quiet. I have to have my device nearly on full blast to be able to hear it clearly Especially if I’m recording something like ambience

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By mcox on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

are you telling me you can FINALLY! record stereo voice memos without needing another recording app spasifically for the purpus of recording stereo when the functionallity is there Apple ust haven't let the internal mics and the voice memos app work together.

By Exodia on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

Yep. Its available. It works but its quiet.

By WellF on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

Feels like recorder has a hard noise gate on for stereo recordings. I don't like it much since I want to record my surroundings sometimes, but for louder stuff like musical content it's fine.

By Brian on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

Hi everyone,

Have you guys tried disabling the Voice Isolation under Settings > Accessibility > Audio and Visual?

Just wondering if this would affect the voice recorder. 🤷

By Exodia on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

My voice isolation is turned off. It doesn’t sound like there’s a noise gate though because you can still hear the stuff that is softer but it’s just that they’re recording itself is really quiet and I don’t know how to boost the volume of the recording.

By Brian Giles on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

Low volume in voice memos seems to have been a thing forever. My hack to work around it is to save the voice memo to files, then import it into GarageBand and turn up the gain. Kind of complex because I have 2 or 3 files I have to delete afterward, and I'm sure people who know more about audio processing might tell me that turning up the gain ruins it, but hey it works′.

On a somewhat related note, trimming a voice memo is an absolute pain. It doesn't look like you can move the start and end points by small increments so you can get what you want, then again I don't know if it's any easier for someone not using VO. </rant>

By WellF on Monday, September 30, 2024 - 21:16

I think it's enough for music and voice recordings.
If I want more details I'll use another recording app.