Play a recording in Voice Memos on iPad

In the Voice Memos app , tap a recording and use the playback controls to listen to it.

A recording made in Voice Memos. The list of recordings is on the left, with a selected recording at the top. On the right, the waveform has a playhead, which you can drag to go to a specific place in the recording. Above the waveform are the Share, Favorite, Move, Delete, Playback Settings, and Edit buttons. Below the timeline are the Play controls.

Control

Description

The Play button.

Play

The Pause button.

Pause

The Rewind Fifteen Seconds button.

Skip backward 15 seconds

The Fast Forward Fifteen Seconds button.

Skip forward 15 seconds

Tip: While the recording is open, you can tap its name to rename it.

Change the playback speed

You can play a recording at a faster or slower speed.

  1. In the list of recordings, tap the recording you want to play.

  2. Tap the Playback Settings button, then drag the slider toward the tortoise for a slower speed, or toward the rabbit for a faster speed.]

  3. Tap the Playback Settings button, then tap the Play button to play the recording.

Note: Changing the playback speed doesn’t change the recording itself, only how fast it plays.

Enhance a recording

When playing a recording, you can enhance it to reduce background noise and echo.

  1. Tap the recording you want to enhance.

  2. Tap the Playback Settings button, then turn on Enhance Recording.

  3. Tap the Playback Settings button, then tap the Play button to play the recording.

Note: Turning on Enhance Recording doesn’t change the recording itself, only how it sounds when you play it.

Skip over gaps when playing back a recording

Voice Memos can analyze your audio and automatically skip over gaps when playing it.

  1. Tap the recording you want to play.

  2. Tap the Playback Settings button, then turn on Skip Silence.

  3. Tap the Playback Settings button, then tap the Play button to play the recording.

Note: Turning on Skip Silence doesn’t change the recording itself, only how it sounds when you play it.

Turn off the playback options

To return all the playback options to their original settings, tap the Playback Settings button, then tap Reset.

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