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Play a recording in Voice Memos on iPad

You can play audio you recorded on your iPad using the playback controls.

You can also adjust settings to change playback speed, reduce background noise, and fill in silences.

Note: Changing these settings doesn’t affect the recording itself. The setting you choose for a recording stays with that specific recording and is applied each time you play the recording. It doesn’t apply to other recordings, and isn’t included with the recording when you share 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, Transcription, and Edit buttons. Below the timeline are the Playback 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. Go to the Voice Memos app on your iPad.

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

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

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

Enhance a recording

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

  1. Go to the Voice Memos app on your iPad.

  2. In the list of recordings, tap the recording you want to enhance.

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

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

Skip over gaps when playing back a recording

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

  1. Go to the Voice Memos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the recording you want to play.

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

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

Reset the playback options

You can return all the playback options to their original settings at the same time.

  1. Go to the Voice Memos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the recording you want to turn off playback options for.

  3. Tap the Playback Settings button at the top of the screen, then tap Reset.

See alsoEdit or delete a recording in Voice Memos on iPad
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