iTalk, Voice memos, recording lectures
Upload voice memos (iTalk recordings) to the web
A popular accessory for the iPod is a microphone. Available from
Griffin (iTalk) and Belkin (Voice Recorder), these units plug into the
top of some iPods, prompting the iPod to enter Voice Memo mode.
You can
store voice memos on your iPod and transfer them to your
computer.
To record a voice memo:
- Connect a microphone to the Headphones port on your iPod photo
and select Record to begin recording
Hold the microphone a few inches from your mouth and speak. To
pause recording, select Pause.
- When you’re finished recording, select Stop and Save.
- Your recording is saved and listed by date and time recorded.
To play a recording:
Select Extras > Voice Memos and select the recording. Note:
The Voice Memos menu item doesn’t appear until you connect a
microphone.
To transfer voice memos to your computer:
Voice memos are saved in a Recordings folder on iPod photo in the WAV
file format. If you enable iPod photo for disk use, you can drag
voice memos from the folder to copy them.
If iPod photo is set to transfer songs automatically and you record
voice memos, the voice memos are automatically transferred to a
play list in iTunes when you connect iPod photo. You see the new
Voice Memos play list in the iTunes Source list.
To convert the recording to MP3 and get it out of iTunes
First, go to iTunes preferences, then select "Import" tab (there is no
export tab, but don't let this stop you).
Choose Import using MP3 Encoder.
Now find your voice memo (inside your Voice Memos play list). Click
once
on the voice memo to select it. Go to the Advanced menu, and select
"Convert to MP3" .
iTunes will in fact duplicate the memo in MP3 format, and place
it in your iTunes library. So click on the iTunes Library "play list" ,
find the voice memo: note that there are now two with the same
name -- the original, in WAV format, and the new one in MP3 format.
To be sure you have the right one, click on one of them once to
highlight, the select "Get Info" from the File menu, and click the
Summary tab.
This will show the format.
Once you know which one is the MP3 version, drag it from your iTunes
Library window to your Desktop.
Rename the file such that it doesn't contain any spaces or special
characters ("2_28_05 6_45 AM.mp3" bad. "2_28_05.mp3" good).
Upload to web site
Audio files, video files, HTML files: treat them all the same. Upload
the file just like it was an HTML file. Change permissions on it just
like an HTML file. Make a link to it from some other page just like it
was an HTML file.
Example:
italk.mp3
Last modified April 04 2005 01:16 PM
