How to Edit an Audio Recording on a Computer and Phone

Step 1 Open the default voice recording app on your phone.

Step 2 Click on it to play it.

Step 3 Click on the button at the top right corner of the phone screen.

Step 4 Drag the black line to the start and end position you want.

Step 5 Click the tickle on the top right corner to save the file.

Note: If you can’t find any record app on your phone, you can search and download it from the Google Play Store.

As we mentioned, the default voice recording app may not have a great audio quality. But before recording, we can adjust the settings to get a better quality. Here are the steps to record on Android before editing.

Note: Here we use a Samsung Galaxy phone to show the instructions, it may be a little bit different from any other brand of smartphones. But the general function should be similar.

Step 1 Open the Voice Recorder app.

Find the Voice Recorder app on your Android device and tap to launch it. If you cannot find it, you can Swipe Up from your Android’s home screen, and type Voice Recorder in the search box. Or you can tap Settings > Apps, then search for Voice Recorder.

Step 2 Choose the recording mode.

There are three modes you can choose: Standard, Interview, or Speech-to-text recording modes.

Standard mode: It offers a simple interface and the basic functions for audio recording.

Interview mode: It utilizes advanced microphones and audio processing algorithms to improve the clarity and quality of recorded audio during interviews. It can enhance the audio recording experience and capture clear and distinct voices by using your device's top and bottom mics.

Speech-to-text (STT) mode: Records your voice and simultaneously transcribes it to on-screen text. It has a maximum recording time of 10 minutes. You should keep your Android device within 3 inches of your mouth for best results, and speak clearly. It helps you dictate messages, emails, documents, or any other text input without needing to type on the keyboard, making it convenient for hands-free text input.

Step 3 Give the permissions

Give permission to the audio and microphone if it’s your first time using Voice Recorder. Tap the Settings and then click on Permissions.

Next, tap “Microphone” and select Allow only while using the app or Ask every time.

Step 4 Adjust your settings

Tap the three dots in the right top corner. Then select “Settings” to access voice recording settings.

You can choose different settings of the voice recording app:

1. Recording quality: You can choose between Low (64kbps, 44.1kHz), Mid (medium) (128kbps, 44.1kHz), or High (256kbps, 48kHz) recording quality.

2. Block calls while recording: It’s annoyed a sudden call comes in when you are recording. You can turn on this setting, and it will display a Call reject icon next to the timer during recording, and will automatically reject incoming calls.

3. Auto play next recording: It can automatically play the next audio recording.

4. Recycle bin: It can keep deleted audio recordings on your device for 30 days to prevent you change your idea to recover them. If you disable the setting, all recordings in the Recycle bin will be deleted.

Step 5 Start recording

Tap the red Record button at the bottom of your screen to start recording your audio. If you want to stop the recording, you can tap the Pause button to stop the recording, then tap it again to resume recording.

Step 6 Save your audio file

When you’re done recording, tap the Stop button. You’ll be prompted to save your recording. Name the audio file, and then tap “Save”.

Step 1 Open Voice Memos on your iPhone. Tap the audio you want to edit.

Step 2 Tap three dots in the lower left corner, then a menu will pop up.

Step 3 Tap Edit Recording to open the audio file you want to edit.

Step 4 Click on the crop icon in the lower right corner. Drag the red bars on each side to the start and end position you want. You can hear a preview at any time by tapping the Play button at the bottom center.

Step 5 Click on Trim to cut the part you choose.

Step 6 Tap Save to save your file.

Step 1 Launch Sidify Apple Music Converter. Go to Tools > Audio Editor.

Step 2 Drag the audio you want to edit. Or simply click Open to open it.

Step 3 Select the part you want. Then you can Cut, Copy, Paste, Crop, or Delete it.

Step 4 If you want your audio more attractive, you can also choose Gain, Normalize, Insert Silence, Remove Silence, Fade in, Fade out, or Speed UP/Slow Down.

Step 5 Now tap Save to save your edited audio file. You can also click on Output Format to save them as your preferred formats.

You can also choose different bit rates as you want.

Step 1 Launch the Voice Memos app on your Mac.

Step 2 Select the recording that you want to edit from the left panel. Next, click on Edit located at the top right corner.

Step 3 Now you are accessible to the audio timeline. You can click on the magic wand icon at the top-right corner to automatically enhance the audio recording.

Step 4 Clicking on the crop icon at the upper-right corner to trim the part you want.

Step 5 You can drag the ends to select the portion of the recording that you want to trim. Click on Trim if you want to remove the part that’s not highlighted. Choosing Delete will remove the highlighted portion instead.

Note: If you want to revert any of your changes, you can click on Edit from the menu bar and then choose Undo from the dropdown menu. When you’re done editing, tap the Save option to overwrite the original recording.

Step 1 Download and Run Sidify Apple Music Converter

Open Sidify Apple Music Converter on your computer and the Apple Music Web window will pop up simultaneously.

Step 2 Add Apple Music to Converter

Log into your Apple Music account on the web player window. Then open the playlist that you want to convert and download. By tapping the "Click to add" button at the bottom right corner, you can add them to the converter for the conversion preparation.

Step 3 Set up Apple Music Downloading Format

Go to the converter Settings menu, and set up the Apple Music output format to MP3 (for example). Also, customize the output sound quality and the output folder where to save the Apple Music downloads.

Step 4 Start to Download Apple Music

Back to the homepage, click the "Convert" button to start the conversion. Apple Music will be downloaded at a 10x faster speed with Sidify.

Step 5 Find All Songs Downloaded from Apple Music

When the conversion process is complete, head over to the Converted tab located on the left-hand side column. This will enable you to confirm which files have successfully been converted and where they are saved. Simply navigate to the output folder to find your Apple Music downloads, which will now be saved as .mp3 files.