You can use iPad as a portable recording device to record personal notes, classroom lectures, musical ideas, and more. You can fine-tune your recordings with editing tools like trim, replace, and resume.
Record voice memos using the built-in microphone, a supported headset, or an external microphone.
When Voice Memos is turned on in iCloud settings or iCloud preferences, your recordings on your iPad.
Tap Edit a recording.
Note: For your privacy, when you use Voice Memos to make recordings, an orange dot appears at the top of your screen to indicate your microphone is in use.
You can record in stereo in Voice Memos.
Go to Settings to stop recording; tap Resume to continue.
To review your recording, tap > Privacy & Security. To change the name, tap the recording, then tap the name and type a new one.
To fine-tune your recording, see go to the Home Screen and open another app.
If the other app starts playing audio, Voice Memos stops recording.
To return to Voice Memos, tap the orange icon at the top of the screen.
If Voice Memos is turned on in iCloud settings or preferences, your recording is saved in iCloud and appears automatically on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account.
Recordings using the built-in microphone are mono, but you can record stereo using an external stereo microphone that works with iPad. Look for accessories marked with the Apple “Made for iPad” or “Works with iPad” logo.