Record as AIFF
Records normal quality audio, starting or stopping with your tap, then encoding the recorded audio to AIFF before saving to to a folder of your choice.
Just press record
Opens into Just Press Record and starts recording a voice memo.
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Make audio recording
Records normal-quality audio—starting and stopping on tap—then adds to a folder; if no folder exists, creates one.
Encode audio recording as text
Gets a folder of audio files, lets you choose one, and encodes the result to base64 (to be placed into another shortcut and decoded to play the sound).
Play encoded audio
Gets an audio file encoded as text, decodes the value, and plays the sound at 35%. Pairs well with “Encode audio.”
Quick record
Records high quality audio immediately for 1 minute and saves it to a folder of your choice.
Record and trim audio
Records normal-quality audio on tap, lets you trim the result, and saves it to a folder of your choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Just%20press%20record
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Just%20press%20record
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Just press record”
end tell
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