Make high-quality recording
Records audio at Very High quality, starting and stopping on tap – then, saves to a folder of your choosing.
Scripting Actions
Save File
Save files to iCloud Drive. Turn off “Ask Where to Save” in order to specify a destination path in the Shortcuts folder.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Make%20high-quality%20recording
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Make%20high-quality%20recording
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Make high-quality recording”
end tell
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