Quick record
Records high quality audio immediately for 1 minute and saves it to a folder of your choice.
Actions Used
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
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Quick%20record
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Quick%20record
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Quick record”
end tell
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Record and trim audio
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