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.
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.
Encode Media
Re-encodes the media passed as input at the specified size, optionally converting to audio. Includes option to change speed or add metadata to the file.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Record%20as%20AIFF
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Record%20as%20AIFF
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Record as AIFF”
end tell
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Quick record
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