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Re: Quickest way to transfer audio from iPhone 5 to Mac?

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mikehalloran wrote:
MIDI Life Crisis wrote:... and the problem with a hard wire from the phone to the Mac is... ?
The amount of time it takes. A 2 hour recording takes 2 hours to move over.
If you're making 2 hour recordings on an iPhone then you've got bigger problems than transfer time. lol I got the impression he was making short recordings as he referred to them as samples.

Yeah, I get that people want to use the coolest, fastest methods of doing stuff like this, but it's really not the way recordings of any decent quality are made. I seriously doubt the recordings are more than a few minutes. Even if they were, you can spend more time figuring outa way to do it "efficiently" and ignore the most efficient method - which is often the simplest. Just sayin' :unicorn:
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If you're making 2 hour recordings on an iPhone then you've got bigger problems than transfer time
Or I'm capturing a live event.

In my case, I'm ghostwriting a book and 2 hours is the time limit in iOS before one has to make a new recording.

2 hours is the time limit with a Zoom recorder, too, Interestingly, if you use a Zoom iOS mic with their app, it creates a new recording automatically at the 2 hour mark. They edit seamlessly (not that it matters for what I do).
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I use a zoom as well. iDON'T use an iPhone for a two hour recording. IMO, that's a really dumb idea. Sure, in a pinch, but as a regular practice, it's dumb. But if you want to figure out a way to accommodate that in the latest, new-fangled way, have at it. :rofl:
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MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
mikehalloran wrote:
MIDI Life Crisis wrote:... and the problem with a hard wire from the phone to the Mac is... ?
The amount of time it takes. A 2 hour recording takes 2 hours to move over.
If you're making 2 hour recordings on an iPhone then you've got bigger problems than transfer time. lol I got the impression he was making short recordings as he referred to them as samples.

Yeah, I get that people want to use the coolest, fastest methods of doing stuff like this, but it's really not the way recordings of any decent quality are made. I seriously doubt the recordings are more than a few minutes. Even if they were, you can spend more time figuring outa way to do it "efficiently" and ignore the most efficient method - which is often the simplest. Just sayin' :unicorn:
Yes.
Since I got Ableton Live 10, I've been enjoying recording little snippets of sound with my iPhone, just to play around and get to know/learn the app. I've been making pads out of my dog's barks, kitchen utensils, my sister in law's speech, etc.
it's fun! :D

The sounds snippets get so mangled, that the initial recording quality almost becomes irrelevant. For more serious work, I have my mics and studio.

Oh, and I will be receiving my Zoom recorder soon! That WILL replace my iPhone :)
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FMiguelez wrote: Oh, and I will be receiving my Zoom recorder soon! That WILL replace my iPhone :)
It can make calls now? Man, I'm behind the times!
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Your answer....get the software app called “iMazing”.

It’s great, because you can bypass iTunes for many things you need to do on your Mac and much more.

I’ve had it a few years. It just works .
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artfarm1 wrote:Your answer....get the software app called “iMazing”.

It’s great, because you can bypass iTunes for many things you need to do on your Mac and much more.

I’ve had it a few years. It just works .
Best answer yet! NEXT!
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