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Voice recording app with timestamp
A smartphone app that records audio while embedding precise timestamps, allowing you to match spoken notes or ambient sound to photo metadata later. Essential for any documentation quest where you need to sync what you heard with what you saw.
What to look for
- 1Timestamps burned into the audio file itself, not just the filename
- 2Export formats that include metadata (WAV or M4A, not just MP3)
- 3Background recording that doesn't stop when you switch apps
- 4Search or filter by date/time in the app itself
Skip
- Apps that require cloud accounts to access your own recordings
- Recording limits on free tiers that make you stop mid-quest
Used for: syncing audio notes to photo timestamps · capturing ambient sound for location documentation · recording observations while shooting reference photos
Side quests that use it
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