Do you notice that the speech is quite clear? That’s because the app boosts the volume of the speaker’s recorded audio, while removing some of the most common background noise. Let’s stop the recording for a bit and listen to some of it. For example, if I’m in a lecture, I just start a new segment every time the instructor starts talking about a new idea or when someone asks a question. Well, do you see this button right here? By tapping on it during recording, I am able to start a new segment. And, yes, it would be difficult to sort through all of the visual chunks occurring throughout a whole meeting. What’s that you ask? Oh, right! Classes and meetings can last an hour or more. While recording, I can type or write notes. I can color code an entire class session, lecture, or meeting without having to write a single word! But with this smartphone/tablet app, I can do even more. That way, when I need to study or check what someone said, I just need to go back and listen to the colored chunks. Do you see that they are red now? That’s because I use red to show that something is really important. Do you see the line moving across as I speak? And, there, do you see how it chunks my speech into units? Now, here’s a really nifty thing that I can do: By clicking over here, I’ve changed the color of the new chunks. Even though the app is free to download and record, you will probably want to upgrade it (currently $12.99) since the free version only plays back the first five minutes of a recording. I started using Sonocent by downloading the free Sonocent Recorder on my iPhone, but there is also an Android version. It’s probably easier to show you, so let me demonstrate it on my smartphone. As the app records the speaker, a line scrolls across the screen, parsing the audio into small chunks representing a few words or a phrase. However, Sonocent ( uses a chunking approach to visually represent what the speaker is saying. It reminds me of Foss’s (2013) discussion of ear reading from several AT Lab sessions ago.įor most high-tech AT approaches to note-taking that incorporate synched audio recording, we still need to write or draw something to be able to find the audio and/or written notes later. In fact, it is so different that I have been known to call it ear note-taking. Well, since then, I have found a unique approach to note-taking. At that time, we discussed a few low-tech strategies as well as some high-tech devices and apps. You might remember that we talked about note-taking during one of our first visits. Welcome again to my AT Lab! I really look forward to your visits, and today I want to tell you more about note-taking.
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