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How to Record Audio From an iPod

Prerequisites: The iPod should be turned on, have the Voice Recorder App running, and have an External iPod Microphone plugged in.

Step 1 On the iPod Touch, the headphone jack, and thus the location of the external microphone, is on the bottom of the iPod's body, adjacent to the USB plug. You can **optionally** turn the iPod upside down, possibly putting the microphone in a more optimal position, and the screen will reorient itself.

Step 2 Hold the iPod in a comfortable position so that the microphone is roughly pointing towards the object you are recording. For an optimal quality Oral Exam, this is between 9 inches and a foot from your face.

Step 3 There are 2 buttons and a Volume Units meter (marked VU) underneath the image of the microphone. The left button with a red circle on it is the **Record** button. Touch the **Record** button to start recording audio.

Step 4 If the microphone is plugged in correctly, the top of the screen will flash red and a timer will pop up to tell you how long you have been recording for.

Step 5 Now, simply talk into the microphone. Ideally, the Volume Meter's pin will be between **5** and **0**, however if the Test is too loud or quiet to be used, there is a simple tweak in iTunes to increase or decrease the volume.

Step 6 Once you have finished the oral exam, touch the **Record** button again to stop the recording.

Step 7 After having finished recording the oral exam, as a precaution, touch the **List** button (the right-side button with 3 horizontal lines on it). This opens up a list of all the recordings currently on the iPod. (Note: the list window does not rotate, so the list will be upside down when opened) Here, you can listen to previously recorded files, and make sure that indeed the iPod did keep your recording.

Step 8 If you want to immediately listen to your recording from the iPod, unplug the microphone and touch the name of your test in the **List** menu.

Step 9 Now you have successfully recorded and saved an oral test on an iPod Touch! To turn off the iPod, press the **Home** button (the circle at the base of the iPod) to go to the Home Screen, and press the **Power** button on top of the iPod.

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