Voice recorder with digital effects
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Virtual Recorder is a voice recorder with a rather ugly user interface, but a very attractive set of features. Basically, hit the red button to start a recording and the blue stop button to finish. You can play the most recent recording by hitting the green play/pause button, and find earlier recordings using the yellow “open” button.
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But once you get through the basic functions, the fun begins. There’ s a digital pitch-shifting dial at the top of the screen which you can use to make yourself sound like a mouse or a monster, depending on the direction you drag it in. Reducing the pitch by a few seconds also serves to slow down playback, which could come in handy if you’re trying to transcribe an interview.
The app also lets you hit a reverse button to start playing the recording backwards — just in case you want to see if you hid any interesting messages in your note to yourself.
Virtual Recorder also offers a recording preamp, an auto limiter, and a volume meter you can use to monitor your recording volume.
From the Open dialog, you can long-press on any file to delete or rename the recording. You can also send files over email, export them as ringtones, or use the FreeMP3Droid (http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=freemp3droid) app to convert files from PCM/WAV to MP3.
Virtual Recorder is available as a free, ad-supported download from the Android Market (http://www.appbrain.com/app/virtual-recorder/ix.com.android.VirtualRecorder#). If you want to eliminate the ads, you can buy the “donate” version for $2.73 (http://www.appbrain.com/app/virtual-recorder-donate/ix.com.android.VirtualRecorderDonate).