Record interviews on your Android phone

Set up before they sit down

Switch to Lossless so you get a WAV. Mono is usually right for one person talking. Do a ten-second test, look at the meters, and adjust gain until your guest's normal voice sits comfortably below the red.

If you're recording a long conversation, Flowphonic keeps recording when the screen dims or the app is in the background. There's a notification so you know it's running. More on that in background recording.

Let the transcript do the note-taking

With the live transcript running, you see the words appear as the guest speaks. Afterwards you can search the whole transcript for a name or a phrase and jump to that spot. If the phone misheard something, tap the line and fix it by hand.

Mark the good bits out loud

This is the part people like. While you record, say "circle this" or "good take" and a KEEP marker drops at the start of that line. Say "cut" to flag something to lose. You don't touch the screen, so you don't break eye contact.

Voice markers need the live transcript running, and they listen for English.

Afterwards

Trim what you need with the jog wheel, then share the audio. If you're editing in a video app, you can also send your markers over: Premiere, Resolve or Final Cut.