Record and Edit Your Audio with AudiOn (Sponsor)

A man wearing an open red shirt with a white T-shirt underneath. He is sitting, talking into a microphone, and wearing headphones. he is looking at the microphone, and has a tablet between his hands right behind him is a really big red circle signifying a record button, and behind that you can see a waveform in red with some smoke, on a black background. This image is a product shot for the AudiOn, a voice recorder for iOS and android.

This week I welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky: AudiOn, from the makers of Boom3D, an app that lets you record and edit audio easily on iPhone, and that gives you a lot of great editing options.

I record my voice a lot to capture thoughts, ideas for content, or anything else that comes to mind. AudiOn takes that experience to a whole new level. You can do a lot to bring your recordings to life once they’re captured. You can add some effects like reverb or use the built-in equalizer, blend your voice with music, and also edit and merge recordings. I can see AudiOn being used by podcasters, voice actors, or anyone that use their voice to create content.What impressed me the most after using the app to record my voice is how clear the recording is. I was also able to use the Voice Isolation feature right within the app. You can of course record any audio, not just your voice, and have access to a nice set of editing tools.Take your iPhone audio recording to the next level with AudiOn, available for free on the App Store (with optional in-app purchase).

Mac Power Users 730: “Treat It as an Intern,” with Jeff Richardson

Jeff Richardson returns to Mac Power Users to talk about how AI has changed the way he works with documents, and how technologies like spatial computing and Standby can impact day-to-day workflows.

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This Month in the MacSparky Labs

Here’s some of the content that was released in the Labs for the month of January 2024:

  • 2024-01-31 – Q&A with MacSparky – January 2024 (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-30 – Collaborative Email with Spark Mail (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-29 – Kagi Search (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-29 – Sparky’s Focus Modes (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-26 – Lab Report for January 26 (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-25 – Testing PodHighlighter (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-24 – What’s New in iOS 17.3 (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-22 – Vision Pro Thoughts (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-19 – Lab Report for January 19, 2024 (Levels 1)
  • 2024-01-19 – Vision Pro Order Day (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-18 – Repeating Task Strategy in Reminders (Labs 1)
  • 2024-01-18 – Task Management Deep Dive (Level 3)
  • 2024-01-17 – Q1 Planning Video (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-15 – Apple Vision Pro Thoughts (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-12 – Lab Report for January 12, 2024 (Labs 1)
  • 2024-01-11 – Using Serinity App on Your Mac (Labs 1)
  • 2024-01-10 – Labs January Meetup (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-08 – The Case for Journaling (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-07 – Early Access to the Productivity Field Guide (Levels 2-3)
  • 2024-01-05 – Lab Report for January 5, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-04 – The Case for Journaling (Levels 1-3)
  • 2024-01-03 – Quarter 1 Planning Webinars (Level 3)
  • 2024-01-01 – Happy New Year from Sparky (Levels 1-3)

If you’d like to be a part of the MacSparky Labs, you can get more information and join right here.

Vision Pro Video Reviews Are In

The Vision Pro review videos are all now dropping. The ones I’ve enjoyed the most are listed below. I think it’s fun that this new product category has got everyone doing some head scratching. None of the reviews have yet gone deep on using the device for productivity. That’s something I intend to explore.

One interesting effect of watching these reviews with my wife in the room is that she now wants her own fitted light seal to watch all her Disney movies in Theater mode. So, if you watch the below links with loved ones around, you’ve been warned.

Using Apple Vision Pro: What It’s Actually Like! (Marques Brownlee)

Apple Vision Pro – Unboxing, Review and demos! (iJustine)

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not (The Verge)

Focused 196: Focus and the Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf

Cognitive neuroscientist and reading warrior Dr. Maryanne Wolf joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about the science of reading and how what we read changes our brains.

This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

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