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Name the recording by right-clicking; from the shortcut menu,

choose Rename.

Record another sound. Use the microphone button again. As you
record more sounds, they pile up in the list at top left.

Play a recording. Select it, and then select the button (or tap
Space).

Rewind, Fast-Forward. Drag the round handle in the scrubber bar
to skip backward or forward in the recording. It’s a great way to

skip over the boring pleasantries.

Jump to your markers. They show up with time stamps above the

scrubber bar—click to jump there in the playback—and also as
notches on the scrubber bar.

. Tap to get rid of a recording (you’re asked to confirm).

Trim off the ends. You might not guess that such a tiny, self-
effacing app actually offers some editing functions, but it does.
You can trim off the beginning or end of your audio clip. That, of

course, is where you’ll usually find “dead air” or microphone
fumbling before the good stuff starts playing. (You can’t otherwise
edit the sound; for example, you can’t copy or paste bits or cut a

chunk out of the middle.)

To trim the bookends of your clip, use the button. At this

point, the beginning and end of the recording are marked by big
black dots; these are your trim points. Drag them inward to isolate
the part of the clip you want to keep. Play the sound as necessary

to guide you ( ).

Select if you change your mind, or the to lock in your
changes. From its shortcut menu, choose either “Save a copy”

(which also saves the original file) or “Update original” (which
doesn’t).