Saving old answering machine voice mail
May 29, 2014, 3:47 pm
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Saving old answering machine voice mail
I have an interesting issue I am looking for some suggestions on. Several years ago, a very good friend called my then-home phone and left a voice mail on answering machine (back when I still had a landline). It is one of those answering machines that records the messages on, I assume, some type of flash memory. It does not use the old school cassette tapes. Here is what I need your advice/suggestions for: If I want to save the voice mail, are my only 2 options to either save the answering machine or use a software app to capture the message?
The voice mail has sentimental value to me. Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice.
The voice mail has sentimental value to me. Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice.
May 29, 2014, 3:48 pm
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Do you have an iPhone or Android phone? Just use the voice recorder app, hold it next to the answering machine while you play the message, and save / email yourself the file.
May 29, 2014, 3:54 pm
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Or on a laptop use the built-in microphone & use Audacity to capture/edit the audio as MP3s.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
For others with cassette tapes I just archived tons of answering machine tapes with one of these & Audacity to cut & paste only the messages I wanted to save. It was pretty easy because on the visual display the end of message beeps would stand out like a sore thumb
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OIB76O
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
For others with cassette tapes I just archived tons of answering machine tapes with one of these & Audacity to cut & paste only the messages I wanted to save. It was pretty easy because on the visual display the end of message beeps would stand out like a sore thumb
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OIB76O
May 29, 2014, 4:04 pm
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May 29, 2014, 4:22 pm
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no doubt if the message is a file on a chip in the machine you might be able DIGITALLY retrieve the file
BTW I had one of my mentor left me a message with some guidance before he passed on. I had to play it on my phone and record it into a mp3 file via the mic to computer method. I still have the mp3 and play it on a as needed basis.
May 29, 2014, 4:27 pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. Hopefully my cell phone app works well.
I think I made a few mixed tapes by playing a cassette tape on one player and recording it on another player. Talk about old school.
I think I made a few mixed tapes by playing a cassette tape on one player and recording it on another player. Talk about old school.
May 30, 2014, 10:12 am
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