83252 - LIVESCRIBE+ - Recording, pausing, stopping, and playing audio

How do I record and access audio using the Livescribe 3 smartpen?

Unlike previous Livescribe smartpen versions, there is not a microphone inside the Livescribe 3 smartpen and recordings are not stored on the smartpen itself (although the hand written notes are stored on the smartpen).   

Instead, the free Livescribe+ app records the audio sessions using the built-in mic on your compatible mobile iOS 9 (or later) or Android 5 (or later) devices ( 83002 - LIVESCRIBE+ - System requirements of Livescribe 3 smartpen and Livescribe+). These pencasts sessions are stored on the iOS/Android device and are accessible through the Livescribe+ app.

For details on how phone calls and auto-screen locks can affect recordings, please see 83260 - LIVESCRIBE+ - Phone calls and recording with Livescribe+.

To create pencasts, make sure your smartpen is on and paired to Livescribe+ ( 83100 - LIVESCRIBE+ - Pairing Livescribe 3 for first time to an iOS/Android device), and that Livescribe+ is running on your smartphone or tablet.  

RECORD, PAUSE, STOP and PLAY

Record:

Once it has started, you can tell a recording is in progress by:

• The red LED on your smartpen
• The red recording bar at the top of the Livescribe+ app when it is active
• The red recording bar at the top of the iOS device when another app is active but Livescribe+ is running in the background.

To start a recording in Livescribe+ from your notebook, use your smartpen to tap the "record" button on any Livescribe notebook page.  The smartpen LED will turn red once the recording is started.

To record using Livescribe+, tap on the Microphone button in the lower right corner of the notebook thumbnail view or in the "Page" or "Feed" view of an expanded note page.  The smartpen LED will turn red once the recording is started.

If Livescribe+ is running, the app is paired to the pen, but Livescribe+ is not the active app on the device, when you tap the "record" button in your notebook you will see this message at the top of the iOS screen:

     "Livescribe+

      Tap to start recording a Pencast"

This message will display for five seconds.   

If you do not tap it, the message will disappear.  

If you do tap the message, Livescribe+ will open in the iOS screen, the recording will begin, and the smartpen LED will turn red.  

To start a recording in Livescribe+ from your notebook, use your smartpen to tap the "record" button on any Livescribe notebook page.  The smartpen LED will turn red once the recording is started.

To record using Livescribe+, tap on the Microphone button in the lower right corner of the notebook thumbnail view or in the "Page" or "Feed" view of an expanded note page.  The smartpen LED will turn red once the recording is started.

Once it has started, you can tell a recording is in progress by:

• The red LED on your smartpen
• The red recording bar at the top of the Livescribe+ app when it is active
• For iOS only - The red recording bar at the top of the iOS device when another app is active but Livescribe+ is running in the background

For iOS:

If Livescribe+ is running, the pen is connected to the app, but Livescribe+ is not the active app on the device, when you tap the "record" button in your notebook you will see this message at the top of the iOS screen:

"Livescribe+
 Tap to start recording a Pencast"

This message will display for five seconds.   

If you do not tap it, the message will disappear.  

If you do tap the message, Livescribe+ will open in the iOS screen, the recording will begin, and the smartpen LED will turn red.  

Pause and Resume:

Pause a recording -

Use the Livescribe 3 smartpen to tap the "pause" button on any Livescribe notebook page.  In Livescribe+, you can also pause using the double vertical line pause button on the right side of the red recording bar.  The smartpen LED will blink red when a recording is paused.

Resume a recording -  

For iOS only - To resume a recording, Livescribe+ MUST BE ACTIVE AND OPEN on the screen of your iOS device (your device cannot be in "sleep" mode).  Android recordings will resume even if the Livescribe+ app is running in the background.  Use the Livescribe 3 smartpen to tap the "pause" or "record" buttons on any Livescribe notebook page to resume.  In Livescribe+, you can also resume using the double vertical line pause button on the right side of the red recording bar.  The smartpen LED will turn red once the recording is started again.

Stop:

For iOS only - To resume a recording, Livescribe+ MUST BE ACTIVE AND OPEN on the screen of your iOS device, but your device CAN be in "sleep" mode when you stop a recording.  Use the Livescribe 3 smartpen to tap the "stop" button on any Livescribe notebook page.  In Livescribe+, you can also stop using the square stop button on the right side of the red recording bar.  The smartpen LED will turn blue when a recording is stopped.

Play:

To play back your pencasts using the Livescribe+ app:

Ink and audio -

1. Run Livescribe+.
2. Tap on the thumbnail of the page that contains the recording to expand it.
3. Using the Livescribe+  PENCAST option in the upper toolbar, switch to Pencast View.  
4. Tap on the green ink or use the playback controls to play the audio.  You can also access your list of pencasts from the Livescribe+ main menu "Pencasts" section.

Audio only (no ink) -

1. Run Livescribe+.
2. Tap on the menu icon in the upper left corner.
3. Tap on the pencast found under the main menu "Pencasts" section.
4. Use the playback controls to play the audio.

To play back your pencasts using the smartpen and your notebook paper:

1. Run Livescribe+.
2. Tap on the ink of a note in your notebook that is linked to the audio you want to play.  This will navigate Livescribe+ directly to the page that contains your pencast.  
3. Using the Livescribe+ PENCAST option in the upper toolbar, switch to "Pencast" view.  
4. Tap on the green ink in Livescribe+ or use the Livescribe+ playback controls to play the audio.