Retro Recorder App Reviews

Buy this app. And you will be pleased. It has a sorter, u can put dates and title each time u record, the biggest part of this app that I liked most is that u can export it to ur laptop/ desktop. Dont waste ur money somewhere else, this app may not be the best but it is the best out there at this time.

I was able to record both sides of a telephone conversation just by holding the earpiece of the phone slightly away from my ear. I also recorded my cat purring. I love that I can send a recording to anyone else with a computer or smart phone. This app is solid.

First, it does the primary job of recording very well. Keep in mind that sound quality is often limited by your input, i.e., your microphone. I use the Mikey by Blue, and it does well. You will have to play with the input ability of the mic to get the best sound. ALX isnt right for every recording situation, though it does wonders at meetings. Otherwise I am very happy with the fidelity of the output. I admit the naming of files is a bit hinky, but the process makes sense if you do multiple takes. File transfer is about as good as it gets from an iPhone without a third-party software, and I am surprised at criticisms of this. I hope they keep it the way it is. If they improve the naming process, Ill upgrade to five stars.

The app works well. I’ve recorded voice and my sons cello concert and the sound quality is great. Keep up the great work.

Perfect for me. Im a songwriter who has been looking for a simple app to record quick quality, vocal and guitar samples with a quick way to transfer to my computer and then convert tracks from wav to mp3 files via my own software. The "clean and balanced" recordings are the best ive heard for the price of the app. Being a kid from the 80s, the retro cassette player look is just a great touch! Look forward to updates and input level additions. Labeling and organizing is great and love my own personal ip for my recordings! Great job! Thanks for the great product!!

Extremely frustrating! Able to export audio file, but when going to the URL provided, get message that server is not responding. Previous attempts allowed me to access once using any one computer. Later attempts did not work from same computer. Reports of problem to Retro Recorder - no response. App is not useful without working access to exported files on a computer.

The best of the best as far as recorders go. Super simple and works with no surprises. Record and save and share over wifi... So easy I deleted all my other recorders. This is what apps should be. p.s. I am using it on my ipad....

Retro Recorder has one critical bug!!! If you change tape name to other languages like Korean or Chinese, the recorded tape is deleted!!! Please resolve this problem!

This is a great app, the ALX processing does wonders with live concert recordings especially if you use a Blue Mikey (A pro quality Stereo Mic). For those who are complaining about distortion, that is because you are using the iphones built in microphone which does not have manual level adjustment, and has a built in volume limiter which results in loud sounds being squashed crushed and distorted, but is great for recording not-so-loud sounds. The one thing missing: the ability to directly upload your recordings to SoundCloud using WiFi or Cellular connection.

It makes great recordings and will keep recording even when your phone goes into sleep mode. File transfers will fail if it goes to sleep though so you have to turn auto-lock off to transfer large files. Also sometimes, upon starting a new recording, I get an error saying "failed to create new input queue for recording (-50)" and nothing will fix that except rebooting the phone. I trust they will fix that in a future update.

No mistake this is a great app, albeit slightly doinky as far as switching intentions. My copy has recently begun crashing for no apparent reason and there is NO way to contact the company for support, ergo the middling rating. Prior to that I used it often and found it terrific at capturing ideas etc.

Even though it doesnt have recording level control like "I Said What?!?" this was my favorite app for recording class lectures until I updated my 3GS to IOS4. I loved the interface and the ALX does a great job of boosting the levels in playback. It would be great if you could import audio from other apps to boost them too. But now that Ive upgraded to IOS4 recording is totally broken. IMHO it shouldnt even be allowed in the app store until its fixed for the current os - June was months ago! I contacted them and they are aware of the problem but provided no eta. Fall classes are starting now, so Im moving on...

As im not an english speaker i sometimes set file names in my language(korean)... Then files disappeared!!!!! I cant find where it is in my iphone!!!! And wifi only file transfering is another big broblem

Finally updated for os 4 so frequent crashing is mercifully now gone. However, still no multitasking support, i.e. one has to stay in the app to record. Comparing waveforms, the fancy "ALX" appears to be nothing more than an automatic compression action that can be done with more finesse in a free sound editing program. The company boasts "ALX can also isolate close proximity signals from background noise" which is misleading marketing hype. However, I do really like the uncompressed 16 bit, 44,100 sampling. May use it for that reason.

I guess its called "retro" because it has an old fashioned looking interface but, compared to the many other iPhone recorder apps Ive downloaded, it emerges as my personal favorite. I thought Griffin ITalk was going to be my main squeeze but Im much happier with RetroRecorder. Heres why. Of all the recorder apps Ive tried, Retro gives the most gain. I sometimes will do in-person interviews for my Shrink Rap Radio podcast and rather than messing with a lot of fancy equipment, its nice to be able to just put the iPhone on table between or beside my guest and myself and then have a natural conversation/interview. I did this the other day with iTalk and was disappointed when I got it into my computer and into Garage Band. The gain just wasnt there and I had to use post-production tools in Garageband to bring up the gain. When I compared that with a similar recording in Retro, the difference was really surprising. Retro was both louder and clearer (and sounded best without using the ALX feature). Part of the reason this is so surprising is that when I play the recordings back through the iPhone speaker, iTalk sounds much louder. However, when I bring them into GarageBand, Retro blows iTalk away. Its ready to go without needing any artificial, post-production boost. I dont generally take time to write app reviews but Im very enthusiastic about this one. I say, Go Retro!!!

Kind of glitchy before last update, but it did work. Since last update it wont even start. All recordings lost. Not the best recorder app out there.

I was really excited to give this a try since I record a lot of meetings and interviews but it wont even open. It crashes in the loading screen every time.

This company makes expensive plugins . They wont fix the bugs for this product. I can imagine the type of support they have for their more expensive products. No support ppl. It was nice when it worked .Im axed out.

Nice working recorder app. Works fine on my iPhone 4 OS4.2. Like the retro look and the cassettes :) However I am missing the pause button, hope they will add this on next update.

Top app, does what it says it does and does it well. iPad version please :)