Add your first voice clip

Attach a short recording to a note, then check both the note and its audio. Recording audio and dictating text are separate actions.

Record a short clip

1. Open Notes and enter the editor. Preserve any existing draft you want to keep.
2. Press Command K and choose Record note.
3. If macOS asks for Microphone access, read the request and grant access for Ouros if you want to record.
4. Speak a short test sentence. Open the action palette again and choose Stop recording.
5. Read any error. Use Save note if the editor still contains changes you want to save.

Recording has a ten-minute limit, so stop a test clip yourself rather than waiting for the limit. A successful attachment writes a WAV file and a Markdown audio link; do not interpret a listening indicator as proof of a saved recording.

Check the result

Choose Play recording in the Notes action palette and listen to the clip. Choose Reveal saved note to locate the Markdown file. Its audio link identifies the recording destination relative to the note's folder. Keep that relationship intact if you move files.

If recording fails, preserve the draft and read the specific error. Microphone access fixes an access denial; it does not fix an empty recording or failed file save. For text instead of audio, use dictation, review the resulting words and save the note. See notes and attachments.