Echo

Project Neon

About this app

Echo is a simple audio recorder with instant playback. Now with optional echo voice effect. To make a recording just hold the record button, release it and hear it played back.

Once you've made a recording you can play it back as much as you'd like. Hit replay while a recording is already playing and it will be played again over the top. You can also record while playing, or play while recording. Sonic chaos is guaranteed.

Echo's not just for fun, it's designed to be the quickest and easiest way to hear yourself. It's a mirror for sound: use it to practice speaking a foreign language, voice training, playing music, or giving a speech. Or just have fun recording your friends.

Best of all, Echo is completely ad-free, so you can use it without distraction.

Please note:
* You can now save externally - this is available from the Recordings screen which you can access through the menu. (To save a recording to this screen, simply tap the blue star at the top of the screen after making the recording.)

* Recordings are saved as uncompressed audio - this means they have great sound quality, but the files can be large. (Technically, Echo records 16 bit, 44.1 KHz PCM mono audio - storing 1 minute of audio uses 5.29MB.)

* Sharing of externally saved files is possible (e.g. by attaching to email, messaging apps etc) - we'll be adding sharing directly from the app soon.

Ratings and reviews

Just what I needed for language learning. Instant replay and no stupid "want to save your file?" garbage message after every button press. Instant replay and instant delete is exactly what you need for these types of activities, people! I DO NOT understand the low-star reviews here that demand a "save recording" function, it would be counter-productive! Overall: Very good, highly enjoyed.

This is the ONLY APP that gives an "instant playback" without having to save the recorded sound, as far as I looked around. Very useful for short practices of singing, speech, etc, where you want to say/sing something short, listen immediately to what you have said, and try to do it better. Those who want to record something long in order to listen later should use something else. It's not the sales point of this app. I wish there was a mac version of this. Please make one !

It's a simple app; hold the button, talk, release the button, hear yourself I use it to compare my pronunciation with that of a series, or pronunciation example from a textbook. So I compare the differences, reflect if and what I can do better, and improve my pronunciation step by step. I've often had Japanese language exchange contacts tell me my pronunciation is incredibly natural, and I think this app has a lot to do with that!

What’s new

It's nearly the New Year, but there's time for a 2022 release:

* Updated to target latest Android SDK version
* Buttons revised to support alternative languages
* Minor UI fix (Record button state was not always clearing correctly)

Wishing everyone a happy 2023!

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