QuickVoice X2.4.4.327

"QuickVoice is a Macworld Magazine "Best Software Under $40" product!" - Yeah, like five years ago. This application is so dated I can't believe they even updated it. The UI looks straight out of the 90's and control/saving is a notch better than the interface, still terrible. I'm sorry if this review is harsh but come on dev. Know what you have and give users what they paid for. To everyone else who would like to record items, organize them, start/pause/stop via hotkey and menubar or icon access check out "TapeDeck." I also like AudioRecorder and Audio Hijack Pro although they are a bit more robust than a simple record and save. Worth checking out though. If your looking for more than just a recorder apps like macjournal and pear note cover recording as well as a host of other material like text, but I don't think those are for this crowd.

"QuickVoice is a Macworld Magazine "Best Software Under $40" product!" - Yeah, like five years ago. This application is so dated I can't believe they even updated it. The UI looks straight out of the 90's and control/saving is a notch better than the interface, still terrible. I'm sorry if this review is harsh but come on dev. Know what you have and give users what they paid for. To everyone else who would like to record items, organize them, start/pause/stop via hotkey and menubar or icon access check out "TapeDeck." I also like AudioRecorder and Audio Hijack Pro although they are a bit more robust than a simple record and save. Worth checking out though. If your looking for more than just a recorder apps like macjournal and pear note cover recording as well as a host of other material like text, but I don't think those are for this crowd.

Very useful idea that should have been part of he OS. It's hard to believe that we have not been using voice notes for years. The design needs lots of help both in function and looks. The interface really sucks, with too many windows, it is like each window was designed by a different person and the main window is WAY too big with useless graphics and HUGE buttons. It's inconsistent in style and has big functional hole. Too bad as this could have been good. Why is there no window/view that lists all the recordings in one quick view?

(From user PRAMIN MacUpdate) Easy to use, intuitive interface (but it can be improved, because the stop and pause symbols are not right), customizable features, good integration with QuickTime Pro, audio editor and e-mail client. Recorded messages can quickly be stored and retrieved in user defined groups and can also be accessed from the Finder as QuickTime files. Perfect stability on my iMac G5 PPC. Can be triggered within any application from the menu bar (a hot key would be great), but the interface remains hidden. The recorded sound is crystal clear. It lacks quick ways to hide and show and to switch between internal microphone, audio in port and other sources (you have to go to the application Sound Preferences or to the System Preferences). A warning for you MacUpdate people: you posted this very same application twice! Once as "QuickVoice for OSX 2.1.1" and also as "QuickVoice X 2.1.1 -": http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/7779 . You should appriopriately merge the related information, reviews and ratings.

Following on from the previous post, I emailed the support address and received a prompt reply pointing me to a link and including a license key. This was much appreciated. Apparently they could find no record of my attempts to contact them, although I was using the contact form on their website - maybe something wrong with it?? Anyway, I am now upgraded to version 2 and happliy using the product.

Version 2.0.2 is Tiger Certified! If you were having problems running version 2.0.1 in Tiger download 2.0.2 and you'll be good to go! Thanks to those who provided 'crash log' data. From the Developer.

quite the toy. this thing is so versatile, I find myself using it for everthing. Stickies and email options are really awesome.

Who is spreading this bit about you can use you version 1 serial number to make version 2 registered????? This is simply put untrue as I just now received a registered user notice that you need to pay a $12.95 upgrade fee to get the version registered, that is if you paid for version in the first place!!!!

QuickVoice 2.0 is a major release over our previous 1.X product versions. We are in the process of notifying our QuickVoice license holders about the upgrade but that entire process will take about week or so. In the meantime users wishing to upgrade now from a previous version to 2.0 can do so by visiting: http://www.quick-voice.com/qv2upgrade.html There is a nominal fee of $12.95, which includes new voice reminders software module, a specially produced Audacity Audio Editor designed to handle QuickVoice files (ideal for editing and post-processing larger recording files), the new 2.0 interface (see screenshot) and as a bonus copy of our Audio Postcard product.

Here is the quote from their FAQ page I have an older version of QuickVoice and-or Audio Postcard how do I upgrade to the latest version? When you first purchased one of our products you received an email that directed you to our download page. Simply trash your older version and go to that download page to get the newer version. You should not have to re-enter your registration code.

I am a registered user of QuickVoice 1.8. Today I downloaded 2.0.1 but it refused my registration code and now 1.8 no longer accepts my registration code. The contact site cannot be reached to register a complaint or ask for info. What has happened?

This is a great program! I use version 1.8 on a G3 PowerBook 400, OS 10.2.8, every day. In effect, I use my PowerBook as a digital dictaphone and email the file as a sound arttachment to my secretary for typing. She's on a Windows machine, but has no trouble and prefers this method to listening to dictation on a tape. I'd recommend it to any-one (and do, frequently)!

As a hobby musician I'm a bit bemused by the volume handling of QuickVoice. I'd intend it for musical idea memos, not for quality recordings. So I took the download, went straight to the Sound Settings dialog and got a FEEDBACK LOOP between the open Microphone and the built-in Speakers! Good Start! There is no Auto-Gain setting as we had decades ago on our compact cassette recorders. So I *have* to control the gain myself. So could there be a level indicator & control knob in at least one of the Skins, instead of having it in the dialog? Maybe Gain is not important, maybe it is. It really depends on the recording situation. Check out the marketdroid talk of the new MS Word VoiceNotes to get ideas. At least they compress in their own application. And, all the dialogs are Modal. I thought that user interface style was a thing of the past?

Now with two help menus!

STILL two help menus. This is getting embarassing for the developer...

Forget that there might be a typo on their site. What's most important is the fact of the matter is that this is some nice software. I agree with the with the others, Apple should license this one because it significantly enhances the OS X operating system. Keep it up nFinity!

nFintity is becoming sloppy as they have version 1.7.1 posted for download at their own site! Then they state how downloading it versus buying off the shelf gives you the latest version! Funny stuff. This company is losing.

Funky numbers float around in the screen area of the pseudo recorder screen. Something is buggy.

The new refinements only enhance this mind-numbingly intuitive voice note app. It's a must for any Powerbook or iBook users with the basic built-in mic, but I also use it with my Macally iVoice II and get ultra clean recordings. Good stuff that should really be bundled with all mac notebooks.

Great little app. Love it for recording song ideas and memos on the fly. Great use for my Mac's microphone. Apple should liscense this thing and include it in OSX.

This application works very well on my iBook (700). It is well worth the small fee. A job well done.

_Still_ two help menus? This is sloppiness.

Ah, now I see... this is typical! They've started porting their programs to windows - and forgot about us on Panther!

Needs some Panther tweaking - won't send to iTunes, double help menu.

Sorry, this application failed to run on my iBook, 10.2.8, 900 MHz. Dont't know why. Anyway: Good idea!

I'm just wondering why Aladdin's Internet Cleanup targets QV prefs as spyware? Other than that, it's nice.

This is a great little program. Not only can you make voice recordings, but you can transfer music cassettes to MP3 format (with the addition of a few cables available at your local Radio Shack and costing no more that $12-$13); a great feature if you're not looking to repurchase all of your old music. The conversions are pretty good, and settings can be altered to reduce tape hiss to a minimum.

As far as I can tell, this download ("1.7.1-b") is identical to the "1.7.1" archive I downloaded from MacUpdate on 4/28/03. Both archives are precisely the same size, and both contain app version "1.7.1 Build 30". So why the "-b"? Where's the change?

I purchased the recorder to facilitate the ability to leave myself little notes on my desktop faster than I could type them up. It is a very well designed piece of software and so far is worth the price of the shareware fee. It's price, I should point out is 19.95 and not the one reported from this website.