Playing Back Audio Notes
Audio notes are anchored to specific positions on the timeline and can be played back at any time without affecting your transcription.
Note Icons on the Waveform
After recording, a blue speaker icon appears on the waveform at the position where the recording is anchored. Icon size is 16pt, with a 44x44pt tap target. Icons auto-space with a minimum 44pt gap so they never overlap. You’ll see all your audio notes at a glance as you scroll through the track.
Opening the Playback Popover
Quick tap a speaker icon (< 0.3 seconds, < 10pt movement) to open the playback popover. The popover contains:
- Header: speaker icon + “Audio Note” title + timestamp displayed as “at M:SS.d”
- Scrub bar: drag to seek to any position in the recording; updates at 30 FPS during playback
- Rewind button: resets playback to 0:00
- Play/Pause button: blue, 44pt — tap to start or pause playback
- Delete button: trash icon in red — tap to delete the note (see below)
Tap outside the popover to dismiss it.
Timeline Navigation
Tapping a note icon also navigates the playhead to the note’s anchor position. This makes it easy to jump straight to the part of the song you were annotating.
Deleting from the Popover
Tap the trash icon (red) in the playback popover. A confirmation dialog appears: “Delete Audio Note?” with a destructive Delete button. Deletion removes both the icon and the underlying M4A file. This action cannot be undone.
File Storage
Each audio note is stored as an M4A file inside the project folder. Files are managed automatically — you don’t need to handle them manually. If you delete a project, its audio notes are deleted with it.
Tip: If you recorded a note during playback, the mixed audio includes the song. You can hear exactly what you were reacting to when you listen back.