How to screen record on ipad with microphone

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Screen Recording on iPad
How to record the screen on your iPad
Record your screen
How to Screen Record with Sound on Your iPhone
How to Add Screen Record iPhone Control Center
How to Screen Record with Audio on Your iPhone & Turn Voice Recording & App Sounds Recording On & Off
How to Screen Record with Audio on Your iPhone
How to Screen Record with Sound from Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube
Can you record with a mic on iPad?
How do I record my iPad screen with sound when recording?
Does Screen Recording record mic?

Screen Recording on iPad

How to record the screen on your iPad

In iOS 11 and above, you can create a screen recording and capture sound on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Record your screen

Add Screen Recording to Control Center. Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls, then tap
next to Screen Recording.
In iOS 12 or later, open Control Center by swiping down from the upper-right corner of the screen. (For iOS 11, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen).
To capture sound while you record, press deeply on
and tap Microphone Audio.
Tap
, then wait for the three-second countdown.
To stop recording, open Control Center and tap
. Or tap the red status bar at the top of your screen and tap Stop.

You can find your screen recording in the Photos app.

Another way to record your iPad screen is within QuickTime player. The iPad screen will display on your laptop.

Connect your iPad to your computer with the iPad charging cable, like so:
Open the QuickTime app on your laptop.
Go to File and select ‘New Movie Recording’.
A recording window will appear. You will a see little arrow for drop down menu in front of the record button. Click that arrow and select your iPad for Camera, as well as Microphone (if you want to record music, app/game sounds).
Once Camera is selected, you will see your iPad creen displayed on your laptop.
If you do not see your iPad screen displayed, open System Preferences, and click on Security and Privacy. Make sure QuickTime Player is checked for both Camera and Microphone.
Click the Record button. Now perform the tasks on your iOS device that you want to record.
Once done, tap the stop button and save the video.
Done!

Record Your Face and Screen at the Same Time!
Thanks to Diego Navarro for this great addition!

There's a relatively straightforward way to record both your face and screen at the same time in case you're interested in that. Basically, in quicktime you click "new movie recording" and then "view-->always on top" and then it shows your face through your MacBook camera. You can resize the window and put it anywhere on the screen you want. You don't ever need to start the movie recording, however - in this scenario you're just getting the camera to put your face on the screen as you do the screencast.

You then start a screencast recording. It'll capture whatever is on your screen (which now includes you!).

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Screen Recording is a useful tool for any time you need to capture something on your iPhone, either to share with others or to review later. iOS has a simple tool for screen recording built right in, and we'll show you how to use it to make sure you're capturing the sounds you want and nothing else.

How to Screen Record with Sound on Your iPhone

Any iPhone that can run at least iOS 11 (an iPhone 5S or later) can use the built-in Screen Recording feature, but depending on your usual iPhone settings, you might discover that it isn't recording any sounds. We'll show you how to easily capture the audio you want, whether internal sounds from the iPhone program you're recording or external sounds from your microphone like your own voice. The first step to getting started with screen recording is to make sure the tool has been added to your Control Center, so we'll start there. For more help with capturing things on your phone, check out our guide on taking screenshots, and be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter for other easy-to-follow guides on your iPhone's features.

How to Add Screen Record iPhone Control Center

This article focuses on how to screen record with sound on an iPhone, but let’s quickly recap how to record your iPhone screen. To record your iPhone screen, you need to add Screen Recording to the Control Center. To add Screen Recording to the Control Center:

Open the Settings app.
Tap Control Center.
Tap the green plus sign next to Screen Recording.

Now you can record your screen; however, by default, your iPhone will record the screen without any external sounds. If you want your iPhone to also record sound during the screen capture, use the how-to below to capture both your iPhone’s screen and audio.

How to Screen Record with Audio on Your iPhone & Turn Voice Recording & App Sounds Recording On & Off

Let's answer the question, "How do I record my iPhone screen with sound?" In this section, we’ll summarize how to record (or not) your voice along with your iPhone’s native sounds. This is a very important part of recording your screen with sound, because we need to clarify what you mean by sound.

If you want to record your voice while screen recording on your iPhone, you want the Microphone turned on (*Note* this will also record in-app sounds).
If you only want to record the sounds of an app, you want the Microphone turned off, but your iPhone’s ringer turned on.
If you turn the Microphone off and have your ringer off (silent), the screen recording will be silent.

To turn your microphone off and on for the app you want to record, open your Settings app, tap Privacy, tap Microphone, and toggle on any app you'd like voiceover capability for while screen recording. Toggle off the app if you don't want voiceover or ambient noise recorded along with your screen recording. You can change your microphone settings from screen recording to screen recording as desired.

How to Screen Record with Audio on Your iPhone

Now let’s get into the nitty-gritty. To record ambient sound, like your own voice, during a screen recording, follow these steps:

Open the app you'd like to record in and begin the activity or media you'd like to record.
Open the Control Center by swiping down from the upper-right corner of your screen.
Long press the Screen Record icon.
Select the app you want to send the recording to (leave on the default selection of Photo if you just want to save it for later use), and then tap the Microphone icon where it says Microphone Off at the bottom of the screen.
The icon will turn red and change to say Microphone On. Tap Start Recording.
Your iPhone will record the screen as well as the internal audio, your voice, and any other ambient audio. You'll have to close the Control Center to reveal the app that's being recorded, or the only recording you'll get will be of the screen recording controls.
The clock in your app will have a red background, indicating sound is being recorded, and you'll see an orange dot in the upper-right corner, indicating the app is using the microphone.
When ready to stop recording, tap the clock at the upper left of the screen.
Tap Stop to end the screen recording; the recording will be saved to the location you selected earlier.

At this point, the video will be saved or the broadcast will end. If you selected Photos at the beginning of the process, you can find the new video in your Photos app, just like a new video recorded from the iPhone camera.

How to Screen Record with Sound from Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, or YouTube

How do you screen record in Apple Music? Well, you can't use the screen record feature with this service. When you begin Screen Recording, if Apple Music is playing, then the sound will stop until you cancel the recording. There used to be a workaround for this, but Apple has since fixed that bug. Basically, to keep a song forever, you'll have to pay the licensing fees and buy it.

It's worth noting that some third-party apps, such as Spotify and YouTube do not allow you to screen record in the free version, but in the premium version, you can screen record. You can also screen record content from Amazon Prime Video. While you can technically record songs and video content this way, the legality of doing so is a bit gray. Most likely, other third-party apps will eventually build the same protections as Apple Music to prevent screen recordings of licensed content. Even so, it's fun to play around to see what you can record on your iPhone as long as you know that some licensed materials might push the mute button as soon as you hit record. You might also be interested in learning different methods to screen share between your Mac, iPad and iPhone.

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Can you record with a mic on iPad?

Using the Audio Recorder, you can record your voice, an instrument or any other sound using the microphone on your iPad, and play it back in GarageBand. You can also record sounds using an external microphone connected to your iPad. The Audio Recorder has two sets of controls you can use to change the sound.

How do I record my iPad screen with sound when recording?

Step 1: Start a FaceTime call on your iPhone or iPad. Step 2: Access the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of your screen. Step 3: Locate the Screen Recording icon (a pair of white circles) and tap it. Step 4: Return to your call and your phone will begin recording audio in three seconds.

Does Screen Recording record mic?

You can include video and audio when you record your screen too. Use microphone audio to narrate your video from your computer's built-in microphone or an external mic. You can also record your system audio (that's the sound that comes out of your speakers).