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key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-recording
type: mechanic
id: phone-microphone--family-recording
lang: en
title: Recording as game material
summary: >-
Microphone audio is saved, edited or replayed. A game rule uses the recording
as a task object.
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status: active
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aliases:
- Recordings as game material
tags:
- Phone microphone interactions
- Mechanics catalog
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title: 'Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing'
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- id: source-74ed15eabf4f6e8e
title: 'Dolby On: Record Audio & Video'
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Recordings as game material
description: >-
Microphone audio is saved, edited or replayed. A game rule uses the
recording as a task object.
image:
src: images/mechanics/sensor-dolby-on-3.webp
width: 720
height: 1280
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x: 110
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game: 'Dolby On: Record Audio & Video'
sourceUrl: >-
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4
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https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/ac/1c/d5/ac1cd50f-7217-8033-3aee-371e6a670733/03831f86-bfc2-4b4a-99aa-f8379373726b_iPhone_1242_x_2208_screen_04.jpg/720x1560bb.jpg
credit: Dolby Laboratories
rights: >-
© Dolby Laboratories. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All
rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Dolby On: recording processing and playback tools'
alt: 'Dolby On: recording processing and playback tools'
markers:
- x: 50
'y': 80
label: Tools modify the sound of the saved recording
tips:
- 'Show recording start and end, and allow local deletion.'
examples:
- title: 'Dolby On: Record Audio & Video'
url: >-
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4
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provenance: >-
Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
editorial review.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Recording as game material
id: phone-microphone--family-recording
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-recording
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-recording/
Microphone audio is saved, edited or replayed. A game rule uses the recording as a task object.
## At a glance
[Dolby On: Record Audio & Video](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4) · © Dolby Laboratories. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
1. Tools modify the sound of the saved recording
- Show recording start and end, and allow local deletion.
- [Dolby On: Record Audio & Video](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4)
## How it works
Recording, playback and processing form mechanics even without recognizing the meaning. Saving and publishing are separate decisions.
## Variants
### Variants and applications
- Collection of samples. Signal: A short fragment recorded. Application: Collect sounds, collect inventory from acoustic finds. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Character voicing. Signal: Player responses tied to events. Application: Give the hero his own exclamations and remarks. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Repetition and comparison. Signal: Similarity between the recording and the new performance. Application: Remember your signal, then reproduce it to solve a problem. Access level: Recognition.
- Recording as bait. Signal: Plays a found or created sample. Application: Distract the enemy, respond to a creature, simulate an event. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Installation of a sound chain. Signal: Order and boundaries of fragments. Application: Collect an audio phrase, musical key or sequence of events. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Record conversion. Signal: Speed, altitude, direction, filters. Application: Convert sound into a key, a creature's voice or a readable hint. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Loop and overlap. Signal: Repeat fragments and mix tracks. Application: Collect your own accompaniment and solve looper puzzles. Access level: Signal analysis.
- Sound creates an object. Signal: A rule for transforming features or recording. Application: Create a landscape, weapon, creatures or picture from your sound. Access level: Recognition.
## Context and limits
Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.
- [Android: Audio Capture and Input Processing](https://developer.android.com/media/platform/mediarecorder) (id: source-f8d1cacd47b7c58b)
- [Dolby On: Record Audio & Video](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dolby-on-record-audio-video/id1443964192?uo=4) (id: source-74ed15eabf4f6e8e)
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