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I am excited to present this new iOS app called Instant Audio Recorder created by Wim de Nood.
IAR has some great features for capturing audio and sharing it on Chirbit and Twitter.

Here is a sample recording

I’ll go over some of these features here as listed on the iTunes app description page:

1. Post audio-fragments directly to Twitter as audio-tweets
2. Keeps recording when you switch to another app
3. Auto-start recording when app is opened (can be disabled)
4. Pause and resume recording.
5. Extended playback options (pause, rewind, fast forward, etc, etc).
6. Rename your recorded audio fragments

This is the recording interface. If you choose to make the app auto record then as soon as you launch the app it starts recording and brings you to this interface.
You can choose to disable this function the first time you launch the app or via the settings button.

The settings button pull up this dialog box which give you the option to toggle a few features.

Once you’ve recorded your audio you can play it back in the Recorded fragments area.
You will see a list of your recordings.
To share and edit your recording click your entry from the list, this will bring you into the Audio Player.

You can also delete a recording by clicking the Edit button to enter into delete mode.

The Audio Player give you the option to share your clip via Chirbit.

If you do not have a Chirbit account your clip will first be uploaded to the iar chirbit account, then a link will be posted to your twitter account.
If you do have a chirbit account you can click the gear/settings icon to add your account login info.

In this dialog box you can add your chirbit username and password to upload your post to your account.

You can rename your recording via the Rename button.

Chirbit is an easy and fun way to share audio on any social network, but for this post I am going to focus specifically on Twitter. Follow these easy steps and you will be sharing audio on Twitter like a pro!

Part 1 – How to share your Chirbit audio on Twitter

1. Sign up for a Chirbit account. All you need is a username, a valid email address and your password. You can sign up to chirbit here.
2. Post your audio. This can be accomplished in a number of different ways with Chirbit.
   • You can record your message straight from the browser using the Chirbit recorder, and your microphone or webcam.

   

   • You can upload an mp3, wav or m4a file using the upload form.

   

   • You can record your audio using your iphone voice memo app and submit it from your iphone ( This is the perfect way to post your audio on the go )

   

3. Click on the Option button on your Chirbit post.



4. Click the Tweet This Chirbit button. The “Tweet This” button will post your short URL and the Title you gave your Chirbit on your Twitter account. Currently you must be logged in to Twitter and you must click the update button manually for this to function. In the near future you will be able to choose to do this automatically for all of your posts via the settings area.

The short Chirbit URL look like this http://chirb.it/****** (the chirb.it domain followed by 6 alphanumeric characters) and will appear this way to you viewers:

On an iphone your chirbit will look like this:

Part 2 – How others are using Chirbit to share audio on Twitter

Check out how others are using Chirbit with Twitter by searching twitter with the term “chirb.it”

Some examples of Chirbit posts

• Poetry Nystagmus by Lloyd Fletcher
• Short Snippets from a longer Podcast Jeff Thinks He Has the Bird Flu… Riiight
• Your favorite Movie Quote The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries!
• Audio Tweets Crazy golf
• Share music you’ve made Melancholie
• Sound Bites Charlie ringtone
• Pronunciations How do you pronounce Che?