Transfer Of Answermachine Message To Save

[shivvy]

I have a message from a relative on my cordless landline phone.
He has since passed away and I would like to store his message somewhere securely.
I have no clue how to do it though.
I would appreciate any advice anyone can give.
My phone is a Panasonic Model No KX-TG8321E

Thanks.

[chrissa1]

Play it and record it on your mobile phone. Then save it.

[shivvy]

Thanks chrissa. I should have said that I have already done that but I was wondering if I would lose less of the quality if I did it electronically somehow to cut out the background noise and/or fuzziness.

[Buenchico]

The message will be stored in the base unit which, unlike the handset (which has a jack socket for use with a headset) doesn't have any sockets available for outputting sound. So (although it's not ideal) you'll have no alternative other than to place a microphone next to the speaker in order to make your recording.

While you could get hold of a microphone from somewhere (making sure that it's got a 3.5mm plug on the end or that you've got an adapter so that it can be used with a 3.5mm socket), plug it into your computer and then record the sound input, it would seem far simpler to use a microphone and a recording device that you've already got. Look no further than your mobile phone!

Almost all mobile phones have got a 'Memo' function on them, which allows you to record sound input from the phone's microphone. Find it and, if you've not used it before, experiment with it a bit so that you know how to get decent recordings. Then play the answerphone message and record it onto your mobile phone.

Sound recordings can be transferred from your mobile phone to your computer (and then to back-up media, such as USB memory sticks) in exactly the same way that photographs can. i.e. connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable, look for it in Windows Explorer as an external drive, locate the relevant folder and then drag-&-drop (or copy-&-paste) the relevant files from one device to the other.

[Buenchico]

Crossed posts!

Unfortunately, since there's no output socket on your home phone's base unit, then (unless you're prepared to take the base unit apart and get to work with a soldering iron) you'll have to use some form of microphone next to the base unit.

If you want to try recording directly to your computer get hold of a microphone from somewhere. If it's got a 3.5mm plug on the end (similar to that on standard earphones) you won't need an adapter. If it's got a big, chunky jack plug you'll need a suitable adapter(from Maplin or occasionally, far cheaper, from 'discount' shops).

Plug the microphone into the relevant socket on your computer and then use Windows Sound Recorder to make the recording:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/record-audio-with-sound-recorder

[shivvy]

Wow - lots of info there Buenchico - thanks very much.