Overview
Signal Recorder SR-7 works as a standalone recorder, but it also serves as the perfect companion for dedicated hardware recorders. Copy audio files from your recorder to your Mac, then import them into SR-7 via drag-and-drop or the Import menu. SR-7 handles the rest — transcription, AI summaries, and full-text search.
Using the TP-7 with SR-7
The teenage engineering TP-7 is a portable recorder that captures 24-bit WAV audio. SR-7 can import these recordings and turn them into a searchable, transcribed archive.
Enable Memo Mode
The TP-7 has a dedicated memo button for quick voice captures. Press it and the device starts recording immediately — even from a powered-off state. Memo recordings always use the internal microphone and are stored separately from regular multitrack recordings.
In later firmware versions, the memo button still works but Memo as a dedicated mode is turned off by default. Enable it in the TP-7 settings so voice memos are stored separately — this makes them easier to find and import.
Import into SR-7
Use teenage engineering’s Field Kit app to mount the TP-7. Then drag audio files into SR-7, or use File > Import Audio to select them. SR-7 automatically transcribes them, generates AI titles and summaries, and makes them fully searchable. Imported recordings work exactly like ones made directly in SR-7.
Other Devices
SR-7 can import audio from any recorder:
- Field recorders — Zoom, Tascam, Sound Devices, and similar
- Voice recorders — any recorder that saves audio files
- USB drives — any drive with audio files
- Phones — transfer recordings to your Mac first, then import
Supported Formats
SR-7 imports the following audio formats:
| Format | Extension |
|---|---|
| Waveform Audio | .wav |
| Audio Interchange | .aiff, .aif |
| MPEG Layer 3 | .mp3 |
| MPEG-4 Audio | .m4a |
| Advanced Audio Coding | .aac |
| Core Audio Format | .caf |
| Free Lossless Audio | .flac |
| Apple Lossless | .alac |
Uncompressed formats (WAV, AIFF, CAF, FLAC, ALAC) are transcoded to high-quality AAC on import for a space-efficient library. Already-compressed formats (MP3, M4A, AAC) are kept as-is.