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title: "Importing from TP-7 and Other Recorders"
source: https://fieldbw.com/docs/sr-7/importing-from-hardware
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# Importing from TP-7 and Other Recorders

## Overview

[Signal Recorder SR-7](/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.