With a smartphone, it's incredibly easy to capture the sounds of your trip—even if you didn't bring a fancy external mic. This is an underutilized way to [[Quick capture your trip notes]], but scores high on the ability to [[Signpost your senses]] and thereby [[Memory triggers|trigger memories]]. These audio snippets can permanently live alongside your journaling, photos, and video in your [[Trip dashboard]], or you can simply use them as [[Quick capture your trip notes|quick audio notes]] to record [[Note the details|details]]. ## Tips - Give a quick description during the beginning or the end of your recording so you remember the context of what you're capturing. You can always edit this portion out after the trip if you'd prefer. - [[Prep your smartphone for travel]] so it's easy to capture the audio quickly - If you're planning on recording audio regularly, invest in an external microphone. Even relatively inexpensive ones can vastly improve your recording quality. - Remember that wind is your enemy.