Show HN: Quartz – A (much) better Voice Memos app (iPhone)

Quartz, a new iPhone app, offers a superior alternative to Apple's Voice Memos with features like built-in presets, neural-based noise reduction, non-destructive editing, and speech transcription in over 50 languages. The app uses Magic EQ for automatic audio balancing and supports lossless recording up to 24-bit/48,000 kHz, positioning itself as a pocket-sized pro audio recording studio.

Quartz turns your iPhone into a pocket-sized pro audio recording studio. With built-in presets tailored to your environment and 100% non-destructive editing, it captures exactly what you hear. Built-in presets for Concert, Voice, Rehearsal, Field, and more, exactly tuned for your environment. Plus full customization to create your own. Magic EQ dials in the perfect EQ with just the press of a button. Quartz uses sophisticated analysis on your recording to automatically balance the highs and lows. Flexible audio processing. — all processing & effects are non-destructive and undoable. Experiment, change your mind any time, and save keepers as presets. It’s like shooting RAW but for audio. Amazing noise reduction — configurable neural-based noise reduction makes speech sound like it was recorded in a studio booth. You have to hear it to believe it. Better organization — supports nested folders, search, batch sharing, zip export, sorting, recently played, recently deleted, and more. Speech transcription — fast and accurate speech to text for interviews, lectures, and voice notes, turn recordings into text in more than 50 languages. Smart input gain — uses auto input gain tuned to your environment. Want more control? Record with manual input gain via the fader. Never miss a take — Quartz supports remote start/stop recording via AirPods or Bluetooth remote and there's a Live Activity widget for your home screen. Lossless recording — when you need to the utmost quality, Quartz supports lossless recording in WAV format up to 24-bit / 48,000 kHz. Powerful editing — trim & cut recordings with ease. Split long recordings into multiple files. Insert and record new material at any point. Listen to Quartz next to Apple’s stock Voice Memos and hear the difference for yourself. Recorded from iPhone 16 Pro in a room with a fan. The Voice Memos recording is clearly noisier and boxier. Quartz preset: Voice. Recorded on iPhone 16 Pro. The Voice Memos recording has uneven volume and distorted bass. Quartz with Magic EQ has well-defined mids and highs. Quartz preset: Concert. Having trouble? Need help?