The nice thing about this method is that voice messages do not have to be recorded in real-time, so “interviews” can take place at the availability and convenience of both the guest and host. This means you could feasibly conduct an interview with guests in Australia, US and the UK without the need to be on a call together at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stuff you need (the basics):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Other Stuff you need (to download in order):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The overall process is simple. Like most interview processes, we are going to record, download, and edit. However, there are some steps involved in the download portion in order to download the recorded files<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recording is simple. From the messenger app, simply press and hold the voice record button while speaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t Keep in mind that the audio quality will only be as good as the audio quality from the microphone your phone uses and the background noise<\/a> the interview is recorded in. I use a USB microphone<\/a> with an OTG cable<\/a> on my Android and record from my studio to get best results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Other good mic options would be the RODE Smartlav +<\/a>, and the Shure MV5<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The tricky part about downloading the files you and your guests have recorded is that you can’t download them directly from the Facebook desktop site. Instead you have to open the mobile Facebook site in your browser by typing in the URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From there, click the Messages icon at the top (the voice balloon with the squiggly line), and navigate to your recorded conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t Click the menu (the three dots) on the right side of each audio player and click download to save the audio files to your disk drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t If you use Firefox, Chrome or Opera, you can use a download manager plug-in to download all of your audio files at once and index them for easy arranging in your editor later. There are several download managers that will get the job done. I use DownloadThemAll!<\/a> for this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n Once installed, navigate to your conversation tab. Click the DownloadThemAll! icon in the extension icons and select DownloadThemAll! (not OneClick!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the DownLoadThemAll! window, select the Media tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Messenger audio files are recorded using the phone’s native audio compression (MP4 for Android, AAC for iPhone). By filtering for these extensions we can quickly select all of the audio files in our conversation. In the Fast Filtering box type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of your audio files should be checked. If not, you may need to check them manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To use a subfolder to hold your audio files, simply type the name of the folder in the Subfolder textbox. If the directory does not exist in your designated downloads folder, the plug-in will create one for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To index your files, the magic comes in creating a naming mask. In the Mask textbox type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click Download<\/em> to begin downloading your files, indexed in the order they are recorded<\/p>\n\n\n\n From here, open your audio files in your DAW<\/a> and edit as usual. If you’re still unfamiliar with the production side of things, check out our Ultimate Guide to Podcast Editing<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a sample of the result of a test interview I did with voice actor Owen McCuen. Owen simply recorded using his phone. I used my Samson Go Mic<\/a> with an OTG cable. Both of us recorded in our studio. Your results will vary with different microphones, phones and locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Select your Mic & Hit Record. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n2. Download the audio from Facebook’s mobile site in your browser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n4. Import them into your editing software to begin production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRecording in Facebook Messenger: How Did It Go? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n