Audio Recording answers

Use an Audio Recording method when a player should respond aloud and save the actual audio recording as the Field answer. CareMap stores the recorded audio as an answer asset and, when the method is included, makes it playable or downloadable from the completed Report. You need Guide edit access to configure the method.

Separate answer capture from Guide speech

Audio Recording is an input method: CareMap records the player's microphone audio, lets the player review the clip, and saves the approved recording.

By contrast, the Field block's Speech tab and Cloud voice settings are playback controls. They speak prompt content through authored wording, audio, a cloud voice, or device speech; they neither listen for an answer nor change its recognition or storage. See Guide speech and cloud voices.

Voice Profiles, authored cloud voice snapshots, and Speech rate affect playback only. They do not select the microphone or recording device for an Audio Recording answer.

Add and configure an Audio Recording answer

1. Open the Guide in the editor and select the Field block that should collect the response.
2. Open Answer methods, select Add method, and choose Audio Recording.
3. Give the method a clear label and customize Instructions so the player knows what to say.
4. In Advanced settings, choose whether the answer appears in reports and adjust the report label/help text if needed.
5. Review the Field block's required setting, save the block, and preview the Guide.

Audio Recording answers do not collect typed transcript fallback. If a workflow needs typed text, add a Type answer method alongside the Audio Recording method.

Record, review, and save an Audio Recording answer

1. Select Audio Recording if the Field offers more than one answer method.
2. Select Start recording and allow microphone access if the device asks.
3. Speak the answer.
4. Select Stop recording when finished.
5. Review the audio playback. Choose Record again if the clip is wrong, or Save recording to keep it.

If microphone capture is not available in the browser or app shell, players can upload an audio file instead. A saved recording can be removed or replaced by a new recording.

Required answers, validation, and Reports

If the Field block is required, the player needs a saved answer for that block before finishing the Guide. An optional Field block can be skipped.

Audio Recording validation is based on having a saved audio asset. Transcript length validation does not apply because CareMap is not converting the answer to text.

When the method is included in reports, the saved recording appears with the Field answer for people who can access the completed Guide Report. Preview answers do not create a Report.

Fix common problems

• Capture is unavailable or permission was denied: Allow microphone access, try a supported browser or device, or upload an audio file instead.
• The microphone did not produce audio: Check the selected input and try again.
• The answer will not save: Stop recording, review the clip, and try saving again. If saving still fails, check the connection and retry.
• The answer is missing from the Report: Make sure Save recording finished and that the method is included in reports.
• The Guide does not speak its prompt: That is a playback issue rather than Audio Recording capture. See Troubleshoot Guide speech.