Voice notes for musicians
Capture ideas on the go. Dubnote auto-organizes everything with tempo detection, lyric transcription, and smart tagging—so you can find that hook when you need it.
Built for the messy stage of songwriting
Voice Memos doesn't care about your music. Dubnote does.
Auto-split recordings
On-device AI splits your recordings into sections—verses, hooks, riffs—automatically.
Tempo detection
Know the BPM of every idea instantly. DAW-ready from the start.
Lyric transcription
Dubnote transcribes speech and lyrics so you can read what you sang.
Smart search
Tag key moments with emojis or notes. Find anything in seconds.
Organized notebooks
Group recordings into notebooks with custom covers.
Private by design
All AI runs on-device. Your ideas never leave your phone.
See Dubnote in action
Notebooks, recordings, pitch monitor—everything you need to capture ideas.
Voice Memos vs Dubnote
Voice Memos
- ✕Generic audio recorder
- ✕No organization features
- ✕Can't detect tempo
- ✕No lyric transcription
- ✕No collaboration
- ✕Hundreds of untitled files
Dubnote
- ✓Built specifically for musicians
- ✓Notebooks with custom covers
- ✓Automatic BPM detection
- ✓Speech & lyric transcription
- ✓Share & collaborate with co-writers
- ✓Everything searchable & tagged
Write together, wherever you are
Share notebooks with your co-writers. They can listen, add comments, and record their own ideas on top of yours—all synced in real-time.
- →Invite collaborators to any notebook
- →Time-stamped comments on recordings
- →Layer recordings from multiple writers
- →See who added what, and when
Loved by songwriters
“With dubnote I never lose track of new song ideas, I keep them all organised in the app and its so easy to use.”
— App Store Review“Since using dubnote my songwriting has developed so much I can't explain! Sharing my demos with bandmates for instant feedback has changed my process completely.”
— App Store Review“I've been using this to record my cello practice & I love how it shows the BPM and splits my pieces into sections. Makes it much easier to track progress.”
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Tips & resources for songwriters
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Jan 15, 2026 · 8 min readHow to Capture Song Ideas Without Losing Them
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Jan 8, 2026 · 6 min readRemote Co-Writing: Tools & Tips for 2026
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Dec 20, 2025 · 10 min readCommon questions
There's a free tier with core features. Premium ($24.99/year) unlocks unlimited recordings, advanced AI features, collaboration, and more.
Voice Memos is a general dictation tool. Dubnote is built for music—with auto-splitting, tempo detection, lyric transcription, smart tagging, and collaboration features.
Yes. All AI processing happens on-device. Your recordings are never sent to external servers or used to train AI models.
Yes! You can import recordings from Voice Memos and other sources to organize and tag them in Dubnote.
Not yet—Dubnote is currently iOS only. Sign up for updates to be notified when Android is available.