I like keeping my Plaud device running throughout the day so I can capture personal thoughts, conversations, workflow ideas, meetings, and anything else I may want to organize and review at the end of the day.

One limitation I’ve run into is the five-hour recording length. When I try to transcribe a recording that long, Plaud doesn’t identify or assign names to the individual speakers. I also read somewhere that around three hours may be the upper limit for transcription + speaker naming within a single file.

Is there any way to customize Plaud so that it automatically ends the current recording every 2.5 to 3 hours, saves it as a file, and immediately starts a new recording? That would allow me to keep the device running throughout the day while keeping each recording within a more manageable length.

Posting this with the permission of the r/machinedpens mod team, and thanks to them for it.

r/machinedpens_Swap goes live today at 12:00 PM ET. It is a dedicated buy, sell, and trade community for machined pens, pencils, and directly related parts.

We are a separate subreddit. No affiliation with r/machinedpens, different mod team, different rules. A lot of us are members here and expect to stay that way, but if something goes wrong in a transaction on our sub, that is ours to sort out and not theirs. Please keep BST activity there and discussion here.

We are not currently backed by the Universal Scammer List. That matters, so read this part twice. A ban on our sub does not propagate to the USL, and someone flagged on the USL is not automatically blocked from ours. We still tell every member to search universalscammerlist.com before they deal with anyone, and we will act on what you find, but the automatic protection you may be used to on larger swap subs is not in place for us yet. Trade accordingly, especially early on.

What we have built

We took the r/Knife_Swap ruleset as a starting point because they have years of hard-won experience, and adapted it for pens.

Handwritten timestamps on every listing. Your username and today's date, in the frame with the pen. No stock photos standing in for proof of possession.

A swap-count trust system. Everyone starts at zero. Confirmed swaps build your count and your flair tier, from Steel through Copper, Titanium, Zirconium, Timascus, Mokume, and Meteorite. Nobody transfers a reputation in from anywhere else, including us.

PayPal Goods & Services required under 10 swaps. Sellers below that threshold must use G&S and must absorb the fee rather than passing it to the buyer. Your flair says which tier a seller is in, so buyers can see the protection level before committing.

All-in pricing. The posted price includes tracked shipping, full-value insurance, packaging, and fees to the lower 48. No surprises after a claim. The seller carries the item until tracking confirms delivery.

Full written descriptions. Material, finish, mechanism, ownership, every flaw. Photos do not excuse a description.

No auctions, raffles, bidding wars, preorders, group buys, or deposits. Honor the posted price.

No price policing. Sellers set their prices, buyers decide if they are acceptable, and if you think something is overpriced you move on rather than commenting. Market and pricing discussion stays here on r/machinedpens rather than sitting under someone's active listing.

Moderators never touch money. We do not offer escrow, proxy, or middleman services, we will never hold your funds, and we take no cut of any transaction. If anyone contacts you claiming to be a moderator offering to hold your payment, that is a scam and we want the screenshot.

Two bots handle the mechanical work: one gatekeeps posts and preserves a snapshot of every listing so later edits are visible, the other runs the swap confirmation handshake and flair.

To get started

Read the rules first. They are longer than most, on purpose, and the Trading Policy in the wiki has the full detail on shipping and risk of loss.

Account requirements to post: 30 days of account age and 100 comment karma. These exist to keep throwaway accounts out, and the same thresholds apply to commenting.

One honest note

We are eight volunteers and this is day one. Some of this will need adjusting once real transactions start hitting the rules, and we would rather hear about it than have people quietly work around it. Modmail is open.

Doors open at 12:00 PM ET. Come have a look: r/machinedpens_Swap

For those who have never owned one this is a great opportunity to get one directly from the man himself!!

It’s 1040p CT and it’s in stock at the moment.

Good luck!

Thank you old_man_manson on Discord for the PSA!!

Relax. Don’t work too hard.
Take it easy. Life’s short.
I listened. I wish I hadn’t.

I have the first generation Plaud Note that I use with my iPhone 15 pro and Apple case. Sometimes on long calls it’s hard to hold the phone with the Plaud Note attached because it causes hand fatigue.

I was thinking of using a MagSafe magnetic ring holder I can slide my finger into while on these conversations. However all the MagSafe accessories are a bit too wide to attach to the top of the case. I’m struggling here. Does any one have any suggestions for accessories I can use?