Audio logs are the recording devices found in Bendy and the Ink Machine, used in the Cycle to record some of the past lives and experiences of the Joey Drew Studios employees. Some of the audio logs are hidden.
There are 32 playable audio logs in total. (Listen to all of them to get the "Voice collector" achievement. More audio log achievements are listed below.
List of Audio Logs[]
Chapter 1: Moving Pictures[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| This Machine | Wally Franks | In one of the corridor paths, located on the table between two closet doors. |
| Dark and Cold | Thomas Connor | On the shelf, in the first area of the basement. |
Chapter 2: The Old Song[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Can I Get an Amen? | Sammy Lawrence | Inside the utility shaft 9, next to the miniature Bendy cutout. |
| The Pump Switch | Sammy Lawrence | On the shelf from the Music Department lobby's logo from the left side. |
| Crazy Sammy | Norman Polk | Found on the bench of the projection booth. |
| New Actress | Susie Campbell | Inside the Recording Studio next to the piano. |
| Stupid Keys | Wally Franks | Located very near the office of Sammy Lawrence. |
| Sanctuary Puzzle | Sammy Lawrence | Inside the Hall Closet. |
| Quiet and Smelly Sewers | Jack Fain | Found on the desk within the boiler room. |
Chapter 3: Rise and Fall[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Crooked Smile | Shawn Flynn | Found inside the Toy Machine Room next to the Ink Toy. |
| Everything is Coming Apart | Susie Campbell | From the Angel Path room on the sofa. |
| Time to Believe | Joey Drew | From the Demon Path room on the desk chair. |
| Ink Pressure | Wally Franks and Thomas Connor | From the Trailer Room, found on the chest trunk from the entrance. |
| Cutting Corners | Thomas Connor | Found in the Inner Chamber, located from the shelf after the elevator. |
| Lunch with Joey | Susie Campbell | Inside the flooded morgue area. |
| Crack a Smile | Wally Franks | From Level 11, found on top of the barrel just outside of Lunch Room 2. |
| The Genius Upstairs | Grant Cohen | Inside the small accounting office on Level 9. |
| Looking for Trouble | Norman Polk | Inside the Inky Abyss of Level 14, on top of one of the wooden crates. |
| Man of Ideas | Henry Stein | Inside the Sunken Room on Level P. |
Chapter 4: Colossal Wonders[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Indiscernible | Grant Cohen | Inside the Management Office, on top of the desk. |
| Behind Closed Doors | Susie Campbell | From the Archives, on top of the circled table from the room's center. |
| Colossal Wonders | Bertrum Piedmont | Located from the map table within the planning room. |
| Playing Games | Wally Franks | Found in the Storage 9 warehouse, in between two Bendy Land minigame stages. |
| Mechanical Demon | Lacie Benton | In the structure room, part of the Research & Design department. |
| Bertrum's Reveal | Bertrum Piedmont | On the table from the attraction storage. |
| Turn it Off | Joey Drew | From the first floor of the Maintenance area. |
Chapter 5: The Last Reel[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Office Report | Thomas Connor | Inside Thomas' room within the Gent Home Office. |
| Chocolate Cake | Wally Franks | Inside one of the Administration Maze's rooms. |
| The Big Picture | Joey Drew | From one of the Administration Maze's rooms. |
| Thousands of Souls | Joey Drew | From one of the Administration Maze's rooms. |
| Bringing Alice to Life | Joey Drew | On the table from Joey's personal office. |
| Bendy's End | Joey Drew | Next to Joey's "throne" office chair from the Throne Room. |
Miscellaneous[]
| Title | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Henry's Audio Diary | Henry Stein | None. Only played in three audio log teasers for the fifth Bendy and the Ink Machine chapter. |
Trivia[]
- Even though the game does take place during the 1960s, the audio log's design is rather closely based on the one invented in the 1970s like this cassette player here.
- Joey Drew and Wally Franks, if Wally's duo log with Thomas was counted, have the most audio logs out of all others, both tied with a total of six audio tapes each.
- The audio log has a mesh exclusive to the prototype version of Chapter 1.
- Playing every audio log is achievement-worthy to earn.
- In Chapter 1, playing both audio logs unlocks "The Past Speaks" achievement.
- In Chapter 2, playing all seven audio logs unlocks the "Old Problems" achievement.
- In Chapter 3, playing all ten audio logs unlocks the "Hearing Voices" achievement.
- In Chapter 4, playing all seven audio logs unlocks the "Still Listening" achievement.
- In Chapter 5, playing all six audio logs will unlock the "Now Hear This!" achievement.
- Playing all the audio logs will unlock "The Voice Collector" achievement.
Audio[]
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| The sound of the audio log turning on. | |
| The sound of the audio log running. | |
| The sound of the audio log turning off. | |
| The sound of the audio log turning on, running, and then turning off. |
Gallery[]
The popup for when a recording plays.
The audio log's texture map (bottom right) with a bunch of other items, found in Chapter 1's prototype files.
The audio log's mesh from the prototype.
The front of the audio log.
The official screenshot of Sammy's audio log from Music Department Entrance.
Another screenshot.
The official screenshot of Bertrum's audio log from attraction storage.
The official screenshot of Grant's audio log from the management room.
Wally's audio log from storage 9 in the official screenshot from Steam.
Another screenshot of Wally's audio log.