The author finds using software to make audio comments on students' writing improves students' understanding of her responses and increases their willingness to take her suggestions for revision more seriously. In the process of recording audio comments, she came to a new understanding of her students' writing needs and her responsibilities as their writing instructor. She began to offer audio comments as a feedback option for early drafts on significant writing assignments. After three years of experimentation with audio comments, she uncovered several themes among student responses. These themes confirm the research that has been conducted in the field and demonstrate how audio-recorded feedback accommodates student writers by addressing their individual needs.