IPhone 5 Voice Memo crash due to alerts

Hello all-
I have had the iPhone5 for about a month and just started using the VoiceMemo app to record meeting notes and discussions. Overall, usually works fine, but I notice that if I am recording and I get any kind of reminder alert from the calendar, or an incoming phone call, or an incoming text, it kills the recording in progress and doesn't even save what I had recorded up until that moment. Very frustrating especially if I am 30-45 minutes into a meeting/discussion, all is lost! Any ideas or tips?
Many thanks!!

Put your phone in Airplane mode. That will stop all calls, SMS's, etc. Then start your recording.
Also turn off your alerts before you start.

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