Recording Modes
Automatic (VAD)
Recording starts automatically when you speak and stops during pauses. Perfect for continuous interviews.
How it works:
- The application listens to audio and waits for volume to exceed the threshold
- As soon as speech appears - recording begins
- When silence occurs - recording ends and is sent for transcription
- If speech lasts long, recording is automatically split into parts (chunks)
Manual (Toggle)
You control the start and end of recording with the hotkey Ctrl+R. Suitable when it’s important to record only specific moments.
The application constantly records audio in a background buffer. When you press Ctrl+R, these seconds are added to the beginning of the recording - part of the conversation before pressing will still be saved.
Selecting Recording Mode
Open settings (gear icon in the side menu), section “Audio Recording”. Here you can select the recording mode and configure other parameters.
General Settings
Audio Source
| Mode | Description |
|---|
| System audio + microphone | Records system audio (interlocutor) and microphone (you). Perfect for transcribing dialogues |
| System audio only | Records only system audio. Useful if you only need the interlocutor’s speech |
| Microphone only | Records only microphone. Use if system audio is not needed or causes problems |
Microphone
In settings, you can select a specific microphone. If not selected - the system default is used.
Noise Suppression
Removes background noise, keyboard clicks, and other interference. Recommended to enable for clean voice recording, this gives a bonus to accuracy and quality of speech recognition.
Automatic Mode Settings (VAD)
Silence Threshold
Sensitivity to voice. Lower value - the application reacts to quiet sounds. Higher value - only loud speech will start recording.
| Level | Sound Examples |
|---|
| -75 dB | Breathing |
| -65 dB | Background noise |
| -55 dB | Whisper |
| -45 dB | Quiet speech |
| -35 dB | Normal speech |
| -25 dB | Loud speech |
Split into Chunks
Automatically splits long recordings into separate files.
Why this is needed: if the interlocutor speaks for a minute without pauses, and the question was already asked at the beginning - the application will send the first part for transcription and start generating a response while the interlocutor is still finishing.
Recommended to enable if you want to get hints earlier, but this reduces speech recognition accuracy.
Chunk Length
Maximum duration of one audio file. After reaching this time, recording will be saved and a new chunk will begin.
Range: from 5 to 10 seconds. Default: 7 seconds.
Manual Mode Settings (Toggle)
Buffer Length
The application constantly records audio in a background buffer. When you press Ctrl+R, these seconds are added to the beginning of the recording. Useful if you didn’t press the hotkey in time.
Range: from 0 to 15 seconds. Default: 4 seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Recording triggers from noise
Increase the silence threshold (for example, from -40 to -30 dB) or enable noise suppression.
Cuts off the beginning of phrases
In automatic mode - decrease the silence threshold. In manual mode - increase the buffer length.
System audio is not being recorded
On macOS, you need to allow the application to capture the screen in security settings.
