> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.relyant.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Record a session

> Record a meeting live or upload an audio file, and get a transcript and AI summary

You can capture a meeting in Scribe in two ways: record it live, or upload a pre-recorded audio file. Either way, Scribe transcribes the audio, labels the speakers, and writes a summary.

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Recording reminder:** Tell all attendees that the session will be recorded before you start.

## Record a meeting live

**1. Start a new note**

In the sidebar, click **New note**. You can also click **Instant record** on **Home**, or start from a calendar meeting.

**2. Add attendees (optional)**

Click **Add attendees** and search for students, parents, or staff. To add someone outside your organization, enter their name under **External / Guest** and click **Add external attendee**.

**3. Click Transcribe**

Click **Transcribe**. If your browser asks, allow microphone access.

**4. Confirm the language**

In the **Instant record** prompt, keep **Auto-detect (multilingual)** (recommended), or choose **Single language** if the whole meeting is in one language. Click **Record and transcribe**.

**5. Record the meeting**

A draft transcript appears live while you record. The recording bar has a microphone button, **Pause**, and **Stop**. Click the microphone button to switch microphones. To throw the recording away, expand the live transcript and click **Discard**.

**6. Stop the recording**

Click **Stop**. Scribe processes the audio and shows its progress, from transcribing to writing your summary.

> [!TIP]
>
> For in-person meetings, place the device centrally between the speakers. To skip the language prompt next time, check **Don't ask this again**.

After you stop, Scribe writes the summary from the live transcript straight away. It then runs a second, more accurate transcription pass. While it runs, you see **Improving transcript…**, and the **Final transcript** replaces the **Draft transcript** when it's ready. Your summary stays as it is. If the second pass stalls, the note tells you so and offers **Retry**. If the recording has no speech, Scribe tells you to check that the right microphone is selected and not muted.

## Start from a calendar meeting

If you [connect your calendar](https://docs.relyant.app/scribe/preferences.md#calendar), Scribe can start a note from a meeting with its title, time, and attendees already filled in.

* On **Home**, under **Today**, click **Take notes** or **Record** next to a meeting.
* When a calendar meeting with a video link starts, a banner offers **Start recording**. Click it to open a new recording for that meeting.

## Upload an audio file

**1. Start an upload**

On **Home**, click **Upload & transcribe**, or click **Upload audio** in a new note.

**2. Add the recording**

In the **Upload & transcribe** dialog, drag and drop the file, or click **browse** to select it.

**3. Choose the language and upload**

Under **Transcription language**, pick **Auto-detect (multilingual)** or **Single language**, then click **Upload & transcribe**. Scribe uploads the file, transcribes it, and writes the summary.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Audio files can be up to 40 MB. In-app recordings are compressed, so this covers well over two hours of recording.

## Continue or discard a recording

* To add more audio to an existing note, click **Continue recording**. The new transcript is appended to the same note.
* To throw away a recording without processing it, click **Discard** in the live transcript header and confirm **Discard recording**.

## Record with the desktop app

Scribe Desktop for Mac and Windows records the call's audio from Zoom, Meet, or Teams alongside your microphone. Download it from [Preferences](https://docs.relyant.app/scribe/preferences.md#desktop-app), or click **Download for Mac** or **Download for Windows** next to the greeting on the Scribe home page.

* **Set up Scribe**: on first launch, enable **Microphone** and, on Mac, **Meeting audio**. Without meeting audio, Scribe records only your microphone, and the microphone button shows an amber dot.
* **You and the call**: in the live transcript, your own voice appears on the right and the call on the left. In the final transcript, Scribe names your voice after you. It doesn't for in-person meetings or when several people share your microphone.
* **Floating recorder**: when you switch to your meeting app during a recording, a small panel stays on top of it. It shows the elapsed time, pause and stop buttons, and the latest live transcript. Type in **Quick note…** to add a timestamped line to your notes.
* **Meeting detection**: when a Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or Webex meeting opens, Scribe shows a **Start recording** banner, and a notification if Scribe isn't in front. Turn this off in [Preferences](https://docs.relyant.app/scribe/preferences.md#calendar).
* **Scribe only**: the desktop app shows only Scribe. On other pages it opens, such as account settings, click **Scribe** in the top bar to go back.


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