Microphone and computer audio
Follow both sides of the interview
in one live transcript
Elocira transcribes your microphone as “You” and the interviewer's computer or shared-tab audio as “Them.” Choose Desktop or browser capture, confirm consent, and watch each side appear in one conversation while you keep control of pause, resume, and finish.
Real product walkthrough
See live capture in the complete interview flow
The walkthrough moves from a prepared interview into live capture, answer guidance, and the finished report.
In this guide
Turn two audio sources into one readable conversation
You will choose a capture method, verify both audio sources, start with consent, understand changing versus completed transcript text, and use pause or finish correctly. Allow about seven minutes to read the guide, plus a short pre-interview audio check.
Consent → capture → transcript
How the live transcript builds
Choose where the audio comes from
Use Device when Elocira Desktop will capture your selected microphone and the computer's system-audio output. Use Browser when the interview runs in a compatible browser tab that you can deliberately share with tab audio.
Confirm permission before starting
Elocira requires you to confirm that everyone agrees to transcription and that the interviewing organization permits real-time AI assistance. That confirmation is not a substitute for asking the other participants or checking the organization's rules.
Start capture and say a short test phrase
Your microphone appears under You. The interviewer's system or shared-tab audio appears under Them. Before the real conversation begins, speak briefly and play a voice through the meeting source to verify that both labels appear.
Read live text as provisional
While someone is speaking, the current line can grow or correct itself as more audio arrives. Treat that changing line as a live draft. When the transcription service completes the utterance, Elocira keeps the finished line in the conversation history.
Pause when capture should stop temporarily
Pause stops active capture without ending the interview. Resume when everyone is ready to continue. Browser capture asks you to choose and share the tab again after a pause; Desktop can resume through the connected app when its audio sources remain ready.
Finish only when the interview is over
Finishing completes the interview and opens the path to its review. It is not a temporary pause and the finished interview cannot be resumed. Use Pause for breaks, private discussion, or troubleshooting during the call.
Choose the capture path
Desktop and browser capture listen differently
Both routes create the same two-speaker transcript, but they obtain the interviewer's audio from different places.
Elocira Desktop
Microphone + system audio
- Available on Windows and Linux
- Uses selected computer audio sources
- Works alongside desktop or browser meeting apps
- Can rescan after a headset or device change
Browser capture
Microphone + shared-tab audio
- Requires a compatible browser
- You deliberately choose the interview tab
- “Share tab audio” must be enabled
- The tab must be shared again after pausing
What you see
A single timeline with clear speaker labels
Tell me about a product decision you changed after new evidence.
In our onboarding work, customer research showed that the original flow was creating friction…
Live text may adjust until the line is complete.Illustrative example using fictional candidate Maya Chen—not a transcript captured from a real interview.
What Elocira receives
Selected audio
- Your chosen microphone
- Desktop system audio or shared-tab audio
- Live provisional and completed transcript text
- Speaker source labels for each line
What you control
Capture decisions
- Desktop or browser capture mode
- Which microphone and audio source are used
- When capture starts, pauses, resumes, and finishes
- Corrections to completed transcript lines
- Whether captured conversation content is cleared
Two-minute pre-call check
Verify both sides before relying on the transcript
- Connect the headset before the final audio scan.
- Confirm your voice appears under “You.”
- Confirm meeting audio appears under “Them.”
- Keep the meeting on the selected output or shared tab.
- Practice Pause and Resume before the call.
- Confirm consent and the organization's rules.
Realistic limitations
Audio routing matters more than meeting-app branding
Elocira can only transcribe audio that reaches the selected source. A muted microphone, a meeting playing through a different output, a tab shared without audio, revoked browser permission, or a disconnected headset can leave one side missing.
Transcription can mishear names, acronyms, overlapping speakers, poor connections, or strong background noise. Watch for both labels during the call and correct important completed lines when needed. Headphones usually make the two sources easier to separate and reduce echo.
Common questions
Live interview transcription
Can Elocira transcribe both people in an online interview?
Yes, when both intended audio sources are available. Your microphone is labeled “You,” while Desktop system audio or browser shared-tab audio is labeled “Them.” Test the exact meeting setup before the interview.
Why can I see my voice but not the interviewer?
The interviewer audio is probably not reaching the selected system-audio source or shared tab. Check the meeting's output device. In browser capture, select the interview tab and explicitly enable “Share tab audio.”
Why does the newest transcript line keep changing?
Live speech initially appears as provisional text, which may expand or correct itself while the person continues speaking. The completed utterance becomes a stable saved line afterward.
What happens when I pause?
Active capture stops, but the interview remains available to resume. With browser capture, resuming requires fresh microphone and tab-sharing permission. Finishing is different: it completes the interview and cannot be undone by resuming.
Can I correct a transcription mistake?
Completed transcript lines can be edited in the live conversation interface where correction is available. Corrections improve the saved conversation, but they cannot restore audio that was never captured.
Test both audio sources
Prepare your live transcript
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