Understanding the Live Recording Interface

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Once you start a meeting recording — either by scheduling it or choosing “Start with Recording Details” — Ex.Brain enters Live Meeting Mode, designed to capture every word, recognize who’s speaking, and convert your conversation into structured knowledge.

This page explains the full interface so you know what’s happening during and after a meeting.

What You See During a Live Recording #

Once recording begins, you’ll see a real-time dashboard that includes:

1. Live Transcript View #

  • Every word spoken is instantly transcribed and shown in the central pane.
  • Lines appear chronologically.
  • For now, speaker labels are generic (e.g., Speaker 1, Speaker 2).
  • After the meeting ends, Ex.Brain automatically identifies who said what using speaker diarization.

Voice Activity Visualizer #

  • An animated equalizer bar reacts to speech volume and input.
  • Use this to confirm that audio is being picked up correctly.
  • A red circle indicates recording is active.
  • A timer shows how long the meeting has been running.

Control Bar #

Control

Description

Pause

Temporarily stops transcription. Resume to continue the session.

Stop Recording

Ends the meeting and triggers processing (speaker separation, summaries, etc.)

Audio Timeline

(Coming soon) Will allow you to scrub through recording in real time.

Think of Access Levels like "permission bundles" — Admin, Analyst, Viewer, Editor, etc.

Recording Behavior & What Happens in the Background #

Behind the scenes, Ex.Brain is:

  • Transcribing in real time using your selected language (default: English)
  • Capturing speaker audio patterns for diarization
  • Preparing for AI-powered summarization and document generation

You’ll see two additional tabs on this screen:

  1. Transcript – Active tab while recording
  2. Summary – Disabled during live session, unlocked once the meeting ends

What Happens When You End the Meeting? #

After you click Stop Recording:

  1. A confirmation modal asks if you’re sure.
  2. The meeting is processed:
    • Speech is converted to paragraph-level transcript.
    • Ex.Brain separates the transcript by speaker.
  3. You’ll see a loading state (“Processing”) while this happens.

When diarization completes:

  • You’ll receive a notification
  • A red dot will appear on the Meeting Organizer icon
  • The meeting appears in your Recordings List, ready for export or review

Common Misunderstandings #

Mistake

Tip

Closing the browser stops the meeting

Always press Stop Recording to save your session.

Thinking real names appear during the meeting

Speaker names are applied after processing.

Forgetting to assign categories

You can edit metadata later, but it’s best to set it before recording.

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