Voice Activity Detection and Auto-Stop
Having a recording end by itself once you stop talking.
EnviousWispr can end a recording by itself once you stop talking, so you do not have to reach for your hotkey again. This is off by default and has to be switched on before it does anything.
Turning on auto-stop
Switch the feature on in settings to let EnviousWispr work out when you have finished speaking.
- Go to Settings > Transcription.
- Switch on Stop recording on silence.
- Use the slider to set how long a pause has to be, anywhere from half a second to three seconds. It arrives set to one and a half seconds.
A pause shorter than your setting is ignored, while a longer silence ends the recording. At the half-second setting, an ordinary pause for thought is often enough to stop it.
Choosing a pause length
Different pause lengths suit different speaking habits.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Half a second | Ends recordings quickly, but risks cutting you off mid-thought. |
| One and a half seconds | A reliable starting point for normal speech. |
| Up to three seconds | Suits speakers who pause often in the middle of a sentence. |
Automatic trimming
Silence at the beginning and the end of your recording is removed before your speech is transcribed. That trimming happens whether or not you have auto-stop switched on, runs entirely on your Mac, and needs no configuration.
If it stops at the wrong time
Move the slider. If EnviousWispr keeps ending the recording while you are still thinking, raise the setting to three seconds, or switch the feature off and end every recording yourself.