Stopping a session and what happens next

When you stop a session, Confidant immediately starts transcribing. Here's what to expect.

Stopping

Click Stop in the session panel. The audio file is closed and saved to disk, and the panel transitions to the transcription phase.

There's no "discard" option. If you stopped a recording you didn't want to keep, the audio file is still on disk — you can delete the session from the patient detail page after it finishes transcribing, but the audio file remains until you remove it manually (or use the future auto-delete setting).

Transcription

The status indicator turns amber and reads Transcribing…. Whisper processes the audio in chunks, and you'll see a progress indicator like "12 / 47" — that's the number of audio chunks processed out of total chunks expected.

How long it takes depends on session length and your hardware:

You can keep using the rest of Confidant while transcription runs in the background. The session panel can be closed; you'll get a chime when it's done.

After transcription

The status indicator turns sage green and reads Transcribed. The session panel now shows the full transcript text. You can:

• Read the transcript inline
• Click Generate notes to have the AI write a draft SOAP or DAP note
• Open the patient detail page to see the session in the patient's session list

The transcript is also saved to disk (encrypted, like everything else) and stays available regardless of whether you generate notes from it.

What if transcription fails or stalls?

Most transcription issues are CPU/RAM contention with other apps. Try:

• Closing other audio/video apps (Zoom, OBS, video editors)
• Closing Chrome tabs (especially tabs running video)
• Quitting any large language model apps you have open separately

If it still won't progress, see Troubleshooting. Your audio is safe on disk regardless — even if transcription fails, you can re-trigger it.