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title: Starting a new recording
slug: api-docs-v1/starting-a-new-recording
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createdAt: 2025-08-27T11:46:23.854Z
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Starting a recording using the Autoscriber SDK will automatically update Autoscriber's stateListener with the real-time transcript. You can also make use of the Autoscriber Waveform to include microphone activity detection for User Experience, see guide below.

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```javascript
let selectedMicrophone = microphones[0].deviceId;// Default to first available recording device for demo, and send through deviceId to the sdk

// Without waveform
scribe.startRecording(selectedMicrophone); 

// With waveform
scribe.startRecording(selectedMicrophone, waveFormConfig); 
```
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It must be noted that when testing the integration using a test recording, the recording must be over 30 seconds and include some medical information in order to properly generate an output.