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[BUG] Dictation stops detecting microphone input after 3 seconds #852

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@Defake

Describe the bug

I can't use dictation since version 1.6.7 – it consistently stops detecting microphone input after 3-4 seconds.
1.6.8 still has his bug. Only 1.6.6 works for me.
Model: doesn't seem to matter. Parakeet TDT v3 (Multilingual) and Cohere Transcribe both react the same way.

Affected app versions: 1.6.7 and 1.6.8.

Reproduction steps

  1. Press shortcut for dictation
  2. Start dictating – the waveform reacts and words appear in the preview box as intended
  3. After 3-4 seconds the waveform stops reacting, the preview box doesn't show any new words
  4. Finish dictation – only the words said during the first 3-4 seconds were captured.

Also model loading didn't affect to the cut off time:

  1. I set another model for the Voice Engine
  2. Pressed shortcut for dictation
  3. The preview box showed that the model was loading, but waveform reacted
  4. After 2-3 seconds the model was loaded
  5. Within 1 second the waveform stopped reacting – exactly the 3-4 seconds since dictation start. Model loading didn't affect this time.

Expected behavior

Expected to behave like 1.6.6 and earlier – the words to be captured for the whole duration of the dictation.

Actual behavior

It stops detecting the microphone input after 3-4 seconds.

App Version

1.6.8

macOS Version

Tahoe 26.5.2
Apple M1 Pro
Memory | 32 GB

Architecture

Apple Silicon

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