Identify which source is missing
| What you hear | What to check first |
|---|---|
| Other people, but not your voice | The selected microphone, input level and microphone permission. |
| Your voice, but not the meeting | Meeting playback, system-audio permission and capture of that source. |
| Neither side | Both sources separately, and whether you opened the right recording. |
For a meeting transcript, use audio recording in Whynote on Mac. If you started the separate screen recorder, check that workflow on its own rather than assuming it uses the meeting audio settings. The screen recording guide explains that tool.
When your voice is missing
In System Settings → Sound → Input, select the intended microphone and watch the input level as you speak. Check it again after connecting or disconnecting headphones. The device you use to hear a meeting can be different from the one that records your voice.
Check Whynote under Privacy & Security → Microphone and review permissions inside the app. Quit and reopen Whynote after changing microphone access. Record a few spoken words to check that source before returning to the meeting.
When the other person or presentation is missing
First confirm that the meeting audio is actually playing on your Mac. Check playback volume, a muted browser tab and the selected sound output so you are not testing a silent section. A working microphone does not prove that meeting audio is being captured.
Open Settings → Permissions in Whynote and check System Audio or Screen & System Audio, depending on macOS. Follow the app into the relevant system permission setting. Microphone access and system-audio access are separate checks.
Make a short recording before the full meeting
- Start the meeting-audio workflow in Whynote and check the sources you intend to capture.
- Play a short section of an available presentation and say a few words yourself.
- Stop and listen to the recording. Confirm that it contains each source you meant to keep.
- If sound disappears after changing headphones, repeat the check with your current input and output devices.
Do this before an important discussion rather than finding out afterward that a source was missing. Keep the original problem file until you have listened to it, since one side may still be usable. The Mac meeting-recording guide covers setup from the beginning.
Work with the audio that was actually saved
You can transcribe and review the audible side of a recording, but that does not recover a voice that was never captured. Listen to the relevant section and separate what you hear from guesses about the other person’s reply. If an authorized complete recording is available, use that file instead.
You can also import a saved audio file into Whynote on iPhone. That gives you a way to work with an existing recording, rather than capturing another iPhone app’s system audio. For a recurring issue, tell support which source disappears, along with the app version, macOS and audio devices.
Prepare Whynote for your next conversation
Get Whynote for Mac and check the sources with a short recording. Choose the iPhone app to work with an existing audio file on your phone.