funny story: 8 months ago, when @im_roy_lee was looking for a way to capture system audio, we considered sharing tech but decided not to. wild how that choice changed everything - they became the notetaker, we became the live sales coaching tool with super low latency.

Nov 8, 2025 · 9:06 PM UTC

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oh it was 5-6 months ago, not 8 months
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i’m confused? they did capture system audio, i even showed them how to achieve this in electron which i understand they are (or were using). this has become trivial in electron since also just that the docs are a bit out of date. i dont even think the issue was that they couldn’t do it rather the issue was that it required too many steps
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$15k for whoever can build me a native mac virtual audio driver so our Electron app can capture system audio w/o third party software. DM me your timeline (faster is better) + any proof you can pull it off.
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for macos, isn’t it just core audio and aggregate device tap? is there a lower level api you guys are using?
yes
some points: Electron's system audio capture has a 60~250ms latency in avg, since it goes through hardware → software layer → Electron bridge. however, our method captures audio directly at the hardware level, so latency is just ~3ms. + we also don’t use Electron or Tauri. at that time, we wanted to prove the value of our tech. but we realized we don't have to prove in that way ;)
But are they honestly just a notetaker app now?
imho cluely was always just a notetaker
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lol i remember that post, still have it saved they ended up making their own right?
they forked blackhole first, then they're using recall's desktop sdk rn
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When will this be available for windows?
i think it would take more than a month. building windows app is not that hard, but we have lots of top-priority features to build rn
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share it with me I don’t want to become a NoteTaker
Focus really is just saying no, and living with it.
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Next time they should ping me for recording infrastructure. :-)
VERY TUFF
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this is hilarious
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THIS IS CRAZY
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we need Windows version
Abstract: thanks for the guide on how to pronounce your name!
made the right call - roy is a pos
Not funny. Just hubris. You will join him in the depths of despair soon enough