ChanTan Studio DocsHow to Speak Instead of Type in ChanTan Studio
Tap the microphone, talk in your own language, and your words appear as text you can review and send — up to 10 minutes, about 1 credit per recording.
If typing is slow — especially on a phone — tap the microphone and just talk. Your words come back as written text in the box, which you can read, edit and send.
This is not the expert call. Nobody talks back. It's simply typing with your voice.
You'll find the microphone in two places:
- On the dashboard — a big blue microphone in the top-right corner inside the prompt box. Under the box it says "Tap the mic and just talk".
- Inside a project — a small microphone next to the Send button in the chat. It works even while the AI is building.
1. Tap the microphone
The first time, your browser asks for permission to use your microphone. Press allow.
2. Speak naturally
You'll see sound bars, a timer, and "Recording…" with the hint "Speak naturally — tap ↑ when you're done."
Say it however you'd say it out loud. No special wording is needed.
3. Pause or cancel if you need to
At any point you can press Pause, then Resume to carry on. Cancel throws the recording away.
4. Tap the blue arrow when you're done
Press the blue arrow, "Done — transcribe".
Four short steps run: "Preparing audio…" → "Turning speech into text…" → "Cleaning up the brief…" → "Ready to review".
5. Read it, then send
Your words land in the text box with "Added to your message — review and send."
Read it, change anything you want, then send it as normal.
✅ Done! Your spoken words are now editable text in the box — exactly as if you'd typed them.
Your own language, your own words
- The text comes back in the language you spoke — never translated.
- Darija stays Darija. It is never "corrected" into standard Arabic.
- Mixed speech, like Arabic with English brand names, is kept exactly as you said it.
- Only "uh", "um", repeats and false starts are removed.
Limits and cost
| Thing | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum length | 10 minutes — it stops itself and starts converting |
| Warning | At 8 minutes: "Long recording — consider stopping soon. Hard limit at 10 minutes." |
| Minimum | About 1 second of speech |
| Cost | About 1 credit per recording |
| Needed to start | Credits in your balance, otherwise it refuses |
| Automatic retries | 3 tries before it gives up and offers Retry / Discard |
| Kept in your browser | Up to 24 hours, up to 5 unsent recordings |
"The box shows something shorter than what I said"
If you spoke for a long time, ChanTan puts a shorter version in the box and keeps your full words one tap away.
A chip appears under the box: "Shortened from your recording — your full words are kept."
- Press "Show" to read the full text.
- Press "Use full words" to put all of it back.
Every concrete detail — names, prices, numbers, colours, page names — is always kept in the short version.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| "You have an unsent recording" (amber panel) | You closed the tab before it converted. Press "Transcribe" to finish it, or "Discard". Offered for 24 hours, and only on the screen where you recorded. |
| The recording failed | ChanTan already tried 3 times. Press Retry, or Discard and say it again. |
| Your microphone is blocked | Allow microphone access for ChanTan in your browser's site settings, reload the page, and tap the microphone again. |
| Your microphone is busy | Close other apps or tabs that may be using it, then try again. |
A raw error like HTTP 503: |
Not something you did wrong. Try once more. If it happens twice, note the time and write to support@chantan.studio. |
Honest limits
- Unsent recordings live in your browser only — a different device or a cleared browser won't have them.
- Most upload and voice error messages currently appear in English, even if you set the app to another language. Nothing is broken; the meaning is the same.
- If you don't know how to describe your idea at all, the microphone won't help you find the words — call the expert instead.