diff --git a/server/reflector/pipelines/main_multitrack_pipeline.py b/server/reflector/pipelines/main_multitrack_pipeline.py
index 2e7eb3f0..e9941a07 100644
--- a/server/reflector/pipelines/main_multitrack_pipeline.py
+++ b/server/reflector/pipelines/main_multitrack_pipeline.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from celery import chain, shared_task
 from reflector.asynctask import asynctask
 from reflector.db.transcripts import (
     TranscriptStatus,
-    TranscriptText,
     TranscriptWaveform,
     transcripts_controller,
 )
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ from reflector.logger import logger
 from reflector.pipelines.main_file_pipeline import task_send_webhook_if_needed
 from reflector.pipelines.main_live_pipeline import (
     PipelineMainBase,
+    broadcast_to_sockets,
     task_cleanup_consent,
     task_pipeline_post_to_zulip,
 )
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ class PipelineMainMultitrack(PipelineMainBase):
             for c in containers:
                 c.close()
 
+    @broadcast_to_sockets
     async def set_status(self, transcript_id: str, status: TranscriptStatus):
         async with self.lock_transaction():
             return await transcripts_controller.set_status(transcript_id, status)
@@ -423,7 +424,8 @@ class PipelineMainMultitrack(PipelineMainBase):
             transcript.data_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
             mp3_writer = AudioFileWriterProcessor(
-                path=str(transcript.audio_mp3_filename)
+                path=str(transcript.audio_mp3_filename),
+                on_duration=self.on_duration,
             )
             # Use PADDED tracks with NO additional offsets (already aligned by padding)
             await self.mixdown_tracks(
@@ -542,13 +544,8 @@ class PipelineMainMultitrack(PipelineMainBase):
 
         merged_transcript = TranscriptType(words=merged_words, translation=None)
 
-        await transcripts_controller.append_event(
-            transcript,
-            event="TRANSCRIPT",
-            data=TranscriptText(
-                text=merged_transcript.text, translation=merged_transcript.translation
-            ),
-        )
+        # Emit TRANSCRIPT event through the shared handler (persists and broadcasts)
+        await self.on_transcript(merged_transcript)
 
         topics = await self.detect_topics(merged_transcript, transcript.target_language)
         await asyncio.gather(