diff --git a/server/migrations/versions/b3df9681cae9_add_source_and_target_language.py b/server/migrations/versions/b3df9681cae9_add_source_and_target_language.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed8a85b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/versions/b3df9681cae9_add_source_and_target_language.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""add source and target language
+
+Revision ID: b3df9681cae9
+Revises: 543ed284d69a
+Create Date: 2023-08-29 10:55:37.690469
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = 'b3df9681cae9'
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = '543ed284d69a'
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('transcript', sa.Column('source_language', sa.String(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('transcript', sa.Column('target_language', sa.String(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('transcript', 'target_language')
+    op.drop_column('transcript', 'source_language')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/server/reflector/db/__init__.py b/server/reflector/db/__init__.py
index 3864b13a..2ac68029 100644
--- a/server/reflector/db/__init__.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import databases
 import sqlalchemy
-from reflector.events import subscribers_startup, subscribers_shutdown
+from reflector.events import subscribers_shutdown, subscribers_startup
 from reflector.settings import settings
 
-
 database = databases.Database(settings.DATABASE_URL)
 metadata = sqlalchemy.MetaData()
 
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ transcripts = sqlalchemy.Table(
     sqlalchemy.Column("summary", sqlalchemy.String, nullable=True),
     sqlalchemy.Column("topics", sqlalchemy.JSON),
     sqlalchemy.Column("events", sqlalchemy.JSON),
+    sqlalchemy.Column("source_language", sqlalchemy.String, nullable=True),
+    sqlalchemy.Column("target_language", sqlalchemy.String, nullable=True),
     # with user attached, optional
     sqlalchemy.Column("user_id", sqlalchemy.String),
 )
diff --git a/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_auto.py b/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_auto.py
index fdae7663..3bc10102 100644
--- a/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_auto.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_auto.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from reflector.processors.base import Processor
+import importlib
+
 from reflector.processors.audio_transcript import AudioTranscriptProcessor
+from reflector.processors.base import Pipeline, Processor
 from reflector.processors.types import AudioFile
 from reflector.settings import settings
-import importlib
 
 
 class AudioTranscriptAutoProcessor(AudioTranscriptProcessor):
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ class AudioTranscriptAutoProcessor(AudioTranscriptProcessor):
         self.processor = self.get_instance(settings.TRANSCRIPT_BACKEND)
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
+    def set_pipeline(self, pipeline: Pipeline):
+        super().set_pipeline(pipeline)
+        self.processor.set_pipeline(pipeline)
+
     def connect(self, processor: Processor):
         self.processor.connect(processor)
 
diff --git a/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_modal.py b/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_modal.py
index 335d1f0f..2ecdc2ec 100644
--- a/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_modal.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/audio_transcript_modal.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ API will be a POST request to TRANSCRIPT_URL:
 from time import monotonic
 
 import httpx
-
 from reflector.processors.audio_transcript import AudioTranscriptProcessor
 from reflector.processors.audio_transcript_auto import AudioTranscriptAutoProcessor
 from reflector.processors.types import AudioFile, Transcript, TranslationLanguages, Word
@@ -54,14 +53,10 @@ class AudioTranscriptModalProcessor(AudioTranscriptProcessor):
                 "file": (data.name, data.fd),
             }
 
-            # TODO: Get the source / target language from the UI preferences dynamically
-            # Update code here once this is possible.
-            # i.e) extract from context/session objects
-            source_language = "en"
-
-            # TODO: target lang is set to "fr" for demo purposes
-            # Revert back once language selection is implemented
-            target_language = "fr"
+            # FIXME this should be a processor after, as each user may want
+            # different languages
+            source_language = self.get_pref("audio:source_language", "en")
+            target_language = self.get_pref("audio:target_language", "en")
             languages = TranslationLanguages()
 
             # Only way to set the target should be the UI element like dropdown.
@@ -87,8 +82,8 @@ class AudioTranscriptModalProcessor(AudioTranscriptProcessor):
             result = response.json()
 
             # Sanity check for translation status in the result
-            translation = ""
-            if target_language in result["text"]:
+            translation = None
+            if source_language != target_language and target_language in result["text"]:
                 translation = result["text"][target_language]
             text = result["text"][source_language]
 
diff --git a/server/reflector/processors/base.py b/server/reflector/processors/base.py
index 4a7f2bc2..35e836bc 100644
--- a/server/reflector/processors/base.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-from reflector.logger import logger
-from uuid import uuid4
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 import asyncio
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from typing import Any
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from reflector.logger import logger
 
 
 class Processor:
@@ -17,9 +19,11 @@ class Processor:
         self.uid = uuid4().hex
         self.flushed = False
         self.logger = (custom_logger or logger).bind(processor=self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.pipeline = None
 
     def set_pipeline(self, pipeline: "Pipeline"):
         # if pipeline is used, pipeline logger will be used instead
+        self.pipeline = pipeline
         self.logger = pipeline.logger.bind(processor=self.__class__.__name__)
 
     def connect(self, processor: "Processor"):
@@ -54,6 +58,14 @@ class Processor:
         """
         self._callbacks.remove(callback)
 
+    def get_pref(self, key: str, default: Any = None):
+        """
+        Get a preference from the pipeline prefs
+        """
+        if self.pipeline:
+            return self.pipeline.get_pref(key, default)
+        return default
+
     async def emit(self, data):
         for callback in self._callbacks:
             await callback(data)
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ class Pipeline(Processor):
         self.logger.info("Pipeline created")
 
         self.processors = processors
+        self.prefs = {}
 
         for processor in processors:
             processor.set_pipeline(self)
@@ -220,3 +233,17 @@ class Pipeline(Processor):
         for processor in self.processors:
             processor.describe(level + 1)
         logger.info("")
+
+    def set_pref(self, key: str, value: Any):
+        """
+        Set a preference for this pipeline
+        """
+        self.prefs[key] = value
+
+    def get_pref(self, key: str, default=None):
+        """
+        Get a preference for this pipeline
+        """
+        if key not in self.prefs:
+            self.logger.warning(f"Pref {key} not found, using default")
+        return self.prefs.get(key, default)
diff --git a/server/reflector/processors/types.py b/server/reflector/processors/types.py
index 537de415..8aab2a0d 100644
--- a/server/reflector/processors/types.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/types.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Word(BaseModel):
 
 class Transcript(BaseModel):
     text: str = ""
-    translation: str = ""
+    translation: str | None = None
     words: list[Word] = None
 
     @property
diff --git a/server/reflector/views/rtc_offer.py b/server/reflector/views/rtc_offer.py
index f909cc9c..90f44434 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/rtc_offer.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/rtc_offer.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import av
 from aiortc import MediaStreamTrack, RTCPeerConnection, RTCSessionDescription
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-
 from reflector.events import subscribers_shutdown
 from reflector.logger import logger
 from reflector.processors import (
@@ -81,6 +80,8 @@ async def rtc_offer_base(
     event_callback=None,
     event_callback_args=None,
     audio_filename: Path | None = None,
+    source_language: str = "en",
+    target_language: str = "en",
 ):
     # build an rtc session
     offer = RTCSessionDescription(sdp=params.sdp, type=params.type)
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ async def rtc_offer_base(
             result = {
                 "cmd": "SHOW_TRANSCRIPTION",
                 "text": transcript.text,
-                "translation": transcript.translation,
             }
             ctx.data_channel.send(dumps(result))
 
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ async def rtc_offer_base(
         TranscriptFinalSummaryProcessor.as_threaded(callback=on_final_summary),
     ]
     ctx.pipeline = Pipeline(*processors)
+    ctx.pipeline.set_pref("audio:source_language", source_language)
+    ctx.pipeline.set_pref("audio:target_language", target_language)
     # FIXME: warmup is not working well yet
     # await ctx.pipeline.warmup()
 
diff --git a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
index b153765a..5aed7141 100644
--- a/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/transcripts.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Optional
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 import av
+import reflector.auth as auth
 from fastapi import (
     APIRouter,
     Depends,
@@ -17,13 +18,11 @@ from fastapi import (
 )
 from fastapi_pagination import Page, paginate
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
-
-import reflector.auth as auth
 from reflector.db import database, transcripts
 from reflector.logger import logger
 from reflector.settings import settings
 from reflector.utils.audio_waveform import get_audio_waveform
+from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 
 from ._range_requests_response import range_requests_response
 from .rtc_offer import PipelineEvent, RtcOffer, rtc_offer_base
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ class AudioWaveform(BaseModel):
 
 class TranscriptText(BaseModel):
     text: str
-    translation: str
+    translation: str | None
 
 
 class TranscriptTopic(BaseModel):
@@ -81,6 +80,8 @@ class Transcript(BaseModel):
     summary: str | None = None
     topics: list[TranscriptTopic] = []
     events: list[TranscriptEvent] = []
+    source_language: str = "en"
+    target_language: str = "en"
 
     def add_event(self, event: str, data: BaseModel) -> TranscriptEvent:
         ev = TranscriptEvent(event=event, data=data.model_dump())
@@ -186,8 +187,19 @@ class TranscriptController:
             return None
         return Transcript(**result)
 
-    async def add(self, name: str, user_id: str | None = None):
-        transcript = Transcript(name=name, user_id=user_id)
+    async def add(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        source_language: str = "en",
+        target_language: str = "en",
+        user_id: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        transcript = Transcript(
+            name=name,
+            source_language=source_language,
+            target_language=target_language,
+            user_id=user_id,
+        )
         query = transcripts.insert().values(**transcript.model_dump())
         await database.execute(query)
         return transcript
@@ -231,10 +243,14 @@ class GetTranscript(BaseModel):
     duration: int
     summary: str | None
     created_at: datetime
+    source_language: str
+    target_language: str
 
 
 class CreateTranscript(BaseModel):
     name: str
+    source_language: str = Field("en")
+    target_language: str = Field("en")
 
 
 class UpdateTranscript(BaseModel):
@@ -243,10 +259,6 @@ class UpdateTranscript(BaseModel):
     summary: Optional[str] = Field(None)
 
 
-class TranscriptEntryCreate(BaseModel):
-    name: str
-
-
 class DeletionStatus(BaseModel):
     status: str
 
@@ -268,7 +280,12 @@ async def transcripts_create(
     user: Annotated[Optional[auth.UserInfo], Depends(auth.current_user_optional)],
 ):
     user_id = user["sub"] if user else None
-    return await transcripts_controller.add(info.name, user_id=user_id)
+    return await transcripts_controller.add(
+        info.name,
+        source_language=info.source_language,
+        target_language=info.target_language,
+        user_id=user_id,
+    )
 
 
 # ==============================================================
@@ -573,4 +590,6 @@ async def transcript_record_webrtc(
         event_callback=handle_rtc_event,
         event_callback_args=transcript_id,
         audio_filename=transcript.audio_filename,
+        source_language=transcript.source_language,
+        target_language=transcript.target_language,
     )
diff --git a/server/tests/test_transcripts_rtc_ws.py b/server/tests/test_transcripts_rtc_ws.py
index 8237d4ab..c6adf320 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_transcripts_rtc_ws.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_transcripts_rtc_ws.py
@@ -39,8 +39,20 @@ async def dummy_transcript():
 
     class TestAudioTranscriptProcessor(AudioTranscriptProcessor):
         async def _transcript(self, data: AudioFile):
+            source_language = self.get_pref("audio:source_language", "en")
+            target_language = self.get_pref("audio:target_language", "en")
+            print("transcripting", source_language, target_language)
+            print("pipeline", self.pipeline)
+            print("prefs", self.pipeline.prefs)
+
+            translation = None
+            if source_language != target_language:
+                if target_language == "fr":
+                    translation = "Bonjour le monde"
+
             return Transcript(
                 text="Hello world",
+                translation=translation,
                 words=[
                     Word(start=0.0, end=1.0, text="Hello"),
                     Word(start=1.0, end=2.0, text="world"),
@@ -165,6 +177,147 @@ async def test_transcript_rtc_and_websocket(tmpdir, dummy_transcript, dummy_llm)
     assert "TRANSCRIPT" in eventnames
     ev = events[eventnames.index("TRANSCRIPT")]
     assert ev["data"]["text"] == "Hello world"
+    assert ev["data"]["translation"] is None
+
+    assert "TOPIC" in eventnames
+    ev = events[eventnames.index("TOPIC")]
+    assert ev["data"]["id"]
+    assert ev["data"]["summary"] == "LLM SUMMARY"
+    assert ev["data"]["transcript"].startswith("Hello world")
+    assert ev["data"]["timestamp"] == 0.0
+
+    assert "FINAL_SUMMARY" in eventnames
+    ev = events[eventnames.index("FINAL_SUMMARY")]
+    assert ev["data"]["summary"] == "LLM SUMMARY"
+
+    # check status order
+    statuses = [e["data"]["value"] for e in events if e["event"] == "STATUS"]
+    assert statuses == ["recording", "processing", "ended"]
+
+    # ensure the last event received is ended
+    assert events[-1]["event"] == "STATUS"
+    assert events[-1]["data"]["value"] == "ended"
+
+    # check that transcript status in model is updated
+    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.json()["status"] == "ended"
+
+    # check that audio is available
+    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}/audio")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.headers["Content-Type"] == "audio/wav"
+
+    # check that audio/mp3 is available
+    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}/audio/mp3")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.headers["Content-Type"] == "audio/mp3"
+
+    # stop server
+    server.stop()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transcript_rtc_and_websocket_and_fr(tmpdir, dummy_transcript, dummy_llm):
+    # goal: start the server, exchange RTC, receive websocket events
+    # because of that, we need to start the server in a thread
+    # to be able to connect with aiortc
+    # with target french language
+
+    from reflector.settings import settings
+    from reflector.app import app
+
+    settings.DATA_DIR = Path(tmpdir)
+
+    # start server
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 1255
+    base_url = f"http://{host}:{port}/v1"
+    config = Config(app=app, host=host, port=port)
+    server = ThreadedUvicorn(config)
+    await server.start()
+
+    # create a transcript
+    ac = AsyncClient(base_url=base_url)
+    response = await ac.post(
+        "/transcripts", json={"name": "Test RTC", "target_language": "fr"}
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    tid = response.json()["id"]
+
+    # create a websocket connection as a task
+    events = []
+
+    async def websocket_task():
+        print("Test websocket: TASK STARTED")
+        async with aconnect_ws(f"{base_url}/transcripts/{tid}/events") as ws:
+            print("Test websocket: CONNECTED")
+            try:
+                while True:
+                    msg = await ws.receive_json()
+                    print(f"Test websocket: JSON {msg}")
+                    if msg is None:
+                        break
+                    events.append(msg)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Test websocket: EXCEPTION {e}")
+            finally:
+                ws.close()
+                print("Test websocket: DISCONNECTED")
+
+    websocket_task = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(websocket_task())
+
+    # create stream client
+    import argparse
+    from reflector.stream_client import StreamClient
+    from aiortc.contrib.signaling import add_signaling_arguments, create_signaling
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    add_signaling_arguments(parser)
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-s", "tcp-socket"])
+    signaling = create_signaling(args)
+
+    url = f"{base_url}/transcripts/{tid}/record/webrtc"
+    path = Path(__file__).parent / "records" / "test_short.wav"
+    client = StreamClient(signaling, url=url, play_from=path.as_posix())
+    await client.start()
+
+    timeout = 20
+    while not client.is_ended():
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        timeout -= 1
+        if timeout < 0:
+            raise TimeoutError("Timeout while waiting for RTC to end")
+
+    # XXX aiortc is long to close the connection
+    # instead of waiting a long time, we just send a STOP
+    client.channel.send(json.dumps({"cmd": "STOP"}))
+
+    # wait the processing to finish
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
+
+    await client.stop()
+
+    # wait the processing to finish
+    await asyncio.sleep(2)
+
+    # stop websocket task
+    websocket_task.cancel()
+
+    # check events
+    assert len(events) > 0
+    from pprint import pprint
+
+    pprint(events)
+
+    # get events list
+    eventnames = [e["event"] for e in events]
+
+    # check events
+    assert "TRANSCRIPT" in eventnames
+    ev = events[eventnames.index("TRANSCRIPT")]
+    assert ev["data"]["text"] == "Hello world"
+    assert ev["data"]["translation"] == "Bonjour le monde"
 
     assert "TOPIC" in eventnames
     ev = events[eventnames.index("TOPIC")]
@@ -186,19 +339,4 @@ async def test_transcript_rtc_and_websocket(tmpdir, dummy_transcript, dummy_llm)
     assert events[-1]["data"]["value"] == "ended"
 
     # stop server
-    # server.stop()
-
-    # check that transcript status in model is updated
-    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}")
-    assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert resp.json()["status"] == "ended"
-
-    # check that audio is available
-    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}/audio")
-    assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert resp.headers["Content-Type"] == "audio/wav"
-
-    # check that audio/mp3 is available
-    resp = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}/audio/mp3")
-    assert resp.status_code == 200
-    assert resp.headers["Content-Type"] == "audio/mp3"
+    server.stop()
diff --git a/server/tests/test_transcripts_translation.py b/server/tests/test_transcripts_translation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adae55e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/test_transcripts_translation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import pytest
+from httpx import AsyncClient
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transcript_create_default_translation():
+    from reflector.app import app
+
+    async with AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test/v1") as ac:
+        response = await ac.post("/transcripts", json={"name": "test en"})
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test en"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "en"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "en"
+        tid = response.json()["id"]
+
+        response = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test en"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "en"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "en"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transcript_create_en_fr_translation():
+    from reflector.app import app
+
+    async with AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test/v1") as ac:
+        response = await ac.post(
+            "/transcripts", json={"name": "test en/fr", "target_language": "fr"}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test en/fr"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "en"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "fr"
+        tid = response.json()["id"]
+
+        response = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test en/fr"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "en"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "fr"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transcript_create_fr_en_translation():
+    from reflector.app import app
+
+    async with AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test/v1") as ac:
+        response = await ac.post(
+            "/transcripts", json={"name": "test fr/en", "source_language": "fr"}
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test fr/en"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "fr"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "en"
+        tid = response.json()["id"]
+
+        response = await ac.get(f"/transcripts/{tid}")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json()["name"] == "test fr/en"
+        assert response.json()["source_language"] == "fr"
+        assert response.json()["target_language"] == "en"