diff --git a/www/app/lib/CustomRecordPlugin.js b/www/app/lib/custom-plugins/record.ts
similarity index 51%
rename from www/app/lib/CustomRecordPlugin.js
rename to www/app/lib/custom-plugins/record.ts
index 7e29ea7c..2d42e80f 100644
--- a/www/app/lib/CustomRecordPlugin.js
+++ b/www/app/lib/custom-plugins/record.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
-// Override the startRecording method so we can pass the desired stream
-// Checkout: https://github.com/katspaugh/wavesurfer.js/blob/fa2bcfe/src/plugins/record.ts
+// Source code: https://github.com/katspaugh/wavesurfer.js/blob/fa2bcfe/src/plugins/record.ts
+/**
+ * Record audio from the microphone, render a waveform and download the audio.
+ */
 
-import RecordPlugin from "wavesurfer.js/dist/plugins/record";
+import BasePlugin, {
+  type BasePluginEvents,
+} from "wavesurfer.js/dist/base-plugin";
+
+export type RecordPluginOptions = {
+  mimeType?: MediaRecorderOptions["mimeType"];
+  audioBitsPerSecond?: MediaRecorderOptions["audioBitsPerSecond"];
+};
+
+export type RecordPluginEvents = BasePluginEvents & {
+  startRecording: [];
+  stopRecording: [];
+};
 
 const MIME_TYPES = [
   "audio/webm",
@@ -13,11 +27,44 @@ const MIME_TYPES = [
 const findSupportedMimeType = () =>
   MIME_TYPES.find((mimeType) => MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported(mimeType));
 
-class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
-  static create(options) {
-    return new CustomRecordPlugin(options || {});
+class RecordPlugin extends BasePlugin<RecordPluginEvents, RecordPluginOptions> {
+  private mediaRecorder: MediaRecorder | null = null;
+  private recordedUrl = "";
+  private savedCursorWidth = 1;
+  private savedInteractive = true;
+
+  public static create(options?: RecordPluginOptions) {
+    return new RecordPlugin(options || {});
   }
-  render(stream) {
+
+  private preventInteraction() {
+    if (this.wavesurfer) {
+      this.savedCursorWidth = this.wavesurfer.options.cursorWidth || 1;
+      this.savedInteractive = this.wavesurfer.options.interact || true;
+      this.wavesurfer.options.cursorWidth = 0;
+      this.wavesurfer.options.interact = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private restoreInteraction() {
+    if (this.wavesurfer) {
+      this.wavesurfer.options.cursorWidth = this.savedCursorWidth;
+      this.wavesurfer.options.interact = this.savedInteractive;
+    }
+  }
+
+  onInit() {
+    this.preventInteraction();
+  }
+
+  private loadBlob(data: Blob[], type: string) {
+    const blob = new Blob(data, { type });
+    this.recordedUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    this.restoreInteraction();
+    this.wavesurfer?.load(this.recordedUrl);
+  }
+
+  render(stream: MediaStream): () => void {
     if (!this.wavesurfer) return () => undefined;
 
     const container = this.wavesurfer.getWrapper();
@@ -36,11 +83,12 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
     const bufferLength = analyser.frequencyBinCount;
     const dataArray = new Uint8Array(bufferLength);
 
-    let animationId, previousTimeStamp;
+    let animationId: number, previousTimeStamp: number;
+    const DATA_SIZE = 128.0;
     const BUFFER_SIZE = 2 ** 8;
-    const dataBuffer = new Array(BUFFER_SIZE).fill(canvas.height);
+    const dataBuffer = new Array(BUFFER_SIZE).fill(DATA_SIZE);
 
-    const drawWaveform = (timeStamp) => {
+    const drawWaveform = (timeStamp: number) => {
       if (!canvasCtx) return;
 
       analyser.getByteTimeDomainData(dataArray);
@@ -64,9 +112,9 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
       let x = 0;
 
       for (let i = 0; i < dataBuffer.length; i++) {
-        const valueNormalized = dataBuffer[i] / canvas.height;
-        const y = (valueNormalized * canvas.height) / 2;
-        const sliceHeight = canvas.height + 1 - y * 2;
+        const y = (canvas.height * dataBuffer[i]) / (2 * DATA_SIZE);
+        const sliceHeight =
+          ((1 - canvas.height) * dataBuffer[i]) / DATA_SIZE + canvas.height;
 
         canvasCtx.fillRect(x, y, (sliceWidth * 2) / 3, sliceHeight);
         x += sliceWidth;
@@ -75,7 +123,7 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
       animationId = requestAnimationFrame(drawWaveform);
     };
 
-    drawWaveform();
+    drawWaveform(0);
 
     return () => {
       if (animationId) {
@@ -94,7 +142,17 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
       canvas?.remove();
     };
   }
-  startRecording(stream) {
+
+  private cleanUp() {
+    this.stopRecording();
+    this.wavesurfer?.empty();
+    if (this.recordedUrl) {
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(this.recordedUrl);
+      this.recordedUrl = "";
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async startRecording(stream: MediaStream) {
     this.preventInteraction();
     this.cleanUp();
 
@@ -103,7 +161,7 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
       mimeType: this.options.mimeType || findSupportedMimeType(),
       audioBitsPerSecond: this.options.audioBitsPerSecond,
     });
-    const recordedChunks = [];
+    const recordedChunks: Blob[] = [];
 
     mediaRecorder.addEventListener("dataavailable", (event) => {
       if (event.data.size > 0) {
@@ -123,6 +181,25 @@ class CustomRecordPlugin extends RecordPlugin {
 
     this.mediaRecorder = mediaRecorder;
   }
+
+  public isRecording(): boolean {
+    return this.mediaRecorder?.state === "recording";
+  }
+
+  public stopRecording() {
+    if (this.isRecording()) {
+      this.mediaRecorder?.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public getRecordedUrl(): string {
+    return this.recordedUrl;
+  }
+
+  public destroy() {
+    super.destroy();
+    this.cleanUp();
+  }
 }
 
-export default CustomRecordPlugin;
+export default RecordPlugin;
diff --git a/www/app/transcripts/new/page.tsx b/www/app/transcripts/new/page.tsx
index 9446171a..a5e68f84 100644
--- a/www/app/transcripts/new/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/transcripts/new/page.tsx
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ const App = () => {
   } = useAudioDevice();
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col items-center h-[100svh] bg-gradient-to-r from-[#8ec5fc30] to-[#e0c3fc42]">
-      <div className="h-[13svh] flex flex-col justify-center items-center">
-        <h1 className="text-5xl font-bold text-blue-500">Reflector</h1>
-        <p className="text-gray-500">Capture The Signal, Not The Noise</p>
-      </div>
-
+    <div className="w-full flex flex-col items-center h-[100svh]">
       {permissionOk ? (
         <>
           <Recorder
diff --git a/www/app/transcripts/recorder.js b/www/app/transcripts/recorder.tsx
similarity index 71%
rename from www/app/transcripts/recorder.js
rename to www/app/transcripts/recorder.tsx
index bed06681..633fe1cd 100644
--- a/www/app/transcripts/recorder.js
+++ b/www/app/transcripts/recorder.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import WaveSurfer from "wavesurfer.js";
+import RecordPlugin from "../lib/custom-plugins/record";
 
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faDownload } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 
-import Dropdown from "react-dropdown";
+import Dropdown, { Option } from "react-dropdown";
 import "react-dropdown/style.css";
 
-import CustomRecordPlugin from "../lib/CustomRecordPlugin";
 import { formatTime } from "../lib/time";
 
-const AudioInputsDropdown = (props) => {
-  const [ddOptions, setDdOptions] = useState([]);
+const AudioInputsDropdown = (props: {
+  audioDevices: Option[];
+  setDeviceId: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string | null>>;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const [ddOptions, setDdOptions] = useState<Option[]>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setDdOptions(props.audioDevices);
@@ -21,8 +25,8 @@ const AudioInputsDropdown = (props) => {
     );
   }, [props.audioDevices]);
 
-  const handleDropdownChange = (e) => {
-    props.setDeviceId(e.value);
+  const handleDropdownChange = (option: Option) => {
+    props.setDeviceId(option.value);
   };
 
   return (
@@ -36,18 +40,19 @@ const AudioInputsDropdown = (props) => {
 };
 
 export default function Recorder(props) {
-  const waveformRef = useRef();
-  const [wavesurfer, setWavesurfer] = useState(null);
-  const [record, setRecord] = useState(null);
-  const [isRecording, setIsRecording] = useState(false);
-  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
-  const [deviceId, setDeviceId] = useState(null);
-  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
-  const [timeInterval, setTimeInterval] = useState(null);
-  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
+  const waveformRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [wavesurfer, setWavesurfer] = useState<WaveSurfer | null>(null);
+  const [record, setRecord] = useState<RecordPlugin | null>(null);
+  const [isRecording, setIsRecording] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [deviceId, setDeviceId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [timeInterval, setTimeInterval] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState<number>(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    document.getElementById("play-btn").disabled = true;
+    const playBtn = document.getElementById("play-btn");
+    if (playBtn) playBtn.setAttribute("disabled", "true");
 
     if (waveformRef.current) {
       const _wavesurfer = WaveSurfer.create({
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ export default function Recorder(props) {
       });
       _wavesurfer.on("timeupdate", setCurrentTime);
 
-      setRecord(_wavesurfer.registerPlugin(CustomRecordPlugin.create()));
+      setRecord(_wavesurfer.registerPlugin(RecordPlugin.create()));
       setWavesurfer(_wavesurfer);
       return () => {
         _wavesurfer.destroy();
@@ -86,8 +91,10 @@ export default function Recorder(props) {
     if (record) {
       return record.on("stopRecording", () => {
         const link = document.getElementById("download-recording");
-        link.href = record.getRecordedUrl();
-        link.download = "reflector-recording.webm";
+        if (!link) return;
+
+        link.setAttribute("href", record.getRecordedUrl());
+        link.setAttribute("download", "reflector-recording.webm");
         link.style.visibility = "visible";
       });
     }
@@ -95,13 +102,13 @@ export default function Recorder(props) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isRecording) {
-      const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const interval = window.setInterval(() => {
         setCurrentTime((prev) => prev + 1);
       }, 1000);
       setTimeInterval(interval);
       return () => clearInterval(interval);
     } else {
-      clearInterval(timeInterval);
+      clearInterval(timeInterval as number);
       setCurrentTime((prev) => {
         setDuration(prev);
         return 0;
@@ -116,7 +123,8 @@ export default function Recorder(props) {
       props.onStop();
       record.stopRecording();
       setIsRecording(false);
-      document.getElementById("play-btn").disabled = false;
+      const playBtn = document.getElementById("play-btn");
+      if (playBtn) playBtn.removeAttribute("disabled");
     } else {
       const stream = await props.getAudioStream(deviceId);
       props.setStream(stream);
@@ -133,9 +141,8 @@ export default function Recorder(props) {
 
   const timeLabel = () => {
     if (isRecording) return formatTime(currentTime);
-    else if (duration)
-      return `${formatTime(currentTime)}/${formatTime(duration)}`;
-    else "";
+    if (duration) return `${formatTime(currentTime)}/${formatTime(duration)}`;
+    return "";
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.js b/www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.js
rename to www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.ts
index 4432648e..da1dbe49 100644
--- a/www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.js
+++ b/www/app/transcripts/useAudioDevice.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+import { Option } from "react-dropdown";
 
 const useAudioDevice = () => {
   const [permissionOk, setPermissionOk] = useState(false);
-  const [audioDevices, setAudioDevices] = useState([]);
+  const [audioDevices, setAudioDevices] = useState<Option[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
   const requestPermission = () => {
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ const useAudioDevice = () => {
       });
   };
 
-  const getAudioStream = async (deviceId) => {
+  const getAudioStream = async (
+    deviceId: string,
+  ): Promise<MediaStream | null> => {
     try {
       const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
         audio: {
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ const useAudioDevice = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const updateDevices = async () => {
+  const updateDevices = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const devices = await navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices();
     const _audioDevices = devices
       .filter(
@@ -51,10 +55,6 @@ const useAudioDevice = () => {
     setAudioDevices(_audioDevices);
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    requestPermission();
-  }, []);
-
   return {
     permissionOk,
     audioDevices,