From ed94c7f92d950c67e7b74dd9da15e11bcff83b93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Scheper <prpht9@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix default rate bug on mac

---
 src/audio.rs | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/audio.rs b/src/audio.rs
index 4c1805a..cf921ec 100644
--- a/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/audio.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,21 @@ fn record_audio(config: &Config) -> Result<Vec<f32>> {
         println!("[DEBUG] Using device: {}", device.name().unwrap_or_default());
     }
 
+    // Use device's native config to avoid unsupported stream errors
+    let default_cfg = device
+        .default_input_config()
+        .map_err(|e| ListenError::Audio(format!("Failed to get device config: {}", e)))?;
+
+    let native_rate = default_cfg.sample_rate().0;
+    let native_channels = default_cfg.channels();
+
+    if config.verbose {
+        println!("[DEBUG] Device native: {}Hz, {} ch", native_rate, native_channels);
+    }
+
     let cpal_config = cpal::StreamConfig {
-        channels: config.channels,
-        sample_rate: cpal::SampleRate(config.sample_rate),
+        channels: native_channels,
+        sample_rate: cpal::SampleRate(native_rate),
         buffer_size: cpal::BufferSize::Default,
     };
 
@@ -84,10 +96,53 @@ fn record_audio(config: &Config) -> Result<Vec<f32>> {
     let samples = recorded_samples.lock().unwrap().clone();
 
     if config.verbose {
-        println!("[DEBUG] Recorded {} samples", samples.len());
+        println!("[DEBUG] Recorded {} samples at {}Hz", samples.len(), native_rate);
+    }
+
+    // Mix to mono
+    let mono = if native_channels > 1 {
+        mix_to_mono(&samples, native_channels as usize)
+    } else {
+        samples
+    };
+
+    // Resample to target rate (16kHz for Whisper)
+    let target_rate = config.sample_rate;
+    let resampled = if native_rate != target_rate {
+        resample_linear(&mono, native_rate, target_rate)
+    } else {
+        mono
+    };
+
+    if config.verbose {
+        println!("[DEBUG] Final: {} samples at {}Hz", resampled.len(), target_rate);
+    }
+
+    Ok(resampled)
+}
+
+fn mix_to_mono(samples: &[f32], channels: usize) -> Vec<f32> {
+    samples
+        .chunks(channels)
+        .map(|frame| frame.iter().sum::<f32>() / channels as f32)
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn resample_linear(samples: &[f32], from_rate: u32, to_rate: u32) -> Vec<f32> {
+    let ratio = from_rate as f64 / to_rate as f64;
+    let output_len = (samples.len() as f64 / ratio) as usize;
+    let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(output_len);
+
+    for i in 0..output_len {
+        let src_pos = i as f64 * ratio;
+        let src_idx = src_pos as usize;
+        let frac = (src_pos - src_idx as f64) as f32;
+        let s0 = samples.get(src_idx).copied().unwrap_or(0.0);
+        let s1 = samples.get(src_idx + 1).copied().unwrap_or(s0);
+        output.push(s0 + (s1 - s0) * frac);
     }
 
-    Ok(samples)
+    output
 }
 
 fn wait_for_stop_signal(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {

From 6c9c33d059d7ea0edf78be0ea56dc4f772a72208 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Scheper <prpht9@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:01:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update README

 * spacebar doesn't stop sample, enter does
 * fix instructions for model downloads
---
 README.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c734de..52faaf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ listen -c           # send to claude
 listen -v           # verbose mode
 ```
 
-press SPACE to stop recording (default mode)
+press ENTER to stop recording (default mode)
 
 ### stopping modes
 
 **manual stop (default)**
 ```sh
-listen              # press SPACE to stop
+listen              # press ENTER to stop
 ```
 
 **auto-stop with silence detection (VAD)**
@@ -180,6 +180,36 @@ models ordered by speed/accuracy tradeoff:
 - production: `small` or `medium`
 - mobile/termux: `tiny` (avoid medium/large due to memory)
 
+### downloading models
+
+models are **not downloaded automatically**. you must download them manually before first use. models are stored in `~/.cache/whisper/`.
+
+```sh
+# create model directory
+mkdir -p ~/.cache/whisper
+
+# download a model (replace base with tiny/small/medium/large)
+wget https://huggingface.co/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/resolve/main/ggml-base.bin \
+  -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+```
+
+**download all models at once:**
+```sh
+mkdir -p ~/.cache/whisper
+BASE=https://huggingface.co/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/resolve/main
+
+wget $BASE/ggml-tiny.bin   -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+wget $BASE/ggml-base.bin   -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+wget $BASE/ggml-small.bin  -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+wget $BASE/ggml-medium.bin -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+wget $BASE/ggml-large.bin  -P ~/.cache/whisper/
+```
+
+**verify downloads:**
+```sh
+ls -lh ~/.cache/whisper/
+```
+
 ## platform notes
 
 ### termux (android)
@@ -351,5 +381,4 @@ rm -rf ~/.local/share/listen ~/.local/bin/listen
 - all processing happens locally on your device
 - no API keys required
 - no cloud services or external dependencies
-- first run downloads the specified Whisper model (~75MB-3GB)
-- models are cached for future use
+- models must be downloaded manually to `~/.cache/whisper/` before first use (see [downloading models](#downloading-models))