diff --git a/AudioRecorder.py b/AudioRecorder.py
index 83394ee..b0a0031 100644
--- a/AudioRecorder.py
+++ b/AudioRecorder.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ class DefaultMicRecorder:
         self.source = sr.Microphone(sample_rate=16000)
         self.num_channels = 1
 
+        print("Adjusting for ambient microphone noise. Say something through the microphone")
         with self.source:
             self.recorder.adjust_for_ambient_noise(self.source)
+        print("Done adjusting for ambient microphone noise")
 
     def record_into_queue(self, audio_queue):
         def record_callback(_, audio:sr.AudioData) -> None:
@@ -44,11 +46,13 @@ class DefaultSpeakerRecorder:
         
         self.source = sr.Microphone(sample_rate=int(self.default_speakers["defaultSampleRate"]),
                                 speaker=True,
-                                chunk_size= pyaudio.get_sample_size(pyaudio.paInt16))
+                                chunk_size=pyaudio.get_sample_size(pyaudio.paInt16))
         self.num_channels = self.default_speakers["maxInputChannels"]
 
+        print("Adjusting for ambient speaker noise. Play something through the speaker")
         with self.source:
             self.recorder.adjust_for_ambient_noise(self.source)
+        print("Done adjusting for ambient speaker noise")
 
     def record_into_queue(self, audio_queue):
         def record_callback(_, audio:sr.AudioData) -> None:
diff --git a/AudioTranscriber.py b/AudioTranscriber.py
index 3021571..681031d 100644
--- a/AudioTranscriber.py
+++ b/AudioTranscriber.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 import custom_speech_recognition as sr
 import io
 from datetime import timedelta
-from time import sleep
 import pyaudiowpatch as pyaudio
 from AudioRecorder import DefaultMicRecorder, DefaultSpeakerRecorder
 from heapq import merge
 
-PHRASE_TIMEOUT = 4
+PHRASE_TIMEOUT = 3.01
+
+MAX_PHRASES = 10
 
 class AudioTranscriber:
     def __init__(self, default_mic : DefaultMicRecorder, default_speaker : DefaultSpeakerRecorder):
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class AudioTranscriber:
         self.mic_channels = default_mic.num_channels
 
         self.speaker_sample_rate = default_speaker.source.SAMPLE_RATE
-        self.speaker_sample_rate = default_speaker.source.SAMPLE_RATE
+        self.speaker_sample_width = default_speaker.source.SAMPLE_WIDTH
         self.speaker_channels = default_speaker.num_channels
 
     def create_transcription_from_queue(self, audio_queue):
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ class AudioTranscriber:
 
                 if text != '' and text.lower() != 'you':
                     if mic_start_new_phrase or len(self.mic_transcript_data) == 0:
+                        if len(self.mic_transcript_data) > MAX_PHRASES:
+                            self.mic_transcript_data.pop()
                         self.mic_transcript_data = [(who_spoke + ": [" + text + ']\n\n', time_spoken)] + self.mic_transcript_data
                         self.transcript_changed_event.set()
                     else:
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ class AudioTranscriber:
 
                 if text != '' and text.lower() != 'you':
                     if speaker_start_new_phrase or len(self.speaker_transcript_data) == 0:
+                        if len(self.mic_transcript_data) > MAX_PHRASES:
+                            self.mic_transcript_data.pop()
                         self.speaker_transcript_data = [(who_spoke + ": [" + text + ']\n\n', time_spoken)] + self.speaker_transcript_data
                         self.transcript_changed_event.set()
 
@@ -107,5 +112,6 @@ class AudioTranscriber:
     def get_transcript(self):
         key = lambda x : x[1]
         transcript_tuple = list(merge(self.mic_transcript_data, self.speaker_transcript_data, key=key, reverse=True))
+        transcript_tuple = transcript_tuple[0:MAX_PHRASES]
         return "".join([t[0] for t in transcript_tuple])
     
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7997a58..2d8265a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from GPTResponder import GPTResponder
 import customtkinter as ctk
 import AudioRecorder 
 import queue
-import os
 import time
 
 def write_in_textbox(textbox, text):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f740aa4..1c9b605 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-numpy
-openai-whisper
-torch
-wave
-openai
-customtkinter
-pyaudiowpatch
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+numpy==1.24.3
+openai-whisper==20230314
+torch==2.0.1
+Wave==0.0.2
+openai==0.27.6
+customtkinter==5.1.3
+PyAudioWPatch==0.2.12.5
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