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backend/templates/interview.html

@@ -761,6 +761,12 @@
 
                     // Create blob from audio chunks
                     const audioBlob = new Blob(this.audioChunks, { type: 'audio/webm' });
+
+                    // Initialise a new FormData instance AFTER creating the blob
+                    // and append the audio. Previously a call to `formData.append` was
+                    // made before the variable was declared, causing a reference
+                    // error and triggering the generic "Error processing audio" message.
+                    const formData = new FormData();
                     formData.append('audio', audioBlob, 'recording.webm');
 
                     console.log('Created audio blob:', audioBlob.size, 'bytes');
@@ -771,8 +777,8 @@
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    const formData = new FormData();
-                    formData.append('audio', audioBlob, 'recording.webm');
+                    // formData has already been created and the audio appended above.
+                    // Do not recreate or re-append here.
 
                     console.log('Sending audio for transcription...');
                     const response = await fetch('/api/transcribe_audio', {