Krisp is a desktop application that cleans up audio and transcribes meetings. It removes background noise like keyboard clicks and barking dogs from both your microphone and speakers. The transcription works in over 90 languages, and it creates summaries with action items. It connects to tools like HubSpot and works with Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet.

The problem is that Krisp assumes your meetings happen through these platforms. In-person meetings are different. You need physical microphones to capture multiple people talking in a room. Room acoustics matter. Speaker positioning matters. Most laptop microphones are built for one person, not a group around a conference table.

There are ways around this. The first is to create a fake hybrid meeting. Start a Zoom or Teams meeting and have everyone join from their own devices, even though you're all in the same room. Everyone mutes their speakers but keeps their microphones on. Now Krisp can capture each person's audio separately, just like a normal virtual meeting. The transcription will be cleaner and it can tell who's talking.

Say your marketing team meets in a conference room every week. Instead of trying to capture everyone with one device, each person joins a Zoom meeting from their laptop. The team lead turns on Krisp to get noise cancellation and automatic notes. You're all physically there, but Krisp treats it like a virtual meeting and generates good transcripts and action items.

The second approach uses one dedicated device to record everyone. Set up a laptop with Krisp in the meeting space and start recording. Put the device where it can capture all participants. This won't separate speakers as well, but Krisp's noise cancellation still helps. Place the recording device in the center of the room if you can. Keep the room quiet. Use an external microphone if you have one.

A startup's leadership team could put a MacBook with Krisp in the center of their conference table during board meetings. The transcription might not perfectly identify speakers, but it still captures key points and creates useful summaries of decisions and next steps.

The third option is to process audio after the meeting. Record the meeting with your phone or laptop's normal recording app. Later, play this recording through your computer speakers while Krisp listens. Krisp will process the audio and generate meeting notes. You need to do this playback in a private space since you'll be playing audio out loud.

If these workarounds seem too complicated, Circleback is built specifically for in-person meetings. It has mobile apps that record conversations directly without needing virtual meeting setups. The platform handles multiple speakers in a room better than tools designed for virtual meetings. It also connects to CRM systems and productivity tools like other AI meeting assistants.

Consider Circleback if your organization has lots of in-person meetings that need documentation. This matters especially for client meetings, field work, or situations where hybrid virtual meetings don't make sense.

A few things help regardless of which tool you use. Pick meeting spaces with minimal background noise and good acoustics. Hard surfaces create echo. Soft furnishings absorb sound and improve recording quality. If you're doing hybrid setups, make sure everyone understands the process and has their devices ready. Test things before important meetings. Always have a backup plan, whether that's taking notes by hand or using a simple recording app. Make sure everyone knows the meeting is being recorded and agrees to it.

Krisp connects well with business tools like HubSpot and calendar applications. When you use workarounds for in-person meetings, you might need to trigger these connections manually. If you use the hybrid meeting approach, Krisp can still automatically sync notes to your CRM like any virtual meeting. But if you process audio afterward, you'll probably need to add the notes to your customer records or project tools yourself.