diff --git a/audio/audio.py b/audio/audio.py
index 2fc0c58..f38faf9 100644
--- a/audio/audio.py
+++ b/audio/audio.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class Audio:
             input_device_index=RESPEAKER_INDEX,
             start=False,
             frames_per_buffer=CHUNK,
-            stream_callback=self.readCallback,)
+            stream_callback=self.readCallback,
+        )
         self.recordStream.start_stream()
         self._isRecording = True
 
@@ -49,21 +50,28 @@ class Audio:
         self.recordStream.close()
         self._isRecording = False
 
+        savedFileName = None
         if save:
-            self._saveFile()
+            savedFileName = self._saveFile()
         if play:
             self._playFrames()
 
         self.frames = []
 
+        return savedFileName if save else self.frames
+
     def _saveFile(self):
-        wf = wave.open(WAVE_OUTPUT_FILENAME, 'wb')
+        wf = wave.open(WAVE_OUTPUT_FILENAME, "wb")
         wf.setnchannels(RESPEAKER_CHANNELS)
-        wf.setsampwidth(self.pyaudio.get_sample_size(
-            self.pyaudio.get_format_from_width(RESPEAKER_WIDTH)))
+        wf.setsampwidth(
+            self.pyaudio.get_sample_size(
+                self.pyaudio.get_format_from_width(RESPEAKER_WIDTH)
+            )
+        )
         wf.setframerate(RESPEAKER_RATE)
-        wf.writeframes(b''.join(self.frames))
+        wf.writeframes(b"".join(self.frames))
         wf.close()
+        return WAVE_OUTPUT_FILENAME
 
     def _playFrames(self):
         print("* playing recorded audio")
@@ -74,7 +82,8 @@ class Audio:
             channels=RESPEAKER_CHANNELS,
             rate=RESPEAKER_RATE,
             output=True,
-            output_device_index=RESPEAKER_INDEX)
+            output_device_index=RESPEAKER_INDEX,
+        )
 
         # loop through self.frames and play audio
         for frame in self.frames:
diff --git a/stt/app.py b/stt/app.py
index 6714ee9..dfe4f43 100644
--- a/stt/app.py
+++ b/stt/app.py
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-
 # this program will record audio while the button is pressed
-# and then will transcibe it by hitting our api
+# and then will transcribe it by hitting our api
 
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
 
-# importing sys
-import sys
-# adding Folder_2/subfolder to the system path
-sys.path.insert(0, '/home/talksik/rpi-random-projects/audio')
-
-import audio
-
+import audio.audio
+from simple_recorder.apa102 import apa102
 
 BUTTON = 17
 
@@ -41,7 +35,8 @@ while True:
     if state:
         if audioInstance.isRecording():
             turnOffLED()
-            audioInstance.stopRecord()
+            savedFileName = audioInstance.stopRecord(save=True, play=False)
+            print("saved file: " + savedFileName)
     else:
         if not audioInstance.isRecording():
             turnOnLED()