diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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diff --git a/services/modules/extraction/ffmpegExtractor.js b/services/modules/extraction/ffmpegExtractor.js
index acab307..5a31aec 100644
--- a/services/modules/extraction/ffmpegExtractor.js
+++ b/services/modules/extraction/ffmpegExtractor.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const audioEvents = new EventEmitter();
 
 // Ensure ffmpeg binary is available
 if (!ffmpegPath) {
@@ -88,6 +90,6 @@ module.exports = {
                 console.log();
             }
         });
-    }
-
+    },
+    audioEvents: audioEvents
 }
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diff --git a/services/pipeline/jobs/transcribeLatest.ts b/services/pipeline/jobs/transcribeLatest.ts
index fc75ad5..f632eee 100644
--- a/services/pipeline/jobs/transcribeLatest.ts
+++ b/services/pipeline/jobs/transcribeLatest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // services/pipeline/jobs/transcribeLatest.ts
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
+// @ts-ignore: module has no type declarations or cannot be resolved in current TS config
 import assembly from '../../modules/transcription/assembly';
 
 /**