diff --git a/src-tauri/src/audio_toolkit/audio/recorder.rs b/src-tauri/src/audio_toolkit/audio/recorder.rs
index c3f23adbb..d516d6f1d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/audio_toolkit/audio/recorder.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/audio_toolkit/audio/recorder.rs
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ fn run_consumer(
     let mut recording = false;
 
     // ---------- spectrum visualisation setup ---------------------------- //
-    const BUCKETS: usize = 16;
+    const BUCKETS: usize = 25;
     const WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 512;
     let mut visualizer = AudioVisualiser::new(
         in_sample_rate,
         WINDOW_SIZE,
         BUCKETS,
-        400.0,  // vocal_min_hz
-        4000.0, // vocal_max_hz
+        150.0,  // vocal_min_hz
+        2500.0, // vocal_max_hz
     );
 
     fn handle_frame(
diff --git a/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.css b/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.css
index e11b509c3..c711e269c 100644
--- a/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.css
+++ b/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.css
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .recording-overlay {
-  height: 36px;
+  height: 40px;
   width: 172px;
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
   align-items: center;
   padding: 6px;
   background: #000000cc;
-  border-radius: 18px;
+  border-radius: 22px;
   opacity: 0;
   transition: opacity 300ms ease-out;
   box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -31,20 +31,19 @@
 
 .bars-container {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: end;
+  align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  gap: 3px;
-  padding-bottom: 0px;
+  gap: 2px;
   height: 24px;
-  overflow: hidden;
+  background: transparent !important;
 }
 
 .bar {
-  width: 6px;
+  width: 2px;
   background: #ffe5ee;
-  max-height: 20px;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-  transition: height 80ms linear;
+  max-height: 24px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  transition: height 60ms ease-out, opacity 120ms ease-out;
   min-height: 4px;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.tsx b/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.tsx
index 0270491f4..8533422d8 100644
--- a/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/overlay/RecordingOverlay.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const RecordingOverlay: React.FC = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false);
   const [state, setState] = useState<OverlayState>("recording");
-  const [levels, setLevels] = useState<number[]>(Array(16).fill(0));
-  const smoothedLevelsRef = useRef<number[]>(Array(16).fill(0));
+  const [levels, setLevels] = useState<number[]>(Array(25).fill(0));
+  const smoothedLevelsRef = useRef<number[]>(Array(25).fill(0));
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const setupEventListeners = async () => {
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ const RecordingOverlay: React.FC = () => {
         });
 
         smoothedLevelsRef.current = smoothed;
-        setLevels(smoothed.slice(0, 9));
+
+        // Symmetric mirror effect for Apple-like visualization
+        const half = smoothed.slice(0, 12);
+        const symmetricLevels = [...half.slice().reverse(), ...half];
+        setLevels(symmetricLevels);
       });
 
       // Cleanup function
@@ -80,9 +84,8 @@ const RecordingOverlay: React.FC = () => {
                 key={i}
                 className="bar"
                 style={{
-                  height: `${Math.min(20, 4 + Math.pow(v, 0.7) * 16)}px`, // Cap at 20px max height
-                  transition: "height 60ms ease-out, opacity 120ms ease-out",
-                  opacity: Math.max(0.2, v * 1.7), // Minimum opacity for visibility
+                  height: `${Math.min(24, 4 + Math.pow(v * 0.8, 0.6) * 22)}px`,
+                  opacity: Math.max(0.4, Math.min(1, v * 3)),
                 }}
               />
             ))}