diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/AudioVisualizerView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/AudioVisualizerView.swift
index 9bc4929..cfe36a5 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/AudioVisualizerView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/AudioVisualizerView.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct AudioVisualizer: View {
 struct StaticVisualizer: View {
     private let barCount = 12
     private let barWidth: CGFloat = 3.0
-    private let staticHeight: CGFloat = 3.0
+    private let staticHeight: CGFloat = 4.0 
     private let barSpacing: CGFloat = 2.0
     let color: Color
     
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
index b6f51c6..b4f5631 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct NotchRecorderView: View {
                     HStack(spacing: 0) {
                         Spacer() // Push visualizer to the right
                         
-                        // Visualizer - contained within right area with scaling
                         Group {
                             if whisperState.isProcessing {
                                 StaticVisualizer(color: .white)
@@ -88,10 +87,10 @@ struct NotchRecorderView: View {
                                     color: .white,
                                     isActive: whisperState.isRecording
                                 )
-                                // Apply a vertical scale transform to fit within the menu bar
-                                .scaleEffect(y: min(1.0, (menuBarHeight - 8) / 25), anchor: .center)
                             }
                         }
+                       
+                        .scaleEffect(y: min(1.0, (menuBarHeight - 8) / 25), anchor: .center)
                         .frame(width: 30)
                         .padding(.trailing, 8) // Add padding to keep it away from the edge
                     }