diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
index c5ae1b1..0a64db1 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 /* An Audio_Sequence is a sequence of Audio_Regions. Takes and 'track
  * contents' consist of these objects */
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <Fl/fl_ask.H>
 
 #include "Audio_Sequence.H"
@@ -35,11 +36,29 @@ using namespace std;
 
 
 
-Audio_Sequence::Audio_Sequence ( Track *track ) : Sequence( track )
+Audio_Sequence::Audio_Sequence ( Track *track, const char *name ) : Sequence( track )
 {
-
     _track = track;
 
+    if ( name )
+        Audio_Sequence::name( name );
+    else
+    {
+        struct timeval tv;
+
+        gettimeofday( &tv, NULL );
+
+        time_t t = tv.tv_sec;
+
+        char s[40];
+
+        ctime_r( &t, s );
+
+        s[ strlen( s ) - 1 ] = 0;
+
+        Audio_Sequence::name( s );
+    }
+
     if ( track )
         track->add( this );
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
index 410ee9a..8e5a410 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ public:
 
     LOG_CREATE_FUNC( Audio_Sequence );
 
-    Audio_Sequence ( Track *track );
+    Audio_Sequence ( Track *track, const char *name = 0 );
     ~Audio_Sequence ( );
 
     Fl_Cursor cursor ( void ) const { return FL_CURSOR_DEFAULT; }
 
-    Sequence * clone_empty ( void )
+    Sequence * clone_empty ( const char *name = 0 )
         {
-            Audio_Sequence *t = new Audio_Sequence( track() );
+            Audio_Sequence *t = new Audio_Sequence( track(), name );
 
             return t;
         }
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.C b/Timeline/Sequence.C
index f87c1e9..3438333 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.C
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ queue <Sequence_Widget *> Sequence::_delete_queue;
 
 
 
-Sequence::Sequence ( Track *track ) : Fl_Widget( 0, 0, 0, 0 ), Loggable( true  )
+Sequence::Sequence ( Track *track, const char *name ) : Fl_Widget( 0, 0, 0, 0 ), Loggable( true  )
 {
     init();
 
     _track = track;
 
+    if ( name )
+        _name = strdup( name );
+
 //    log_create();
 }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.H b/Timeline/Sequence.H
index 2133f2e..978af7a 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.H
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     /* welcome to C++ */
     LOG_NAME_FUNC( Sequence );
 
-    Sequence ( Track *track=0 );
+    Sequence ( Track *track=0, const char *name = 0 );
 
     Sequence ( int X, int Y, int W, int H );
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     void name ( const char *s )
         {
             if ( _name ) free( _name );
-            _name = strdup( s );
+            _name = s ? strdup( s ) : NULL;
             label( _name );
         }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Track.C b/Timeline/Track.C
index 530afe0..3b76f50 100644
--- a/Timeline/Track.C
+++ b/Timeline/Track.C
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 /* TODO: split into Track and Audio_Track (and maybe later Video_Track
  * and MIDI_Track */
 
+#include <sys/time.h>
 #include "Track.H"
 
 #include "Transport.H"
@@ -502,12 +503,6 @@ void
 Track::add ( Audio_Sequence * t )
 {
     takes->insert( *t, 0 );
-    if ( ! t->name() )
-    {
-        char pat[20];
-        snprintf( pat, sizeof( pat ), "%d", 1 + takes->children() );
-        t->name( strdup( pat ) );
-    }
 
     t->labeltype( FL_ENGRAVED_LABEL );
 
@@ -583,6 +578,8 @@ Track::sequence ( Audio_Sequence * t )
 
     t->labeltype( FL_NO_LABEL );
 
+    update_take_menu();
+
     resize();
 }