diff --git a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
index 3cc36b7..4f15728 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
         /* no coverage */
         return;
 
+    
     if ( start() > timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( sequence()->w() ) ||
          start() + length() < timeline->xoffset )
         /* not in viewport */
@@ -499,31 +500,31 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
 
     fl_push_clip( X, Y, W, H );
 
-    /* account for waveform outlines... */
-    X -= 2;
-    W += 4;
+    /* overdraw a little to avoid artifacts when scrolling */
+    W += 2;
 
     Fl_Color c = selected() ? fl_invert_color( _color ) : _color;
 
-    /* start with region length... */
-//    int rw = timeline->ts_to_x( min( length(), timeline->x_to_ts( sequence()->w() ) ) );
-    int rw = W;
-
-    /* calculate waveform offset due to scrolling */
-    nframes_t offset = 0;
-    if ( start() < timeline->xoffset )
+    if ( sequence()->damage() & FL_DAMAGE_USER1 && this == sequence()->track()->capture_region() )
     {
-        offset = timeline->xoffset - start();
+        /* just draw the section with the updated peaks... */
 
-//        rw -= timeline->ts_to_x( offset );
+        nframes_t absolute_frame = _r->start + sequence()->track()->capture()->last_frame_drawn;
+        int nx = sequence()->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( absolute_frame - scroll_ts() );
+        
+        W -= nx - X;
+        X = nx;
     }
 
-/*     DMESSAGE( "rw = %d", rw ); */
+    /* calculate waveform offset due to scrolling */
+    /* offset is the number of frames into the waveform the value of X translates to */
+    nframes_t x_frame = timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( X - _sequence->x() );
+    nframes_t offset = x_frame - start();
 
-    const int rx = x();
-
-/*     fl_color( FL_RED ); */
-/*     fl_line( rx + rw, y(), rx + rw, y() + h() ); */
+    nframes_t fo = 0;                                           
+    nframes_t ostart = 0, oend = 0;
+    const int total_peaks_needed = W;
+    nframes_t total_frames_needed = timeline->x_to_ts( total_peaks_needed );
 
     {
         Fl_Color c = fl_color_average( FL_DARK1,
@@ -536,38 +537,27 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
         draw_fade( _fade_out, Fade::Out, false, X, W );
     }
 
-    int xo = 0;
+    int channels = 0;
+    int peaks = 0;
+    Peak *pbuf = NULL;  
 
-    nframes_t ostart = 0, oend = 0;
-
-    const int total_peaks_needed = rw;
-
-    /* compensate for scrolling */
-    if ( X - rx > 0 )
-        offset += timeline->x_to_ts( X - rx );
-
-//    DMESSAGE( "Drawing audio region.");
-
-    int channels;
-    int peaks;
-    Peak *pbuf = NULL;
-    
     do {
-
         nframes_t start = _r->offset;
 
-        int loop_peaks_needed = _loop ? timeline->ts_to_x( _loop ) : timeline->ts_to_x( _clip->length() );
+        nframes_t loop_frames_needed = _loop ? _loop : total_frames_needed;
+        int loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( loop_frames_needed );
+        
+        Fl_Color c = Fl::get_color( _color );
 
         if ( this == ((Audio_Sequence*)sequence())->capture_region() )
         {
-            loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( _range.length );
+//            loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( _range.length );
             c = FL_BLACK;
         }
+        
+        c = fl_color_add_alpha( c, 220 );
 
-        if ( ! loop_peaks_needed )
-            break;
-
-        if ( ! xo )                                             /* first loop... */
+        if ( ! fo )                                             /* first loop... */
         {
             if ( _loop )
                 start += offset % _loop;
@@ -577,38 +567,38 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
 /*             DMESSAGE( "offset = %lu", (unsigned long) offset ); */
 /*             DMESSAGE( "loop peaks needed = %d", loop_peaks_needed ); */
 
-            loop_peaks_needed -= timeline->ts_to_x( offset % timeline->x_to_ts( loop_peaks_needed ) );
-
-            loop_peaks_needed = min( loop_peaks_needed, total_peaks_needed );
-
+            if ( _loop )
+            {
+                loop_frames_needed -= offset % loop_frames_needed;
+                loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( loop_frames_needed );
+            }
 /*             DMESSAGE( "loop peaks needed = %d", loop_peaks_needed ); */
 
             assert( loop_peaks_needed >= 0 );
-
-       
         }
 
-        if ( xo + loop_peaks_needed > total_peaks_needed )
+        if ( fo + loop_frames_needed > total_frames_needed )
         {
-            loop_peaks_needed -= ( xo + loop_peaks_needed ) - total_peaks_needed;
+            loop_frames_needed -= ( fo + loop_frames_needed ) - total_frames_needed;
+            loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( loop_frames_needed );
         }
 
-        if ( 0 == loop_peaks_needed )
+        if ( !loop_peaks_needed )
             break;
 
-        const nframes_t end = start + timeline->x_to_ts( loop_peaks_needed );
+        const nframes_t end = start + loop_frames_needed;
 
         if ( start != ostart || end != oend )
         {
             if ( _clip->peaks()->peakfile_ready() )
             {
                 if ( _clip->read_peaks( timeline->fpp(),
-                                        start,
-                                        end,
+                                                 start,
+                                                 end,
                                         &peaks, &pbuf, &channels ) )
                 {
                     Waveform::scale( pbuf, peaks * channels, _scale );
-
+                    
                     ostart = start;
                     oend = end;
                 }
@@ -626,14 +616,11 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
         {
 //            DMESSAGE( "using cached peaks" );
         }
-
-        Fl_Color c = Fl::get_color( _color );
-
-        c = fl_color_add_alpha( c, 220 );
-
+        
         if ( peaks && pbuf )
         {
             int ch = (h() - Fl::box_dh( box() ))  / channels;
+            int xo = timeline->ts_to_x( fo );
 
             for ( int i = 0; i < channels; ++i )
             {
@@ -645,26 +632,31 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
                                 c );
             }
         }
+        else
+            WARNING( "Pbuf == %p, peaks = %lu", pbuf, (unsigned long)peaks );
 
+        if ( sequence()->damage() & FL_DAMAGE_USER1 && this == sequence()->track()->capture_region() )
+            sequence()->track()->capture()->last_frame_drawn = start + peaks;
+        
         if ( peaks < loop_peaks_needed )
         {
-//            DMESSAGE( "Peak read came up %lu peaks short", (unsigned long) loop_peaks_needed - peaks );
+            DMESSAGE( "Peak read came up %lu peaks short", (unsigned long)loop_peaks_needed - peaks );
         }
 
-        xo += loop_peaks_needed;
-
+        fo += loop_frames_needed;
     }
-    while ( _loop && xo < W );
+    while ( _loop && fo < total_frames_needed );
 
+    
     if ( _loop && offset < _loop )
     {
-        const int lx = timeline->ts_to_x( _loop - offset );
+        const int lx = get_x( start() + _loop );
 
         if ( lx < X + W )
         {
             fl_color( FL_RED );
             fl_line_style( FL_DASH, 0 );
-            fl_line( X + lx + 2, y(), X + lx + 2, y() + h() );
+            fl_line( lx, y(), lx, y() + h() );
             fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 );
         }
     }
@@ -689,12 +681,6 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
         fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 );
     }
 
-/*     fl_color( FL_BLACK ); */
-/*     fl_line( rx, Y, rx, Y + H ); */
-/*     fl_line( rx + rw - 1, Y, rx + rw - 1, Y + H ); */
-
-  
-
 /*     if ( current() ) */
 /*     { */
 /*         /\* draw length bubble *\/ */
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File.C
index ffe2b00..eeea756 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File.C
@@ -147,22 +147,14 @@ Audio_File::release ( void )
 bool
 Audio_File::read_peaks( float fpp, nframes_t start, nframes_t end, int *peaks, Peak **pbuf, int *channels )
 {
-//    Peaks pk;
-
+    *peaks = 0;
+    *channels = 0;
+    *pbuf = NULL;
+    
     if ( dummy() )
-    {
-        *peaks = (end - start) / fpp;
-        *channels = 0;
-        *pbuf = NULL;
-
         return false;
-    }
     else
     {
-        *peaks    = 0;
-        *channels = 0;
-        *pbuf     = NULL;
-
         *peaks = _peaks.fill_buffer( fpp, start, end );
 
         *channels = this->channels();
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_Dummy.H b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_Dummy.H
index 1168ca8..331e3f9 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_Dummy.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_Dummy.H
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
     bool open ( void ) { return true; }
     void close ( void ) { }
     void seek ( nframes_t ) { }
-    nframes_t read ( sample_t *, int, nframes_t len ) { return len; }
-    nframes_t read ( sample_t *, int,  nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) { return end - start; }
+    nframes_t read ( sample_t *, int, nframes_t len ) { return 0; }
+    nframes_t read ( sample_t *, int,  nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) { return 0; }
     nframes_t write ( sample_t *, nframes_t nframes ) { return nframes; }
 };
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_SF.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_SF.C
index d7f363a..70f9edd 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_SF.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_File_SF.C
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ Audio_File_SF::write ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
     _peaks.write( buf, nframes );
 
-//    lock();
+    lock();
 
     nframes_t l = sf_writef_float( _in, buf, nframes );
 
     _length += l;
 
-//    unlock();
+    unlock();
 
     return l;
 }
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_Region.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_Region.C
index 4219922..aebce15 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Audio_Region.C
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Audio_Region::read ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t pos, nframes_t nframes, int channe
 
     nframes_t sofs,                                              /* offset into source */
         ofs,                                                    /* offset into buffer */
-        cnt;
+        cnt;                                                    /* number of frames to read  */
 
     cnt = nframes;
 
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ Audio_Region::read ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t pos, nframes_t nframes, int channe
         return 0;
 
 //    const nframes_t start = ofs + r.start + sofs;
-    const nframes_t start =  r.offset + sofs;
-    const nframes_t len = min( cnt, nframes - ofs );
+    const nframes_t start = r.offset + sofs;
+    const nframes_t len = cnt;
 
     if ( len == 0 )
         return 0;
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ Audio_Region::read ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t pos, nframes_t nframes, int channe
     else
         cnt = _clip->read( buf + ofs, channel, start, len );
 
+    if ( ! cnt )
+        return 0;
+
     /* apply gain */
 
     buffer_apply_gain( buf + ofs, cnt, _scale );
@@ -194,9 +197,7 @@ Audio_Region::write ( nframes_t nframes )
         if ( W )
         {
             Fl::lock();
-//            sequence()->damage( FL_DAMAGE_ALL, ( x() + w() - W ) - 20, y(), W, h() );
-            sequence()->damage( FL_DAMAGE_ALL, x(), y(), w(), h() );
-            //           Fl::awake();
+            sequence()->damage(FL_DAMAGE_USER1, x(), y(), w(), h());
             Fl::unlock();
         }
     }
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Peaks.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Peaks.C
index e5a436c..b5ae7c5 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Peaks.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Peaks.C
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Peakfile
     FILE *_fp;
     nframes_t _chunksize;
     int _channels;   /* number of channels this peakfile represents */
-    nframes_t _length; /* length, in frames, of the clip this peakfile represents */
+//    nframes_t _length; /* length, in frames, of the clip this peakfile represents */
     off_t _offset;
 //    int _blocks;
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
             _offset = 0;
             _chunksize = 0;
             _channels = 0;
-            _length = 0;
+//            _length = 0;
         }
 
     ~Peakfile ( )
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public:
                     if ( feof( _fp ) )
                         break;
                     
-                    DMESSAGE( "Peakfile: chunksize=%lu, skip=%lu\n", (uint64_t)bh.chunksize, (uint64_t) bh.skip );
+                    DMESSAGE( "Peakfile: chunksize=%lu, skip=%lu", (uint64_t)bh.chunksize, (uint64_t) bh.skip );
                     
                     ASSERT( bh.chunksize, "Chucksize of zero. Invalid peak file structure!" );
 
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ public:
             if ( ! blocks.size() )
                 FATAL( "Peak file contains no blocks!" );
 
-            if ( chunksize == _chunksize )
-            {
-                return;
-                /* already on the right block... */
-            }
 
 //            DMESSAGE( "peakfile has %d blocks.", blocks.size() );
 
@@ -208,7 +203,7 @@ public:
                     break;
                 }
 
-//            DMESSAGE( "using peakfile block for chunksize %lu", _chunksize );
+//           DMESSAGE( "using peakfile block for chunksize %lu", _chunksize );
 //            _blocks = blocks.size();
             _offset = ftello( _fp );
         }
@@ -310,9 +305,6 @@ public:
 
             /* locate to start position */
             
-            /* if ( s > _clip->length() ) */
-            /*     return 0; */
-
             if ( fseeko( _fp, _offset + ( frame_to_peak( s ) * sizeof( Peak ) ), SEEK_SET ) )
             {
                 DMESSAGE( "failed to seek... peaks not ready?" );
@@ -359,9 +351,7 @@ public:
                 }
 
                 if ( feof( _fp) || len < ratio )
-                {
                     break;
-                }
             }
 
             delete[] pbuf;
@@ -408,15 +398,14 @@ Peaks::fill_buffer ( float fpp, nframes_t s, nframes_t e ) const
 bool
 Peaks::ready ( nframes_t s, nframes_t npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const
 {
-    /* if ( _pending ) */
-    /*     return false; */
-
-    Peakfile _peakfile;
-
-    if ( ! _peakfile.open( _clip->filename(), _clip->channels(), chunksize ) )
+    if ( ! _peakfile->open( _clip->filename(), _clip->channels(), chunksize ) )
         return false;
 
-    return _peakfile.ready( s, npeaks );
+    int r = _peakfile->ready( s, npeaks );
+
+    _peakfile->close();
+
+    return r;
 }
 
 /** If this returns false, then the peakfile needs to be built */
@@ -694,6 +683,7 @@ Peaks::Streamer::Streamer ( const char *filename, int channels, nframes_t chunks
     fwrite( &bh, sizeof( bh ), 1, _fp );
 
     fflush( _fp );
+    fsync( fileno( _fp ) );
 }
 
 Peaks::Streamer::~Streamer ( )
@@ -704,7 +694,7 @@ Peaks::Streamer::~Streamer ( )
 
     touch( fileno( _fp ) );
 
-//    fsync( fileno( _fp ) );
+    fsync( fileno( _fp ) );
 
     fclose( _fp );
 
@@ -723,9 +713,6 @@ Peaks::Streamer::write ( const sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
         {
             fwrite( _peak, sizeof( Peak ) * _channels, 1, _fp );
 
-            /* FIXME: shouldn't we just use write() instead? */
-//            fflush( _fp );
-
             memset( _peak, 0, sizeof( Peak ) * _channels );
 
             _index = 0;
@@ -751,6 +738,9 @@ Peaks::Streamer::write ( const sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
         _index  += processed;
         nframes -= processed;
     }
+
+    /* FIXME: shouldn't we just use write() instead? */
+    fflush( _fp );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.C
index 5d46ec6..db012d1 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.C
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ Record_DS::capture_region ( void ) const
         return NULL;
 }
 
+Track::Capture *
+Record_DS::capture ( void )
+{
+    return _capture;
+}
+
 /** write /nframes/ from buf to the capture file of the attached track */
 void
 Record_DS::write_block ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.H b/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.H
index e46f15d..278ada7 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Record_DS.H
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
 /*     bool seek_pending ( void ); */
 /*     void seek ( nframes_t frame ); */
     const Audio_Region * capture_region ( void ) const;
+    Track::Capture * capture ( void );
 
     void start ( nframes_t frame );
     void stop ( nframes_t frame );
diff --git a/timeline/src/Engine/Track.C b/timeline/src/Engine/Track.C
index cf7c3a5..e5acb1d 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Engine/Track.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Engine/Track.C
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ Track::capture_region ( void ) const
         return NULL;
 }
 
+Track::Capture *
+Track::capture ( void )
+{
+    if ( record_ds )
+        return record_ds->capture();
+    else
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 void
 Track::update_port_names ( void )
 {
@@ -261,9 +270,9 @@ Track::record ( Capture *c, nframes_t frame )
         FATAL( "Could not create file for new capture!" );
 
     /* open it again for reading in the GUI thread */
-    Audio_File *af = Audio_File::from_file( c->audio_file->name() );
+    //   Audio_File *af = Audio_File::from_file( c->audio_file->name() );
 
-    c->region = new Audio_Region( af, sequence(), frame );
+    c->region = new Audio_Region( c->audio_file, sequence(), frame );
 
     c->region->prepare();
 }
@@ -315,5 +324,5 @@ Track::finalize ( Capture *c, nframes_t frame )
 
     c->region->offset( capture_offset );
 
-    delete c->audio_file;
+//    delete c->audio_file;
 }
diff --git a/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.H b/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.H
index c65696e..8da354e 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.H
@@ -193,9 +193,16 @@ public:
     virtual int h ( void ) const { return _sequence->h(); }
 
     /* used by regions */
+    
+    int get_x( nframes_t frame ) const
+        {
+            return  frame < timeline->xoffset ? _sequence->x() : min( _sequence->x() + _sequence->w(), _sequence->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( frame - timeline->xoffset ) );
+
+        }
+
     virtual int x ( void ) const
         {
-            return  _r->start < timeline->xoffset ? _sequence->x() : min( _sequence->x() + _sequence->w(), _sequence->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( _r->start - timeline->xoffset ) );
+            return get_x( _r->start );
         }
 
     /* use this as x() when you need to draw lines between widgets */
diff --git a/timeline/src/Track.H b/timeline/src/Track.H
index ebde432..cb4db1c 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Track.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Track.H
@@ -70,8 +70,16 @@ public:
 
     struct Capture
     {
+        nframes_t last_frame_drawn;
         Audio_File *audio_file;
         Audio_Region *region;
+
+        Capture ( )
+            {
+                last_frame_drawn = 0;
+                region = 0;
+                audio_file = 0;
+            }
     };
 
     Fl_Color color ( void ) const { return child(0)->color(); }
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ public:
 
     /* Engine */
     const Audio_Region *capture_region ( void ) const;
+    Capture *capture ( void );
 
     void resize_buffers ( nframes_t nframes );
     nframes_t process_input ( nframes_t nframes );
diff --git a/timeline/src/Waveform.C b/timeline/src/Waveform.C
index 04c5165..5a683e9 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Waveform.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Waveform.C
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
             fl_color( color );
             
             fl_begin_complex_polygon();
-
+            
             j = start;
 
             for ( int x = X; x <= X + W; x++, j += skip  )
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
 
             for ( int x = X + W; x >= X; x--, j -= skip )
                 fl_vertex( x, ty - ( halfheight * pbuf[ j ].max ) );
-
+            
             fl_end_complex_polygon();
         }
     }