diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
index 61b889eb2..ee570a513 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/JamServer.js
@@ -198,50 +198,56 @@
 
     function loggedIn(header, payload) {
 
-      server.signedIn = true;
-      server.clientID = payload.client_id;
-      server.publicIP = payload.public_ip;
+      // reason for setTimeout:
+      // loggedIn causes an absolute ton of initialization to happen, and errors sometimes happen
+      // but because loggedIn(header,payload) is a callback from a websocket, the browser doesn't show a stack trace...
 
-      if (context.jamClient !== undefined) {
-        context.jamClient.connected = true;
-        context.jamClient.clientID = server.clientID;
-      }
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        server.signedIn = true;
+        server.clientID = payload.client_id;
+        server.publicIP = payload.public_ip;
 
-      clearConnectTimeout();
+        if (context.jamClient !== undefined) {
+          context.jamClient.connected = true;
+          context.jamClient.clientID = server.clientID;
+        }
 
-      heartbeatStateReset();
+        clearConnectTimeout();
 
-      app.clientId = payload.client_id;
+        heartbeatStateReset();
 
-      if(isClientMode()) {
-        // tell the backend that we have logged in
-        context.jamClient.OnLoggedIn(payload.user_id, payload.token); // ACTS AS CONTINUATION
-        $.cookie('client_id', payload.client_id);
-      }
+        app.clientId = payload.client_id;
 
-      // this has to be after context.jamclient.OnLoggedIn, because it hangs in scenarios
-      // where there is no device on startup for the current profile.
-      // So, in that case, it's possible that a reconnect loop will attempt, but we *do not want*
-      // it to go through unless we've passed through .OnLoggedIn
-      server.connected = true;
-      server.reconnecting = false;
-      server.connecting = false;
-      initialConnectAttempt = false;
+        if (isClientMode()) {
+          // tell the backend that we have logged in
+          context.jamClient.OnLoggedIn(payload.user_id, payload.token); // ACTS AS CONTINUATION
+          $.cookie('client_id', payload.client_id);
+        }
 
-      heartbeatMS = payload.heartbeat_interval * 1000;
-      connection_expire_time = payload.connection_expire_time * 1000;
-      logger.info("loggedIn(): clientId=" + app.clientId + " heartbeat=" + payload.heartbeat_interval + "s expire_time=" + payload.connection_expire_time + 's');
-      heartbeatInterval = context.setInterval(_heartbeat, heartbeatMS);
-      heartbeatAckCheckInterval = context.setInterval(_heartbeatAckCheck, 1000);
-      lastHeartbeatAckTime = new Date(new Date().getTime() + heartbeatMS); // add a little forgiveness to server for initial heartbeat
-      connectDeferred.resolve();
-      $self.triggerHandler(EVENTS.CONNECTION_UP)
+        // this has to be after context.jamclient.OnLoggedIn, because it hangs in scenarios
+        // where there is no device on startup for the current profile.
+        // So, in that case, it's possible that a reconnect loop will attempt, but we *do not want*
+        // it to go through unless we've passed through .OnLoggedIn
+        server.connected = true;
+        server.reconnecting = false;
+        server.connecting = false;
+        initialConnectAttempt = false;
 
-      activeElementEvent('afterConnect', payload);
+        heartbeatMS = payload.heartbeat_interval * 1000;
+        connection_expire_time = payload.connection_expire_time * 1000;
+        logger.info("loggedIn(): clientId=" + app.clientId + " heartbeat=" + payload.heartbeat_interval + "s expire_time=" + payload.connection_expire_time + 's');
+        heartbeatInterval = context.setInterval(_heartbeat, heartbeatMS);
+        heartbeatAckCheckInterval = context.setInterval(_heartbeatAckCheck, 1000);
+        lastHeartbeatAckTime = new Date(new Date().getTime() + heartbeatMS); // add a little forgiveness to server for initial heartbeat
+        connectDeferred.resolve();
+        $self.triggerHandler(EVENTS.CONNECTION_UP)
 
-      if(payload.client_update && context.JK.ClientUpdateInstance) {
-        context.JK.ClientUpdateInstance.runCheck(payload.client_update.product, payload.client_update.version, payload.client_update.uri, payload.client_update.size)
-      }
+        activeElementEvent('afterConnect', payload);
+
+        if (payload.client_update && context.JK.ClientUpdateInstance) {
+          context.JK.ClientUpdateInstance.runCheck(payload.client_update.product, payload.client_update.version, payload.client_update.uri, payload.client_update.size)
+        }
+      }, 0)
     }
 
     function heartbeatAck(header, payload) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/sessionSettingsDialog.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/sessionSettingsDialog.js
index 0c47eb20e..0718d0e89 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/sessionSettingsDialog.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/dialog/sessionSettingsDialog.js
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
     var gearUtils = context.JK.GearUtilsInstance;
     var $dialog;
     var $screen = $('#session-settings');
-    var $selectedFilenames = $screen.find('#selected-filenames');
-    var $uploadSpinner = $screen.find('.upload-spinner');
-    var $selectedFilenames = $('#settings-selected-filenames');
+    //var $selectedFilenames = $screen.find('#selected-filenames');
+    var $uploadSpinner = $screen.find('.spinner-small');
+    //var $selectedFilenames = $('#settings-selected-filenames');
     var $inputFiles = $screen.find('#session-select-files');
     var $btnSelectFiles = $screen.find('.btn-select-files');
+    var $inputBox = $screen.find('.inputbox')
     var rest = new JK.Rest();
     var sessionId;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
       context.JK.GenreSelectorHelper.render('#session-settings-genre');
       $dialog = $('[layout-id="session-settings"]');
 
-      var currentSession = sessionScreen.getCurrentSession();
+      var currentSession = context.SessionStore.currentSession;
       sessionId = currentSession.id;
 
       // id
@@ -65,13 +66,21 @@
         $('#session-settings-fan-access').val('listen-chat-band');
       }
 
-      // notation files
+      /**
+      // notation files in the account screen. ugh.
       $selectedFilenames.empty();
       for (var i=0; i < currentSession.music_notations.length; i++) {
         var notation = currentSession.music_notations[i];
         $selectedFilenames.append('<a href="' + notation.file_url + '" rel="external">' + notation.file_name + '</a>&nbsp;');
+      }*/
+
+      $inputBox.empty();
+      for (var i=0; i < currentSession.music_notations.length; i++) {
+        var notation = currentSession.music_notations[i];
+        addNotation(notation)
       }
 
+
       context.JK.dropdown($('#session-settings-language'));
       context.JK.dropdown($('#session-settings-musician-access'));
       context.JK.dropdown($('#session-settings-fan-access'));
@@ -81,6 +90,29 @@
       $('#session-settings-fan-access').easyDropDown(easyDropDownState)
     }
 
+    function addNotation(notation) {
+
+      var $notation = $('<div class="notation-entry"><div>' + notation.file_name + '</div><a href="#" data-id="' + notation.id + '">X</a></div>')
+      $notation.find('a').on('click', function(e) {
+
+        if($(this).attr('data-deleting')) {
+          // ignore duplicate delete attempts
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        $(this).attr('data-deleting', true)
+        var $notationEntry = $(this).closest('.notation-entry').find('div').text('deleting...')
+
+        rest.deleteMusicNotation({id: notation.id})
+          .done(function() {
+            $notation.remove()
+          })
+          .fail(app.ajaxError)
+        return false;
+      })
+      $inputBox.append($notation);
+    }
+
     function saveSettings(evt) {
 
       var data = {};
@@ -111,11 +143,7 @@
         data.fan_access = false;
         data.fan_chat = false;
       }
-      else if (fanAccess == 'listen-chat-each') {
-        data.fan_access = true;
-        data.fan_chat = false;
-      }
-      else if (fanAccess == 'listen-chat-band') {
+      else if (fanAccess == 'listen-chat') {
         data.fan_access = true;
         data.fan_chat = true;
       }
@@ -177,7 +205,7 @@
           }
         })
         .always(function() {
-          $btnSelectFiles.text('SELECT FILES...').data('uploading', null)
+          $btnSelectFiles.text('ADD FILES...').data('uploading', null)
           $uploadSpinner.hide();
         });
     }
@@ -203,10 +231,9 @@
       else {
         // upload as soon as user picks their files.
         uploadNotations($inputFiles.get(0).files)
-          .done(function() {
-            context._.each(fileNames, function(fileName) {
-              var $text = $('<span>').text(fileName);
-              $selectedFilenames.append($text);
+          .done(function(response) {
+            context._.each(response, function(notation) {
+              addNotation(notation)
             })
           })
       }
@@ -225,7 +252,7 @@
 
     function settingsSaved(response) {
       // No response returned from this call. 204.
-      sessionScreen.refreshCurrentSession(true);
+      context.SessionActions.syncWithServer()
       app.layout.closeDialog('session-settings');
     }
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
index 6d4f74316..7a2e68a2f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
           });
         }
 
+
+        function deleteMusicNotation(options) {
+          return $.ajax({
+            type: "DELETE",
+            url: "/api/music_notations/" +options.id
+          });
+        }
+
         function legacyJoinSession(options) {
           var sessionId = options["session_id"];
           delete options["session_id"];
@@ -1808,6 +1816,7 @@
         this.createScheduledSession = createScheduledSession;
         this.uploadMusicNotations = uploadMusicNotations;
         this.getMusicNotation = getMusicNotation;
+        this.deleteMusicNotation = deleteMusicNotation;
         this.getBroadcastNotification = getBroadcastNotification;
         this.quietBroadcastNotification =  quietBroadcastNotification;
         this.legacyJoinSession = legacyJoinSession;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/minimal/minimal.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/minimal/minimal.js
index e69de29bb..37c70efb7 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/minimal/minimal.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/minimal/minimal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//= require bugsnag
+//= require bind-polyfill
+//= require jquery
+//= require jquery.monkeypatch
+//= require jquery_ujs
+//= require jquery.bt
+//= require jquery.icheck
+//= require jquery.easydropdown
+//= require classnames
+//= require reflux
+//= require AAC_underscore
+//= require AAA_Log
+//= require globals
+//= require jam_rest
+//= require ga
+//= require utils
+//= require react
+//= require react_ujs
+//= require react-init
+//= require react-components
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components.js
index c5c6bb14b..793ddb737 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //= require_directory ./react-components/helpers
 //= require_directory ./react-components/actions
 //= require ./react-components/stores/AppStore
+//= require ./react-components/stores/RecordingStore
 //= require ./react-components/stores/SessionStore
 //= require ./react-components/stores/MixerStore
 //= require ./react-components/stores/SessionMyTracksStore
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupRecordingStartStop.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupRecordingStartStop.js.jsx.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4d3d6c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/PopupRecordingStartStop.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+context = window
+
+mixins = []
+
+# this check ensures we attempt to listen if this component is created in a popup
+if window.opener
+  mixins.push(Reflux.listenTo(window.opener.RecordingStore,"onRecordingStateChanged"))
+
+@PopupRecordingStartStop = React.createClass({
+
+  # this comes from the parent window
+  mixins: mixins
+
+  onRecordingStateChanged: (recordingState) ->
+    this.setState(isRecording: recordingState.isRecording, recordedOnce: this.state.recordedOnce || recordingState.isRecording)
+
+  startStopRecording: () ->
+    if this.state.isRecording
+      window.opener.RecordingActions.stopRecording()
+    else
+      window.opener.RecordingActions.startRecording()
+
+  onNoteShowHide: () ->
+      this.setState(showNote: !this.state.showNote)
+
+  getInitialState: () ->
+    {isRecording: window.ParentIsRecording, showNote: true, recordedOnce: false}
+
+  render: () ->
+
+    recordingVerb = if this.state.isRecording then 'Stop' else 'Start'
+
+    recordingBtnClasses = classNames({
+      "currently-recording" : this.state.isRecording,
+      "control" : true
+    })
+
+    noteJSX = `<div className="important-note">
+      <h5>
+        Important Note
+      </h5>
+      <div className="contents">
+        While playing in your session, you are listening to your own personal mix. This recording will use the master mix,
+        which may sound very different.  To hear and adjust your master mix settings, click the MIXER button in the session toolbar.
+      </div>
+    </div>`
+
+    recordingJSX = `<div className="recording-options">
+        <div className="field">
+          <input type="radio" name="recording-input-type" id="recording-input-both" defaultChecked="checked" />
+          <label htmlFor="recording-input-both">Record both video and audio</label>
+          <div className="clearall"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="field">
+          <input type="radio" name="recording-input-type" id="recording-input-audio" />
+          <label htmlFor="recording-input-audio">Record audio only</label>
+          <div className="clearall"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>`
+
+    if this.state.showNote
+      noteText = 'hide note'
+    else
+      noteText = 'show note'
+
+    noteShowHideJSX = `<a href="#" className="note-show-hide" onClick={this.onNoteShowHide}>{noteText}</a>`
+
+    note = null
+    recordingOptions = null
+    noteShowHide = null
+
+    if this.state.showNote && !this.state.isRecording && !this.state.recordedOnce
+      # should we show the note itself?  Only if not recording, too
+      note = noteJSX
+
+    if !this.state.isRecording && !this.state.recordedOnce
+      noteShowHide = noteShowHideJSX
+
+      if gon.global.video_available == "full"
+        recordingOptions = recordingJSX
+
+
+    `<div className="recording-start-stop">
+      <div className="control-holder">
+        <a className={recordingBtnClasses} onClick={this.startStopRecording}>
+          <span className="helper" />
+          <img src="/assets/content/recordbutton-off.png" width="20" height="20" />
+          <span id="recording-status">{recordingVerb} Recording</span>
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      {recordingOptions}
+
+      {note}
+
+      {noteShowHide}
+
+    </div>`
+
+  componentDidMount: () ->
+    $root = jQuery(this.getDOMNode())
+
+    $recordingType = $root.find('input[type="radio"]')
+    context.JK.checkbox($recordingType)
+
+    @resizeWindow()
+
+    # this is necessary due to whatever the client's rendering behavior is.
+    setTimeout(@resizeWindow, 300)
+
+  componentDidUpdate: () ->
+    @resizeWindow()
+
+  resizeWindow: () =>
+    $container = $('#minimal-container')
+    width = $container.width()
+    height = $container.height()
+
+    # there is 20px or so of unused space at the top of the page.   can't figure out why it's there. (above #minimal-container)
+    mysteryTopMargin = 20
+
+    # deal with chrome in real browsers
+    offset = (window.outerHeight - window.innerHeight) + mysteryTopMargin
+
+    # handle native client chrome that the above outer-inner doesn't catch
+    #if navigator.userAgent.indexOf('JamKazam') > -1
+
+    #offset += 25
+
+    window.resizeTo(width, height + offset)
+})
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diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionMyTrack.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionMyTrack.js.jsx.coffee
index 94fa7ab25..c120b08e4 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionMyTrack.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionMyTrack.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ MixerActions = @MixerActions
       WebkitTransform: "rotate(#{pan}deg)"
     }
 
+    # <div className="track-icon-equalizer" />
+
     `<div className="session-track my-track">
       <div className="disabled-track-overlay" />
       <div className="session-track-contents">
@@ -46,7 +48,6 @@ MixerActions = @MixerActions
           <div className="track-buttons">
             <div className={classes} data-control="mute" data-mixer-id={muteMixerId} onClick={this.handleMute}/>
             <div className="track-icon-pan" style={panStyle}/>
-            <div className="track-icon-equalizer" />
           </div>
           <br className="clearall"/>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionOtherTracks.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionOtherTracks.js.jsx.coffee
index 29060d8ad..0de14ad6b 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionOtherTracks.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionOtherTracks.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ ReactCSSTransitionGroup = React.addons.CSSTransitionGroup;
     session = sessionMixers.session
     mixers = sessionMixers.mixers
 
-    logger.debug("SessionOtherTracks: onInputsChanged")
     participants = []
 
     if session.inSession()
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionRecordBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionRecordBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index a406c7b25..e6bf9c2d5 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionRecordBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionRecordBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -2,17 +2,32 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionRecordBtn = React.createClass({
 
-  datAss: () ->
-    alert("dat ass")
+  mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(@MixerStore,"onSessionMixerChange")]
+
+  onSessionMixerChange: (sessionMixers) ->
+
+    this.setState({isRecording: sessionMixers.session.isRecording})
+
+  getInitialState: () ->
+    {childWindow: null, isRecording: false}
+
   openRecording: () ->
-    recording = window.open("/popups/session/#{1}/recording-controls", 'Recording', 'scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,status=no,height=315,width=350')
 
+    if this.state.childWindow?
+      this.state.childWindow.close()
 
-    window.callMe = @datAss
-    $(recording).on('load', ()->
-      alert("loaded")
-      recording.bling()
+    childWindow = window.open("/popups/recording-controls", 'Recording', 'scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,status=no,height=315,width=350')
+    childWindow.ParentRecordingStore = context.RecordingStore
+    childWindow.ParentIsRecording = this.state.isRecording
+
+    ###
+    $(childWindow).on('load', ()=>
+      childWindow.focus()
     )
+    ###
+
+    this.setState({childWindow: childWindow})
+
   render: () ->
     `<a className="session-record button-grey left" onClick={this.openRecording}>
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_settings_sm.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionResyncBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionResyncBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index b59d766b8..91fea907b 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionResyncBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionResyncBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionResyncBtn = React.createClass({
 
+  mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(@AppStore,"onAppInit")]
+
+  resync: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+
+    SessionActions.audioResync()
+
   render: () ->
-    `<a className="session-resync button-grey resync left">
+    `<a className="session-resync button-grey resync left" onClick={this.resync}>
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_resync.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
       RESYNC
     </a>`
+
+  onAppInit: (app) ->
+    @app = app
 })
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diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionScreen.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionScreen.js.jsx.coffee
index 79b346147..5f807a5c5 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionScreen.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionScreen.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -74,5 +74,4 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
     };
 
     @app.bindScreen('session2', screenBindings);
-
 })
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.js.jsx.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b01da5418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+context = window
+
+MixerActions = @MixerActions
+
+@SessionSelfVolumeHover = React.createClass({
+
+
+  getInitialState: () ->
+    {mixers: this.props.mixers}
+
+  handleMute: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+
+    muting = $(e.currentTarget).is('.enabled')
+
+    MixerActions.mute([this.props.mixers.mixer], muting)
+
+  handleMuteCheckbox: (e) ->
+    muting = $(e.target).is(':checked')
+
+    MixerActions.mute([this.props.mixers.mixer, this.props.mixers.oppositeMixer], muting)
+
+  render: () ->
+
+    monitorMuteMixer = this.props.inputGroupMixers.muteMixer
+    monitorMuteMixerId = monitorMuteMixer?.id
+    monitorVolumeLeft = this.props.inputGroupMixers.mixer?.volume_left
+    monitorMuteClasses = classNames({
+      'track-icon-mute': true
+      'enabled' : !monitorMuteMixer?.mute
+      'muted' : monitorMuteMixer?.mute
+    })
+
+    chatMuteMixer = this.props.chatGroupMixers.muteMixer
+    chatMuteMixerId = chatMuteMixer?.id
+    chatVolumeLeft = this.props.chatGroupMixers.mixer?.volume_left
+    chatMuteClasses = classNames({
+      'track-icon-mute': true
+      'enabled' : !chatMuteMixer?.mute
+      'muted' : chatMuteMixer?.mute
+    })
+
+    `<div id="self-volume-hover" >
+      <div className="monitor-mixer mixer-holder">
+        <h3>Music</h3>
+        <div className="session-track track">
+          <div className="track-vu-left">
+            <SessionTrackVU orientation="vertical" lightCount={13} lightWidth={3} lightHeight={17} side="vul" mixers={this.props.inputGroupMixers} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="track-vu-right">
+            <SessionTrackVU orientation="vertical" lightCount={13} lightWidth={3} lightHeight={17} side="vur" mixers={this.props.inputGroupMixers} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="track-label">
+            <div>Volume</div>
+            <div>{monitorVolumeLeft}dB</div>
+          </div>
+          <SessionTrackGain mixers={this.props.inputGroupMixers}  />
+          <div className={monitorMuteClasses} data-control="mute" data-mixer-id={monitorMuteMixerId} onClick={this.handleMute}/>
+
+          <input type="checkbox" name="mute"/>
+          <label for="mute">Mute</label>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="textual-help">
+          <p>Use this slider to control the volume of all the music in the session in your headphones or speakers.</p>
+          <p>This will not affect the volume for other musicians in the session.</p>
+          <p>To adjust master levels for all musicians for recordings and broadcasts, use Mixer button in the toolbar.</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="chat-mixer mixer-holder">
+        <h3>Chat</h3>
+        <div className="session-track track">
+          <div className="track-vu-left">
+            <SessionTrackVU orientation="vertical" lightCount={13} lightWidth={3} lightHeight={17} side="vul" mixers={this.props.chatGroupMixers} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="track-vu-right">
+            <SessionTrackVU orientation="vertical" lightCount={13} lightWidth={3} lightHeight={17} side="vur" mixers={this.props.chatGroupMixers} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="track-label">
+            <div>Volume</div>
+            <div>{chatVolumeLeft}dB</div>
+          </div>
+          <SessionTrackGain mixers={this.props.chatGroupMixers}  />
+          <div className={chatMuteClasses} data-control="mute" data-mixer-id={chatMuteMixerId} onClick={this.handleMute}/>
+
+          <input type="checkbox" name="mute"/>
+          <label for="mute">Mute</label>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="textual-help">
+          <p>Use this slider to control the volume of all the voice chat in the session in your headphones or speakers.</p>
+          <p>This will not affect the volume for other musicians in the session.</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>`
+
+  componentDidMount: () ->
+    $root = jQuery(this.getDOMNode())
+
+    # initialize icheck
+    $checkbox = $root.find('input')
+    context.JK.checkbox($checkbox)
+    $checkbox.on('ifChanged', this.handleMuteCheckbox);
+
+    #if this.props.mixers.muteMixer.mute
+    #  $checkbox.iCheck('check').attr('checked', true)
+    #else
+    #  $checkbox.iCheck('uncheck').attr('checked', false)
+
+  componentWillUpdate: (nextProps, nextState) ->
+    $root = jQuery(this.getDOMNode())
+
+    # re-initialize icheck
+    $checkbox = $root.find('input')
+
+    #if nextState.mixers.muteMixer?.mute
+    #  $checkbox.iCheck('check').attr('checked', true)
+    #else
+    #  $checkbox.iCheck('uncheck').attr('checked', false)
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index 604a9194c..228d17f31 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionSettingsBtn = React.createClass({
 
+  mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(@AppStore,"onAppInit")]
+
+  openSettings: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+
+    @app.layout.showDialog('session-settings')
+
   render: () ->
-    `<a className="session-settings button-grey left">
+    `<a className="session-settings button-grey left" onClick={this.openSettings}>
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_settings_sm.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
       SETTINGS
      </a>`
+
+  onAppInit: (app) ->
+    @app = app
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionShareBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionShareBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index 7572ec67b..aac4906a0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionShareBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionShareBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionShareBtn = React.createClass({
 
+  mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(@AppStore,"onAppInit")]
+
+  onShare: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault()
+
+    @app.layout.showDialog('share-dialog')
+
   render: () ->
-    `<a className="session-share button-grey left">
+    `<a className="session-share button-grey left" onClick={this.onShare}>
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_share.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
       SHARE
     </a>`
+
+  onAppInit: (app) ->
+    @app = app
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index d30b7c42f..8cfd1a344 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVideoBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 context = window
+SessionActions = @SessionActions
 
 @SessionVideoBtn = React.createClass({
 
+  sessionWebCam: (e) ->
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    SessionActions.toggleSessionVideo()
+
   render: () ->
-    `<a className="session-share button-grey-toggle left">
+    `<a className="session-share button-grey-toggle left" onClick={this.sessionWebCam}>
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_cam.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
       VIDEO
     </a>`
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVolumeSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVolumeSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
index 7afe17866..0a9ee0b9b 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVolumeSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/SessionVolumeSettingsBtn.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,26 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionVolumeSettingsBtn = React.createClass({
 
+  mixins: [Reflux.listenTo(@MixerStore,"onInputsChanged")]
+
+  onInputsChanged: (sessionMixers) ->
+    this.setState(sessionMixers)
+
   render: () ->
     `<a className="session-volume-settings button-grey left">
       <img src="/assets/content/icon_settings_sm.png" align="texttop" height="12" width="12"/>
       VOLUME
     </a>`
+
+  componentDidMount: () ->
+    $root = $(this.getDOMNode())
+
+    context.JK.interactReactBubble(
+      $root,
+      'SessionSelfVolumeHover',
+      () =>
+        {inputGroupMixers: this.state.mixers.getAudioInputChatGroupMixer(), chatGroupMixers: this.state.mixers.getChatGroupMixer()}
+    ,
+      {width:470, positions:['right', 'bottom', 'left'], offsetParent:$root.closest('.screen')})
+
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/RecordingActions.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/RecordingActions.js.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..546176110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/RecordingActions.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+context = window
+
+@RecordingActions = Reflux.createActions({
+  initModel: {}
+  startRecording: {}
+  stopRecording: {}
+  startingRecording:{}
+  startedRecording: {}
+  stoppingRecording: {}
+  stoppedRecording: {}
+  abortedRecording: {}
+
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/SessionActions.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/SessionActions.js.coffee
index 44ea905cf..50d071cf2 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/SessionActions.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/actions/SessionActions.js.coffee
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ context = window
   leaveSession: {}
   mixersChanged: {}
   allowLeaveSession: {}
+  syncWithServer: {}
+  toggleSessionVideo : {}
+  audioResync: {}
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/MixerHelper.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/MixerHelper.js.coffee
index a1352040c..07107298d 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/MixerHelper.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/MixerHelper.js.coffee
@@ -461,4 +461,28 @@ MIX_MODES = context.JK.MIX_MODES;
           context.JK.VuHelpers.updateVU2('vur', mixer, value)
 
   getTrackInfo: () ->
-    context.JK.TrackHelpers.getTrackInfo(context.jamClient, @masterMixers)
\ No newline at end of file
+    context.JK.TrackHelpers.getTrackInfo(context.jamClient, @masterMixers)
+
+  getGroupMixer: (groupId, mode) ->
+    mixers = @mixersForGroupId(groupId, MIX_MODES.PERSONAL)
+
+    if mixers.length == 0
+      logger.warn("could not find mixer with group ID: " + groupId + ', mode:' + mode)
+      return {}
+    else
+      mixer = mixers[0]
+      {
+      mixer: mixer,
+      muteMixer : mixer,
+      vuMixer: mixer,
+      oppositeMixer: mixer
+      }
+
+    console.log("M MIXERS", @masterMixers)
+    console.log("P MIXERS", @personalMixers)
+
+  getAudioInputChatGroupMixer: () ->
+    @getGroupMixer(ChannelGroupIds.AudioInputMusicGroup, MIX_MODES.PERSONAL)
+
+  getChatGroupMixer: () ->
+    @getGroupMixer(ChannelGroupIds.AudioInputChatGroup, MIX_MODES.PERSONAL)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/SessionHelper.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/SessionHelper.js.coffee
index d61e3b71b..839d53b45 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/SessionHelper.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/helpers/SessionHelper.js.coffee
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ context = window
 
 @SessionHelper = class SessionHelper
 
-  constructor: (app, session) ->
+  constructor: (app, session, isRecording) ->
     @app = app
     @session = session
+    @isRecording = isRecording
 
   inSession: () ->
     @session?
@@ -87,4 +88,4 @@ context = window
     found
 
   id: () ->
-    @session.id
+    @session.id
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/RecordingStore.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/RecordingStore.js.jsx.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4fb8e447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/RecordingStore.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+$ = jQuery
+context = window
+logger = context.JK.logger
+
+@RecordingStore = Reflux.createStore(
+  {
+    listenables: @RecordingActions
+
+    init: ->
+      # Register with the app store to get @app
+      this.listenTo(context.AppStore, this.onAppInit)
+
+    onAppInit: (app) ->
+      @app = app
+
+    onInitModel: (recordingModel) ->
+      @recordingModel = recordingModel
+      this.trigger({isRecording: @recordingModel.isRecording()})
+
+    onStartRecording: () ->
+      @recordingModel.startRecording()
+
+    onStopRecording: () ->
+      @recordingModel.stopRecording()
+
+    onStartingRecording: (details) ->
+      details.cause = 'starting'
+      this.trigger(details)
+
+    onStartedRecording: (details) ->
+      details.cause = 'started'
+      this.trigger(details)
+
+    onStoppingRecording: (details) ->
+      details.cause = 'stopping'
+      this.trigger(details)
+
+    onStoppedRecording: (details) ->
+      details.cause = 'stopped'
+      this.trigger(details)
+
+    onAbortedRecording: (details) ->
+      details.cause = 'aborted'
+      this.trigger(details)
+  }
+)
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/SessionStore.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/SessionStore.js.coffee
index 701e90c56..6a9ed99df 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/SessionStore.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/SessionStore.js.coffee
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ MIX_MODES = context.JK.MIX_MODES
 
 
 SessionActions = @SessionActions
+RecordingActions = @RecordingActions
 
 @SessionStore = Reflux.createStore(
   {
@@ -26,19 +27,43 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
     sessionPageEnterDeferred: null
     gearUtils: null
     sessionUtils: null
-    joinDeffered: null
+    joinDeferred: null
     recordingModel: null
     currentTrackChanges: 0
+    isRecording: false
     previousAllTracks: {userTracks: [], backingTracks: [], metronomeTracks: []}
+    webcamViewer: null
 
     init: ->
       # Register with the app store to get @app
       this.listenTo(context.AppStore, this.onAppInit)
+      this.listenTo(context.RecordingStore, this.onRecordingChanged)
+
+      if gon.global.video_available && gon.global.video_available!="none"
+        @webcamViewer.init()
+        @webcamViewer.setVideoOff()
 
     onAppInit: (@app) ->
       @gearUtils = context.JK.GearUtilsInstance
       @sessionUtils = context.JK.SessionUtils
-      @recordingModel = new context.JK.RecordingModel(@app, this, rest, context.jamClient);
+      @recordingModel = new context.JK.RecordingModel(@app, rest, context.jamClient);
+      RecordingActions.initModel(@recordingModel)
+
+    onToggleSessionVideo: () ->
+      logger.debug("toggle session video")
+      @webcamViewer.toggleWebcam() if @webcamViewer?
+
+    onAudioResync: () ->
+      logger.debug("audio resyncing")
+      response = context.jamClient.SessionAudioResync()
+      if response?
+        @app.notify({
+          "title": "Error",
+          "text": response,
+          "icon_url": "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"})
+
+    onSyncWithServer: () ->
+      @refreshCurrentSession(true)
 
     onWatchedInputs: (inputTracks) ->
 
@@ -103,8 +128,176 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
       else if text == 'Local Peer Stream Mixer Mode'
         MixerActions.mixerModeChanged(MIX_MODES.PERSONAL)
 
+    onRecordingChanged: (details) ->
+      logger.debug("SessionStore.onRecordingChanged: " + details.cause)
+      @isRecording = details.isRecording
+
+      switch details.cause
+        when 'started'
+
+          if details.reason
+            reason = details.reason;
+            detail = details.detail;
+            title = "Could Not Start Recording";
+
+            switch reason
+              when 'client-no-response'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'did not respond to the start signal.', detail)
+              when 'empty-recording-id'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "No recording ID specified.")
+              when 'missing-client'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'could not be signalled to start recording.', detail)
+              when 'already-recording'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, 'Already recording. If this appears incorrect, try restarting JamKazam.')
+              when 'recording-engine-unspecified'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem writing recording data to disk.', detail)
+              when 'recording-engine-create-directory'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem creating a recording folder.', detail)
+              when 'recording-engine-create-file'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem creating a recording file.', detail)
+              when 'recording-engine-sample-rate'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem recording at the specified sample rate.', detail)
+              when 'rest'
+                jqXHR = detail[0];
+                @app.notifyServerError(jqXHR);
+              else
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'Error Reason: ' + reason)
+          else
+            @displayWhoCreatedRecording(details.clientId)
+
+        when 'stopped'
+          if @selfOpenedJamTracks()
+            timeline = context.jamClient.GetJamTrackTimeline();
+
+            rest.addRecordingTimeline(details.recordingId, timeline)
+            .fail(()=>
+              @app.notify({
+                title: "Unable to Add JamTrack Volume Data",
+                text: "The volume of the JamTrack will not be correct in the recorded mix."
+              }, null, true)
+            )
+
+          if details.reason
+            logger.warn("Recording Discarded: ", details)
+            reason = details.reason
+            detail = details.detail
+            title = "Recording Discarded"
+
+            switch reason
+              when 'client-no-response'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'did not respond to the stop signal.', detail)
+              when 'missing-client'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'could not be signalled to stop recording.', detail)
+              when 'empty-recording-id'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "No recording ID specified.")
+              when 'wrong-recording-id'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "Wrong recording ID specified.")
+              when 'not-recording'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "Not currently recording.")
+              when 'already-stopping'
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "Already stopping the current recording.")
+              when 'start-before-stop'
+                @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'asked that we start a new recording; cancelling the current one.', detail)
+              else
+                @app.notifyAlert(title, "Error reason: " + reason)
+          else
+            @promptUserToSave(details.recordingId, timeline);
+
+        when 'abortedRecording'
+          reason = details.reason
+          detail = details.detail
+
+          title = "Recording Cancelled"
+
+          switch reason
+            when 'client-no-response'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'did not respond to the start signal.', detail)
+            when 'missing-client'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'could not be signalled to start recording.', detail)
+            when 'populate-recording-info'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'could not synchronize with the server.', detail)
+            when 'recording-engine-unspecified'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem writing recording data to disk.', detail)
+            when 'recording-engine-create-directory'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem creating a recording folder.', detail)
+            when 'recording-engine-create-file'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem creating a recording file.', detail)
+            when 'recording-engine-sample-rate'
+              @notifyWithUserInfo(title, 'had a problem recording at the specified sample rate.', detail)
+            else
+              @app.notifyAlert(title, "Error reason: " + reason)
+
+      this.trigger(new context.SessionHelper(@app, @currentSession, @isRecording))
+
+    notifyWithUserInfo: (title , text, clientId) ->
+      @findUserBy({clientId: clientId})
+      .done((user)=>
+        @app.notify({
+          "title": title,
+          "text": user.name + " " + text,
+          "icon_url": context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl(user.photo_url)
+        });
+      )
+      .fail(()=>
+        @app.notify({
+          "title": title,
+          "text": 'Someone ' + text,
+          "icon_url": "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"
+        })
+      )
+
+    findUserBy: (finder) ->
+      if finder.clientId
+        foundParticipant = null
+        for participant in @participants()
+          if participant.client_id == finder.clientId
+            foundParticipant = participant
+            break
+
+        if foundParticipant
+          return $.Deferred().resolve(foundParticipant.user).promise();
+
+      # TODO: find it via some REST API if not found?
+      return $.Deferred().reject().promise();
+
+    displayWhoCreatedRecording: (clientId) ->
+      if @app.clientId != clientId # don't show to creator
+        @findUserBy({clientId: clientId})
+        .done((user) =>
+          @app.notify({
+            "title": "Recording Started",
+            "text": user.name + " started a recording",
+            "icon_url": context.JK.resolveAvatarUrl(user.photo_url)
+          })
+        )
+        .fail(() =>
+          @app.notify({
+            "title": "Recording Started",
+            "text": "Oops! Can't determine who started this recording",
+            "icon_url": "/assets/content/icon_alert_big.png"
+          })
+        )
+
+    promptUserToSave: (recordingId, timeline) ->
+      rest.getRecording( {id: recordingId} )
+      .done((recording) =>
+        if timeline
+          recording.timeline = timeline.global
+
+        context.JK.recordingFinishedDialog.setRecording(recording)
+        @app.layout.showDialog('recordingFinished').one(EVENTS.DIALOG_CLOSED, (e, data) =>
+          if data.result && data.result.keep
+            context.JK.prodBubble($('#recording-manager-viewer'), 'file-manager-poke', {}, {positions:['top', 'left', 'right', 'bottom'], offsetParent: $('#session-screen2').parent()})
+        )
+      )
+      .fail(@app.ajaxError)
+
     onJoinSession: (sessionId) ->
 
+      # poke ShareDialog
+      shareDialog = new JK.ShareDialog(@app, sessionId, "session");
+      shareDialog.initialize(context.JK.FacebookHelperInstance);
+
       # initialize webcamViewer
       if gon.global.video_available && gon.global.video_available != "none"
         @webcamViewer.beforeShow()
@@ -215,7 +408,7 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
 
     joinSession: () ->
       context.jamClient.SessionRegisterCallback("JK.HandleBridgeCallback2");
-      #context.jamClient.RegisterRecordingCallbacks("JK.HandleRecordingStartResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStopResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStarted", "JK.HandleRecordingStopped", "JK.HandleRecordingAborted");
+      context.jamClient.RegisterRecordingCallbacks("JK.HandleRecordingStartResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStopResult", "JK.HandleRecordingStarted", "JK.HandleRecordingStopped", "JK.HandleRecordingAborted");
       context.jamClient.SessionSetConnectionStatusRefreshRate(1000);
       #context.JK.HelpBubbleHelper.jamtrackGuideSession($screen.find('li.open-a-jamtrack'), $screen)
 
@@ -233,10 +426,11 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
         audio_latency: context.jamClient.FTUEGetExpectedLatency().latency
       })
       .done((response) =>
+
         unless @inSession()
           # the user has left the session before they got joined.  We need to issue a leave again to the server to make sure they are out
           logger.debug("user left before fully joined to session.  telling server again that they have left")
-          @leaveSessionRest(response.id)
+          @leaveSessionRest(@currentSessionId)
           return
 
         logger.debug("calling jamClient.JoinSession");
@@ -248,9 +442,9 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
           else
             context.JK.GA.trackSessionMusicians(context.JK.GA.SessionCreationTypes.join);
 
-        @recordingModel.reset(response.id);
+        @recordingModel.reset(@currentSessionId);
 
-        context.jamClient.JoinSession({sessionID: response.id});
+        context.jamClient.JoinSession({sessionID: @currentSessionId});
 
         @refreshCurrentSession(true);
 
@@ -474,7 +668,7 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
 
       console.log("SESSION CHANGED", sessionData)
 
-      this.trigger(new context.SessionHelper(@app, @currentSession))
+      this.trigger(new context.SessionHelper(@app, @currentSession, @isRecording))
 
     ensureConnected: () ->
       unless context.JK.JamServer.connected
@@ -546,7 +740,10 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
 
       @sessionEnded()
 
-      this.trigger(new context.SessionHelper(@app, @currentSession))
+      this.trigger(new context.SessionHelper(@app, @currentSession, @isRecording))
+
+    selfOpenedJamTracks: () ->
+      @currentSession && (@currentSession.jam_track_initiator_id == context.JK.currentUserId)
 
     sessionEnded: () ->
       # cleanup
@@ -567,12 +764,13 @@ SessionActions = @SessionActions
       @userTracks = null;
       @startTime = null;
 
-      if @joinDeffered?.state() == 'resolved'
+      if @joinDeferred?.state() == 'resolved'
         $(document).trigger(EVENTS.SESSION_ENDED, {session: {id: @currentSessionId}})
 
       @currentTrackChanges = 0
       @currentSession = null
       @joinDeferred = null
+      @isRecording = false
       @currentSessionId = null
       @currentParticipants = {}
       @previousAllTracks = {userTracks: [], backingTracks: [], metronomeTracks: []}
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/recordingModel.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/recordingModel.js
index ebfff5ca8..669321c41 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/recordingModel.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/recordingModel.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
         }
 
 
+
         function groupTracksToClient(recording) {
             // group N tracks to the same client Id
             var groupedTracks = {};
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
             currentlyRecording = true;
             stoppingRecording = false;
 
+            context.RecordingActions.startingRecording({isRecording: false})
+
             currentRecording = rest.startRecording({"music_session_id": sessionId})
                 .done(function(recording) {
                     currentRecordingId = recording.id;
@@ -95,8 +98,10 @@
                     jamClient.StartRecording(recording["id"], groupedTracks);
                 })
                 .fail(function(jqXHR) {
-                    $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', { clientId: app.clientId, reason: 'rest', detail: arguments });
+                    var details = { clientId: app.clientId, reason: 'rest', detail: arguments, isRecording: false }
+                    $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', details);
                     currentlyRecording = false;
+                  context.RecordingActions.startedRecording(details);
                 })
 
 
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@
             waitingOnStopTimer = setTimeout(timeoutTransitionToStop, 5000);
 
             $self.triggerHandler('stoppingRecording', {reason: reason, detail: detail});
+            context.RecordingActions.stoppingRecording({reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording:true})
 
             // this path assumes that the currentRecording info has, or can be, retrieved
             // failure for currentRecording is handled elsewhere
@@ -146,7 +152,9 @@
                         else {
                             logger.error("unable to stop recording %o", arguments);
                             transitionToStopped();
-                            $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {'recordingId': recording.id, 'reason' : 'rest', 'details' : arguments});
+                            var details = {'recordingId': recording.id, 'reason' : 'rest', 'details' : arguments, isRecording: false}
+                            $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                            context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
                         }
                     });
             });
@@ -169,7 +177,9 @@
 
             if(!waitingOnClientStop && !waitingOnServerStop) {
                 transitionToStopped();
-                $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: errorReason, detail: errorDetail});
+                var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: errorReason, detail: errorDetail, isRecording: false}
+                $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details)
+                context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
             }
         }
 
@@ -199,12 +209,16 @@
 
 
             if(success) {
-                $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', {clientId: app.clientId})
+                var details = {clientId: app.clientId, isRecording:true}
+                $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', details)
+                context.RecordingActions.startedRecording(details)
             }
             else {
                 currentlyRecording = false;
                 logger.error("unable to start the recording %o, %o", reason, detail);
-                $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', { clientId: app.clientId, reason: reason, detail: detail});
+                var details = { clientId: app.clientId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: false}
+                $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', details);
+                context.RecordingActions.startedRecording(details)
             }
         }
 
@@ -222,7 +236,9 @@
             else {
                 transitionToStopped();
                 logger.error("backend unable to stop the recording %o, %o", reason, detail);
-                $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail : detail});
+                var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail : detail, isRecording: false}
+                $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
             }
         }
 
@@ -243,9 +259,14 @@
                     currentOrLastRecordingId = recording.id;
                 });
 
-            $self.triggerHandler('startingRecording', {recordingId: recordingId});
+            var details = {recordingId: recordingId, isRecording: false}
+            $self.triggerHandler('startingRecording', details);
+            this.RecordingActions.startingRecording(details)
             currentlyRecording = true;
-            $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', {clientId: clientId, recordingId: recordingId});
+
+            details = {clientId: clientId, recordingId: recordingId, isRecording: true}
+            $self.triggerHandler('startedRecording', details);
+            this.RecordingActions.startedRecording(details)
         }
 
         function handleRecordingStopped(recordingId, result) {
@@ -254,7 +275,10 @@
             var detail = result.detail;
 
 
-            $self.triggerHandler('stoppingRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail });
+            var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: true }
+            $self.triggerHandler('stoppingRecording', details);
+            context.RecordingActions.stoppingRecording(details)
+
             // the backend says the recording must be stopped.
             // tell the server to stop it too
             rest.stopRecording({
@@ -266,18 +290,26 @@
                 .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorMessage) {
                     if(jqXHR.status == 422) {
                         logger.debug("recording already stopped %o", arguments);
-                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail});
+                        var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: false}
+                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                        context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
                     }
                     else if(jqXHR.status == 404) {
                         logger.debug("recording is already deleted %o", arguments);
-                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail});
+                        var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: false}
+                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                        context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
                     }
                     else {
-                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: textStatus, detail: errorMessage});
+                        var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: textStatus, detail: errorMessage, isRecording: false}
+                        $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                        context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
                     }
                 })
                 .done(function() {
-                    $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail});
+                    var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: false}
+                    $self.triggerHandler('stoppedRecording', details);
+                    context.RecordingActions.stoppedRecording(details)
                 })
         }
 
@@ -288,7 +320,9 @@
 
             stoppingRecording = false;
 
-            $self.triggerHandler('abortedRecording', {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail });
+            var details = {recordingId: recordingId, reason: reason, detail: detail, isRecording: false }
+            $self.triggerHandler('abortedRecording', details);
+            context.RecordingActions.abortedRecording(details)
             // the backend says the recording must be stopped.
             // tell the server to stop it too
             rest.stopRecording({
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/webcam_viewer.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/webcam_viewer.js.coffee
index ed2b1d772..931fef139 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/webcam_viewer.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/webcam_viewer.js.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ context.JK.WebcamViewer = class WebcamViewer
     @resolution=null
 
   init: (root) =>
+
+    # the session usage of webcamViewer does not actually pass in anything
+    root = $() unless root?
+
     @root = root
     @toggleBtn = @root.find(".webcam-test-btn")
     @webcamSelect = @root.find(".webcam-select-container select")
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/content.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/content.css.scss
index 50d7e4876..852622cf8 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/content.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/content.css.scss
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 
 .content-wrapper, .dialog, .dialog-inner, .ftue-inner {
 
-  select, textarea,  input[type=text], input[type=password], div.friendbox {
+  select, textarea,  input[type=text], input[type=password], div.friendbox, div.inputbox {
     background-color:#c5c5c5;
     border:none;
     -webkit-box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 3px 0px #888;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionScreen.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionScreen.css.scss
index f8de208a1..237d06fbf 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionScreen.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionScreen.css.scss
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   }
 
   .react-holder {
-    &.SessionTrackVolumeHover {
+    &.SessionTrackVolumeHover, &.SessionSelfVolumeHover {
       height:331px;
       width:235px;
 
@@ -182,6 +182,72 @@
         left:34px
       }
     }
+
+    #self-volume-hover {
+      h3 {
+        font-size:16px;
+        font-weight:bold;
+        margin-bottom:10px;
+      }
+
+      .monitor-mixer {
+        float:left;
+        width:235px;
+        @include border_box_sizing;
+        padding: 15px 0 15px 0;
+
+        h3 {
+          margin-left:36px;
+        }
+
+        .textual-help {
+          border-right:1px solid $ColorTextTypical;
+          float:right;
+          padding-right:25px !important;
+
+          p:nth-child(1) {
+            margin-top:0;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      .chat-mixer {
+        float:left;
+        width:235px;
+        @include border-box-sizing;
+        padding: 15px 0 15px 0;
+
+        h3 {
+          margin-left:41px;
+        }
+      }
+
+      .mixer-holder {
+
+        .session-track {
+          margin-top:0;
+        }
+
+        .textual-help {
+          margin-top:0;
+          padding-right:10px;
+
+          p:nth-child(1) {
+            margin-top:0;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
+    &.SessionTrackVolumeHover {
+
+    }
+
+    &.SessionSelfVolumeHover {
+      width:470px ! important;
+      height:360px ! important;
+    }
+
     &.SessionTrackPanHover {
       width:331px;
       height:197px;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6c5eb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/react-components/SessionSelfVolumeHover.css.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@import "client/common";
+
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/sessionSettingsDialog.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/sessionSettingsDialog.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13395483d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/sessionSettingsDialog.css.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+@import "client/common";
+
+#session-settings {
+
+  width:500px;
+
+  .dropdown-wrapper {
+    width:100%;
+  }
+
+  input, textarea {
+    width:100%;
+    @include border_box_sizing;
+  }
+
+  .btn-select-files {
+    position:absolute;
+    width: 90px;
+    top: 2px;
+  }
+
+  .notation-selector {
+    position:absolute;
+    right:0
+  }
+
+  .notation-files {
+    position:relative;
+  }
+
+  .inputbox {
+    height:60px;
+    padding:5px;
+  }
+
+  .notation-file {
+
+  }
+
+  .input-holder {
+    width:350px;
+  }
+
+  .notation-entry {
+    div {
+      display:block;
+      width:90%;
+      overflow:hidden;
+      white-space: nowrap;
+      float: left;
+      color:black;
+    }
+    a {
+      float:right;
+      color:black;
+    }
+  }
+
+  #session-settings-dialog-submit {
+    margin-right:1px;
+  }
+
+  .spinner-small {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 20px;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/shareDialog.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/shareDialog.css.scss
index 60bff5e51..541d0489a 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/shareDialog.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/dialogs/shareDialog.css.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
   width:500px;
 
+  .dialog-inner {
+    padding-bottom:6px;
+  }
+
   .button-orange {
     margin:0 2px 0 0;
   }
@@ -272,6 +276,9 @@
   }
 
   .share-link {
+
+    height:75px;
+
     h3 {
       margin-bottom:20px;
     }
@@ -292,4 +299,9 @@
     text-align: center;
     margin: 125px auto;
   }
+
+  .actions {
+    text-align:center;
+    margin-top:20px;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal.css.scss
index f159f3f0d..7ea6d2c7c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal.css.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 *= require client/screen_common
 *= require client/content
 *= require client/ftue
+*= require icheck/minimal/minimal
+*= require minimal/popup
 *= require minimal/recording_controls
 *= require minimal/minimal_main
 */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal_main.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal_main.css.scss
index 50feaf50f..78ca52f36 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal_main.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/minimal_main.css.scss
@@ -8,9 +8,4 @@ body {
   overflow: visible  !important;
   height:100%;
   margin:0 !important;
-}
-
-.wrapper {
-  width:1280px;
-  margin:0 auto;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/popup.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/popup.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5db8190c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/popup.css.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+body.popup {
+  width:100%;
+  height:100%;
+  background-color:#404040;
+  overflow: hidden !important;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/recording_controls.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/recording_controls.css.scss
index 1ba110ca7..b2817b8ee 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/recording_controls.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/minimal/recording_controls.css.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,95 @@
-body.recording-controls {
-  width:100%;
-  height:100%;
-  background-color:#404040;
-  overflow: hidden !important;
+@import "client/common";
+
+body.recording-start-stop {
+
+  position:relative;
+  color: $ColorTextTypical;
+
+  #minimal-container {
+    padding-bottom:20px;
+  }
+
+  .recording-start-stop {
+    padding-left:44px;
+  }
+
+  .control-holder {
+    width:100%;
+    margin: 1em 0;
+  }
+
+  .helper {
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 100%;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+  }
+
+  .control {
+    width:231px;
+    height:34px;
+    @include border_box_sizing;
+    margin-top:15px;
+    padding:3px;
+    background-color:#242323;
+    text-align:center;
+    font-size:13px;
+    border-radius:5px;
+    vertical-align:middle;
+    color:#ccc;
+  }
+
+
+  .control img {
+    vertical-align:middle;
+    margin-right:5px;
+  }
+
+  .control span {
+    vertical-align:middle;
+  }
+
+  .iradio_minimal {
+    float:left;
+    margin-right:5px;
+  }
+
+  label {
+    padding-top:2px;
+  }
+
+  .field {
+    height:18px;
+    &:nth-child(1) {
+
+    }
+    &:nth-child(2) {
+      margin-top:9px;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .note-show-hide {
+    font-size:11px;
+  }
+
+  h5 {
+    text-decoration:underline;
+    margin-bottom:5px;
+  }
+
+  .important-note {
+    margin-top:30px;
+    line-height:150%;
+    font-size:12px;
+    width:260px;
+  }
+
+  a.note-show-hide {
+    margin-top:5px;
+    text-decoration:underline;
+    font-size:11px;
+  }
+
+  .currently-recording {
+    background-color: $ColorRecordingBackground;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_music_notations_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_music_notations_controller.rb
index 25997b24b..90e64435c 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_music_notations_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_music_notations_controller.rb
@@ -25,14 +25,28 @@ class ApiMusicNotationsController < ApiController
   def download
     @music_notation = MusicNotation.find(params[:id])
 
-    unless @music_notation.music_session.nil? || @music_notation.music_session.can_join?(current_user, true)
+    unless @music_notation.music_session.can_join?(current_user, true)
       render :text => "Permission denied", status:403
       return
     end
+
     if '_blank'==params[:target]
       redirect_to @music_notation.sign_url
     else
       render :text => @music_notation.sign_url
     end
   end
+
+  def delete
+    @music_notation = MusicNotation.find(params[:id])
+
+    unless @music_notation.music_session.can_join?(current_user, true)
+      render :text => "Permission denied", status:403
+      return
+    end
+
+    @music_notation.destroy
+
+    render :json => {}, status: 204
+  end
 end
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_music_notations/create.rabl b/web/app/views/api_music_notations/create.rabl
index 1df3bde7d..1e9d0b313 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_music_notations/create.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_music_notations/create.rabl
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 object @music_notations
 
-attribute :id, :file_name
\ No newline at end of file
+attribute :id, :file_name
+
+node do |music_notation|
+      { file_url: "/api/music_notations/#{music_notation.id}" }
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_sessionSettings.html.haml b/web/app/views/clients/_sessionSettings.html.haml
index 3a115260a..abd85514e 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_sessionSettings.html.haml
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_sessionSettings.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- Session Settings Dialog -->
-.dialog{:layout => 'dialog', 'layout-id' => 'session-settings', :id => 'session-settings', :width => '600px', :height => '800px'}
+.dialog{:layout => 'dialog', 'layout-id' => 'session-settings', :id => 'session-settings'}
 
   .content-head
     = image_tag "content/icon_settings_lg.png", :width => 18, :height => 18, :class => "content-icon"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
       %input{:type => "hidden", :name => "id", :id => "session-settings-id"}
 
-      .left.mr35
+      .left.input-holder
         
         .left.ib
           Genre:
@@ -53,21 +53,19 @@
         
         .clearall.left.w25.ib.mb10
           Notation Files:
-        .right.w75.ib.mb10
-          .w40.left
-            .selected-files-section
-              %div{:id => "settings-selected-filenames"}
-          .right.ib.mb10
-            %a.button-orange.btn-select-files SELECT FILES...
+        .right.w75.ib.mb10.notation-files
+          .notation-selector
+            %a.button-orange.btn-select-files ADD FILES...
             %input.hidden{:type => "file", :id => "session-select-files", :value => "Select Files...", :accept => ".pdf, .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .xml, .mxl, .txt"}
-            .spinner-small.upload-spinner
-        
-        .clearall.right.mt10
-          %a.button-orange{:href => 'https://jamkazam.desk.com', :rel => 'external'} HELP
+            .spinner-small.hidden
+
+          .inputbox
+
+
+        .clearall.right.mt20
           %a.button-grey{'layout-action' => "close"} CANCEL
           %a.button-orange{:id => "session-settings-dialog-submit"} UPDATE SETTINGS
 
         .clearall
 
-        %br/
         %br{:clear => 'all'}/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
index 1b6ed5a96..06670850e 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 
             var recordingFinishedDialog = new JK.RecordingFinishedDialog(JK.app);
             recordingFinishedDialog.initialize();
+            JK.recordingFinishedDialog = recordingFinishedDialog
 
             var localRecordingsDialog = new JK.LocalRecordingsDialog(JK.app);
             localRecordingsDialog.initialize();
diff --git a/web/app/views/dialogs/_shareDialog.html.erb b/web/app/views/dialogs/_shareDialog.html.erb
index 828f07193..589e6b2d3 100644
--- a/web/app/views/dialogs/_shareDialog.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/dialogs/_shareDialog.html.erb
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   <div class="content-head"><h1>share this <span id="shareType"></span></h1></div>
   <div class="dialog-inner">
 
-    <div class="right"><a class="button-orange" layout-action="close">X CLOSE</a></div>
-    <br clear="both" />
-
     <div class="share-to-social-media border-bottom">
 
       <h3 class="mb5">Share to Social Media:</h3>
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@
       <br clear="both" />
     </div>
 
-    <div class="share-link">
+    <div class="share-link border-bottom">
       <h3>Share a Link:</h3>
       <div class="link-contents">
       </div>
@@ -47,6 +44,11 @@
       <div class="right"><a id="btn-share-copy" class="button-orange">COPY LINK</a></div>
     </div>
 
+    <div class="actions"><a class="button-orange" layout-action="close">X CLOSE</a></div>
+    <br clear="both" />
+
+
+
     <!-- contains syndication widget code -->
     <% #render 'shareDialogUnused'  %>
   </div>
diff --git a/web/app/views/popups/recording_controls.html.slim b/web/app/views/popups/recording_controls.html.slim
index 531396f40..5df94974d 100644
--- a/web/app/views/popups/recording_controls.html.slim
+++ b/web/app/views/popups/recording_controls.html.slim
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
-- provide(:page_name, 'recording-controls')
-.recording-controls
-  | IM HERE
-
-javascript:
-  window.bling = function () {
-    alert("bling!!")
-    window.opener.callMe()
-  }
-
-  console.log("window.opener", window.opener)
\ No newline at end of file
+- provide(:page_name, 'recording-start-stop popup')
+= react_component 'PopupRecordingStartStop', {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index 72437c717..b51157a0c 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
   match '/extras/settings', to: 'extras#settings'
 
   scope '/popups' do
-    match '/session/:id/recording-controls', to: 'popups#recording_controls'
+    match '/recording-controls', to: 'popups#recording_controls'
   end
 
   scope '/corp' do
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
     # Music notations
     match '/music_notations' => 'api_music_notations#create', :via => :post
     match '/music_notations/:id' => 'api_music_notations#download', :via => :get, :as => :download_music_notation
+    match '/music_notations/:id' => 'api_music_notations#delete', :via => :delete, :as => :delete_music_notation
+
 
     # Backing track_show
     match '/backing_tracks' => 'api_backing_tracks#index', :via => :get, :as => 'api_backing_tracks_list'