diff --git a/app/components/audioVisualizer.js b/app/components/audioVisualizer.js
index bf541f42..eaf19e00 100644
--- a/app/components/audioVisualizer.js
+++ b/app/components/audioVisualizer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 
-function AudioVisualizer() {
+function AudioVisualizer(props) {
     const canvasRef = useRef(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function AudioVisualizer() {
                     analyser.getByteFrequencyData(dataArray);
                     context.fillStyle = '#000';
                     context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+
                     for (let i = 0; i < bufferLength; i++) {
                         barHeight = dataArray[i];
 
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ function AudioVisualizer() {
         return () => cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId);
     }, []);
 
-    return <canvas className='w-full h-16' ref={canvasRef} />;
+    return <>
+        <p>Is recording: {props.isRecording ? "true" : "false"}</p>
+        <canvas className='w-full h-16' ref={canvasRef} />
+            </>;
 }
 
 export default AudioVisualizer;
diff --git a/app/components/dashboard.js b/app/components/dashboard.js
index 2454e71b..cbe74378 100644
--- a/app/components/dashboard.js
+++ b/app/components/dashboard.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Mulberry32 } from '../utils.js'
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import AudioVisualizer from './audioVisualizer.js';
 
-export function Dashboard()
+export function Dashboard(props)
 {
     const [openIndex, setOpenIndex] = useState(null);
     const [liveTranscript, setLiveTranscript] = useState("");
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ export function Dashboard()
                     {liveTranscript}
                 </div>
             </div>
-                <AudioVisualizer />
+                <AudioVisualizer isRecording={props.isRecording} />
+
+                <button
+                    onClick={() => props.onRecord(!props.isRecording)}
+                    className={`px-4 py-2 mb-4 text-2xl font-bold rounded ${props.isRecording ? 'bg-red-500' : 'bg-blue-500'}`}
+                >
+                    {props.isRecording ? 'STOP' : 'RESUME'}
+                </button>
+
         </div>
     </>
 );
diff --git a/app/page.js b/app/page.js
index 4aafb260..0a26d0ce 100644
--- a/app/page.js
+++ b/app/page.js
@@ -11,24 +11,35 @@ const App = () => {
   
   
   const handleRecord = (recording) => {
+    console.log("handleRecord", recording);
+
     setIsRecording(recording);
     setSplashScreen(false);
+
+    if (recording)
+    {
+      navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
+        .then(setStream)
+        .catch(err => console.error(err));
+    } else if (!recording) {
+      if (stream) {
+        const tracks = stream.getTracks();
+        tracks.forEach(track => track.stop());
+        setStream(null);
+      }
+
+      setIsRecording(false);
+    }
   };
   
   const [stream, setStream] = useState(null);
   const serverData = useWebRTC(stream);
   console.log(serverData);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true })
-      .then(setStream)
-      .catch(err => console.error(err));
-  }, []);
-  
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center min-h-screen bg-gray-100">
         {splashScreen && <Record isRecording={isRecording} onRecord={(recording) => handleRecord(recording)} /> }
-        {!splashScreen && <Dashboard />}
+        {!splashScreen && <Dashboard isRecording={isRecording} onRecord={(recording) => handleRecord(recording)} />}
       </div>
     );