diff --git a/src/audiobuffer.hxx b/src/audiobuffer.hxx
index 25c85af..aa1cd98 100644
--- a/src/audiobuffer.hxx
+++ b/src/audiobuffer.hxx
@@ -11,21 +11,22 @@ class AudioBuffer
   public:
     AudioBuffer()
     {
-      //ID = privateID++;
+      ID = privateID++;
+      numBeats = 0;
     }
     AudioBuffer(unsigned long size)
     {
       //ID = id;
-      numBeats = 4;
+      numBeats = 0;
       buffer.resize(size);
     }
     
-    /*
+    
     int getID()
     {
       return ID;
     }
-    */
+    
     int getBeats()
     {
       return numBeats;
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ class AudioBuffer
     }
   
   protected:
-    //static int privateID;
-    //int ID;
+    static int privateID;
+    int ID;
     
     int numBeats;
     
diff --git a/src/jack.cxx b/src/jack.cxx
index d1f0dd6..b52675d 100644
--- a/src/jack.cxx
+++ b/src/jack.cxx
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "audiobuffer.hxx"
 #include "eventhandler.hxx"
-
 #include "controller/gui.hxx"
 
 using namespace std;
 
+int AudioBuffer::privateID = 0;
+
 extern int jackSamplerate;
 
 Jack::Jack() :
diff --git a/src/looperclip.cxx b/src/looperclip.cxx
index 289c157..68e02c2 100644
--- a/src/looperclip.cxx
+++ b/src/looperclip.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LooperClip::LooperClip(int t, int s) :
   _queueStop  = false;
   _queueRecord= false;
   
-  _buffer = 0; //new AudioBuffer(44100);
+  _buffer = new AudioBuffer(44100);
   _newBufferInTransit = false;
   
   _playhead   = 0;
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ void LooperClip::setRequestedBuffer( AudioBuffer* ab )
       ab->getData().at(i) = _buffer->getData().at( i );
     }
     
+    ab->setBeats( _buffer->getBeats() );
+    
     EventDeallocateBuffer e( _buffer );
     writeToGuiRingbuffer( &e );
   }
@@ -162,6 +164,13 @@ void LooperClip::bar()
     _recordhead = 0;
   }
   
+  if ( _recording )
+  {
+    
+    // FIXME: assumes 4 beats in a bar
+    _buffer->setBeats( _buffer->getBeats() + 4 );
+  }
+  
   if ( change )
   {
     jack->getControllerUpdater()->setSceneState(track, scene, s );