diff --git a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
index 88a3c66..576e149 100644
--- a/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
+++ b/voicegardens/static/voicegardens.js
@@ -544,13 +544,14 @@ function draw() {
     // build a new copy of the recording to store on the shape object
     let soundBlob = recording.getBlob();
     let data = new p5.File(soundBlob);
-    let recordedSound = new p5.SoundFile(data, function() {
-      amplitude = recording.getPeaks(1)[0] * 100;
-      duration = recording.duration();
-      let newShape = new GeneratedShape(recordedSound, amplitude, duration);
-      shapes.push(newShape);
-      newSoundJustRecorded = false;
+    let sound = new p5.SoundFile(data, function() {
+      let amp = sound.getPeaks(1)[0] * 100;
+      let dur = sound.duration();
+      let shape = new GeneratedShape(sound, amp, dur);
+      shape.sound();
+      shapes.push(shape);
       sendToArchive();
+      newSoundJustRecorded = false;
     });
   }