diff --git a/vocoder/static/vocoder.js b/vocoder/static/vocoder.js
index baca1f3..0add511 100644
--- a/vocoder/static/vocoder.js
+++ b/vocoder/static/vocoder.js
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ var serverUrl = 'http://localhost:5000';
 var archiveUrl = serverUrl + '/add-to-archive/';
 
 var mic, recorder, soundFile;
-var state = 0;
-
-// 30 seconds (in milliseconds)
-var recordingTimeout = 30000;
+var recordingTimeout = 30000;  // 30 seconds (in milliseconds)
 
 function setupRecording(){
   mic = new p5.AudioIn();
@@ -76,6 +73,24 @@ function setupRecording(){
   playButton.mousePressed(doArchiving);
 }
 
+function collectSoundParamters(){
+  // TODO: collect all the sound parameters
+  // [x] amplitude
+  // [x] length of sound
+  // [ ] pitch
+  // [ ] nuance
+  //     btw, there is no "nuance" function for p5js. My current guess is to
+  //     perhaps measure it from the "getPeaks". For all wave peaks measured,
+  //     ??? (need to think this through, not really sure ...)
+  amplitude = soundFile.getPeaks();
+  duration = soundFile.duration();
+}
+
+function generateShape(){ 
+  // TODO: take in sound parameters and generate a shape
+  ellipse(100, 100, 25, 25);
+}
+
 function setup(){
   // TODO: Replace this with the leaflet/mappa setup just 
   // using this for now to draw something to experiment on