diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index 41b6579..b374d27 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -1,152 +1,27 @@
-import { 
-  app, 
-  protocol, 
-  BrowserWindow, 
-  ipcMain 
-} from "electron";
-import { createProtocol } from "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/lib";
-import installExtension, { VUEJS_DEVTOOLS } from "electron-devtools-installer";
-import * as path from "path";
-import WebSocket from "ws";
+"use strict";
+import {initApp} from './background/initApp';
+import {Recorder} from './background/recorder';
+// const portAudio = require('naudiodon');
 
 
-const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
+// NOTE Program Begins Here
+(async () => {
 
-// Keep a global reference of the window object, if you don't, the window will
-// be closed automatically when the JavaScript object is garbage collected.
-let win: BrowserWindow | null;
+    const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
 
-// Scheme must be registered before the app is ready
-protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
-  { scheme: "app", privileges: { secure: true, standard: true } }
-]);
+    // const recorder = new Recorder({
+    //     channelCount: 1,
+    //     sampleFormat: portAudio.SampleFormat16Bit,
+    //     sampleRate: 16000,
+    //     deviceId: -1, // Use -1 or omit the deviceId to select the default device
+    //     closeOnError: true
+    // }, 'binary');
 
-function createWindow() {
-
-  // Create the browser window.
-  win = new BrowserWindow({
-    width: 350,
-    height: 500,
-    resizable: true,
-    maximizable: false,
-
-    // Postition at launch
-    x: 10,
-    y: 10,
-
-    webPreferences: {
-      devTools: false,
-
-      nodeIntegration: 
-        (process.env.ELECTRON_NODE_INTEGRATION as unknown) as boolean,
-
-      preload: path.join(__dirname, "preload.js")
-
-    }
-
-  });
-
-
-  if (process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL) {
-    // Load the url of the dev server if in development mode
-    win.loadURL(process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL as string);
-    // NOTE uncomment for dev tools on app launch
-    if (!process.env.IS_TEST) win.webContents.openDevTools();
-  } else {
-    createProtocol("app");
-    // Load the index.html when not in development
-    win.loadURL("app://./index.html");
-  }
-
-
-  // Websockets config.
-  win.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
-
-    // Define the websocket
-    const ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");
-
-    // Send ID on open.
-    ws.on("open", function open() {
-      ws.send("gundersena@crimata.com");
-    });
-
-    ws.on("message", (message: any) => {
-      const parsed = JSON.parse(message);
-      console.log('new message', message)
-      if (win) {
-        win.webContents.send('render-message', {
-          message: parsed
-        })
-      }
-    });
-
-    ipcMain.on('update-menu-bar', (Event: any, payload: any) => {
-    // win.setTitle("Listening...");
-    })
-
-    ipcMain.on('send-message', (Event: any, payload: any) => {
-      ws.send(JSON.stringify(payload));
-      // win.setTitle("Listening...");
-    })
-
-    ipcMain.on('update-recorder', (Event: any, record: boolean) => {
-       // ai.start();
-    })
-  })
-
-  win.on("closed", () => {
-    win = null;
-  });
-
-}
-
-// Quit when all windows are closed.
-app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
-  // On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
-  // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
-  if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
-    app.quit();
-  }
-});
-
-app.on("activate", () => {
-  // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
-  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
-  if (win === null) {
-    createWindow();
-  }
-});
-
-// This method will be called when Electron has finished
-// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
-// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
-app.on("ready", async () => {
-  if (isDevelopment && !process.env.IS_TEST) {
-    // Install Vue Devtools
     try {
-      await installExtension(VUEJS_DEVTOOLS);
+        // await authenticate method
+        initApp(isDevelopment);
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error("Vue Devtools failed to install:", e.toString());
+        console.log("Error", e);
     }
-  }
-  createWindow();
-});
 
-// Exit cleanly on request from parent process in development mode.
-if (isDevelopment) {
-
-  // For windows.
-  if (process.platform === "win32") {
-    process.on("message", data => {
-      if (data === "graceful-exit") {
-        app.quit();
-      }
-    });
-  } 
-
-  else {
-    process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
-      app.quit();
-    });
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+})();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/background/initApp.ts b/src/background/initApp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89fc68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background/initApp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+"use strict";
+
+import { app, protocol, BrowserWindow } from "electron";
+import { createProtocol } from "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/lib";
+import installExtension, { VUEJS_DEVTOOLS } from "electron-devtools-installer";
+import { createProtocol } from "vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/lib";
+import * as path from "path";
+
+let win: BrowserWindow | null;
+
+function createWindow() {
+  // Create the browser window.
+  win = new BrowserWindow({
+    width: 450,
+    height: 1025,
+    resizable: true,
+    webPreferences: {
+      // Use pluginOptions.nodeIntegration, leave this alone
+      // See nklayman.github.io/vue-cli-plugin-electron-builder/guide/security.html#node-integration for more info
+      nodeIntegration: (process.env
+        .ELECTRON_NODE_INTEGRATION as unknown) as boolean,
+      preload: path.join(__dirname, "preload.js")
+    }
+  });
+
+  if (process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL) {
+    // Load the url of the dev server if in development mode
+    win.loadURL(process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL as string);
+    // NOTE uncomment for dev tools on app launch
+    if (!process.env.IS_TEST) win.webContents.openDevTools();
+  } else {
+    createProtocol("app");
+    // Load the index.html when not in development
+    win.loadURL("app://./index.html");
+  }
+
+  win.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
+      // do stuff once window has finished loading
+  })
+
+  win.on("closed", () => {
+    win = null;
+  });
+}
+
+export function initApp(isDev: boolean){
+
+    // Scheme must be registered before the app is ready
+    protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
+      { scheme: "app", privileges: { secure: true, standard: true } }
+    ]);
+
+    // This method will be called when Electron has finished
+    // initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+    // Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+    app.on("ready", async () => {
+      if (isDev && !process.env.IS_TEST) {
+        // Install Vue Devtools
+        try {
+          await installExtension(VUEJS_DEVTOOLS);
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error("Vue Devtools failed to install:", e.toString());
+        }
+      }
+      createWindow();
+    });
+
+    // Quit when all windows are closed.
+    app.on("window-all-closed", () => {
+      // On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
+      // to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
+      if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
+        app.quit();
+      }
+    });
+
+    app.on("activate", () => {
+      // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
+      // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
+      if (win === null) {
+        createWindow();
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Exit cleanly on request from parent process in development mode.
+    if (isDev) {
+      if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        process.on("message", data => {
+          if (data === "graceful-exit") {
+            app.quit();
+          }
+        });
+      } else {
+        process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
+          app.quit();
+        });
+      }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/background/recorder.ts b/src/background/recorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2897d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background/recorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+const portAudio = require('naudiodon');
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+const { Writable } = require('stream');
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+const { StringDecoder } = require('string_decoder');
+import { ipcMain } from "electron";
+
+interface RecorderI {
+  stop(): string;
+  pause(): void;
+}
+
+class StringWritable extends Writable {
+
+  constructor(options: {
+    defaultEncoding: string;
+  }) {
+    super(options);
+    this._decoder = new StringDecoder(options && options.defaultEncoding);
+    this.data = '';
+  }
+
+   _write(chunk: Buffer, encoding: string, callback: (error? : Error) => void) {
+     if (encoding === 'buffer') {
+       chunk = this._decoder.write(chunk);
+     }
+     this.data += chunk;
+     console.log('writing');
+     callback();
+   }
+
+   _final(callback: (error? : Error) => void) {
+     console.log('yayayay');
+     this.data += this._decoder.end();
+     callback();
+   }
+}
+
+type inputOptions = {clear;
+
+    channelCount: number;
+    sampleFormat: string;
+    sampleRate: number;
+    deviceId: number;
+    closeOnError: boolean;
+}
+
+export class Recorder implements RecorderI {
+
+  private ia: boolean;
+  private micWritable: StringWritable;
+  private recorderOptions: inputOptions;
+
+  constructor(options: inputOptions, encoding: string) {
+    this.recorderOptions = options;
+    this.micWritable = new StringWritable({
+        defaultEncoding: encoding
+    })
+    this.restart();
+    ipcMain.on('update-recorder', this._update);
+  }
+
+  restart() {
+    this.ia = new portAudio.AudioIO({
+      inOptions: this.recorderOptions
+    });
+    this._start();
+  }
+
+  pause(): void {
+     this.ia.pause();
+  }
+
+  resume(){
+      this.ia.resume();
+  }
+
+  getData(): string {
+    return this.micWritable.data;
+  }
+
+  stop(): string {
+    this.ia.quit();
+    return this.getData();
+  }
+
+  private _start(): void {
+    this.ia.pipe(this.micWritable);
+    this.ia.start();
+    this.pause();
+  }
+
+  private _update = (Event: boolean, record: boolean) => {
+      if (record) {
+          console.log('recording');
+          this.micWritable.data = '';
+          if(this.ia._readableState.paused){
+            this.resume();
+            return;
+          }
+          this.ia.pipe(this.micWritable);
+
+          console.log(this.ia._readableState.paused);
+      } else {
+          console.log('stop recording');
+          this.ia.unpipe(this.micWritable);
+          this.micWritable.on('finish', () => {
+              console.log('hello');
+          })
+      }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testAudio.js b/testAudio.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..815964a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testAudio.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const speech = require('@google-cloud/speech');
+const portAudio = require('naudiodon');
+// const rs = fs.createReadStream('rawAudio.wav');
+const WebSocket = require("ws")
+const {Writable} = require('stream');
+
+// Creates a client
+const client = new speech.SpeechClient();
+
+// connect to test server
+// const ws = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8080");
+
+// google cloud speech to text settings
+const encoding = 'LINEAR16';
+const sampleRateHertz = 44100;
+const languageCode = 'en-US';
+
+const audioChunks = [];
+
+const audioInputStreamTransform = new Writable({
+  write(chunk, encoding, next) {
+    console.log(chunk);
+    audioChunks.push(chunk);
+    next();
+  },
+
+  final() {
+    console.log(audioChunks);
+  },
+});
+
+const config = {
+  encoding: encoding,
+  sampleRateHertz: sampleRateHertz,
+  languageCode: languageCode,
+};
+
+const request = {
+  config,
+  interimResults: true,
+};
+
+const speechCallback = (data) => {
+  console.log(
+      `Transcription: ${data.results[0].alternatives[0].transcript}`
+    );
+}
+
+// const recognizeStream = client
+// .streamingRecognize(request)
+// .on('error', err => {
+//   if (err.code === 11) {
+//     // restartStream();
+//   } else {
+//     console.error('API request error ' + err);
+//   }
+// })
+// .on('data', speechCallback);
+
+// Create an instance of AudioIO with inOptions (defaults are as below), which will return a ReadableStream
+const recorderOptions = {
+  channelCount: 1,
+  sampleFormat: portAudio.sampleFormat16Bit,
+  sampleRate: 16000,
+  deviceId: -1, // Use -1 or omit the deviceId to select the default device
+  closeOnError: false // Close the stream if an audio error is detected, if set false then just log the error
+}
+
+const ai = new portAudio.AudioIO({
+  inOptions: recorderOptions
+});
+
+// manipulate individual chunks as they're available
+// const audioData = [];
+// ai.on('data', (d) => {
+//   audioData.push(d.toString('binary'))
+// })
+
+ai.pipe(audioInputStreamTransform)
+ai.start();
+setTimeout(() => {
+  ai.quit();
+}, 2000)
+
+