diff --git a/config/config_groovebox.edn b/config/config_groovebox.edn
index 3afc185b..2dfc1e45 100644
--- a/config/config_groovebox.edn
+++ b/config/config_groovebox.edn
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
   (layer                       "./keys_global.edn"))
 
 (view (bsp/a :view-dialog (bsp/w :view-meters-output (bsp/e :view-meters-input
-  (bsp/n (fixed/y 6 (bsp/e :view-sample-status :view-sample-viewer))
+  (bsp/n
+    (fixed/y :h-sample-detail
+      (bsp/e (fill/y (fixed/x 20 (align/nw :view-sample-status)))
+        :view-sample-viewer))
     (bsp/e
-      (fill/y (align/n (bsp/s :view-status-v (bsp/s
-        (bsp/s :view-midi-ports-status :view-audio-ports-status)
-        (bsp/n :view-editor-status :view-pool)))))
-      (bsp/e :view-samples-keys :view-editor)))))))
+      (fill/y (align/n
+        (bsp/s :view-status-v
+          (bsp/s :view-midi-ports-status :view-audio-ports-status))))
+      (bsp/w
+        (bsp/s :view-editor-status :view-pool)
+        (bsp/e :view-samples-keys :view-editor))))))))
diff --git a/crates/app/src/model.rs b/crates/app/src/model.rs
index 4948c2c1..9315a26f 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/model.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ impl App {
     fn w_sidebar (&self) -> u16 {
         self.project.w_sidebar(self.editor.is_some())
     }
+    fn h_sample_detail (&self) -> u16 {
+        4.max(self.height() as u16 * 3 / 9)
+    }
     fn focus_editor (&self) -> bool {
         self.is_editing()
     }
diff --git a/crates/device/src/sampler/sampler_api.rs b/crates/device/src/sampler/sampler_api.rs
index ebd62ac7..d7b391f7 100644
--- a/crates/device/src/sampler/sampler_api.rs
+++ b/crates/device/src/sampler/sampler_api.rs
@@ -50,21 +50,23 @@ impl Sampler {
 
 #[tengri_proc::command(Sampler)]
 impl SamplerCommand {
-    fn record_toggle (sampler: &mut Sampler, sample: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-        if sampler.recording.is_some() {
-            Self::record_finish(sampler)
+    fn record_toggle (sampler: &mut Sampler, slot: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        let recording = sampler.recording.as_ref().map(|x|x.0);
+        Self::record_finish(sampler);
+        // autoslice: continue recording at next slot
+        if recording != Some(slot) {
+            Self::record_begin(sampler, slot)
         } else {
-            Self::record_begin(sampler, sample)
+            Ok(None)
         }
     }
-    fn record_begin (sampler: &mut Sampler, pitch: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+    fn record_begin (sampler: &mut Sampler, slot: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         sampler.recording = Some((
-            pitch,
+            slot,
             Arc::new(RwLock::new(Sample::new(
                 "Sample", 0, 0, vec![vec![];sampler.audio_ins.len()]
             )))
-  
-));
+        ));
         Ok(None)
     }
     fn record_finish (sampler: &mut Sampler) -> Perhaps<Self> {
@@ -82,39 +84,39 @@ impl SamplerCommand {
         sampler.recording = None;
         Ok(None)
     }
-    fn play_sample (sampler: &mut Sampler, pitch: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-        if let Some(ref sample) = sampler.mapped[pitch] {
+    fn play_sample (sampler: &mut Sampler, slot: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        if let Some(ref sample) = sampler.mapped[slot] {
             sampler.voices.write().unwrap().push(Sample::play(sample, 0, &u7::from(128)));
         }
         Ok(None)
     }
-    fn stop_sample (sampler: &mut Sampler, pitch: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+    fn stop_sample (sampler: &mut Sampler, slot: usize) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         todo!();
         Ok(None)
     }
     //fn select (&self, state: &mut Sampler, i: usize) -> Option<Self> {
         //Self::Select(state.set_note_pos(i))
     //}
-    ///// Assign sample to pitch
-    //fn set (&self, pitch: u7, sample: Option<Arc<RwLock<Sample>>>) -> Option<Self> {
-        //let i = pitch.as_int() as usize;
+    ///// Assign sample to slot
+    //fn set (&self, slot: u7, sample: Option<Arc<RwLock<Sample>>>) -> Option<Self> {
+        //let i = slot.as_int() as usize;
         //let old = self.mapped[i].clone();
         //self.mapped[i] = sample;
         //Some(Self::Set(old))
     //}
-    //fn set_start (&self, state: &mut Sampler, pitch: u7, frame: usize) -> Option<Self> {
+    //fn set_start (&self, state: &mut Sampler, slot: u7, frame: usize) -> Option<Self> {
         //todo!()
     //}
-    //fn set_gain (&self, state: &mut Sampler, pitch: u7, g: f32) -> Option<Self> {
+    //fn set_gain (&self, state: &mut Sampler, slot: u7, g: f32) -> Option<Self> {
         //todo!()
     //}
-    //fn note_on (&self, state: &mut Sampler, pitch: u7, v: u7) -> Option<Self> {
+    //fn note_on (&self, state: &mut Sampler, slot: u7, v: u7) -> Option<Self> {
         //todo!()
     //}
-    //fn note_off (&self, state: &mut Sampler, pitch: u7) -> Option<Self> {
+    //fn note_off (&self, state: &mut Sampler, slot: u7) -> Option<Self> {
         //todo!()
     //}
-    //fn set_sample (&self, state: &mut Sampler, pitch: u7, s: Option<Arc<RwLock<Sample>>>) -> Option<Self> {
+    //fn set_sample (&self, state: &mut Sampler, slot: u7, s: Option<Arc<RwLock<Sample>>>) -> Option<Self> {
         //Some(Self::SetSample(p, state.set_sample(p, s)))
     //}
     //fn import (&self, state: &mut Sampler, c: FileBrowserCommand) -> Option<Self> {
@@ -169,9 +171,9 @@ impl SamplerCommand {
         ////("set/gain"      [i: u7, g: f32]
             ////Some(Self::SetGain(i.expect("no index"), g.expect("no gain"))))
         ////("note/on"       [p: u7, v: u7]
-            ////Some(Self::NoteOn(p.expect("no pitch"), v.expect("no velocity"))))
+            ////Some(Self::NoteOn(p.expect("no slot"), v.expect("no velocity"))))
         ////("note/off"      [p: u7]
-            ////Some(Self::NoteOff(p.expect("no pitch"))))));
+            ////Some(Self::NoteOff(p.expect("no slot"))))));
 }
 
 #[tengri_proc::command(Sampler)]