diff --git a/src/core/time.rs b/src/core/time.rs
index b5f96b3c..cadda8d4 100644
--- a/src/core/time.rs
+++ b/src/core/time.rs
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ impl Timebase {
     #[inline] fn usec_per_pulse (&self) -> f64 {
         self.usec_per_beat() / self.ppq() as f64
     }
-    #[inline] pub fn frame_to_pulse (&self, pulses: f64) -> f64 {
+    #[inline] pub fn pulse_to_frame (&self, pulses: f64) -> f64 {
         self.pulse_per_frame() * pulses
     }
-    #[inline] pub fn pulse_to_frame (&self, frames: f64) -> f64 {
+    #[inline] pub fn frame_to_pulse (&self, frames: f64) -> f64 {
         frames / self.pulse_per_frame()
     }
     #[inline] pub fn note_to_usec (&self, (num, den): (f64, f64)) -> f64 {
@@ -97,3 +97,49 @@ impl Timebase {
     }
 
 }
+
+pub struct Ticks(pub f64);
+
+impl Ticks {
+    pub fn between_frames (&self, start: usize, end: usize) -> TicksIterator {
+        TicksIterator(self.0, start, start, end)
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct TicksIterator(f64, usize, usize, usize);
+
+impl Iterator for TicksIterator {
+    type Item = (usize, usize);
+    fn next (&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        loop {
+            if self.1 > self.3 {
+                return None
+            }
+            let fpt   = self.0;
+            let frame = self.1 as f64;
+            let start = self.2;
+            let end   = self.3;
+            self.1 = self.1 + 1;
+            //println!("{fpt} {frame} {start} {end}");
+            let jitter = frame.rem_euclid(fpt); // ramps
+            let next_jitter = (frame + 1.0).rem_euclid(fpt);
+            if jitter > next_jitter { // at crossing:
+                let time = (frame as usize) % (end as usize-start as usize);
+                let tick = (frame / fpt) as usize;
+                return Some((time, tick))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_frames_to_ticks () {
+        let ticks = Ticks(12.3).between_frames(0, 100).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        println!("{ticks:?}");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/model/phrase.rs b/src/model/phrase.rs
index c72c2aa6..4da8c78a 100644
--- a/src/model/phrase.rs
+++ b/src/model/phrase.rs
@@ -75,50 +75,13 @@ impl Phrase {
             }
         }
     }
-}
 
-struct Ticks(f64);
-
-impl Ticks {
-    fn between_frames (&self, start: usize, end: usize) -> TicksIterator {
-        TicksIterator(self.0, start, start, end)
-    }
-}
-
-struct TicksIterator(f64, usize, usize, usize);
-
-impl Iterator for TicksIterator {
-    type Item = (usize, usize);
-    fn next (&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        loop {
-            if self.1 > self.3 {
-                return None
-            }
-            let fpt   = self.0;
-            let frame = self.1 as f64;
-            let start = self.2;
-            let end   = self.3;
-            self.1 = self.1 + 1;
-            //println!("{fpt} {frame} {start} {end}");
-            let jitter = frame.rem_euclid(fpt); // ramps
-            let next_jitter = (frame + 1.0).rem_euclid(fpt);
-            if jitter > next_jitter { // at crossing:
-                let time = (frame as usize) % (end as usize-start as usize);
-                let tick = (frame / fpt) as usize;
-                return Some((time, tick))
-            }
+    pub fn record_event (&mut self, pulse: usize, message: MidiMessage) {
+        let contains = self.notes.contains_key(&pulse);
+        if contains {
+            self.notes.get_mut(&pulse).unwrap().push(message.clone());
+        } else {
+            self.notes.insert(pulse, vec![message.clone()]);
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_frames_to_ticks () {
-        let ticks = Ticks(12.3).between_frames(0, 100).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        println!("{ticks:?}");
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/model/track.rs b/src/model/track.rs
index 98173c3c..7d41dfee 100644
--- a/src/model/track.rs
+++ b/src/model/track.rs
@@ -166,17 +166,12 @@ impl Track {
                             self.midi_out_buf[time].push(bytes.to_vec())
                         }
                         if recording {
-                            if let Some(phrase) = phrase {
-                                let pulse = timebase.pulse_to_frame((frame0 + time) as f64) as usize;
-                                let pulse = pulse % phrase.length;
+                            phrase.as_mut().map(|p|p.record_event({
+                                let pulse = timebase.frame_to_pulse((frame0 + time) as f64) as usize;
                                 let pulse = (pulse / quant) * quant;
-                                let contains = phrase.notes.contains_key(&pulse);
-                                if contains {
-                                    phrase.notes.get_mut(&pulse).unwrap().push(message.clone());
-                                } else {
-                                    phrase.notes.insert(pulse, vec![message.clone()]);
-                                }
-                            };
+                                let pulse = pulse % p.length;
+                                pulse
+                            }, message));
                         }
                         match message {
                             MidiMessage::NoteOn { key, .. } => {