diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/demo.css b/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/demo.css
index a3c2336..fa9a791 100755
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/demo.css
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/demo.css
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ body.debug div:not(.centerLine) {
 #notice_recording.visible {
     display: flex;
 }
-#notice_recording button {
-    pointer-events: all;
-}
 #notice_recording.impenetrable {
     pointer-events: all;
     background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/theatre.css b/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/theatre.css
index e5fdf51..bdf866b 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/theatre.css
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/css/theatre.css
@@ -46,37 +46,6 @@
 
 .panel>.bottomButtonsContainer {
     order: 3;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-}
-
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #start_new_project {
-    order: 1;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #open_project {
-    order: 2;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #save_project {
-    order: 3;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #add_font {
-    order: 4;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #upload_audio {
-    order: 5;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #exporter_open {
-    order: 6;
-    margin: 7px 10px 0px 10px;
-}
-.panel>.bottomButtonsContainer #hide_ui {
-    order: 7;
-    margin: 7px 10px;
 }
 
 .panelWrapper {}
diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/artboard.js b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/artboard.js
index 6638c30..065f091 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/artboard.js
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/artboard.js
@@ -173,35 +173,6 @@ const Artboard = function(tp, domElement = false, autoInit = true) {
     this.hide = () => {
         // nothing to do
     };
-    const getHierarchyPanelButton = () => {
-        if (hierarchyPanelButton === null) {
-            hierarchyPanelButton = tp.shadowRoot.querySelector(`.layerMover${this.id()}`);
-        }
-        return hierarchyPanelButton;
-    };
-    this.isSelected = () => {
-        const panel = getHierarchyPanelButton();
-        if (panel === null) {
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            const notSelected = panel.querySelector('.not-selected');
-            return !notSelected;
-        }
-    };
-    this.select = () => {
-        const panel = getHierarchyPanelButton();
-        const selectables = panel.querySelector('.not-selected');
-        if (selectables !== null && typeof selectables.dispatchEvent === 'function') {
-            var clickEvent = new MouseEvent("click", {
-                    "view": window,
-                    "bubbles": true,
-                    "cancelable": false
-            });
-            selectables.dispatchEvent(clickEvent);
-        } else {
-            window.debugElement = panel;
-        }
-    };
 
     // action
     if (typeof domElement !== 'object') {
diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/audio.js b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/audio.js
index 9c3b4f6..77557e2 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/audio.js
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/audio.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const Audio = function(tp, record) {
         //},
     //});
     let started = false;
-    let allowedMicrophone = true; // TODO: actually use this
 
     let mapping = {};
     let savedMapping = {};
@@ -916,15 +915,7 @@ const Audio = function(tp, record) {
                         visualize();
                     })
                     .catch(function(err) {
-                        console.log("Audio::init","The following gUM error occured: " + err);
-                        const noPermission = err.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('permission') >= 0;
-                        if (noPermission) {
-                            if (allowedMicrophone) {
-                                alert("We don't have permission to access the microphone. Microphone input will be silent.");
-                            }
-                            allowedMicrophone = false;
-                            // TODO: actually use this
-                        }
+                        console.log("The following gUM error occured: " + err);
                     });
             } else {
                 console.log("getUserMedia not supported on your browser!");
diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/main.js b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/main.js
index 8268145..95d8617 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/main.js
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/main.js
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ window.showAbout = () => {
     if (getAbout() === null) {
         return;
     }
+    
     getAbout().classList.remove("hidden");
+   
+   
 }
 window.hideAbout = () => {
     if (getAbout() !== null) {
@@ -521,19 +524,9 @@ const deleteLayer = (id, saveProject = true) => {
             }
         });
     }
-    const wasSelected = layers[index].isSelected();
     layers[index].prepareForDepartureFromThisBeautifulExperience();
     layers.splice(index, 1);
     delete layersById[id];
-    if (wasSelected) {
-        if (layers.length > index + 1) {
-            layers[index].select();
-        } else if (layers.length > 0) {
-            layers[layers.length - 1].select();
-        } else {
-            artboard.select();
-        }
-    }
     if (saveProject) {
         setTimeout(() => {
             tp.saveProject();
diff --git a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/record.js b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/record.js
index 951c095..924a538 100644
--- a/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/record.js
+++ b/bin/em/variabletime/web/js/record.js
@@ -469,9 +469,9 @@ const Record = function(tp) {
         document.querySelector('#notice_recording')
             .classList.add('visible');
         document.querySelector('#notice_recording')
-            .classList.remove('impenetrable');
+            .classList.remove('imprenetrable');
         document.querySelector('#notice_recording .what p').innerHTML = 'recording';
-        document.querySelector('#notice_recording .details p').innerHTML = '<button onclick="record.stopRecording()">stop recording</button>';
+        document.querySelector('#notice_recording .details p').innerHTML = '';
         if (!isInitialized) {
             init();
         }