diff --git a/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox b/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
index b30bb22b..a904cf74 100644
--- a/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
+++ b/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+workspace "music" {
+    open-on-output "Dell"
+}
 // This config is in the KDL format: https://kdl.dev
 // "/-" comments out the following node.
 // Check the wiki for a full description of the configuration:
@@ -192,6 +195,10 @@ animations {
 // https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Window-Rules
 // Work around WezTerm's initial configure bug
 // by setting an empty default-column-width.
+window-rule {
+    match app-id="^spotify$"
+    open-on-workspace "music"
+}
 window-rule {
     // This regular expression is intentionally made as specific as possible,
     // since this is the default config, and we want no false positives.
@@ -264,6 +271,9 @@ environment {
 cursor {
     hide-when-typing
 }
+hotkey-overlay {
+    skip-at-startup
+}
 binds {
     // Keys consist of modifiers separated by + signs, followed by an XKB key name
     // in the end. To find an XKB name for a particular key, you may use a program
@@ -449,10 +459,16 @@ binds {
         focus-workspace-up
     }
     Mod+L {
-        focus-monitor-left
+        move-workspace-down
     }
     Mod+U {
-        focus-monitor-right
+        move-workspace-up
+    }
+    Mod+J {
+        move-workspace-to-monitor-left
+    }
+    Mod+Y {
+        move-workspace-to-monitor-right
     }
     Mod+Ctrl+Page_Down {
         move-column-to-workspace-down
@@ -689,6 +705,10 @@ binds {
     // since it will switch twice upon pressing the hotkey (once by xkb, once by niri).
     // Mod+Space       { switch-layout "next"; }
     // Mod+Shift+Space { switch-layout "prev"; }
+    // reload waybar
+    Mod+Shift+W {
+        spawn "systemctl" "--user" "restart" "waybar"
+    }
     Mod+S {
         screenshot
     }
@@ -699,7 +719,10 @@ binds {
         screenshot-window
     }
     Mod+Alt+S {
-        spawn "~/scripts/recorder.sh"
+        spawn "~/scripts/recorder.sh" "screen"
+    }
+    Mod+Shift+Alt+S {
+        spawn "~/scripts/recorder.sh" "region"
     }
     Mod+Tab {
         spawn "~/scripts/niri/window-picker.py"
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index c5f024a0..240ecef3 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -8,28 +8,70 @@
     "niri/window"
   ],
   "modules-right": [
+    "cava",
     "cpu",
     "memory",
     "pulseaudio",
     "battery",
+    "custom/recorder",
     "tray",
     "clock"
   ],
   "niri/window": {
-    "max-length": 50
+    "max-length": 50,
+    "separate-outputs": true
+  },
+  "custom/recorder": {
+    "exec": "~/dev/niri-recorder/recorder.py",
+    "return-type": "json",
+    "restart-interval": "never",
+    "on-click": "~/dev/niri-recorder/recorder.sh screen",
+    "on-click-right": "~/dev/niri-recorder/recorder.sh region"
+  },
+  "cava": {
+    "cava_config": "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cava/cava.conf",
+    // "framerate": 30,
+    // "autosens": 1,
+    // "sensitivity": 100,
+    // "bars": 14,
+    // "lower_cutoff_freq": 50,
+    // "higher_cutoff_freq": 10000,
+    // "method": "pulse",
+    // "source": "auto",
+    // "stereo": true,
+    // "reverse": false,
+    // "bar_delimiter": 0,
+    // "monstercat": false,
+    // "waves": false,
+    // "noise_reduction": 0.77,
+    // "input_delay": 2,
+    "format-icons": [
+      "▁",
+      "▂",
+      "▃",
+      "▄",
+      "▅",
+      "▆",
+      "▇",
+      "█"
+    ],
+    "actions": {
+      "on-click-right": "mode"
+    }
   },
   "niri/workspaces": {
-    // "format": "{icon}",
-    // "format-icons": {
-    //   // Named workspaces
-    //   // (you need to configure them in niri)
-    //   "browser": "",
-    //   "discord": "",
-    //   "chat": "<b></b>",
-    //   // Icons by state
-    //   "active": "",
-    //   "default": ""
-    // }
+    "format": "{icon}",
+    "format-icons": {
+      // Named workspaces
+      // (you need to configure them in niri)
+      // "browser": "",
+      // "discord": "",
+      // "chat": "<b></b>",
+      // Icons by state
+      "music": "󰎇",
+      "active": "",
+      "default": ""
+    }
   },
   //   "sway/workspaces": {
   //     "disable-scroll" : false,
diff --git a/.config/waybar/custom/recorder.py b/.config/waybar/custom/recorder.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81b7386a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/waybar/custom/recorder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import socket
+import json
+import asyncio
+
+def p(obj):
+    print(json.dumps(obj), flush=True)
+    
+SOCKET = "/tmp/recorder-sock.sock"
+DEF_TT = "Click to record screen. Right-click to record region."
+DEF_TEXT = "rec"
+
+# Remove if already exists
+try:
+    os.unlink(SOCKET)
+except OSError:
+    # doesn't exist, we're good
+    pass
+
+delayed_task = None
+
+async def delayed_msg(delay, message):
+    # print(f"[DEBUG] Starting delayed message task, waiting {delay} seconds...", flush=True)
+    try:
+        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+        # print(f"[DEBUG] Delayed message task executed! Sending message: {message}", flush=True)
+        p(message)
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        # print("[DEBUG] Delayed message task was cancelled!", flush=True)
+        pass
+def handle_message(data: str, loop):
+    global delayed_task
+    if delayed_task:
+        delayed_task.cancel()
+    out = {}
+    out_s = ""
+    out_t = ""
+    if data:
+        if data == "REC":
+            out_s = "on"
+            out_t = "Recording in progress. Click to stop."
+        elif data == "CMP":
+            out_s = "compressing"
+            out_t = "Recording is being compressed."
+        elif data == "CPD":
+            out_s = "copied"
+            out_t = "Recording has been copied to clipboard."
+        elif data == "STP":
+            out_s = "done"
+            out_t = "Recording has been stopped."
+        elif data == "ERR":
+            out_s = "error"
+            out_t = "Recording has encountered an error."
+        else:
+            # print("this runs a", flush=True)
+            out_s = ""
+            out_t = ""
+    else:
+        # print("this runs b", flush=True)
+        out_s = ""
+        out_t = ""
+    out["text"] = f"rec: {out_s}" if out_s != "" else DEF_TEXT
+    out["tooltip"] = out_t if out_t != "" else DEF_TT
+    p(out)
+
+    if data in ["ERR", "CPD", "STP"]:
+        if delayed_task:
+            # print("canceled delayed task", flush=True)
+            delayed_task.cancel()
+        delayed_out = {"text": DEF_TEXT, "tooltip": DEF_TT}
+        # print("debug: creating delayed task", flush=True)
+        delayed_task = loop.create_task(delayed_msg(5, delayed_out))
+
+async def server():
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as server:
+        server.bind(SOCKET)
+        server.setblocking(False)
+        server.listen(1)
+
+        while True:
+            conn, _ = await loop.sock_accept(server)
+            with conn:
+                data = (await loop.sock_recv(conn, 1024)).decode().strip()
+                handle_message(data, loop)
+
+async def main():
+    p({"text": DEF_TEXT, "tooltip": DEF_TT})
+    await server()
+asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/.config/waybar/custom/test.sh b/.config/waybar/custom/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..44f681bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/waybar/custom/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/env bash
+
+echo "REC" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; \
+echo "ERR" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; \
+echo "REC" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; \
+echo "STP" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; \
+echo "CMP" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; \
+echo "CPD" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/recorder-sock.sock; \
+sleep 2; 
diff --git a/.config/waybar/modules b/.config/waybar/modules.bak
similarity index 100%
rename from .config/waybar/modules
rename to .config/waybar/modules.bak