diff --git a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
index dbbec9b..ef15fb1 100644
--- a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
+++ b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "../jack.hxx"
+#include "../logic.hxx"
 #include "../gridlogic.hxx"
 
 extern Jack* jack;
diff --git a/src/controller/guicontroller.cxx b/src/controller/guicontroller.cxx
index 9e1b1a4..5c5ed51 100644
--- a/src/controller/guicontroller.cxx
+++ b/src/controller/guicontroller.cxx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "../event.hxx"
 #include "../gridlogic.hxx"
 
+#include "../eventhandler.hxx"
+
 extern Jack* jack;
 
 LupppGUI::LupppGUI() :
diff --git a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
index 0c8dca2..b002088 100644
--- a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
+++ b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #include "eventhandler.hxx"
 
 #include "logic.hxx"
+#include "state/state.hxx"
+#include "timemanager.hxx"
+#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/src/gaudioeditor.cxx b/src/gaudioeditor.cxx
index e6b1880..92175a0 100644
--- a/src/gaudioeditor.cxx
+++ b/src/gaudioeditor.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void cancelCB(Fl_Widget*,void* data)
 
 AudioEditor::AudioEditor()
 {
-  window = new Fl_Double_Window(450,200,"Audio Editor : Beats?");
+  window = new Fl_Double_Window(460,200,"Audio Editor : Beats?");
   waveform = new Avtk::Waveform(5, 5, 450, 150, "Waveform");
   cancel = new Avtk::Button(360, 160, 80,30, "Cancel");
   
diff --git a/src/gridlogic.cxx b/src/gridlogic.cxx
index 320fe89..92b7ab8 100644
--- a/src/gridlogic.cxx
+++ b/src/gridlogic.cxx
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 #include "gridlogic.hxx"
 
 #include "jack.hxx"
-#include "audiobuffer.hxx"
+
+#include "trackoutput.hxx"
+#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
 
 extern Jack* jack;
 
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ void GridLogic::updateState()
   }
 }
 
-void GridLogic::bar()
+void GridLogic::bar(int framesInNframes)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG_CLIP
   EventGuiPrint e( "GridLogic::bar()" );
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ void GridLogic::bar()
   {
     int track = i / NSCENES;
     int scene = i - track * NSCENES;
-    jack->getLooper( track )->getClip( scene )->bar();
+    jack->getLooper( track )->getClip( scene )->bar(framesInNframes);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_CLIP
     GridLogic::State s = jack->getLooper( track )->getClip( scene )->getState();
diff --git a/src/gridlogic.hxx b/src/gridlogic.hxx
index 1e281cd..4b36625 100644
--- a/src/gridlogic.hxx
+++ b/src/gridlogic.hxx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class GridLogic : public TimeObserver
     void updateState();
     
     /// time functions, not for use by Controller subclasses
-    void bar();
+    void bar(int nframes);
     void beat();
   
     /// for debug purposes: use static_cast<int>(GridLogic::State) to access
diff --git a/src/jack.cxx b/src/jack.cxx
index 08958cc..f13cbcf 100644
--- a/src/jack.cxx
+++ b/src/jack.cxx
@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "state/state.hxx"
+
+#include "logic.hxx"
+#include "config.hxx"
+#include "looper.hxx"
+#include "metronome.hxx"
+#include "gridlogic.hxx"
+#include "trackoutput.hxx"
+#include "timemanager.hxx"
+#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
+
+#include "dsp/dsp_reverb.hxx"
+#include "dsp/dsp_dbmeter.hxx"
+
 #include "audiobuffer.hxx"
 #include "eventhandler.hxx"
 #include "controller/genericmidi.hxx"
diff --git a/src/jack.hxx b/src/jack.hxx
index ce43100..cfe9a8c 100644
--- a/src/jack.hxx
+++ b/src/jack.hxx
@@ -9,23 +9,26 @@
 #include <jack/midiport.h>
 #include <jack/transport.h>
 
-#include "state/state.hxx"
-
-#include "logic.hxx"
-#include "config.hxx"
-#include "looper.hxx"
-#include "metronome.hxx"
-#include "gridlogic.hxx"
-#include "trackoutput.hxx"
-#include "timemanager.hxx"
-#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
-
-#include "dsp/dsp_reverb.hxx"
-#include "dsp/dsp_dbmeter.hxx"
-#include "dsp/dsp_sidechain_gain.hxx"
+#include "event.hxx"
 
 class MidiIO;
 
+class Reverb;
+class DBMeter;
+
+class State;
+class Logic;
+class Looper;
+class Metronome;
+class GridLogic;
+class TimeManager;
+class ControllerUpdater;
+
+class TrackOutput;
+
+// INPUT_TO
+//#include "gridlogic.hxx"
+
 using namespace std;
 
 /** Jack
diff --git a/src/logic.cxx b/src/logic.cxx
index eab16ea..8012c12 100644
--- a/src/logic.cxx
+++ b/src/logic.cxx
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 #include "jack.hxx"
 extern Jack* jack;
 
+#include "timemanager.hxx"
+#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
+#include "trackoutput.hxx"
+#include "metronome.hxx"
+
 Logic::Logic()
 {
   
diff --git a/src/looper.cxx b/src/looper.cxx
index 0fa4e96..bbf563a 100644
--- a/src/looper.cxx
+++ b/src/looper.cxx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "config.hxx"
 
+#include <cmath>
+
 #include "jack.hxx"
 #include "audiobuffer.hxx"
 #include "eventhandler.hxx"
diff --git a/src/looperclip.cxx b/src/looperclip.cxx
index e4c890b..b28b949 100644
--- a/src/looperclip.cxx
+++ b/src/looperclip.cxx
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "eventhandler.hxx"
 #include "audiobuffer.hxx"
 
+#include "controllerupdater.hxx"
+#include "timemanager.hxx"
+
+
+
 extern Jack* jack;
 
 LooperClip::LooperClip(int t, int s) :
@@ -220,7 +225,12 @@ long LooperClip::getBufferLenght()
   return _recordhead;
 }
 
-void LooperClip::bar()
+void LooperClip::bar(int framesInNframes)
+{
+  
+}
+
+void LooperClip::doBar()
 {
   bool change = false;
   GridLogic::State s = GridLogic::STATE_EMPTY;
diff --git a/src/looperclip.hxx b/src/looperclip.hxx
index 421b858..29a1ecc 100644
--- a/src/looperclip.hxx
+++ b/src/looperclip.hxx
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class LooperClip : public Stately
     void record(int count, float* L, float* R);
     
     /// TimeObserver overrides
-    void bar();
+    void bar(){}; // dummy override
+    void bar(int);
     
     /// SaveAble overrides
     void save();
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ class LooperClip : public Stately
     float _playhead;
     float _recordhead;
     AudioBuffer* _buffer;
+    
+    /// causes buffer changing / bar() effect: note this is called internally due
+    /// to a bar event being *inside* an nframes, *not* on a boundary
+    int barCountdown;
+    void doBar();
 };
 
 #endif // LUPPP_LOOPER_CLIP_H
diff --git a/src/metronome.cxx b/src/metronome.cxx
index b358c7b..729adad 100644
--- a/src/metronome.cxx
+++ b/src/metronome.cxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void Metronome::setActive(bool a)
   playPoint = endPoint + 1;
 }
 
-void Metronome::bar()
+void Metronome::bar(int)
 {
   playPoint = 0;
   playBar = true;
diff --git a/src/metronome.hxx b/src/metronome.hxx
index 1e53f7f..5c28815 100644
--- a/src/metronome.hxx
+++ b/src/metronome.hxx
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class Metronome : public TimeObserver
     
     void setActive(bool a);
     
-    void bar();
+    void bar(){}; // dummy override
+    void bar(int);
     void beat();
     void setFpb(int f);
     
diff --git a/src/observer/time.cxx b/src/observer/time.cxx
index e9b746b..61697a3 100644
--- a/src/observer/time.cxx
+++ b/src/observer/time.cxx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../jack.hxx"
 extern Jack* jack;
 
+#include "../timemanager.hxx"
+
 TimeObserver::TimeObserver()
 {
   jack->getTimeManager()->registerObserver( this );
diff --git a/src/observer/time.hxx b/src/observer/time.hxx
index 86d4b8c..b0158dc 100644
--- a/src/observer/time.hxx
+++ b/src/observer/time.hxx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef LUPPP_TIME_OBSERVER_H
 #define LUPPP_TIME_OBSERVER_H
 
+#include "../config.hxx"
+
 class TimeObserver
 {
   public:
@@ -11,7 +13,11 @@ class TimeObserver
     
     virtual void setFpb(int fpb){};
     
-    virtual void bar(){};
+    
+    virtual void bar(){LUPPP_WARN("bar() int not overriden");}
+    
+    virtual void bar(int framesInNframes){};
+    
     virtual void beat(){};
     
     virtual void tapTempo(bool b){};
diff --git a/src/timemanager.cxx b/src/timemanager.cxx
index 1072014..06a1df7 100644
--- a/src/timemanager.cxx
+++ b/src/timemanager.cxx
@@ -124,12 +124,14 @@ void TimeManager::process(Buffers* buffers)
   buffers->transportPosition->beat_type     = 4;
   
   int beat = buffers->transportFrame / fpb;
-  //int beat = int(beat);
+  int nframesRemainder = buffers->transportFrame % int(fpb);
   
   //int tick = int( (beatFloat - beat) * 1920 );
   
   if ( beat != oldBeat )
   {
+    LUPPP_NOTE("Beat %i, nframes %i", beat, nframesRemainder );
+    
     // inform observers of new beat FIRST
     for(uint i = 0; i < observers.size(); i++)
     {