diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/FooterControlsView/FooterControlsView.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/FooterControlsView/FooterControlsView.swift
index 6240a42..3daae75 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/FooterControlsView/FooterControlsView.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/FooterControlsView/FooterControlsView.swift
@@ -18,54 +18,32 @@ struct FooterControlsView: View {
         DragGesture(minimumDistance: 0, coordinateSpace: .local)
             .onChanged {_ in
                 self.isHolding = true
-                
-                print("started drag")
-                
             }
             .onEnded {_ in
                 self.isHolding = false
-                
-                print("ended drag")
-                
             }
     }
-    
-    var longPress: some Gesture {
-        LongPressGesture(minimumDuration: 1)
-            .updating($isLongPressingRecord) { currentState, gestureState,
-                    transaction in
-                gestureState = currentState
-                transaction.animation = Animation.easeIn(duration: 2.0)
-                
-                self.isHolding = true
-                
-                print("started long press")
-            }
-            .onEnded { finished in
-                print(finished)
-                self.completedLongPress = finished
-                
-                self.isHolding = false
-                
-                print("ended long press")
-            }
-    }
-    
+        
     var body: some View {
         HStack(alignment: .center) {
             Spacer()
             
-            Image(systemName: self.isHolding ? "waveform" : "mic.fill")
-                .foregroundColor(.white)
-                .padding()
-                .background(NirvanaColor.teal)
-                .clipShape(Circle())
-                .shadow(radius: 10)
-                .gesture(longPress)
-                .simultaneousGesture(dragGesture)
-                .scaleEffect(x: self.isHolding ? 1.2: 1,
-                             y: self.isHolding ? 1.2: 1,
-                             anchor: .center)
+            Button(action: {
+                
+            }, label: {
+                Image(systemName: self.isHolding ? "waveform" : "mic.fill")
+                    .foregroundColor(.white)
+                    .padding()
+                    .background(NirvanaColor.teal)
+                    .clipShape(Circle())
+                    .shadow(radius: 10)
+                    .scaleEffect(x: self.isHolding ? 1.2: 1,
+                                 y: self.isHolding ? 1.2: 1,
+                                 anchor: .center)
+                    .simultaneousGesture(dragGesture)
+            })
+                
+            
             
             Text("currently is \(self.isHolding ? "recording": "not recording")")
         }