diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 53fd01705..a59c77da4 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -359,4 +359,5 @@ lesson_time_tracking.sql
 packaged_test_drive.sql
 packaged_test_drive2.sql
 jamclass_report.sql
-jamblasters_network.sql
\ No newline at end of file
+jamblasters_network.sql
+immediate_recordings.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/up/immediate_recordings.sql b/db/up/immediate_recordings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00b21af01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/immediate_recordings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE recordings ADD COLUMN immediate BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/quick_mix.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/quick_mix.rb
index 4053fdaa3..a9b66b76f 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/quick_mix.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/quick_mix.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module JamRuby
       mix.recording = recording
       mix.user = user
       mix.save
-      mix[:ogg_url] = construct_filename(mix.created_at, recording.id, mix.id, type='ogg')
+      mix[:ogg_url] = construct_filename(mix.created_at, recording.id, mix.id, mix.default_type)
       mix[:mp3_url] = construct_filename(mix.created_at, recording.id, mix.id, type='mp3')
       mix.save
       mix.is_skip_mount_uploader = false
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@ module JamRuby
       end
     end
 
-    def s3_url(type='ogg')
-      if type == 'ogg'
+    def s3_url(type=default_type)
+      if type == 'aac'
+        s3_manager.s3_url(self[:ogg_url])
+      elsif type == 'ogg'
         s3_manager.s3_url(self[:ogg_url])
       else
         s3_manager.s3_url(self[:mp3_url])
@@ -222,10 +224,12 @@ module JamRuby
       self[url_field].start_with?('http') ? self[url_field] : s3_manager.sign_url(self[url_field], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => mime_type, :secure => true})
     end
 
-    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, type='ogg')
+    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, type=default_type)
       type ||= 'ogg'
       # expire link in 1 minute--the expectation is that a client is immediately following this link
-      if type == 'ogg'
+      if type == 'aac'
+        resolve_url(:ogg_url, 'audio/aac', expiration_time)
+      elsif type == 'ogg'
         resolve_url(:ogg_url, 'audio/ogg', expiration_time)
       else
         resolve_url(:mp3_url, 'audio/mpeg', expiration_time)
@@ -233,9 +237,11 @@ module JamRuby
     end
 
     # this is not 'secure' because, in testing, the PUT failed often in Ruby. should investigate more.
-    def sign_put(expiration_time = 3600 * 24, type='ogg')
+    def sign_put(expiration_time = 3600 * 24, type=default_type)
       type ||= 'ogg'
-      if type == 'ogg'
+      if type == 'aac'
+        s3_manager.sign_url(self[:ogg_url], {:expires => expiration_time, :content_type => 'audio/aac', :secure => false}, :put)
+      elsif type == 'ogg'
         s3_manager.sign_url(self[:ogg_url], {:expires => expiration_time, :content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => false}, :put)
       else
         s3_manager.sign_url(self[:mp3_url], {:expires => expiration_time, :content_type => 'audio/mpeg', :secure => false}, :put)
@@ -258,19 +264,25 @@ module JamRuby
       end
     end
 
-    def filename(type='ogg')
+    def default_type
+      recording.immediate ? 'aac' : 'ogg'
+    end
+
+    def filename(type=default_type)
       # construct a path for s3
       QuickMix.construct_filename(self.created_at, self.recording_id, self.id, type)
     end
 
     def delete_s3_files
-      s3_manager.delete(filename(type='ogg')) if self[:ogg_url] && s3_manager.exists?(filename(type='ogg'))
-      s3_manager.delete(filename(type='mp3')) if self[:mp3_url] && s3_manager.exists?(filename(type='mp3'))
+      s3_manager.delete(filename(type=default_type)) if self[:ogg_url] && s3_manager.exists?(filename(type=default_type))
+      s3_manager.delete(filename(type='mp3')) if self[:mp3_url] && s3_manager.exists?(filename(type=default_type))
     end
 
     def self.construct_filename(created_at, recording_id, id, type='ogg')
       raise "unknown ID" unless id
+
       "recordings/#{created_at.strftime('%m-%d-%Y')}/#{recording_id}/stream-mix-#{id}.#{type}"
+
     end
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
index 62fdfa1e5..df07f2366 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ module JamRuby
       recorded_track
     end
 
+    def self.create_for_immediate(user, recording)
+      recorded_track = self.new
+      recorded_track.recording = recording
+      recorded_track.client_id = 'ios'
+      recorded_track.track_id = 'ios'
+      recorded_track.client_track_id = 'ios'
+      recorded_track.user = user
+      recorded_track.instrument =  Instrument.find('other')
+      recorded_track.sound = 'stereo'
+      recorded_track.next_part_to_upload = 0
+      recorded_track.file_offset = 0
+      recorded_track.is_skip_mount_uploader = true
+      recorded_track.save
+      recorded_track.url = construct_filename(recording.created_at, recording.id, 'ios', 'aac')
+      recorded_track.save
+      recorded_track.is_skip_mount_uploader = false
+      recorded_track
+    end
     def sign_url(expiration_time = 120)
       s3_manager.sign_url(self[:url], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => true})
     end
@@ -226,9 +244,9 @@ module JamRuby
     private
 
 
-    def self.construct_filename(created_at, recording_id, client_track_id)
+    def self.construct_filename(created_at, recording_id, client_track_id, type='ogg')
       raise "unknown ID" unless client_track_id
-      "recordings/#{created_at.strftime('%m-%d-%Y')}/#{recording_id}/track-#{client_track_id}.ogg"
+      "recordings/#{created_at.strftime('%m-%d-%Y')}/#{recording_id}/track-#{client_track_id}.#{type}"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
index c9550ba1a..b88153f80 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recording.rb
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ module JamRuby
       end
     end
 
+
     # this should be used to cleanup a recording that we detect is no longer running
     def abort
       recording.music_session.claimed_recording_id = nil
@@ -212,6 +213,44 @@ module JamRuby
           ChatMessage.joins(:claimed_recording => [:recording]).where('recordings.id = ?', self.id).where('chat_messages.target_user_id = ?', user.id).count > 0
     end
 
+    # creates a recording, and then claims it in one shot.
+    def self.create_immediately(owner, params)
+      recording = Recording.new
+      recording.music_session = nil
+      recording.owner = owner
+      recording.band = nil
+      recording.immediate = true # immediate in practice means 'the ios app uploaded this'
+      recording.video = params[:record_video]
+
+      if recording.save
+        QuickMix.create(recording, owner)
+
+        recording.recorded_tracks << RecordedTrack.create_for_immediate(owner, recording)
+
+        recording.save
+      end
+
+      if recording.errors.any?
+        return recording
+      end
+
+      recording.stop
+
+      if recording.errors.any?
+        return recording
+      end
+
+      recording.reload
+      claim = recording.claim(owner, params[:name], params[:description], Genre.find_by_id(params[:genre]), params[:is_public], upload_to_youtube = params[:upload_to_youtube])
+
+      if claim.errors.any?
+        return claim
+      end
+
+      recording
+    end
+
+
     # Start recording a session.
     def self.start(music_session, owner, record_video: false)
       recording = nil
@@ -277,7 +316,7 @@ module JamRuby
     # Called when a user wants to "claim" a recording. To do this, the user must have been one of the tracks in the recording.
     def claim(user, name, description, genre, is_public, upload_to_youtube=false)
       upload_to_youtube = !!upload_to_youtube # Correct where nil is borking save
-      unless self.users.exists?(user)
+      if !self.users.exists?(user)
         raise JamPermissionError, "user was not in this session"
       end
 
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/quick_mixer.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/quick_mixer.rb
index 4412e0b0c..fe91996ba 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/quick_mixer.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/quick_mixer.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module JamRuby
 
 
     def fetch_audio_files
-      @input_ogg_filename  = Dir::Tmpname.make_tmpname( ["#{Dir.tmpdir}/quick_mixer_#{@quick_mix.id}}", '.ogg'], nil)
+      @input_ogg_filename  = Dir::Tmpname.make_tmpname( ["#{Dir.tmpdir}/quick_mixer_#{@quick_mix.id}}", '.' + @quick_mix.default_type], nil)
       @output_mp3_filename = Dir::Tmpname.make_tmpname( ["#{Dir.tmpdir}/quick_mixer_#{@quick_mix.id}}", '.mp3'], nil)
       @s3_manager.download(@quick_mix[:ogg_url], @input_ogg_filename)
     end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
index 3de7d09e1..d5c193e56 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/recording_spec.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,28 @@ describe Recording do
   let(:s3_manager) { S3Manager.new(app_config.aws_bucket, app_config.aws_access_key_id, app_config.aws_secret_access_key) }
 
   before do
-    @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)    
+    @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
     @instrument = FactoryGirl.create(:instrument, :description => 'a great instrument')
     @music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
     @connection = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => @user, :music_session => @music_session)
-    @track = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => @connection, :instrument => @instrument)    
+    @track = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => @connection, :instrument => @instrument)
   end
 
+  describe "create_immediately" do
+    it "success with no video" do
+      recording = Recording.create_immediately(@user, {name: 'My recording', description: nil, genre: Genre.first, record_video: false, is_public: true, upload_to_youtube: false})
+      puts "recording errros #{recording.errors.inspect}"
+      recording.errors.any?.should be_false
+      recording.reload
+      recording.claimed_recordings.count.should eql 1
+      claim = recording.claimed_recordings.first
+      claim.name.should eql 'My recording'
+      claim.description.should be_nil
+      claim.discarded.should be_false
+      claim.user.should eql @user
+      recording.owner.should eql @user
+    end
+  end
   describe "popular_recordings" do
     it "empty" do
       Recording.popular_recordings.length.should eq(0)
@@ -43,13 +58,13 @@ describe Recording do
     sample_audio='sample.file'
     in_directory_with_file(sample_audio)
 
-    let(:user2) {FactoryGirl.create(:user)}
+    let(:user2) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
     let(:quick_mix) { FactoryGirl.create(:quick_mix) }
     let(:quick_mix2) {
       recording.recorded_tracks << FactoryGirl.create(:recorded_track, recording: recording, user: user2)
       recording.claimed_recordings << FactoryGirl.create(:claimed_recording, user: user2, recording: recording)
       recording.save!
-      FactoryGirl.create(:quick_mix, autowire: false, recording:recording, user: user2) }
+      FactoryGirl.create(:quick_mix, autowire: false, recording: recording, user: user2) }
     let(:recording) { quick_mix.recording }
 
     before(:each) do
@@ -248,20 +263,20 @@ describe Recording do
     user2_recorded_tracks.length.should == 1
     user2_recorded_tracks[0].should == user2.recorded_backing_tracks[0]
   end
-  
+
   it "should set up the recording properly when recording is started with 1 user in the session" do
     @music_session.is_recording?.should be_false
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @music_session.reload
     @music_session.recordings[0].should == @recording
     @recording.owner_id.should == @user.id
-    
+
     @recorded_tracks = RecordedTrack.where(:recording_id => @recording.id)
     @recorded_tracks.length.should == 1
     @recorded_tracks.first.instrument_id == @track.instrument_id
-    @recorded_tracks.first.user_id == @track.connection.user_id    
-  end  
-  
+    @recorded_tracks.first.user_id == @track.connection.user_id
+  end
+
   it "should not start a recording if the session is already being recorded" do
     Recording.start(@music_session, @user).errors.any?.should be_false
     recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
@@ -299,7 +314,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @connection2 = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => @user2)
     @instrument2 = FactoryGirl.create(:instrument, :description => 'a great instrument')
     @track2 = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => @connection2, :instrument => @instrument2)
-    
+
     # @music_session.connections << @connection2
     @connection2.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user2, 10)
 
@@ -310,7 +325,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @user2.recordings.length.should == 0
     #@user2.recordings.first.should == @recording
   end
-  
+
   it "should report correctly whether its tracks have been uploaded" do
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.uploaded?.should == false
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @recording.recorded_tracks.first.fully_uploaded = true
     @recording.uploaded?.should == true
   end
-  
+
   it "should destroy a recording and all its recorded tracks properly" do
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
@@ -331,7 +346,7 @@ describe Recording do
     expect { RecordedTracks.find(@recorded_track.id) }.to raise_error
   end
 
-  it "should allow a user to claim a recording" do 
+  it "should allow a user to claim a recording" do
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
@@ -370,7 +385,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @claimed_recording.reload
     @claimed_recording.name.should == "name2"
     @claimed_recording.description.should == "description2"
-    @claimed_recording.genre.should == @genre2 
+    @claimed_recording.genre.should == @genre2
     @claimed_recording.is_public.should == false
     @claimed_recording.upload_to_youtube.should == false
   end
@@ -419,15 +434,15 @@ describe Recording do
     @recording.all_discarded.should == false
   end
 
-  it "should set youtube flag" do 
-    
+  it "should set youtube flag" do
+
     @connection.join_the_session(@music_session, true, nil, @user, 10)
     @recording = Recording.start(@music_session, @user)
     @recording.stop
     @recording.reload
     @genre = FactoryGirl.create(:genre)
     @recording.claim(@user, "name", "description", @genre, true, true)
-    
+
     @recording.reload
     @recording.users.length.should == 1
     @recording.users.first.should == @user
@@ -570,7 +585,7 @@ describe Recording do
     @music_session.reload
     @music_session.recordings[0].should == @recording
     @recording.owner_id.should == @user.id
-    
+
     @recorded_videos = RecordedVideo.where(:recording_id => @recording.id)
     @recorded_videos.should have(1).items
     @recorded_videos[0].client_video_source_id.should eq(@video_source.client_video_source_id)
@@ -628,11 +643,11 @@ describe Recording do
   end
 
   it "should only retrieve tracks and videos from user" do
-    user2 = FactoryGirl.create(:user)  # in the jam session
+    user2 = FactoryGirl.create(:user) # in the jam session
     music_session2 = FactoryGirl.create(:active_music_session, :creator => @user, :musician_access => true)
-    music_session_member2 = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user2, :music_session => @music_session, :ip_address => "2.2.2.2", :client_id => "2")    
+    music_session_member2 = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user2, :music_session => @music_session, :ip_address => "2.2.2.2", :client_id => "2")
     connection2 = FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user2, :music_session => @music_session)
-    track2 = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => connection2, :instrument => @instrument)    
+    track2 = FactoryGirl.create(:track, :connection => connection2, :instrument => @instrument)
 
     video_source = FactoryGirl.create(:video_source, :connection => @connection)
     video_source2 = FactoryGirl.create(:video_source, :connection => connection2)
@@ -707,8 +722,8 @@ describe Recording do
   end
 
   describe "discarded_and_stale" do
-    let(:recording1) {FactoryGirl.create(:recording_with_track)}
-    let(:track1) {recording1.recorded_tracks[0]}
+    let(:recording1) { FactoryGirl.create(:recording_with_track) }
+    let(:track1) { recording1.recorded_tracks[0] }
 
     it "no results if no recordings" do
       Recording.discarded_and_stale.length.should == 0
@@ -913,8 +928,8 @@ describe Recording do
     end
 
     describe "two recordings" do
-      let(:recording2) {FactoryGirl.create(:recording_with_track)}
-      let(:track2) {recording2.recorded_tracks[0]}
+      let(:recording2) { FactoryGirl.create(:recording_with_track) }
+      let(:track2) { recording2.recorded_tracks[0] }
 
       describe "both discard" do
 
@@ -1050,17 +1065,17 @@ describe Recording do
   end
 
   describe "delete" do
-    let(:mix) {FactoryGirl.create(:mix)}
-    let(:recording) {mix.recording}
+    let(:mix) { FactoryGirl.create(:mix) }
+    let(:recording) { mix.recording }
 
     before(:each) do
 
     end
 
     it "success" do
-      FactoryGirl.create(:quick_mix, user: recording.owner, recording:recording, autowire: false)
+      FactoryGirl.create(:quick_mix, user: recording.owner, recording: recording, autowire: false)
       FactoryGirl.create(:recording_comment, recording: recording, user: recording.owner)
-      FactoryGirl.create(:recording_like, recording: recording, claimed_recording: recording.claimed_recordings.first, favorite:true)
+      FactoryGirl.create(:recording_like, recording: recording, claimed_recording: recording.claimed_recordings.first, favorite: true)
       FactoryGirl.create(:playable_play, playable_id: recording.id, playable_type: 'JamRuby::Recording')
       FactoryGirl.create(:recorded_video, user: recording.owner, recording: recording)
       recording.reload
@@ -1099,9 +1114,9 @@ describe Recording do
 
   describe "add_timeline" do
 
-    let!(:recorded_jam_track_track) {FactoryGirl.create(:recorded_jam_track_track)}
-    let(:recording) {recorded_jam_track_track.recording}
-    let(:timeline_data) {{"sample" => "data"}}
+    let!(:recorded_jam_track_track) { FactoryGirl.create(:recorded_jam_track_track) }
+    let(:recording) { recorded_jam_track_track.recording }
+    let(:timeline_data) { {"sample" => "data"} }
     let(:good_timeline) { {
         "global" => {"recording_start_time" => 0, "jam_track_play_start_time" => 0, "jam_track_recording_start_play_offset" => 0},
         "tracks" => [
@@ -1111,7 +1126,7 @@ describe Recording do
                 "type" => "jam_track"
             }
         ]
-      }
+    }
     }
 
     it "applies timeline data correctly" do
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
index 47f5e73d3..44201b6de 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
     end
   end
 
+  def create_immediately
+
+    @recording = Recording.create_immediately(current_user, params)
+
+    if @recording.errors.any?
+      response.status = :unprocessable_entity
+      respond_with @recording
+    else
+      respond_with @recording, responder: ApiResponder, :location => api_recordings_detail_url(@recording)
+      end
+    end
+  end
   def start
     music_session = ActiveMusicSession.find(params[:music_session_id])
 
diff --git a/web/config/routes.rb b/web/config/routes.rb
index 159f8caa8..af33a910a 100644
--- a/web/config/routes.rb
+++ b/web/config/routes.rb
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ SampleApp::Application.routes.draw do
     match '/recordings/:id/timeline' => 'api_recordings#add_timeline', :via => :post, :as => 'api_recordings_timeline'
     match '/recordings/:id/video_data' => 'api_recordings#add_video_data', :via => :post, :as => 'api_recordings_video_data'
     match '/recordings/:id/video_data' => 'api_recordings#delete_video_data', :via => :delete, :as => 'api_recordings_video_data_delete'
+    match '/recordings'  => 'api_recordings#create_immediately', :via => :post
+
 
     # Recordings - recorded_tracks
     match '/recordings/:id/tracks/:track_id' => 'api_recordings#show_recorded_track', :via => :get, :as => 'api_recordings_show_recorded_track'