diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
index 9abcfb4e7..7e4d2d3a8 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/facteditor.py
@@ -600,10 +600,11 @@ class FactEditor(object):
         w.insertHtml('[sound:%s]' % path)
 
     def onRecSound(self):
+        self.initMedia()
         w = self.focusedEdit()
         file = getAudio(self.parent)
         if file:
-            self._addSound(file, widget=w)
+            self._addSound(unicode(file), widget=w)
 
 class FactEdit(QTextEdit):
 
diff --git a/mac/test.sh b/mac/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..151f9d2b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mac/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /Volumes/Two/anki
+echo "syncing updates..."
+rsync -av reflex:Lib/code/libanki --exclude .git --exclude build --exclude dist --delete .
+rsync -av reflex:Lib/code/ankiqt --exclude .git --exclude build --exclude dist  --delete .
+./ankiqt/anki