diff --git a/aqt/editor.py b/aqt/editor.py
index fb0042f7d..c38fcb4d8 100644
--- a/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/aqt/editor.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtWebKit import QWebView
-import re, os, sys, tempfile, urllib2, ctypes, simplejson
+import re, os, sys, tempfile, urllib2, ctypes, simplejson, traceback
 from anki.utils import stripHTML
 from anki.sound import play
 from anki.hooks import addHook, removeHook, runHook, runFilter
@@ -645,7 +645,10 @@ class Editor(object):
         file = getFile(self.widget, _("Add Media"), "media", key)
         if not file:
             return
-        html = self._addMedia(file)
+        self.addMedia(file, canDelete=True)
+
+    def addMedia(self, path, canDelete=False):
+        html = self._addMedia(path, canDelete)
         self.web.eval("setFormat('inserthtml', %s);" % simplejson.dumps(html))
 
     def _addMedia(self, path, canDelete=False):
@@ -668,19 +671,14 @@ class Editor(object):
             return '[sound:%s]' % name
 
     def onRecSound(self):
-        self.initMedia()
-        w = self.focusedEdit()
         try:
             file = getAudio(self.widget)
-        except:
-            if sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
-                ui.utils.showInfo(_('''\
-Please install <a href="http://www.thalictrum.com/software/lame-3.97.dmg.gz">lame</a>
-to enable recording.'''), parent=self.widget)
-                return
-            raise
-        if file:
-            self._addSound(file, w, copy=False)
+        except Exception, e:
+            showWarning(_(
+                "Couldn't record audio. Have you installed lame and sox?") +
+                        "\n\n" + unicode(e))
+            return
+        self.addMedia(file)
 
     # LaTeX
     ######################################################################
diff --git a/aqt/sound.py b/aqt/sound.py
index cef0dd4a3..b4727f81e 100644
--- a/aqt/sound.py
+++ b/aqt/sound.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 
 import time
-from anki.sound import Recorder, play, generateNoiseProfile
+from anki.sound import Recorder, play
 from aqt.utils import saveGeom, restoreGeom
 
 def getAudio(parent, string="", encode=True):
@@ -36,22 +36,3 @@ def getAudio(parent, string="", encode=True):
     # process
     r.postprocess(encode)
     return r.file()
-
-def recordNoiseProfile(parent):
-    r = Recorder()
-    mb = QMessageBox(parent)
-    mb.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.NoButton)
-    mb.setIconPixmap(QPixmap(":/icons/media-record.png"))
-    mb.show()
-    mb.setWindowTitle("Anki")
-    QApplication.instance().processEvents()
-    f = time.time() + 10
-    r.start()
-    while f > time.time():
-        txt =_("Sampling silence...<br>Time: %0.1f")
-        mb.setText(txt % (f - time.time()))
-        QApplication.instance().processEvents()
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-    r.stop()
-    generateNoiseProfile()
-    mb.deleteLater()