diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 38d6e5f058f8..71ae1267b502 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -909,6 +909,18 @@
     "message": "Original message found, but not loaded. Scroll up to load it.",
     "description": "Shown in toast if user clicks on quote references messages not loaded in view, but in database"
   },
+  "voiceRecording--start": {
+    "message": "Start recording voice message",
+    "description": "Tooltip for microphone button to start voice message"
+  },
+  "voiceRecording--complete": {
+    "message": "Complete voice message and send",
+    "description": "Tooltip for green complete voice message and send"
+  },
+  "voiceRecording--cancel": {
+    "message": "Cancel voice message",
+    "description": "Tooltip for red button to cancel voice message"
+  },
   "voiceRecordingInterruptedMax": {
     "message": "Voice message recording stopped because the maximum time limit was reached.",
     "description": "Confirmation dialog message for when the voice recording is interrupted due to max time limit"
diff --git a/preload.js b/preload.js
index 0c0ba70b246d..b601acdcecf5 100644
--- a/preload.js
+++ b/preload.js
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ try {
   require('./ts/views/conversation_view');
   require('./ts/views/inbox_view');
   require('./ts/views/install_view');
-  require('./ts/views/recorder_view');
   require('./ts/views/standalone_registration_view');
   require('./ts/SignalProtocolStore');
   require('./ts/background');
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/AudioCapture.scss b/stylesheets/components/AudioCapture.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21cb219fb6a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stylesheets/components/AudioCapture.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+.AudioCapture {
+  display: flex;
+  text-align: center;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  background: none;
+
+  &__microphone {
+    height: 32px;
+    width: 32px;
+    text-align: center;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    background: none;
+
+    padding: 0;
+    border: none;
+
+    &:focus,
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+
+    outline: none;
+
+    &:before {
+      content: '';
+      display: inline-block;
+      height: 24px;
+      width: 24px;
+
+      @include light-theme {
+        @include color-svg(
+          '../images/icons/v2/mic-outline-24.svg',
+          $color-gray-75
+        );
+      }
+      @include dark-theme {
+        @include color-svg(
+          '../images/icons/v2/mic-solid-24.svg',
+          $color-gray-15
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__recorder-button {
+    flex-grow: 0;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    border-radius: 32px;
+    margin-left: 5px;
+    opacity: 0.3;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 0;
+
+    &:focus,
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+
+    outline: none;
+
+    .icon {
+      display: inline-block;
+      width: 24px;
+      height: 24px;
+      margin-bottom: -3px;
+    }
+
+    &--complete {
+      background: lighten($color-accent-green, 20%);
+      border: 1px solid $color-accent-green;
+
+      .icon {
+        @include color-svg(
+          '../images/icons/v2/check-24.svg',
+          $color-accent-green
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    &--cancel {
+      background: lighten($color-accent-red, 20%);
+      border: 1px solid $color-accent-red;
+
+      .icon {
+        @include color-svg('../images/icons/v2/x-24.svg', $color-accent-red);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__time {
+    color: $color-gray-60;
+    font-variant: tabular-nums;
+    line-height: 36px;
+    padding: 0 10px;
+
+    @keyframes pulse {
+      0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+      50% {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+      100% {
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &::before {
+      content: '';
+      display: inline-block;
+      border-radius: 10px;
+      width: 10px;
+      height: 10px;
+      background: $color-accent-red;
+      margin-right: 10px;
+      opacity: 0;
+      animation: pulse 2s infinite;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/Toast.scss b/stylesheets/components/Toast.scss
index c72871033e5a..6f591f633c1d 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/Toast.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/Toast.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   position: absolute;
   text-align: center;
   transform: translate(-50%, 0);
+  user-select: none;
   z-index: 100;
 
   @include light-theme {
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.scss b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
index 838786afc1f1..8d9d7b1e5a45 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.scss
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 @import './components/AddGroupMembersModal.scss';
 @import './components/AnnouncementsOnlyGroupBanner.scss';
 @import './components/App.scss';
+@import './components/AudioCapture.scss';
 @import './components/Avatar.scss';
 @import './components/AvatarEditor.scss';
 @import './components/AvatarModalButtons.scss';
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 708a8815d3b4..2ead908b5670 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -284,11 +284,6 @@
       src="../js/views/group_member_list_view.js"
       data-cover
     ></script>
-    <script
-      type="text/javascript"
-      src="../js/views/recorder_view.js"
-      data-cover
-    ></script>
     <script
       type="text/javascript"
       src="../js/views/inbox_view.js"
diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index c6700831f363..a03e5afb7e36 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -1013,6 +1013,10 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
         actionCreators.audioPlayer,
         store.dispatch
       ),
+      audioRecorder: bindActionCreators(
+        actionCreators.audioRecorder,
+        store.dispatch
+      ),
       calling: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.calling, store.dispatch),
       composer: bindActionCreators(actionCreators.composer, store.dispatch),
       conversations: bindActionCreators(
@@ -1407,18 +1411,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
 
       // Open sticker picker - handled by component
 
-      // Begin recording voice note
-      if (
-        conversation &&
-        commandOrCtrl &&
-        shiftKey &&
-        (key === 'v' || key === 'V')
-      ) {
-        conversation.trigger('begin-recording');
-        event.preventDefault();
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        return;
-      }
+      // Begin recording voice note - handled by component
 
       // Archive or unarchive conversation
       if (
diff --git a/ts/components/CompositionArea.stories.tsx b/ts/components/CompositionArea.stories.tsx
index a2368f171314..58aa33997eea 100644
--- a/ts/components/CompositionArea.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CompositionArea.stories.tsx
@@ -19,23 +19,12 @@ const story = storiesOf('Components/CompositionArea', module);
 // necessary for the add attachment button to render properly
 story.addDecorator(storyFn => <div className="file-input">{storyFn()}</div>);
 
-// necessary for the mic button to render properly
-const micCellEl = new DOMParser().parseFromString(
-  `
-    <div class="capture-audio">
-      <button class="microphone"></button>
-    </div>
-  `,
-  'text/html'
-).body.firstElementChild as HTMLElement;
-
 const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<Props> = {}): Props => ({
-  conversationId: '123',
-  i18n,
-  micCellEl,
-
   addAttachment: action('addAttachment'),
   addPendingAttachment: action('addPendingAttachment'),
+  conversationId: '123',
+  i18n,
+  onSendMessage: action('onSendMessage'),
   processAttachments: action('processAttachments'),
   removeAttachment: action('removeAttachment'),
 
@@ -43,6 +32,12 @@ const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<Props> = {}): Props => ({
   draftAttachments: overrideProps.draftAttachments || [],
   onClearAttachments: action('onClearAttachments'),
   onClickAttachment: action('onClickAttachment'),
+  // AudioCapture
+  cancelRecording: action('cancelRecording'),
+  completeRecording: action('completeRecording'),
+  errorRecording: action('errorRecording'),
+  isRecording: Boolean(overrideProps.isRecording),
+  startRecording: action('startRecording'),
   // StagedLinkPreview
   linkPreviewLoading: Boolean(overrideProps.linkPreviewLoading),
   linkPreviewResult: overrideProps.linkPreviewResult,
@@ -57,7 +52,6 @@ const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<Props> = {}): Props => ({
     overrideProps.shouldSendHighQualityAttachments
   ),
   // CompositionInput
-  onSubmit: action('onSubmit'),
   onEditorStateChange: action('onEditorStateChange'),
   onTextTooLong: action('onTextTooLong'),
   draftText: overrideProps.draftText || undefined,
diff --git a/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx b/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
index 187276fe03cb..6e25407034f4 100644
--- a/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import React, {
   MutableRefObject,
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
-  useLayoutEffect,
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
-import { get, noop } from 'lodash';
+import { get } from 'lodash';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import type { BodyRangeType, BodyRangesType } from '../types/Util';
+import type { ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType } from '../state/ducks/audioRecorder';
+import type { HandleAttachmentsProcessingArgsType } from '../util/handleAttachmentsProcessing';
 import { Spinner } from './Spinner';
 import { EmojiButton, Props as EmojiButtonProps } from './emoji/EmojiButton';
 import {
@@ -34,26 +36,25 @@ import {
   GroupV2PendingApprovalActions,
   PropsType as GroupV2PendingApprovalActionsPropsType,
 } from './conversation/GroupV2PendingApprovalActions';
-import { MandatoryProfileSharingActions } from './conversation/MandatoryProfileSharingActions';
-import { countStickers } from './stickers/lib';
-import { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
-import { EmojiPickDataType } from './emoji/EmojiPicker';
-import { AttachmentType, isImageAttachment } from '../types/Attachment';
+import { AnnouncementsOnlyGroupBanner } from './AnnouncementsOnlyGroupBanner';
 import { AttachmentList } from './conversation/AttachmentList';
+import { AttachmentType, isImageAttachment } from '../types/Attachment';
+import { AudioCapture } from './conversation/AudioCapture';
+import { CompositionUpload } from './CompositionUpload';
+import { ConversationType } from '../state/ducks/conversations';
+import { EmojiPickDataType } from './emoji/EmojiPicker';
+import { LinkPreviewWithDomain } from '../types/LinkPreview';
+import { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
+import { MandatoryProfileSharingActions } from './conversation/MandatoryProfileSharingActions';
 import { MediaQualitySelector } from './MediaQualitySelector';
 import { Quote, Props as QuoteProps } from './conversation/Quote';
 import { StagedLinkPreview } from './conversation/StagedLinkPreview';
-import { LinkPreviewWithDomain } from '../types/LinkPreview';
-import { ConversationType } from '../state/ducks/conversations';
-import { AnnouncementsOnlyGroupBanner } from './AnnouncementsOnlyGroupBanner';
-import { CompositionUpload } from './CompositionUpload';
-import type { HandleAttachmentsProcessingArgsType } from '../util/handleAttachmentsProcessing';
+import { countStickers } from './stickers/lib';
 
 export type CompositionAPIType = {
   focusInput: () => void;
   isDirty: () => boolean;
   setDisabled: (disabled: boolean) => void;
-  setMicActive: (micActive: boolean) => void;
   reset: InputApi['reset'];
   resetEmojiResults: InputApi['resetEmojiResults'];
 };
@@ -72,27 +73,41 @@ export type OwnProps = Readonly<{
   areWeAdmin?: boolean;
   areWePending?: boolean;
   areWePendingApproval?: boolean;
+  cancelRecording: () => unknown;
+  completeRecording: (
+    conversationId: string,
+    onSendAudioRecording?: (rec: AttachmentType) => unknown
+  ) => unknown;
   compositionApi?: MutableRefObject<CompositionAPIType>;
   conversationId: string;
   draftAttachments: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType?: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType;
+  errorRecording: (e: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType) => unknown;
   groupAdmins: Array<ConversationType>;
   groupVersion?: 1 | 2;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   isFetchingUUID?: boolean;
   isGroupV1AndDisabled?: boolean;
   isMissingMandatoryProfileSharing?: boolean;
+  isRecording: boolean;
   isSMSOnly?: boolean;
   left?: boolean;
   linkPreviewLoading: boolean;
   linkPreviewResult?: LinkPreviewWithDomain;
   messageRequestsEnabled?: boolean;
-  micCellEl?: HTMLElement;
   onClearAttachments(): unknown;
   onClickAttachment(): unknown;
   onClickQuotedMessage(): unknown;
   onCloseLinkPreview(): unknown;
   processAttachments: (options: HandleAttachmentsProcessingArgsType) => unknown;
   onSelectMediaQuality(isHQ: boolean): unknown;
+  onSendMessage(options: {
+    draftAttachments?: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+    mentions?: BodyRangesType;
+    message?: string;
+    timestamp?: number;
+    voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
+  }): unknown;
   openConversation(conversationId: string): unknown;
   quotedMessageProps?: Omit<
     QuoteProps,
@@ -101,12 +116,12 @@ export type OwnProps = Readonly<{
   removeAttachment: (conversationId: string, filePath: string) => unknown;
   setQuotedMessage(message: undefined): unknown;
   shouldSendHighQualityAttachments: boolean;
+  startRecording: () => unknown;
 }>;
 
 export type Props = Pick<
   CompositionInputProps,
   | 'sortedGroupMembers'
-  | 'onSubmit'
   | 'onEditorStateChange'
   | 'onTextTooLong'
   | 'draftText'
@@ -138,19 +153,13 @@ export type Props = Pick<
   Pick<GroupV2PendingApprovalActionsPropsType, 'onCancelJoinRequest'> &
   OwnProps;
 
-const emptyElement = (el: HTMLElement) => {
-  // Necessary to deal with Backbone views
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-  el.innerHTML = '';
-};
-
 export const CompositionArea = ({
   // Base props
   addAttachment,
   addPendingAttachment,
   conversationId,
   i18n,
-  micCellEl,
+  onSendMessage,
   processAttachments,
   removeAttachment,
 
@@ -158,6 +167,13 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
   draftAttachments,
   onClearAttachments,
   onClickAttachment,
+  // AudioCapture
+  cancelRecording,
+  completeRecording,
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType,
+  errorRecording,
+  isRecording,
+  startRecording,
   // StagedLinkPreview
   linkPreviewLoading,
   linkPreviewResult,
@@ -170,7 +186,6 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
   onSelectMediaQuality,
   shouldSendHighQualityAttachments,
   // CompositionInput
-  onSubmit,
   compositionApi,
   onEditorStateChange,
   onTextTooLong,
@@ -227,7 +242,6 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
   isFetchingUUID,
 }: Props): JSX.Element => {
   const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(false);
-  const [micActive, setMicActive] = useState(false);
   const [dirty, setDirty] = useState(false);
   const [large, setLarge] = useState(false);
   const inputApiRef = useRef<InputApi | undefined>();
@@ -240,12 +254,17 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
     }
   }, [inputApiRef, setLarge]);
 
-  const handleSubmit = useCallback<typeof onSubmit>(
-    (...args) => {
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(
+    (message: string, mentions: Array<BodyRangeType>, timestamp: number) => {
       setLarge(false);
-      onSubmit(...args);
+      onSendMessage({
+        draftAttachments,
+        mentions,
+        message,
+        timestamp,
+      });
     },
-    [setLarge, onSubmit]
+    [draftAttachments, onSendMessage, setLarge]
   );
 
   const launchAttachmentPicker = () => {
@@ -279,7 +298,6 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
       isDirty: () => dirty,
       focusInput,
       setDisabled,
-      setMicActive,
       reset: () => {
         if (inputApiRef.current) {
           inputApiRef.current.reset();
@@ -309,19 +327,6 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
 
   const shouldShowMicrophone = !draftAttachments.length && !draftText;
 
-  // The following is a work-around to allow react to lay-out backbone-managed
-  // dom nodes until those functions are in React
-  const micCellRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const { current: micCellContainer } = micCellRef;
-    if (micCellContainer && micCellEl) {
-      emptyElement(micCellContainer);
-      micCellContainer.appendChild(micCellEl);
-    }
-
-    return noop;
-  }, [micCellRef, micCellEl, large, dirty, shouldShowMicrophone]);
-
   const showMediaQualitySelector = draftAttachments.some(isImageAttachment);
 
   const leftHandSideButtonsFragment = (
@@ -350,16 +355,19 @@ export const CompositionArea = ({
   );
 
   const micButtonFragment = shouldShowMicrophone ? (
-    <div
-      className={classNames(
-        'CompositionArea__button-cell',
-        micActive ? 'CompositionArea__button-cell--mic-active' : null,
-        large ? 'CompositionArea__button-cell--large-right' : null,
-        micActive && large
-          ? 'CompositionArea__button-cell--large-right-mic-active'
-          : null
-      )}
-      ref={micCellRef}
+    <AudioCapture
+      cancelRecording={cancelRecording}
+      completeRecording={completeRecording}
+      conversationId={conversationId}
+      draftAttachments={draftAttachments}
+      errorDialogAudioRecorderType={errorDialogAudioRecorderType}
+      errorRecording={errorRecording}
+      i18n={i18n}
+      isRecording={isRecording}
+      onSendAudioRecording={(voiceNoteAttachment: AttachmentType) => {
+        onSendMessage({ voiceNoteAttachment });
+      }}
+      startRecording={startRecording}
     />
   ) : null;
 
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.stories.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1866b53bd109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
+import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';
+import { boolean } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
+
+import { ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType } from '../../state/ducks/audioRecorder';
+import { AudioCapture, PropsType } from './AudioCapture';
+import { setupI18n } from '../../util/setupI18n';
+import enMessages from '../../../_locales/en/messages.json';
+
+const i18n = setupI18n('en', enMessages);
+
+const story = storiesOf('Components/Conversation/AudioCapture', module);
+
+const createProps = (overrideProps: Partial<PropsType> = {}): PropsType => ({
+  cancelRecording: action('cancelRecording'),
+  completeRecording: action('completeRecording'),
+  conversationId: '123',
+  draftAttachments: [],
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType: overrideProps.errorDialogAudioRecorderType,
+  errorRecording: action('errorRecording'),
+  i18n,
+  isRecording: boolean('isRecording', overrideProps.isRecording || false),
+  onSendAudioRecording: action('onSendAudioRecording'),
+  startRecording: action('startRecording'),
+});
+
+story.add('Default', () => {
+  return <AudioCapture {...createProps()} />;
+});
+
+story.add('Recording', () => {
+  return (
+    <AudioCapture
+      {...createProps({
+        isRecording: true,
+      })}
+    />
+  );
+});
+
+story.add('Voice Limit', () => {
+  return (
+    <AudioCapture
+      {...createProps({
+        errorDialogAudioRecorderType: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Timeout,
+        isRecording: true,
+      })}
+    />
+  );
+});
+
+story.add('Switched Apps', () => {
+  return (
+    <AudioCapture
+      {...createProps({
+        errorDialogAudioRecorderType: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Blur,
+        isRecording: true,
+      })}
+    />
+  );
+});
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bdc781c4cf5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/AudioCapture.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import * as moment from 'moment';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
+
+import { AttachmentType } from '../../types/Attachment';
+import { ConfirmationDialog } from '../ConfirmationDialog';
+import { LocalizerType } from '../../types/Util';
+import { ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType } from '../../state/ducks/audioRecorder';
+import { ToastVoiceNoteLimit } from '../ToastVoiceNoteLimit';
+import { ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment } from '../ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment';
+import { useEscapeHandling } from '../../hooks/useEscapeHandling';
+import {
+  getStartRecordingShortcut,
+  useKeyboardShortcuts,
+} from '../../hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts';
+
+type OnSendAudioRecordingType = (rec: AttachmentType) => unknown;
+
+export type PropsType = {
+  cancelRecording: () => unknown;
+  conversationId: string;
+  completeRecording: (
+    conversationId: string,
+    onSendAudioRecording?: OnSendAudioRecordingType
+  ) => unknown;
+  draftAttachments: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType?: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType;
+  errorRecording: (e: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType) => unknown;
+  i18n: LocalizerType;
+  isRecording: boolean;
+  onSendAudioRecording: OnSendAudioRecordingType;
+  startRecording: () => unknown;
+};
+
+enum ToastType {
+  VoiceNoteLimit,
+  VoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment,
+}
+
+const START_DURATION_TEXT = '0:00';
+
+export const AudioCapture = ({
+  cancelRecording,
+  completeRecording,
+  conversationId,
+  draftAttachments,
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType,
+  errorRecording,
+  i18n,
+  isRecording,
+  onSendAudioRecording,
+  startRecording,
+}: PropsType): JSX.Element => {
+  const [durationText, setDurationText] = useState<string>(START_DURATION_TEXT);
+  const [toastType, setToastType] = useState<ToastType | undefined>();
+
+  // Cancel recording if we switch away from this conversation, unmounting
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isRecording) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelRecording();
+    };
+  }, [cancelRecording, isRecording]);
+
+  // Stop recording and show confirmation if user switches away from this app
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isRecording) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const handler = () => {
+      errorRecording(ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Blur);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('blur', handler);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('blur', handler);
+    };
+  }, [isRecording, completeRecording, errorRecording]);
+
+  const escapeRecording = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!isRecording) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    cancelRecording();
+  }, [cancelRecording, isRecording]);
+
+  useEscapeHandling(escapeRecording);
+
+  const startRecordingShortcut = useMemo(() => {
+    return getStartRecordingShortcut(startRecording);
+  }, [startRecording]);
+
+  useKeyboardShortcuts(startRecordingShortcut);
+
+  // Update timestamp regularly, then timeout if recording goes over five minutes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isRecording) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const duration = moment.duration(Date.now() - startTime, 'ms');
+      const minutes = `${Math.trunc(duration.asMinutes())}`;
+      let seconds = `${duration.seconds()}`;
+      if (seconds.length < 2) {
+        seconds = `0${seconds}`;
+      }
+      setDurationText(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);
+
+      if (duration >= moment.duration(5, 'minutes')) {
+        errorRecording(ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Timeout);
+      }
+    }, 1000);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearInterval(interval);
+    };
+  }, [completeRecording, errorRecording, isRecording, setDurationText]);
+
+  const clickCancel = useCallback(() => {
+    cancelRecording();
+  }, [cancelRecording]);
+
+  const clickSend = useCallback(() => {
+    completeRecording(conversationId, onSendAudioRecording);
+  }, [conversationId, completeRecording, onSendAudioRecording]);
+
+  function closeToast() {
+    setToastType(undefined);
+  }
+
+  let toastElement: JSX.Element | undefined;
+  if (toastType === ToastType.VoiceNoteLimit) {
+    toastElement = <ToastVoiceNoteLimit i18n={i18n} onClose={closeToast} />;
+  } else if (toastType === ToastType.VoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment) {
+    toastElement = (
+      <ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment i18n={i18n} onClose={closeToast} />
+    );
+  }
+
+  let confirmationDialogText: string | undefined;
+  if (errorDialogAudioRecorderType === ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Blur) {
+    confirmationDialogText = i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedBlur');
+  } else if (
+    errorDialogAudioRecorderType === ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType.Timeout
+  ) {
+    confirmationDialogText = i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedMax');
+  }
+
+  if (isRecording && !confirmationDialogText) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <div className="AudioCapture">
+          <button
+            className="AudioCapture__recorder-button AudioCapture__recorder-button--complete"
+            onClick={clickSend}
+            tabIndex={0}
+            title={i18n('voiceRecording--complete')}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <span className="icon" />
+          </button>
+          <span className="AudioCapture__time">{durationText}</span>
+          <button
+            className="AudioCapture__recorder-button AudioCapture__recorder-button--cancel"
+            onClick={clickCancel}
+            tabIndex={0}
+            title={i18n('voiceRecording--cancel')}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <span className="icon" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        {toastElement}
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="AudioCapture">
+        <button
+          aria-label={i18n('voiceRecording--start')}
+          className="AudioCapture__microphone"
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (draftAttachments.length) {
+              setToastType(ToastType.VoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment);
+            } else {
+              setDurationText(START_DURATION_TEXT);
+              setToastType(ToastType.VoiceNoteLimit);
+              startRecording();
+            }
+          }}
+          title={i18n('voiceRecording--start')}
+          type="button"
+        />
+        {confirmationDialogText ? (
+          <ConfirmationDialog
+            i18n={i18n}
+            onCancel={clickCancel}
+            onClose={noop}
+            cancelText={i18n('discard')}
+            actions={[
+              {
+                text: i18n('sendAnyway'),
+                style: 'affirmative',
+                action: clickSend,
+              },
+            ]}
+          >
+            {confirmationDialogText}
+          </ConfirmationDialog>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+      {toastElement}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ts/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.tsx b/ts/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c27e3ec2489c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/hooks/useKeyboardShortcuts.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { get } from 'lodash';
+
+type KeyboardShortcutHandlerType = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => boolean;
+
+function isCmdOrCtrl(ev: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
+  const { ctrlKey, metaKey } = ev;
+  const commandKey = get(window, 'platform') === 'darwin' && metaKey;
+  const controlKey = get(window, 'platform') !== 'darwin' && ctrlKey;
+  return commandKey || controlKey;
+}
+
+export function getStartRecordingShortcut(
+  startAudioRecording: () => unknown
+): KeyboardShortcutHandlerType {
+  return ev => {
+    const { key, shiftKey } = ev;
+
+    if (isCmdOrCtrl(ev) && shiftKey && (key === 'v' || key === 'V')) {
+      startAudioRecording();
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  };
+}
+
+export function useKeyboardShortcuts(
+  ...eventHandlers: Array<KeyboardShortcutHandlerType>
+): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handleKeydown(ev: KeyboardEvent): void {
+      eventHandlers.some(eventHandler => eventHandler(ev));
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown);
+    };
+  }, [eventHandlers]);
+}
diff --git a/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts b/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b770403a1306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/services/audioRecorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import * as log from '../logging/log';
+import { WebAudioRecorderClass } from '../window.d';
+
+export class RecorderClass {
+  private context?: AudioContext;
+  private input?: GainNode;
+  private recorder?: WebAudioRecorderClass;
+  private source?: MediaStreamAudioSourceNode;
+  private blob?: Blob;
+  private resolve?: (blob: Blob) => void;
+
+  clear(): void {
+    this.blob = undefined;
+    this.resolve = undefined;
+
+    if (this.source) {
+      this.source.disconnect();
+      this.source = undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (this.recorder) {
+      if (this.recorder.isRecording()) {
+        this.recorder.cancelRecording();
+      }
+
+      // Reach in and terminate the web worker used by WebAudioRecorder, otherwise
+      // it gets leaked due to a reference cycle with its onmessage listener
+      this.recorder.worker.terminate();
+      this.recorder = undefined;
+    }
+
+    this.input = undefined;
+
+    if (this.context) {
+      this.context.close();
+      this.context = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async start(): Promise<void> {
+    this.clear();
+
+    this.context = new AudioContext();
+    this.input = this.context.createGain();
+
+    this.recorder = new window.WebAudioRecorder(this.input, {
+      encoding: 'mp3',
+      workerDir: 'js/', // must end with slash
+      options: {
+        timeLimit: 360, // one minute more than our UI-imposed limit
+      },
+    });
+    this.recorder.onComplete = this.onComplete.bind(this);
+    this.recorder.onError = this.onError.bind(this);
+
+    try {
+      const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
+      if (!this.context || !this.input) {
+        this.onError(
+          this.recorder,
+          new Error('Recorder/getUserMedia/stream: Missing context or input!')
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+      this.source = this.context.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
+      this.source.connect(this.input);
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.error('Recorder.onGetUserMediaError:', err);
+      this.clear();
+    }
+
+    if (this.recorder) {
+      this.recorder.startRecording();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async stop(): Promise<Blob | undefined> {
+    if (!this.recorder) {
+      log.warn('Recorder/stop: Called with no recorder');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.blob) {
+      return this.blob;
+    }
+
+    const promise = new Promise<Blob>(resolve => {
+      this.resolve = resolve;
+    });
+
+    this.recorder.finishRecording();
+
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  onComplete(_recorder: WebAudioRecorderClass, blob: Blob): void {
+    this.blob = blob;
+    this.resolve?.(blob);
+  }
+
+  onError(_recorder: WebAudioRecorderClass, error: Error): void {
+    if (!this.recorder) {
+      log.warn('Recorder/onError: Called with no recorder');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.clear();
+
+    if (error && error.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
+      log.warn('Recorder/onError: Microphone permission missing');
+      window.showPermissionsPopup();
+    } else {
+      log.error(
+        'Recorder/onError:',
+        error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  getBlob(): Blob {
+    if (!this.blob) {
+      throw new Error('no blob found');
+    }
+
+    return this.blob;
+  }
+}
+
+export const recorder = new RecorderClass();
diff --git a/ts/state/actions.ts b/ts/state/actions.ts
index bc7f29bdaa4f..bda9ebfa56fc 100644
--- a/ts/state/actions.ts
+++ b/ts/state/actions.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { actions as accounts } from './ducks/accounts';
 import { actions as app } from './ducks/app';
 import { actions as audioPlayer } from './ducks/audioPlayer';
+import { actions as audioRecorder } from './ducks/audioRecorder';
 import { actions as calling } from './ducks/calling';
 import { actions as composer } from './ducks/composer';
 import { actions as conversations } from './ducks/conversations';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export const actionCreators: ReduxActions = {
   accounts,
   app,
   audioPlayer,
+  audioRecorder,
   calling,
   composer,
   conversations,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ export const mapDispatchToProps = {
   ...accounts,
   ...app,
   ...audioPlayer,
+  ...audioRecorder,
   ...calling,
   ...composer,
   ...conversations,
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31ba18eaac69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/audioRecorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import { ThunkAction } from 'redux-thunk';
+
+import * as log from '../../logging/log';
+import { AttachmentType } from '../../types/Attachment';
+import { SignalService as Proto } from '../../protobuf';
+import { StateType as RootStateType } from '../reducer';
+import { fileToBytes } from '../../util/fileToBytes';
+import { recorder } from '../../services/audioRecorder';
+import { stringToMIMEType } from '../../types/MIME';
+import { useBoundActions } from '../../hooks/useBoundActions';
+
+export enum ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType {
+  Blur,
+  Timeout,
+}
+
+// State
+
+export type AudioPlayerStateType = {
+  readonly isRecording: boolean;
+  readonly errorDialogAudioRecorderType?: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType;
+};
+
+// Actions
+
+const CANCEL_RECORDING = 'audioRecorder/CANCEL_RECORDING';
+const COMPLETE_RECORDING = 'audioRecorder/COMPLETE_RECORDING';
+const ERROR_RECORDING = 'audioRecorder/ERROR_RECORDING';
+const START_RECORDING = 'audioRecorder/START_RECORDING';
+
+type CancelRecordingAction = {
+  type: typeof CANCEL_RECORDING;
+  payload: undefined;
+};
+type CompleteRecordingAction = {
+  type: typeof COMPLETE_RECORDING;
+  payload: undefined;
+};
+type ErrorRecordingAction = {
+  type: typeof ERROR_RECORDING;
+  payload: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType;
+};
+type StartRecordingAction = {
+  type: typeof START_RECORDING;
+  payload: undefined;
+};
+
+type AudioPlayerActionType =
+  | CancelRecordingAction
+  | CompleteRecordingAction
+  | ErrorRecordingAction
+  | StartRecordingAction;
+
+// Action Creators
+
+export const actions = {
+  cancelRecording,
+  completeRecording,
+  errorRecording,
+  startRecording,
+};
+
+export const useActions = (): typeof actions => useBoundActions(actions);
+
+function startRecording(): ThunkAction<
+  void,
+  RootStateType,
+  unknown,
+  StartRecordingAction
+> {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    if (getState().composer.attachments.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    recorder.start();
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: START_RECORDING,
+      payload: undefined,
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+function completeRecordingAction(): CompleteRecordingAction {
+  return {
+    type: COMPLETE_RECORDING,
+    payload: undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+function completeRecording(
+  conversationId: string,
+  onSendAudioRecording?: (rec: AttachmentType) => unknown
+): ThunkAction<
+  void,
+  RootStateType,
+  unknown,
+  CancelRecordingAction | CompleteRecordingAction
+> {
+  return async (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const state = getState();
+
+    const isSelectedConversation =
+      state.conversations.selectedConversationId === conversationId;
+
+    if (!isSelectedConversation) {
+      log.warn(
+        'completeRecording: Recording started in one conversation and completed in another'
+      );
+      dispatch(cancelRecording());
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const blob = await recorder.stop();
+
+    try {
+      if (!blob) {
+        throw new Error('completeRecording: no blob returned');
+      }
+      const data = await fileToBytes(blob);
+
+      const voiceNoteAttachment = {
+        contentType: stringToMIMEType(blob.type),
+        data,
+        size: data.byteLength,
+        flags: Proto.AttachmentPointer.Flags.VOICE_MESSAGE,
+      };
+
+      if (onSendAudioRecording) {
+        onSendAudioRecording(voiceNoteAttachment);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      dispatch(completeRecordingAction());
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+function cancelRecording(): CancelRecordingAction {
+  recorder.clear();
+
+  return {
+    type: CANCEL_RECORDING,
+    payload: undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+function errorRecording(
+  errorDialogAudioRecorderType: ErrorDialogAudioRecorderType
+): ErrorRecordingAction {
+  recorder.stop();
+
+  return {
+    type: ERROR_RECORDING,
+    payload: errorDialogAudioRecorderType,
+  };
+}
+
+// Reducer
+
+function getEmptyState(): AudioPlayerStateType {
+  return {
+    isRecording: false,
+  };
+}
+
+export function reducer(
+  state: Readonly<AudioPlayerStateType> = getEmptyState(),
+  action: Readonly<AudioPlayerActionType>
+): AudioPlayerStateType {
+  if (action.type === START_RECORDING) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      errorDialogAudioRecorderType: undefined,
+      isRecording: true,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (action.type === CANCEL_RECORDING || action.type === COMPLETE_RECORDING) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      errorDialogAudioRecorderType: undefined,
+      isRecording: false,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (action.type === ERROR_RECORDING) {
+    return {
+      ...state,
+      errorDialogAudioRecorderType: action.payload,
+      isRecording: false,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return state;
+}
diff --git a/ts/state/reducer.ts b/ts/state/reducer.ts
index 4470c005ad4b..2c361cb732ec 100644
--- a/ts/state/reducer.ts
+++ b/ts/state/reducer.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
 import { reducer as accounts } from './ducks/accounts';
 import { reducer as app } from './ducks/app';
 import { reducer as audioPlayer } from './ducks/audioPlayer';
+import { reducer as audioRecorder } from './ducks/audioRecorder';
 import { reducer as calling } from './ducks/calling';
 import { reducer as composer } from './ducks/composer';
 import { reducer as conversations } from './ducks/conversations';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const reducer = combineReducers({
   accounts,
   app,
   audioPlayer,
+  audioRecorder,
   calling,
   composer,
   conversations,
diff --git a/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx b/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
index 3eaeceaaa276..3b96a5c0add7 100644
--- a/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
+++ b/ts/state/smart/CompositionArea.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state: StateType, props: ExternalProps) => {
     // Base
     conversationId: id,
     i18n: getIntl(state),
+    // AudioCapture
+    errorDialogAudioRecorderType:
+      state.audioRecorder.errorDialogAudioRecorderType,
+    isRecording: state.audioRecorder.isRecording,
     // AttachmentsList
     draftAttachments,
     // MediaQualitySelector
diff --git a/ts/state/types.ts b/ts/state/types.ts
index 87c9e9833afa..f014fefe23a6 100644
--- a/ts/state/types.ts
+++ b/ts/state/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { actions as accounts } from './ducks/accounts';
 import { actions as app } from './ducks/app';
 import { actions as audioPlayer } from './ducks/audioPlayer';
+import { actions as audioRecorder } from './ducks/audioRecorder';
 import { actions as calling } from './ducks/calling';
 import { actions as composer } from './ducks/composer';
 import { actions as conversations } from './ducks/conversations';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export type ReduxActions = {
   accounts: typeof accounts;
   app: typeof app;
   audioPlayer: typeof audioPlayer;
+  audioRecorder: typeof audioRecorder;
   calling: typeof calling;
   composer: typeof composer;
   conversations: typeof conversations;
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index 6a0ebaee1f7a..eab9f9155d50 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -12281,29 +12281,6 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-07-30T16:57:33.618Z"
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "DOM-innerHTML",
-    "path": "ts/components/CompositionArea.js",
-    "line": "    el.innerHTML = '';",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2020-05-20T20:10:43.540Z",
-    "reasonDetail": "Our code, no user input, only clearing out the dom"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "DOM-innerHTML",
-    "path": "ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx",
-    "line": "  el.innerHTML = '';",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2020-06-03T19:23:21.195Z",
-    "reasonDetail": "Our code, no user input, only clearing out the dom"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "React-useRef",
-    "path": "ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx",
-    "line": "  const micCellRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-07-30T16:57:33.618Z"
-  },
   {
     "rule": "React-useRef",
     "path": "ts/components/CompositionArea.tsx",
@@ -13952,76 +13929,6 @@
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
   },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.js",
-    "line": "    template: () => $('#recorder').html(),",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.js",
-    "line": "        $(window).on('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.js",
-    "line": "        this.$('.time').text(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.js",
-    "line": "        $(window).off('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-html(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.js",
-    "line": "    template: () => $('#recorder').html(),",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.ts",
-    "line": "  template: () => $('#recorder').html(),",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.ts",
-    "line": "    $(window).on('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.ts",
-    "line": "    this.$('.time').text(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-$(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.ts",
-    "line": "    $(window).off('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
-  {
-    "rule": "jQuery-html(",
-    "path": "ts/views/recorder_view.ts",
-    "line": "  template: () => $('#recorder').html(),",
-    "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2021-09-15T21:07:50.995Z"
-  },
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "ts/views/standalone_registration_view.js",
diff --git a/ts/util/resolveAttachmentDraftData.ts b/ts/util/resolveAttachmentDraftData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e21f38d4a1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/util/resolveAttachmentDraftData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2020-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+import * as log from '../logging/log';
+import { AttachmentType } from '../types/Attachment';
+
+export async function resolveAttachmentDraftData(
+  attachment?: AttachmentType
+): Promise<AttachmentType | undefined> {
+  if (!attachment || attachment.pending) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!attachment.path) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const data = await window.Signal.Migrations.readDraftData(attachment.path);
+  if (data.byteLength !== attachment.size) {
+    log.error(
+      `Attachment size from disk ${data.byteLength} did not match attachment size ${attachment.size}`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...attachment,
+    data,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/ts/views/conversation_view.ts b/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
index 63dca36bb3a2..c0b6a3acb2ca 100644
--- a/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
+++ b/ts/views/conversation_view.ts
@@ -65,24 +65,18 @@ import {
   LinkPreviewWithDomain,
 } from '../types/LinkPreview';
 import * as LinkPreview from '../types/LinkPreview';
-import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf';
-import { autoScale } from '../util/handleImageAttachment';
-import { ReadStatus } from '../messages/MessageReadStatus';
-import { markViewed } from '../services/MessageUpdater';
-import { viewedReceiptsJobQueue } from '../jobs/viewedReceiptsJobQueue';
-import { viewSyncJobQueue } from '../jobs/viewSyncJobQueue';
-import type { EmbeddedContactType } from '../types/EmbeddedContact';
 import * as VisualAttachment from '../types/VisualAttachment';
-import type { AnyViewClass, BasicReactWrapperViewClass } from '../window.d';
-import { isNotNil } from '../util/isNotNil';
-import { dropNull } from '../util/dropNull';
-import { CompositionAPIType } from '../components/CompositionArea';
 import * as log from '../logging/log';
-import { openLinkInWebBrowser } from '../util/openLinkInWebBrowser';
-import { ToastCannotStartGroupCall } from '../components/ToastCannotStartGroupCall';
-import { showToast } from '../util/showToast';
+import type { AnyViewClass, BasicReactWrapperViewClass } from '../window.d';
+import type { EmbeddedContactType } from '../types/EmbeddedContact';
+import { AttachmentToastType } from '../types/AttachmentToastType';
+import { CompositionAPIType } from '../components/CompositionArea';
+import { ReadStatus } from '../messages/MessageReadStatus';
+import { SignalService as Proto } from '../protobuf';
 import { ToastBlocked } from '../components/ToastBlocked';
 import { ToastBlockedGroup } from '../components/ToastBlockedGroup';
+import { ToastCannotMixImageAndNonImageAttachments } from '../components/ToastCannotMixImageAndNonImageAttachments';
+import { ToastCannotStartGroupCall } from '../components/ToastCannotStartGroupCall';
 import { ToastConversationArchived } from '../components/ToastConversationArchived';
 import { ToastConversationMarkedUnread } from '../components/ToastConversationMarkedUnread';
 import { ToastConversationUnarchived } from '../components/ToastConversationUnarchived';
@@ -90,29 +84,34 @@ import { ToastDangerousFileType } from '../components/ToastDangerousFileType';
 import { ToastDeleteForEveryoneFailed } from '../components/ToastDeleteForEveryoneFailed';
 import { ToastExpired } from '../components/ToastExpired';
 import { ToastFileSaved } from '../components/ToastFileSaved';
+import { ToastFileSize } from '../components/ToastFileSize';
 import { ToastInvalidConversation } from '../components/ToastInvalidConversation';
 import { ToastLeftGroup } from '../components/ToastLeftGroup';
+import { ToastMaxAttachments } from '../components/ToastMaxAttachments';
 import { ToastMessageBodyTooLong } from '../components/ToastMessageBodyTooLong';
+import { ToastOneNonImageAtATime } from '../components/ToastOneNonImageAtATime';
 import { ToastOriginalMessageNotFound } from '../components/ToastOriginalMessageNotFound';
 import { ToastPinnedConversationsFull } from '../components/ToastPinnedConversationsFull';
 import { ToastReactionFailed } from '../components/ToastReactionFailed';
 import { ToastReportedSpamAndBlocked } from '../components/ToastReportedSpamAndBlocked';
 import { ToastTapToViewExpiredIncoming } from '../components/ToastTapToViewExpiredIncoming';
 import { ToastTapToViewExpiredOutgoing } from '../components/ToastTapToViewExpiredOutgoing';
-import { ToastVoiceNoteLimit } from '../components/ToastVoiceNoteLimit';
-import { ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment } from '../components/ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment';
-import { copyGroupLink } from '../util/copyGroupLink';
-import { fileToBytes } from '../util/fileToBytes';
-import { AttachmentToastType } from '../types/AttachmentToastType';
-import { ToastCannotMixImageAndNonImageAttachments } from '../components/ToastCannotMixImageAndNonImageAttachments';
-import { ToastFileSize } from '../components/ToastFileSize';
-import { ToastMaxAttachments } from '../components/ToastMaxAttachments';
-import { ToastOneNonImageAtATime } from '../components/ToastOneNonImageAtATime';
 import { ToastUnableToLoadAttachment } from '../components/ToastUnableToLoadAttachment';
+import { autoScale } from '../util/handleImageAttachment';
+import { copyGroupLink } from '../util/copyGroupLink';
 import { deleteDraftAttachment } from '../util/deleteDraftAttachment';
 import { markAllAsApproved } from '../util/markAllAsApproved';
 import { markAllAsVerifiedDefault } from '../util/markAllAsVerifiedDefault';
 import { retryMessageSend } from '../util/retryMessageSend';
+import { dropNull } from '../util/dropNull';
+import { fileToBytes } from '../util/fileToBytes';
+import { isNotNil } from '../util/isNotNil';
+import { markViewed } from '../services/MessageUpdater';
+import { openLinkInWebBrowser } from '../util/openLinkInWebBrowser';
+import { resolveAttachmentDraftData } from '../util/resolveAttachmentDraftData';
+import { showToast } from '../util/showToast';
+import { viewSyncJobQueue } from '../jobs/viewSyncJobQueue';
+import { viewedReceiptsJobQueue } from '../jobs/viewedReceiptsJobQueue';
 
 type AttachmentOptions = {
   messageId: string;
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ const {
   loadStickerData,
   openFileInFolder,
   readAttachmentData,
-  readDraftData,
   saveAttachmentToDisk,
   upgradeMessageSchema,
 } = window.Signal.Migrations;
@@ -230,7 +228,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     current?: CompositionAPIType;
   } = { current: undefined };
   private sendStart?: number;
-  private voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
 
   // Quotes
   private quote?: QuotedMessageType;
@@ -245,7 +242,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
 
   // Sub-views
   private captionEditorView?: Backbone.View;
-  private captureAudioView?: Backbone.View;
   private compositionAreaView?: Backbone.View;
   private contactModalView?: Backbone.View;
   private forwardMessageModal?: Backbone.View;
@@ -291,7 +287,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     // These are triggered by background.ts for keyboard handling
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'focus-composer', this.focusMessageField);
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'open-all-media', this.showAllMedia);
-    this.listenTo(this.model, 'begin-recording', this.captureAudio);
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'attach-file', this.onChooseAttachment);
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'escape-pressed', this.resetPanel);
     this.listenTo(this.model, 'show-message-details', this.showMessageDetail);
@@ -328,7 +323,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
   events(): Record<string, string> {
     return {
-      'click .capture-audio .microphone': 'captureAudio',
       'change input.file-input': 'onChoseAttachment',
 
       drop: 'onDrop',
@@ -510,12 +504,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
   setupCompositionArea(): void {
     window.reduxActions.composer.resetComposer();
 
-    const micCellEl = $(`
-        <div class="capture-audio">
-          <button class="microphone"></button>
-        </div>
-      `)[0];
-
     const messageRequestEnum = Proto.SyncMessage.MessageRequestResponse.Type;
 
     const props = {
@@ -524,11 +512,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       onClickAddPack: () => this.showStickerManager(),
       onPickSticker: (packId: string, stickerId: number) =>
         this.sendStickerMessage({ packId, stickerId }),
-      onSubmit: (
-        message: string,
-        mentions: BodyRangesType,
-        timestamp: number
-      ) => this.sendMessage(message, mentions, { timestamp }),
       onEditorStateChange: (
         msg: string,
         bodyRanges: Array<BodyRangeType>,
@@ -537,7 +520,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       onTextTooLong: () => showToast(ToastMessageBodyTooLong),
       getQuotedMessage: () => this.model.get('quotedMessageId'),
       clearQuotedMessage: () => this.setQuoteMessage(null),
-      micCellEl,
       onAccept: () => {
         this.syncMessageRequestResponse(
           'onAccept',
@@ -600,6 +582,26 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       },
 
       openConversation: this.openConversation.bind(this),
+
+      onSendMessage: ({
+        draftAttachments,
+        mentions = [],
+        message = '',
+        timestamp,
+        voiceNoteAttachment,
+      }: {
+        draftAttachments?: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+        mentions?: BodyRangesType;
+        message?: string;
+        timestamp?: number;
+        voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
+      }): void => {
+        this.sendMessage(message, mentions, {
+          draftAttachments,
+          timestamp,
+          voiceNoteAttachment,
+        });
+      },
     };
 
     this.compositionAreaView = new Whisper.ReactWrapperView({
@@ -1408,9 +1410,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     if (this.stickerPreviewModalView) {
       this.stickerPreviewModalView.remove();
     }
-    if (this.captureAudioView) {
-      this.captureAudioView.remove();
-    }
     if (this.lightboxView) {
       this.lightboxView.remove();
     }
@@ -1582,8 +1581,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
   }
 
   async clearAttachments(): Promise<void> {
-    this.voiceNoteAttachment = undefined;
-
     const draftAttachments = this.model.get('draftAttachments') || [];
     this.model.set({
       draftAttachments: [],
@@ -1610,46 +1607,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     return draftAttachments.some(item => !item.pending);
   }
 
-  async getFiles(): Promise<Array<AttachmentType>> {
-    if (this.voiceNoteAttachment) {
-      // We don't need to pull these off disk; we return them as-is
-      return [this.voiceNoteAttachment];
-    }
-
-    const draftAttachments = this.model.get('draftAttachments') || [];
-    const items = await Promise.all(
-      draftAttachments.map(attachment => this.getFile(attachment))
-    );
-
-    return items.filter(isNotNil);
-  }
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
-  async getFile(
-    attachment?: AttachmentType
-  ): Promise<AttachmentType | undefined> {
-    if (!attachment || attachment.pending) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (!attachment.path) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const data = await readDraftData(attachment.path);
-    if (data.byteLength !== attachment.size) {
-      log.error(
-        `Attachment size from disk ${data.byteLength} did not match attachment size ${attachment.size}`
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ...attachment,
-      data,
-    };
-  }
-
   updateAttachmentsView(): void {
     const draftAttachments = this.model.get('draftAttachments') || [];
     window.reduxActions.composer.replaceAttachments(
@@ -1661,87 +1618,6 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
     }
   }
 
-  captureAudio(e?: Event): void {
-    if (e) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-    }
-
-    if (this.compositionApi.current?.isDirty()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (this.hasFiles({ includePending: true })) {
-      showToast(ToastVoiceNoteMustBeOnlyAttachment);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    showToast(ToastVoiceNoteLimit);
-
-    // Note - clicking anywhere will close the audio capture panel, due to
-    //   the onClick handler in InboxView, which calls its closeRecording method.
-
-    if (this.captureAudioView) {
-      this.captureAudioView.remove();
-      this.captureAudioView = undefined;
-    }
-
-    this.captureAudioView = new Whisper.RecorderView();
-
-    const view = this.captureAudioView;
-    view.render();
-    view.on('send', this.handleAudioCapture.bind(this));
-    view.on('confirm', this.handleAudioConfirm.bind(this));
-    view.on('closed', this.endCaptureAudio.bind(this));
-    view.$el.appendTo(this.$('.capture-audio'));
-    view.$('.finish').focus();
-    this.compositionApi.current?.setMicActive(true);
-
-    this.disableMessageField();
-    this.$('.microphone').hide();
-  }
-  handleAudioConfirm(blob: Blob, lostFocus?: boolean): void {
-    window.showConfirmationDialog({
-      confirmStyle: 'negative',
-      cancelText: window.i18n('discard'),
-      message: lostFocus
-        ? window.i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedBlur')
-        : window.i18n('voiceRecordingInterruptedMax'),
-      okText: window.i18n('sendAnyway'),
-      resolve: async () => {
-        await this.handleAudioCapture(blob);
-      },
-    });
-  }
-  async handleAudioCapture(blob: Blob): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.hasFiles({ includePending: true })) {
-      throw new Error('A voice note cannot be sent with other attachments');
-    }
-
-    const data = await fileToBytes(blob);
-
-    // These aren't persisted to disk; they are meant to be sent immediately
-    this.voiceNoteAttachment = {
-      contentType: stringToMIMEType(blob.type),
-      data,
-      size: data.byteLength,
-      flags: Proto.AttachmentPointer.Flags.VOICE_MESSAGE,
-    };
-
-    // Note: The RecorderView removes itself on send
-    this.captureAudioView = undefined;
-
-    this.sendMessage();
-  }
-  endCaptureAudio(): void {
-    this.enableMessageField();
-    this.$('.microphone').show();
-
-    // Note: The RecorderView removes itself on close
-    this.captureAudioView = undefined;
-
-    this.compositionApi.current?.setMicActive(false);
-  }
-
   async onOpened(messageId: string): Promise<void> {
     if (messageId) {
       const message = await getMessageById(messageId, {
@@ -3377,7 +3253,12 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
   async sendMessage(
     message = '',
     mentions: BodyRangesType = [],
-    options: { timestamp?: number; force?: boolean } = {}
+    options: {
+      draftAttachments?: ReadonlyArray<AttachmentType>;
+      force?: boolean;
+      timestamp?: number;
+      voiceNoteAttachment?: AttachmentType;
+    } = {}
   ): Promise<void> {
     const { model }: { model: ConversationModel } = this;
     const timestamp = options.timestamp || Date.now();
@@ -3418,12 +3299,22 @@ export class ConversationView extends window.Backbone.View<ConversationModel> {
       if (
         !message.length &&
         !this.hasFiles({ includePending: false }) &&
-        !this.voiceNoteAttachment
+        !options.voiceNoteAttachment
       ) {
         return;
       }
 
-      const attachments = await this.getFiles();
+      let attachments: Array<AttachmentType> = [];
+      if (options.voiceNoteAttachment) {
+        attachments = [options.voiceNoteAttachment];
+      } else if (options.draftAttachments) {
+        attachments = (
+          await Promise.all(
+            options.draftAttachments.map(resolveAttachmentDraftData)
+          )
+        ).filter(isNotNil);
+      }
+
       const sendHQImages =
         window.reduxStore &&
         window.reduxStore.getState().composer.shouldSendHighQualityAttachments;
diff --git a/ts/views/recorder_view.ts b/ts/views/recorder_view.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cbec0a7bc998..000000000000
--- a/ts/views/recorder_view.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2016-2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-import moment from 'moment';
-import * as log from '../logging/log';
-
-window.Whisper = window.Whisper || {};
-const { Whisper } = window;
-
-Whisper.RecorderView = Whisper.View.extend({
-  className: 'recorder clearfix',
-  template: () => $('#recorder').html(),
-  initialize() {
-    this.startTime = Date.now();
-    this.interval = setInterval(this.updateTime.bind(this), 1000);
-
-    this.onSwitchAwayBound = this.onSwitchAway.bind(this);
-    $(window).on('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);
-
-    this.handleKeyDownBound = this.handleKeyDown.bind(this);
-    this.$el.on('keydown', this.handleKeyDownBound);
-
-    this.start();
-  },
-  events: {
-    'click .close': 'remove',
-    'click .finish': 'finish',
-    close: 'remove',
-  },
-  onSwitchAway() {
-    this.lostFocus = true;
-    this.recorder.finishRecording();
-  },
-  handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (event.key === 'Escape') {
-      this.remove();
-
-      event.preventDefault();
-      event.stopPropagation();
-    }
-  },
-  updateTime() {
-    const duration = moment.duration(Date.now() - this.startTime, 'ms');
-    const minutes = `${Math.trunc(duration.asMinutes())}`;
-    let seconds = `${duration.seconds()}`;
-    if (seconds.length < 2) {
-      seconds = `0${seconds}`;
-    }
-    this.$('.time').text(`${minutes}:${seconds}`);
-  },
-  async remove() {
-    // Note: the 'close' event can be triggered by InboxView, when the user clicks
-    //   anywhere outside the recording pane.
-
-    if (this.recorder.isRecording()) {
-      this.recorder.cancelRecording();
-    }
-
-    // Reach in and terminate the web worker used by WebAudioRecorder, otherwise
-    // it gets leaked due to a reference cycle with its onmessage listener
-    this.recorder.worker.terminate();
-    this.recorder = null;
-
-    if (this.interval) {
-      clearInterval(this.interval);
-    }
-    this.interval = null;
-
-    if (this.source) {
-      this.source.disconnect();
-    }
-    this.source = null;
-
-    if (this.context) {
-      await this.context.close();
-      log.info('audio context closed');
-    }
-    this.context = null;
-
-    Whisper.View.prototype.remove.call(this);
-    this.trigger('closed');
-
-    $(window).off('blur', this.onSwitchAwayBound);
-
-    this.$el.off('keydown', this.handleKeyDownBound);
-  },
-  finish() {
-    this.clickedFinish = true;
-    this.recorder.finishRecording();
-  },
-  handleBlob(_: unknown, blob: Blob) {
-    if (blob && this.clickedFinish) {
-      this.trigger('send', blob);
-    } else if (blob) {
-      this.trigger('confirm', blob, this.lostFocus);
-    }
-    this.remove();
-  },
-  async start() {
-    this.lostFocus = false;
-    this.clickedFinish = false;
-    this.context = new AudioContext();
-    this.input = this.context.createGain();
-    this.recorder = new window.WebAudioRecorder(this.input, {
-      encoding: 'mp3',
-      workerDir: 'js/', // must end with slash
-    });
-    this.recorder.onComplete = this.handleBlob.bind(this);
-    this.recorder.onError = this.onError.bind(this);
-    this.recorder.onTimeout = this.onTimeout.bind(this);
-
-    try {
-      const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
-      this.source = this.context.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
-      this.source.connect(this.input);
-      this.recorder.startRecording();
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.onError(err);
-    }
-  },
-  onTimeout() {
-    this.recorder.finishRecording();
-  },
-  onError(error: Error) {
-    // Protect against out-of-band errors, which can happen if the user revokes media
-    //   permissions after successfully accessing the microphone.
-    if (!this.recorder) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.remove();
-
-    if (error && error.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
-      log.warn('RecorderView.onError: Microphone access is not allowed!');
-      window.showPermissionsPopup();
-    } else {
-      log.error(
-        'RecorderView.onError:',
-        error && error.stack ? error.stack : error
-      );
-    }
-  },
-});
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index 0f9e3caa56f1..c8d6f95fab7f 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,29 @@ type ConfirmationDialogViewProps = {
   resolve: () => void;
 };
 
+export declare class WebAudioRecorderClass {
+  constructor(
+    node: GainNode,
+    options: {
+      encoding: string;
+      workerDir: string;
+      options?: { timeLimit?: number };
+    }
+  );
+
+  // Callbacks
+  onComplete?: (recorder: WebAudioRecorderClass, blob: Blob) => unknown;
+  onError?: (recorder: WebAudioRecorderClass, error: Error) => unknown;
+  onTimeout?: () => unknown;
+
+  // Class properties
+  startRecording: () => unknown;
+  finishRecording: () => unknown;
+  isRecording: () => boolean;
+  cancelRecording: () => unknown;
+  worker: Worker;
+}
+
 declare global {
   // We want to extend `window`'s properties, so we need an interface.
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
@@ -142,7 +165,6 @@ declare global {
     startApp: () => void;
 
     QRCode: any;
-    WebAudioRecorder: any;
     closeDebugLog: () => unknown;
     removeSetupMenuItems: () => unknown;
     showPermissionsPopup: () => unknown;
@@ -164,6 +186,7 @@ declare global {
       render: (template: string, data: any, partials?: any) => string;
       parse: (template: string) => void;
     };
+    WebAudioRecorder: typeof WebAudioRecorderClass;
 
     WhatIsThis: WhatIsThis;
 
@@ -595,7 +618,6 @@ export type WhisperType = {
   InstallView: typeof AnyViewClass;
   KeyVerificationPanelView: typeof AnyViewClass;
   ReactWrapperView: typeof BasicReactWrapperViewClass;
-  RecorderView: typeof AnyViewClass;
   SafetyNumberChangeDialogView: typeof AnyViewClass;
   StandaloneRegistrationView: typeof AnyViewClass;
   View: typeof AnyViewClass;