diff --git a/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/recorder.hpp b/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/recorder.hpp
index 10cf9d80..dd9f9a43 100644
--- a/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/recorder.hpp
+++ b/libs/audio/include/psemek/audio/recorder.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <psemek/audio/stream.hpp>
+#include <psemek/audio/track.hpp>
 #include <psemek/audio/channel.hpp>
+#include <psemek/audio/duration.hpp>
 #include <psemek/util/span.hpp>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -25,4 +27,7 @@ namespace psemek::audio
 	std::shared_ptr<recorder> make_recorder();
 	std::shared_ptr<recorder> make_recorder(stream_ptr stream);
 
+	std::shared_ptr<track> record(stream_ptr stream);
+	std::shared_ptr<track> record(stream_ptr stream, duration duration);
+
 }
diff --git a/libs/audio/source/recorder.cpp b/libs/audio/source/recorder.cpp
index 87a260a9..90fda08b 100644
--- a/libs/audio/source/recorder.cpp
+++ b/libs/audio/source/recorder.cpp
@@ -75,4 +75,18 @@ namespace psemek::audio
 		return recorder;
 	}
 
+	std::shared_ptr<track> record(stream_ptr stream)
+	{
+		if (!stream->length())
+			throw std::runtime_error("cannot record an infinite stream");
+		return record(stream, *stream->length());
+	}
+
+	std::shared_ptr<track> record(stream_ptr stream, duration duration)
+	{
+		auto recorder = make_recorder(std::move(stream));
+		recorder->request(duration.samples());
+		return load_raw(recorder->grab_buffer());
+	}
+
 }