diff --git a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
index f34b51c..a522e16 100644
--- a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::executeModalMenuAction(int menuid, i
 	{
 		toggleBool(processor.m_load_file_with_state);
 	}
+	if (r == 9)
+	{
+		toggleBool(processor.m_save_captured_audio);
+	}
 	if (r == 3)
 	{
 		showAbout();
@@ -470,6 +474,8 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::timerCallback(int id)
 			infotext += " " + String(m_wavecomponent.m_image_init_count) + " " + String(m_wavecomponent.m_image_update_count)+ " ";
 		if (processor.m_offline_render_state >= 0 && processor.m_offline_render_state <= 100)
 			infotext += String(processor.m_offline_render_state)+"%";
+		if (processor.m_capture_save_state == 1)
+			infotext += "Saving captured audio...";
 		m_info_label.setText(infotext, dontSendNotification);
 		
 	}
@@ -559,6 +565,7 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::showSettingsMenu()
 	m_settings_menu.addItem(1, "Play when host transport running", true, processor.m_play_when_host_plays);
 	m_settings_menu.addItem(2, "Capture when host transport running", true, processor.m_capture_when_host_plays);
 	m_settings_menu.addItem(8, "Mute audio while capturing", true, processor.m_mute_while_capturing);
+	m_settings_menu.addItem(9, "Save captured audio to disk", true, processor.m_save_captured_audio);
 	int capturelen = *processor.getFloatParameter(cpi_max_capture_len);
 	PopupMenu capturelenmenu;
 	
diff --git a/Source/PluginEditor.h b/Source/PluginEditor.h
index e8da358..8275f73 100644
--- a/Source/PluginEditor.h
+++ b/Source/PluginEditor.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ public:
 	void chooseFile();
 	void showRenderDialog();
 	void executeModalMenuAction(int menuid, int actionid);
+	
 private:
 	PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor& processor;
 	uptrvec<ParameterComponent> m_parcomps;
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
index 9ff1ebc..11d2611 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ ValueTree PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::getStateTree(bool ignoreoptions, bool
 		else
 			paramtree.setProperty("prebufamount", -1, nullptr);
 		paramtree.setProperty("loadfilewithstate", m_load_file_with_state, nullptr);
-		storeToTreeProperties(paramtree, nullptr, "playwhenhostrunning", m_play_when_host_plays, "capturewhenhostrunning", m_capture_when_host_plays);
-		storeToTreeProperties(paramtree, nullptr, "mutewhilecapturing", m_mute_while_capturing);
+		storeToTreeProperties(paramtree, nullptr, "playwhenhostrunning", m_play_when_host_plays, 
+			"capturewhenhostrunning", m_capture_when_host_plays,"savecapturedaudio",m_save_captured_audio,
+			"mutewhilecapturing",m_mute_while_capturing);
 	}
 	storeToTreeProperties(paramtree, nullptr, "tabaindex", m_cur_tab_index);
 	storeToTreeProperties(paramtree, nullptr, "waveviewrange", m_wave_view_range);
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::setStateFromTree(ValueTree tree)
             m_free_filter_envelope->restoreState(freefilterstate);
             m_load_file_with_state = tree.getProperty("loadfilewithstate", true);
 			getFromTreeProperties(tree, "playwhenhostrunning", m_play_when_host_plays, 
-				"capturewhenhostrunning", m_capture_when_host_plays,"mutewhilecapturing",m_mute_while_capturing);
+				"capturewhenhostrunning", m_capture_when_host_plays,"mutewhilecapturing",m_mute_while_capturing,
+				"savecapturedaudio",m_save_captured_audio);
 			getFromTreeProperties(tree, "tabaindex", m_cur_tab_index);
 			if (tree.hasProperty("numspectralstagesb"))
 			{
@@ -495,6 +497,7 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::saveCaptureBuffer()
 		outfile.create();
 		if (outfile.existsAsFile())
 		{
+			m_capture_save_state = 1;
 			auto outstream = outfile.createOutputStream();
 			auto writer = unique_from_raw(wavformat.createWriterFor(outstream, getSampleRateChecked(),
 				inchans, 32, {}, 0));
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::saveCaptureBuffer()
 		}
 		else
 			Logger::writeToLog("Could not create output file");
+		m_capture_save_state = 0;
 	};
 	m_threadpool->addJob(task);
 }
@@ -990,7 +994,10 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::finishRecording(int lenrecording)
 	m_stretch_source->setAudioBufferAsInputSource(&m_recbuffer, getSampleRateChecked(), lenrecording);
 	*getFloatParameter(cpi_soundstart) = 0.0f;
 	*getFloatParameter(cpi_soundend) = jlimit<double>(0.01, 1.0, 1.0 / lenrecording * m_rec_count);
-	saveCaptureBuffer();
+	if (m_save_captured_audio == true)
+	{
+		saveCaptureBuffer();
+	}
 }
 
 AudioProcessor* JUCE_CALLTYPE createPluginFilter()
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.h b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
index d4ab888..8d517e0 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.h
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ public:
 	String offlineRender(File outputfile);
 	std::atomic<int> m_offline_render_state{ -1 };
 	std::atomic<bool> m_offline_render_cancel_requested{ false };
+	std::atomic<int> m_capture_save_state{ 0 };
 	bool m_state_dirty = false;
 	std::unique_ptr<AudioThumbnail> m_thumb;
 	bool m_show_technical_info = false;
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ public:
 		float opt) override;
 	int m_cur_tab_index = 0;
 	bool m_is_recording = false;
+	bool m_save_captured_audio = true;
 private:
 	bool m_prebuffering_inited = false;
 	AudioBuffer<float> m_recbuffer;