diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/AudioInput/AudioInput.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/AudioInput/AudioInput.tsx
index ce33446072..fbea15c328 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/AudioInput/AudioInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/AudioInput/AudioInput.tsx
@@ -21,26 +21,10 @@ interface Props {
 const n = () => {};
 
 export default function AudioInput({ children, clear = n, file, hideDetails, hideClearDetails, inputProps, ...rest }: Props) {
-
-  // const transitions = useTransition(file, {
-  //   config: { tension: 120,  friction: 15 },
-  //   from: { opacity: 0 },
-  //   enter: { opacity: 1 },
-  //   leave: { opacity: 0 },
-  //   onRest,
-  // });
-
   return <div {...{ className: "fy-audio-uploader" }}>
     <FileWrapper {...{ fileTypes, ...inputProps, panelClass: "p-3", ...rest }}>
      { file ? <FileDetails {...{ clear, hideClearDetails, icon: faFileAudio, file }}/> : <FileLabel {...{ fileTypes }}/> }
     </FileWrapper>
-      { children
-      //   transitions((style, i) => i ? <a.div {...{ className: "audio-details", style }}>
-      //   <div {...{ className: "panel panel-inner rounded p-3" }}>
-      //     <InputVcAudioPlayer {...{ filename: blob as string }}/>
-      //   </div>
-      //   { !hideActions && <FileActions {...{ clear, success, submit, working }}/> }
-      // </a.div> : null )
-      }
+      { children }
   </div>;
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerFormPage.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerFormPage.tsx
index 606ea93aec..0e78478cdb 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerFormPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerFormPage.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import {
-  faEye,
-  faLanguage,
-  faPencil,
-  faWaveform,
-} from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faEye, faLanguage, faPencil, faWaveform } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 import { usePrefixedDocumentTitle } from "common/UsePrefixedDocumentTitle";
 import Panel from "components/common/Panel";
 import { Stepper } from "./components/Stepper";
@@ -15,14 +10,9 @@ import { VoiceDetails } from "./components/steps/VoiceDetails";
 import PageHeader from "components/layout/PageHeader";
 import Container from "components/common/Container";
 import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
-
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
-
 import { useFile } from "hooks";
-
 import useVoiceRequests from "./useVoiceRequests";
-import useUploadedFiles from "hooks/useUploadedFiles";
-
 import { FrontendInferenceJobType } from "@storyteller/components/src/jobs/InferenceJob";
 import { SessionWrapper } from "@storyteller/components/src/session/SessionWrapper";
 
@@ -37,8 +27,8 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
   const [visibility, visibilitySet] = useState("hidden");
   const [title, titleSet] = useState("");
   const [fetched,fetchedSet] = useState(false);
-  const deleteEverything = useUploadedFiles((state: any) => state.deleteEverything);
-  const audioProps = useFile({}); // contains upload inout state and controls, see docs
+  const [uploadStatus,uploadStatusSet] = useState(0); // will replace with enum
+  const audioProps = useFile({});
 
   const datasetInputs = [
     {
@@ -67,26 +57,20 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
   ];
 
   const { dataset_token } = useParams<RouteParams>();
-  const [isNewCreation] = useState(!dataset_token);
-  const isEditMode = Boolean(dataset_token) && !isNewCreation;
+  const existingVoice = !!dataset_token;
 
-  usePrefixedDocumentTitle(isEditMode ? "Edit Dataset" : "Create New Voice");
+  usePrefixedDocumentTitle(existingVoice ? "Edit Dataset" : "Create New Voice");
 
   const initialStep = history.location.pathname.includes("/upload") ? 1 : 0;
   const [currentStep, setCurrentStep] = useState(initialStep);
-  const [audioSamplesReady, setAudioSamplesReady] = useState(false);
+  const steps = existingVoice ? ["Edit Details", "Edit Samples"] : ["Voice Details", "Upload Samples"];
 
-  const steps = isEditMode
-    ? ["Edit Details", "Edit Samples"]
-    : ["Voice Details", "Upload Samples"];
-
-  // const key = !isNewCreation && (dataset_token || uuidv4());
   const displayStep = (step: any) => {
     switch (step) {
       case 0:
         return <VoiceDetails {...{ datasetInputs }} />;
       case 1:
-        return <UploadSamples {...{ audioProps, datasetToken: dataset_token, setAudioSamplesReady }}/>;
+        return <UploadSamples {...{ audioProps, datasetToken: dataset_token, uploadStatus, uploadStatusSet }}/>;
       default:
         return null;
     }
@@ -104,7 +88,7 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
 
   const handleNext = () => {
     if (currentStep === 0) {
-      if (isNewCreation) {
+      if (!existingVoice) {
         // It's a new creation and on the first step
 
         datasets.create("",{
@@ -113,7 +97,6 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
           idempotency_token: uuidv4(),
         }).then((res: any) => {
           if (res && res.success && res.token) {
-            deleteEverything();
             history.push(`/voice-designer/dataset/${ res.token }/upload`);
           } 
         });
@@ -143,7 +126,6 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
         voice_dataset_token: dataset_token || "",
       })
       .then((res: any) => {
-        deleteEverything();
         if (res && res.success) {
           enqueueInferenceJob(
             res.inference_job_token,
@@ -174,10 +156,10 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
   return (
     <Container type="panel">
       <PageHeader
-        title={isEditMode ? "Edit Dataset" : "Create New Voice"}
-        titleIcon={isEditMode ? faPencil : faWaveform}
+        title={existingVoice ? "Edit Dataset" : "Create New Voice"}
+        titleIcon={existingVoice ? faPencil : faWaveform}
         subText={
-          isEditMode
+          existingVoice
             ? "Edit your dataset by uploading more samples to create a new voice"
             : "Add voice details and upload audio samples to clone your voice!"
         }
@@ -185,7 +167,7 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
         showBackButton={true}
         backbuttonLabel="Back to Voice Designer"
         backbuttonTo={
-          isEditMode ? "/voice-designer/datasets" : "/voice-designer/voices"
+          existingVoice ? "/voice-designer/datasets" : "/voice-designer/voices"
         }
       />
 
@@ -202,7 +184,7 @@ function VoiceDesignerFormPage({ enqueueInferenceJob, sessionWrapper }: { enqueu
           onBack={handleBack}
           onNext={handleNext}
           onCreate={handleCreateVoice}
-          createDisabled={!audioSamplesReady}
+          createDisabled={uploadStatus === 1} // will replace with enum
         />
       </Panel>
     </Container>
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerMainPage.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerMainPage.tsx
index 9787269231..971d54b1f6 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerMainPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/VoiceDesignerMainPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   faPenToSquare,
   faPlus,
   faRightToBracket,
-  // faStar,
+  faStar,
   faWaveform,
 } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 import InferenceJobsList from "components/layout/InferenceJobsList";
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ function VoiceDesignerMainPage(props: Props) {
     to: "/signup",
   };
 
-  // const pricingButton = {
-  //   label: `View Pricing`,
-  //   icon: faStar,
-  //   to: "/pricing",
-  // };
+  const pricingButton = {
+    label: `View Pricing`,
+    icon: faStar,
+    to: "/pricing",
+  };
 
   const dataPlaceholder = () => <div className="d-flex flex-column list-items p-5 align-items-center">
     <h5 className="fw-semibold mb-3">
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function VoiceDesignerMainPage(props: Props) {
       <Container type="panel">
         <PageHeader {...{
           button: user ? createVoiceButton : signUpButton,
-          ...!user ? { secondaryButton: signUpButton  } : {},
+          ...!user ? { secondaryButton: pricingButton  } : {},
           title: "Voice Designer",
           titleIcon: faWaveform,
           subText: "Create your own AI voice by providing audio files of the voice you want to clone.",
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/components/steps/UploadSamples.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/components/steps/UploadSamples.tsx
index 3acb1a2fbf..34b4f53c6f 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/components/steps/UploadSamples.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/voice_designer/components/steps/UploadSamples.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-// import VoiceDesignerUploadComponent from "../VoiceDesignerUploadComponent";
 import { AudioInput } from "components/common";
-
 import moment from 'moment';
-
 import ListItems from "../NewList";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
-// import { SessionContext } from 'context';
-
 import { ListSamplesForDataset } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/voice_designer/voice_dataset_samples/ListSamplesForDataset";
 import { UploadSample } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/voice_designer/voice_dataset_samples/UploadSample";
 import { DeleteSample } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/voice_designer/voice_dataset_samples/DeleteSample";
-
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { faWaveform } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 
+interface Props {
+   audioProps: any,
+   datasetToken?: string,
+   uploadStatus: number,
+   uploadStatusSet: any 
+}
 
-function UploadSamples({ audioProps, datasetToken, setAudioSamplesReady }: { audioProps: any, datasetToken?: string, setAudioSamplesReady:any  }) {
-  // const [convertLoading, setConvertLoading] = useState(false);
-  // const [canConvert, setCanConvert] = useState(false);
-  // const [mediaUploadToken, setMediaUploadToken] = useState<string | undefined>();
-  // const [formIsCleared, setFormIsCleared] = useState(false);
-  const [uploaded,uploadedSet] = useState(false);
+function UploadSamples({ audioProps, datasetToken, uploadStatus, uploadStatusSet }: Props) {
   const [samples,samplesSet] = useState<any[]>([]);
   const [listFetched,listFetchedSet] = useState(false);
 
@@ -54,8 +49,8 @@ function UploadSamples({ audioProps, datasetToken, setAudioSamplesReady }: { aud
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (audioProps.file && datasetToken && !uploaded) {
-      uploadedSet(true);
+    if (audioProps.file && datasetToken && !uploadStatus) {
+      uploadStatusSet(1);
       UploadSample("",{
         dataset_token: datasetToken || "",
         file: audioProps.file,
@@ -64,13 +59,12 @@ function UploadSamples({ audioProps, datasetToken, setAudioSamplesReady }: { aud
       .then((res) => {
         if (res.success) {
           audioProps.clear();
-          uploadedSet(false);
+          uploadStatusSet(2);
           listFetchedSet(false);
         }
       });
     }
 
-
     if (datasetToken && !listFetched) {
       listFetchedSet(true);
       ListSamplesForDataset(datasetToken,{})
@@ -81,7 +75,7 @@ function UploadSamples({ audioProps, datasetToken, setAudioSamplesReady }: { aud
       });
     }
 
-  },[audioProps, datasetToken, listFetched, uploaded]);
+  },[audioProps, datasetToken, listFetched, uploadStatus, uploadStatusSet]);
 
   return (
     <div className="d-flex flex-column gap-4">