diff --git a/src/configuration.h b/src/configuration.h
index 7e347d6..b7b90d9 100644
--- a/src/configuration.h
+++ b/src/configuration.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void load_config(){
 	strcpy(configuration.softness.ui_type_string, "s");
 	configuration.softness.type = f32;
 	configuration.softness.ui_type = ui_type_slider;
-	configuration.softness.value.f32 = 0.25;
+	configuration.softness.value.f32 = 0.0;
 	//configuration.softness.value.f32   = preferences.getFloat(configuration.softness.name, 0.25);
 
 	// Color
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ void load_config(){
 	strcpy(configuration.background.ui_type_string, "s");
 	configuration.background.type = f32;
 	configuration.background.ui_type = ui_type_slider;
-	configuration.background.value.f32 = 0.2
-	;
+	configuration.background.value.f32 = 0.0;
 	//configuration.background.value.f32 = preferences.getFloat(configuration.background.name, 0.25);
 
 	// Current Mode
diff --git a/src/global_defines.h b/src/global_defines.h
index a878f5b..2ecd8f5 100644
--- a/src/global_defines.h
+++ b/src/global_defines.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define NUM_TEMPI (96)
 
 // BPM range
-#define TEMPO_LOW (32)
+#define TEMPO_LOW (48)
 #define TEMPO_HIGH (TEMPO_LOW + NUM_TEMPI)
 
 // How far forward or back in time the beat phase is shifted
diff --git a/src/leds.h b/src/leds.h
index 271bf3f..8712adc 100644
--- a/src/leds.h
+++ b/src/leds.h
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ void draw_line(CRGBF* layer, float x1, float x2, CRGBF color, float opacity) {
                 layer[i].b += color.b * mix;
             } else {
                 // Blend mode: Mix color
-                layer[i].r = layer[i].r * (1.0 - mix) + color.r * mix;
-                layer[i].g = layer[i].g * (1.0 - mix) + color.g * mix;
-                layer[i].b = layer[i].b * (1.0 - mix) + color.b * mix;
+                //layer[i].r = layer[i].r * (1.0 - mix) + color.r * mix;
+                //layer[i].g = layer[i].g * (1.0 - mix) + color.g * mix;
+                //layer[i].b = layer[i].b * (1.0 - mix) + color.b * mix;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/light_modes/active/metronome.h b/src/light_modes/active/metronome.h
index 97eb46c..c8ad0e0 100644
--- a/src/light_modes/active/metronome.h
+++ b/src/light_modes/active/metronome.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void draw_metronome() {
 				metronome_width = 1.0;
 			}
 
-			float dot_pos = clip_float( sine * (0.5*(sqrt((contribution))) * metronome_width) + 0.5 );
+			float dot_pos = clip_float( sine * (0.5*(sqrt(sqrt((contribution)))) * metronome_width) + 0.5 );
 
 			float opacity = clip_float(contribution*2.0);
 
diff --git a/src/microphone.h b/src/microphone.h
index f7ee493..1fa5c2b 100644
--- a/src/microphone.h
+++ b/src/microphone.h
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ __attribute__((aligned(16)))
 float fft_output[FFT_SIZE];
 
 __attribute__((aligned(16)))
-float fft_max[FFT_SIZE];+*
+float fft_max[FFT_SIZE];
 
 void perform_fft(){
 	memset(fft_input_complex, 0, sizeof(float) * (FFT_SIZE << 1));
 
-	const uint8_t step_size = 4;
+	const uint8_t step_size = 3;
 	for(uint16_t i = 0; i < FFT_SIZE; i++){
 		fft_input[i] = sample_history[((SAMPLE_HISTORY_LENGTH-1) - (FFT_SIZE*step_size)) + i*step_size ];
 	}
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ void perform_fft(){
 
 	// Calculate the magnitude of the complex numbers and convert to 0.0 to 1.0 range
 	for (uint16_t i = 0 ; i < FFT_SIZE; i++) {
+		float progress = (float)i / FFT_SIZE;
 		float real = fft_input_complex[i << 1];
 		float imag = fft_input_complex[(i << 1) + 1];
 		fft_output[i] = sqrtf(real * real + imag * imag) / (FFT_SIZE >> 1);
+		fft_output[i] = fft_output[i]*(0.5+0.5*progress);
+
 		fft_max[i] = fmaxf(fft_max[i], fft_output[i]);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/tempo.h b/src/tempo.h
index 533629a..a97bb3f 100644
--- a/src/tempo.h
+++ b/src/tempo.h
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ void calculate_tempi_magnitudes(int16_t single_bin = -1) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (max_val < 0.02) {
-			max_val = 0.02;
+		if (max_val < 0.01) {
+			max_val = 0.01;
 		}
 
 		float autoranger_scale = 1.0 / (max_val);