diff --git a/src/MidiController.cpp b/src/MidiController.cpp
index 88b7d59..3f4debd 100644
--- a/src/MidiController.cpp
+++ b/src/MidiController.cpp
@@ -82,5 +82,4 @@ void MidiController::handleMessage(const std::vector<unsigned char>& msg) {
         });
     }
 
-    std::cout << "MidiHandleMessage start (0)" << std::endl;
 }
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diff --git a/src/NoteQueue.cpp b/src/NoteQueue.cpp
index 0655a6b..e86617f 100644
--- a/src/NoteQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/NoteQueue.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ bool NoteQueue::push(const NoteEvent& event) {
     buffer_[head] = event;
     head_.store(next, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 
-    std::cout << "Notequeue::push: " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - event.timestamp) << std::endl;
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +22,5 @@ bool NoteQueue::pop(NoteEvent& event) {
     event = buffer_[tail];
     tail_.store((tail + 1) % SIZE, std::memory_order_release);
 
-    std::cout << "Notequeue::pop: " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - event.timestamp) << std::endl;
-
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/synth/AudioEngine.h b/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
index a51f21b..a66c51f 100644
--- a/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
+++ b/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 #include "Synth.h"
 #include "../KeyboardController.h"
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    #define AUDIO_API RtAudio::WINDOWS_WASAPI
+#else
+    #define AUDIO_API RtAudio::LINUX_ALSA
+#endif
+
 class AudioEngine {
 
 public:
@@ -38,10 +44,10 @@ private:
     Synth synth_; // generates audio
     ScopeBuffer scope_ { 1024 }; // stores audio samples for visualization
 
-    RtAudio audio_; // audio device
+    RtAudio audio_{AUDIO_API}; // audio device
     // TODO: id like a yml config file or something for these
     uint32_t sampleRate_ = 44100;
-    uint32_t bufferFrames_ = 128; // time per buffer = BF/SR (256/44100 = 5.8ms)
+    uint32_t bufferFrames_ = 256; // time per buffer = BF/SR (256/44100 = 5.8ms)
     uint32_t channels_ = 2; // stereo
 
 };
diff --git a/src/synth/Synth.cpp b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
index 2e25212..f0bff9d 100644
--- a/src/synth/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ inline float Synth::getParam(ParamId id) {
 
 void Synth::handleNoteEvent(const NoteEvent& event) {
 
-    std::cout << "Synth::handleNoteEvent: " << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - event.timestamp) << std::endl;
     lastTime = event.timestamp;
 
     if(event.type == NoteEventType::NoteOn) {
@@ -110,6 +109,4 @@ void Synth::process(float* out, uint32_t nFrames, uint32_t sampleRate) {
         }
     }
 
-    //std::cout << "Notequeue::push: " << std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - lastTime << std::endl;
-
 }
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