diff --git a/src/MidiController.cpp b/src/MidiController.cpp
index bd5fdcb..fce6773 100644
--- a/src/MidiController.cpp
+++ b/src/MidiController.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 
 #include "MidiController.h"
+
 #include <iostream>
+#include <chrono>
 
 MidiController::MidiController(NoteQueue& queue) : noteQueue_(queue) {
     try {
         midiIn_ = std::make_unique<RtMidiIn>();
-        midiIn_->ignoreTypes(false, true, false);
+        midiIn_->ignoreTypes(true, true, true);
     } catch (RtMidiError& e) {
         std::cerr << "RtMidi init failed: " << e.getMessage() << std::endl;
     }
-    
+    // TODO: this still doesnt work on windows
 }
 
 MidiController::~MidiController() {
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ void MidiController::midiCallback(double /*deltaTime*/, std::vector<unsigned cha
 
 void MidiController::handleMessage(const std::vector<unsigned char>& msg) {
     unsigned char status = msg[0] & 0xF0;
+
+    if (status == 0xFE) return;
+    if (status == 0xF8) return;
+
     unsigned char note   = msg.size() > 1 ? msg[1] : 0;
     unsigned char vel    = msg.size() > 2 ? msg[2] : 0;
 
diff --git a/src/ParameterStore.h b/src/ParameterStore.h
index 3923b81..bef7002 100644
--- a/src/ParameterStore.h
+++ b/src/ParameterStore.h
@@ -64,23 +64,23 @@ struct ParamDefault {
 // later TODO: and then when I have full on profile saving there will be a default profile to load from
 constexpr std::array<ParamDefault, static_cast<size_t>(ParamId::Count)> PARAM_DEFS {{
     { 100.0f, 20.0f,  600.0f},   // Osc1Freq
-    {   0.0f,  0.0f,    0.0f},   // Osc1WaveSelector1
+    {   2.0f,  0.0f,    0.0f},   // Osc1WaveSelector1
     {   1.0f,  0.0f,    0.0f},   // Osc1WaveSelector2
     {   1.0f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // Osc1VolumeDepth
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // Osc1VolumeEnvA
     {   0.2f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // Osc1VolumeEnvD
     {   0.7f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // Osc1VolumeEnvS
     {   0.2f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // Osc1VolumeEnvR
-    {   1.0f,  0.0f,    8.0f},   // FilterCutoffDepth
+    {   4.0f,  0.0f,    8.0f},   // FilterCutoffDepth
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvA
-    {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvD
-    {   2.0f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvS
-    {  0.08f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvR
-    { 1.414f,  0.0f,    8.0f},   // FilterResonanceDepth
+    {  0.20f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvD
+    {   0.2f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvS
+    {  0.25f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvR
+    {   3.0f,  0.0f,    8.0f},   // FilterResonanceDepth
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvA
-    {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvD
+    {  0.20f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvD
     {   0.5f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvS
-    {  0.10f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvR
+    {  0.30f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvR
 }};
 
 constexpr size_t PARAM_COUNT = static_cast<size_t>(ParamId::Count);
diff --git a/src/synth/Synth.cpp b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
index 700c658..f4febfe 100644
--- a/src/synth/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // TODO: you get it, also in a yml config
-#define SYNTH_PITCH_STANDARD 432.0f // frequency of home pitch
+#define SYNTH_PITCH_STANDARD 440.0f // frequency of home pitch
 #define SYNTH_MIDI_HOME 69 // midi note index of home pitch
 #define SYNTH_NOTES_PER_OCTAVE 12
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void Synth::process(float* out, uint32_t nFrames, uint32_t sampleRate) {
         }
         
         // TODO: make pitchOffset variable for each oscillator (maybe three values like octave, semitone offset, and pitch offset in cents)
-        float pitchOffset = 0.5f;
+        float pitchOffset = 1.0f;
         float phaseInc = pitchOffset * 2.0f * M_PI * frequency_ / static_cast<float>(sampleRate);
 
         float gain = gainEnv * getParam(ParamId::Osc1VolumeDepth);