diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d656af..c1802f6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,6 +127,6 @@ if (WIN32)
 
 else() 
     target_include_directories(metabolus PRIVATE ${RTAUDIO_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${RTMIDI_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(metabolus PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets ${RTAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${RTMIDI_LIBARARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(metabolus PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets ${RTAUDIO_LIBRARIES} ${RTMIDI_LIBRARIES})
     target_compile_options(metabolus PRIVATE ${RTAUDIO_CFLAGS_OTHER})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/MidiController.cpp b/src/MidiController.cpp
index 982ab70..bd5fdcb 100644
--- a/src/MidiController.cpp
+++ b/src/MidiController.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 MidiController::MidiController(NoteQueue& queue) : noteQueue_(queue) {
     try {
         midiIn_ = std::make_unique<RtMidiIn>();
-        midiIn_->ignoreTypes(false, false, false);
+        midiIn_->ignoreTypes(false, true, false);
     } catch (RtMidiError& e) {
         std::cerr << "RtMidi init failed: " << e.getMessage() << std::endl;
     }
+    
 }
 
 MidiController::~MidiController() {
@@ -72,7 +73,4 @@ void MidiController::handleMessage(const std::vector<unsigned char>& msg) {
             0.0f
         });
     }
-
-    // to have a peak :)
-    std::cout << msg[0] << std::endl;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ParameterStore.h b/src/ParameterStore.h
index 30c1d40..3923b81 100644
--- a/src/ParameterStore.h
+++ b/src/ParameterStore.h
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ constexpr std::array<ParamDefault, static_cast<size_t>(ParamId::Count)> PARAM_DE
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvA
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvD
     {   2.0f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvS
-    {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvR
+    {  0.08f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterCutoffEnvR
     { 1.414f,  0.0f,    8.0f},   // FilterResonanceDepth
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvA
     {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvD
     {   0.5f,  0.0f,    1.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvS
-    {  0.05f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvR
+    {  0.10f,  0.0f,    2.0f},   // FilterResonanceEnvR
 }};
 
 constexpr size_t PARAM_COUNT = static_cast<size_t>(ParamId::Count);
diff --git a/src/synth/AudioEngine.h b/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
index 82ae17e..a51f21b 100644
--- a/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
+++ b/src/synth/AudioEngine.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ private:
     RtAudio audio_; // audio device
     // TODO: id like a yml config file or something for these
     uint32_t sampleRate_ = 44100;
-    uint32_t bufferFrames_ = 256; // time per buffer = BF/SR (256/44100 = 5.8ms)
+    uint32_t bufferFrames_ = 128; // time per buffer = BF/SR (256/44100 = 5.8ms)
     uint32_t channels_ = 2; // stereo
 
 };
diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index b1db327..185d7c4 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     // synth business
     audio_->start();
 
+    // midi
+    midi_.openPort(1); // TODO: error check
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() {