diff --git a/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.cpp b/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.cpp
index 98854a6..63bc05b 100644
--- a/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ void PianoString::noteOn(float frequency, float velocity) {
     }
     // apply the velocity impulse
     for(size_t i = 0; i < segmentCount_ + 1; i++) {
-        float v0 = impulseVelocity_ * std::exp(-1.0f * (stringX_[i] - strikePosition_)*(stringX_[i] - strikePosition_) / ((2.0f * impulseWidth_)*(2.0f * impulseWidth_)));
+        float v0 = impulseVelocity_ * std::exp(-1.0f * (stringX_[i] - strikePosition_*L_)*(stringX_[i] - strikePosition_*L_) / ((2.0f * impulseWidth_)*(2.0f * impulseWidth_)));
         stringY_current_[i] = stringY_current_[i] + dt_ * v0;
     }
 
 }
 
 void PianoString::noteOff() {
-    damping_ = 10.0f;
+    damping_ = 8.0f;
     recalculateConstants();
 }
 
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ float PianoString::process(bool& scopeTrigger) {
         scopeTrigger = true;
     }
 
-    float sampleOut = stringY_next_[static_cast<size_t>(samplePosition_*L_*segmentCount_)];
+    float sampleOut = stringY_next_[static_cast<size_t>(samplePosition_*segmentCount_)];
 
     rms_ = 0.99f * rms_ + 0.01f * sampleOut*sampleOut;
 
-    return sampleOut;
+    return sampleOut * gain_;
 
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void PianoString::recalculateConstants() {
             segmentCount_ = static_cast<size_t>(std::sqrt((-a+std::sqrt(a*a+4.0*b))/(2.0*b))) - 1;
         }
 
-    } while (segmentCount_ < 80);
+    } while (segmentCount_ < 60);
 
     segmentCount_ = std::min(segmentCount_, static_cast<size_t>(80));
 
diff --git a/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.hpp b/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.hpp
index e8f8120..e8ea74b 100644
--- a/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.hpp
+++ b/src/synth/Instruments/PianoString.hpp
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ private:
     static constexpr float stiffness_ = 0.0f; // stiffness coefficient
     float damping_ = 0.5f; // damping coefficient
     static constexpr float stringLength_ = 4.0f; // length of string at lowest frequency (20 hz)
-    static constexpr float strikePosition_ = 0.2f; // x of impulse location
-    static constexpr float impulseWidth_ = 0.1f; // x of impulse width
+    static constexpr float strikePosition_ = 0.8f; // x of impulse location
+    static constexpr float impulseWidth_ = 0.1f; // x% of impulse width
     static constexpr float impulseVelocity_ = 10000.0f; // x/t of impulse magnitude
-    static constexpr float samplePosition_ = 0.1f; // percentage along L of sampling for audio
+    static constexpr float samplePosition_ = 0.2f; // percentage along L of sampling for audio
     float crossSectionalArea_ = pi * std::pow(radius_, 2.0f); // string cross sectional area, assuming circular
     float mu_ = crossSectionalArea_ * rho_; // linear mass density
     float waveVelocity_ = std::sqrt(stringTension_ / mu_); // transverse wave velocity
     float L_ = 1.0f; // length of string at a given frequency
+    float gain_ = 0.3f;
 
     // f0_ = waveVelocity_ / (2.0f * stringLength_); // fundamental frequency of a non-stiff string
     // f1_ = f0_ * std::sqrt(1.0f + stiffness_); // fundamental frequency of the stiff string
diff --git a/src/synth/Synth.cpp b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
index b11f570..ad616c1 100644
--- a/src/synth/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/synth/Synth.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Synth::Synth(ConfigService* config, LoggerService* logger, ScopeBuffer* scope, N
     voices_.fill(Voice(config_, logger_));
 
     filter_.setSampleRate(44100.0f);
-    filter_.setParams(Filter::Type::BiquadLowpass, 1000.0f, 0.707f);
+    filter_.setParams(Filter::Type::BiquadLowpass, 4000.0f, 0.707f);
 
 }