diff --git a/MicroDexed.ino b/MicroDexed.ino
index 0344262..42a7148 100644
--- a/MicroDexed.ino
+++ b/MicroDexed.ino
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void initial_values_from_eeprom(void)
 
 void eeprom_write(void)
 {
-  autostore = 0;
+  autostore=0;
   eeprom_update_flag = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/UI.cpp b/UI.cpp
index f88f7fb..47f4893 100644
--- a/UI.cpp
+++ b/UI.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void handle_ui(void)
 
   if (autostore >= AUTOSTORE_MS && (ui_main_state == UI_MAIN_VOICE_SELECTED || ui_main_state == UI_MAIN_BANK_SELECTED))
   {
-    ui_show_main();
     switch (ui_main_state)
     {
       case UI_MAIN_VOICE_SELECTED:
@@ -245,6 +244,7 @@ void handle_ui(void)
               ui_state = UI_MAIN;
               lcd.clear();
               enc[1].write(configuration.voice);
+              eeprom_write();
               ui_show_main();
               break;
             case UI_MAIN:
@@ -434,12 +434,12 @@ void ui_show_volume(void)
   ui_back_to_main = 0;
 
   // erase old marker and show new marker
-  pos = map(configuration.vol * 100, 0, 100, 0, LCD_CHARS);
+  pos = map(configuration.vol * 100 + 0.5, 0, 100, 0, LCD_CHARS-1);
 
   if (ui_state != UI_VOLUME)
   {
     lcd.clear();
-    lcd.show(0, 0, LCD_CHARS, "Volume");
+    lcd.show(0, 0, LCD_CHARS-1, "Volume");
     lcd.show(1, pos, 1, "*");
     old_pos = pos;
   }
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index d60fc31..4da988e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
 #define REDUCE_LOUDNESS 1
 #endif
 #define SAMPLE_RATE 44100
-#define SOFTEN_VALUE_CHANGE_STEPS 10
+#define SOFTEN_VALUE_CHANGE_STEPS 20
 
 //*************************************************************************************************
 //* UI AND DATA-STORE SETTINGS
 //*************************************************************************************************
-#define CONTROL_RATE_MS 100
+#define CONTROL_RATE_MS 50
 #define TIMER_UI_HANDLING_MS 100
 
 //*************************************************************************************************