diff --git a/MicroMDAEPiano.ino b/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
index f304fc6..7fa53a6 100644
--- a/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
+++ b/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ void setup()
   sgtl5000_1.unmuteHeadphone();
   sgtl5000_1.unmuteLineout();
   //sgtl5000_1.autoVolumeDisable(); // turn off AGC
-  sgtl5000_1.unmuteHeadphone();
-  sgtl5000_1.volume(0.5, 0.5); // Headphone volume
   sgtl5000_1.lineOutLevel(SGTL5000_LINEOUT_LEVEL);
   sgtl5000_1.audioPostProcessorEnable();
   sgtl5000_1.eqSelect(TONE_CONTROLS);
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ void setup()
   Serial.println(F("PT8211 enabled."));
 #endif
 
-  //set_volume(vol, vol_left, vol_right);
   set_master_volume(master_volume);
 
 #if defined (DEBUG) && defined (SHOW_CPU_LOAD_MSEC)
diff --git a/UI.hpp b/UI.hpp
index 640741d..0110446 100644
--- a/UI.hpp
+++ b/UI.hpp
@@ -1796,9 +1796,9 @@ void set_loudness(uint8_t value)
   Serial.print(F("Set LOUDNESS "));
   Serial.println(value);
 #endif
-  float tmp = mapfloat(float(value), ENC_LOUDNESS_MIN, ENC_LOUDNESS_MAX, 0.0, 1.0);
-  volume_r.gain(tmp);
-  volume_l.gain(tmp);
+  configuration._loudness = mapfloat(float(value), ENC_LOUDNESS_MIN, ENC_LOUDNESS_MAX, 0.0, 1.0);
+  //volume_r.gain(tmp);
+  //volume_l.gain(tmp);
 }
 
 void set_complete_configuration(void)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index c0312fd..a6e7b28 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
 #define ENC_TRANSPOSE_MAX 24
 #define ENC_TRANSPOSE_DEFAULT 0
 //
-#define ENC_TUNE_MIN 0
-#define ENC_TUNE_MAX 99
-#define ENC_TUNE_DEFAULT 49
+#define ENC_TUNE_MIN -50
+#define ENC_TUNE_MAX 50
+#define ENC_TUNE_DEFAULT 0
 //
 #define ENC_DETUNE_MIN 0
 #define ENC_DETUNE_MAX 99
@@ -164,28 +164,28 @@
 #define ENC_OVERDRIVE_DEFAULT 50
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_GAIN_MIN 0
-#define ENC_COMP_GAIN_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_GAIN_DEFAULT 99
+#define ENC_COMP_GAIN_MAX 2
+#define ENC_COMP_GAIN_DEFAULT 0
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_RESPONSE_MIN 0
-#define ENC_COMP_RESPONSE_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_RESPONSE_DEFAULT 99
+#define ENC_COMP_RESPONSE_MAX 3
+#define ENC_COMP_RESPONSE_DEFAULT 1
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_LIMIT_MIN 0
-#define ENC_COMP_LIMIT_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_LIMIT_DEFAULT 99
+#define ENC_COMP_LIMIT_MAX 1
+#define ENC_COMP_LIMIT_DEFAULT 1
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_THRESHOLD_MIN 0
-#define ENC_COMP_THRESHOLD_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT 90
+#define ENC_COMP_THRESHOLD_MAX 96
+#define ENC_COMP_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT 18
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_ATTACK_MIN 0
 #define ENC_COMP_ATTACK_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_ATTACK_DEFAULT 1
+#define ENC_COMP_ATTACK_DEFAULT 20
 //
 #define ENC_COMP_DECAY_MIN 0
 #define ENC_COMP_DECAY_MAX 99
-#define ENC_COMP_DECAY_DEFAULT 5
+#define ENC_COMP_DECAY_DEFAULT 40
 //
 #define ENC_REVERB_ROOMSIZE_MIN 0
 #define ENC_REVERB_ROOMSIZE_MAX 99
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ struct config_t {
   uint8_t eq_bass;
   uint8_t eq_treble;
   uint8_t loudness;
+  float _loudness;
   uint8_t midi_channel;
   uint8_t midi_soft_thru;
   uint8_t max_poly;
diff --git a/mdaEPiano.cpp b/mdaEPiano.cpp
index 019ec42..d4a565c 100644
--- a/mdaEPiano.cpp
+++ b/mdaEPiano.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ void mdaEPiano::process(int16_t* outputs_r, int16_t* outputs_l)
       l = 1.0;
     else if (l < -1.0)
       l = -1.0;
-    outputs_l[frame] = static_cast<int16_t>(l * configuration.loudness * 0x7fff) >> REDUCE_LOUDNESS;
-    outputs_r[frame] = static_cast<int16_t>(r * configuration.loudness * 0x7fff) >> REDUCE_LOUDNESS;
+    outputs_l[frame] = static_cast<int16_t>(l * configuration._loudness * 0x7fff) >> REDUCE_LOUDNESS;
+    outputs_r[frame] = static_cast<int16_t>(r * configuration._loudness * 0x7fff) >> REDUCE_LOUDNESS;
   }
 
   if (fabs(tl) < 1.0e-10) tl = 0.0f; //anti-denormal