diff --git a/MicroMDAEPiano.ino b/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
index e49d3fa..df339a4 100644
--- a/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
+++ b/MicroMDAEPiano.ino
@@ -233,13 +233,12 @@ void setup()
   // chorus modulation fixed
   modulator.begin(CHORUS_WAVEFORM);
   modulator.phase(0);
+  modulator.amplitude(1.0);
   modulator.offset(0.0);
   modulator_filter.setLowpass(0, CHORUS_MODULATOR_FILTER_FRQ, CHORUS_MODULATOR_FILTER_Q);
   inverter.gain(-1.0); // change phase for second modulated delay (faked stereo mode)
   modchorus_r.offset(15.0);
-  modchorus_r.intensity(1.0);
   modchorus_l.offset(15.0);
-  modchorus_l.intensity(1.0);
 
   // internal mixing of original signal(0), reverb(1) and chorus(2)
   mixer_r.gain(VOL_MAIN, 0.5);
diff --git a/UI.hpp b/UI.hpp
index f7c312d..abce7a4 100644
--- a/UI.hpp
+++ b/UI.hpp
@@ -2048,7 +2048,6 @@ void set_chorus_delay(uint8_t value)
   Serial.println(value);
 #endif
   modchorus_r.offset(20.0);
-  modchorus_l.intensity(1.0);
   configuration.chorus_delay = value;
 }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2057,7 @@ void set_chorus_intensity(uint8_t value)
   Serial.print(F("Set CHORUS_INTENSITY "));
   Serial.println(value);
 #endif
-  modulator.amplitude(mapfloat(float(value), ENC_CHORUS_INTENSITY_MIN, ENC_CHORUS_INTENSITY_MAX, 0.0, 0.5));
+  modulator.amplitude(mapfloat(float(value), ENC_CHORUS_INTENSITY_MIN, ENC_CHORUS_INTENSITY_MAX, 0.0, 1.0));
   configuration.chorus_intensity = value;
 }
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index b25883d..6e38ef8 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 // CHORUS parameters
 #define CHORUS_DELAY_LENGTH_SAMPLES (15*AUDIO_BLOCK_SAMPLES) // one AUDIO_BLOCK_SAMPLES = 2.902ms
 #define CHORUS_WAVEFORM WAVEFORM_TRIANGLE // WAVEFORM_SINE WAVEFORM_TRIANGLE WAVEFORM_SAWTOOTH WAVEFORM_SAWTOOTH_REVERSE
-#define CHORUS_MODULATOR_FILTER_FRQ 50 // see https://www.earlevel.com/main/2013/10/13/biquad-calculator-v2/
+#define CHORUS_MODULATOR_FILTER_FRQ 10 // see https://www.earlevel.com/main/2013/10/13/biquad-calculator-v2/
 #define CHORUS_MODULATOR_FILTER_Q 0.7
 
 //*************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/effect_modulated_delay.cpp b/effect_modulated_delay.cpp
index 960d67b..5619cb5 100644
--- a/effect_modulated_delay.cpp
+++ b/effect_modulated_delay.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ boolean AudioEffectModulatedDelay::begin(short *delayline, int d_length)
   _delayline = NULL;
   _delay_length = 0;
   _delay_offset = 0.0;
-  _modulation_intensity = 0.0;
   _circ_idx = 0;
 
   if (delayline == NULL) {
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ void AudioEffectModulatedDelay::update(void)
   block = receiveWritable(0);
   modulation = receiveReadOnly(1);
 
-  if (block && modulation && _modulation_intensity > 0.1)
+  if (block && modulation)
   {
     int16_t *bp;
     float *mp;
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ void AudioEffectModulatedDelay::update(void)
       _delayline[_circ_idx] = *bp;
 
       // Calculate the modulation-index as a floating point number for interpolation
-      mod_idx = _delay_offset + (*mp * _modulation_intensity);
+      mod_idx = _delay_offset + (*mp * (1 - MODULATION_MAX_FACTOR) * _delay_length);
       mod_fraction = modff(mod_idx, &mod_number);
 
       // calculate modulation index into circular buffer
@@ -149,13 +148,3 @@ float AudioEffectModulatedDelay::offset(float offset_value) // in ms
 
   return (offset_frames / AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE * 1000);
 }
-
-void AudioEffectModulatedDelay::intensity(float intensity_value)
-{
-  if (intensity_value > 1.0)
-    intensity_value = 1.0;
-  else if (intensity_value < 0.0)
-    intensity_value = 0.0;
-
-  _modulation_intensity = intensity_value * (1 - MODULATION_MAX_FACTOR) * 2 * _delay_length;
-}
diff --git a/effect_modulated_delay.h b/effect_modulated_delay.h
index 86bcc46..00de9c5 100644
--- a/effect_modulated_delay.h
+++ b/effect_modulated_delay.h
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ class AudioEffectModulatedDelay :
     boolean begin(short *delayline, int delay_length);
     virtual void update(void);
     virtual float offset(float offset_value);
-    virtual void intensity(float intensity_value);
 
   private:
     audio_block_t *inputQueueArray[2];
     int16_t *_delayline;
     uint16_t _circ_idx;
     uint16_t _delay_offset;
-    uint16_t _modulation_intensity;
     uint16_t _delay_length;
     int16_t c_mod_idx;
     uint16_t idx[2];