Reduced volume inside MDAEPiano due to digital distortion...

MicroMDAEPiano.ino

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void setup()
   Serial.begin(SERIAL_SPEED);
   delay(220);
 
+/*
   // LCD display setup
   lcd.init();
   lcd.blink_off();
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ void setup()
   enc_val[1] = enc[1].read();
   but[0].update();
   but[1].update();
+*/
 
   // Debug output
   Serial.println(F("MicroMDAEPiano based on https://sourceforge.net/projects/mda-vst"));

UI.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "UI.h"
 
+/*
 UI::UI()
 {
   LiquidCrystalPlus_I2C lcd(LCD_I2C_ADDRESS, LCD_CHARS, LCD_LINES);
@@ -31,3 +32,4 @@ UI::UI()
   enc_val[] = {INITIAL_ENC_L_VALUE, INITIAL_ENC_R_VALUE};
   but[] = {Bounce(BUT_L_PIN, BUT_DEBOUNCE_MS), Bounce(BUT_R_PIN, BUT_DEBOUNCE_MS)};
 }
+*/

UI.h

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef UI_H_INCLUDED
 #define UI_H_INCLUDED
 
+/*
 #include "config.h"
 #include "LiquidCrystalPlus_I2C.h"
 #include <Bounce.h>
@@ -41,4 +42,5 @@ class UI
     int32_t enc_val[2];
     Bounce but[2];
 }
+*/
 #endif

config.h

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define VOLUME 0.8
 #define AUDIO_MEM 128
 #define SAMPLE_RATE 44100
-#define REDUCE_LOUDNESS 1
+#define REDUCE_LOUDNESS 0
 #define USE_XFADE_DATA 1
 
 //*************************************************************************************************

mdaEPiano.cpp

@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ void mdaEPiano::process(int16_t* outputs_r, int16_t* outputs_l)
     l += l * lmod * lfo1;
     r += r * rmod * lfo1;  //worth making all these local variables?
 
+    r*=0.5;
+    l*=0.5;
+    
     if (r > 1.0)
       r = 1.0;
     else if (r < -1.0)