diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/SongController.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/SongController.java
index 6ece7d5..d40de6d 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/SongController.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/SongController.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.security.InvalidParameterException;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Preferences;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Music;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Music.OnCompletionListener;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
@@ -20,32 +21,37 @@ public class SongController implements OnCompletionListener {
 	
 	private Array<OnDifferentSongListener> listeners;
 	
-	public SongController(SongList songList) {
-		if (songList == null) throw new NullPointerException("song list is null...");
+	private Preferences prefs;
+	public SongController(SongList songList, Preferences prefs) {
+		if (prefs == null) throw new NullPointerException("preferences can't be null...");
+		if (songList == null) throw new NullPointerException("song list can't be null...");
 		if (!songList.isSearched()) throw new InvalidParameterException("Song list has to be searched already.");
+		
+		this.prefs = prefs;
 		listeners = new Array<>();
 		this.songList = songList;
-		updateSong();
+		changeSong();
 		rand = new Random();
 	}
 	
 	public void play() {
 		mdp.getPlaybackMusic().play();
+		mdp.getPlaybackMusic().setVolume(prefs.getFloat("music vol"));;
 	}
 	
 	public void setSongByIndex(int index) {
 		this.currentPlaybackID = index;
-		updateSong();
+		changeSong();
 	}
 	
 	public void skip() {
 		currentPlaybackID++;
-		updateSong();
+		changeSong();
 	}
 	
 	public void previous() {
 		currentPlaybackID--;
-		updateSong();
+		changeSong();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -59,14 +65,14 @@ public class SongController implements OnCompletionListener {
 					currentPlaybackID = 0;
 				}
 			}
-			updateSong();
+			changeSong();
 			play();
 		}
 	}
 	
 	public void shuffle() {
 		currentPlaybackID = rand.nextInt(songList.getAmountOfSongs());
-		updateSong();
+		changeSong();
 	}
 	
 	public void setAutoPlay(boolean autoPlay) {
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ public class SongController implements OnCompletionListener {
 		return autoPlay;
 	}
 	
-	private void updateSong() {
+	private void changeSong() {
 		if (mdp != null) {
 			mdp.dispose();
 		}
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/HorizontalVisualizer.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/HorizontalVisualizer.java
index 73d96c5..8b414ba 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/HorizontalVisualizer.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/HorizontalVisualizer.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public class HorizontalVisualizer extends VisualizerCore {
 	private int barWidth;
 	private int binsPerBar;
 	private int spaceBetweenBars;
+	private int[] barHeights;
+	private int smoothRange;
 	
 	public HorizontalVisualizer() {
 		super(Gdx.graphics.getWidth(), Gdx.graphics.getHeight()/2, 0, 0);
@@ -26,22 +28,39 @@ public class HorizontalVisualizer extends VisualizerCore {
 		bar = new Texture(pixmap);
 		pixmap.dispose();
 		barCount = 70;
-		barWidth = width/barCount;
+		barWidth = MathUtils.round(width/barCount);
 		spaceBetweenBars = 10;
-		barWidth -= spaceBetweenBars;
+		barWidth -= spaceBetweenBars/2;
+		smoothRange = 4;
+		barHeights = new int[barCount];
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void render(Batch batch, float parentAlpha) {
 		if (cmi != null) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < barCount; i++) {
-				float currentBinAvg = 0;
-				for (int j = 0; j < binsPerBar+4; j++) {
-					currentBinAvg += audioPCM[j+i*binsPerBar];
+				barHeights[i] = 0;
+				for (int j = 0; j < binsPerBar; j++) {
+					barHeights[i] += Math.abs(audioPCM[j+i*binsPerBar]);
 				}
-				currentBinAvg /= binsPerBar;
-//				currentBinAvg = (int) audioPCM[i];
-				batch.draw(bar, xPos + i*(barWidth+spaceBetweenBars), yPos, barWidth, currentBinAvg*2 +1);
+				barHeights[i] /= binsPerBar;
+				barHeights[i] ++;
+				barHeights[i] *= 5;
+			}
+			
+			for (int i = 0; i < barCount; i++) {
+				int avg = 0;
+				for (int range = 0; range < smoothRange; range++) {
+					if (i+range < barCount) {
+						avg += barHeights[i+range];
+					}
+					if (i-range >= 0) {
+						avg += barHeights[i-range];
+					}
+					
+				}
+				barHeights[i] = avg/(smoothRange*2);
+				batch.draw(bar, xPos + i*(barWidth+spaceBetweenBars), yPos, barWidth, barHeights[i]);
 			}
 		}
 		super.render(batch, parentAlpha);
@@ -50,7 +69,7 @@ public class HorizontalVisualizer extends VisualizerCore {
 	@Override
 	public void setMDP(MusicDataPack mdp) {
 		super.setMDP(mdp);
-		float validBins = (5000/((mdp.getSampleRate()/2)/((audioPCM.length/2)+1)));
+		float validBins = (4000/((mdp.getSampleRate()/2)/((audioPCM.length/2)+1)));
 		Gdx.app.debug("Visualizer", "valid frequency bins " + validBins);
 		binsPerBar = MathUtils.round((validBins/barCount));
 	}
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/screens/MainMenu.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/screens/MainMenu.java
index 130c23b..68d16a0 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/screens/MainMenu.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/screens/MainMenu.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class MainMenu extends ScreenAdapter implements TransitionAdapter {
 		songList.setSearchPath(core.getPrefs().getString("music dir"));
 		songList.refresh();
 		
-		sc = new SongController(songList);
+		sc = new SongController(songList, core.getPrefs());
 		sc.setAutoPlay(true);
 		sc.setShuffle(true);
 		sc.play();
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class MainMenu extends ScreenAdapter implements TransitionAdapter {
 		//End main menu
 		moreOptionsPage = new MoreOptionsPage(core, targetPosition);
 		
-		optionsPage = new OptionsPage(core, targetPosition, moreOptionsPage, sc.getSongList());
+		optionsPage = new OptionsPage(core, targetPosition, moreOptionsPage, sc);
 		optionsPage.setPosition(Gdx.graphics.getWidth(), 0);
 		stage.addActor(optionsPage);
 		
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/ui/pages/OptionsPage.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/ui/pages/OptionsPage.java
index 9e31f3d..b4dbc23 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/ui/pages/OptionsPage.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/ui/pages/OptionsPage.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.TextField;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.ChangeListener;
 
 import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.RhythmBullet;
-import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.audio.SongList;
+import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.audio.SongController;
 import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.screens.CreativeScreen;
 import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.screens.MainMenu;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class OptionsPage extends Page {
 	private ProgressBar fxVolSlider;
 	private TextField directoryField;
 	
-	public OptionsPage(final RhythmBullet core, final Vector3 targetPosition, final MoreOptionsPage moreOptionsPage, SongList sl) {
+	public OptionsPage(final RhythmBullet core, final Vector3 targetPosition, final MoreOptionsPage moreOptionsPage, SongController sc) {
 		optionsTable.defaults().spaceLeft(40f).padTop(5f).padBottom(5f).left();
 		
 		Label optionGeneralTitle = new Label("General", core.getDefaultSkin(), "large-font", core.getDefaultSkin().getColor("default"));
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class OptionsPage extends Page {
 			@Override
 			public void changed(ChangeEvent event, Actor actor) {
 				musicVolPercentage.setText(MathUtils.round(musicVolSlider.getValue()) + "%");
+				sc.getCurrentSong().getPlaybackMusic().setVolume(musicVolSlider.getPercent());
 			}
 		});
 		optionsTable.add(musicVolPercentage).expandX();
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public class OptionsPage extends Page {
 					Gdx.app.debug("Debug Field", debugCodeField.getText());
 					if (debugCodeField.getText().equals("creative")) {
 						Gdx.app.debug("Debug Field", "going to creative test room...");
-						core.setScreen(new CreativeScreen(core, (MainMenu) core.getScreen(), sl));
+						core.setScreen(new CreativeScreen(core, (MainMenu) core.getScreen(), sc.getSongList()));
 					}
 				}
 				return super.keyUp(event, keycode);
@@ -139,8 +140,8 @@ public class OptionsPage extends Page {
 	
 	public void saveOptions(Preferences prefs) {
 		Gdx.app.debug("Preferences", "Saved all basic options page values.");
-		prefs.putFloat("music vol", musicVolSlider.getValue());
-		prefs.putFloat("fx vol", fxVolSlider.getValue());
+		prefs.putFloat("music vol", musicVolSlider.getPercent());
+		prefs.putFloat("fx vol", fxVolSlider.getPercent());
 		prefs.putString("music dir", directoryField.getText());
 	}
 }