diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/BasicVisualizer.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/BasicVisualizer.java
index 339b617..a5a12fc 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/BasicVisualizer.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/BasicVisualizer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class BasicVisualizer extends VisualizerCore {
 		super.render(batch, parentAlpha);
 	}
 	
-	public void modify(float delta) {
+	public void update(float delta) {
 		//Averaging bins together
 		for (int i = 0; i < barCount; i++) {
 			float barHeight = 0;
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ public class BasicVisualizer extends VisualizerCore {
 	
 	@Override
 	public void setMM(MusicManager mm) {
-		super.setMM(mm);
 		maxAvgHeight = 0;
 		currentAvg = 0;
-		float validBins = (5500/((mm.getSampleRate()/2)/((audioPCM.length/2)+1)));
+		float validBins = (5500/((mm.getSampleRate()/2)/((mm.getReadWindowSize()/2)+1)));
 		Gdx.app.debug("Visualizer", "valid frequency bins " + validBins);
 		binsPerBar = MathUtils.round((validBins/barCount));
 		barHeights = new float[barCount];
+		super.setMM(mm);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/VisualizerCore.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/VisualizerCore.java
index 83586cb..5c02996 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/VisualizerCore.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/audio/visualizer/VisualizerCore.java
@@ -11,44 +11,36 @@ import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.util.MusicManager;
 public class VisualizerCore implements Disposable {
 	protected MusicManager mm;
 	private FloatFFT_1D fft;
-	float[] audioPCM;
 	protected float width, height;
 	protected float xPos, yPos;
 	protected int barCount;
 	private boolean calc;
 	private ReentrantLock lock;
-	private float updateRate;
-	private float updateTimer;
+	protected float[] audioPCM;
+	
 	public VisualizerCore(int width, int height, int x, int y) {
 		this.height = height;
 		this.width = width;
 		this.xPos = x;
 		this.yPos = y;
-		updateRate = 1f/60f;
 		lock = new ReentrantLock();
 	}
 	
 	public void calculate(float delta) {
 		if (mm != null && calc && mm.isPlaying()) {
-			updateTimer += delta;
-			if (updateTimer >= updateRate) {
-				//TODO use current buffer being played
-				lock.lock();
-				mm.readSamples(audioPCM);
-				fft.realForward(audioPCM);
-				lock.unlock();
-				updateTimer = 0;
-			}
+			lock.lock();
+			fft.realForward(audioPCM);
+			lock.unlock();
 		}
 	}
 	
 	public void setMM(MusicManager mm) {
 		lock.lock();
+		calc = false;
 		if (audioPCM == null || audioPCM.length != mm.getReadWindowSize()) {
-			calc = false;
+			audioPCM = new float[mm.getReadWindowSize()];
 			fft = new FloatFFT_1D(mm.getReadWindowSize());
 		}
-		audioPCM = new float[mm.getReadWindowSize()];
 		this.mm = mm;
 		calc = true;
 		lock.unlock();
@@ -57,7 +49,7 @@ public class VisualizerCore implements Disposable {
 	public void render(Batch batch, float parentAlpha) {
 	}
 	
-	public void modify(float delta) {
+	public void update(float delta) {
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -98,11 +90,7 @@ public class VisualizerCore implements Disposable {
 		return mm;
 	}
 	
-	public void setUpdateRate(float updateRate) {
-		this.updateRate = updateRate;
-	}
-	
-	public float getUpdateRate() {
-		return updateRate;
+	public float[] getAudioPCM() {
+		return audioPCM;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/util/MusicManager.java b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/util/MusicManager.java
index 12f6434..e3bb40e 100755
--- a/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/util/MusicManager.java
+++ b/core/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/util/MusicManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 package zero1hd.rhythmbullet.util;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Music;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.audio.Music.OnCompletionListener;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable;
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ public interface MusicManager extends Disposable {
 
 	public void setVolume(float percent);
 	
+	/**
+	 * @return the amount of channels this audio file has.
+	 */
+	public int getChannelCount();
 	/**
 	 * If the the properties of the song are done loading
 	 * @return whether its done loading
@@ -86,4 +91,6 @@ public interface MusicManager extends Disposable {
 	 * @return the amount of windows that have been read.
 	 */
 	public int framesRead();
+	
+	public Music getMusic();
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/Mp3Manager.java b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/Mp3Manager.java
index f334471..b372def 100755
--- a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/Mp3Manager.java
+++ b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/Mp3Manager.java
@@ -265,4 +265,14 @@ public class Mp3Manager implements MusicManager {
 	public int framesRead() {
 		return readIndex;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getChannelCount() {
+		return channels;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Music getMusic() {
+		return playbackMusic;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/WAVManager.java b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/WAVManager.java
index e0eaa8a..14beb23 100755
--- a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/WAVManager.java
+++ b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/audio/WAVManager.java
@@ -141,4 +141,14 @@ public class WAVManager implements MusicManager {
 	public int framesRead() {
 		return readIndex;
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public int getChannelCount() {
+		return d.getChannels();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Music getMusic() {
+		return music;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/graphics/ui/components/Visualizer.java b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/graphics/ui/components/Visualizer.java
index 35ea444..ce0a156 100755
--- a/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/graphics/ui/components/Visualizer.java
+++ b/desktop/src/zero1hd/rhythmbullet/desktop/graphics/ui/components/Visualizer.java
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 package zero1hd.rhythmbullet.desktop.graphics.ui.components;
 
+import static org.lwjgl.openal.AL10.*;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
+
+import org.lwjgl.openal.AL11;
+
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.audio.OpenALMusic;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Batch;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Widget;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.reflect.ClassReflection;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.reflect.Field;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.reflect.ReflectionException;
 
 import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.audio.visualizer.BasicVisualizer;
 import zero1hd.rhythmbullet.util.MusicManager;
@@ -14,8 +25,20 @@ public class Visualizer extends Widget implements Disposable {
 	private boolean updatePositioning = true;
 	private boolean mmSet;
 	private MusicManager mm;
+	private ShortBuffer buffer;
+	private int sourceID;
 	public Visualizer() {
 		vis = new BasicVisualizer();
+		
+		try {
+			Field tempBufferField = ClassReflection.getDeclaredField(OpenALMusic.class, "tempBuffer");
+			tempBufferField.setAccessible(true);
+			buffer = ((ByteBuffer) tempBufferField.get(null)).asShortBuffer();
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException | SecurityException | ReflectionException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			Gdx.app.debug("Visualizer reflection", "Failed attempt at retrieving tempBuffer field.");
+			Gdx.app.exit();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -34,18 +57,47 @@ public class Visualizer extends Widget implements Disposable {
 			mmSet = true;
 		}
 		
-		vis.modify(delta);
+		vis.update(delta);
 		updateVisualizerProperties();
 		if (updatePositioning) {
 			vis.updatePositionInfo();
 			vis.setxPos((getWidth() - vis.getActualWidth())/2f);
 		}
+		if (mmSet) {
+			setupPCMData();
+		}
 		vis.calculate(delta);
 		super.act(delta);
 	}
 	
+	public void setupPCMData() {
+		short chanVal;
+		
+		int pos = (int) ((alGetSourcef(sourceID, AL11.AL_SAMPLE_OFFSET)-4));
+		try {
+			buffer.position((int) Math.max(0, pos));
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException outOfBounds) {
+			System.out.println(outOfBounds);
+		}
+		for (int sid = 0; sid < vis.getAudioPCM().length && sid < buffer.remaining(); sid++) {
+			for (int channel = 0; channel < mm.getChannelCount(); channel ++) {
+				if (vis.getAudioPCM()[sid] < (chanVal = buffer.get())) {
+					vis.getAudioPCM()[sid] = chanVal;
+				}
+			}
+			vis.getAudioPCM()[sid] /= Short.MAX_VALUE+1;
+		}
+	}
 	
 	public void setMM(MusicManager mm) {
+		try {
+			Field sourceIDField = ClassReflection.getDeclaredField(OpenALMusic.class, "sourceID");
+			sourceIDField.setAccessible(true);
+			sourceID = (int) sourceIDField.get(mm.getMusic());
+		} catch (ReflectionException e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 		this.mm = mm;
 		mmSet = false;
 	}