diff --git a/plugin/assigner.cpp b/plugin/assigner.cpp
index 264bc72..28d2b98 100644
--- a/plugin/assigner.cpp
+++ b/plugin/assigner.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "peacock.hpp"
 
 void Assigner::printMap() {
+    return;
     printf("note memory:\n");
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++) printf("%02x ", voicemap[i]);
     printf("\n");
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ Assigner::Assigner() {
     // set up the assigner
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++) {
         voicemap[i] = 0x80 + i;
-        keymap[i] = 0x3c | 0x80;
+        keymap[i] = 0xff;
     }
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ void Assigner::noteOff(uint8_t note) {
             voicemap[NUM_VOICES - 1] = voice;
             keymap[NUM_VOICES - 1] = note | 0x80;
             _ic29->voiceOff(voice);
+            printMap();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ void Assigner::noteOn(uint8_t note) {
             keymap[0] = note;  // show note as on
             voicemap[0] = voice;
             _ic29->voiceOn(voice, note);
+            printMap();
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ void Assigner::noteOn(uint8_t note) {
             keymap[0] = note;  // show note as on
             voicemap[0] = voice;
             _ic29->voiceOn(voice, note);
+            printMap();
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/plugin/voiceboard.cpp b/plugin/voiceboard.cpp
index 205a55b..3b351ad 100644
--- a/plugin/voiceboard.cpp
+++ b/plugin/voiceboard.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #define DEBUG
 
 Synth::Synth() {
-    printf("Synth constructor\n");
 }
 
 void Synth::buildTables(double sampleRate) {
@@ -71,11 +70,13 @@ void Synth::run() {
     // generate the voices, then
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < bufferSize; i++) {
         tr21 = (tr21 * 519) + 3;
-        noise[i] = (1 - (tr21 & 0x00ffffff) / 8388608.0f) * (patchRam.noiseLevel * 0.0063);
+        // noise[i] = (1 - (tr21 & 0x00ffffff) / 8388608.0f) * (patchRam.noiseLevel * 0.0063);
     }
 
+    //printf("updating\n");
+
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++) {
-        //voices[i].update();
+         voices[i].update();
     }
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ void Synth::voiceOn(uint8_t voice, uint8_t note) {
     // enable synth voice, start it all running
     voice &= 0x7f;
 
-        d_debug("voiceOn %02x %02x", voice, note);
+    d_debug("voiceOn %02x %02x", voice, note);
 
     voices[voice].on(note);
 }
@@ -122,40 +123,43 @@ void LFO::run() {
     // printf("lfoOut=%04x\n", lfoOut);
 }
 
+uint16_t Envelope::atk = 0x10;
+uint16_t Envelope::dcy = 0x3f;
+uint16_t Envelope::stn = 0x3f;
+uint16_t Envelope::rls = 0x1f;
+
 Envelope::Envelope() {
     level = 0;
     phase = ENV_RLS;
 }
 
 void Envelope::run() {
-    /*
-    uint16_t tempStn = patchRam.sustain << 7;
+    uint16_t temp = stn << 7;
     switch (phase) {
         case ENV_ATK:
-            level += atkTable[ic29.patchRam.attack];
+            level += atkTable[atk];
             if (level > 0x3fff) {
                 level = 0x3fff;
                 phase = ENV_DCY;
             }
             break;
         case ENV_DCY:
-            if (level > tempStn) {
-                level = (((level - tempStn) * dcyTable[ic29.patchRam.decay]) >> 16) + tempStn;
+            if (level > temp) {
+                level = (((level - temp) * dcyTable[dcy]) >> 16) + temp;
             } else {
-                level = tempStn;
+                level = temp;
             }
             break;
         case ENV_RLS:
-            level = (level * dcyTable[ic29.patchRam.release]) >> 16;
+            level = (level * dcyTable[rls]) >> 16;
             break;
         case ENV_IDLE:
         default:
             break;
-    }*/
+    }
 }
 
 Voice::Voice() {
-    subosc = .1;
 }
 
 void Voice::calcPitch() {
@@ -196,23 +200,24 @@ void Voice::calcPitch() {
         double frac = (pitch & 0xff) / 256.0f;
 
         omega = ((o2 - o1) * frac) + o1;
-    }
-
-    void Voice::update() {
-        // calculate the once-per-block values
-        env.run();
-        calcPitch();
-
-        pw = (ic29.patchRam.switch1 & 0x08) ? ic29.pwm : 0.0f;
-        saw = (ic29.patchRam.switch1 & 0x10) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
-        sub = ic29.patchRam.subLevel / 128.0f;
-
-        ic29.lfo.rate = ic29.patchRam.lfoRate;
-
-        // do filter values
         */
 }
 
+void Voice::update() {
+    // calculate the once-per-block values
+    env.run();
+    calcPitch();
+    //printf("env=%04x\n", env.level);
+    /*
+            pw = (patchRam.switch1 & 0x08) ? ic29.pwm : 0.0f;
+            saw = (ic29.patchRam.switch1 & 0x10) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
+            sub = ic29.patchRam.subLevel / 128.0f;
+
+            ic29.lfo.rate = ic29.patchRam.lfoRate;
+    */
+    // do filter values
+}
+
 void Voice::on(uint8_t key) {
     d_debug("Voice on key %02x\n", key);
     voiceState = V_ON;
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ void Voice::on(uint8_t key) {
         phase = 0;
     }
     note = key;
-    if (env.phase == env.ENV_RLS) {
+    if (env.inRelease()) {
         env.on();  // FIXME move to synth update code
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugin/voiceboard.hpp b/plugin/voiceboard.hpp
index e0fa4f5..a0b3328 100644
--- a/plugin/voiceboard.hpp
+++ b/plugin/voiceboard.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class LFO {
 class Envelope {
    public:
     Envelope();
+
     void run();
     void on() {
         phase = ENV_ATK;
@@ -55,18 +56,20 @@ class Envelope {
         return phase == ENV_RLS;
     }
 
+    static uint16_t atk, dcy, stn, rls;
+
     uint16_t level;
 
+   private:
+    static const uint16_t atkTable[128];
+    static const uint16_t dcyTable[128];
+
     enum {
         ENV_ATK,
         ENV_DCY,
         ENV_RLS,
         ENV_IDLE
     } phase;
-
-   private:
-    static const uint16_t atkTable[128];
-    static const uint16_t dcyTable[128];
 };
 
 class Voice {
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ class Voice {
     void on(uint8_t note);
     void off();
 
-  // private:
+    // private:
     Envelope env;             // calculated envelope value
     uint16_t pitch = 0x1818;  // calculated pitch value with porta and master pitch etc
     float delay = 0;          // delay slot for polyblep
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ class Voice {
 
     void calcPitch();
 
-    float fb=0, b1=0, b2=0, b3=0, b4=0, cut=0.1, reso=4;
+    float fb = 0, b1 = 0, b2 = 0, b3 = 0, b4 = 0, cut = 0.1, reso = 4;
 };
 
 class Synth {
@@ -123,8 +126,8 @@ class Synth {
     float *noise;
 
     // private:
-    uint8_t vcoBend=42;
-    uint8_t vcfBend=42;
+    uint8_t vcoBend = 42;
+    uint8_t vcfBend = 42;
 
     Voice voices[NUM_VOICES];
     LFO lfo;