diff --git a/src/music_visualizer.c b/src/music_visualizer.c
index 3d45c9f..2743f68 100644
--- a/src/music_visualizer.c
+++ b/src/music_visualizer.c
@@ -151,25 +151,26 @@
 #endif
 
     while(!over) {
-        if ((c = wgetch(stdscr)) == 'q') {
-            over = true;
-        } else if (c == ' ') {
-			pattern = (pattern + 1) % 5;
-		} else if (c == KEY_UP) {
-			statusHeight -= 1;
-		} else if (c == KEY_DOWN) {
-			statusHeight += 1;
-		} else if (c == KEY_LEFT) {
-			statusCol -= 1;
-		} else if (c == KEY_RIGHT) {
-			statusCol += 1;
-		} else if (c == 'r') {
-			statusCol = 0;
-			statusHeight = 0;
-		} else if (c == 'h') {
-			print_help(maxR,maxC);
-		} else if (c == 't') {
-			toggleStatus = (toggleStatus == true) ? false : true;
+		switch((c = wgetch(stdscr))) {
+			case 'q':
+				over = true;
+			case ' ':
+				pattern = (pattern + 1) % 5;
+			case KEY_UP:
+				statusHeight -= 1;
+			case KEY_DOWN:
+				statusHeight += 1;
+			case KEY_LEFT:
+				statusCol -= 1;
+			case KEY_RIGHT:
+				statusCol += 1;
+			case 'r':
+				statusCol = 0;
+				statusHeight = 0;
+			case 'h':
+				print_help(maxR,maxC);
+			case 't':
+				toggleStatus = (toggleStatus == true) ? false : true;
 		}
 
         // select on fifo socket
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 755114f..2d3f5b6 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 /*
  **** MPD options
- */
+**/
+#ifdef STATUS_CHECK
+
+// same of mpd.conf
 static char defHost[] = "192.168.1.131";
 
 static unsigned int defPort = 6600;
@@ -11,11 +14,23 @@
 // timeout for MPD connection to fail
 #define TIMEOUT 1000
 
+#endif
 /*
- **** Visualizer options
- */
+ **** VISUALIZER options
+**/
+
+// define characters used while printing on screen
+// FULL == 1 (char is set)
+// EMPTY == 0 (char is not set)
+#define FULL 'X'
+#define EMPTY '.'
+
+// path to the MPD named pipe
+// (defined: 'mpd.conf')
+#define MPD_FIFO "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
+
 // number of samples
-// (a power of 2)
+// (POWER OF 2)
 #define N_SAMPLES 1024
 
 // if adaptive sampling should be used
@@ -24,19 +39,15 @@
 // set to 0 to disable
 #define ADAPTIVE_SAMPLING 1
 
-// path to the MPD named pipe
-// (defined: 'mpd.conf')
-#define MPD_FIFO "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
-
 // seconds between each mpd status refresh
-#define STATUS_REFRESH 5
+#define STATUS_REFRESH 1
 
 // nuber of buffer reads whose computation is skipped (cyclically).
 // More skips mean less precision, nicer on older CPUs
 // 0 -> do not skip any
-// 1 -> process one out of two
+// 1 -> process one out of two (almost imperceptible, should be sufficient for slower machines)
 // 2 -> process one out of three
-// etc
+// etc (accuracy decreases visibly after niceness = 4)
 #define NICENESS 0
 
 // subtracted to each component (visualized column)
@@ -46,7 +57,3 @@
 // adjust lateral shift on screen
 // might prevent full borders from being printed, adjust
 #define X_CORRECTION 1
-
-// used while printing
-#define FULL 'X'
-#define EMPTY '.'