diff --git a/src/music_visualizer.c b/src/music_visualizer.c
index 39555c3..1998fb6 100644
--- a/src/music_visualizer.c
+++ b/src/music_visualizer.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     unsigned int energyThreshold = 0;
     bool beat = false;
     double basefreq = 20;
-    int oratio = 32;
+    int oratio = ORATIO;
 
     // add it to select() set
     FD_ZERO(&set);
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index b61d39e..7bdd833 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // (POWER OF 2)
 #define N_SAMPLES 2048
 #define PADDING 1
+#define ORATIO 32
 
 // if adaptive sampling should be used
 // (adjust N_SAMPLES to sample rate of current song)