diff --git a/src/music_visualizer.c b/src/music_visualizer.c
index 0e1572c..91706a1 100644
--- a/src/music_visualizer.c
+++ b/src/music_visualizer.c
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
     short cnt_over = 0; // in case no data is available for too much
     unsigned int energyThreshold = 0;
     bool beat = false;
-    double basefreq = 120;
-    int oratio = 12;
+    double basefreq = 80;
+    int oratio = 24;
 
     // add it to select() set
     FD_ZERO(&set);
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index bdcb74b..a0dce02 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // EMPTY == 0 (char is not set)
 //
 // PRESET 1: vertical sharp
-#define FULL '|'
+#define FULL '#'
 #define HALFFULL '|'
 #define HALFEMPTY '-'
 #define EMPTY ' '
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 // define output window
 // roughly corresponds to the number of bars of the display replicated
-#define FOCUS 2
+#define FOCUS 1
 
 // subtracted to each component (visualized column)
 // adjust according to screen height