diff --git a/src/music_visualizer.c b/src/music_visualizer.c
index fa649ce..b2f875c 100755
--- a/src/music_visualizer.c
+++ b/src/music_visualizer.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "utils_curses.h"
 #include "alsa_fifo.h"
 #include "utils_mpd.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 
 #define MPD_FIFO "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
 #define N_SAMPLES 1024
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@
 void
 print_visual(unsigned int* fftBuf, unsigned int* fftAvg)
 {
-    int correction = maxC/16; //center terminal
+	int correction = maxC/8; //center terminal
+	/*int correction = 0;*/
     int i;
 
     // main loop to print column by column
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@
     session = open_connection();
 
     signal(SIGALRM, alarm_status);
-    alarm(1);
+	alarm(STATUS_REFRESH);
 
     while(!over) {
         if (wgetch(stdscr) == 'q') {
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@
             status = get_current_status(session);
             getstatus = false;
             // set alarm for status refresh
-            alarm(1);
+			alarm(STATUS_REFRESH);
         }
         if (ret > 0) {
             // clear screen for printing (only if new data on fifo)
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index b6f5484..a853f2d 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-static char defHost[] = "192.168.1.131"; // the ip of mpd
+static char defHost[] = "localhost"; // the ip of mpd
 static unsigned int defPort = 6600;// the port as defined in mpd configs
-static char defDBlocation[] = "/home/fra/.mpd/mpd.db"; // the location of the database to be used with the custom search
+static char defDBlocation[] = "/home/francesco/.mpd/mpd.db"; // the location of the database to be used with the custom search
 #define TIMEOUT 1000 // timeout for connection, define at your own risk. Good values range between 1000 and 5000
+#define STATUS_REFRESH 5 // #seconds between each mpd status refresh