diff --git a/control.scd b/control.scd
index f130326..b0a62af 100644
--- a/control.scd
+++ b/control.scd
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
 (
-// audio buses and other control stuff
 
-// recordb = input to bufrecorder
+//input mixing, effects and lfos
 
-
-~recordb = Bus.audio(s, 1);
+~inputb = Bus.audio(s, 1);
+~infxb = Bus.audio(s, 1);
 
 ~inmixer = SynthDef(
 	\input_null,
@@ -13,9 +12,8 @@
 		arg in1 = 2, in2 = 3, out = 4;
 		Out.ar(out, In.ar(in1) + In.ar(in2));
 	}
-).play(s, [\in1, ~usbinput1, \in2, ~usbinput2, \out, ~recordb]);
+).play(s, [\in1, ~usbinput1, \in2, ~usbinput2, \out, ~inputb]);
 
-~grb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
 
 // LFO buses and synths
 
@@ -29,4 +27,31 @@
 
 "LFOs running".postln;
 
+// filter is now before grains
+
+~filtermodb = Bus.control(s, 1);
+
+~filtermod = SynthDef(
+	\filtermod, {
+		arg out, a = 1.0, b = 0.0, c = 0.0;
+		var siga, sigb, sigc;
+		siga = In.kr(~lfoab) * a;
+		sigb = In.kr(~lfobb) * b;
+		sigc = In.kr(~lfocb) * c;
+		Out.kr(out, Wrap.kr(siga + sigb + sigc, -1, 1));
+	}
+).play(s, [\out, ~filtermodb, \a, 1, \b, 0, \c, 0 ]);
+
+
+~filter = SynthDef(
+	\filter, {
+		arg in, out, mod, freq=10000, res=0.3, amp=1.0;
+		var filt, lfo;
+		lfo = LinExp.kr(In.kr(mod, 1), -1, 1, freq * 0.5, freq * 2);
+		filt = RLPF.ar(In.ar(in, 2) * amp, lfo, res);
+		Out.ar(out, filt);
+	}
+).play(s, [ \in, ~inputb, \out, ~infxb, \mod, ~filtermodb, \amp, 0.5], \addToTail);
+
+
 )
diff --git a/effects.scd b/effects.scd
index 55a242c..9ddcfed 100644
--- a/effects.scd
+++ b/effects.scd
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 
+// this is just output effects now
 
 (
-// output effects mixing and effects
 
-~fxb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
-~filterb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
-~grainsb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
+
+~outfxb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
 ~delayb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
 ~reverbb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
 
@@ -14,36 +13,10 @@
 ~grainmixer = SynthDef(
 	\grain_mixer,
 	{
-		arg in=2, gbus=4, out=0, passthrough=0.75, grains=0.75;
-		Out.ar(out, (grains * In.ar(gbus, 2)) + (passthrough * In.ar(~recordb, 1) ! 2));
+		arg in=2, grainb=4, out=0, passthrough=0.75, grains=1;
+		Out.ar(out, (grains * In.ar(grainb, 2)) + (passthrough * In.ar(in, 1) ! 2));
 	}
-).play(s, [\in, ~usbinput, \gbus, ~grb, \out, ~fxb ], \addToTail);
-
-~filtermodb = Bus.control(s, 1);
-
-~filtermod = SynthDef(
-	\filtermod, {
-		arg out, a = 1.0, b = 0.0, c = 0.0;
-		var siga, sigb, sigc;
-		siga = In.kr(~lfoab) * a;
-		sigb = In.kr(~lfobb) * b;
-		sigc = In.kr(~lfocb) * c;
-		Out.kr(out, Wrap.kr(siga + sigb + sigc, -1, 1));
-	}
-).play(s, [\out, ~filtermodb, \a, 1, \b, 0, \c, 0 ]);
-
-
-~filter = SynthDef(
-	\filter, {
-		arg in, out, mod, freq=10000, res=0.3, amp=1.0;
-		var filt, lfo;
-		lfo = LinExp.kr(In.kr(mod, 1), -1, 1, freq * 0.5, freq * 2);
-		filt = RLPF.ar(In.ar(in, 2) * amp, lfo, res);
-		Out.ar(out, filt);
-	}
-).play(s, [ \in, ~fxb, \out, ~filterb, \mod, ~filtermodb, \amp, 0.5 ], \addToTail);
-
-
+).play(s, [\in, ~infxb, \grainb, ~grainsb, \out, ~outfxb ], \addToTail);
 
 
 
@@ -58,7 +31,7 @@
  		del = CombC.ar(sig, maxdelay, delaytime, decaytime, amp);
 		Out.ar(out, sig + del);
  	}
- ).play(s, [ \in, ~filterb, \out, ~delayb ], \addToTail);
+ ).play(s, [ \in, ~outfxb, \out, ~delayb ], \addToTail);
 
 // try taking out the reverb because I think it causes noises
 
@@ -72,3 +45,4 @@
 
 "Effects running".postln;
 )
+
diff --git a/granulator.scd b/granulator.scd
index 7326b64..f10d263 100644
--- a/granulator.scd
+++ b/granulator.scd
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	[ "random", \pos_random ]
 ];
 
+~grainsb = Bus.audio(s, 2);
+
 ~granulators = Array.new(4);
 ~posb = Array.new(4);
 ~possynths = Array.new(4);
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@
 
 (0..3).do({ |i|
 	var pb = ~posb.at(i);
-	~granulators.add(Granulator.new(~buflen, ~recordb, ~fxb, pb, ~triggerb, ~pitchb));
+	~granulators.add(Granulator.new(~buflen, ~infxb, ~grainsb, pb, ~triggerb, ~pitchb));
 });
 
 ~setmode = {
@@ -37,4 +39,5 @@
 
 "Granulator running".postln;
 
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
+
diff --git a/main.scd b/main.scd
index 79ea333..47661a5 100644
--- a/main.scd
+++ b/main.scd
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ Routine.run({
 
 	("./synths.scd").loadRelative;
 	Granulator.init(s);
-
 	s.sync;
-
-	"Synths loaded".postln;
-
 	("./control.scd").loadRelative;
-	("./effects.scd").loadRelative;
+	s.sync;
 	("./granulator.scd").loadRelative;
 	s.sync;
+	("./effects.scd").loadRelative;
+	s.sync;
 	("./interface.scd").loadRelative;
 });
 )
 
+
+