diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_File.C b/Timeline/Audio_File.C
index 7eee64c..7c5a1fe 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_File.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_File.C
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 /* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
+/* FIXME: need locking for when disk thread and peak reader are
+ * interested in the same source? */
+
 #include "Audio_File.H"
 #include "Audio_File_SF.H"
 
+
 std::map <std::string, Audio_File*> Audio_File::_open_files;
 
 Audio_File::~Audio_File ( )
@@ -72,22 +76,23 @@ done:
 bool
 Audio_File::read_peaks( float fpp, nframes_t start, nframes_t end, int *peaks, Peak **pbuf, int *channels )
 {
-    Peaks pk;
+//    Peaks pk;
 
     *peaks    = 0;
     *channels = 0;
     *pbuf     = NULL;
 
-    pk.clip( this );
+//    pk.clip( this );
 
-    if ( ! pk.open() )
-        return false;
+/*     /\* only open peaks (and potentially generate) when first requested *\/ */
+/*     if ( ! _peaks.open() ) */
+/*         return false; */
 
-    *peaks = pk.fill_buffer( fpp, start, end );
+    *peaks = _peaks.fill_buffer( fpp, start, end );
 
     *channels = this->channels();
 
-    *pbuf = pk.peakbuf();
+    *pbuf = _peaks.peakbuf();
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_File.H b/Timeline/Audio_File.H
index 448f702..305609b 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_File.H
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_File.H
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ protected:
     nframes_t _samplerate;                   /* sample rate */
     int _channels;
 
-    Peaks *_peaks;
+    Peaks _peaks;
 
-    Peak_Writer *_peak_writer;
+//    Peak_Writer *_peak_writer;
 
     static const format_desc *
     find_format ( const format_desc *fd, const char *name )
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
-    Audio_File ( )
+    Audio_File ( ) : _peaks( this )
         {
             _filename = NULL;
             _length = _channels = 0;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 
     static Audio_File *from_file ( const char *filename );
 
-    Peaks const * peaks ( ) { return _peaks; }
+    Peaks const * peaks ( ) { return &_peaks; }
     const char *name ( void ) const { return _filename; }
     nframes_t length ( void ) const  { return _length; }
     int channels ( void ) const { return _channels; }
@@ -97,5 +97,4 @@ public:
 
     bool read_peaks( float fpp, nframes_t start, nframes_t end, int *peaks, Peak **pbuf, int *channels );
 
-
 };
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_File_SF.C b/Timeline/Audio_File_SF.C
index be3aec5..3e09c97 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_File_SF.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_File_SF.C
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Audio_File_SF::from_file ( const char *filename )
 
     c = new Audio_File_SF;
 
-    c->_peak_writer  = NULL;
+//    c->_peak_writer  = NULL;
     c->_current_read = 0;
     c->_filename     = strdup( filename );
     c->_length       = si.frames;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Audio_File_SF::create ( const char *filename, nframes_t samplerate, int channels
     c->_in         = out;
 
     /* FIXME: 256 ? */
-    c->_peak_writer = new Peak_Writer( name, 256, channels );
+//    c->_peak_writer = new Peak_Writer( name, 256, channels );
 
     return c;
 }
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ Audio_File_SF::close ( void )
     if ( _in )
         sf_close( _in );
 
-    if ( _peak_writer )
-        delete _peak_writer;
+/*     if ( _peak_writer ) */
+/*         delete _peak_writer; */
 
     _in = NULL;
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Audio_File_SF::read ( sample_t *buf, int channel, nframes_t start, nframes_t end
 nframes_t
 Audio_File_SF::write ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes )
 {
-    _peak_writer->write( buf, nframes );
+//    _peak_writer->write( buf, nframes );
 
     nframes_t l = sf_writef_float( _in, buf, nframes );
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
index 582ac2f..ee1b5a1 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
     {
         /* couldn't read peaks--perhaps they're being generated. Try again later. */
 
-        Fl::add_timeout( 0.1f, damager, new Rectangle( X, y(), W, h() ) );
+        /* commented out for testing. */
+//        Fl::add_timeout( 0.1f, damager, new Rectangle( X, y(), W, h() ) );
 
     }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Peaks.C b/Timeline/Peaks.C
index 12947d1..49ae711 100644
--- a/Timeline/Peaks.C
+++ b/Timeline/Peaks.C
@@ -17,6 +17,42 @@
 /* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
+
+/*
+   peakfile reading/writing.
+
+   Here's how it works:
+
+   Peakfiles are of the form 'name-[chunksize].peak', and contain
+   floating point min/max pairs for an entire soundfile at a certain
+   chunksize.
+
+   It gets a little complicated because peakfiles are generated
+   asynchronously and streamed to disk when capturing.
+
+   When the GUI requests the peaks for a range of samples at a certain
+   chunksize, a search is performed for a peakfile--starting with the
+   requested chunksize, and then moving to smaller chunksizes--that
+   exists and contains the peaks for the requested range (which it may
+   not--if the peaks are in the process of being written). The peaks,
+   if available, are then read from disk, downsampled to the exact
+   chunksize requested, and displayed.
+
+   On the generation end, peaks are either streamed to disk while
+   recording (and therefore more or less in real time), or a process
+   is forked to generate the entire peak file (either directly from
+   the source, or from a higher-resolution peak file that exists and
+   is complete).
+
+   The end result is that peaks are:
+
+  * read synchronously
+  * generated asynchronously
+  * cached at many resolutions
+
+ */
+
+
 #include "Peaks.H"
 
 // #include "Timeline.H"
@@ -30,8 +66,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <sndfile.h>
-
 #include "Audio_File.H"
 
 #include "assert.h"
@@ -40,12 +74,23 @@
 
 #include <FL/Fl.H> // for Fl::check();
 
+#include "debug.h"
+
 Peaks::peakbuffer Peaks::_peakbuf;
 
+/* chunksizes at which to generate peakfiles (on demand). This should
+ pretty much cover the usable range.  Better performance can be
+ achieved at high zoom-levels and for compressed sources with a
+ minimum of 64, but those files are up into the megabytes. */
+const int Peaks::cache_minimum = 256;                           /* minimum chunksize to build peakfiles for */
+const int Peaks::cache_levels  = 8;                             /* number of sampling levels in peak cache */
+// const int Peaks::cache_step    = 2;                             /* powers of two between each level. 4 == 256, 2048, 16384, ... */
+
+const int Peaks::cache_step    = 1;                             /* powers of two between each level. 4 == 256, 2048, 16384, ... */
 
 static
 const char *
-peakname ( const char *filename, int chunksize )
+peakname ( const char *filename, nframes_t chunksize )
 {
     static char file[512];
 
@@ -74,90 +119,213 @@ nearest_power_of_two ( int v )
     return 1 << p;
 }
 
-const int MAX_CHUNKSIZE = 4096;
-const int MIN_CHUNKSIZE = 256;
+static nframes_t
+nearest_cached_chunksize ( nframes_t chunksize )
+{
+    nframes_t r = nearest_power_of_two( chunksize );
+
+    for ( int i = Peaks::cache_levels; i--; r >>= Peaks::cache_step )
+        if ( chunksize >= r )
+            return r;
 
-int
-Peaks::read_peakfile_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
+    return 0;
+}
+
+class Peakfile
 {
-    FILE *fp;
 
-    int best_fit = nearest_power_of_two( chunksize );
+    FILE *_fp;
+    nframes_t _chunksize;
+    int _channels;
+    const char *_name;
 
-    int pfchunksize;
+public:
 
-//    for ( pfchunksize = best_fit; pfchunksize < MAX_CHUNKSIZE; pfchunksize <<= 1 )
-    for ( pfchunksize = best_fit; pfchunksize >= MIN_CHUNKSIZE; pfchunksize >>= 1 )
-        if ( ( fp = fopen( peakname( _clip->name(), pfchunksize ), "r" ) ) )
-            break;
+    Peakfile ( )
+        {
+            _fp = NULL;
+            _chunksize = 0;
+            _channels = 0;
+            _name =NULL;
+        }
 
-    if ( ! fp )
-    {
-        printf( "failed to open peak file!\n" );
+    ~Peakfile ( )
+        {
+            if ( _fp )
+                close();
+        }
 
-        return 0;
-    }
+    /** convert frame number of peak number */
+    nframes_t frame_to_peak ( nframes_t frame )
+        {
+            /* how many powers of two is chunksize > cache_minimum?
+             skip clip size of peaks at increasing powers of two until
+             we reach the closest one less than chunksize. Then
+             address normally.*/
 
-    int channels = _clip->channels();
-    const unsigned int ratio = chunksize / pfchunksize;
+            return frame * _channels / _chunksize;
+        }
 
-    /* locate to start position */
-    if ( fseek( fp, (s * channels / pfchunksize) * sizeof( Peak ), SEEK_CUR ) )
-        /* failed to seek... peaks not ready? */
-        return 0;
+    /** return the number of peaks in already open peakfile /fp/ */
+    nframes_t
+    npeaks ( void ) const
+        {
+            struct stat st;
 
-    if ( ratio == 1 )
-    {
-        int len = fread( peaks, sizeof( Peak ) * channels, npeaks, fp );
-        fclose( fp );
-        return len;
-    }
+            fstat( fileno( _fp ), &st );
 
-    Peak *pbuf = new Peak[ ratio * channels ];
+            return st.st_size / sizeof( Peak );
+        }
 
-    size_t len = 0;
+    /** returns true if the peakfile contains /npeaks/ peaks starting at sample /s/ */
+    bool
+    contains ( nframes_t start, nframes_t npeaks )
+        {
+            return frame_to_peak( start ) + npeaks <= this->npeaks();
+        }
 
-    int i;
-    for ( i = 0; i < npeaks; ++i )
-    {
-        /* read in a buffer */
-        len = fread( pbuf, sizeof( Peak ) * channels, ratio, fp );
+    /** given soundfile name /name/, try to open the best peakfile for /chunksize/ */
+    bool
+    open ( const char *name, nframes_t chunksize, int channels )
+        {
+            _channels = channels;
+            _name = name;
 
-        Peak *pk = peaks + (i * channels);
+            for ( _chunksize = nearest_cached_chunksize( chunksize );
+                  _chunksize >= Peaks::cache_minimum; _chunksize >>= Peaks::cache_step )
+                if ( ( _fp = fopen( peakname( name, _chunksize ), "r" ) ) )
+                    break;
 
-        /* get the peak for each channel */
-        for ( int j = 0; j < channels; ++j )
+            return _fp != NULL;
+        }
+
+    bool
+    open ( FILE *fp, int channels, nframes_t chunksize )
+        {
+            _fp = fp;
+            _chunksize = chunksize;
+            _channels = channels;
+        }
+
+    void
+    leave_open ( void )
+        {
+            _fp = NULL;
+        }
+
+    void
+    close ( void )
+        {
+            fclose( _fp );
+            _fp = NULL;
+        }
+
+    /** read /npeaks/ peaks at /chunksize/ starting at sample /s/
+     * assuming the peakfile contains data for /channels/
+     * channels. Place the result in buffer /peaks/, which must be
+     * large enough to fit the entire request. Returns the number of
+     * peaks actually read, which may be fewer than were requested. */
+    int
+    read_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize )
         {
-            Peak *p = &pk[ j ];
+            if ( ! _fp )
+                return 0;
+
+            const unsigned int ratio = chunksize / _chunksize;
+
+            /* locate to start position */
+            if ( fseek( _fp, frame_to_peak( s ) * sizeof( Peak ), SEEK_SET ) )
+                /* failed to seek... peaks not ready? */
+                return 0;
+
+            if ( ratio == 1 )
+            {
+                int len = fread( peaks, sizeof( Peak ) * _channels, npeaks, _fp );
+                // close;
+                return len;
+            }
 
-            p->min = 0;
-            p->max = 0;
+            Peak *pbuf = new Peak[ ratio * _channels ];
 
-            const Peak *pb = pbuf + j;
+            size_t len = 0;
 
-            for ( int k = len; k--; pb += channels )
+            int i;
+            for ( i = 0; i < npeaks; ++i )
             {
-                if ( pb->max > p->max )
-                    p->max = pb->max;
-                if ( pb->min < p->min )
-                    p->min = pb->min;
+                /* read in a buffer */
+                len = fread( pbuf, sizeof( Peak ) * _channels, ratio, _fp );
+
+                Peak *pk = peaks + (i * _channels);
+
+                /* get the peak for each channel */
+                for ( int j = 0; j < _channels; ++j )
+                {
+                    Peak *p = &pk[ j ];
+
+                    p->min = 0;
+                    p->max = 0;
+
+                    const Peak *pb = pbuf + j;
+
+                    for ( int k = len; k--; pb += _channels )
+                    {
+                        if ( pb->max > p->max )
+                            p->max = pb->max;
+                        if ( pb->min < p->min )
+                            p->min = pb->min;
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                if ( len < ratio )
+                    break;
             }
 
+            delete[] pbuf;
+
+//          close();
+
+            return i;
         }
 
-        if ( len < ratio )
-            break;
+};
+
+
+int
+Peaks::read_peakfile_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const
+{
+
+    nframes_t ncc = nearest_cached_chunksize( chunksize );
+
+    if ( ! current( cache_minimum ) )
+        /* Build peaks asyncronously */
+        if ( ! fork() )
+            exit( make_peaks( ) );
+        else
+            return 0;
+
+    Peakfile _peakfile;
+
+    if ( ! _peakfile.open( _clip->name(), chunksize, _clip->channels() ) )
+        return 0;
+    else if ( ! _peakfile.contains( s, npeaks ) )
+    {
+        /* the best peakfile for this chunksize doesn't have the
+         * peaks we need. Perhaps it's still being constructed,
+         * try the next best, then give up. */
+        if ( ! _peakfile.open( _clip->name(), chunksize >> 1, _clip->channels() ) )
+            return 0;
     }
 
-    delete[] pbuf;
+    return _peakfile.read_peaks( peaks, s, npeaks, chunksize );
 
-    fclose( fp );
+    // _peakfile.close();
 
-    return i;
 }
 
+
 int
-Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
+Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const
 {
     int channels = _clip->channels();
 
@@ -201,7 +369,7 @@ Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
 }
 
 int
-Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
+Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const
 {
 //    _clip->open();
     _clip->seek( s );
@@ -214,9 +382,9 @@ Peaks::read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, int chunksize )
 }
 
 int
-Peaks::read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
+Peaks::read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const
 {
-    printf( "reading peaks %d @ %d\n", npeaks, chunksize );
+//    printf( "reading peaks %d @ %d\n", npeaks, chunksize );
 
     if ( _peakbuf.size < (nframes_t)( npeaks * _clip->channels() ) )
     {
@@ -225,8 +393,6 @@ Peaks::read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
         _peakbuf.buf = (peakdata*)realloc( _peakbuf.buf, sizeof( peakdata ) + (_peakbuf.size * sizeof( Peak )) );
     }
 
-    assert( s >= 0 );
-
     _peakbuf.offset = s;
     _peakbuf.buf->chunksize = chunksize;
 
@@ -239,48 +405,36 @@ Peaks::read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
     return _peakbuf.len;
 }
 
+/* FIXME: what purpose does this serve now? */
 bool
 Peaks::open ( void )
 {
-    const char *filename = _clip->name();
 
-    int fd;
+/*     const char *filename = _clip->name(); */
 
-    if ( ! current() )
-        /* Build peaks asyncronously */
-        if ( ! fork() )
-            exit( make_peaks( 256 ) );
+/*     /\* FIXME: determine this based on zoom level *\/ */
+/*     const nframes_t chunksize = 256; */
 
-    /* FIXME: 256 == bogus */
-    if ( ( fd = ::open( peakname( filename, 256 ), O_RDONLY ) ) < 0 )
-        return false;
-
-    {
-        struct stat st;
-
-        fstat( fd, &st );
+/* /\*     if ( ! current( chunksize ) ) *\/ */
+/* /\*         /\\* Build peaks asyncronously *\\/ *\/ */
+/* /\*         if ( ! fork() ) *\/ */
+/* /\*             exit( make_peaks( chunksize ) ); *\/ */
 
-        _len = st.st_size;
-    }
-
-    ::close( fd );
+/*     return true; */
 
-    _len = (_len - sizeof( int )) / sizeof( Peak );
-
-    return true;
 }
 
+
 /** returns false if peak file for /filename/ is out of date  */
 bool
-Peaks::current ( void ) const
+Peaks::current ( nframes_t chunksize ) const
 {
     int sfd, pfd;
 
     if ( ( sfd = ::open( _clip->name(), O_RDONLY ) ) < 0 )
         return true;
 
-    /* FIXME: 256 == bogus  */
-    if ( ( pfd = ::open( peakname( _clip->name(), 256 ), O_RDONLY ) ) < 0 )
+    if ( ( pfd = ::open( peakname( _clip->name(), chunksize ), O_RDONLY ) ) < 0 )
         return false;
 
     struct stat sst, pst;
@@ -295,44 +449,77 @@ Peaks::current ( void ) const
 }
 
 
-/* FIXME: we need to work out a way to run this in another thread and
-   possibly stream back the data to the GUI */
-/** build peaks file for /filename/ if necessary */
+/** build peaks file at /chunksize/. If higher-resolution peaks
+    already exist, downsample those rather than building from
+    scratch */
 bool
-Peaks::make_peaks ( int chunksize )
+Peaks::make_peaks ( void ) const
 {
     const char *filename = _clip->name();
 
-    if ( current() )
-        return true;
-
     _clip->seek( 0 );
 
-    FILE *fp = fopen( peakname( filename, chunksize ), "w" );
+    FILE *fp[ cache_levels ];
+
+    Peak buf[ _clip->channels() ];
 
-    if ( ! fp )
+    if ( ! ( fp[ 0 ]  = fopen( peakname( filename, cache_minimum ), "w+" ) ) )
         return false;
 
-    Peak peaks[ _clip->channels() ];
+    DMESSAGE( "building level 1 peak cache" );
 
+    /* build first level from source */
     size_t len;
     do {
-        len = read_source_peaks( peaks, 1, chunksize );
-        fwrite( peaks, sizeof( peaks ), 1, fp );
+        len = read_source_peaks( buf, 1, cache_minimum );
+
+        fwrite( buf, sizeof( buf ), len, fp[ 0 ] );
     }
     while ( len );
 
-    fclose( fp );
+    /* now build the remaining peak levels, each based on the
+     * preceding level */
+
+    nframes_t cs = cache_minimum << cache_step;
+    for ( int i = 1; i < cache_levels; ++i, cs <<= cache_step )
+    {
+        DMESSAGE( "building level %d peak cache", i + 1 );
+
+        Peakfile pf;
+
+        if ( ! ( fp[ i ] = fopen( peakname( filename, cs ), "w+" ) ) )
+        {
+            DWARNING( "could not open peakfile for writing" );
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /* open the peakfile for the previous cache level */
+        pf.open( fp[ i - 1 ], _clip->channels(), cs >> cache_step );
+
+        size_t len;
+        nframes_t s = 0;
+        do {
+            len = pf.read_peaks( buf, s, 1, cs );
+            s += cs;
+
+            fwrite( buf, sizeof( buf ), len, fp[ i ] );
+        }
+        while ( len );
+
+        pf.leave_open();
+    }
+
+    /* all done */
+    for ( int i = cache_levels; i--; )
+        fclose( fp[ i ] );
 
     return true;
 }
 
 
-/** return normalization factor for range of samples from /start/ to
-    /end/ (uses known peak data if possible */
-
+/** return normalization factor for a single peak, assuming the peak
+ * represents a downsampling of the entire range to be normalized. */
 float
-//Peaks::normalization_factor( float fpp, nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) const
 Peak::normalization_factor( void ) const
 {
     float s;
@@ -345,9 +532,7 @@ Peak::normalization_factor( void ) const
     return s;
 }
 
-
-
-Peak_Writer::Peak_Writer ( const char *filename, int chunksize, int channels )
+Peak_Writer::Peak_Writer ( const char *filename, nframes_t chunksize, int channels )
 {
 
     _channels  = channels;
diff --git a/Timeline/Peaks.H b/Timeline/Peaks.H
index 48a86cc..3288653 100644
--- a/Timeline/Peaks.H
+++ b/Timeline/Peaks.H
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ struct Peak {
 };
 
 class Audio_File;
+class Peak_Writer;
 
 class Peaks
 {
 
     struct peakdata {
 
-        int chunksize;             /* should always be a power of 2 */
+        nframes_t chunksize;             /* should always be a power of 2 */
         Peak data[];
 
     };
@@ -61,31 +62,29 @@ class Peaks
 
     Audio_File *_clip;
 
-    size_t _len;
-
     mutable float _fpp;
 
-    int read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const;
-    int read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const;
-    int read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const;
-    int read_peakfile_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const;
+    int read_peaks ( nframes_t s, nframes_t e, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const;
+    int read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const;
+    int read_source_peaks ( Peak *peaks, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const;
+    int read_peakfile_peaks ( Peak *peaks, nframes_t s, int npeaks, nframes_t chunksize ) const;
 
-//    const char *peakname ( const char *filename ) const;
+    Peak_Writer *_peak_writer;
 
+public:
 
-    // Peaks ( );
 
-public:
+    static const int cache_minimum;
+    static const int cache_levels;
+    static const int cache_step;
 
     Peaks ( )
         {
-            _len = 0;
             _clip = NULL;
         }
 
     Peaks ( Audio_File *c )
         {
-            _len = 0;
             _clip = c;
         }
 
@@ -99,8 +98,8 @@ public:
     bool open ( void );
 //    float normalization_factor( float fpp, nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) ;
 
-    bool current ( void ) const;
-    bool make_peaks ( int chunksize );
+    bool current ( nframes_t chunksize ) const;
+    bool make_peaks ( void ) const;
 
     Peak & peak ( nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) const;
 
@@ -112,10 +111,6 @@ public:
 
 class Peak_Writer
 {
-
-    static const int VERSION_MAJOR = 0;
-    static const int VERSION_MINOR = 1;
-
     FILE *_fp;
     Peak *_peak;
     int _chunksize;
@@ -123,17 +118,15 @@ class Peak_Writer
 
     int _index;
 
+    /* not permitted */
     Peak_Writer ( const Peak_Writer &rhs );
     const Peak_Writer &operator= ( const Peak_Writer &rhs );
 
-
 public:
 
-    Peak_Writer ( const char *filename, int chunksize, int channels );
+    Peak_Writer ( const char *filename, nframes_t chunksize, int channels );
     ~Peak_Writer ( );
 
-    void write_header ( void );
     void write ( sample_t *buf, nframes_t nframes );
 
-
 };
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Region.C b/Timeline/Sequence_Region.C
index 0a9a09e..a489259 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Region.C
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@ Sequence_Region::handle ( int m )
                     /* track jumping */
                     if ( Y > y() + h() || Y < y() )
                     {
-                        printf( "wants to jump tracks\n" );
-
                         Track *t = timeline->track_under( Y );
 
                         fl_cursor( (Fl_Cursor)1 );
diff --git a/Timeline/Waveform.C b/Timeline/Waveform.C
index 89ba427..8610f40 100644
--- a/Timeline/Waveform.C
+++ b/Timeline/Waveform.C
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
                 fl_color( FL_RED );
             else
                 if ( Waveform::vary_color )
-                    fl_color( fl_color_average( FL_WHITE, color, diff / 2.0f ) );
+//                    fl_color( fl_color_average( FL_WHITE, color, diff / 2.0f ) );
+                    fl_color( fl_color_average( FL_WHITE, color, diff * 0.5f ) );
                 else
                     fl_color( color );