diff --git a/src/content/frame_stream2.hpp b/src/content/frame_stream2.hpp
index b2addc0..9e1d31c 100644
--- a/src/content/frame_stream2.hpp
+++ b/src/content/frame_stream2.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct FrameStream2MultiSource : public FrameStream2SourceI<FrameType>, public F
 	// TODO: forward args instead
 	std::shared_ptr<FrameStream2I<FrameType>> subscribe(void) override {
 		// TODO: args???
-		size_t queue_size = 10;
+		size_t queue_size = 8;
 		bool lossy = true;
 
 		std::lock_guard lg{_sub_stream_lock};
diff --git a/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.cpp b/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.cpp
index 7c4a705..a04a5f3 100644
--- a/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.cpp
+++ b/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ SDLAudioInputDeviceDefault::SDLAudioInputDeviceDefault(void) : _stream{nullptr,
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(int64_t(interval_ms/2)));
 			} else {
 				std::cerr << "i guess no one is listening\n";
+				std::cerr << "first value: " << buffer.front() << "\n";
 				// we just sleep 32x as long, bc no one is listening
 				// with the hardcoded settings, this is ~320ms
 				// TODO: just hardcode something like 500ms?
 				// TODO: suspend
+				// TODO: this is not gonna cut it, since playback slows down dramatically and will be very behind
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(int64_t(interval_ms*32)));
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.hpp b/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.hpp
index d5bc782..a506346 100644
--- a/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.hpp
+++ b/src/content/sdl_audio_frame_stream2.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using AudioFrameStream2 = AudioFrameStream2MultiSource::sub_stream_type_t; // ju
 // object components?
 
 // source
-struct SDLAudioInputDeviceDefault : protected AudioFrameStream2MultiSource {
+struct SDLAudioInputDeviceDefault : public AudioFrameStream2MultiSource {
 	std::unique_ptr<SDL_AudioStream, decltype(&SDL_DestroyAudioStream)> _stream;
 
 	std::atomic<bool> _thread_should_quit {false};
diff --git a/src/debug_tox_call.cpp b/src/debug_tox_call.cpp
index 5a5888c..c8ba558 100644
--- a/src/debug_tox_call.cpp
+++ b/src/debug_tox_call.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ float DebugToxCall::render(void) {
 							auto new_vsink = std::make_unique<ToxAVCallVideoSink>(_toxav, fid);
 							call.outgoing_vsink.emplace<ToxAVCallVideoSink*>(new_vsink.get());
 							call.outgoing_vsink.emplace<Components::FrameStream2Sink<SDLVideoFrame>>(std::move(new_vsink));
-							call.outgoing_vsink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<SDLVideoFrame>("ToxAV friend call video"));
+							call.outgoing_vsink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<SDLVideoFrame>("ToxAV Friend Call Outgoing Video"));
 							_os.throwEventConstruct(call.outgoing_vsink);
 						}
 						call.outgoing_asink = {_os.registry(), _os.registry().create()};
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ float DebugToxCall::render(void) {
 							auto new_asink = std::make_unique<ToxAVCallAudioSink>(_toxav, fid);
 							call.outgoing_asink.emplace<ToxAVCallAudioSink*>(new_asink.get());
 							call.outgoing_asink.emplace<Components::FrameStream2Sink<AudioFrame>>(std::move(new_asink));
-							call.outgoing_asink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<AudioFrame>("ToxAV friend call audio"));
+							call.outgoing_asink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<AudioFrame>("ToxAV Friend Call Outgoing Audio"));
 							_os.throwEventConstruct(call.outgoing_asink);
 						}
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ float DebugToxCall::render(void) {
 								auto new_vsrc = std::make_unique<SDLVideoFrameStream2MultiSource>();
 								call.incoming_vsrc.emplace<SDLVideoFrameStream2MultiSource*>(new_vsrc.get());
 								call.incoming_vsrc.emplace<Components::FrameStream2Source<SDLVideoFrame>>(std::move(new_vsrc));
-								call.incoming_vsrc.emplace<Components::StreamSource>(Components::StreamSource::create<SDLVideoFrame>("ToxAV friend call video"));
+								call.incoming_vsrc.emplace<Components::StreamSource>(Components::StreamSource::create<SDLVideoFrame>("ToxAV Friend Call Incoming Video"));
 								_os.throwEventConstruct(call.incoming_vsrc);
 							}
 						}
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ float DebugToxCall::render(void) {
 								auto new_asrc = std::make_unique<AudioFrameStream2MultiSource>();
 								call.incoming_asrc.emplace<AudioFrameStream2MultiSource*>(new_asrc.get());
 								call.incoming_asrc.emplace<Components::FrameStream2Source<AudioFrame>>(std::move(new_asrc));
-								call.incoming_asrc.emplace<Components::StreamSource>(Components::StreamSource::create<AudioFrame>("ToxAV friend call audio"));
+								call.incoming_asrc.emplace<Components::StreamSource>(Components::StreamSource::create<AudioFrame>("ToxAV Friend Call Incoming Audio"));
 								_os.throwEventConstruct(call.incoming_asrc);
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index 00cd09f..b468f22 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -162,10 +162,16 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SimpleConfigModel&& conf_, SDL_Renderer* renderer_, Theme
 			}
 		}
 
-		{ // audio in
+		if (false) { // audio in
 			ObjectHandle asrc {os.registry(), os.registry().create()};
 			try {
-				throw int(2);
+				asrc.emplace<Components::FrameStream2Source<AudioFrame>>(
+					std::make_unique<SDLAudioInputDeviceDefault>()
+				);
+
+				asrc.emplace<Components::StreamSource>(Components::StreamSource::create<AudioFrame>("SDL Audio Default Recording Device"));
+
+				os.throwEventConstruct(asrc);
 			} catch (...) {
 				os.registry().destroy(asrc);
 			}
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(SimpleConfigModel&& conf_, SDL_Renderer* renderer_, Theme
 					std::make_unique<SDLAudioOutputDeviceDefaultSink>()
 				);
 
-				asink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<AudioFrame>("LoudSpeaker"));
+				asink.emplace<Components::StreamSink>(Components::StreamSink::create<AudioFrame>("SDL Audio Default Playback Device"));
 
 				os.throwEventConstruct(asink);
 			} catch (...) {