diff --git a/xybrid/audio/audio.h b/xybrid/audio/audio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8377a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xybrid/audio/audio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Xybrid::Audio {
+    typedef float bufferType;
+}
diff --git a/xybrid/audio/audioengine.cpp b/xybrid/audio/audioengine.cpp
index a4ec127..c26d7a5 100644
--- a/xybrid/audio/audioengine.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/audio/audioengine.cpp
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ qint64 AudioEngine::readData(char *data, qint64 maxlen) {
         // convert non-interleaved floating point into interleaved int16
         int16_t* l = reinterpret_cast<int16_t*>(data);
         int16_t* r = reinterpret_cast<int16_t*>(data+smp);
-        *l = static_cast<int16_t>(std::clamp(buffer[0][bufPos] * 32768.0f, -32767.0f, 32767.0f));
-        *r = static_cast<int16_t>(std::clamp(buffer[1][bufPos] * 32768.0f, -32767.0f, 32767.0f));
+        *l = static_cast<int16_t>(std::clamp(buffer[0][bufPos] * 32768.0, -32767.0, 32767.0));
+        *r = static_cast<int16_t>(std::clamp(buffer[1][bufPos] * 32768.0, -32767.0, 32767.0));
 
         bufPos++;
         data += stride;
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ void AudioEngine::nextTick() {
         processNodes();
         if (auto p = std::static_pointer_cast<AudioPort>(project->rootGraph->port(Port::Output, Port::Audio, 0)); p) {
             p->pull();
-            size_t bufs = ts * sizeof(float);
+            size_t bufs = ts * sizeof(bufferType);
             memcpy(buffer[0].data(), p->bufL, bufs);
             memcpy(buffer[1].data(), p->bufR, bufs);
         }
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ void AudioEngine::nextTick() {
         processNodes();
         if (auto p = std::static_pointer_cast<AudioPort>(project->rootGraph->port(Port::Output, Port::Audio, 0)); p) {
             p->pull();
-            size_t bufs = ts * sizeof(float);
+            size_t bufs = ts * sizeof(bufferType);
             memcpy(buffer[0].data(), p->bufL, bufs);
             memcpy(buffer[1].data(), p->bufR, bufs);
         }
diff --git a/xybrid/audio/audioengine.h b/xybrid/audio/audioengine.h
index 51393dd..d89bc00 100644
--- a/xybrid/audio/audioengine.h
+++ b/xybrid/audio/audioengine.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <QSemaphore>
 #include <QWaitCondition>
 
+#include "audio/audio.h"
+
 class QThread;
 namespace Xybrid::Data {
     class Project;
@@ -57,11 +59,12 @@ namespace Xybrid::Audio {
         int sampleRate = 48000;
         int bufferMs = 64;
 
-        std::vector<float> buffer[2];
+        std::vector<bufferType> buffer[2];
         size_t bufPos = 0;
         //std::vector<char> outBuf;
 
-        static const constexpr size_t tickBufSize = (1024*1024*5); // 5mb should be enough
+        // 32MiB really isn't much to take up for being a far higher ceiling than we should ever need
+        static const constexpr size_t tickBufSize = (1024*1024*32);
         std::unique_ptr<size_t[]> tickBuf;
         std::atomic<size_t*> tickBufPtr;
         size_t* tickBufEnd;
diff --git a/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp b/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
index 5ef90dc..26526a7 100644
--- a/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void AudioPort::pull() {
 
     size_t ts = audioEngine->curTickSize();
     size = ts;
-    size_t s = sizeof(float) * ts;
+    size_t s = sizeof(bufferType) * ts;
 
     if (type == Input) {
         if (connections.size() == 1) {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void AudioPort::pull() {
                 goto done;//return;
             }
         }
-        bufL = static_cast<float*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(s*2));
+        bufL = static_cast<bufferType*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(s*2));
         bufR = &bufL[ts]; // for some reason just adding the size wonks out
         memset(bufL, 0, s*2); // clear buffers
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void AudioPort::pull() {
         bufL = pt->bufL;
         bufR = pt->bufR;
     } else { // output without valid passthrough, just clear and prepare a blank buffer
-        bufL = static_cast<float*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(s*2));
+        bufL = static_cast<bufferType*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(s*2));
         bufR = &bufL[ts];
         memset(bufL, 0, s*2); // clear buffers
     }
diff --git a/xybrid/data/porttypes.h b/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
index 754754e..da628c3 100644
--- a/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
+++ b/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "data/node.h"
 #include "data/audioframe.h"
+#include "audio/audio.h"
 
 namespace Xybrid::Data {
     class AudioPort : public Port {
@@ -13,21 +14,21 @@ namespace Xybrid::Data {
             FrameRef(AudioPort* port, size_t at) : port(port), at(at) { }
         public:
             FrameRef& operator=(AudioFrame f) {
-                port->bufL[at] = static_cast<float>(f.l);
-                port->bufR[at] = static_cast<float>(f.r);
+                port->bufL[at] = static_cast<Audio::bufferType>(f.l);
+                port->bufR[at] = static_cast<Audio::bufferType>(f.r);
                 return *this;
             }
             FrameRef& operator+=(AudioFrame f) {
-                port->bufL[at] += static_cast<float>(f.l);
-                port->bufR[at] += static_cast<float>(f.r);
+                port->bufL[at] += static_cast<Audio::bufferType>(f.l);
+                port->bufR[at] += static_cast<Audio::bufferType>(f.r);
                 return *this;
             }
             operator AudioFrame() const { return { port->bufL[at], port->bufR[at] }; }
             AudioFrame operator*(AudioFrame o) const { return static_cast<AudioFrame>(*this) * o; }
         };
 
-        float* bufL;
-        float* bufR;
+        Audio::bufferType* bufL;
+        Audio::bufferType* bufR;
         size_t size;
 
         AudioPort() = default;