diff --git a/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp b/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
index a41e6e8..5ef90dc 100644
--- a/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/data/porttypes.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ void CommandPort::pull() {
     lock.lock();
     if (tickUpdatedOn == t) { lock.unlock(); return; } // someone else got here before us
 
-    dataSize = 0;
+    size = 0;
     if (type == Input) {
         for (auto c : connections) {
             if (auto p = std::static_pointer_cast<CommandPort>(c.lock()); p && p->dataType() == Command) {
                 p->pull();
                 data = p->data; // just repoint to input's buffer
-                dataSize = p->dataSize;
+                size = p->size;
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void CommandPort::pull() {
         // valid passthrough
         pt->pull();
         data = pt->data; // again, just repoint
-        dataSize = pt->dataSize;
+        size = pt->size;
     } // don't need an else case, size is already zero
 
     tickUpdatedOn = t;
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ void CommandPort::pull() {
 
 void CommandPort::push(std::vector<uint8_t> v) {
     tickUpdatedOn = audioEngine->curTickId();
-    dataSize = v.size();
-    data = static_cast<uint8_t*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(dataSize));
-    memcpy(data, v.data(), dataSize);
+    size = v.size();
+    data = static_cast<uint8_t*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(size));
+    memcpy(data, v.data(), size);
 }
 
 void ParameterPort::pull() {
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ void ParameterPort::pull() {
     lock.lock();
     if (tickUpdatedOn == t) { lock.unlock(); return; } // someone else got here before us
 
-    buf = nullptr;
+    data = nullptr;
     if (type == Input) {
         if (isConnected()) {
             if (auto p = std::static_pointer_cast<ParameterPort>(connections[0].lock()); p) {
                 p->pull();
-                buf = p->buf;
+                data = p->data;
                 size = p->size;
             }
         }
     } else if (auto pt = std::static_pointer_cast<ParameterPort>(passthroughTo.lock()); pt && pt->dataType() == Parameter) {
         pt->pull();
-        buf = pt->buf;
+        data = pt->data;
         size = pt->size;
     }
-    if (!buf) { // no buffer pulled from input or passthrough; create a new one
+    if (!data) { // no buffer pulled from input or passthrough; create a new one
         size = audioEngine->curTickSize();
-        buf = static_cast<double*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(size * sizeof(double)));
-        std::fill_n(buf, size, std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());
+        data = static_cast<double*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(size * sizeof(double)));
+        std::fill_n(data, size, std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());
     }
 
     tickUpdatedOn = t;
diff --git a/xybrid/data/porttypes.h b/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
index a3fd79e..754754e 100644
--- a/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
+++ b/xybrid/data/porttypes.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Xybrid::Data {
     class CommandPort : public Port {
     public:
         uint8_t* data;
-        size_t dataSize;
+        size_t size;
 
         CommandPort() = default;
         ~CommandPort() override = default;
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ namespace Xybrid::Data {
 
     class ParameterPort : public Port {
     public:
-        double* buf;
+        double* data;
         size_t size;
 
         ParameterPort() = default;
         ~ParameterPort() override = default;
 
-        double& operator[](size_t at) { return buf[at]; }
-        double& at(size_t at) { return buf[at]; }
+        double& operator[](size_t at) { return data[at]; }
+        double& at(size_t at) { return data[at]; }
 
         Port::DataType dataType() const override { return Port::Parameter; }
 
diff --git a/xybrid/nodelib/commandreader.cpp b/xybrid/nodelib/commandreader.cpp
index e18a1ab..1e4345d 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodelib/commandreader.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/nodelib/commandreader.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using namespace Xybrid::Data;
 CommandReader::CommandReader(CommandPort* p) {
     p->pull();
     data = p->data;
-    dataSize = p->dataSize;
+    dataSize = p->size;
 }
 
 CommandReader::operator bool() const { return dataSize >= cur+5; }
diff --git a/xybrid/nodes/gadget/transpose.cpp b/xybrid/nodes/gadget/transpose.cpp
index 9341e25..c77b499 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodes/gadget/transpose.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/nodes/gadget/transpose.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ void Transpose::process() {
     in->pull();
     out->pull();
 
-    out->data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(in->dataSize));
-    out->dataSize = in->dataSize;
-    memcpy(out->data, in->data, in->dataSize); // precopy
+    out->data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(audioEngine->tickAlloc(in->size));
+    out->size = in->size;
+    memcpy(out->data, in->data, in->size); // precopy
 
     size_t mi = 0;
-    while (out->dataSize >= mi+5) {
+    while (out->size >= mi+5) {
         int16_t& n = reinterpret_cast<int16_t&>(out->data[mi+2]);
         if (n > -1) {
             int nn = n;
diff --git a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/testsynth.cpp b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/testsynth.cpp
index c37e335..44bcb76 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/testsynth.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/testsynth.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void TestSynth::process() {
     auto smp = *(project->samples.begin());
 
     size_t mi = 0;
-    while (cp->dataSize >= mi+5) {
+    while (cp->size >= mi+5) {
         uint16_t id = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t&>(cp->data[mi]);
         int16_t n = reinterpret_cast<int16_t&>(cp->data[mi+2]);
         if (n > -1) {