diff --git a/inc/ADSR.h b/inc/ADSR.h
index 71c3acf..624c922 100644
--- a/inc/ADSR.h
+++ b/inc/ADSR.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "Effect.h"
+#include "IEffect.h"
 #include "Ramp.h"
 #include <cstddef>
 
-class ADSR : public Effect {
+class ADSR : public IEffect {
     enum ADSRState { sOff, sAttack, sDecay, sSustain, sRelease };
 
   private:
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ class ADSR : public Effect {
     ADSRState m_state;
     Ramp* m_ramp;
 
-    void process_sample(float* sample);
-    bool is_attack_elapsed();
-    bool is_decay_elapsed();
-    bool is_release_elapsed();
-    void recheck_state();
+    void ProcessSample(float* sample);
+    bool IsAttackElapsed();
+    bool IsDecayElapsed();
+    bool IsReleaseElapsed();
+    void RecheckState();
 
   public:
     ADSR(/* args */);
diff --git a/inc/Effect.h b/inc/Effect.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e9f918..0000000
--- a/inc/Effect.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#include <vector>
-class Effect {
-  private:
-    /* data */
-  public:
-    Effect(/* args */){};
-    ~Effect(){};
-    virtual void Trigger(){};
-    virtual void Release(){};
-    virtual void Process(std::vector<float>& samples){};
-};
diff --git a/inc/Filter.h b/inc/Filter.h
index 7b5f567..c4d8ba4 100644
--- a/inc/Filter.h
+++ b/inc/Filter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "Effect.h"
+#include "IEffect.h"
 
 enum FilterType {
     LowPass,
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ enum FilterType {
     HighPass
 };
 
-class Filter : public Effect {
+class Filter : public IEffect {
   protected:
     float m_freq;  // cutoff frequency
     float m_q;     // filter quantity (resonance)
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ class Filter : public Effect {
   public:
     Filter(/* args */);
     virtual ~Filter();
-    void Trigger() override;
-    void Release() override;
+    void Trigger() override final;
+    void Release() override final;
     float Process(float in);
-    void Process(std::vector<float>& samples) override;
+    void Process(std::vector<float>& samples) override final;
     void SetParameters(float freq, float res, float q);
     float GetFreq() { return m_freq; }
     float GetRes() { return m_q; }
diff --git a/inc/IEffect.h b/inc/IEffect.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a8bc68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/IEffect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vector>
+class IEffect {
+  private:
+    /* data */
+  public:
+    virtual void Trigger() = 0;
+    virtual void Release() = 0;
+    virtual void Process(std::vector<float>& samples) = 0;
+};
diff --git a/inc/Synth.h b/inc/Synth.h
index c9bc8d8..d6acede 100644
--- a/inc/Synth.h
+++ b/inc/Synth.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "ADSR.h"
 #include "Filter.h"
 #include "Adder.h"
-#include "Effect.h"
+#include "IEffect.h"
 #include "Note.h"
 #include "Oscillator.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
@@ -13,23 +13,23 @@ class Synth {
   private:
     bool is_note_triggered;
     std::vector<Oscillator*> m_oscillators;
-    std::vector<Effect*> m_effects;
+    std::vector<IEffect*> m_effects;
     std::vector<float> m_out_signal;
     Oscillator* m_lfo;
-    void zero_signal();
-    void get_note();
-    void trigger_note_on_effects();
-    void untrigger_note_on_effects();
-    void apply_effects();
-    void add_oscillator();
-    void apply_filter_lfo();
+    void ZeroSignal();
+    void GetNote();
+    void TriggerNoteOnEffects();
+    void UntriggerNoteOnEffects();
+    void ApplyEffects();
+    void AddOscillator();
+    void ApplyFilterLfo();
   public:
     Synth(/* args */);
     ~Synth();
     void Trigger(Note input);
     void Process();
     void Release();
-    void AddEffect(Effect* fx);
+    void AddEffect(IEffect* fx);
     const std::vector<float>& GetOutSignal() { return m_out_signal; }
     const std::vector<Oscillator*>& GetOscillators() { return m_oscillators; }
     const bool& GetIsNoteTriggered() { return is_note_triggered; }
diff --git a/src/ADSR.cpp b/src/ADSR.cpp
index 9f043a9..7a4c435 100644
--- a/src/ADSR.cpp
+++ b/src/ADSR.cpp
@@ -12,33 +12,33 @@ ADSR::ADSR(/* args */) {
 
 ADSR::~ADSR() { delete m_ramp; }
 
-bool ADSR::is_attack_elapsed() {
+bool ADSR::IsAttackElapsed() {
     return m_state == sAttack && m_ramp->IsCompleted();
 }
 
-bool ADSR::is_decay_elapsed() {
+bool ADSR::IsDecayElapsed() {
     return m_state == sDecay && m_ramp->IsCompleted();
 }
 
-bool ADSR::is_release_elapsed() {
+bool ADSR::IsReleaseElapsed() {
     return m_state == sRelease && m_ramp->IsCompleted();
 }
 
-void ADSR::recheck_state() {
+void ADSR::RecheckState() {
     switch (m_state) {
         case sAttack:
-            if (is_attack_elapsed()) {
+            if (IsAttackElapsed()) {
                 m_state = sDecay;
                 m_ramp->RampTo(m_sustain_level, m_decay_time);
             }
             break;
         case sDecay:
-            if (is_decay_elapsed()) {
+            if (IsDecayElapsed()) {
                 m_state = sSustain;
             }
             break;
         case sRelease:
-            if (is_release_elapsed()) {
+            if (IsReleaseElapsed()) {
                 m_state = sOff;
             }
             break;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ADSR::recheck_state() {
     }
 }
 
-void ADSR::process_sample(float* sample) {
+void ADSR::ProcessSample(float* sample) {
     if (m_state == sOff) {
         (*sample) = 0;
     } else if (m_state == sAttack) {
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ void ADSR::Release() {
 
 void ADSR::Process(std::vector<float>& samples) {
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < samples.size(); i++) {
-        recheck_state();
-        process_sample(&samples[i]);
+        RecheckState();
+        ProcessSample(&samples[i]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Synth.cpp b/src/Synth.cpp
index 59b1efa..3cc0a36 100644
--- a/src/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/Synth.cpp
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 
 Synth::Synth(/* args */) {
     m_lfo = new Oscillator(OscillatorType::Sine, 5.f, VOLUME);
-    add_oscillator();
-    add_oscillator();
+    AddOscillator();
+    AddOscillator();
     AddEffect(new ADSR());
     AddEffect(FilterFactory::GetDefaultFilter());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {
         float sample = 0.0f;
         m_out_signal.push_back(sample);
     }
-    zero_signal();
+    ZeroSignal();
 }
 
 Synth::~Synth() {
@@ -24,37 +24,37 @@ Synth::~Synth() {
     m_out_signal.clear();
 }
 
-void Synth::zero_signal() {
+void Synth::ZeroSignal() {
     float sample = 0.0f;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < STREAM_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {
         m_out_signal[i] = sample;
     }
 }
 
-void Synth::get_note() {
-    zero_signal();
+void Synth::GetNote() {
+    ZeroSignal();
     Adder::SumOscillators(m_oscillators, m_out_signal);
 }
 
-void Synth::apply_effects() {
-    for (Effect* effect : m_effects) {
+void Synth::ApplyEffects() {
+    for (IEffect* effect : m_effects) {
         effect->Process(m_out_signal);
     }
 }
 
-void Synth::trigger_note_on_effects() {
-    for (Effect* effect : m_effects) {
+void Synth::TriggerNoteOnEffects() {
+    for (IEffect* effect : m_effects) {
         effect->Trigger();
     }
 }
 
-void Synth::untrigger_note_on_effects() {
-    for (Effect* effect : m_effects) {
+void Synth::UntriggerNoteOnEffects() {
+    for (IEffect* effect : m_effects) {
         effect->Release();
     }
 }
 
-void Synth::add_oscillator() {
+void Synth::AddOscillator() {
     m_oscillators.push_back(
         new Oscillator(OscillatorType::Sine, 440.f, VOLUME));
 }
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ void Synth::Trigger(Note input) {
         osc->SetFreq(hz);
     }
     is_note_triggered = true;
-    trigger_note_on_effects();
+    TriggerNoteOnEffects();
 }
 
 // todo: fix this
-void Synth::apply_filter_lfo() {
+void Synth::ApplyFilterLfo() {
     float dt = m_lfo->Process();
     Filter* filter = (Filter*)m_effects[1];
     float freq = filter->GetFreq();
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ void Synth::apply_filter_lfo() {
 void Synth::Process() {
     //todo: on each sample. 
     //in order to do that, we need to move to per-sample processing
-    apply_filter_lfo();
-    get_note();
-    apply_effects();
+    ApplyFilterLfo();
+    GetNote();
+    ApplyEffects();
 }
 
 void Synth::Release() {
-    zero_signal();
+    ZeroSignal();
     is_note_triggered = false;
-    untrigger_note_on_effects();
+    UntriggerNoteOnEffects();
 }
 
-void Synth::AddEffect(Effect* fx) { m_effects.push_back(fx); }
+void Synth::AddEffect(IEffect* fx) { m_effects.push_back(fx); }
 
 void Synth::SetFilter(FilterType type) {
     Filter* old_filter = this->GetFilter();