diff --git a/include/PitShift.h b/include/PitShift.h
index 5e1bc10..42e857c 100644
--- a/include/PitShift.h
+++ b/include/PitShift.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace stk {
 */
 /***************************************************/
 
-const int maxDelay = 5024;
+  const int maxDelay = 5000; //5024;
 
 class PitShift : public Effect
 {
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class PitShift : public Effect
   DelayL delayLine_;
   StkFloat delay_[2];
   StkFloat env_[2];
+  StkFrames window_;
   StkFloat rate_;
   unsigned long delayLength_;
   unsigned long halfLength_;
@@ -73,25 +74,29 @@ class PitShift : public Effect
 inline StkFloat PitShift :: tick( StkFloat input )
 {
   // Calculate the two delay length values, keeping them within the
-  // range 12 to maxDelay-12.
+  // range 0 to delayLength.
   delay_[0] += rate_;
-  while ( delay_[0] > maxDelay-12 ) delay_[0] -= delayLength_;
-  while ( delay_[0] < 12 ) delay_[0] += delayLength_;
+  while ( delay_[0] >= delayLength_ ) delay_[0] -= delayLength_;
+  while ( delay_[0] < 0 ) delay_[0] += delayLength_;
 
   delay_[1] = delay_[0] + halfLength_;
-  while ( delay_[1] > maxDelay-12 ) delay_[1] -= delayLength_;
-  while ( delay_[1] < 12 ) delay_[1] += delayLength_;
+  while ( delay_[1] >= delayLength_ ) delay_[1] -= delayLength_;
+  while ( delay_[1] < 0 ) delay_[1] += delayLength_;
 
   // Set the new delay line lengths.
   delayLine_.setDelay( delay_[0] );
 
   // Calculate a triangular envelope.
-  env_[1] = fabs( ( delay_[0] - halfLength_ + 12 ) * ( 1.0 / (halfLength_ + 12 ) ) );
-  env_[0] = 1.0 - env_[1];
+  //env_[1] = fabs( ( delay_[0] - halfLength_ ) * ( 1.0 / (halfLength_ ) ) );
+  //env_[0] = 1.0 - env_[1];
+
+  // Or use the precomputed hanning window.
+  env_[1] = window_[delay_[0]];
+  env_[0] = window_[delay_[1]];
 
   // Delay input and apply envelope.
   lastFrame_[0] = env_[1] * delayLine_.tapOut( delay_[1] );
-  lastFrame_[0] =  +env_[0] * delayLine_.tick( input );
+  lastFrame_[0] += env_[0] * delayLine_.tick( input );
 
   // Compute effect mix and output.
   lastFrame_[0] *= effectMix_;
diff --git a/projects/effects/effects.cpp b/projects/effects/effects.cpp
index b547e83..975eea0 100644
--- a/projects/effects/effects.cpp
+++ b/projects/effects/effects.cpp
@@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ int tick( void *outputBuffer, void *inputBuffer, unsigned int nBufferFrames,
 
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
+  // If you want to change the default sample rate (set in Stk.h), do
+  // it before instantiating any objects!  If the sample rate is
+  // specified in the command line, it will override this setting.
+  Stk::setSampleRate( 48000.0 );
+
   TickData data;
   RtAudio adac;
   int i;
 
   if ( argc < 2 || argc > 6 ) usage();
 
-  // If you want to change the default sample rate (set in Stk.h), do
-  // it before instantiating any objects!  If the sample rate is
-  // specified in the command line, it will override this setting.
-  Stk::setSampleRate( 48000.0 );
-
   // Parse the command-line arguments.
   unsigned int port = 2001;
   for ( i=1; i<argc; i++ ) {
diff --git a/src/PitShift.cpp b/src/PitShift.cpp
index 84de2b5..3564a25 100644
--- a/src/PitShift.cpp
+++ b/src/PitShift.cpp
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ namespace stk {
 
 PitShift :: PitShift( void )
 {
-  delayLength_ = maxDelay - 24;
+  delayLength_ = maxDelay;
   halfLength_ = delayLength_ / 2;
-  delay_[0] = 12;
-  delay_[1] = maxDelay / 2;
+  delay_[0] = 0;
+  delay_[1] = delayLength_ / 2;
 
   delayLine_.setMaximumDelay( maxDelay );
   delayLine_.setDelay( delay_[0] );
   effectMix_ = 0.5;
   rate_ = 1.0;
+
+  window_.resize( delayLength_, 1 );
+  StkFloat temp = TWO_PI / delayLength_;
+  for ( unsigned long i=0; i<=window_.size(); i++ )
+    window_[i] = (cos( i * temp ) + 1.0) / 2.0;
 }
 
 void PitShift :: clear()