diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 95ef38e..eebc86e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import math
+
 from rich.console import ConsoleOptions, Console
 from rich.segment import Segment
 from rich.style import Style
@@ -128,11 +130,15 @@ class Channel(Widget):
     """
 
     rms_value = var(0)
-    scaled_rms_value = var(0)
-    MAX_RMS = 2**64
+    scaled_rms_value = var(0.0)
+    RMS_FACTOR = float(2**54)
 
     def compute_scaled_rms_value(self) -> float:
-        return self.rms_value / self.MAX_RMS
+        try:
+            db = 10 * math.log10(self.rms_value / self.RMS_FACTOR)
+            return (db + 90) / 110
+        except ValueError:
+            return 0
 
     def watch_scaled_rms_value(self, val) -> None:
         self.query_one(Meter).value = val
@@ -165,8 +171,7 @@ class ChannelRow(Widget):
 
     rms_values = var([])
 
-    def watch_rms_values(self, old_values, new_values):
-        print('watch_rms_values', new_values)
+    def watch_rms_values(self, new_values):
         for channel, value in zip(self.query(Channel), new_values):
             channel.rms_value = value
 
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ class Mixer(App):
             self.out_port = mido.open_output('Mixer', virtual=True)
 
     def on_mount(self) -> None:
-        self.set_interval(.5, self.update_messages)
+        self.set_interval(.1, self.update_messages)
 
     def update_messages(self) -> None:
         self.out_port.send(self.STATUS_MSG)
@@ -367,13 +372,15 @@ class Mixer(App):
             self.messages.append(hex_format(decoded_msg))
             self.query_one('#log').update(self.messages)
 
-        print('update')
         input_row = self.query_one(InputChannelRow)
         input_row.rms_values = self.bf_rms.input_rms
+        input_row.mutate_reactive(ChannelRow.rms_values)
         playback_row = self.query_one(PlaybackChannelRow)
         playback_row.rms_values = self.bf_rms.playback_rms
+        playback_row.mutate_reactive(ChannelRow.rms_values)
         output_row = self.query_one(OutputChannelRow)
         output_row.rms_values = self.bf_rms.output_rms
+        output_row.mutate_reactive(ChannelRow.rms_values)
         #self.query_one('#status').update(self.bf_status.__dict__)