diff --git a/NuEVI/NuEVI.ino b/NuEVI/NuEVI.ino
index 720452e..5e86363 100644
--- a/NuEVI/NuEVI.ino
+++ b/NuEVI/NuEVI.ino
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static const unsigned long pixelUpdateInterval = 80;
 
 unsigned long lastDeglitchTime = 0;         // The last time the fingering was changed
 unsigned long ccSendTime = 0L;              // The last time we sent CC values
+unsigned long ccBreathSendTime = 0L;        // The last time we sent breath CC values
 unsigned long breath_on_time = 0L;          // Time when breath sensor value went over the ON threshold
 
 int lastFingering = 0;             // Keep the last fingering value for debouncing
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ byte vibLedOff = 0;
 byte oldpkey = 0;
 
 static const float vibDepth[10] = {0,0.05,0.1,0.15,0.2,0.25,0.3,0.35,0.40,0.45}; // max pitch bend values (+/-) for the vibrato settings
+static const short vibMaxBiteList[17] = {1600,1400,1200,1000,900,800,700,600,500,400,300,250,200,150,100,50,25};
 static const short vibMaxList[12] = {300,275,250,225,200,175,150,125,100,75,50,25};
 
 static const unsigned short curveM4[] = {0,4300,7000,8700,9900,10950,11900,12600,13300,13900,14500,15000,15450,15700,16000,16250,16383};
@@ -467,9 +469,7 @@ void loop() {
     }
 
     if (analogRead(breathSensorPin) > (breathCalZero - 800)) programonce = false;
-
-    if (specialKeyEnable) {
-      specialKey = (touchRead(specialKeyPin) > touch_Thr); //S2 on pcb
+    if (specialKeyEnable) {   
       if (lastSpecialKey != specialKey) {
         if (specialKey) {
           // special key just pressed, check other keys
@@ -700,21 +700,20 @@ void loop() {
     if (pressureSensor > breathThrVal) cursorBlinkTime = millis(); // keep display from updating with cursor blinking if breath is over thr
   }
   // Is it time to send more CC data?
+  if (millis() - ccBreathSendTime > (CC_BREATH_INTERVAL*(slowMidi+1))){
+    breath();
+    ccBreathSendTime = millis();
+  }
   if (millis() - ccSendTime > CC_INTERVAL) {
-    // deal with Breath, Pitch Bend, Modulation, etc.
-    if (!slowMidi) breath();
-    halfTime = !halfTime;
-    if (halfTime) {
-      pitch_bend();
-      portamento_();
-    } else {
-      if (slowMidi) breath();
-      extraController();
-      if (((pinkySetting == LVL) || (pinkySetting == LVLP)) && pinkyKey){
-        // show LVL indication
-      } else updateSensorLEDs();
-      doorKnobCheck();
-    }
+    // deal with Pitch Bend, Modulation, etc.
+    pitch_bend();
+    portamento_();
+    extraController();
+    readTeensySwitches();
+    if (((pinkySetting == LVL) || (pinkySetting == LVLP)) && pinkyKey){
+      // show LVL indication
+    } else updateSensorLEDs();
+    doorKnobCheck();
     ccSendTime = millis();
   }
   if (millis() - pixelUpdateTime > pixelUpdateInterval) {
@@ -860,7 +859,7 @@ void pitch_bend() {
 
 
   vibMax = vibMaxList[vibSens - 1];
-  vibMaxBite = vibMax*4;
+  vibMaxBite = vibMaxBiteList[vibSensBite - 1];
 
   if (vibControl){ //bite vibrato
     if (biteJumper){ //PBITE (if pulled low with jumper, use pressure sensor instead of capacitive bite sensor)
@@ -883,7 +882,8 @@ void pitch_bend() {
     } else {
       vibSignal = vibSignal * 0.5;
     }
-  } else { //lever vibrato
+  }
+  if (vibControl != 1) { //lever vibrato
     vibRead = touchRead(vibratoPin); // SENSOR PIN 15 - built in var cap  
     if (vibRead < vibThr) {
       if (UPWD == vibDirection) {
@@ -1102,12 +1102,12 @@ void extraController() {
 
 void portamento_() {
 
-  if (biteJumper){ //PBITE (if pulled low with jumper, use pressure sensor instead of capacitive bite sensor)
+  if (biteJumper) { //PBITE (if pulled low with jumper, use pressure sensor instead of capacitive bite sensor)
     biteSensor=analogRead(bitePressurePin); // alternative kind bite sensor (air pressure tube and sensor)  PBITE
    } else { 
     biteSensor = touchRead(bitePin);     // get sensor data, do some smoothing - SENSOR PIN 17 - PCB PINS LABELED "BITE" (GND left, sensor pin right) 
    }
-  if (!vibControl){
+  if (0 == vibControl) {
     // Portamento is controlled with the bite sensor (variable capacitor) in the mouthpiece
     if (portamento && (biteSensor >= portamThrVal)) { // if we are enabled and over the threshold, send portamento
       if (!portIsOn) {
@@ -1117,7 +1117,8 @@ void portamento_() {
     } else if (portIsOn) { // we have just gone below threshold, so send zero value
       portOff();
     }
-  } else {
+  } else if (1 == vibControl) {
+    // Portamento is switched to lever control
     leverPortRead = touchRead(vibratoPin);
     if (portamento && (leverPortRead <= (leverPortZero-leverPortThr))) { // if we are enabled and over the threshold, send portamento
       if (!portIsOn) {
@@ -1127,6 +1128,10 @@ void portamento_() {
     } else if (portIsOn) { // we have just gone below threshold, so send zero value
     portOff();
   }
+  } else {
+    // no control for portamento
+    if (portIsOn)
+      portOff();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1143,7 +1148,7 @@ void portOn() {
 
 void port() {
   int portCC;
-  if (!vibControl)
+  if (1 != vibControl)
     portCC = map(constrain(biteSensor, portamThrVal, portamMaxVal), portamThrVal, portamMaxVal, 0, 127);
   else
     portCC = constrain((leverPortZero-leverPortThr-leverPortRead),0,127);
@@ -1168,6 +1173,12 @@ void portOff() {
 
 //***********************************************************
 
+
+void readTeensySwitches() { //these seem to slow things down, so do it less often
+   pinkyKey = (touchRead(halfPitchBendKeyPin) > touch_Thr); // SENSOR PIN 1  - PCB PIN "S1" 
+   specialKey = (touchRead(specialKeyPin) > touch_Thr); //S2 on pcb
+}
+
 void readSwitches() {
   
   // Read touch pads (MPR121), compare against threshold value
@@ -1196,7 +1207,7 @@ void readSwitches() {
   K6 = touchKeys[K6Pin];
   K7 = touchKeys[K7Pin];
 
-  pinkyKey = (touchRead(halfPitchBendKeyPin) > touch_Thr); // SENSOR PIN 1  - PCB PIN "S1" 
+
 
   int qTransp = (pinkyKey && (pinkySetting < 25)) ? pinkySetting-12 : 0;
 
diff --git a/NuEVI/config.h b/NuEVI/config.h
index 84520ea..059dd93 100644
--- a/NuEVI/config.h
+++ b/NuEVI/config.h
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 #define CCN_Port 5      // Controller number for portamento level
 #define CCN_PortOnOff 65// Controller number for portamento on/off
 
-// Send breath CC data no more than every CC_INTERVAL (other CC is sent with double interval)
+// Send breath CC data no more than every CC_BREATH_INTERVAL 
 // milliseconds (due to timing errors, the value should be about half the actual wanted value)
-#define CC_INTERVAL 2
+#define CC_BREATH_INTERVAL 1
+#define CC_INTERVAL 10
 
 
 #define breathLoLimit   0
diff --git a/NuEVI/menu.cpp b/NuEVI/menu.cpp
index 3f65e41..d285352 100644
--- a/NuEVI/menu.cpp
+++ b/NuEVI/menu.cpp
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ const MenuEntrySub velSmpDlMenu = {
 };
 
 const MenuEntrySub velBiasMenu = {
-  MenuType::ESub, "VEL BIAS", "VEL BIAS", &velBias, 0, 9, MenuEntryFlags::EMenuEntryWrap,
+  MenuType::ESub, "VEL BOOST", "VEL BOOST", &velBias, 0, 9, MenuEntryFlags::EMenuEntryWrap,
   [](SubMenuRef __unused, char* out, const char** __unused unit) {
     if (velBias) numToString(velBias, out);
     else strncpy(out, "OFF", 4);
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ const MenuEntrySub vibSquelchMenu = {
 };
 
 const MenuEntrySub vibSenseBiteMenu = {
-  MenuType::ESub, "SENSE BTE", "LEVEL", &vibSensBite, 1, 12, MenuEntryFlags::ENone,
+  MenuType::ESub, "SENSE BTE", "LEVEL", &vibSensBite, 1, 17, MenuEntryFlags::ENone,
   [](SubMenuRef __unused,char* textBuffer, const char** __unused unit) {
     numToString(vibSensBite, textBuffer);
   },
@@ -982,9 +982,11 @@ const MenuEntrySub vibSquelchBiteMenu = {
 };
 
 const MenuEntrySub vibControlMenu = {
-  MenuType::ESub, "CONTROL", "CONTROL", &vibControl , 0, 1, MenuEntryFlags::EMenuEntryWrap,
+  MenuType::ESub, "CONTROL", "CONTROL", &vibControl , 0, 2, MenuEntryFlags::EMenuEntryWrap,
   [](SubMenuRef __unused, char* out, const char** __unused unit) {
-    if (vibControl)
+    if (2 == vibControl)
+      strncpy(out, "BTH", 4);
+    else if (1 == vibControl)
       strncpy(out, "BIT", 4);
     else
       strncpy(out, "LVR", 4);
diff --git a/NuEVI/settings.cpp b/NuEVI/settings.cpp
index d8b3195..e83eeac 100644
--- a/NuEVI/settings.cpp
+++ b/NuEVI/settings.cpp
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ void readEEPROM() {
     vibDirection    = readSettingBounded(VIB_DIRECTION_ADDR, 0, 1, VIB_DIRECTION_FACTORY);
     breathCC2       = readSettingBounded(BREATH_CC2_ADDR, 0, 127, BREATH_CC2_FACTORY);
     breathCC2Rise   = readSettingBounded(BREATH_CC2_RISE_ADDR, 1, 10, BREATH_CC2_RISE_FACTORY);
-    vibSensBite     = readSettingBounded(VIB_SENS_BITE_ADDR, 1, 12, VIB_SENS_BITE_FACTORY);
+    vibSensBite     = readSettingBounded(VIB_SENS_BITE_ADDR, 1, 17, VIB_SENS_BITE_FACTORY);
     vibSquelchBite  = readSettingBounded(VIB_SQUELCH_BITE_ADDR, 1, 30, VIB_SQUELCH_BITE_FACTORY);
-    vibControl      = readSettingBounded(VIB_CONTROL_ADDR, 0, 1, VIB_CONTROL_FACTORY);
+    vibControl      = readSettingBounded(VIB_CONTROL_ADDR, 0, 2, VIB_CONTROL_FACTORY);
     dacMode         = readSettingBounded(DAC_MODE_ADDR, DAC_MODE_BREATH, DAC_MODE_PITCH, DAC_MODE_FACTORY);
     trill3_interval = readSettingBounded(TRILL3_INTERVAL_ADDR, 3, 4, TRILL3_INTERVAL_FACTORY);
     extraCT2        = readSettingBounded(EXTRA2_ADDR, 0, 127, EXTRA2_FACTORY);
diff --git a/NuEVI/settings.h b/NuEVI/settings.h
index 36f0141..2aed720 100644
--- a/NuEVI/settings.h
+++ b/NuEVI/settings.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 #define VIB_SQUELCH_BITE_FACTORY 10
 #define VIB_CONTROL_FACTORY 0
 #define TRILL3_INTERVAL_FACTORY 4
-#define DAC_MODE_FACTORY DAC_MODE_BREATH
+#define DAC_MODE_FACTORY DAC_MODE_PITCH
 #define EXTRA2_FACTORY 0
 #define LEVEL_CC_FACTORY 11
 #define LEVEL_VAL_FACTORY 127