diff --git a/cava.c b/cava.c
index 84d4139..286ad61 100644
--- a/cava.c
+++ b/cava.c
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 
 		if (p.om == 3) get_terminal_dim_noncurses(&w, &h);
 
+		height = (h - 1) * 8;
+
 		// output open file/fifo for raw output
 		if (p.om == 4) {
 
@@ -477,9 +479,17 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 			}
 			printf("open file %s for writing raw ouput\n",p.raw_target);
 
-            //height and with must be hardcoded for raw output.
-			h = 112;
+            //width must be hardcoded for raw output.
 			w = 200;
+
+    		if (strcmp(p.data_format, "binary") == 0) {
+                height = pow(2, p.bit_format) - 1;
+            } else {
+                height = p.ascii_range;
+            }
+
+
+
 		}
 
  		//handle for user setting too many bars
@@ -504,10 +514,10 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 
 
 
-		height = h - 1;
+
 
 		// process [smoothing]: calculate gravity
-		g = p.gravity * ((float)height / 270) * pow((60 / (float)p.framerate), 2.5);
+		g = p.gravity * ((float)height / 2160) * pow((60 / (float)p.framerate), 2.5);
 
 
 		//checks if there is stil extra room, will use this to center
@@ -567,7 +577,7 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 
 		// process: weigh signal to frequencies
 		for (n = 0; n < bars;
-			n++)k[n] = pow(fc[n],0.85) * ((float)height/(M*4000)) * 
+			n++)k[n] = pow(fc[n],0.85) * ((float)height/(M*32000)) * 
 				p.smooth[(int)floor(((double)n) * smh)];
 
 		if (p.stereo) bars = bars * 2;
@@ -727,10 +737,10 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 					f[o] = fmem[o] * p.integral + f[o];
 					fmem[o] = f[o];
 
-					int diff = (height + 1) * 8 - f[o]; 
+					int diff = (height + 1) - f[o]; 
 					if (diff < 0) diff = 0;
 					double div = 1 / (diff + 1);
-					//f[o] = f[o] - pow(div, 10) * (height * 8 + 1); 
+					//f[o] = f[o] - pow(div, 10) * (height + 1); 
 					fmem[o] = fmem[o] * (1 - div / 20); 
 
 					#ifdef DEBUG
@@ -754,9 +764,9 @@ as of 0.4.0 all options are specified in config file, see in '/home/username/.co
 			//printf("%d\n",maxvalue); //checking maxvalue I keep forgetting its about 10000
 
 			//autmatic sens adjustment
-			if (p.autosens && p.om != 4) {
+			if (p.autosens) {
 				for (o = 0; o < bars; o++) {
-					if (f[o] > height * 8 ) {
+					if (f[o] > height ) {
 						senseLow = FALSE;
 						p.sens = p.sens * 0.985;
 						break;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 9f8465e..ea1b71c 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ double smoothDef[64] = {0.8, 0.8, 1, 1, 0.8, 0.8, 1, 0.8, 0.8, 1, 1, 0.8,
 					0.7, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.6};
 
 
-char *inputMethod, *outputMethod, *channels, *data_format;
+char *inputMethod, *outputMethod, *channels;
 
 
 struct config_params {
 
-char *color, *bcolor, *raw_target, *audio_source, *gradient_color_1, *gradient_color_2;
+char *color, *bcolor, *raw_target, *audio_source, *gradient_color_1, *gradient_color_2, *data_format;
 char bar_delim, frame_delim ;
 double monstercat, integral, gravity, ignore, sens; 
 unsigned int lowcf, highcf;
@@ -125,11 +125,10 @@ if (strcmp(outputMethod, "noncurses") == 0) {
 }
 if (strcmp(outputMethod, "raw") == 0) {//raw:
 	p->om = 4;
-	p->autosens = 0;
 	
 	//checking data format
 	p->is_bin = -1;
-	if (strcmp(data_format, "binary") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(p->data_format, "binary") == 0) {
 		p->is_bin = 1;
 		//checking bit format:
 		if (p->bit_format != 8 && p->bit_format != 16 ) {
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ if (strcmp(outputMethod, "raw") == 0) {//raw:
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	
 		}
-	} else if (strcmp(data_format, "ascii") == 0) {
+	} else if (strcmp(p->data_format, "ascii") == 0) {
 		p->is_bin = 0;
 		if (p->ascii_range < 1 ) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ if (strcmp(outputMethod, "raw") == 0) {//raw:
 	} else {
 	fprintf(stderr,
 		"data format %s is not supported, supported data formats are: 'binary' and 'ascii'\n",
-					data_format);
+					p->data_format);
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	
 	}
@@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ p->highcf = iniparser_getint(ini, "general:higher_cutoff_freq", 10000);
 // config: output
 channels =  (char *)iniparser_getstring(ini, "output:channels", "stereo");
 p->raw_target = (char *)iniparser_getstring(ini, "output:raw_target", "/dev/stdout");
-data_format = (char *)iniparser_getstring(ini, "output:data_format", "binary");
+p->data_format = (char *)iniparser_getstring(ini, "output:data_format", "binary");
 p->bar_delim = (char)iniparser_getint(ini, "output:bar_delimiter", 59);
 p->frame_delim = (char)iniparser_getint(ini, "output:frame_delimiter", 10);
 p->ascii_range = iniparser_getint(ini, "output:ascii_max_range", 1000);
diff --git a/output/raw.c b/output/raw.c
index ed46201..d9c678c 100644
--- a/output/raw.c
+++ b/output/raw.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #define _NORMALIZE_AND_WRITE(type) \
 	for (int i = 0; i < bars_count; i++) { \
 		uint##type##_t f_##type = UINT##type##_MAX; \
-		if (f[i] < TEN_THSND) \
-			f_##type *= f[i] / TEN_THSND_F; \
+			f_##type *= f[i]; \
 		write(fd, &f_##type, sizeof(uint##type##_t)); \
 	}
 
@@ -28,14 +27,12 @@ int ascii_range, char bar_delim, char frame_delim, const int const f[200]) {
 		}
 	} else { // ascii
 		for (int i = 0; i < bars_count; i++) {
-			int f_ranged = (f[i] / TEN_THSND_F) * ascii_range;
-			if (f_ranged > ascii_range)
-				f_ranged = ascii_range;
+			int f_ranged = f[i];
+			if (f_ranged > ascii_range) f_ranged = ascii_range;
 
 			// finding size of number-string in byte
 			int bar_height_size = 2; // a number + \0
-			if (f_ranged != 0)
-				bar_height_size += floor (log10 (f_ranged));
+			if (f_ranged != 0) bar_height_size += floor (log10 (f_ranged));
 
 			char bar_height[bar_height_size];
 			snprintf(bar_height, bar_height_size, "%d", f_ranged);