diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 090aec1..c1c73b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# recent changes
+
+## Improvements
+
+* Improve BPM Dial to avoid jitter
+* Make tempo ramps possible again (without pitch correction)
+
 # 1.2.1 Monday 15th April 2019
 
 ## Features:
diff --git a/src/looper.cxx b/src/looper.cxx
index a513905..de2ac53 100644
--- a/src/looper.cxx
+++ b/src/looper.cxx
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ void Looper::process(unsigned int nframes, Buffers* buffers)
 
 			clips[clip]->record( nframes, inputL, inputR);
 		} else if ( clips[clip]->playing() ) {
-			// copy data into tmpBuffer, then pitch-stretch into track buffer
 			long targetFrames = fpb;
-			long actualFrames = clips[clip]->getRecFpb();//getBufferLenght();
+			long actualFrames = clips[clip]->getRecFpb();
 #ifdef DEBUG_TIME
 				cout << "FPB: " << fpb << "\n";
 				cout << "Target: " << targetFrames << " - Actual: " << actualFrames << "\n";
diff --git a/src/looperclip.cxx b/src/looperclip.cxx
index ffb25dc..f829b73 100644
--- a/src/looperclip.cxx
+++ b/src/looperclip.cxx
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ void LooperClip::bar()
 
 	if ( _playing ) {
 		_barsPlayed++;
-		cout << "Clip " << track << ":" << scene << " " << _playhead
-		     << "\n";
 	}
 
 	// FIXME assumes 4 beats in a bar
@@ -443,28 +441,28 @@ bool LooperClip::newBufferInTransit()
 	return _newBufferInTransit;
 }
 
-void LooperClip::getSample(long double playSpeed, float* L, float* R)
+void
+LooperClip::getSample(long double playSpeed, float *L, float *R)
 {
-	if ( _buffer && (_buffer->getSize() > 0)) {
-		if ( _playhead >= _recordhead ||
-		     _playhead >= _buffer->getSize() ||
-		     _playhead < 0  ) {
+	if(_buffer && (_buffer->getSize() > 0)) {
+		if(_playhead >= _recordhead ||
+			_playhead >= _buffer->getSize() || _playhead < 0) {
 			resetPlayHead();
-			
+
 			// FIXME is there a better way than just output 0 if frames are missing?
 			*L = 0.f;
 			*R = 0.f;
 			_playhead += playSpeed;
 			return;
 
-			EventGuiPrint e( "LooperClip resetting _playhead" );
-			//writeToGuiRingbuffer( &e );
+			EventGuiPrint e("LooperClip resetting _playhead");
+			writeToGuiRingbuffer( &e );
 		}
 
-		std::vector<float>& vL = _buffer->getDataL();
-		std::vector<float>& vR = _buffer->getDataR();
-		*L = vL[_playhead+0.5];
-		*R = vR[_playhead+0.5];
+		std::vector<float> &vL = _buffer->getDataL();
+		std::vector<float> &vR = _buffer->getDataR();
+		*L = vL[_playhead + 0.5];
+		*R = vR[_playhead + 0.5];
 		_playhead += playSpeed;
 	} else {
 		*L = 0.f;
diff --git a/src/metronome.cxx b/src/metronome.cxx
index cb3514b..7568a83 100644
--- a/src/metronome.cxx
+++ b/src/metronome.cxx
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ void Metronome::beat()
 void Metronome::setFpb(double f)
 {
 	fpb = f;
-
-	// disable play until next beat
-	//playPoint = endPoint + 1;
 }
 
 void Metronome::process(int nframes, Buffers* buffers)
diff --git a/src/timemanager.cxx b/src/timemanager.cxx
index dbc3e6f..d76fee0 100644
--- a/src/timemanager.cxx
+++ b/src/timemanager.cxx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ TimeManager::TimeManager():
 	samplerate = jack->getSamplerate();
 	// 120 BPM default
 	_fpb = samplerate / 2;
-	_fpbLag = _fpb;
 
 	//Counter for current bar/beat
 	barCounter  = 0;
@@ -103,14 +102,9 @@ void TimeManager::queueFpbChange( double f )
 
 void TimeManager::setFpb(double f)
 {
-	// barCounter  = 0;
-	// beatCounter = 0;
-	// beatFrameCountdown = -1;
-
+	// allign beatFrameCountdown
 	long double ratio = (long double)f / (long double)_fpb;
-	cout << "Faktor: " << ratio << "alt: " << beatFrameCountdown << "\n";
 	beatFrameCountdown = beatFrameCountdown * ratio;
-	cout << "Countdown: " << beatFrameCountdown << "\n";
 
 	_fpb = f;
 	int bpm = ( samplerate * 60) / f;
@@ -205,12 +199,8 @@ void TimeManager::setTransportState( TRANSPORT_STATE s )
 void TimeManager::process(Buffers* buffers)
 {
 	if(_bpmChangeQueued) {
-		_fpbLag = _nextFpb;
-		cout << "Lag: " << _fpbLag << " Next: " << _nextFpb
-		     << " Actual: " << _fpb << "\n";
-		setFpb(_fpbLag);
+		setFpb(_nextFpb);
 		_bpmChangeQueued = false;
-		cout << "finish\n";
 	}
 	// time signature?
 	//buffers->transportPosition->beats_per_bar = 4;
diff --git a/src/timemanager.hxx b/src/timemanager.hxx
index 3a92429..0187a59 100644
--- a/src/timemanager.hxx
+++ b/src/timemanager.hxx
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ private:
 	/// number of frames per beat
 	double _fpb;
 	double _nextFpb;
-	double _fpbLag;
 
 	/// holds the number of frames processed
 	long long totalFrameCounter;