diff --git a/tiny-cli/src/jvmMain/resources/sfx/game.lua b/tiny-cli/src/jvmMain/resources/sfx/game.lua
index 9165e335..843f26f2 100644
--- a/tiny-cli/src/jvmMain/resources/sfx/game.lua
+++ b/tiny-cli/src/jvmMain/resources/sfx/game.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ local waves = {{
 
 local bpm = nil
 local patterns = nil
+local volume = nil
+
 local faders = {}
 local current_wave = waves[1]
 
@@ -123,17 +125,25 @@ function on_active_tab(current, prec)
     if prec ~= nil then
         local score = generate_score()
         prec.content = sfx.to_table(score)
+        debug.console(generate_score())
     end
 
     -- restore the previous score of the current tab
     if current.content ~= nil then
+
         local data = current.content
         bpm.value = data["bpm"]
+        volume.value = (data["volume"] / 255) * 10
+        debug.console("stuff")
+        debug.console(data["volume"])
         -- always get the first pattern
         active_pattern(1, data)
+
+        debug.console(generate_score())
     else
         bpm.value = 120
         patterns.value = 1
+        volume.value = 10
         -- no data, reset to 0
         for k, f in pairs(faders) do
             widgets.resetFaderValue(f)
@@ -196,6 +206,14 @@ function on_increase_pattern(counter)
     counter.value = math.min(counter.value + 1, #active_tab.content["patterns"])
 end
 
+function on_decrease_volume(counter)
+    counter.value = math.max(counter.value - 1, 1)
+end
+
+function on_increase_volume(counter)
+    counter.value = math.min(counter.value + 1, 10)
+end
+
 function on_switch_mode()
     fader_mode = not fader_mode
     if fader_mode then
@@ -254,7 +272,7 @@ function _init(w, h)
 
     patterns = widgets.createCounter({
         x = 10,
-        y = 112,
+        y = 90,
         value = 1,
         label = "pattern",
         on_left = on_previous_patterns,
@@ -265,7 +283,7 @@ function _init(w, h)
 
     bpm = widgets.createCounter({
         x = 10,
-        y = 112 + 24,
+        y = 90 + 24,
         value = 120,
         label = "bpm",
         on_left = on_decrease_bpm,
@@ -274,6 +292,17 @@ function _init(w, h)
 
     table.insert(fader_widgets, bpm)
 
+    volume = widgets.createCounter({
+        x = 10,
+        y = 90 + 24 + 24,
+        value = 10,
+        label = "volume",
+        on_left = on_decrease_volume,
+        on_right = on_increase_volume
+    })
+
+    table.insert(fader_widgets, bpm)
+
     -- faders
     for i = 1, 32 do
         local f = widgets.createFader({
@@ -426,7 +455,17 @@ function generate_score(played_pattern)
         active_tab.content.patterns[1] = new_pattern
     end
     local p = active_tab.content["patterns"]
-    local score = "tiny-sfx " .. #p .. " " .. bpm.value .. " 255\n"
+    local v = math.floor((volume.value * 25.5))
+
+    debug.console("volume value")
+    debug.console(volume.value)
+    debug.console("computed volume")
+    debug.console(v)
+    local score = "tiny-sfx " .. #p .. " " .. bpm.value .. " "..v.."\n"
+
+    debug.console("SCORE ???")
+    debug.console(score)
+    debug.console(volume.value)
     -- write patterns
     for patterns in all(active_tab.content["patterns"]) do
         local strip = ""
diff --git a/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/lua/SfxLib.kt b/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/lua/SfxLib.kt
index 681098e8..76d351d8 100644
--- a/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/lua/SfxLib.kt
+++ b/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/lua/SfxLib.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.LuaValue
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.OneArgFunction
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.ThreeArgFunction
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.TwoArgFunction
+import kotlin.math.floor
 import kotlin.math.max
 import kotlin.math.min
 
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class SfxLib(
             }
             val result = LuaTable()
             result["bpm"] = valueOf(song.bpm)
-            result["volume"] = valueOf(song.volume.toDouble())
+            result["volume"] = valueOf(floor(song.volume.toDouble() * 255))
             result["patterns"] = patterns
             return result
         }
diff --git a/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/sound/SoundManager.kt b/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/sound/SoundManager.kt
index b9c8f06e..d66bfea6 100644
--- a/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/sound/SoundManager.kt
+++ b/tiny-engine/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/github/minigdx/tiny/sound/SoundManager.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ abstract class SoundManager {
             buffers.forEach { (_, line) ->
                 result += line[sample]
             }
-            mix[sample] = result / buffers.size.toFloat()
+            mix[sample] = (result / buffers.size.toFloat()) * song.volume
         }
         return mix to lastBeat * numberOfSamplesPerBeat
     }