diff --git a/mixer/src/DPM.C b/mixer/src/DPM.C
index 0873165..2fc6d32 100644
--- a/mixer/src/DPM.C
+++ b/mixer/src/DPM.C
@@ -71,7 +71,15 @@ DPM::DPM ( int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char *L ) :
         DPM::blend( 6, breaks, cols, color() );
     }
 
+    {
+	smoothing.cutoff(25);
+	smoothing.sample_rate(1500);
 
+	/* clear initial hump */
+	sample_t t[1500];
+	smoothing.apply(t,1500,-70);   
+    }
+    
     resize( X,Y,W,H);
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ DPM::draw_label ( void )
     if ( parent()->child( 0 ) == this )
     {
         fl_font( FL_TIMES, 8 );
-        fl_color( FL_WHITE );
+        fl_color( FL_FOREGROUND_COLOR );
         /* draw marks */
         char pat[5];
         if ( type() == FL_HORIZONTAL )
@@ -238,7 +246,7 @@ DPM::draw ( void )
         
         /* if ( _pixels_per_segment >= 3 ) */
         /* { */
-        /*     fl_color( FL_DARK1 ); */
+        /*     fl_color( FL_CYAN ); */
 
         /*     if ( type() == FL_HORIZONTAL ) */
         /*     { */
@@ -260,5 +268,19 @@ DPM::draw ( void )
         /* } */
     }
 
+    /* fl_color( fl_color_add_alpha( FL_WHITE, 127 ) ); */
+
+    /* for ( int i = 0; i < 50; i++ ) */
+    /* { */
+    /* 	int yy = Y + i * H / 50; */
+	
+    /* 	if ( type() == FL_VERTICAL ) */
+    /*     { */
+    /* 	    int ww = i % 2 == 0 ? W : W / 2; */
+	    
+    /* 	    fl_line( X + ((W/2) - ww/2), yy, X + ww - 1, yy ); */
+    /*     } */
+    /* } */
+    
     fl_pop_clip();
 }
diff --git a/mixer/src/DPM.H b/mixer/src/DPM.H
index 18e694a..70ebb33 100644
--- a/mixer/src/DPM.H
+++ b/mixer/src/DPM.H
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <FL/Fl_Valuator.H> // for FL_HORIZONTAL and FL_VERTICAL
 
 #include "Meter.H"
+#include "dsp.h"
 
 class DPM : public Meter
 {
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ class DPM : public Meter
     int _pixels_per_segment;
     int _last_drawn_hi_segment;
 
+    Value_Smoothing_Filter smoothing;
+    
     float _value;
 
     int pos ( float v )
@@ -71,6 +74,11 @@ public:
 
     void value ( float v )
         {
+	    sample_t buf[100];
+
+	    if ( smoothing.apply( buf, 1, v ) )
+		v = buf[0];
+	    	    
             if ( _value != v )
             {
                 if ( pos( v ) != pos( _value ) ) 
diff --git a/nonlib/dsp.C b/nonlib/dsp.C
index e77ae45..e6d4fe3 100644
--- a/nonlib/dsp.C
+++ b/nonlib/dsp.C
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ Value_Smoothing_Filter::sample_rate ( nframes_t n )
     w = _cutoff / (FS * T);
 }
 
+/* FIXME: need a method that just returns a single value, skipping the within-buffer interpolation */
 bool
 Value_Smoothing_Filter::apply( sample_t * __restrict__ dst, nframes_t nframes, float gt )
 {