diff --git a/mixer/src/main.C b/mixer/src/main.C
index 9c85aa7..7c65ce4 100644
--- a/mixer/src/main.C
+++ b/mixer/src/main.C
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
 /* TODO: put these in a header */
 #define USER_CONFIG_DIR ".non-mixer/"
 
-
-const double OSC_INTERVAL = 0.1f;
+const double NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.25f;
 
 char *user_config_dir;
 Mixer *mixer;
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ void
 check_nsm ( void * v )
 {
     nsm->check();
-    Fl::repeat_timeout( OSC_INTERVAL, check_nsm, v );
+    Fl::repeat_timeout( NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL, check_nsm, v );
 }
 
 static int got_sigterm = 0;
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ main ( int argc, char **argv )
                 nsm->announce( nsm_url, APP_NAME, ":switch:dirty:", argv[0] );
 
                 // poll so we can keep OSC handlers running in the GUI thread and avoid extra sync
-                Fl::add_timeout( OSC_INTERVAL, check_nsm, NULL );
+                Fl::add_timeout( NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL, check_nsm, NULL );
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/timeline/src/main.C b/timeline/src/main.C
index 340d625..18a9780 100644
--- a/timeline/src/main.C
+++ b/timeline/src/main.C
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const char APP_NAME[]   = "Non-DAW";
 const char APP_TITLE[]  = "The Non-DAW";
 const char COPYRIGHT[]  = "Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Jonathan Moore Liles";
 
-#define OSC_INTERVAL 0.2f
+const double NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.25f;
 
 #define PACKAGE "non"
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void
 check_nsm ( void * v )
 {
     nsm->check();
-    Fl::repeat_timeout( OSC_INTERVAL, check_nsm, v );
+    Fl::repeat_timeout( NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL, check_nsm, v );
 }
 
 static int got_sigterm = 0;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ main ( int argc, char **argv )
                 nsm->announce( nsm_url, APP_NAME, ":progress:switch:", argv[0] );
 
                 /* poll so we can keep OSC handlers running in the GUI thread and avoid extra sync */
-                Fl::add_timeout( OSC_INTERVAL, check_nsm, NULL );
+                Fl::add_timeout( NSM_CHECK_INTERVAL, check_nsm, NULL );
             }
         }
         else