diff --git a/Engine/Makefile b/Engine/Makefile
index bdac3e5..638dd5e 100644
--- a/Engine/Makefile
+++ b/Engine/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 SRCS= \
       Server.C \
+      Peak_Server.C \
       Timeline_Server.C \
       main.C \
       Audio_File.C \
diff --git a/Engine/Peak_Server.C b/Engine/Peak_Server.C
index 436a719..93bd619 100644
--- a/Engine/Peak_Server.C
+++ b/Engine/Peak_Server.C
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 /* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
+#include "Peak_Server.H"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
 /* Peak Server
 
    The peak server streams peak data to any timeline editors or other clients that ask for it.
@@ -27,6 +33,59 @@
 
    Response looks like (in binary floats):
 
-   >  length min max min max min max
+   >  channels length min max min max min max
+               length ...
 
   */
+
+#include "Audio_File.H"
+#include "Peaks.H"
+
+typedef unsigned long tick_t;
+
+
+#define PEAK_PORT 6100
+
+void
+Peak_Server::handle_new ( int s )
+{
+    printf( "new connection\n" );
+}
+
+void
+Peak_Server::handle_hang_up ( int s )
+{
+    printf( "hangup\n" );
+}
+
+void
+Peak_Server::handle_request ( int s, const char *buf, int l )
+{
+    printf( "request: %s", buf );
+
+    char source[512];
+    float fpp;
+    tick_t start, end;
+
+    if ( 4 != sscanf( buf, "read_peaks \"%[^\"]\" %f %lu %lu", source, &fpp, &start, &end ) )
+      fprintf( stderr, "error: malformed peak request!\n" );
+
+    Audio_File *af = Audio_File::from_file( source );
+
+    int channels = af->channels();
+
+    send( s, &channels, sizeof( int ), 0 );
+
+    for ( int i = 0; i < af->channels(); ++i )
+    {
+        const Peaks *pk = af->peaks( i );
+
+        int peaks = pk->fill_buffer( fpp, start, end );
+
+        send( s, &peaks, sizeof( int ), 0 );
+
+        send( s, pk->peakbuf(), peaks * sizeof( Peak ), 0 );
+    }
+
+    delete af;
+}
diff --git a/Engine/Peak_Server.H b/Engine/Peak_Server.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06465d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Engine/Peak_Server.H
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (C) 2008 Jonathan Moore Liles                                     */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     */
+/* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the       */
+/* Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your      */
+/* option) any later version.                                                  */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT */
+/* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       */
+/* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for   */
+/* more details.                                                               */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     */
+/* with This program; see the file COPYING.  If not,write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+/*******************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Server.H"
+
+class Peak_Server : public Server
+{
+
+protected:
+
+    void handle_new ( int s );
+    void handle_hang_up ( int s );
+    void handle_request ( int s, const char *s, int l );
+
+public:
+
+    Peak_Server ( int port ) : Server ( port )
+        {
+            fork( true );
+            echo( false );
+        }
+};
diff --git a/Engine/Peaks.C b/Engine/Peaks.C
index c8b56b5..1591d7b 100644
--- a/Engine/Peaks.C
+++ b/Engine/Peaks.C
@@ -38,27 +38,33 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
-Peaks::peakbuffer Peaks::peakbuf;
+Peaks::peakbuffer Peaks::_peakbuf;
 
 
 /** Prepare a buffer of peaks from /s/ to /e/ for reading. Must be
  * called before any calls to operator[] */
-void
+int
 Peaks::fill_buffer ( float fpp, int s, int e ) const
 {
     _fpp = fpp;
 
-    if ( fpp < _peaks->chunksize )
+    /* FIXME: repair this */
+//    if ( fpp < _peaks->chunksize )
     {
         /* looks like we're going to have to switch to a higher resolution peak file
          or read directly from the source */
         read_peaks( s, e, (e - s) / fpp, fpp );
+
+        /* FIXME: are we *SURE* we got them all? */
+        return e - s;
     }
-    else
-    {
-        /* we'll just downsample on the fly in this case--no need for extra copying into
-         the buffer */
-    }
+
+/*     else */
+/*     { */
+/*         /\* we'll just downsample on the fly in this case--no need for extra copying into */
+/*          the buffer *\/ */
+/*     } */
+
 }
 
 
@@ -123,19 +129,19 @@ Peaks::read_peaks ( int s, int e, int npeaks, int chunksize ) const
 {
     printf( "reading peaks %d @ %d\n", npeaks, chunksize );
 
-    if ( peakbuf.size < npeaks )
+    if ( _peakbuf.size < npeaks )
     {
-        peakbuf.size = npeaks;
-//        printf( "reallocating peak buffer %li\n", peakbuf.size );
-        peakbuf.buf = (peakdata*)realloc( peakbuf.buf, sizeof( peakdata ) + (peakbuf.size * sizeof( Peak )) );
+        _peakbuf.size = npeaks;
+//        printf( "reallocating peak buffer %li\n", _peakbuf.size );
+        _peakbuf.buf = (peakdata*)realloc( _peakbuf.buf, sizeof( peakdata ) + (_peakbuf.size * sizeof( Peak )) );
     }
 
     _clip->open();
     _clip->seek( s );
 
-    peakbuf.offset = s;
-    peakbuf.buf->chunksize = chunksize;
-    peakbuf.len = clip_read_peaks( peakbuf.buf->data, npeaks, chunksize );
+    _peakbuf.offset = s;
+    _peakbuf.buf->chunksize = chunksize;
+    _peakbuf.len = clip_read_peaks( _peakbuf.buf->data, npeaks, chunksize );
 
     _clip->close();
 }
@@ -149,17 +155,17 @@ Peaks::peak ( nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) const
 
     if ( _fpp < _peaks->chunksize )
     {
-        assert( _fpp == peakbuf.buf->chunksize );
+        assert( _fpp == _peakbuf.buf->chunksize );
 
-        start = (start - peakbuf.offset) / peakbuf.buf->chunksize;
-        end = (end - peakbuf.offset) / peakbuf.buf->chunksize;
+        start = (start - _peakbuf.offset) / _peakbuf.buf->chunksize;
+        end = (end - _peakbuf.offset) / _peakbuf.buf->chunksize;
 
-        if ( end > peakbuf.len )
-            end = peakbuf.len;
+        if ( end > _peakbuf.len )
+            end = _peakbuf.len;
 
-//        assert( peakbuf.len > start );
+//        assert( _peakbuf.len > start );
 
-        downsample( peakbuf.buf->data, start, end, &p.max, &p.min );
+        downsample( _peakbuf.buf->data, start, end, &p.max, &p.min );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -175,17 +181,18 @@ Peaks::peak ( nframes_t start, nframes_t end ) const
 /* virtual array. Index is a Pixel value, and it returns the
  * (resampled) peaks for that pixel based on the current timeline
  * zoom. */
-Peak &
-Peaks::operator[] ( int X ) const
-{
 
-    Peak p;
-    p.min = 0;
-    p.max = 0;
-    return  p;
-//    return peak( timeline->x_to_ts( X ), timeline->x_to_ts( X + 1 ) );
+/* Peak & */
+/* Peaks::operator[] ( int X ) const */
+/* { */
 
-}
+/*     Peak p; */
+/*     p.min = 0; */
+/*     p.max = 0; */
+/*     return  p; */
+/* //    return peak( timeline->x_to_ts( X ), timeline->x_to_ts( X + 1 ) ); */
+
+/* } */
 
 
 const char *
diff --git a/Engine/Peaks.H b/Engine/Peaks.H
index e5b1455..0f876f9 100644
--- a/Engine/Peaks.H
+++ b/Engine/Peaks.H
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Peaks
             }
     };
 
-    static peakbuffer peakbuf;
+    static peakbuffer _peakbuf;
 
     Audio_File *_clip;
     int _channel;
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ public:
             _channel = 0;
         }
 
+    Peak *peakbuf ( void ) const { return Peaks::_peakbuf.buf->data; }
     void clip ( Audio_File *c ) { _clip = c; }
     void channel ( int v ) { _channel = v; }
 
-    void fill_buffer ( float fpp, int s, int e ) const;
+    int fill_buffer ( float fpp, int s, int e ) const;
 
     void downsample ( Peak *peaks, int s, int e, float *mhi, float *mlo ) const;
     void read ( int X, float *hi, float *lo ) const;
diff --git a/Engine/Server.C b/Engine/Server.C
index a92a038..c8ab041 100644
--- a/Engine/Server.C
+++ b/Engine/Server.C
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Server::listen_on_port ( int port )
 Server::Server ( int port )
 {
     _port = port;
+    _echo = false;
+    _fork = false;
 }
 
 void
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ Server::run ( void )
                     else
                     {
 
-                        if ( echos() )
+                        if ( echo() )
                             /* echo to others */
                             for ( int j = maxfd; j-- ; )
                             {
diff --git a/Engine/Server.H b/Engine/Server.H
index 28bdb30..5eaa6b5 100644
--- a/Engine/Server.H
+++ b/Engine/Server.H
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 /* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
+#pragma once
+
 class Server
 {
 
     int _port;
+    bool _echo;
+    bool _fork;
 
     static int listen_on_port ( int port );
 
@@ -29,9 +33,13 @@ public:
     Server ( int port );
     void run ( void );
 
+    bool echo ( void ) { return _echo; }
+    bool fork ( void ) { return _fork; }
+    void echo ( bool b ) { _echo = b; }
+    void fork ( bool b) { _fork = b; }
+
 protected:
 
-    virtual bool echos ( void ) { return true; }
 
     virtual void handle_hang_up ( int s ) = 0;
     virtual void handle_new ( int s ) = 0;
diff --git a/Engine/Timeline_Server.H b/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
index 86e5b45..262068a 100644
--- a/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
+++ b/Engine/Timeline_Server.H
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ public:
 
     Timeline_Server ( int port ) : Server ( port )
         {
+            fork( false );
+            echo( true );
         }
 };
diff --git a/Engine/main.C b/Engine/main.C
index 854654b..1ba4598 100644
--- a/Engine/main.C
+++ b/Engine/main.C
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 
 #include "Timeline_Server.H"
+#include "Peak_Server.H"
 
 /* TODO:
 
@@ -60,7 +61,13 @@
 int
 main ( int argc, char **argv )
 {
-    Timeline_Server tls( 6110 );
 
-    tls.run();
+/*     Timeline_Server tls( 6110 ); */
+
+/*     tls.run(); */
+
+
+    Peak_Server pks( 6111 );
+
+    pks.run();
 }