diff --git a/midizap.c b/midizap.c
index 61bb6c0..d56c2bc 100644
--- a/midizap.c
+++ b/midizap.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int16_t pbvalue[16] =
    8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192};
 
 void
-send_midi(int status, int data, int index, int incr)
+send_midi(int status, int data, int index, int incr, int step)
 {
   if (!enable_jack_output) return; // MIDI output not enabled
   uint8_t msg[3];
@@ -112,13 +112,15 @@ send_midi(int status, int data, int index, int incr)
     // range (0..16383, with 8192 being the center value)
     int pbval = 0;
     if (incr) {
+      if (!step) return;
+      incr *= step;
       if (incr > 0) {
 	if (pbvalue[chan] >= 16383) return;
-	pbvalue[chan] += 1170;
+	pbvalue[chan] += incr;
 	if (pbvalue[chan] > 16383) pbvalue[chan] = 16383;
       } else {
 	if (pbvalue[chan] == 0) return;
-	pbvalue[chan] -= 1170;
+	pbvalue[chan] += incr;
 	if (pbvalue[chan] < 0) pbvalue[chan] = 0;
       }
       pbval = pbvalue[chan];
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ send_strokes(translation *tr, int status, int chan, int data, int index, int inc
       send_key(s->keysym, s->press);
       nkeys++;
     } else {
-      send_midi(s->status, s->data, index, incr);
+      send_midi(s->status, s->data, index, incr, s->step);
     }
     s = s->next;
   }
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ static int16_t inpbvalue[16] =
   {8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192,
    8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192};
 
+static uint8_t notedown[16][128];
 static uint8_t inccdown[16][128];
 static uint8_t inpbdown[16];
 
@@ -380,10 +383,17 @@ handle_event(uint8_t *msg)
       send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 1, 0);
       break;
     case 0x90:
-      if (msg[2])
-	send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, 0);
-      else
-	send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 1, 0);
+      if (msg[2]) {
+	if (!notedown[chan][msg[1]]) {
+	  send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, 0);
+	  notedown[chan][msg[1]] = 1;
+	}
+      } else {
+	if (notedown[chan][msg[1]]) {
+	  send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 1, 0);
+	  notedown[chan][msg[1]] = 0;
+	}
+      }
       break;
     case 0xb0:
       if (msg[2]) {
@@ -398,12 +408,24 @@ handle_event(uint8_t *msg)
 	}
       }
       if (check_incr(tr, chan, msg[1])) {
-	// incremental controller a la MCU XXXTODO: maybe we should handle
-	// speed of control changes here?
+	// Incremental controller a la MCU. NB: This assumed a signed bit
+	// representation (values above 0x40 indicate counter-clockwise
+	// rotation), which seems to be what most DAWs expect nowadays.
+	// But some DAWs may also have it the other way round, so that you may
+	// have to swap the actions for increment and decrement. XXXTODO:
+	// Maybe the encoding should be a configurable parameter?
 	if (msg[2] < 64) {
-	  send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, 1);
+	  int d = msg[2];
+	  while (d) {
+	    send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, 1);
+	    d--;
+	  }
 	} else if (msg[2] > 64) {
-	  send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, -1);
+	  int d = msg[2]-64;
+	  while (d) {
+	    send_strokes(tr, status, chan, msg[1], 0, -1);
+	    d--;
+	  }
 	}
       } else if (inccvalue[chan][msg[1]] != msg[2]) {
 	int incr = inccvalue[chan][msg[1]] > msg[2] ? -1 : 1;
@@ -429,13 +451,15 @@ handle_event(uint8_t *msg)
       }
       if (check_pbs(tr, chan) && inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 != bend) {
 	int incr = inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 > bend ? -1 : 1;
-	while (inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 != bend) {
-	  int d = abs(inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 - bend);
-	  // scaled to ca. 7 steps in either direction, like on output
-	  if (d > 1170) d = 1170;
-	  if (d < 1170) break;
-	  send_strokes(tr, status, chan, 0, 0, incr);
-	  inpbvalue[chan] += incr*d;
+	int step = tr->step[chan][incr>0];
+	if (step) {
+	  while (inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 != bend) {
+	    int d = abs(inpbvalue[chan] - 8192 - bend);
+	    if (d > step) d = step;
+	    if (d < step) break;
+	    send_strokes(tr, status, chan, 0, 0, incr);
+	    inpbvalue[chan] += incr*d;
+	  }
 	}
       }
       break;
@@ -449,10 +473,10 @@ handle_event(uint8_t *msg)
 
 void help(char *progname)
 {
-  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-h] [-j] [-r rcfile] [-d[rsk]]\n", progname);
+  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-h] [-t] [-r rcfile] [-d[rskj]]\n", progname);
   fprintf(stderr, "-h print this message\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "-j enable Jack MIDI output\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "-r config file name (default: SHUTTLE_CONFIG_FILE variable or ~/.shuttlerc)\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "-t enable MIDI output\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "-r config file name (default: MIDIZAP_CONFIG_FILE variable or ~/.midizaprc)\n");
   fprintf(stderr, "-d debug (r = regex, s = strokes, k = keys, j = jack; default: all)\n");
 }
 
@@ -469,12 +493,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
   uint8_t msg[3];
   int opt;
 
-  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hjd::r:")) != -1) {
+  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "htd::r:")) != -1) {
     switch (opt) {
     case 'h':
       help(argv[0]);
       exit(0);
-    case 'j':
+    case 't':
       enable_jack_output = 1;
       break;
     case 'd':
diff --git a/midizap.h b/midizap.h
index 77ffdb4..bdd2488 100644
--- a/midizap.h
+++ b/midizap.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct _stroke {
   int press; // zero -> release, non-zero -> press
   // keysym == 0 => MIDI event
   int status, data; // status and, if applicable, first data byte
+  int step; // step size for pitch bends (1 by default)
   // the dirty bit indicates a MIDI event for which a release event still
   // needs to be generated in key events
   int dirty;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ typedef struct _translation {
   stroke *ccs[NUM_CHAN][NUM_KEYS][2];
   stroke *pb[NUM_CHAN][2];
   stroke *pbs[NUM_CHAN][2];
+  int step[NUM_CHAN][2]; // step size for pitch bends (1 by default)
 } translation;
 
 extern translation *get_translation(char *win_title, char *win_class);
diff --git a/readconfig.c b/readconfig.c
index cf8fe86..db85559 100644
--- a/readconfig.c
+++ b/readconfig.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ append_stroke(KeySym sym, int press)
   s->next = NULL;
   s->keysym = sym;
   s->press = press;
-  s->status = s->data = s->dirty = 0;
+  s->status = s->data = s->step = s->dirty = 0;
   if (*first_stroke) {
     last_stroke->next = s;
   } else {
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ append_stroke(KeySym sym, int press)
 }
 
 void
-append_midi(int status, int data)
+append_midi(int status, int data, int step)
 {
   stroke *s = (stroke *)allocate(sizeof(stroke));
 
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ append_midi(int status, int data)
   s->press = 0;
   s->status = status;
   s->data = data;
+  s->step = step;
   // if this is a keystroke event, for all messages but program change (which
   // has no "on" and "off" states), mark the event as "dirty" so that the
   // corresponding "off" event gets added later to the "release" strokes
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ re_press_temp_modifiers(void)
 
    tok  ::= ( note | msg ) [number] [ "-" number] [incr]
    note ::= ( "a" | ... | "g" ) [ "#" | "b" ]
-   msg  ::= "ch" | "pb" | "pc" | "cc"
+   msg  ::= "ch" | "pb" [ "[" number "]" ] | "pc" | "cc"
    incr ::= "-" | "+" | "<" | ">"
 
    Numbers are always in decimal. The meaning of the first number depends on
@@ -668,11 +669,12 @@ re_press_temp_modifiers(void)
    messages). If present, the suffix with the second number (after the dash)
    denotes the MIDI channel, otherwise the default MIDI channel is used. Note
    that not all combinations are possible -- "pb" is *not* followed by a data
-   byte, and "ch" may *not* have a channel number suffix on it. (In fact, "ch"
-   is no real MIDI message at all; it just sets the default MIDI channel for
-   subsequent messages.) The incr flag is only permitted in the first token of
-   a translation, and only in conjunction with "pb" or "cc", whereas "ch" must
-   *not* occur as the first token. */
+   byte, but may be followed by a step size in brackets; and "ch" may *not*
+   have a channel number suffix on it. (In fact, "ch" is no real MIDI message
+   at all; it just sets the default MIDI channel for subsequent messages.) The
+   incr flag is only permitted in the first token of a translation, and only
+   in conjunction with "pb" or "cc", whereas "ch" must *not* occur as the
+   first token. */
 
 static int note_number(char c, char b, int k)
 {
@@ -688,12 +690,12 @@ static int note_number(char c, char b, int k)
 }
 
 int
-parse_midi(char *tok, char *s, int *incr, int *status, int *data)
+parse_midi(char *tok, char *s, int *incr, int *step, int *status, int *data)
 {
   char *p = tok, *t;
-  int n, m = -1, k = midi_channel;
+  int n, m = -1, k = midi_channel, l;
   s[0] = 0;
-  while (*p && !isdigit(*p) && !strchr("+-<>", *p)) p++;
+  while (*p && !isdigit(*p) && !strchr("+-<>[", *p)) p++;
   if (p == tok || p-tok > 10) return 0; // no valid token
   // the token by itself
   strncpy(s, tok, p-tok); s[p-tok] = 0;
@@ -706,6 +708,20 @@ parse_midi(char *tok, char *s, int *incr, int *status, int *data)
   } else if (strcmp(s, "pb")) {
     return 0;
   }
+  // step size ('pb' only)
+  if (*p == '[') {
+    if (strcmp(s, "pb")) return 0;
+    if (sscanf(++p, "%d%n", &l, &n) == 1) {
+      p += n;
+      if (*p != ']') return 0;
+      p++;
+      *step = l;
+    } else {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  } else if (strcmp(s, "pb") == 0) {
+    *step = 1;
+  }
   if (p[0] == '-' && isdigit(p[1])) {
     // suffix with MIDI channel (not permitted with 'ch')
     if (strcmp(s, "ch") == 0) return 0;
@@ -764,7 +780,7 @@ parse_midi(char *tok, char *s, int *incr, int *status, int *data)
 int
 start_translation(translation *tr, char *which_key)
 {
-  int status, data, incr;
+  int status, data, incr, step;
   char buf[100];
 
   //printf("start_translation(%s)\n", which_key);
@@ -780,7 +796,7 @@ start_translation(translation *tr, char *which_key)
   regular_key_down = 0;
   modifier_count = 0;
   midi_channel = 0;
-  if (parse_midi(which_key, buf, &incr, &status, &data)) {
+  if (parse_midi(which_key, buf, &incr, &step, &status, &data)) {
     int chan = status & 0x0f;
     switch (status & 0xf0) {
     case 0x90:
@@ -819,13 +835,18 @@ start_translation(translation *tr, char *which_key)
 	is_keystroke = 1;
       } else {
 	// pb (step up, down)
+	if (step <= 0) {
+	  fprintf(stderr, "zero or negative step size not permitted here: [%s]%s\n", current_translation, which_key);
+	  return 1;
+	}
 	first_stroke = &(tr->pbs[chan][incr]);
+	tr->step[chan][incr] = step;
       }
       break;
     default:
       // this can't happen
       fprintf(stderr, "bad message name: [%s]%s\n", current_translation, which_key);
-    return 1;
+      return 1;
     }
   } else {
     fprintf(stderr, "bad message name: [%s]%s\n", current_translation, which_key);
@@ -884,7 +905,7 @@ add_release(int all_keys)
       stroke *s = *press_first_stroke;
       while (s) {
 	if (!s->keysym && s->dirty) {
-	  append_midi(s->status, s->data);
+	  append_midi(s->status, s->data, s->step);
 	  s->dirty = 0;
 	}
 	s = s->next;
@@ -929,15 +950,18 @@ add_string(char *str)
 void
 add_midi(char *tok)
 {
-  int status, data;
+  int status, data, step = 0;
   char buf[100];
-  if (parse_midi(tok, buf, NULL, &status, &data)) {
+  if (parse_midi(tok, buf, NULL, &step, &status, &data)) {
     if (status == 0) {
       // 'ch' token; this doesn't actually generate any output, it just sets
       // the default MIDI channel
       midi_channel = data;
     } else {
-      append_midi(status, data);
+      if ((status & 0xf0) != 0xe0 || step != 0)
+	append_midi(status, data, step);
+      else
+	fprintf(stderr, "zero step size not permitted: %s\n", tok);
     }
   } else {
     // inspect the token that was actually recognized (if any) to give some