diff --git a/ExampleApp/ExampleApp/AppDelegate.m b/ExampleApp/ExampleApp/AppDelegate.m
index 9d2938e..f338498 100644
--- a/ExampleApp/ExampleApp/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ExampleApp/ExampleApp/AppDelegate.m
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@
     NSError* error;
     
     [[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setCategory:AVAudioSessionCategoryPlayback error:&error];
+	[[AVAudioSession sharedInstance] setActive:YES error:&error];
 
     self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
     
 	self.window.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
     
-	audioPlayer = [[STKAudioPlayer alloc] initWithOptions:(STKAudioPlayerOptions){ .flushQueueOnSeek = YES, .enableVolumeMixer = NO, .equalizerBandFrequencies = {50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2600, 16000} }];
+	audioPlayer = [[STKAudioPlayer alloc] initWithOptions:(STKAudioPlayerOptions){ .flushQueueOnSeek = YES, .enableVolumeMixer = YES, .equalizerBandFrequencies = {50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2600, 16000} }];
 	audioPlayer.meteringEnabled = YES;
-	audioPlayer.volume = 0.1;
+	audioPlayer.volume = 1;
 	
 	AudioPlayerView* audioPlayerView = [[AudioPlayerView alloc] initWithFrame:self.window.bounds];
     
diff --git a/ExampleAppMac/ExampleAppMac/AppDelegate.m b/ExampleAppMac/ExampleAppMac/AppDelegate.m
index 1bfc81a..27672d0 100644
--- a/ExampleAppMac/ExampleAppMac/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ExampleAppMac/ExampleAppMac/AppDelegate.m
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	[[self.window contentView] addSubview:playFromHTTPButton];
 	[[self.window contentView] addSubview:meter];
 	
-	audioPlayer = [[STKAudioPlayer alloc] initWithOptions:(STKAudioPlayerOptions){ .enableVolumeMixer = YES, .equalizerBandFrequencies = {0, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2600, 16000} } ];
+	audioPlayer = [[STKAudioPlayer alloc] initWithOptions:(STKAudioPlayerOptions){ .enableVolumeMixer = NO, .equalizerBandFrequencies = {0, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2600, 16000} } ];
 	audioPlayer.delegate = self;
 	audioPlayer.meteringEnabled = YES;
 	audioPlayer.volume = 0.1;
diff --git a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
index bc9762d..1dc759e 100644
--- a/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
+++ b/StreamingKit/StreamingKit/STKAudioPlayer.m
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ STKAudioPlayerInternalState;
 
 #pragma mark STKAudioPlayer
 
+static UInt32 maxFramesPerSlice = 4096;
+
 static AudioComponentDescription mixerDescription;
 static AudioComponentDescription nbandUnitDescription;
 static AudioComponentDescription outputUnitDescription;
@@ -1863,6 +1865,10 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
     UInt32 flag = 1;
 	
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AudioUnitSetProperty(outputUnit, kAudioOutputUnitProperty_EnableIO, kAudioUnitScope_Output, kOutputBus, &flag, sizeof(flag)));
+
+	flag = 0;
+	
+	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AudioUnitSetProperty(outputUnit, kAudioOutputUnitProperty_EnableIO, kAudioUnitScope_Input, kInputBus, &flag, sizeof(flag)));
 #endif
     
     CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AudioUnitSetProperty(outputUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat, kAudioUnitScope_Input, kOutputBus, &canonicalAudioStreamBasicDescription, sizeof(canonicalAudioStreamBasicDescription)));
@@ -1879,6 +1885,7 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
 	
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AUGraphAddNode(audioGraph, &mixerDescription, &mixerNode));
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AUGraphNodeInfo(audioGraph, mixerNode, &mixerDescription, &mixerUnit));
+	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AudioUnitSetProperty(mixerUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &maxFramesPerSlice, sizeof(maxFramesPerSlice)));
 	
 	UInt32 busCount = 1;
 	
@@ -1901,9 +1908,10 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
     {
 		return;
 	}
-
+	
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AUGraphAddNode(audioGraph, &nbandUnitDescription, &eqNode));
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AUGraphNodeInfo(audioGraph, eqNode, NULL, &eqUnit));
+	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN(AudioUnitSetProperty(eqUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &maxFramesPerSlice, sizeof(maxFramesPerSlice)));
 	
 	while (self->options.equalizerBandFrequencies[eqBandCount] != 0)
 	{
@@ -1946,7 +1954,8 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN_VALUE(status = AUGraphNodeInfo(audioGraph, convertNode, &mixerDescription, &convertUnit), 0);
 	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN_VALUE(AudioUnitSetProperty(convertUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat, kAudioUnitScope_Input, 0, &srcFormat, sizeof(srcFormat)), 0);
   	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN_VALUE(AudioUnitSetProperty(convertUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_StreamFormat, kAudioUnitScope_Output, 0, &desFormat, sizeof(desFormat)), 0);
-	
+	CHECK_STATUS_AND_RETURN_VALUE(AudioUnitSetProperty(convertUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice, kAudioUnitScope_Global, 0, &maxFramesPerSlice, sizeof(maxFramesPerSlice)), 0);
+
 	return convertNode;
 }
 
@@ -2019,14 +2028,14 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
     {
         [nodes addObject:@(eqNode)];
         [units addObject:[NSValue valueWithPointer:eqUnit]];
-    }
+	}
     
     if (mixerNode)
     {
         [nodes addObject:@(mixerNode)];
         [units addObject:[NSValue valueWithPointer:mixerUnit]];
     }
-    
+	
     if (outputNode)
     {
         [nodes addObject:@(outputNode)];
@@ -2057,6 +2066,7 @@ static BOOL GetHardwareCodecClassDesc(UInt32 formatId, AudioClassDescription* cl
 	[self resetPcmBuffers];
     
     Boolean isRunning;
+	
     
     status = AUGraphIsRunning(audioGraph, &isRunning);