diff --git a/src/dsp/mod.rs b/src/dsp/mod.rs
index aede570..91df89e 100644
--- a/src/dsp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dsp/mod.rs
@@ -973,10 +973,10 @@ macro_rules! node_list {
                {2 0 mode setting(0) mode fa_noise_mode 0 1}
                [0 sig],
             formant => Formant UIType::Generic UICategory::Osc
-               (0 freq n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d 0.0, 1.0, 0.5)
-               (1 form n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d 0.0, 1.0, 0.5)
-               (2 atk  n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d 0.0, 1.0, 0.5)
-               (3 dcy  n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d 0.0, 1.0, 0.5)
+               (0 freq n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d -1.0, 1.0, 440.0)
+               (1 form n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d -1.0, 1.0, 440.0)
+               (2 atk  n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d -1.0, 1.0, 44.0)
+               (3 dcy  n_pit d_pit r_fq f_freq stp_d -1.0, 1.0, 44.0)
                [0 sig],
             sfilter => SFilter UIType::Generic UICategory::Signal
                (0  inp   n_id      d_id  r_id   f_def stp_d -1.0, 1.0, 0.0)
diff --git a/src/dsp/node_formant.rs b/src/dsp/node_formant.rs
index 3084c29..28186d0 100644
--- a/src/dsp/node_formant.rs
+++ b/src/dsp/node_formant.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ impl DspNode for Formant {
         for frame in 0..ctx.nframes() {
             // get the inputs
             let base_freq = denorm::Formant::freq(base_freq, frame);
-            let formant_freq = denorm::Formant::freq(formant_freq, frame);
-            let attack_freq = denorm::Formant::freq(attack_freq, frame);
-            let decay_freq = denorm::Formant::freq(decay_freq, frame);
+            let formant_freq = denorm::Formant::form(formant_freq, frame);
+            let attack_freq = denorm::Formant::atk(attack_freq, frame);
+            let decay_freq = denorm::Formant::dcy(decay_freq, frame);
 
             // where the two decays meet
             let carrier_center = decay_freq / (attack_freq + decay_freq);