diff --git a/samplebrain/qt/generated/ui_samplebrain.h b/samplebrain/qt/generated/ui_samplebrain.h
index ba69b27..b6f3da5 100644
--- a/samplebrain/qt/generated/ui_samplebrain.h
+++ b/samplebrain/qt/generated/ui_samplebrain.h
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ public:
 
     void retranslateUi(QMainWindow *MainWindow)
     {
-        MainWindow->setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "samplebrain 0.8", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
+        MainWindow->setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "samplebrain 0.9", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
         label_19->setText(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "brain tweaks", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
         label_6->setText(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "fft / mfcc", 0, QApplication::UnicodeUTF8));
 #ifndef QT_NO_TOOLTIP
diff --git a/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.dep b/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.dep
index a8f6135..7f839c8 100644
--- a/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.dep
+++ b/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.dep
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 MelFilter.o: src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.cpp \
- src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.h src/aquila/filter/../global.h
+  src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.h src/aquila/filter/../global.h
diff --git a/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.dep b/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.dep
index 66f6b52..c185fee 100644
--- a/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.dep
+++ b/samplebrain/src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MelFilterBank.o: src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.cpp \
- src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.h src/aquila/filter/../global.h \
- src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.h
+  src/aquila/filter/MelFilterBank.h src/aquila/filter/../global.h \
+  src/aquila/filter/MelFilter.h
diff --git a/samplebrain/src/aquila/transform/Dct.dep b/samplebrain/src/aquila/transform/Dct.dep
index 42a89f3..728d5d1 100644
--- a/samplebrain/src/aquila/transform/Dct.dep
+++ b/samplebrain/src/aquila/transform/Dct.dep
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Dct.o: src/aquila/transform/Dct.cpp src/aquila/transform/Dct.h \
- src/aquila/transform/../global.h
+  src/aquila/transform/../global.h
diff --git a/samplebrain/src/brain.cpp b/samplebrain/src/brain.cpp
index a67bcc9..62eaad4 100644
--- a/samplebrain/src/brain.cpp
+++ b/samplebrain/src/brain.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void brain::build_synapses_fixed(search_params &params) {
 
         ++outer_index;
     }
+    status::update("Done: %d synapses grown for %d blocks",num_synapses*brain_size,brain_size);
 }
 
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ u32 brain::search_synapses(const block &target, search_params &params) {
     if (current.get_synapse_const().size()<params.m_num_synapses) {
         params.m_num_synapses = current.get_synapse_const().size()-1;
     }
-    assert(current.get_synapse_const().size()>params.m_num_synapses);
+    //    assert(current.get_synapse_const().size()>params.m_num_synapses);
 
     u32 synapse_count=0;
     // use m_num_synapses to restrict search
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ u32 brain::search_synapses(const block &target, search_params &params) {
     vector<u32>::const_iterator i=current.get_synapse_const().begin();
     while (i!=current.get_synapse_const().end() &&
            synapse_count<params.m_num_synapses) {
-        assert(*i<m_blocks.size());
+      //assert(*i<m_blocks.size());
 
         const block &other = get_block(*i);
         double diff = target.compare(other,params);
diff --git a/samplebrain/src/fft.cpp b/samplebrain/src/fft.cpp
index 39e539e..57d6f6c 100644
--- a/samplebrain/src/fft.cpp
+++ b/samplebrain/src/fft.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 #include <fft.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ FFT::FFT(u32 length, u32 bins) :
     m_spectrum(new fftw_complex[length]),
     m_bin(new float[bins])
 {
+  memset(m_spectrum,0,sizeof(fftw_complex)*length);
 	m_plan = fftw_plan_dft_r2c_1d(m_length, m_in, m_spectrum, FFTW_ESTIMATE);
 }