diff --git a/interface/Cargo.lock b/interface/Cargo.lock
index 059abb6..0b8b141 100644
--- a/interface/Cargo.lock
+++ b/interface/Cargo.lock
@@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ version = "1.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1505bd5d3d116872e7271a6d4e16d81d0c8570876c8de68093a09ac269d8aac0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "atomic_float"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "628d228f918ac3b82fe590352cc719d30664a0c13ca3a60266fe02c7132d480a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "atspi"
 version = "0.22.0"
@@ -1883,6 +1889,7 @@ name = "interface"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "atomic_float",
  "common",
  "cpal",
  "eframe",
diff --git a/interface/Cargo.toml b/interface/Cargo.toml
index 02b9d7c..8ebdd93 100644
--- a/interface/Cargo.toml
+++ b/interface/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ eframe = { version = "0.30", features = ["persistence"] }
 egui_extras = { version = "0.30", features = ["default", "image"] }
 egui-toast = "0.16.0"
 home = "0.5.11"
+atomic_float = "1.1.0"
diff --git a/interface/src/gui.rs b/interface/src/gui.rs
index 81d0f9d..0ec5318 100644
--- a/interface/src/gui.rs
+++ b/interface/src/gui.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
-use std::{cell::OnceCell, path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
+use std::{cell::OnceCell, path::PathBuf, sync::atomic::Ordering, time::Duration};
 
 use common::{ControlPacket, TelemetryPacket};
 use eframe::{egui::{self, containers, Align2, Checkbox, Context, Id, Label}, Storage};
 use tokio::{runtime::Runtime, sync::{mpsc, watch::Receiver}};
 use egui_toast::{Toast, Toasts};
 
-use crate::storage_dir::storage_dir;
+use crate::{storage_dir::storage_dir, POWER_THRESHOLD};
 
 pub const GUI: OnceCell<Context> = OnceCell::new();
 
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ pub struct GUIData {
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-const DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD: f32 = 5.0;
+pub const DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD: f32 = 5.0;
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-const DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD: f32 = 1.0;
+pub const DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD: f32 = 1.0;
 const DEFAULT_TURN_GAIN: f32 = 0.3;
 const DEFAULT_FIRE_DISTANCE: f32 = 55.0;
 
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ impl eframe::App for GUI {
             storage.set_string("auto_turn_gain", format!("{}",self.auto_turn_gain));
             storage.set_string("auto_fire_distance", format!("{}",self.auto_fire_distance));
             storage.set_string("selected_auto", format!("{}",self.selected_auto));
+
+            POWER_THRESHOLD.store(self.volume_threshold, Ordering::Relaxed);
         });
 
         egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
diff --git a/interface/src/main.rs b/interface/src/main.rs
index ca1c616..a799877 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.rs
+++ b/interface/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #![feature(iter_collect_into)]
-use std::{fmt::format, ops::ControlFlow, result, sync::Arc, thread::{self, sleep}, time::Duration};
+use std::{fmt::format, ops::ControlFlow, result, sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc}, thread::{self, sleep}, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Ok, Result};
+use atomic_float::AtomicF32;
 use common::{ControlPacket, TelemetryPacket};
 use cpal::traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait};
 use egui_toast::{Toast, ToastKind};
-use gui::{gui, GUIData, GUI};
+use gui::{gui, GUIData, DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD, GUI};
 use pitch_detection::{detector::{mcleod::McLeodDetector, PitchDetector}, utils};
 use rust_music_theory::note::{Note, NoteLetter, Pitch, Tuning};
 use tokio::{io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufWriter, WriteHalf}, net::{tcp::{OwnedReadHalf, OwnedWriteHalf}, TcpStream}, spawn, sync::{self, broadcast, mpsc, watch, RwLock}, time::timeout};
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ use tokio::{io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufWriter, WriteHalf}, net::{tcp::
 mod gui;
 mod storage_dir;
 
+pub const POWER_THRESHOLD: AtomicF32 = AtomicF32::new(DEFAULT_VOLUME_THRESHOLD);
+
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // assumes pulseaudio system with f32 samples and 2204 sample packets
     dbg!(cpal::available_hosts());
@@ -32,10 +35,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let (sender, notes) = broadcast::channel(2);
 
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    const POWER_THRESHOLD: f32 = 5.0;
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    const POWER_THRESHOLD: f32 = 1.0;
     const CLARITY_THRESHOLD: f32 = 0.85;
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     const PACKET_LEN: usize = 2204;
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             // reinitialized every packet as it is not thread safe
             let mut detctor = McLeodDetector::new(PACKET_LEN, PACKET_LEN/2);
             let vol = utils::buffer::square_sum(data);
-            if let Err(e) = sender.send((detctor.get_pitch(data, rate.0 as usize, POWER_THRESHOLD, CLARITY_THRESHOLD).map(|p|p.frequency),vol)) {
+            if let Err(e) = sender.send((detctor.get_pitch(data, rate.0 as usize, POWER_THRESHOLD.load(Ordering::Relaxed), CLARITY_THRESHOLD).map(|p|p.frequency),vol)) {
                 println!("channel: {e}");
             }