diff --git a/src/tx/main.rs b/src/tx/main.rs
index f0d5296..a04b277 100644
--- a/src/tx/main.rs
+++ b/src/tx/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 use tokio::io::{self, AsyncReadExt,AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
-use alsa::pcm;
-use std::str;
 
+use alsa::{Direction, ValueOr};
+use alsa::pcm::{PCM, HwParams, Format, Access, State,};
+
+use std::str;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::io::Read;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
@@ -22,14 +26,31 @@ async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     }; */
     //temp bc buffer size will be set in cpal
     let mut buffer = [0u8; 1024];
-    let mut pcm = pcm::PCM::open(&"defaukt",pcm::Stream::Capture, false).unwrap();
-    
+
+
+    // Open default playback device
+    let pcm = PCM::new("default", Direction::Playback, false).unwrap();
+
+    // Set hardware parameters: 44100 Hz / Mono / 16 bit
+    let hwp = HwParams::any(&pcm).unwrap();
+    hwp.set_channels(1).unwrap();
+    hwp.set_rate(44100, ValueOr::Nearest).unwrap();
+    hwp.set_format(Format::s16()).unwrap();
+    hwp.set_access(Access::RWInterleaved).unwrap();
+    pcm.hw_params(&hwp).unwrap();
+    let mut io = pcm.io_i16().unwrap();
+
+    // Make sure we don't start the stream too early
+    let hwp = pcm.hw_params_current().unwrap();
+    let swp = pcm.sw_params_current().unwrap();
+    swp.set_start_threshold(hwp.get_buffer_size().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    pcm.sw_params(&swp).unwrap();
 
 
 
     loop {
         let (mut socket, addr) = listener.accept().await?;
-        pcm.read(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+        io.read(&mut buffer).unwrap();
         let msg = socket.read(&mut buffer[..]).await?;
         println!("{}: {:?}",addr,str::from_utf8(&buffer[..msg]));
         socket.write_all(&buffer[..msg]).await?;