diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f9b9e3..30fba95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ SOURCES += $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui_demo.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/imgui
 SOURCES += $(IMGUI_DIR)/backends/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp $(IMGUI_DIR)/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
 OBJS = $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(notdir $(SOURCES))))
 
-CXXFLAGS = -std=c++14 -I$(IMGUI_DIR) -I$(IMGUI_DIR)/backends -I$(TINYALSA_DIR)/include
+CXXFLAGS = -std=c++14 -I$(IMGUI_DIR) -I$(IMGUI_DIR)/backends
 CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wformat -O2
 LIBS = -L$(TINYALSA_DIR)/lib
 
-LIBS += -lGL `pkg-config --static --libs glfw3` -ltinyalsa
+LIBS += -lGL `pkg-config --static --libs glfw3 alsa`
 
-CXXFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags glfw3`
+CXXFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags glfw3 alsa`
 CFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS)
 
 ##---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index df5bec3..56d4337 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@
         name = "microsa";
         src = self;
         nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.pkg-config ];
-        propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.wayland pkgs.glfw-wayland pkgs.libffi pkgs.tinyalsa ];
+        propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.wayland pkgs.glfw-wayland pkgs.libffi pkgs.alsa-lib ];
         preBuild = ''
           export IMGUI_DIR=${imgui_dir}
-          export TINYALSA_DIR=${pkgs.tinyalsa}
         '';
         installPhase = ''
           mkdir -p $out/bin
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 6046c3f..d0c829c 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <thread>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <vector>
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@
 #include <imgui_impl_glfw.h>
 #include <imgui_impl_opengl3.h>
 
-#include <tinyalsa/pcm.h>
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
 static std::atomic<bool> terminate_dsp;
 
-static struct pcm* pcm;
+static snd_pcm_t* pcm;
 
 static std::mutex waterfall_data_mutex;
 static int waterfall_width = 1600;
@@ -25,30 +24,32 @@ static int waterfall_height = 700;
 static unsigned int waterfall_data[1600*700];
 
 static void dsp_thread() {
-    using namespace std::chrono;
-
-    int frame_count = pcm_get_rate(pcm);
-    std::vector<int> frames(pcm_frames_to_bytes(pcm, frame_count)/4);
-    int total_read_count = 0;
-    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point begin = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    std::vector<short int> frames(6400);
     while(!terminate_dsp) {
-        int read_count = pcm_readi(pcm, frames.data(), frame_count);
-        total_read_count += read_count;
-        std::cout << read_count << std::endl;
+        int read_count = snd_pcm_readi(pcm, frames.data(), 6400);
+        if(read_count < 0) {
+            std::cerr << "read from audio interface failed: " << snd_strerror(read_count) << std::endl;
+            break;
+        }
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(waterfall_data_mutex);
             std::memmove(&waterfall_data[waterfall_width], &waterfall_data[0], 4*waterfall_width*(waterfall_height - 1));
             for(int i=0;i<waterfall_width;i++) {
-                waterfall_data[i] = 0xff000000 | frames[2*i*read_count/waterfall_width];
+                waterfall_data[i] = 0xff000000 | 0x010101*(frames[i*read_count/waterfall_width]/256 + 128);
             }
         }
     };
-    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    std::cout << "measured sample rate: " << total_read_count/((end - begin)/1s) << std::endl;
 }
 
-int main(int, char**)
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    if(argc != 2) {
+        std::cerr << "please specify ALSA device on the command line" << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "use arecord -L to list, and select raw device without pulseaudio" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    char* alsa_device = argv[1];
+
     if (!glfwInit()) {
         std::cerr << "failed to initialize GLFW" << std::endl;
         return 1;
@@ -90,27 +91,53 @@ int main(int, char**)
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
-    const struct pcm_config config = {
-        .channels = 2,
-        .rate = 192000,
-        .period_size = 1024,
-        .period_count = 2,
-        .format = PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE,
-        .start_threshold = 1024,
-        .stop_threshold = 1024 * 2,
-        .silence_threshold = 1024 * 2,
-    };
-    pcm = pcm_open(0, 0, PCM_IN, &config);
-    if(pcm == nullptr) {
-        std::cerr << "failed to allocate memory for PCM" << std::endl;
+    int err;
+    if ((err = snd_pcm_open(&pcm, alsa_device, SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, 0)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot open ALSA device: " << snd_strerror(err) << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }
     static auto PCMClose = []() {
-        pcm_close(pcm);
+        snd_pcm_close(pcm);
     };
     std::atexit(PCMClose);
-    if (!pcm_is_ready(pcm)){
-        std::cerr << "failed to open PCM" << std::endl;
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_t* pcm_hw_params;
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc(&pcm_hw_params)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot allocate ALSA hardware parameter structure: " << snd_strerror(err) << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_any(pcm, pcm_hw_params)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot initialize ALSA hardware parameter structure: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(pcm, pcm_hw_params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot set ALSA access type: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(pcm, pcm_hw_params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot set sample format: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate(pcm, pcm_hw_params, 192000, 0)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot set ALSA sample rate: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(pcm, pcm_hw_params, 1)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot set ALSA channel count: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if((err = snd_pcm_hw_params(pcm, pcm_hw_params)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot set ALSA parameters: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
+        snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    snd_pcm_hw_params_free(pcm_hw_params);
+    if((err = snd_pcm_prepare(pcm)) < 0) {
+        std::cerr << "cannot prepare ALSA interface: " << snd_strerror (err) << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }