diff --git a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
index 3173cf14..30b16b74 100644
--- a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ void SosciAudioProcessor::processBlock(juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, juce::M
         }
 
         // this is the point that the visualiser will draw
-        threadManager.write(point);
+        threadManager.write(point, "VisualiserComponent");
 
-        point.scale(volume, volume, volume);
+        point.scale(volume, volume, 1.0);
 
         // clip
         point.x = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.x));
         point.y = juce::jmax(-threshold, juce::jmin(threshold.load(), point.y));
+
+        // this is the point that the volume component will draw (i.e. post scale/clipping)
+        threadManager.write(point, "VolumeComponent");
         
         if (output.getNumChannels() > 0) {
             outputArray[0][sample] = point.x;
diff --git a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThread.h b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThread.h
index 5c8e66af..07b6b437 100644
--- a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThread.h
+++ b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThread.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "BufferConsumer.h"
 
 class AudioBackgroundThreadManager;
-class AudioBackgroundThread : private juce::Thread {
+class AudioBackgroundThread : public juce::Thread {
 public:
     AudioBackgroundThread(const juce::String& name, AudioBackgroundThreadManager& manager);
     ~AudioBackgroundThread() override;
diff --git a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.cpp b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.cpp
index ed59c1b9..80903d42 100644
--- a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ void AudioBackgroundThreadManager::write(const OsciPoint& point) {
     }
 }
 
+void AudioBackgroundThreadManager::write(const OsciPoint& point, juce::String name) {
+    juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType scope(lock);
+    for (auto& thread : threads) {
+        if (thread->getThreadName() == name) {
+            thread->write(point);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void AudioBackgroundThreadManager::prepare(double sampleRate, int samplesPerBlock) {
     juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType scope(lock);
     for (auto& thread : threads) {
diff --git a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.h b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.h
index dca38082..1f1dd803 100644
--- a/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.h
+++ b/Source/concurrency/AudioBackgroundThreadManager.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public:
     void registerThread(AudioBackgroundThread* thread);
     void unregisterThread(AudioBackgroundThread* thread);
     void write(const OsciPoint& point);
+    void write(const OsciPoint& point, juce::String name);
     void prepare(double sampleRate, int samplesPerBlock);
     
     double sampleRate = 44100.0;