diff --git a/include/soundbutton.h b/include/soundbutton.h
index 3f5be3a..a491456 100644
--- a/include/soundbutton.h
+++ b/include/soundbutton.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public:
 
 	void setHighlighted(bool highlighted);
 
+	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
+
 public slots:
 	void play();
 
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 84834de..0ce8e77 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadButtonsFromConfig() {
 
 			x += bc.width;
 		}
-		ui->gridLayout->setRowMinimumHeight(y, 60);
+		//ui->gridLayout->setRowMinimumHeight(y, 60);
 		x = 0;
 		y++;
 	}
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadButtonsFromConfig() {
 		((SoundButton*) item->widget())->setHighlighted(true);
 	}
 
-	// ui->gridLayoutWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding));
+	// 	ui->gridLayout->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::reselectNext(std::function<void(uint8_t&,uint8_t&)> stepf) {
diff --git a/src/sound.cpp b/src/sound.cpp
index 3da0ec7..84e0992 100644
--- a/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void Sound::init() {
 
 void Sound::backgroundThreadLoop() {
 	while(threadShouldrun) {
-		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
 		cleanAllDecoders();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/soundbutton.cpp b/src/soundbutton.cpp
index 65844d3..d2b7331 100644
--- a/src/soundbutton.cpp
+++ b/src/soundbutton.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "soundbutton.h"
 
+#include <QTextItem>
+
 #include "sound.h"
 
 #include <Log.h>
@@ -12,10 +14,10 @@ SoundButton::SoundButton(const std::string& filename, const std::string& name_,
 	QString info = getInfo();
 	setText(info);
 	setObjectName(QString::fromStdString("soundButton" + std::to_string(id)));
-	setMinimumHeight(50);
+	setMinimumSize(QSize(80, 20));
 	setToolTip(info);
 
-//	button->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Maximum, QSizePolicy::Maximum));
+	setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred));
 
 	QKeySequence seq(QString::fromStdString(keycombo));
 	globalShortcut = new QxtGlobalShortcut(seq);
@@ -74,6 +76,22 @@ void SoundButton::setHighlighted(bool highlighted) {
 	}
 }
 
+void SoundButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* event) {
+	QPushButton::paintEvent(event);
+
+	QString text = "";
+
+	// cancel if nothing to print
+	if(text.isEmpty())
+		return;
+
+	QPainter painter(this);
+	painter.setPen(QPen(Qt::white));
+	QPoint textPos(0, painter.fontMetrics().height());
+	textPos.rx() = width() - painter.fontMetrics().horizontalAdvance(text) - 6;
+	painter.drawText(textPos, text);
+}
+
 void SoundButton::play() {
 	if(disabled) return;
 
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.ui b/ui/mainwindow.ui
index ea81ff1..f95ca9e 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>824</width>
-    <height>675</height>
+    <width>615</width>
+    <height>639</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -15,72 +15,68 @@
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <property name="sizePolicy">
-    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Maximum" vsizetype="Maximum">
+    <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
      <horstretch>0</horstretch>
      <verstretch>0</verstretch>
     </sizepolicy>
    </property>
-   <widget class="QWidget" name="gridLayoutWidget">
-    <property name="geometry">
-     <rect>
-      <x>10</x>
-      <y>40</y>
-      <width>791</width>
-      <height>561</height>
-     </rect>
+   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+    <property name="sizeConstraint">
+     <enum>QLayout::SetNoConstraint</enum>
     </property>
-    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowminimumheight="0">
-     <property name="sizeConstraint">
-      <enum>QLayout::SetMaximumSize</enum>
-     </property>
-    </layout>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QPushButton" name="reloadButton">
-    <property name="geometry">
-     <rect>
-      <x>10</x>
-      <y>10</y>
-      <width>141</width>
-      <height>27</height>
-     </rect>
-    </property>
-    <property name="text">
-     <string>reload Config</string>
-    </property>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QPushButton" name="stopButton">
-    <property name="geometry">
-     <rect>
-      <x>160</x>
-      <y>10</y>
-      <width>100</width>
-      <height>27</height>
-     </rect>
-    </property>
-    <property name="text">
-     <string>Stop</string>
-    </property>
-   </widget>
-   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="allwaysOnTop">
-    <property name="geometry">
-     <rect>
-      <x>660</x>
-      <y>10</y>
-      <width>141</width>
-      <height>25</height>
-     </rect>
-    </property>
-    <property name="text">
-     <string>AllwaysOnTop</string>
-    </property>
-   </widget>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="topRow">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="reloadButton">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>reload Config</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="stopButton">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Stop</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="allwaysOnTop">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>AllwaysOnTop</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowminimumheight="0">
+      <property name="sizeConstraint">
+       <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
+      </property>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
+   </layout>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
    <property name="geometry">
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>824</width>
+     <width>615</width>
      <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>