diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6af186e..e4c94b4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -227,14 +227,12 @@ impl AudioSyncPacket {
             .unwrap_or(1.0)
             .max(1.0);
         let magnitude = fft_max.max(*previous_magnitude * 0.99);
+        info!("magnitude: {magnitude}");
         *previous_magnitude = magnitude;
         for i in 0..fft_values.len() {
             fft_values_u8[i] = (fft_values[i] * f32::from(u8::MAX) / magnitude).saturating_as();
         }
 
-        // calculate fft magnitude sum
-        let fft_magnitude_sum = real_fft_output.iter().sum::<f32>();
-
         let sample_smth = 0.8f32.mul_add(*previous_sample_smth, 0.2 * raw_level);
         *previous_sample_smth = sample_smth;
 
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ impl AudioSyncPacket {
             sample_smth,
             peak_level,
             fft_values_u8,
-            fft_magnitude_sum,
+            magnitude,
             peak_frequency,
         ))
     }