diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e0392fc..ce69bb8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ project(dingusppc)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
-set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+#set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)
 
 if (NOT WIN32)
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/loguru/")
 
 set(BUILD_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build libsoundio example programs")
 set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build libsoundio tests")
-set(BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build libsoundio dynamic libs")
+set(BUILD_DYNAMIC_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build libsoundio dynamic libs")
+set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build libsoundio static libs")
 
 add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libsoundio")
 
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ add_executable(dingusppc ${SOURCES} $<TARGET_OBJECTS:debugger>
 
 if (WIN32)
 target_link_libraries(dingusppc "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2.lib"
-                                "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2main.lib")
+                                "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2main.lib"
+                                libsoundio_static ${LIBSOUNDIO_LIBS})
 else()
 target_link_libraries(dingusppc libsoundio_static ${LIBSOUNDIO_LIBS} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ add_executable(testppc ${TEST_SOURCES} $<TARGET_OBJECTS:debugger>
 
 if (WIN32)
 target_link_libraries(testppc "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2.lib"
-                              "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2main.lib")
+                              "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/SDL2/lib/x64/SDL2main.lib"
+                              libsoundio_static ${LIBSOUNDIO_LIBS})
 else()
 target_link_libraries(testppc libsoundio_static ${LIBSOUNDIO_LIBS} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
diff --git a/devices/awacs.cpp b/devices/awacs.cpp
index 8c8bda4..437fabe 100644
--- a/devices/awacs.cpp
+++ b/devices/awacs.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,23 @@ static void sound_out_callback(struct SoundIoOutStream *outstream,
     struct SoundIoChannelArea *areas;
     DMAChannel *dma_ch = (DMAChannel *)outstream->userdata; /* C API baby! */
     int n_channels = outstream->layout.channel_count;
-    bool stop = false;
+    //bool stop = false;
 
-    buf_len = (frame_count_max * n_channels) << 1;
-    frame_count = frame_count_max;
+    if (!dma_ch->is_active()) {
+        LOG_F(INFO, "pausing result: %s",
+            soundio_strerror(soundio_outstream_pause(outstream, true)));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (frame_count_max > 512) {
+        frame_count = 512;
+    }
+    else {
+        frame_count = frame_count_max;
+    }
+
+    buf_len = (frame_count * n_channels) << 1;
+    //frame_count = frame_count_max;
 
     //LOG_F(INFO, "frame_count_min=%d", frame_count_min);
     //LOG_F(INFO, "frame_count_max=%d", frame_count_max);
@@ -171,7 +184,7 @@ static void sound_out_callback(struct SoundIoOutStream *outstream,
             /* fill the buffer with silence */
             //LOG_F(ERROR, "rem_len=%d", rem_len);
             insert_silence(areas, rem_len >> 2);
-            stop = true;
+            //stop = true;
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -181,10 +194,10 @@ static void sound_out_callback(struct SoundIoOutStream *outstream,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (stop) {
-        LOG_F(INFO, "pausing result: %s",
-            soundio_strerror(soundio_outstream_pause(outstream, true)));
-    }
+    //if (stop) {
+    //    LOG_F(INFO, "pausing result: %s",
+    //        soundio_strerror(soundio_outstream_pause(outstream, true)));
+    //}
 }
 
 void AWACDevice::open_stream(int sample_rate)
diff --git a/devices/dbdma.cpp b/devices/dbdma.cpp
index 79026aa..8e57d3a 100644
--- a/devices/dbdma.cpp
+++ b/devices/dbdma.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ int DMAChannel::get_data(uint32_t req_len, uint32_t *avail_len, uint8_t **p_data
     return -1; /* tell the caller there is no more data */
 }
 
+bool DMAChannel::is_active()
+{
+    if (this->ch_stat & CH_STAT_DEAD || !(this->ch_stat & CH_STAT_ACTIVE)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    else {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
 void DMAChannel::start()
 {
     if (this->ch_stat & CH_STAT_PAUSE) {
diff --git a/devices/dbdma.h b/devices/dbdma.h
index 79023d6..a4660d6 100644
--- a/devices/dbdma.h
+++ b/devices/dbdma.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     void reg_write(uint32_t offset, uint32_t value, int size);
 
     int get_data(uint32_t req_len, uint32_t *avail_len, uint8_t **p_data);
+    bool is_active();
 
 protected:
     void get_next_cmd(uint32_t cmd_addr, DMACmd *p_cmd);