diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index 2d29603..93921a7 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void Player::_sleep() {
 }
 
 void Player::_wakeup() {
-	if (_state != sleeping) return;
+	if (_state != sleeping && _state != recording) return;
 	_stopped_at = millis();
 	DEBUG("Waking VS1053...\n");
 	set_volume(_volume, false);
@@ -116,13 +116,14 @@ void Player::_wakeup() {
 }
 
 void Player::_record() {
+	DEBUG("Starting recording.\n");
+	_set_volume(1, false);
 	_write_control_register(SCI_AICTRL0, 8000U); // Sampling rate 8000 Hz
 	_write_control_register(SCI_AICTRL1, 2048U); // Manual gain, 2x
 	_write_control_register(SCI_AICTRL2, 2048U); // Maximum gain for autogain - ignored
 	_write_control_register(SCI_AICTRL3, 6); // 2 (left channel) + 4 (PCM)
-	uint16_t mode = _read_control_register(SCI_MODE);
-	mode = mode | SM_RESET | SM_ADPCM;
-	_write_control_register(SCI_MODE, mode);
+	_write_control_register(SCI_MODE, _read_control_register(SCI_MODE) | SM_ADPCM);
+	DEBUG("SCI_MODE is now 0x%04X\n", _read_control_register(SCI_MODE));
 	_patch_adpcm();
 	_state = recording;
 }
@@ -160,56 +161,66 @@ void Player::_write_control_register(uint8_t address, uint16_t value) {
 	_wait();
 	_spi->select_vs1053_xcs();
 	SPI.beginTransaction(*_spi_settings);
-	_write_direct(address, value);
-	SPI.endTransaction();
-	_spi->select_vs1053_xcs(false);
-}
-
-void Player::_write_direct(uint8_t target, uint16_t value) {
 	SPI.transfer(CMD_WRITE);
-	SPI.transfer(target);
+	SPI.transfer(address);
 	SPI.transfer(value >> 8);
 	SPI.transfer(value & 0xFF);
+	SPI.endTransaction();
+	_spi->select_vs1053_xcs(false);
 	_wait();
 }
 
 void Player::_patch_adpcm() {
+	const uint16_t patch_data[] = {
+		0x0007,0x0001, /*copy 1*/
+		0x8050,
+		0x0006,0x0042, /*copy 66*/
+		0x0000,0x1790,0xf400,0x5400,0x0000,0x0a10,0xf400,0x5600,
+		0xb080,0x0024,0x0007,0x9257,0x3f00,0x0024,0x0030,0x0297,
+		0x3f00,0x0024,0x0000,0x004d,0x0014,0x958f,0x0000,0x1b4e,
+		0x280f,0xe100,0x0006,0x2016,0x2a00,0x17ce,0x3e12,0xb817,
+		0x3e14,0xf812,0x3e01,0xb811,0x0007,0x9717,0x0020,0xffd2,
+		0x0030,0x11d1,0x3111,0x8024,0x3704,0xc024,0x3b81,0x8024,
+		0x3101,0x8024,0x3b81,0x8024,0x3f04,0xc024,0x2808,0x4800,
+		0x36f1,0x9811,0x2814,0x9c91,0x0000,0x004d,0x2814,0x9940,
+		0x003f,0x0013,
+		0x000a,0x0001, /*copy 1*/
+		0x0050,
+	};
+	const uint8_t patch_size = 74;
+	DEBUG("Executing patch_adpcm()...\n");
+
 	_spi->select_vs1053_xcs();
 	SPI.beginTransaction(*_spi_settings);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAMADDR, 0x8010);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3e12);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xb817);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3e14);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xf812);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3e01);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xb811);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x0007);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x9717);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x0020);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xffd2);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x0030);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x11d1);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3111);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x8024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3704);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xc024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3b81);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x8024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3101);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x8024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3b81);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x8024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x3f04);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0xc024);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x2808);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x4800);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x36f1);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x9811);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAMADDR, 0x8028);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x2a00);
-	_write_direct(SCI_WRAM, 0x040e);
+	
+	for (int i=0; i<patch_size; i++) {
+		unsigned short addr, n, val;
+		addr = patch_data[i++];
+		n = patch_data[i++];
+		SPI.transfer(CMD_WRITE);
+		SPI.transfer(addr & 0XFF);
+		if (n & 0x8000U) { /* RLE run, replicate n samples */
+			n &= 0x7FFF;
+			val = patch_data[i++];
+			while (n--) {
+				SPI.transfer(val >> 8);
+				SPI.transfer(val & 0xFF);
+				_wait();
+			}
+		} else {           /* Copy run, copy n samples */
+			while (n--) {
+				val = patch_data[i++];
+				SPI.transfer(val >> 8);
+				SPI.transfer(val & 0xFF);
+				_wait();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	SPI.endTransaction();
 	_spi->select_vs1053_xcs(false);
+
+	DEBUG("Patch sent.\n");
 }
 
 void Player::_write_data(uint8_t* buffer) {
@@ -629,6 +640,7 @@ bool Player::loop() {
 	
 	if (_state == recording) {
 		uint16_t samples_available = _read_control_register(SCI_HDAT1);
+		//DEBUG("Samples available: %d\n", samples_available);
 		if (samples_available >= 500) {
 			unsigned long sum = 0;
 			for (int i=0; i<500; i++) {