diff --git a/psp/emu.c b/psp/emu.c
index 0db88ca..3a3ef4b 100644
--- a/psp/emu.c
+++ b/psp/emu.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int sound_thread(SceSize args, void *argp)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	lprintf("sound_thread: started, priority %i\n", sceKernelGetThreadCurrentPriority());
+	lprintf("sthr: started, priority %i\n", sceKernelGetThreadCurrentPriority());
 
 	while (!sound_thread_exit)
 	{
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ static void sound_init(void)
 	sound_sem = sceKernelCreateSema("sndsem", 0, 0, 1, NULL);
 	if (sound_sem < 0) lprintf("sceKernelCreateSema() failed: %i\n", sound_sem);
 
+	samples_made = samples_done = 0;
+	samples_block = SOUND_BLOCK_SIZE_NTSC; // make sure it goes to sema
 	sound_thread_exit = 0;
 	thid = sceKernelCreateThread("sndthread", sound_thread, 0x12, 0x10000, 0, NULL);
 	if (thid >= 0)
@@ -683,13 +685,10 @@ static void RunEvents(unsigned int which)
 
 		vidResetMode();
 
-		if (PicoOpt&0x10) {
-			strcpy(noticeMsg, " 8bit fast renderer");
-		} else if (currentConfig.EmuOpt&0x80) {
-			strcpy(noticeMsg, "16bit accurate renderer");
-		} else {
-			strcpy(noticeMsg, " 8bit accurate renderer");
-		}
+		if (PicoOpt&0x10)
+			strcpy(noticeMsg, "fast renderer");
+		else if (currentConfig.EmuOpt&0x80)
+			strcpy(noticeMsg, "accurate renderer");
 
 		noticeMsgTime = sceKernelGetSystemTimeLow();
 	}