diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 4d2103b..53fcd6a 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@
 typedef int16_t sample;
 typedef int64_t sample_sum;
 
+typedef double value_type;
+
 #endif // CONFIG_H
diff --git a/fft.c b/fft.c
index e217c84..3c2eaa1 100644
--- a/fft.c
+++ b/fft.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "fft.h"
 
-double hanning_buffer[BLOCK_LEN];
+value_type hanning_buffer[BLOCK_LEN];
 int lookup_table[BLOCK_LEN];
 
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void init_fft(void) {
 
 
 
-void complex_to_absolute(double *re, double *im, double *result) {
+void complex_to_absolute(value_type *re, value_type *im, value_type *result) {
   int i;
 
   for(i = 0; i < DATALEN; i++)
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ void apply_hanning(sample *dftinput) {
 
 
 
-void fft_transform(sample *samples, double *resultRe, double *resultIm) {
+void fft_transform(sample *samples, value_type *resultRe, value_type *resultIm) {
   int i;
   int layer, part, element;
   int num_parts, num_elements;
 
   int left, right;
 
-  double x_left_re, x_left_im, x_right_re, x_right_im;
-  double param;
-  double sinval, cosval;
+  value_type x_left_re, x_left_im, x_right_re, x_right_im;
+  value_type param;
+  value_type sinval, cosval;
 
   // re-arrange the input array according to the lookup table
   // and store it into the real output array (as the input is obviously real).
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ void fft_transform(sample *samples, double *resultRe, double *resultIm) {
   }
 }
 
-uint32_t find_loudest_frequency(double *absFFT) {
+uint32_t find_loudest_frequency(value_type *absFFT) {
   int maxPos = 0;
-  double maxVal = 0;
+  value_type maxVal = 0;
   int i;
 
   for(i = 0; i < BLOCK_LEN; i++) {
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ uint32_t find_loudest_frequency(double *absFFT) {
     }
   }
 
-  return (double)maxPos * SAMPLE_RATE / BLOCK_LEN;
+  return (value_type)maxPos * SAMPLE_RATE / BLOCK_LEN;
 }
 
-double get_energy_in_band(double *fft, uint32_t minFreq, uint32_t maxFreq) {
+value_type get_energy_in_band(value_type *fft, uint32_t minFreq, uint32_t maxFreq) {
   int firstBlock = minFreq * BLOCK_LEN / SAMPLE_RATE;
   int lastBlock = maxFreq * BLOCK_LEN / SAMPLE_RATE;
   int i;
 
-  double energy = 0;
+  value_type energy = 0;
   for(i = firstBlock; i < lastBlock; i++) {
     energy += fft[i];
   }
diff --git a/fft.h b/fft.h
index 69ac4ac..f3d77f3 100644
--- a/fft.h
+++ b/fft.h
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 void init_fft(void);
-void complex_to_absolute(double *re, double *im, double *result);
+void complex_to_absolute(value_type *re, value_type *im, value_type *result);
 void apply_hanning(sample *dftinput);
-void fft_transform(sample *samples, double *resultRe, double *resultIm);
-uint32_t find_loudest_frequency(double *absFFT);
-double get_energy_in_band(double *fft, uint32_t minFreq, uint32_t maxFreq);
+void fft_transform(sample *samples, value_type *resultRe, value_type *resultIm);
+uint32_t find_loudest_frequency(value_type *absFFT);
+value_type get_energy_in_band(value_type *fft, uint32_t minFreq, uint32_t maxFreq);
 
 #endif // FFT_H
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index e0e2c44..20c8003 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 // Frames per second
-#define FPS ((double)BUFFER_PARTS * SAMPLE_RATE / BLOCK_LEN)
+#define FPS ((value_type)BUFFER_PARTS * SAMPLE_RATE / BLOCK_LEN)
 
 // Number of new samples put into the buffer each frame
 #define READ_SAMPLES (BLOCK_LEN / BUFFER_PARTS)
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #define COLORBUF_SIZE (2*(NUM_MODULES+1))
 #define CENTER_POS (2*CENTER_MODULE)
 
-double fft[BLOCK_LEN];
-double rms;
-double redEnergy, greenEnergy, blueEnergy;
-double lastUpdateTime = 0;
+value_type fft[BLOCK_LEN];
+value_type rms;
+value_type redEnergy, greenEnergy, blueEnergy;
+value_type lastUpdateTime = 0;
 
 sem_t  fftSemaphore;
 
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int running = 1;
 void* fft_thread(void *param) {
 	sample       buffer[BLOCK_LEN];
 	sample       block[BLOCK_LEN];
-	double       fftOutReal[BLOCK_LEN], fftOutImag[BLOCK_LEN];
-	double       tmpFFT[BLOCK_LEN];
-  double       tmpRMS;
+	value_type   fftOutReal[BLOCK_LEN], fftOutImag[BLOCK_LEN];
+	value_type   tmpFFT[BLOCK_LEN];
+  value_type   tmpRMS;
 
 	double       nextFrame = get_hires_time() + 0.05;
 	double       curTime;
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ void* fft_thread(void *param) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-double gamma_correct(double d) {
+value_type gamma_correct(value_type d) {
   return pow(d, GAMMA);
 }
 
-void text_bar(double fill) {
+void text_bar(value_type fill) {
   int fillCnt = 10 * fill;
   int i;
 
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ void text_bar(double fill) {
   }
 }
 
-double weighted_avg(uint8_t colorBuf[COLORBUF_SIZE][3], int channel, int centerPos) {
+value_type weighted_avg(uint8_t colorBuf[COLORBUF_SIZE][3], int channel, int centerPos) {
   return 0.20 * colorBuf[centerPos - 1][channel] +
          0.60 * colorBuf[centerPos][channel] +
          0.20 * colorBuf[centerPos + 1][channel];
 }
 
-void show_status(double curRed, double maxRed, double curGreen, double maxGreen, double curBlue, double maxBlue) {
+void show_status(value_type curRed, value_type maxRed, value_type curGreen, value_type maxGreen, value_type curBlue, value_type maxBlue) {
   printf("\r");
 
   printf("[\033[31m");
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   uint8_t colorBuf[COLORBUF_SIZE][3];
 
-  double curRedEnergy, curGreenEnergy, curBlueEnergy;
-  double maxRedEnergy = 1, maxGreenEnergy = 1, maxBlueEnergy = 1;
+  value_type curRedEnergy, curGreenEnergy, curBlueEnergy;
+  value_type maxRedEnergy = 1, maxGreenEnergy = 1, maxBlueEnergy = 1;
 
   memset(colorBuf, 0, sizeof(colorBuf));