diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
index b9b4b09..a0b26a9 100644
--- a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
+++ b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 {
-    IBClasses = ({CLASS = FirstResponder; LANGUAGE = ObjC; SUPERCLASS = NSObject; }); 
+    IBClasses = (
+        {CLASS = FirstResponder; LANGUAGE = ObjC; SUPERCLASS = NSObject; }, 
+        {
+            ACTIONS = {playNewPitch = id; }; 
+            CLASS = VLAppController; 
+            LANGUAGE = ObjC; 
+            SUPERCLASS = NSObject; 
+        }
+    ); 
     IBVersion = 1; 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib
index 03b2f91..52deefc 100644
--- a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib
+++ b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	<string>452.0</string>
 	<key>IBOpenObjects</key>
 	<array>
+		<integer>217</integer>
 		<integer>29</integer>
 	</array>
 	<key>IBSystem Version</key>
diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib
index 528c7c3..58f9805 100644
Binary files a/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib and b/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib differ
diff --git a/Resources/UserDefaults.plist b/Resources/UserDefaults.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19a993a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/UserDefaults.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>VLHighPitch</key>
+	<integer>75</integer>
+	<key>VLLowPitch</key>
+	<integer>57</integer>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/Sources/VLAppController.h b/Sources/VLAppController.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508d698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLAppController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//
+//  VLAppController.h
+//  Vocalese
+//
+//  Created by Matthias Neeracher on 10/23/06.
+//  Copyright 2006 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+@interface VLAppController : NSObject {
+
+}
+
+- (IBAction) playNewPitch:(id)sender;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Sources/VLAppController.mm b/Sources/VLAppController.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b1f88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLAppController.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+//
+//  VLAppController.mm
+//  Vocalese
+//
+//  Created by Matthias Neeracher on 10/23/06.
+//  Copyright 2006 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "VLAppController.h"
+#import "VLPitchTransformer.h"
+#import "VLSoundOut.h"
+
+@implementation VLAppController
+
++ (void)setupDefaults
+{
+    // load the default values for the user defaults
+    NSString * 		userDefaultsValuesPath	=
+		[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"UserDefaults" ofType:@"plist"];
+    NSDictionary * 	userDefaultsValuesDict	=
+		[NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:userDefaultsValuesPath];
+    
+    // set them in the standard user defaults
+    [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:userDefaultsValuesDict];
+    
+    // if your application supports resetting a subset of the defaults to 
+    // factory values, you should set those values 
+    // in the shared user defaults controller
+    NSArray *		resettableUserDefaultsKeys	=
+		[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"VLLowPitch",@"VLHighPitch",nil];
+    NSDictionary *	initialValuesDict			=
+		[userDefaultsValuesDict dictionaryWithValuesForKeys:resettableUserDefaultsKeys];
+    
+    // Set the initial values in the shared user defaults controller 
+    [[NSUserDefaultsController sharedUserDefaultsController] setInitialValues:initialValuesDict];
+}
+
++ (void)setupTransformers
+{
+	VLPitchTransformer * pitchTransformer;
+    
+	// create an autoreleased instance of our value transformer
+	pitchTransformer = [[[VLPitchTransformer alloc] init] autorelease];
+    
+	// register it with the name that we refer to it with
+	[NSValueTransformer setValueTransformer:pitchTransformer
+		forName:@"VLPitchTransformer"];
+}
+
++ (void)initialize
+{
+	[self setupDefaults];
+	[self setupTransformers];
+}
+
+- (IBAction) playNewPitch:(id)sender
+{
+	VLNote note(VLFraction(1,4), [sender intValue]);
+	
+	VLSoundOut::Instance()->PlayNote(note);
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Sources/VLModel.cpp b/Sources/VLModel.cpp
index 47c7262..aaa11e3 100644
--- a/Sources/VLModel.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLModel.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ static std::string	PitchName(int8_t pitch, bool useSharps)
 	if (kScale[pitch] != ' ')
 		return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(kScale[pitch])) + std::string();
 	else if (useSharps)
-		return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(kScale[pitch-1])) + std::string("♯");
+		return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(kScale[pitch-1])) 
+			+ std::string(kVLSharpStr);
 	else
-		return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(kScale[pitch+1])) + std::string("♭");
+		return static_cast<char>(std::toupper(kScale[pitch+1])) 
+			+ std::string(kVLFlatStr);
 }
 
 static std::string	LilypondPitchName(int8_t pitch, bool useSharps)
diff --git a/Sources/VLModel.h b/Sources/VLModel.h
index 1b4b541..14cdd35 100644
--- a/Sources/VLModel.h
+++ b/Sources/VLModel.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+const int 	kVLSharpChar	= 0x266F;
+const int 	kVLFlatChar		= 0x266D;
+const char *kVLSharpStr		= "\xE2\x99\xAF";
+const char *kVLFlatStr		= "\xE2\x99\xAD";
+
 struct VLFract {
 	uint16_t	fNum;	// Numerator
 	uint16_t	fDenom;	// Denominator
diff --git a/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.h b/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d939ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+//  VLPitchTransformer.h
+//  Vocalese
+//
+//  Created by Matthias Neeracher on 10/23/06.
+//  Copyright 2006 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+@interface VLPitchTransformer : NSValueTransformer {
+}
+
++ (Class)transformedValueClass;
+
+- (NSString *)transformedValue:(id)value;
+
+@end
diff --git a/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.mm b/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f63ed57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/VLPitchTransformer.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+//  VLPitchTransformer.mm
+//  Vocalese
+//
+//  Created by Matthias Neeracher on 10/23/06.
+//  Copyright 2006 __MyCompanyName__. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "VLPitchTransformer.h"
+#import "VLModel.h"
+
+@implementation VLPitchTransformer
+
++ (Class)transformedValueClass
+{
+	return [NSString class];
+}
+
+const char * sPitch2Name = "C D EF G A B";
+
+- (NSString *)transformedValue:(id)value
+{
+	int pitch = [value intValue];
+	int octave= (pitch / 12)-1;
+	pitch %= 12;
+	if (sPitch2Name[pitch] == ' ')
+		return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%c%C%d / %c%C%d", 
+						 sPitch2Name[pitch-1], kVLSharpChar, octave, 
+						 sPitch2Name[pitch+1], kVLFlatChar, octave];
+	else
+		return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%c%d",
+						 sPitch2Name[pitch], octave];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Vocalese.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Vocalese.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ed19f05..f6f3c1d 100644
--- a/Vocalese.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Vocalese.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 		952DCD78096BBB11001C2316 /* VLSheetViewChords.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 952DCD77096BBB11001C2316 /* VLSheetViewChords.mm */; };
 		953722670AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 953722660AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm */; };
 		95498DBD0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95498DBC0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm */; };
+		954BBD860AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954BBD850AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm */; };
+		954BBD9A0AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954BBD990AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm */; };
 		955E58E5095658AB0045FDA5 /* VLModel.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 955E58E4095658AB0045FDA5 /* VLModel.cpp */; };
 		955E59610957C1400045FDA5 /* TVLChord.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 955E59600957C1400045FDA5 /* TVLChord.cpp */; };
 		955E59640957C15A0045FDA5 /* VLModel.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 955E58E4095658AB0045FDA5 /* VLModel.cpp */; };
@@ -73,6 +75,10 @@
 		953722660AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLLilypondDocument.mm; path = Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95498DBB0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLSoundSched.h; path = Sources/VLSoundSched.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95498DBC0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLSoundSched.mm; path = Sources/VLSoundSched.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		954BBD840AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLAppController.h; path = Sources/VLAppController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		954BBD850AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLAppController.mm; path = Sources/VLAppController.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		954BBD980AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLPitchTransformer.h; path = Sources/VLPitchTransformer.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		954BBD990AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLPitchTransformer.mm; path = Sources/VLPitchTransformer.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		955E58E3095658AB0045FDA5 /* VLModel.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLModel.h; path = Sources/VLModel.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		955E58E4095658AB0045FDA5 /* VLModel.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = VLModel.cpp; path = Sources/VLModel.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		955E595C0957C0FC0045FDA5 /* TVLChord */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = "compiled.mach-o.executable"; includeInIndex = 0; path = TVLChord; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
@@ -207,6 +213,10 @@
 				95F5F50E0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.mm */,
 				953722650AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.h */,
 				953722660AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm */,
+				954BBD840AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.h */,
+				954BBD850AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm */,
+				954BBD980AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.h */,
+				954BBD990AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm */,
 			);
 			name = Classes;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -398,6 +408,8 @@
 				95F5F50F0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.mm in Sources */,
 				95498DBD0AE3812F006B5F81 /* VLSoundSched.mm in Sources */,
 				953722670AE9F0E100B6E483 /* VLLilypondDocument.mm in Sources */,
+				954BBD860AEDDE5300BBFD5F /* VLAppController.mm in Sources */,
+				954BBD9A0AEDE81500BBFD5F /* VLPitchTransformer.mm in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};