diff --git a/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.cpp b/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.cpp
index 438fb0358..5545ab253 100644
--- a/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.cpp
+++ b/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <QBrush>
 
 const char* NyanCatAnalyzer::kName = "Nyan nyan nyan";
-const float NyanCatAnalyzer::kPixelScale = 0.03f;
+const float NyanCatAnalyzer::kPixelScale = 0.02f;
 
 
 NyanCatAnalyzer::NyanCatAnalyzer(QWidget* parent)
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ NyanCatAnalyzer::NyanCatAnalyzer(QWidget* parent)
     background_brush_(QColor(0x0f, 0x43, 0x73))
 {
   memset(history_, 0, sizeof(history_));
-  memset(mean_history_, 0, sizeof(mean_history_));
 
   for (int i=0 ; i<kRainbowBands ; ++i) {
-    colors_[i] = QPen(QColor::fromHsv(i * 255 / kRainbowBands, 255, 255), 4.5);
+    colors_[i] = QPen(QColor::fromHsv(i * 255 / kRainbowBands, 255, 255), kCatHeight/kRainbowBands);
   }
 }
 
@@ -68,10 +67,6 @@ void NyanCatAnalyzer::analyze(QPainter& p, const Analyzer::Scope& s) {
     // And set the new frame to 0.
     band_start[kHistorySize-1] = 0;
   }
-  
-  // adjust mean history
-  memmove(mean_history_, mean_history_ + 1, (kHistorySize - 1) * sizeof(float));
-  mean_history_[kHistorySize-1] = 0;
 
   // Now accumulate the scope data into each band.  Should maybe use a series
   // of band pass filters for this, so bands can leak into neighbouring bands,
@@ -83,11 +78,7 @@ void NyanCatAnalyzer::analyze(QPainter& p, const Analyzer::Scope& s) {
     for (int i=0 ; i<samples_per_band ; ++i) {
       *accumulator += s[sample++];
     }
-    const float band_scale = std::pow(2.0, band);
-    *accumulator *= band_scale;
-    mean_history_[kHistorySize-1] += *accumulator;
   }
-  mean_history_[kHistorySize-1] /= kRainbowBands;
 
   // Create polylines for the rainbows.
   const float px_per_frame = float(width() - kCatWidth + kRainbowOverlap) / kHistorySize;
@@ -99,10 +90,12 @@ void NyanCatAnalyzer::analyze(QPainter& p, const Analyzer::Scope& s) {
   for (int band=0 ; band<kRainbowBands ; ++band) {
     // Calculate the Y position of this band.
     const float y = float(kCatHeight) / (kRainbowBands + 2) * (band + 0.5) + top_of_cat;
+    // pow constants computed so that 
+    // | band_scale(0) | ~= .5 and | band_scale(5) | ~= 32
+    const float band_scale = -std::cos(M_PI*band/(kRainbowBands-1))*.5*std::pow(2.3, band);
     // Add each point in the line.
     for (int x=0 ; x<kHistorySize; ++x) {
-      *dest = QPointF(px_per_frame * x, y  + (*source - mean_history_[x]) * kPixelScale);
-      //      qLog(Debug) << y+ *source *kPixelScale << mean;
+      *dest = QPointF(px_per_frame * x, y  +  *source * kPixelScale * band_scale);
       ++ dest;
       ++ source;
     }
diff --git a/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.h b/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.h
index a56c49f53..c6d6c17e2 100644
--- a/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.h
+++ b/src/analyzers/nyancatanalyzer.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ private:
   int frame_;
 
   float history_[kHistorySize * kRainbowBands];
-  float mean_history_[kHistorySize * kRainbowBands];
   QPen colors_[kRainbowBands];
 
   QBrush background_brush_;