diff --git a/src/lib/exhaleEnc.cpp b/src/lib/exhaleEnc.cpp
index 0a6eaa8..6e449d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/exhaleEnc.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/exhaleEnc.cpp
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ unsigned ExhaleEncoder::applyTnsToWinGroup (TnsData& tnsData, SfbGroupData& grpD
   {
     const int numSwbWin = (eightShorts ? m_numSwbShort : m_numSwbLong);
     uint8_t tnsMaxBands = tnsScaleFactorBandLimit[eightShorts ? 1 : 0][m_swbTableIdx];
-    uint8_t tnsStartSfb = 3 + 32000 / toSamplingRate (m_frequencyIdx);  // 8-short TNS start
+    int     tnsStartSfb = 3 + 32000 / toSamplingRate (m_frequencyIdx);  // 8-short TNS start
 
     if (!eightShorts)
     {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ unsigned ExhaleEncoder::applyTnsToWinGroup (TnsData& tnsData, SfbGroupData& grpD
 
       // recalculate SFB RMS in TNS range
       errorValue |= m_specAnalyzer.getMeanAbsValues (mdctSignal, nullptr /*MDST wasn't filtered*/, grpSO[grpData.sfbsPerGroup],
-                                                     0 /*ci*/, &grpSO[tnsStartSfb], __max (0, tnsMaxBands - (int) tnsStartSfb),
+                                                     0 /*ci*/, &grpSO[tnsStartSfb], __max (0, tnsMaxBands - tnsStartSfb),
                                                      &grpData.sfbRmsValues[tnsStartSfb + m_numSwbShort * tnsData.filteredWindow]);
     }
     else tnsData.filterOrder[0] = tnsData.numFilters = 0; // disable zero-length TNS filters
@@ -1177,7 +1177,6 @@ unsigned ExhaleEncoder::spectralProcessing ()  // complete ics_info(), calc TNS
   unsigned errorValue = 0; // no error
 
   // get spectral channel statistics for last frame, used for input bandwidth (BW) detection
-//m_specAnalyzer.getSpecAnalysisStats (m_specAnaPrev, nChannels);
   m_specAnalyzer.getSpectralBandwidth (m_bandwidPrev, nChannels);
 
   // spectral analysis for current MCLT signal (windowed time-samples for the current frame)
@@ -1494,6 +1493,10 @@ unsigned ExhaleEncoder::temporalProcessing () // determine time-domain aspects o
 
         tsCurr[ch] = (m_tempAnaCurr[ci] /*R*/) & UCHAR_MAX;
         tsNext[ch] = (m_tempAnaNext[ci] >>  8) & UCHAR_MAX;
+        // save maximum spectral flatness of current and neighboring frames for quantization
+     // m_specFlatPrev[ci] = __max (m_specFlatPrev[ci], (m_specAnaCurr[ci] >> 16) & UCHAR_MAX);
+        m_tempAnaCurr [ci] = (m_tempAnaCurr[ci] & 0xFFFFFF) | (__max (sfCurr, __max (m_specFlatPrev[ci], sfNext)) << 24);
+        m_specFlatPrev[ci] = (uint8_t) sfCurr;
 
         const bool lowOlapNext = (m_tranLocNext[ci] >= 0) || (sfNext <= UCHAR_MAX / 4 && tfNext > (UCHAR_MAX * 13) / 16) ||
                                  (tsCurr[ch] > (UCHAR_MAX * 5) / 8) || (tsNext[ch] > (UCHAR_MAX * 5) / 8);
@@ -1669,7 +1672,7 @@ ExhaleEncoder::ExhaleEncoder (int32_t* const inputPcmData,           unsigned ch
     m_mdstSignals[ch]  = nullptr;
     m_scaleFacData[ch] = nullptr;
     m_specAnaCurr[ch]  = 0;
-  //m_specAnaPrev[ch]  = 0;
+    m_specFlatPrev[ch] = 0;
     m_tempAnaCurr[ch]  = 0;
     m_tempAnaNext[ch]  = 0;
     m_timeSignals[ch]  = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/lib/exhaleEnc.h b/src/lib/exhaleEnc.h
index ba55c26..d739204 100644
--- a/src/lib/exhaleEnc.h
+++ b/src/lib/exhaleEnc.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
   SfbQuantizer    m_sfbQuantizer; // powerlaw quantization
   SpecAnalyzer    m_specAnalyzer; // for spectral analysis
   uint32_t        m_specAnaCurr[USAC_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS];
-//uint32_t        m_specAnaPrev[USAC_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS];
+  uint8_t         m_specFlatPrev[USAC_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS];
 #if !RESTRICT_TO_AAC
   SpecGapFiller   m_specGapFiller;// for noise/gap filling
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/tempAnalysis.cpp b/src/lib/tempAnalysis.cpp
index 0b1ec2c..132025e 100644
--- a/src/lib/tempAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tempAnalysis.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* tempAnalysis.cpp - source file for class providing temporal analysis of PCM signals
- * written by C. R. Helmrich, last modified in 2019 - see License.htm for legal notices
+ * written by C. R. Helmrich, last modified in 2020 - see License.htm for legal notices
  *
  * The copyright in this software is being made available under a Modified BSD-Style License
  * and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This software may be subject to other third-
@@ -247,6 +247,23 @@ unsigned TempAnalyzer::temporalAnalysis (const int32_t* const timeSignals[USAC_M
         sumAbsPpR = sumAbsValR; // right side
         pLagBestR = pLag;
       }
+#if 1 // TA_MORE_PITCH_TESTS
+      if (pLagBestR > halfFrameOffset) // try ½
+      {
+        pLag = pLagBestR >> 1;
+        pSgn = (((chSig[maxAbsIdxR] - chSigM1[maxAbsIdxR] > 0) && (chSig[maxAbsIdxR-pLag] - chSigM1[maxAbsIdxR-pLag] < 0)) ||
+                ((chSig[maxAbsIdxR] - chSigM1[maxAbsIdxR] < 0) && (chSig[maxAbsIdxR-pLag] - chSigM1[maxAbsIdxR-pLag] > 0)) ? -1 : 1);
+        if ((sumAbsValL = applyPitchPred (chSig, halfFrameOffset, pLag, pSgn)) < sumAbsPpL)
+        {
+          sumAbsPpL = sumAbsValL; // left side
+        }
+        if ((sumAbsValR = applyPitchPred (chSig + halfFrameOffset, halfFrameOffset, pLag, pSgn)) < sumAbsPpR)
+        {
+          sumAbsPpR = sumAbsValR; // right side
+          pLagBestR = pLag;
+        }
+      }
+#endif
 
       // convert L1 norms into average values
       sumAbsHpL = (sumAbsHpL + unsigned (halfFrameOffset >> 1)) / unsigned (halfFrameOffset);
diff --git a/src/lib/tempAnalysis.h b/src/lib/tempAnalysis.h
index b654390..5fa86b5 100644
--- a/src/lib/tempAnalysis.h
+++ b/src/lib/tempAnalysis.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* tempAnalysis.h - header file for class providing temporal analysis of PCM signals
- * written by C. R. Helmrich, last modified in 2019 - see License.htm for legal notices
+ * written by C. R. Helmrich, last modified in 2020 - see License.htm for legal notices
  *
  * The copyright in this software is being made available under a Modified BSD-Style License
  * and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This software may be subject to other third-
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // constants, experimental macros
 #define TA_EPS               4096
-#define TA_MORE_PITCH_TESTS     0
+#define TA_MORE_PITCH_TESTS     1
 
 // temporal signal analysis class
 class TempAnalyzer