diff --git a/jni/nv_alsa/nv_alsa.c b/jni/nv_alsa/nv_alsa.c
index b5c722f..3ac8cba 100644
--- a/jni/nv_alsa/nv_alsa.c
+++ b/jni/nv_alsa/nv_alsa.c
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/* Use the newer ALSA API */
-#define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
-
 /* All of the ALSA library API is defined
  * in this header */
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
@@ -9,42 +6,20 @@ snd_pcm_t *handle;
 
 int nv_alsa_init(unsigned int channelCount, unsigned int sampleRate, unsigned char* device) {
 	int rc;
-	snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params;
-	int dir;
 	
 	/* Open PCM device for playback. */
 	if ((rc = snd_pcm_open(&handle, device, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0)) != 0)
 		return rc;
 	
-	snd_pcm_hw_params_alloca(&params);
-	snd_pcm_hw_params_any(handle, params);
-	
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access(handle, params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) != 0)
-                return rc;
-
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format(handle, params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE)) != 0)
-                return rc;
-
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(handle, params, channelCount)) != 0)
-                return rc;
-
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near(handle, params, &sampleRate, &dir)) != 0)
-                return rc;
-	
-	snd_pcm_uframes_t frames = 32;
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size_near(handle, params, &frames, &dir)) != 0)
-		return rc;
-	
-	if ((rc = snd_pcm_hw_params(handle, params)) != 0)
+	if ((rc = snd_pcm_set_params(handle, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED, channelCount, sampleRate, 1, 50000)) != 0) //50ms latency
 		return rc;
 }
 
 int nv_alsa_play(const unsigned char* indata, int data_len) {
 	int frames = data_len/4; /* 2 bytes/sample, 2 channels */
 	int rc = snd_pcm_writei(handle, indata, frames);
-	if (rc == -EPIPE) {
+	if (rc == -EPIPE)
 		snd_pcm_prepare(handle);
-	}
 	
 	return rc;
 }