diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cd3e383..d645cfd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LADSPA = $(BOTH)
 VST = $(BOTH) delay_test
 
 UTILS = design bench
-INCLUDES = util util_def param
+INCLUDES = util util_def param os6iir os2piir
 
 BENCH_AGAINST = eq_const
 
diff --git a/crap/tube.h b/crap/tube.h
index 5515c9d..3d64bd5 100644
--- a/crap/tube.h
+++ b/crap/tube.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 #include "param.h"
-#include "os6iir.h"
+#include "os2piir.h"
 
 #define ID 0x50F7BA11
 #define LABEL "crap_tube"
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #define COPYRIGHT "MIT"
 #define PARAMETERS 2
 
-#define OVERSAMPLING 6
-#define HIST_SIZE_2 (2 + 2*8)
-#define HIST_SIZE   (HIST_SIZE_2*2)
+#define OVERSAMPLING 2
 
 typedef struct {
 	double desired, actual, speed;
@@ -22,8 +20,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } smoothval;
 
 typedef struct {
-	double history_L[HIST_SIZE];
-	double history_R[HIST_SIZE];
+	halfband_t hbu_L, hbu_R, hbd_L, hbd_R;
 	smoothval drive, wet;
 } personal;
 
@@ -62,19 +59,15 @@ process_one(double x, double drive, double wet)
 static double
 process_os(personal *data, double x, int right)
 {
-	double *h0 = (!right) ? data->history_L : data->history_R;
-	double *h1 = h0 + HIST_SIZE_2;
+	halfband_t *hbu = (!right) ? &data->hbu_L : &data->hbu_R;
+	halfband_t *hbd = (!right) ? &data->hbd_L : &data->hbd_R;
 	double y;
 
 	#define doit(SAMP) \
-	oversample(h1, process_one(OVERSAMPLING*oversample(h0, SAMP), \
+	decimate(hbd, process_one(interpolate(hbu, SAMP), \
 	    smooth(&data->drive), smooth(&data->wet)))
 	    doit(x);
-	    doit(0);
-	    doit(0);
-	    doit(0);
-	    doit(0);
-	y = doit(0);
+	y = doit(x);
 	#undef doit
 
 	return y;
@@ -109,8 +102,10 @@ process_double(personal *data,
 static void
 resume(personal *data)
 {
-	memset(data->history_L, 0, HIST_SIZE*sizeof(double));
-	memset(data->history_R, 0, HIST_SIZE*sizeof(double));
+	memset(&data->hbu_L, 0, sizeof(halfband_t));
+	memset(&data->hbu_R, 0, sizeof(halfband_t));
+	memset(&data->hbd_L, 0, sizeof(halfband_t));
+	memset(&data->hbd_R, 0, sizeof(halfband_t));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/include/os2piir.h b/include/os2piir.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e08d1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/os2piir.h
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* halfband polyphase IIR filter
+   coefficients designed with halfband program:
+     https://gist.github.com/3be345efb6c97d757398#file-halfband-c
+   parameters: 16 coefficients, 0.1 transition band
+   stopband: ~-150dB
+   overall delay: ~8 samples
+*/
+
+#define copy(dst, src) memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(double)*8)
+
+// all should be initialized to 0
+typedef struct {
+	double ao[8], bo[8];
+	double at[8], bt[8];
+	double x1, x2, x3;
+	int i;
+} halfband_t;
+
+static void
+halfband_a(double a[8], double ao[8], double x0, double x2)
+{
+	a[0] = x2    + (x0   - ao[0])*0.006185967461045014;
+	a[1] = ao[0] + (a[0] - ao[1])*0.054230780876613788;
+	a[2] = ao[1] + (a[1] - ao[2])*0.143280861566087270;
+	a[3] = ao[2] + (a[2] - ao[3])*0.262004358403954640;
+	a[4] = ao[3] + (a[3] - ao[4])*0.398796973552973666;
+	a[5] = ao[4] + (a[4] - ao[5])*0.545323651071132232;
+	a[6] = ao[5] + (a[5] - ao[6])*0.698736833646440347;
+	a[7] = ao[6] + (a[6] - ao[7])*0.862917812650502936;
+}
+
+static void
+halfband_b(double b[8], double bo[8], double x1, double x3)
+{
+	b[0] = x3    + (x1   - bo[0])*0.024499027624721819;
+	b[1] = bo[0] + (b[0] - bo[1])*0.094283481125726432;
+	b[2] = bo[1] + (b[1] - bo[2])*0.199699579426327684;
+	b[3] = bo[2] + (b[2] - bo[3])*0.328772348316831664;
+	b[4] = bo[3] + (b[3] - bo[4])*0.471167216679969414;
+	b[5] = bo[4] + (b[4] - bo[5])*0.621096845120503893;
+	b[6] = bo[5] + (b[5] - bo[6])*0.778944517099529166;
+	b[7] = bo[6] + (b[6] - bo[7])*0.952428157718303137;
+}
+
+static double
+halfband(halfband_t *h, double x0)
+{
+	double a[8], b[8];
+	halfband_a(a, h->ao,    x0, h->x2);
+	halfband_b(b, h->bo, h->x1, h->x3);
+	copy(h->ao, h->at);
+	copy(h->bo, h->bt);
+	copy(h->at, a);
+	copy(h->bt, b);
+	h->x3 = h->x2;
+	h->x2 = h->x1;
+	h->x1 = x0;
+	return (a[7] + b[7])*0.5;
+}
+
+static double
+decimate(halfband_t *h, double x0)
+{
+	double c[8];
+	if ((h->i = !h->i)) {
+		halfband_b(c, h->bo, x0, h->x2);
+		copy(h->bo, c);
+		h->x2 = h->x1;
+		h->x1 = x0;
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		halfband_a(c, h->ao, x0, h->x2);
+		copy(h->ao, c);
+		h->x2 = h->x1;
+		h->x1 = x0;
+		return (c[7] + h->bo[7])*0.5;
+	}
+}
+
+// note: do not zero-stuff! send the input each time.
+static double
+interpolate(halfband_t *h, double x0)
+{
+	double c[8];
+	if ((h->i = !h->i)) {
+		halfband_a(c, h->ao, x0, h->x1);
+		copy(h->ao, c);
+		return c[7];
+	} else {
+		halfband_b(c, h->bo, x0, h->x1);
+		copy(h->bo, c);
+		h->x1 = x0;
+		return c[7];
+	}
+}
+
+#undef copy