diff --git a/lib/__init__.py b/lib/__init__.py
index 1cfc20a..4405206 100644
--- a/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/__init__.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def firize(xs, ys, n=4096, srate=44100, ax=None):
     xf = xs/srate*2
     yg = 10**(ys/20)
 
-    xf = np.hstack((0, xf, 1))
-    yg = np.hstack((0, yg, yg[-1]))
+    xf = np.r_[0, xf, 1]
+    yg = np.r_[0, yg, yg[-1]]
 
     b = sig.firwin2(n, xf, yg, antisymmetric=True)
 
diff --git a/lib/cepstrum.py b/lib/cepstrum.py
index 1e00dac..3fb1095 100644
--- a/lib/cepstrum.py
+++ b/lib/cepstrum.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ def fold(r):
     elif n % 2 == 1:
         nt = (n + 1)//2
         rf = r[1:nt] + conj(r[-1:nt-1:-1])
-        rw = np.hstack((r[0], rf, np.zeros(n-nt)))
+        rw = np.r_[r[0], rf, np.zeros(n-nt)]
     else:
         nt = n//2
-        rf = np.hstack((r[1:nt], 0)) + np.conj(r[-1:nt-1:-1])
-        rw = np.hstack((r[0], rf, np.zeros(n-nt-1)))
+        rf = np.r_[r[1:nt], 0] + np.conj(r[-1:nt-1:-1])
+        rw = np.r_[r[0], rf, np.zeros(n-nt-1)]
     return rw
 
 def minphase(s, pad=True, os=False):
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def minphase(s, pad=True, os=False):
     if pad:
         s = pad2(s)
     if os:
-        s = np.hstack((s, np.zeros(len(s))))
+        s = np.r_[s, np.zeros(len(s))]
     cepstrum = np.fft.ifft(np.log(clipdb(np.fft.fft(s), -100)))
     signal = np.real(np.fft.ifft(np.exp(np.fft.fft(fold(cepstrum)))))
     if os:
diff --git a/lib/fft.py b/lib/fft.py
index a953953..90fd06b 100644
--- a/lib/fft.py
+++ b/lib/fft.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def magnitudes(s, size=8192):
 
     # blindly pad with zeros for friendlier ffts and overlapping
     z = np.zeros(size)
-    s = np.hstack((s, z))
+    s = np.r_[s, z]
 
     win_size = size
 
diff --git a/lib/sweeps.py b/lib/sweeps.py
index 1e6bbdf..dbd2ce4 100644
--- a/lib/sweeps.py
+++ b/lib/sweeps.py
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ def tsp(N, m=0.5):
     j = np.complex(0, 1)
 
     H = np.exp(j*4*M*np.pi*nn2/NN**2)
-    H2 = np.hstack([H, np.conj(H[1:NN2][::-1])])
+    H2 = np.r_[H, np.conj(H[1:NN2][::-1])]
 
     x = np.fft.ifft(H2)
-    x = np.hstack([x[NN2 - M:NN + 1], x[0:NN2 - M + 1]])
-    x = np.hstack([x.real, np.zeros(1, N - NN)])
+    x = np.r_[x[NN2 - M:NN + 1], x[0:NN2 - M + 1]]
+    x = np.r_[x.real, np.zeros(1, N - NN)]
 
     return x
diff --git a/lib/util.py b/lib/util.py
index 7feb21c..c123b6f 100644
--- a/lib/util.py
+++ b/lib/util.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ unwarp = lambda w: np.tan(w/2)
 warp = lambda w: np.arctan(w)*2
 
 ceil2 = lambda x: np.power(2, np.ceil(np.log2(x)))
-pad2 = lambda x: np.hstack((x, np.zeros(ceil2(len(x)) - len(x))))
+pad2 = lambda x: np.r_[x, np.zeros(ceil2(len(x)) - len(x))]
 
 rfft = lambda src, size: np.fft.rfft(src, size*2)
 magnitude = lambda src, size: 10*np.log10(np.abs(rfft(src, size))**2)[0:size]
diff --git a/lib/windowing.py b/lib/windowing.py
index 4ee2926..a42c1e6 100644
--- a/lib/windowing.py
+++ b/lib/windowing.py
@@ -1,41 +1,87 @@
-from . import tau
 import numpy as np
 
-def gen_hamm(a0, a1=0, a2=0, a3=0, a4=0):
-    form = lambda x: a0 - a1*np.cos(x) + a2*np.cos(2*x) - a3*np.cos(3*x) + a4*np.cos(4*x)
-    dc = form(np.pi)
-    def f(N):
-        a = tau*np.arange(N)/(N - 1)
-        return form(a)/dc
-    return f
+def _deco_win(f):
+    # gives scipy compatibility
+    def deco(N, *args, sym=True, **kwargs):
+        if N < 1:
+            return np.array([])
+        if N == 1:
+            return np.ones(1)
+        odd = N % 2
+        if not sym and not odd:
+            N = N + 1
 
-# TODO: rename or something
-sinc = lambda N: np.sinc((np.arange(N) - (N - 1)/2)/2)
+        w = f(N, *args, **kwargs)
 
-triangular = lambda N: 1 - np.abs(2*np.arange(N)/(N - 1) - 1)
-welch = lambda N: 1 - (2*np.arange(N)/(N - 1) - 1)**2
-cosine = lambda N: np.sin(np.pi*np.arange(N)/(N - 1))
+        if not sym and not odd:
+            return w[:-1]
+        return w
+    return deco
 
-hann = gen_hamm(0.5, 0.5)
-hamming = gen_hamm(0.53836, 0.46164)
-blackman = gen_hamm(0.42659, 0.49656, 0.076849)
-blackman_harris = gen_hamm(0.35875, 0.48829, 0.14128, 0.01168)
-blackman_nutall = gen_hamm(0.3635819, 0.4891775, 0.1365995, 0.0106411)
-nutall = gen_hamm(0.355768, 0.487396, 0.144232, 0.012604)
-# specifically the Stanford Research flat-top window (FTSRS)
-flattop = gen_hamm(1, 1.93, 1.29, 0.388, 0.028)
+def _gen_hamming(*a):
+    L = len(a)
+    a += (0, 0, 0, 0, 0) # pad so orders definition doesn't error
+    orders = [
+        lambda fac: 0,
+        lambda fac: a[0],
+        lambda fac: a[0] - a[1]*np.cos(fac),
+        lambda fac: a[0] - a[1]*np.cos(fac) + a[2]*np.cos(2*fac),
+        lambda fac: a[0] - a[1]*np.cos(fac) + a[2]*np.cos(2*fac) - a[3]*np.cos(3*fac),
+        lambda fac: a[0] - a[1]*np.cos(fac) + a[2]*np.cos(2*fac) - a[3]*np.cos(3*fac) + a[4]*np.cos(4*fac),
+    ]
+    f = orders[L]
+    return lambda N: f(np.arange(0, N)*2*np.pi/(N - 1))
 
+def _normalize(*args):
+    a = np.asfarray(args)
+    return a/np.sum(a)
+
+_h = lambda *args: _deco_win(_gen_hamming(*args))
+blackman_inexact = _h(0.42, 0.5, 0.08)
+blackman = _h(0.42659, 0.49656, 0.076849)
+blackman_nuttall = _h(0.3635819, 0.4891775, 0.1365995, 0.0106411)
+blackman_harris = _h(0.35875, 0.48829, 0.14128, 0.01168)
+nuttall = _h(0.355768, 0.487396, 0.144232, 0.012604)
+flattop        = _h(*_normalize(1, 1.93, 1.29, 0.388, 0.028)) # FTSRS
+#flattop_weird = _h(_normalize(1, 1.93, 1.29, 0.388, 0.032)) # ??? wtf
+flattop_weird = _h(0.2156, 0.4160, 0.2781, 0.0836, 0.0069) # ??? scipy crap
+hann = _h(0.5, 0.5)
+hamming_inexact = _h(0.54, 0.46)
+hamming = _h(0.53836, 0.46164)
+
+@_deco_win
+def triangular(N):
+    if N % 2 == 0:
+        return 1 - np.abs((2*np.arange(N) + 1)/N - 1)
+    else:
+        return 1 - np.abs(2*(np.arange(N) + 1)/(N + 1) - 1)
+
+@_deco_win
 def parzen(N):
-    # TODO: verify this is accurate. the code here is kinda sketchy
+    odd = N % 2
     n = np.arange(N/2)
+    if not odd:
+        n += 0.5
     center = 1 - 6*(2*n/N)**2*(1 - 2*n/N)
     outer = 2*(1 - 2*n/N)**3
     center = center[:len(center)//2]
     outer = outer[len(outer)//2:]
-    if N % 2 == 0:
-        return np.hstack((outer[::-1], center[::-1], center, outer))
+    if not odd:
+        return np.r_[outer[::-1], center[::-1], center, outer]
     else:
-        return np.hstack((outer[::-1], center[::-1], center[1:], outer))
+        return np.r_[outer[::-1], center[::-1], center[1:], outer]
+
+@_deco_win
+def cosine(N):
+    return np.sin(np.pi*(np.arange(N) + 0.5)/N)
+
+@_deco_win
+def welch(N):
+    return 1 - (2*np.arange(N)/(N - 1) - 1)**2
+
+# TODO: rename or something
+@_deco_win
+def sinc(N):
+    return np.sinc((np.arange(N) - (N - 1)/2)/2)
 
-# some windows reach 0 at either side, so this can avoid that
 winmod = lambda f: lambda N: f(N + 2)[1:-1]