diff --git a/tracker/gioui/oscilloscope.go b/tracker/gioui/oscilloscope.go
index 5ca13d2..9d66900 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/oscilloscope.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/oscilloscope.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gioui
 
 import (
 	"math"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"gioui.org/layout"
 	"gioui.org/unit"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ type (
 		Theme *Theme
 		Model *tracker.ScopeModel
 		State *OscilloscopeState
-		Style *PlotStyle
 	}
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ func Scope(th *Theme, m *tracker.ScopeModel, st *OscilloscopeState) Oscilloscope
 		Theme: th,
 		Model: m,
 		State: st,
-		Style: &th.Oscilloscope,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,12 +79,12 @@ func (s *Oscilloscope) Layout(gtx C) D {
 				a := max(int(math.Ceil(float64(r.a*float32(l)))), 0)
 				b := min(int(math.Floor(float64(r.b*float32(l)))), l)
 				for i := a; i <= b; i++ {
-					yield(float32(i)/float32(l), "")
+					yield(float32(i)/float32(l), strconv.Itoa(i))
 				}
 			}
 			yticks := func(r plotRange, yield func(pos float32, label string)) {
-				yield(-1, "1")
-				yield(1, "-1")
+				yield(-1, "")
+				yield(1, "")
 			}
 
 			return s.State.plot.Layout(gtx, data, xticks, yticks, cx, 2)
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/plot.go b/tracker/gioui/plot.go
index 372a9bd..138296e 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/plot.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/plot.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/f32"
 	"gioui.org/io/event"
 	"gioui.org/io/pointer"
+	"gioui.org/op"
 	"gioui.org/op/clip"
 	"gioui.org/op/paint"
 )
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type (
 		CurveColors [2]color.NRGBA `yaml:",flow"`
 		LimitColor  color.NRGBA    `yaml:",flow"`
 		CursorColor color.NRGBA    `yaml:",flow"`
+		Ticks       LabelStyle
 	}
 
 	PlotDataFunc func(chn int, xr plotRange) (yr plotRange)
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ func NewPlot(xlim, ylim plotRange) *Plot {
 func (p *Plot) Layout(gtx C, data PlotDataFunc, xticks, yticks PlotTickFunc, cursornx float32, numchns int) D {
 	p.update(gtx)
 	t := TrackerFromContext(gtx)
-	style := t.Theme.Oscilloscope
+	style := t.Theme.Plot
 	s := gtx.Constraints.Max
 	if s.X <= 1 || s.Y <= 1 {
 		return D{}
@@ -59,16 +61,21 @@ func (p *Plot) Layout(gtx C, data PlotDataFunc, xticks, yticks PlotTickFunc, cur
 	ylim := p.ylim()
 
 	// draw tick marks
-	paint.ColorOp{Color: style.LimitColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 
-	xticks(xlim, func(x float32, label string) {
+	xticks(xlim, func(x float32, txt string) {
+		paint.ColorOp{Color: style.LimitColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 		sx := plotPx(s.X).toScreen(xlim.toRelative(x))
 		fillRect(gtx, clip.Rect{Min: image.Pt(sx, 0), Max: image.Pt(sx+1, s.Y)})
+		defer op.Offset(image.Pt(sx, gtx.Dp(2))).Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+		Label(t.Theme, &t.Theme.Plot.Ticks, txt).Layout(gtx)
 	})
 
-	yticks(ylim, func(y float32, label string) {
+	yticks(ylim, func(y float32, txt string) {
+		paint.ColorOp{Color: style.LimitColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
 		sy := plotPx(s.Y).toScreen(ylim.toRelative(y))
 		fillRect(gtx, clip.Rect{Min: image.Pt(0, sy), Max: image.Pt(s.X, sy+1)})
+		defer op.Offset(image.Pt(gtx.Dp(2), sy)).Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+		Label(t.Theme, &t.Theme.Plot.Ticks, txt).Layout(gtx)
 	})
 
 	// draw cursor
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/specanalyzer.go b/tracker/gioui/specanalyzer.go
index f573f0f..4f049fd 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/specanalyzer.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/specanalyzer.go
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ func (s *SpectrumState) Layout(gtx C) D {
 	return layout.Flex{Axis: layout.Vertical}.Layout(gtx,
 		layout.Flexed(1, func(gtx C) D {
 			data := func(chn int, xr plotRange) (yr plotRange) {
-				xr.a = softplus(xr.a*10) / 10
-				xr.b = softplus(xr.b*10) / 10
-				xr.a = float32(math.Log(float64(xr.a))) + 1
-				xr.b = float32(math.Log(float64(xr.b))) + 1
+				xr.a = float32(math.Exp2(float64(xr.a-1) * 8))
+				xr.b = float32(math.Exp2(float64(xr.b-1) * 8))
 				w1, f1 := math.Modf(float64(xr.a) * float64(speclen))
 				w2, f2 := math.Modf(float64(xr.b) * float64(speclen))
 				x1 := max(int(w1), 0)
@@ -104,13 +102,33 @@ func (s *SpectrumState) Layout(gtx C) D {
 
 				return plotRange{-y1, -y2}
 			}
+			type pair struct {
+				freq  float64
+				label string
+			}
 			xticks := func(r plotRange, yield func(pos float32, label string)) {
-				yield(0, "")
-				yield(1, "")
+				for _, p := range []pair{
+					{freq: 10, label: "10 Hz"},
+					{freq: 20, label: "20 Hz"},
+					{freq: 50, label: "50 Hz"},
+					{freq: 100, label: "100 Hz"},
+					{freq: 200, label: "200 Hz"},
+					{freq: 500, label: "500 Hz"},
+					{freq: 1e3, label: "1 kHz"},
+					{freq: 2e3, label: "2 kHz"},
+					{freq: 5e3, label: "5 kHz"},
+					{freq: 1e4, label: "10 kHz"},
+					{freq: 2e4, label: "20 kHz"},
+				} {
+					x := float32(math.Log2((p.freq/22050))/8 + 1)
+					if x >= r.a && x <= r.b {
+						yield(x, p.label)
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			yticks := func(r plotRange, yield func(pos float32, label string)) {
-				yield(-1, "")
-				yield(0, "")
+				yield(-1, "0 dB")
+				yield(0, "-Inf dB")
 			}
 			return s.plot.Layout(gtx, data, xticks, yticks, 0, numchns)
 		}),
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/theme.go b/tracker/gioui/theme.go
index e01bcd5..8ea4a41 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/theme.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/theme.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Theme struct {
 		Emphasis IconButtonStyle
 		Error    IconButtonStyle
 	}
-	Oscilloscope  PlotStyle
+	Plot          PlotStyle
 	NumericUpDown NumericUpDownStyle
 	SongPanel     struct {
 		RowHeader  LabelStyle
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/theme.yml b/tracker/gioui/theme.yml
index 03716b0..78ce13c 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/theme.yml
+++ b/tracker/gioui/theme.yml
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ iconbutton:
     color: *errorcolor
     size: 24
     inset: { top: 6, bottom: 6, left: 6, right: 6 }
-oscilloscope:
+plot:
   curvecolors: [*primarycolor, *secondarycolor]
   limitcolor: { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255, a: 8 }
   cursorcolor: { r: 252, g: 186, b: 3, a: 255 }
+  ticks: { textsize: 12, color: *disabled, maxlines: 1}  
 numericupdown:
   bgcolor: { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255, a: 3 }
   textcolor: *fg