diff --git a/play.html b/play.html
index 13a92e0..508879a 100644
--- a/play.html
+++ b/play.html
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@
         color: var(--gb-light);
       }
 
-      /* Transform description */
-      .transform-line {
-        margin: 0 0 calc(var(--spacing-unit) * 3) 0;
-        color: var(--gb-light);
-        font-size: 8px;
-      }
 
       /* Buttons */
       button {
@@ -272,29 +266,20 @@
         width: 0%;
       }
 
-      /* Meta block */
-      .meta-block {
+      /* CTA link (inside card) */
+      .cta-link-inline {
         margin-top: calc(var(--spacing-unit) * 2);
         padding-top: calc(var(--spacing-unit) * 2);
         border-top: 2px solid var(--gb-darkest);
-        font-size: 8px;
-        color: var(--gb-light);
-        line-height: 2.2;
-      }
-
-      /* CTA link */
-      .cta-link {
-        display: block;
-        margin-top: calc(var(--spacing-unit) * 3);
         text-align: center;
       }
 
-      .cta-link a {
+      .cta-link-inline a {
         display: inline-block;
         color: var(--gb-lightest);
         text-decoration: none;
         font-size: 10px;
-        padding: 12px 16px;
+        padding: 12px 20px;
         border: var(--pixel-border) solid var(--gb-light);
         background: var(--gb-dark);
         box-shadow:
@@ -302,7 +287,7 @@
           inset 4px 4px 0 var(--gb-light);
       }
 
-      .cta-link a:hover {
+      .cta-link-inline a:hover {
         background: var(--gb-light);
         color: var(--gb-darkest);
         box-shadow:
@@ -335,11 +320,6 @@
         <h2 id="songTitle" class="song-title">Loading...</h2>
         <div id="songArtist" class="song-artist"></div>
 
-        <!-- Transformation Description -->
-        <p id="transformLine" class="transform-line">
-          Reimagined as classic game-console music
-        </p>
-
         <!-- Play/Pause Control -->
         <div class="play-container">
           <button id="playToggleBtn" class="primary" disabled>
@@ -359,20 +339,14 @@
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Metadata -->
-        <div class="meta-block" id="metaBlock">
-          Procedural playback from MIDI structure.<br />
-          Rendered using the Wario Synthesis Engine.
+        <!-- CTA -->
+        <div class="cta-link-inline">
+          <a id="generateOwn" href="/">Generate your own</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <!-- CTA -->
-      <div class="cta-link">
-        <a id="generateOwn" href="/">Generate your own</a>
-      </div>
-
       <div class="footer">
-        <a href="/">WARIO SYNTH</a> — Turn any song into retro game console music
+        Wario's Synthesis Engine — created by <a href="https://x.com/b1rdmania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Birdmania</a>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/synthesis/SynthesisEngine.ts b/src/synthesis/SynthesisEngine.ts
index 38cfab1..a9fe55c 100644
--- a/src/synthesis/SynthesisEngine.ts
+++ b/src/synthesis/SynthesisEngine.ts
@@ -81,20 +81,26 @@ export class SynthesisEngine {
 
   start(): void {
     if (this.isPlaying) return;
-    
+
     this.isPlaying = true;
     this.startTime = this.audioContext.currentTime;
-    
+
     // Reset event indices
     for (const role of this.roleAssignments.keys()) {
       this.nextEventIndex.set(role, 0);
     }
-    
+
+    // Restore layer gains (they may have been faded to 0 on stop)
+    for (const [role, layer] of this.layers) {
+      layer.gainNode.gain.cancelScheduledValues(this.audioContext.currentTime);
+      this.restoreLayerGain(layer.gainNode, role);
+    }
+
     // Start scheduler to play actual MIDI events
     this.schedulerIntervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
       this.scheduleEvents();
     }, this.config.scheduleInterval);
-    
+
     console.log('Started synthesis with', this.roleAssignments.size, 'roles');
   }
 
@@ -193,38 +199,49 @@ export class SynthesisEngine {
     };
   }
 
+  private getLayerGainForRole(role: Role): number {
+    switch (role) {
+      case 'bass': return 0.4;
+      case 'drone': return 0.2;
+      case 'ostinato': return 0.3;
+      case 'texture': return 0.1;
+      case 'accents': return 0.5;
+      case 'melody': return 0.35;
+      default: return 0.3;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private restoreLayerGain(gain: GainNode, role: Role): void {
+    gain.gain.setValueAtTime(this.getLayerGainForRole(role), this.audioContext.currentTime);
+  }
+
   private configureLayerForRole(gain: GainNode, filter: BiquadFilterNode, role: Role): void {
+    gain.gain.value = this.getLayerGainForRole(role);
+
     switch (role) {
       case 'bass':
-        gain.gain.value = 0.4;
         filter.type = 'lowpass';
         filter.frequency.value = 200;
         break;
       case 'drone':
-        gain.gain.value = 0.2;
         filter.type = 'bandpass';
         filter.frequency.value = 400;
         break;
       case 'ostinato':
-        gain.gain.value = 0.3;
         filter.type = 'highpass';
         filter.frequency.value = 300;
         break;
       case 'texture':
-        gain.gain.value = 0.1;
         filter.type = 'bandpass';
         filter.frequency.value = 800;
         break;
       case 'accents':
-        gain.gain.value = 0.5;
         filter.type = 'peaking';
         filter.frequency.value = 1000;
         break;
       case 'melody':
-        // Passthrough mode - balanced sound for all notes
-        gain.gain.value = 0.35;
         filter.type = 'lowpass';
-        filter.frequency.value = 4000; // Brighter sound for full range
+        filter.frequency.value = 4000;
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -398,14 +415,16 @@ export class SynthesisEngine {
   private fadeOutAllLayers(): void {
     const fadeTime = this.config.fadeTime;
     const when = this.audioContext.currentTime;
-    
+
     for (const layer of this.layers.values()) {
+      // Cancel any scheduled ramps and fade to 0
+      layer.gainNode.gain.cancelScheduledValues(when);
+      layer.gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(layer.gainNode.gain.value, when);
       layer.gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0, when + fadeTime);
     }
-    
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this.cleanupLayers();
-    }, fadeTime * 1000 + 100);
+
+    // Don't cleanup layers - keep them connected for resume
+    // Layers are only cleaned up when setupLayers is called with new data
   }
 
   private scheduleChord(role: Role, pitches: number[], duration: number, velocity: number, when: number): void {