diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 66cea91..51a43e3 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func handleEvent(event sdl.Event, m *milkDropWindow) bool {
  * returns a bool indicating whether the program should keep running and an
  * error, if any.
  */
-func update(r *bufio.Reader, m *milkDropWindow) (bool, error) {
+func update(m *milkDropWindow) (bool, error) {
 	for event := sdl.PollEvent(); event != nil; event = sdl.PollEvent() {
 		keepRunning := handleEvent(event, m)
 		if !keepRunning {
@@ -118,9 +117,9 @@ func update(r *bufio.Reader, m *milkDropWindow) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	audioData := make([]int16, r.Size()/2)
+	audioData := make([]int16, 2048)
 
-	err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, audioData)
+	err := binary.Read(os.Stdin, binary.LittleEndian, audioData)
 	if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 		return false, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -159,11 +158,9 @@ func milkbucket(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	m.loadPreset(false)
 
-	r := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-
 	running := true
 	for running {
-		running, err = update(r, m)
+		running, err = update(m)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}