diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b82aa6..2b212a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "powerfmt",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-core"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05f29059c0c2090612e8d742178b0580d2dc940c837851ad723096f87af6663e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gimli"
 version = "0.31.1"
@@ -120,6 +126,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "kanal"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e3953adf0cd667798b396c2fa13552d6d9b3269d7dd1154c4c416442d1ff574"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "lock_api",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -163,6 +179,7 @@ name = "looper"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "jack",
+ "kanal",
  "log",
  "simple_logger",
  "thiserror",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 19c7003..56538d0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ jack = "0.13"
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
 log = "0.4.27"
 simple_logger = "5.0.0"
+kanal = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/audio_engine.md b/audio_engine.md
index ff75dad..3531893 100644
--- a/audio_engine.md
+++ b/audio_engine.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ GlobalState
 ## Ring buffers
 
 Communication between real-time and non-real-time threads requires lock-free data structures to avoid blocking the RT thread.
-Tokio bounded channels fulfill this requirement and provide both synchronous and asynchronous interfaces,
+The Rust Kanal crate fulfills this requirement and provides both synchronous and asynchronous interfaces,
 making it ideal for bridging real-time and async-based systems.
 
 The RT thread uses the synchronous, non-blocking interface for immediate data transfer.
diff --git a/src/allocator.rs b/src/allocator.rs
index 76e1f57..413f779 100644
--- a/src/allocator.rs
+++ b/src/allocator.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 pub struct Allocator {
-    channel: tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Arc<AudioChunk>>,
+    channel: kanal::Receiver<Arc<AudioChunk>>,
 }
 
 impl Allocator {
     pub fn spawn(buffer_size: usize, pool_size: usize) -> (Self, tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>) {
-        let (allocated_buffer_sender, allocated_buffer_receiver) =
-            tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(pool_size);
+        let (allocated_buffer_sender, allocated_buffer_receiver) = kanal::bounded(pool_size);
 
         // Pre-fill the channel with initial buffers
-        while allocated_buffer_sender
+        while let Ok(true) = allocated_buffer_sender
             .try_send(AudioChunk::allocate(buffer_size))
-            .is_ok()
         {}
 
         let allocator = Allocator {
             channel: allocated_buffer_receiver,
         };
 
+        let allocated_buffer_sender = allocated_buffer_sender.to_async();
+
         // Spawn the background task that continuously allocates buffers
         let join_handle = tokio::runtime::Handle::current().spawn(async move {
             loop {
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ impl Allocator {
 
 impl ChunkFactory for Allocator {
     fn create_chunk(&mut self) -> Result<std::sync::Arc<AudioChunk>> {
+        //match self.channel.try_recv_realtime() {
         match self.channel.try_recv() {
-            Ok(chunk) => Ok(chunk),
-            Err(_) => Err(LooperError::ChunkAllocation(std::panic::Location::caller())),
+            Ok(Some(chunk)) => Ok(chunk),
+            _ => Err(LooperError::ChunkAllocation(std::panic::Location::caller())),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8d3067d..6ae5f95 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let (jack_client, audio_in, audio_out) = setup_jack();
 
-    let (allocator, factory_handle) = Allocator::spawn(jack_client.buffer_size() as usize * 10, 100);
+    let (allocator, factory_handle) = Allocator::spawn(jack_client.sample_rate(), 3);
 
     let process_handler = ProcessHandler::new(audio_in, audio_out, allocator)
         .expect("Could not create process handler");
diff --git a/src/process_handler.rs b/src/process_handler.rs
index 92c1a3e..e2b82d7 100644
--- a/src/process_handler.rs
+++ b/src/process_handler.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl<F: ChunkFactory> jack::ProcessHandler for ProcessHandler<F> {
         let output_buffer = self.output_port.as_mut_slice(ps);
 
         let jack_buffer_size = client.buffer_size() as usize;
-        let recording_samples = client.sample_rate() * 5; // 5 seconds
+        let recording_samples = (client.sample_rate() as f64 * 0.6) as usize; // 0.6 seconds
 
         let mut index = 0;