diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index 52d2127ac..95559e393 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct DivChannelState {
   int delayOrder, delayRow, retrigSpeed, retrigTick;
   int vibratoDepth, vibratoRate, vibratoPos, vibratoPosGiant, vibratoDir, vibratoFine;
   int tremoloDepth, tremoloRate, tremoloPos;
-  unsigned char arp, arpStage, arpTicks, panL, panR, panRL, panRR, lastVibrato, lastPorta, cutType;
+  unsigned char arp, arpStage, arpTicks, panL, panR, panRL, panRR, lastVibrato, lastPorta, cutType, lastArp, lastVibrato2, lastPorta2;
   bool doNote, legato, portaStop, keyOn, keyOff, nowYouCanStop, stopOnOff, releasing;
   bool arpYield, delayLocked, inPorta, scheduledSlideReset, shorthandPorta, wasShorthandPorta, noteOnInhibit, resetArp;
   bool wentThroughNote, goneThroughNote;
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ struct DivChannelState {
     lastVibrato(0),
     lastPorta(0),
     cutType(0),
+    lastArp(0),
+    lastVibrato2(0),
+    lastPorta2(0),
     doNote(false),
     legato(false),
     portaStop(false),
diff --git a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
index 7d9a8687e..b23fa18a3 100644
--- a/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/fileOps/tfm.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ public:
     return ret;
   }
 
+  String readString(size_t l) {
+    String ret;
+    ret.reserve(l);
+    while (l--) {
+      ret += readC();
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
   void skip(size_t l) {
     // quick and dirty
     while (l--) {
@@ -157,12 +165,13 @@ bool DivEngine::loadTFM(unsigned char* file, size_t len) {
     DivSong ds;
     ds.systemName="Sega Genesis/Mega Drive or TurboSound FM";
     ds.subsong[0]->hz=50;
-    ds.systemLen = 1;
+    ds.systemLen=1;
+    ds.resetEffectsOnNewNote=true;
 
     ds.system[0]=DIV_SYSTEM_YM2612;
     unsigned char magic[8]={0};
 
-    reader.readNoRLE(magic, 8);
+    reader.readNoRLE(magic,8);
     if (memcmp(magic,DIV_TFM_MAGIC,8)!=0) throw InvalidHeaderException();
 
     unsigned char speedEven=reader.readCNoRLE();
@@ -197,24 +206,17 @@ bool DivEngine::loadTFM(unsigned char* file, size_t len) {
     // TODO: use this for something, number of saves
     (void)reader.readSNoRLE();
 
-    unsigned char buffer[384];
-
     // author
     logD("parsing author");
-    reader.read(buffer,64);
-    ds.author=String((const char*)buffer,strnlen((const char*)buffer,64));
-    memset(buffer, 0, 64);
+    ds.author=reader.readString(64);
 
     // name
     logD("parsing name");
-    reader.read(buffer,64);
-    ds.name=String((const char*)buffer,strnlen((const char*)buffer,64));
-    memset(buffer, 0, 64);
+    ds.name=reader.readString(64);
 
     // notes
     logD("parsing notes");
-    reader.read(buffer,384);
-    String notes((const char*)buffer,strnlen((const char*)buffer,384));
+    String notes=reader.readString(384);
 
     // fix \r\n to \n
     for (auto& c : notes) {
@@ -398,9 +400,12 @@ bool DivEngine::loadTFM(unsigned char* file, size_t len) {
             pat->data[k][5]=effectVal[k];
             break;
           case 1:
-            // pitch slide up
+            // note slide up
           case 2:
-            // pitch slide down
+            // note slide down
+            pat->data[k][4]=0xF0|effectNum[k];
+            pat->data[k][5]=effectVal[k];
+            break;
           case 3:
             // portamento
           case 4:
diff --git a/src/engine/playback.cpp b/src/engine/playback.cpp
index 1e7d823c2..9364f1a89 100644
--- a/src/engine/playback.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/playback.cpp
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         }
         break;
       case 0x03: // portamento
+        chan[i].lastPorta2=effectVal;
         if (effectVal==0) {
           chan[i].portaNote=-1;
           chan[i].portaSpeed=-1;
@@ -768,6 +769,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         }
         break;
       case 0x04: // vibrato
+        chan[i].lastVibrato2=effectVal;
         if (effectVal) chan[i].lastVibrato=effectVal;
         chan[i].vibratoDepth=effectVal&15;
         chan[i].vibratoRate=effectVal>>4;
@@ -775,6 +777,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_PITCH,i,chan[i].pitch+(((chan[i].vibratoDepth*vibTable[chan[i].vibratoPos]*chan[i].vibratoFine)>>4)/15)));
         break;
       case 0x05: // vol slide + vibrato
+        chan[i].lastVibrato2=effectVal;
         if (effectVal==0) {
           chan[i].vibratoDepth=0;
           chan[i].vibratoRate=0;
@@ -782,6 +785,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
           chan[i].vibratoDepth=chan[i].lastVibrato&15;
           chan[i].vibratoRate=chan[i].lastVibrato>>4;
         }
+
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_VIBRATO,i,chan[i].vibratoDepth,chan[i].vibratoRate));
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_PITCH,i,chan[i].pitch+(((chan[i].vibratoDepth*vibTable[chan[i].vibratoPos]*chan[i].vibratoFine)>>4)/15)));
         // TODO: non-0x-or-x0 value should be treated as 00
@@ -800,6 +804,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_VOL_SLIDE,i,chan[i].volSpeed));
         break;
       case 0x06: // vol slide + porta
+        chan[i].lastPorta2=effectVal;
         if (effectVal==0 || chan[i].lastPorta==0) {
           chan[i].portaNote=-1;
           chan[i].portaSpeed=-1;
@@ -870,6 +875,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_VOL_SLIDE,i,chan[i].volSpeed));
         break;
       case 0x00: // arpeggio
+        chan[i].lastArp=effectVal;
         chan[i].arp=effectVal;
         if (chan[i].arp==0 && song.arp0Reset) {
           chan[i].resetArp=true;
@@ -1110,6 +1116,33 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (song.resetEffectsOnNewNote) {
+    if (chan[i].lastArp) {
+      chan[i].lastArp=0;
+    } else {
+      chan[i].arp=0;
+      dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_ARPEGGIO,i,chan[i].arp));
+    }
+
+    if (chan[i].lastVibrato2) {
+      chan[i].lastVibrato2=0;
+    } else {
+      chan[i].vibratoDepth=0;
+      chan[i].vibratoRate=0;
+      dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_VIBRATO,i,chan[i].vibratoDepth,chan[i].vibratoRate));
+    }
+
+    if (chan[i].lastPorta2) {
+      chan[i].lastPorta2=0;
+    } else {
+      chan[i].portaSpeed=-1;
+      chan[i].portaNote=-1;
+      dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_HINT_PORTA,i,CLAMP(chan[i].portaNote,-128,127),MAX(chan[i].portaSpeed,0)));
+      chan[i].inPorta=false;
+      dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_PRE_PORTA,i,false,0));
+    }
+  }
+
   if (panChanged) {
     dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_PANNING,i,chan[i].panL,chan[i].panR));
   }
@@ -1146,7 +1179,7 @@ void DivEngine::processRow(int i, bool afterDelay) {
         dispatchCmd(DivCommand(DIV_CMD_NOTE_ON,i,chan[i].note,chan[i].volume>>8));
         chan[i].releasing=false;
         if (song.resetArpPhaseOnNewNote) {
-           chan[i].arpStage=-1;
+            chan[i].arpStage=-1;
         }
         chan[i].goneThroughNote=true;
         chan[i].wentThroughNote=true;
diff --git a/src/engine/song.h b/src/engine/song.h
index f9983ba9e..0d99cc747 100644
--- a/src/engine/song.h
+++ b/src/engine/song.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ struct DivSong {
   bool resetArpPhaseOnNewNote;
   bool ceilVolumeScaling;
   bool oldAlwaysSetVolume;
+  bool resetEffectsOnNewNote;
 
   std::vector<DivInstrument*> ins;
   std::vector<DivWavetable*> wave;
@@ -454,7 +455,8 @@ struct DivSong {
     oldDPCM(false),
     resetArpPhaseOnNewNote(false),
     ceilVolumeScaling(false),
-    oldAlwaysSetVolume(false) {
+    oldAlwaysSetVolume(false),
+    resetEffectsOnNewNote(false) {
     for (int i=0; i<DIV_MAX_CHIPS; i++) {
       system[i]=DIV_SYSTEM_NULL;
       systemVol[i]=1.0;