diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index ed21aed07..e9de013af 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -832,17 +832,15 @@ double DivEngine::calcBaseFreq(double clock, double divider, int note, bool peri
 
 int DivEngine::calcFreq(int base, int pitch, bool period, int octave) {
   if (song.linearPitch) {
+    // global pitch multiplier
+    int whatTheFuck=(1024+(globalPitch<<6)-(globalPitch<0?globalPitch-6:0));
+    if (whatTheFuck<1) whatTheFuck=1; // avoids division by zero but please kill me
     pitch+=2048;
     if (pitch<0) pitch=0;
     if (pitch>4095) pitch=4095;
     return period?
-            ((base*(reversePitchTable[pitch]))>>10):
-            (((base*(pitchTable[pitch]))>>10)*(16+globalPitch))/16;
-    /*
-    return period?
-            base*pow(2,-(double)pitch/(12.0*128.0))/(98.0+globalPitch*6.0)*98.0:
-            (base*pow(2,(double)pitch/(12.0*128.0))*(98+globalPitch*6))/98;
-    */
+            ((base*(reversePitchTable[pitch]))/whatTheFuck):
+            (((base*(pitchTable[pitch]))>>10)*whatTheFuck)/1024;
   }
   return period?
            base-pitch: