diff --git a/src/engine/zsmOps.cpp b/src/engine/zsmOps.cpp
index c85186253..6b360976b 100644
--- a/src/engine/zsmOps.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/zsmOps.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ SafeWriter* DivEngine::saveZSM(unsigned int zsmrate, bool loop) {
   // displaying the entire song held in pitch bend.
   // Tunings offsets that exceed a half semitone
   // will simply be represented in a different key
+  // by nature of overflowing the signed char value
   signed char tuningoffset=(signed char)(round(3072*(log(song.tuning/440.0)/log(2))))&0xff;
   zsm.writeSync(0x01,tuningoffset);