diff --git a/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp b/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
index 88740afc7..4e055aa90 100644
--- a/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawDebug() {
       ImGui::ScrollText(ImGui::GetID("scrolltest4"),"quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum, qui dolorem eum fugiat, quo voluptas nulla pariatur?",ImGui::GetCursorPos(),ImVec2(0,0),true);
       ImGui::TreePop();
     }
+    if (ImGui::TreeNode("Vertical Text Test")) {
+      VerticalText("Test");
+      VerticalText("Test 2");
+      ImGui::SameLine();
+      VerticalText("Test 3");
+      ImGui::TreePop();
+    }
     if (ImGui::TreeNode("Pitch Table Calculator")) {
       ImGui::InputDouble("Clock",&ptcClock);
       ImGui::InputDouble("Divider/FreqBase",&ptcDivider);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index de659e37a..ab8d4ff9d 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -439,6 +439,22 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::isCtrlWheelModifierHeld() const {
   }
 }
 
+void FurnaceGUI::VerticalText(const char* fmt, ...) {
+  va_list args;
+  va_start(args, fmt);
+  ImVec2 pos=ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos();
+  ImDrawList* dl=ImGui::GetWindowDrawList();
+  int vtxBegin, vtxEnd;
+  vtxBegin=dl->_VtxCurrentIdx;
+  char text[4096];
+  vsnprintf(text, 4096, fmt, args);
+  ImVec2 size=ImGui::CalcTextSize(text);
+  dl->AddText(pos, ImGui::GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_Text), text);
+  vtxEnd=dl->_VtxCurrentIdx;
+  ImGui::ShadeVertsTransformPos(dl, vtxBegin, vtxEnd, pos+ImVec2(size.x,0), 0, -1, pos);
+  ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(size.y,size.x));
+}
+
 bool FurnaceGUI::CWSliderScalar(const char* label, ImGuiDataType data_type, void* p_data, const void* p_min, const void* p_max, const char* format, ImGuiSliderFlags flags) {
   flags^=ImGuiSliderFlags_AlwaysClamp;
   if (ImGui::SliderScalar(label,data_type,p_data,p_min,p_max,format,flags)) {
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index de5bd37e6..5a8531928 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2859,6 +2859,8 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   void renderFMPreviewOPZ(const DivInstrumentFM& params, int pos=0);
   void renderFMPreviewESFM(const DivInstrumentFM& params, const DivInstrumentESFM& esfmParams, int pos=0);
 
+  void VerticalText(const char* fmt, ...);
+
   // combo with locale
   static bool LocalizedComboGetter(void* data, int idx, const char** out_text);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/mixer.cpp b/src/gui/mixer.cpp
index c8d7f214e..a9f87bad1 100644
--- a/src/gui/mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mixer.cpp
@@ -411,15 +411,36 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::chipMixer(int which, ImVec2 size) {
   ImGui::BeginGroup();
     float textHeight=ImGui::GetFontSize();
 
-    float volSliderHeight=size.y-ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*8-textHeight*3;
+    float vol=abs(e->song.systemVol[which]);
+    bool vInvert=e->song.systemVol[which]<0;
+    if (ImGui::Checkbox("##ChipInvert", &vInvert)) {
+      e->song.systemVol[which]=vInvert?-vol:vol;
+      ret=true;
+    }
+    // hack to get the same line from here
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+    ImVec2 curPos=ImGui::GetCursorPos();
+    ImGui::NewLine();
+
+
+    VerticalText("%s",e->getSystemName(e->song.system[which]));
+
+    ImGui::SameLine();
+
+    float volSliderHeight=size.y-ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*7-textHeight*2;
+    float vTextWidth=textHeight+2*ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.x;
     // TODO: per-chip per-out peak
-    float vol[2];
-    ImVec2 pos=ImGui::GetWindowPos()+ImGui::GetCursorPos();
-    drawVolMeterInternal(ImGui::GetWindowDrawList(),ImRect(pos,pos+ImVec2(size.x,volSliderHeight)),vol,2);
+    float volMeter[2];
+    ImGui::SetCursorPos(curPos);
+    ImVec2 pos=ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos();
+    drawVolMeterInternal(ImGui::GetWindowDrawList(),ImRect(pos,pos+ImVec2(size.x-vTextWidth,volSliderHeight)),volMeter,2);
 
     ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBg,0);
     ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive,0);
-    if (ImGui::VSliderFloat("##ChipVol", ImVec2(size.x,volSliderHeight), &e->song.systemVol[which], 0.0f, 2.0f)) ret=true;
+    if (ImGui::VSliderFloat("##ChipVol", ImVec2(size.x-vTextWidth,volSliderHeight), &vol, 0.0f, 2.0f)) {
+      e->song.systemVol[which]=vInvert?-vol:vol;
+      ret=true;
+    }
     ImGui::PopStyleColor(2);
 
     ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(size.x);
@@ -427,8 +448,6 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::chipMixer(int which, ImVec2 size) {
     ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(size.x);
     if (ImGui::SliderFloat("##ChipPanFR", &e->song.systemPanFR[which], -1.0f, 1.0f)) ret=true;
 
-    ImGui::ScrollText(ImGui::GetID(which),fmt::sprintf("%d. %s",which+1,getSystemName(e->song.system[which])).c_str(),ImGui::GetCursorPos(),ImVec2(size.x,textHeight));
-    ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(size.x,textHeight));
   ImGui::EndGroup();
   ImGui::PopID();
   return ret;