diff --git a/src/Dodge/Config/Data.hs b/src/Dodge/Config/Data.hs
index f6ba13e29..15066c3b7 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Config/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Config/Data.hs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ module Dodge.Config.Data (
     , windowX
     , windowY
     , rotate_to_wall
+    , show_sound
     ) where
-
 import Data.Aeson
 import GHC.Generics
 --import System.Directory
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ data Configuration = Configuration
     , _windowX              :: Float
     , _windowY              :: Float
     , _rotate_to_wall       :: Bool
+    , _show_sound           :: Bool
     }
   deriving (Generic, Show)
 makeLenses ''Configuration
@@ -49,4 +50,5 @@ defaultConfig = Configuration
     , _windowX              = 800
     , _windowY              = 600
     , _rotate_to_wall       = True
+    , _show_sound           = False
     }
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/ShadowBox.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/ShadowBox.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index f751bb173..000000000
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/ShadowBox.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-module Dodge.Creature.ShadowBox
-  where
-import Dodge.Data
-import Polyhedra
-import Geometry
-
-import qualified Data.IntMap as IM
-youBox' :: World -> [[Point3]]
-youBox' w = crToBox' $ _creatures w IM.! 0
-crToBox' :: Creature -> [[Point3]]
-crToBox' cr = map (map f . polyToTris) $ boxXYZ 12 12 15
-  where
-    f = (+ V3 (x-6) (y-6) 0)
-    V2 x y = _crPos cr
-youSil :: World -> [Point3]
-youSil = constructEdgesList . youBox'
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Menu.hs b/src/Dodge/Menu.hs
index 2e289f5a9..b2b70cc76 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Menu.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Menu.hs
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ gameplayMenuOptions =
         ScancodeR 
         (Just . (config . rotate_to_wall %~ not))
         (\w -> "ROTATE TO WALL:" ++ show (_rotate_to_wall $ _config w))
+    , Toggle 
+        ScancodeS 
+        (Just . (config . show_sound %~ not))
+        (\w -> "SHOW VISUAL SOUNDS:" ++ show (_show_sound $ _config w))
     ]
 
 soundMenu :: ScreenLayer
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render.hs b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
index e976120ea..c7de871e0 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Dodge.Data
 import Dodge.Config.Data
 import Dodge.Base.Window
 import Dodge.Render.Picture
---import Dodge.Creature.ShadowBox
 import Dodge.Render.Shape
 import Geometry
 import Render
@@ -18,23 +17,12 @@ import Shader.Poke
 import Shader.Bind
 import Shader.Data
 import MatrixHelper
---import Polyhedra.Data
 import Shader.ExtraPrimitive
 import Shader.Parameters
 
 import Foreign
---import Control.Applicative
---import Control.Monad.State
 import Control.Lens
 import Control.Monad
---import qualified Control.Foldl as F
---import Data.Tuple.Extra
---import Data.List
---import Data.Bifunctor
---import Data.Function
---import qualified Data.IntMap.Strict as IM
---import qualified Data.Map as M
---import qualified Data.Set as S
 import Graphics.Rendering.OpenGL hiding (color,scale,translate,rotate)
 import qualified SDL
 import qualified Data.Vector.Unboxed.Mutable as UMV
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs b/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
index f3395d3f8..35c6522f4 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Dodge.Picture.Layer
 import Dodge.Render.HUD
 import Dodge.Render.MenuScreen
 import Dodge.SoundLogic.LoadSound
+import Dodge.Config.Data
 import Sound.Data
 import Geometry
 import Picture
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ worldPictures w = pictures
     ,concatMapPic ppDraw $ _pressPlates w
     ,concatMapPic btDraw $ _buttons w
     ,concatMapPic drawWallFloor $ wallFloorsToDraw w
+    ,soundPics w
     ]
   where
     crIsClose cr = dist (_crPos cr) camCen < winSize
@@ -59,8 +61,8 @@ customMouseCursor w =
     $ pictures [ line [V2 (-5) 0,V2 5 0] , line [V2 0 (-5),V2 0 5] ]
 
 testPic :: World -> Picture
-testPic w = pictures 
-    [ soundPics w
+testPic _ = pictures 
+    [
 --    , fixedSizePicClampArrow 10 50 thepic (mouseWorldPos w) w
     ]
 --  where
@@ -69,7 +71,9 @@ testPic w = pictures
 --testPic w = color green . pictures . map (flip thickLine 5 . tflat2) . graphToEdges $ _pathGraph w
 
 soundPics :: World -> Picture
-soundPics w = pictures $ M.map (soundPic w) $ _playingSounds w
+soundPics w 
+    | _show_sound (_config w) = pictures $ M.map (soundPic w) $ _playingSounds w
+    | otherwise = []
 
 soundPic :: World -> Sound -> Picture
 soundPic w s = fixedSizePicClampArrow 50 50 thePic p w
diff --git a/src/Polyhedra/Data.hs b/src/Polyhedra/Data.hs
index b93a97a8d..353b59b73 100644
--- a/src/Polyhedra/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Polyhedra/Data.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import qualified Data.Map as M
 newtype Polyhedra = Polyhedron
     { _pyFaces :: [[(Point3,Point4)]]
     }
-
 -- | Describe a polygon as a map from vertex indices to a positioning and list of faces.
 -- The list of faces is assumed to be ordered in clockwise direction around the vertex.
 -- The vertices of the faces are assumed to start with a point adjacent to the
diff --git a/src/Preload/Render.hs b/src/Preload/Render.hs
index d0eccec61..c0e5c113f 100644
--- a/src/Preload/Render.hs
+++ b/src/Preload/Render.hs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ preloadRender = do
     setupVertexAttribPointer 1 4 8 4
     let winColVAO = VAO {_vao = winColVAOname, _vaoVBO = winVBO}
     -- setup shape geometry/cap VBO and two VAOs
-    -- TODO when making shaders that use these VAOs, don't mallocate ptr space
     shEBOname <- genObjectName
     shEBOptr <- mallocArray numDrawableElements
     bindBuffer ElementArrayBuffer $= Just shEBOname