diff --git a/vall_e/__main__.py b/vall_e/__main__.py
index d355c5e..6c41fc0 100755
--- a/vall_e/__main__.py
+++ b/vall_e/__main__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def main():
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 
 	tts = TTS( config=args.yaml, device=args.device, dtype=args.dtype, amp=args.amp, attention=args.attention )
-	tts.inference(
+	output = tts.inference(
 		text=args.text,
 		references=args.references,
 		language=args.language,
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ def main():
 		dry_multiplier=args.dry_multiplier, dry_base=args.dry_base, dry_allowed_length=args.dry_allowed_length,
 		seed=args.seed,
 	)
+	
+	if isinstance( output, str ):
+		print( output )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	main()
diff --git a/vall_e/config.py b/vall_e/config.py
index afc4f73..5708fe7 100755
--- a/vall_e/config.py
+++ b/vall_e/config.py
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ class ModelExperimentalSettings:
 	interleave: bool = False # use an interleaved AR rather than a split AR + NAR (worse performance and results due to everything being causal)
 	split_classifiers: bool = False # each RVQ level gets its own classifier / output proj / LM head rather than sharing one for all RVQ levels (to-do: also split for text/prom)
 	audio_embedding_sums: bool = False # whether each pass uses the previous RVQ codes or only the current level
+	# a model trained not summing audio embeddings *can* have this enabled without any apparent issues
+	# a model trained to sum *cannot* have this disabled without any apparent issues, or at least the ar+nar-retnet-8 can't.
+	# in theory a model that is trained to sum embeddings can peform better due to "seeing" previous levles (due to the R in RVQ standing for residuals...), but in practice it seems fine to not do so
 	audio_embedding_mode: str | None = None # None | "exclusive" | "inclusive", subjugates the audio backend's encoding/decoding model for embeddings
 	kv_heads: int = 0 # MHA or GQA (for supported backends)
 	p_rvq_levels: str | list = "auto" # determines odds of selecting RVQ levels when training, "equal" will make each level equally likely
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ class ModelExperimentalSettings:
 	# VALL-E 2's approach of "combining token embeddings to group them" sounds terribad for a shared AR/NAR model
 	# however, introducing partial parallel decoding for the AR maybe maybe MAYBE might help try and unify the AR/NAR tasks better, MAYBE
 	# it just seems like a bitch to try and train something worthwhile with it, since there's crackles every other token
+	# RetNet's chunked inferencing might be a better place for this
 
 	p_len_train: float = 0.05 # odds of injecting a "len" task within the model for NAR-len
 	# to-to: just incorporate this as a task instead
diff --git a/vall_e/inference.py b/vall_e/inference.py
index 7663d29..66ef906 100755
--- a/vall_e/inference.py
+++ b/vall_e/inference.py
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ class TTS():
 					raise Exception("!")
 				
 				text_list = [ cfg.tokenizer.decode( text ).replace("   ", "_").replace(" ", "").replace("_", " ") for text in text_list ]
-				print( text_list )
 
 			return text_list[0]
 
diff --git a/vall_e/models/base.py b/vall_e/models/base.py
index 533c678..620b349 100755
--- a/vall_e/models/base.py
+++ b/vall_e/models/base.py
@@ -1494,8 +1494,8 @@ class Base(nn.Module):
 			return [ logit.argmax(dim=1) for logit in logits ]
 
 		# perform repetition penalizing	
-		if "len" not in self.capabilities and repetition_penalty != 1.0:
-			logits = [ reptition_penalize(logit, previous=resps[:, -1].tolist(), factor=repetition_penalty, decay=repetition_penalty_decay) for logit, resps in zip( logits, prev_list ) ]
+		if "len" not in self.capabilities:
+			logits = [ reptition_penalize(logit, previous=prevs[:, -1].tolist() if prevs.dim() > 1 else prevs.tolist(), factor=repetition_penalty, decay=repetition_penalty_decay) for logit, prevs in zip( logits, prev_list ) ]
 
 		# (AR) perform length penalizing
 		if quant_levels is None and self.causal:
diff --git a/vall_e/webui.py b/vall_e/webui.py
index dc7ea97..ac3a391 100644
--- a/vall_e/webui.py
+++ b/vall_e/webui.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ with ui:
 							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["top-k"] = gr.Slider(value=0, minimum=0, maximum=1024, step=1, label="Top K", info="Limits the samples to the top K of probabilities.")
 							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["beam-width"] = gr.Slider(value=0, minimum=0, maximum=32, step=1, label="Beam Width", info="Number of branches to search through for beam search sampling.")
 						with gr.Row():
-							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["repetition-penalty"] = gr.Slider(value=1.0, minimum=-2.0, maximum=2.0, step=0.05, label="Repetition Penalty", info="Incurs a penalty to tokens based on how often they appear in a sequence.")
+							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["repetition-penalty"] = gr.Slider(value=1.25, minimum=-2.0, maximum=2.0, step=0.05, label="Repetition Penalty", info="Incurs a penalty to tokens based on how often they appear in a sequence.")
 							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["repetition-penalty-decay"] = gr.Slider(value=0.0, minimum=-2.0, maximum=2.0, step=0.05, label="Repetition Penalty Length Decay", info="Modifies the reptition penalty based on how far back in time the token appeared in the sequence.")
 							layout["inference_stt"]["inputs"]["length-penalty"] = gr.Slider(value=0.0, minimum=-2.0, maximum=2.0, step=0.05, label="Length Penalty", info="(AR only) Modifies the probability of a stop token based on the current length of the sequence.")
 						with gr.Row():