diff --git a/vall_e/models/base.py b/vall_e/models/base.py
index b4fb2ae..acc70e8 100755
--- a/vall_e/models/base.py
+++ b/vall_e/models/base.py
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ class Base(nn.Module):
 		if self.version >= 6:
 			self.raw_text_emb = Embedding(self.n_raw_text_tokens, d_model)
 
-		self.resp_parallel_training = True # 
-		self.monolithic_audio_encoder = True #
+		self.resp_parallel_training = True # governs if all levels are trained in parallel or one per sample like the old way
+		self.monolithic_audio_encoder = False # monolithic sounds bad
 		if self.version >= 7:
 			pd_model = d_model // 4
 			pd_ffn = pd_model * 4