diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/App.xaml.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/App.xaml.cs
index 31558776a..f6b42a8e5 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/App.xaml.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ namespace Artemis
     {
         public App()
         {
-            //using (var mgr = UpdateManager.GitHubUpdateManager("https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis"))
-            //using (var mgr = new UpdateManager("C:\\Users\\Robert\\Desktop\\Artemis builds\\squirrel_test"))
-            //{
-            //    SquirrelAwareApp.HandleEvents(
-            //      onInitialInstall: v => mgr.CreateShortcutForThisExe(),
-            //      onAppUpdate: v => Updater.AppUpdate(mgr),
-            //      onAppUninstall: v => Updater.AppUninstall(mgr));
-            //}
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
index 7294ccc2d..428dacda1 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Utilities\Memory\Win32.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\ParentChild\ChildItemCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\ParentChild\IChildItem.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Utilities\ShellLink.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\StickyValue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\Updater.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\Abstract\BaseViewModel.cs" />
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
index 26b781a71..07e5ad234 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ using Artemis.ViewModels;
 using Caliburn.Micro;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Ninject;
-using LogManager = NLog.LogManager;
 
 namespace Artemis
 {
@@ -39,14 +37,14 @@ namespace Artemis
                 var e = ctx.EventArgs as MouseEventArgs;
 
                 // If there is an image control, get the scaled position
-                if (img != null && e != null)
+                if ((img != null) && (e != null))
                 {
                     var position = e.GetPosition(img);
                     return (int) (img.Source.Width*(position.X/img.ActualWidth));
                 }
 
                 // If there is another type of of IInputControl get the non-scaled position - or do some processing to get a scaled position, whatever needs to happen
-                if (e != null && input != null)
+                if ((e != null) && (input != null))
                     return e.GetPosition(input).X;
 
                 // Return 0 if no processing could be done
@@ -59,14 +57,14 @@ namespace Artemis
                 var e = ctx.EventArgs as MouseEventArgs;
 
                 // If there is an image control, get the scaled position
-                if (img != null && e != null)
+                if ((img != null) && (e != null))
                 {
                     var position = e.GetPosition(img);
                     return (int) (img.Source.Width*(position.Y/img.ActualWidth));
                 }
 
                 // If there is another type of of IInputControl get the non-scaled position - or do some processing to get a scaled position, whatever needs to happen
-                if (e != null && input != null)
+                if ((e != null) && (input != null))
                     return e.GetPosition(input).Y;
 
                 // Return 0 if no processing could be done
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioPropertiesView.xaml b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioPropertiesView.xaml
index 4d6484b53..37d65e0fd 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioPropertiesView.xaml
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioPropertiesView.xaml
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@
             <RowDefinition />
             <RowDefinition />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <!-- Scale -->
-        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Scale:"
+        <!-- Volume sensitivity -->
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Volume sensitivity:"
                    Height="18" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
         <Slider x:Name="Scale" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                TickPlacement="None" TickFrequency="2"
-                Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.Scale, Mode=TwoWay}" Minimum="2" Maximum="24"
-                SmallChange="2" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" Margin="10,12,10,2" Height="24" LargeChange="2" />
+                Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.Sensitivity, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="10,12,10,2" Height="24"
+                TickPlacement="BottomRight" TickFrequency="1" Minimum="1" Maximum="10" SmallChange="1"
+                IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" />
 
-        <!-- Animation Speed -->
-        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Animation speed:"
+        <!-- Fade-out speed -->
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Fade-out speed:"
                    VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="18" />
         <Slider x:Name="RotationSpeed" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                TickPlacement="None" TickFrequency="0.05"
-                Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.AnimationSpeed, Mode=TwoWay}" Minimum="0.05" Maximum="3"
-                SmallChange="0" IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" Margin="10,12,10,2" Height="24" />
+                Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.FadeSpeed, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="10,12,10,2"
+                Height="24" TickPlacement="BottomRight" TickFrequency="1" Minimum="1" Maximum="3" SmallChange="1"
+                IsSnapToTickEnabled="True" />
 
         <!-- Colors -->
         <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Orientation="Horizontal" x:Name="ShowBrush">
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         </StackPanel>
 
         <!-- Random color -->
-        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Random color:"
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Bar direction:"
                    VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="18" />
         <controls:ToggleSwitch Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" OnLabel="Yes" OffLabel="No"
                                IsChecked="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.RandomColor, Mode=TwoWay}"
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioType.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioType.cs
index 7fd087c40..cf471f533 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioType.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/Audio/AudioType.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.Audio
             var thumbnailRect = new Rect(0, 0, 18, 18);
             var visual = new DrawingVisual();
             using (var c = visual.RenderOpen())
+            {
                 c.DrawImage(ImageUtilities.BitmapToBitmapImage(Resources.gif), thumbnailRect);
+            }
 
             var image = new DrawingImage(visual.Drawing);
             return image;
@@ -63,14 +65,31 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.Audio
             lock (SpectrumData)
             {
                 foreach (var audioLayer in _audioLayers)
+                {
+                    // This is cheating but it ensures that the brush is drawn across the entire main-layer
+                    var oldWidth = audioLayer.Properties.Width;
+                    var oldHeight = audioLayer.Properties.Height;
+                    var oldX = audioLayer.Properties.X;
+                    var oldY = audioLayer.Properties.Y;
+
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Width = layer.Properties.Width;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Height = layer.Properties.Height;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.X = layer.Properties.X;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Y = layer.Properties.Y;
                     audioLayer.LayerType.Draw(audioLayer, c);
+
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Width = oldWidth;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Height = oldHeight;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.X = oldX;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Y = oldY;
+                }
             }
         }
 
         public void Update(LayerModel layerModel, IDataModel dataModel, bool isPreview = false)
         {
             _lines = (int) layerModel.Properties.Width;
-            if (_device == null || isPreview)
+            if ((_device == null) || isPreview)
                 return;
 
             lock (SpectrumData)
@@ -90,6 +109,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.Audio
                     else
                         height = 0;
 
+                    // Apply Sensitivity setting
+                    height = height*settings.Sensitivity;
+
                     var newHeight = settings.Height/100.0*height;
                     if (newHeight >= audioLayer.Properties.Height)
                         audioLayer.Properties.Height = newHeight;
@@ -98,6 +120,9 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.Audio
                     if (audioLayer.Properties.Height < 0)
                         audioLayer.Properties.Height = 0;
 
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Brush = layerModel.Properties.Brush;
+                    audioLayer.Properties.Contain = false;
+
                     audioLayer.Update(null, false, true);
                     index++;
                 }
@@ -167,10 +192,8 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.Audio
                     if (b1 <= b0)
                         b1 = b0 + 1;
                     for (; b0 < b1; b0++)
-                    {
                         if (peak < e.Result[1 + b0].X)
                             peak = e.Result[1 + b0].X;
-                    }
                     var y = (int) (Math.Sqrt(peak)*3*255 - 4);
                     if (y > 255)
                         y = 255;
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 44852e01a..fa2275276 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,5 @@ using System.Windows;
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.3.0.2")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.3.0.2")]
-//[assembly: AssemblyMetadata("SquirrelAwareVersion", "1")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.3.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.3.0.0")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Settings/GeneralSettings.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Settings/GeneralSettings.cs
index 41a8738c3..91f212998 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Settings/GeneralSettings.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Settings/GeneralSettings.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
 using System.Windows;
 using Artemis.DAL;
 using Artemis.Utilities;
 using Caliburn.Micro;
 using MahApps.Metro;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Squirrel;
 
 namespace Artemis.Settings
 {
@@ -17,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Settings
         public GeneralSettings()
         {
             ThemeManager.AddAccent("CorsairYellow", new Uri("pack://application:,,,/Styles/Accents/CorsairYellow.xaml"));
+            ApplyAutorun();
         }
 
         [DefaultValue("WindowsProfile")]
@@ -59,6 +58,8 @@ namespace Artemis.Settings
         [JsonProperty(DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Populate)]
         public string LogLevel { get; set; }
 
+        public Version LastRanVersion { get; set; }
+
         public void Save()
         {
             SettingsProvider.Save(this);
@@ -86,17 +87,13 @@ namespace Artemis.Settings
 
         public void ApplyAutorun()
         {
-            var startupFolder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup);
-            if (Autorun)
+            using (var mgr = new UpdateManager(""))
             {
-                var link = (IShellLink) new ShellLink();
-                link.SetPath(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
-                var file = (IPersistFile) link;
-
-                file.Save(startupFolder + @"\Artemis.lnk", false);
+                if (Autorun)
+                    mgr.CreateShortcutsForExecutable("Artemis.exe", ShortcutLocation.Startup, false);
+                else
+                    mgr.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable("Artemis.exe", ShortcutLocation.Startup);
             }
-            else if (File.Exists(startupFolder + @"\Artemis.lnk"))
-                File.Delete(startupFolder + @"\Artemis.lnk");
         }
 
         public void ApplyTheme()
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/ShellLink.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/ShellLink.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index fa0632d02..000000000
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/ShellLink.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
-
-namespace Artemis.Utilities
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Creates a shortcut (.lnk) file.
-    ///     Source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14632782/5015269
-    /// </summary>
-    [ComImport]
-    [Guid("00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
-    internal class ShellLink
-    {
-    }
-
-    [ComImport]
-    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-    [Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
-    internal interface IShellLink
-    {
-        void GetPath([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszFile, int cchMaxPath, out IntPtr pfd,
-            int fFlags);
-
-        void GetIDList(out IntPtr ppidl);
-        void SetIDList(IntPtr pidl);
-        void GetDescription([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszName, int cchMaxName);
-        void SetDescription([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
-        void GetWorkingDirectory([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszDir, int cchMaxPath);
-        void SetWorkingDirectory([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDir);
-        void GetArguments([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszArgs, int cchMaxPath);
-        void SetArguments([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszArgs);
-        void GetHotkey(out short pwHotkey);
-        void SetHotkey(short wHotkey);
-        void GetShowCmd(out int piShowCmd);
-        void SetShowCmd(int iShowCmd);
-
-        void GetIconLocation([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszIconPath, int cchIconPath,
-            out int piIcon);
-
-        void SetIconLocation([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszIconPath, int iIcon);
-        void SetRelativePath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszPathRel, int dwReserved);
-        void Resolve(IntPtr hwnd, int fFlags);
-        void SetPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFile);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/Updater.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/Updater.cs
index 974560de5..01f63e870 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/Updater.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Utilities/Updater.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Artemis.DAL;
+using Artemis.Services;
 using Artemis.Settings;
 using Artemis.Utilities.Memory;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using Squirrel;
 
@@ -13,45 +17,108 @@ namespace Artemis.Utilities
 {
     public static class Updater
     {
-        private static readonly Logger _logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+        private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Uses Squirrel to update the application through GitHub
+        /// </summary>
         public static async void UpdateApp()
         {
             // Only update if the user allows it
-            if (!SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>().AutoUpdate)
+            if (SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>().AutoUpdate)
                 return;
 
-            _logger.Info("Checking for updates...");
-            // TODO: Remove prerelease before releasing
-            //using (var mgr = UpdateManager.GitHubUpdateManager("https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis", null, null, null, true))
-            //{
-            //    await mgr.Result.UpdateApp();
-            //}
-
-            using (var mgr = new UpdateManager("C:\\Users\\Robert\\Desktop\\Artemis builds\\squirrel_test"))
+            Logger.Info("Checking for updates...");
+            // Pre-release
+            using (var mgr = UpdateManager.GitHubUpdateManager("https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis", null, null, null, true))
+            // Release
+            // using (var mgr = UpdateManager.GitHubUpdateManager("https://github.com/SpoinkyNL/Artemis"))
             {
-                await mgr.UpdateApp();
+                try
+                {
+                    await mgr.Result.UpdateApp();
+                    mgr.Result.Dispose();
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logger.Error(e, "Update check failed");
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        public static void AppUpdate(IUpdateManager mgr)
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Checks to see if the program has updated and shows a dialog if so.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dialogService">The dialog service to use for progress and result dialogs</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static async Task CheckChangelog(MetroDialogService dialogService)
         {
-            _logger.Info("Running AppUpdate");
-            var settings = new GeneralSettings();
-            settings.ApplyAutorun();
-            mgr.CreateShortcutForThisExe();
+            var settings = SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>();
+            var currentVersion = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;
+            if ((settings.LastRanVersion != null) && (currentVersion > settings.LastRanVersion))
+            {
+                Logger.Info("Updated from {0} to {1}, showing changelog.", settings.LastRanVersion, currentVersion);
+
+                // Ask the user whether he/she wants to see what's new
+                var showChanges = await dialogService.
+                    ShowQuestionMessageBox("New version installed",
+                        $"Artemis has recently updated from version {settings.LastRanVersion} to {currentVersion}. \n" +
+                        "Would you like to see what's new?");
+
+                // If user wants to see changelog, show it to them
+                if ((showChanges != null) && showChanges.Value)
+                    await ShowChanges(dialogService, currentVersion);
+            }
+
+            settings.LastRanVersion = currentVersion;
+            settings.Save();
         }
 
-        public static void AppUninstall(IUpdateManager mgr)
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Fetches all releases from GitHub, looks up the current release and shows the changelog
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dialogService">The dialog service to use for progress and result dialogs</param>
+        /// <param name="version">The version to fetch the changelog for</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        private static async Task ShowChanges(MetroDialogService dialogService, Version version)
         {
-            _logger.Info("Running AppUninstall");
-            // Use GeneralSettings to get rid of the autorun shortcut
-            var fakeSettings = new GeneralSettings {Autorun = false};
-            fakeSettings.ApplyAutorun();
+            var progressDialog = await dialogService.ShowProgressDialog("Changelog", "Fetching release data from GitHub..");
+            progressDialog.SetIndeterminate();
 
-            mgr.RemoveShortcutForThisExe();
+            var jsonClient = new WebClient();
+
+            // GitHub trips if we don't add a user agent
+            jsonClient.Headers.Add("user-agent",
+                "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2; .NET CLR 1.0.3705;)");
+
+            // Random number to get around cache issues
+            var rand = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
+            var json = await jsonClient.DownloadStringTaskAsync(
+                "https://api.github.com/repos/SpoinkyNL/Artemis/releases?random=" + rand.Next());
+
+            // Get a list of releases
+            var releases = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JArray>(json);
+            var release = releases.FirstOrDefault(r => r["tag_name"].Value<string>() == version.ToString());
+            try
+            {
+                await progressDialog.CloseAsync();
+            }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException)
+            {
+                // Occurs when main window is closed before finished
+            }
+
+            if (release != null)
+                dialogService.ShowMessageBox(release["name"].Value<string>(), release["body"].Value<string>());
+            else
+                dialogService.ShowMessageBox("Couldn't fetch release",
+                    "Sorry, Artemis was unable to fetch the release data off of GitHub.\n" +
+                    "If you'd like, you can always find out the latest changes on the GitHub page accessible from the options menu");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Queries GitHub for the latest pointers file
+        /// </summary>
         public static void GetPointers()
         {
             if (!SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>().EnablePointersUpdate)
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/ViewModels/SystemTrayViewModel.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/ViewModels/SystemTrayViewModel.cs
index 4e1ac238c..368ccaf46 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/ViewModels/SystemTrayViewModel.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/ViewModels/SystemTrayViewModel.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Artemis.Events;
 using Artemis.Managers;
 using Artemis.Services;
 using Artemis.Settings;
+using Artemis.Utilities;
 using Caliburn.Micro;
 
 namespace Artemis.ViewModels
@@ -114,10 +115,13 @@ namespace Artemis.ViewModels
 
             NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => CanShowWindow);
             NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => CanHideWindow);
-
-            ShowKeyboardDialog();
+            
             SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>().ApplyTheme();
+
+            // Show certain dialogs if needed
+            CheckKeyboardState();
             CheckDuplicateInstances();
+            Updater.CheckChangelog(DialogService);
         }
 
         private void CheckDuplicateInstances()
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Artemis.ViewModels
                 "If so, please make sure Artemis isn't already running");
         }
 
-        private async void ShowKeyboardDialog()
+        private async void CheckKeyboardState()
         {
             while (!_shellViewModel.IsActive)
                 await Task.Delay(200);