diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e104d7f10196b40d077de7f69ae63910e4b65d9..64af80b233e16b95ac888250e7723d5921e1d477 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ `ttdaw` is a tiny terminal based digital audio workstation made for fun,
 experimentation and learning more about audio, MIDI and terminal applications
 in general.
 
+## Compile and run
+
+```sh
+make
+./ttdaw -c 28:0 -s soundfonts/general-808.sf2 -p 1
+```
+
+List all available MIDI devices with `acconect -l`.
+
 ## Soundfonts
 
 - https://dev.nando.audio/pages/soundfonts.html
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1df6ec3e617c652f381c6da6c3c461de19fba5ed..2bc69271a9f91218bc3e4967ac23c893bd015e11 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -13,19 +13,21 @@ void help(const char *argv0) {
 	printf("Usage: %s [options]\n"
 			"\nAvailable options:\n"
 			"  -l,--list                    list available devices\n"
-			"  -p,--port=client:port        device port\n"
+			"  -c,--client=client:port      device client and port\n"
 			"  -s,--soundfont=file.sf2      soundfont file\n"
+			"  -p,--preset=1                soundfont preset\n"
 			"  -h,--help                    this help\n"
 			"  -v,--version                 show version\n",
 			argv0);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	const char short_options[] = "lp:s:hv";
+	const char short_options[] = "lc:s:p:hv";
 	const struct option long_options[] = {
 		{ "list", 0, NULL, 'l' },
-		{ "port", 1, NULL, 'p' },
+		{ "client", 1, NULL, 'c' },
 		{ "soundfont", 1, NULL, 's' },
+		{ "preset", 1, NULL, 'p' },
 		{ "help", 0, NULL, 'h' },
 		{ "version", 0, NULL, 'v' },
 		{ 0 },
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ 	};
 
 	char *port_name = NULL;
 	char *soundfont_file = NULL;
+	int soundfont_preset = -1;
 
 	int opt;
 	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_options, long_options, NULL)) != -1) {
@@ -40,12 +43,15 @@ 		switch (opt) {
 			case 'l':
 				fprintf(stderr, "List feature is NOT implemented yet.\n");
 				return 0;
-			case 'p':
+			case 'c':
 				port_name = optarg;
 				break;
 			case 's':
 				soundfont_file = optarg;
 				break;
+			case 'p':
+				soundfont_preset = atoi(optarg);
+				break;
 			case 'h':
 				help(argv[0]);
 				return 0;
@@ -62,21 +68,25 @@ 				return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (port_name == NULL || soundfont_file == NULL) {
+	if (port_name == NULL || soundfont_file == NULL || soundfont_preset < 0) {
 		fprintf(stdout, "Missing options. Check help.\n");
-		fprintf(stdout, "Port and soundfile are required fields.\n");
+		fprintf(stdout, "Port, soundfile and preset are required fields.\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	fprintf(stdout, "> Device port:   %s\n", port_name);
 	fprintf(stdout, "> Soundfont:     %s\n", soundfont_file);
+	fprintf(stdout, "> SF preset:     %d\n", soundfont_preset);
 
 	// Create mutex.
 	initialize_mutex();	
 
 	// Create synth thread.
 	pthread_t synth_thread;
-	SynthArgs synth_args = { soundfont_file };
+	SynthArgs synth_args = {
+		.soundfont_file = soundfont_file,
+		.soundfont_preset = soundfont_preset,
+	};
 
 	if (pthread_create(&synth_thread, NULL, synth, (void*)&synth_args) != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error creating synth thread\n");
diff --git a/midi.c b/midi.c
index f38982618f632c78242af57c61593f43bd5f411c..92df3d3052999735fb21e92056121cc5751e3392 100644
--- a/midi.c
+++ b/midi.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ 							break;
 					}
 
 					shared_data.action = 1;
-					shared_data.preset = 3;
 
 					pthread_cond_signal(&cond_synth);
 					pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
diff --git a/mutex.h b/mutex.h
index 2f3c6537abebaf950eb59322b3c475769f53e982..78b4cdf7511fda0d36429d87d31e55dfdb2fed73 100644
--- a/mutex.h
+++ b/mutex.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	int note;
 	int state;
 	int velocity;
-	int preset;
 	int action;
 } SharedData;
 
diff --git a/synth.c b/synth.c
index 05c3664d046897adcc1d38ec7159615bb135f456..d65ba4147e6adebf2d270ff1eb6a27ec02f55f3f 100644
--- a/synth.c
+++ b/synth.c
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 		SDL_LockMutex(g_Mutex);
 
 		if (shared_data.state == 0) {
-			tsf_note_off(g_TinySoundFont, shared_data.preset, shared_data.note);
+			tsf_note_off(g_TinySoundFont, args->soundfont_preset, shared_data.note);
 		} else {
 			float normalized_velocity = (float)shared_data.velocity / 127.0f;
-			tsf_note_on(g_TinySoundFont, shared_data.preset, shared_data.note, normalized_velocity);
+			tsf_note_on(g_TinySoundFont, args->soundfont_preset, shared_data.note, normalized_velocity);
 		}
 
 		SDL_UnlockMutex(g_Mutex);
diff --git a/synth.h b/synth.h
index 90fd410bda6110fdf32a2efc23f6247305454d48..7e08157760a77da2a0b3983491ff7561f5284152 100644
--- a/synth.h
+++ b/synth.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ #define AUDIO_CHANNELS 2
 
 typedef struct {
 	char *soundfont_file;
+	int soundfont_preset;
 } SynthArgs;
 
 void *synth(void *arg);