diff --git a/audio/FFTProcessor.cpp b/audio/FFTProcessor.cpp
index 2ed50fc..5596402 100644
--- a/audio/FFTProcessor.cpp
+++ b/audio/FFTProcessor.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 #include <fftw3.h>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <numeric>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-FFTProcessor::FFTProcessor(size_t bufferSize)
-    : bufferSize(bufferSize), magnitudes(bufferSize / 2, 0.0f) {
+FFTProcessor::FFTProcessor(size_t bufferSize, int sampleRate)
+    : bufferSize(bufferSize), sampleRate(sampleRate), magnitudes(bufferSize / 2, 0.0f),
+      bass(0.0f), mid(0.0f), treble(0.0f),
+      bassAtt(0.0f), midAtt(0.0f), trebleAtt(0.0f),
+      smoothingFactor(0.2f) { // ProjectM style EMA smoothing factor
     // Allocate FFT input/output arrays
     fftInput = new float[bufferSize];
     fftOutput = new float[bufferSize];
@@ -45,6 +49,46 @@ void FFTProcessor::computeFFT(const vector<float>& audioData) {
         float imag = (i == 0 || i == bufferSize / 2) ? 0 : fftOutput[bufferSize - i];
         magnitudes[i] = sqrt(real * real + imag * imag);
     }
+    
+    // Calculate bass, mid, treble and their attenuated versions
+    calculateBands();
+}
+
+void FFTProcessor::calculateBands() {
+    // ProjectM style frequency bands (approximate)
+    // Bass: 20Hz - 250Hz
+    // Mid: 250Hz - 2000Hz
+    // Treble: 2000Hz - 20000Hz
+    
+    float hzPerBin = static_cast<float>(sampleRate) / bufferSize;
+    
+    size_t bassStartBin = max((size_t)1, static_cast<size_t>(20.0f / hzPerBin));
+    size_t bassEndBin = min(bufferSize / 2, static_cast<size_t>(250.0f / hzPerBin));
+    
+    size_t midStartBin = bassEndBin;
+    size_t midEndBin = min(bufferSize / 2, static_cast<size_t>(2000.0f / hzPerBin));
+    
+    size_t trebleStartBin = midEndBin;
+    size_t trebleEndBin = min(bufferSize / 2, static_cast<size_t>(20000.0f / hzPerBin));
+
+    auto calculateEnergy = [&](size_t start, size_t end) -> float {
+        if (start >= end) return 0.0f;
+        float energy = 0.0f;
+        for (size_t i = start; i < end; ++i) {
+            energy += magnitudes[i];
+        }
+        return energy / (end - start); // Average energy per bin in this band
+    };
+
+    // Calculate raw values
+    bass = calculateEnergy(bassStartBin, bassEndBin);
+    mid = calculateEnergy(midStartBin, midEndBin);
+    treble = calculateEnergy(trebleStartBin, trebleEndBin);
+
+    // Calculate smoothed/attenuated values using EMA (Exponential Moving Average)
+    bassAtt = (bass * smoothingFactor) + (bassAtt * (1.0f - smoothingFactor));
+    midAtt = (mid * smoothingFactor) + (midAtt * (1.0f - smoothingFactor));
+    trebleAtt = (treble * smoothingFactor) + (trebleAtt * (1.0f - smoothingFactor));
 }
 
 const vector<float>& FFTProcessor::getMagnitudes() const {
diff --git a/audio/FFTProcessor.h b/audio/FFTProcessor.h
index 82cad36..aa5cae3 100644
--- a/audio/FFTProcessor.h
+++ b/audio/FFTProcessor.h
@@ -7,18 +7,42 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class FFTProcessor {
 public:
-    FFTProcessor(size_t bufferSize);
+    FFTProcessor(size_t bufferSize, int sampleRate = 44100);
     ~FFTProcessor();
 
     void computeFFT(const vector<float>& audioData);
     const vector<float>& getMagnitudes() const;
 
+    float getBass() const { return bass; }
+    float getMid() const { return mid; }
+    float getTreble() const { return treble; }
+
+    float getBassAtt() const { return bassAtt; }
+    float getMidAtt() const { return midAtt; }
+    float getTrebleAtt() const { return trebleAtt; }
+
 private:
     size_t bufferSize;
+    int sampleRate;
     vector<float> magnitudes;
     float* fftInput;
     float* fftOutput;
     void* fftPlan;  // Plan type depends on FFTW version
+
+    // Raw band values
+    float bass;
+    float mid;
+    float treble;
+
+    // Attenuated/smoothed band values using EMA
+    float bassAtt;
+    float midAtt;
+    float trebleAtt;
+
+    // EMA smoothing factor (0.0 to 1.0)
+    float smoothingFactor;
+
+    void calculateBands();
 };
 
 #endif // FFTPROCESSOR_H
diff --git a/src/Audio.cpp b/src/Audio.cpp
index aec08f6..2525f8d 100644
--- a/src/Audio.cpp
+++ b/src/Audio.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bool AudioProcessor::loadAudioFile(const string& fileName) {
         cerr << "Failed to load audio file: " << fileName << endl;
         return false;
     }
-    fftProcessor = new FFTProcessor(bufferSize);
+    fftProcessor = new FFTProcessor(bufferSize, audioReader->getSampleRate());
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ vector<float> AudioProcessor::getFFTData() {
     return fftProcessor->getMagnitudes();
 }
 
+float AudioProcessor::getBass() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getBass() : 0.0f; }
+float AudioProcessor::getMid() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getMid() : 0.0f; }
+float AudioProcessor::getTreble() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getTreble() : 0.0f; }
+
+float AudioProcessor::getBassAtt() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getBassAtt() : 0.0f; }
+float AudioProcessor::getMidAtt() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getMidAtt() : 0.0f; }
+float AudioProcessor::getTrebleAtt() const { return fftProcessor ? fftProcessor->getTrebleAtt() : 0.0f; }
+
 int AudioProcessor::audioCallback(const void* inputBuffer, void* outputBuffer, unsigned long framesPerBuffer,
                                    const PaStreamCallbackTimeInfo* timeInfo, PaStreamCallbackFlags statusFlags, void* userData) {
     AudioProcessor* processor = static_cast<AudioProcessor*>(userData);
diff --git a/src/Audio.h b/src/Audio.h
index a5f365e..5439b09 100644
--- a/src/Audio.h
+++ b/src/Audio.h
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ class AudioProcessor {
 
     void cleanup();
 
+    // Frequency bands
+    float getBass() const;
+    float getMid() const;
+    float getTreble() const;
+
+    float getBassAtt() const;
+    float getMidAtt() const;
+    float getTrebleAtt() const;
+
 private:
     size_t bufferSize;
     class AudioFileReader* audioReader;