diff --git a/code/chirpdetection.py b/code/chirpdetection.py
index ca92f40..900e251 100644
--- a/code/chirpdetection.py
+++ b/code/chirpdetection.py
@@ -10,41 +10,7 @@ from thunderfish.dataloader import DataLoader
 from thunderfish.powerspectrum import spectrogram, decibel
 
 from modules.filters import bandpass_filter, envelope, highpass_filter
-
-
-class LoadData:
-    """
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    data : DataLoader object containing raw data
-    samplerate : sampling rate of raw data
-    time : array of time for tracked fundamental frequency
-    freq : array of fundamental frequency
-    idx : array of indices to access time array
-    ident : array of identifiers for each tracked fundamental frequency
-    ids : array of unique identifiers exluding NaNs
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, datapath: str) -> None:
-
-        # load raw data
-        self.file = os.path.join(datapath, "traces-grid1.raw")
-        self.data = DataLoader(self.file, 60.0, 0, channel=-1)
-        self.samplerate = self.data.samplerate
-
-        # load wavetracker files
-        self.time = np.load(datapath + "times.npy", allow_pickle=True)
-        self.freq = np.load(datapath + "fund_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
-        self.idx = np.load(datapath + "idx_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
-        self.ident = np.load(datapath + "ident_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
-        self.ids = np.unique(self.ident[~np.isnan(self.ident)])
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"LoadData({self.file})"
-
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return f"LoadData({self.file})"
+from modules.filehandling import ConfLoader
 
 
 def instantaneos_frequency(
@@ -179,9 +145,12 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
     idx = np.load(datapath + "idx_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
     ident = np.load(datapath + "ident_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
 
+    # load config file
+    config = ConfLoader("chirpdetector_conf.yml")
+
     # set time window # <------------------------ Iterate through windows here
-    window_duration = 5 * data.samplerate          # 5 seconds window
-    window_overlap = 0.5 * data.samplerate         # 0.5 seconds overlap
+    window_duration = config.window * data.samplerate
+    window_overlap = config.overlap * data.samplerate
 
     # check if window duration is even
     if window_duration % 2 == 0:
@@ -196,6 +165,7 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
         raise ValueError("Window overlap must be even.")
 
     raw_time = np.arange(data.shape[0]) / data.samplerate
+
     # good chirp times for data: 2022-06-02-10_00
     t0 = (3 * 60 * 60 + 6 * 60 + 43.5) * data.samplerate
     dt = 60 * data.samplerate
@@ -242,7 +212,7 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
             # get tracked frequencies and their times
             freq_temp = freq[window_index]
             powers_temp = powers[window_index, :]
-            time_temp = time[idx[window_index]]
+            # time_temp = time[idx[window_index]]
             track_samplerate = np.mean(1 / np.diff(time))
             expected_duration = ((t0 + dt) - t0) * track_samplerate
 
@@ -252,7 +222,6 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
 
             # get best electrode
             electrode = np.argsort(np.nanmean(powers_temp, axis=0))[-1]
-
             # <------------------------------------------ Iterate through electrodes
 
             # plot wavetracker tracks to spectrogram
@@ -289,52 +258,68 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
                 lowf=np.mean(freq_temp)-5,
                 highf=np.mean(freq_temp)+100
             )
+
             # compute instantaneous frequency on narrow signal
             baseline_freq_time, baseline_freq = instantaneos_frequency(
                 baseline, data.samplerate
             )
 
             # compute envelopes
-            cutoff = 25
-            baseline_envelope = envelope(baseline, data.samplerate, cutoff)
-            search_envelope = envelope(search, data.samplerate, cutoff)
+            baseline_envelope = envelope(
+                baseline, data.samplerate, config.envelope_cutoff)
+            search_envelope = envelope(
+                search, data.samplerate, config.envelope_cutoff)
 
             # highpass filter envelopes
-            cutoff = 5
             baseline_envelope = highpass_filter(
-                baseline_envelope, data.samplerate, cutoff=cutoff
+                baseline_envelope,
+                data.samplerate,
+                config.envelope_highpass_cutoff
             )
+
             baseline_envelope = np.abs(baseline_envelope)
             # search_envelope = highpass_filter(
-            #     search_envelope, data.samplerate, cutoff=cutoff)
+            #     search_envelope,
+            #     data.samplerate,
+            #     config.envelope_highpass_cutoff
+            # )
 
             # envelopes of filtered envelope of filtered baseline
-            # baseline_envelope = envelope(
-            #     np.abs(baseline_envelope), data.samplerate, cutoff
-            # )
+            baseline_envelope = envelope(
+                np.abs(baseline_envelope),
+                data.samplerate,
+                config.envelope_envelope_cutoff
+            )
 
-            # search_envelope = bandpass_filter(
-            # search_envelope, data.samplerate, lowf=lowf, highf=highf)
+#             search_envelope = bandpass_filter(
+#                 search_envelope, data.samplerate, lowf=lowf, highf=highf)
 
             # bandpass filter the instantaneous
             inst_freq_filtered = bandpass_filter(
-                baseline_freq, data.samplerate, lowf=15, highf=8000
+                baseline_freq,
+                data.samplerate,
+                lowf=config.instantaneous_lowf,
+                highf=config.instantaneous_highf
             )
 
+            # test taking the log of the envelopes
+            # baseline_envelope = np.log(baseline_envelope)
+            # search_envelope = np.log(search_envelope)
+
             # CUT OFF OVERLAP -------------------------------------------------
 
             # cut off first and last 0.5 * overlap at start and end
             valid = np.arange(
-                int(0.5 * window_overlap), len(baseline_envelope) -
-                int(0.5 * window_overlap)
+                int(window_overlap / 2), len(baseline_envelope) -
+                int(window_overlap / 2)
             )
             baseline_envelope = baseline_envelope[valid]
             search_envelope = search_envelope[valid]
 
             # get inst freq valid snippet
-            valid_t0 = int(0.5 * window_overlap) / data.samplerate
+            valid_t0 = int(window_overlap / 2) / data.samplerate
             valid_t1 = baseline_freq_time[-1] - \
-                (int(0.5 * window_overlap) / data.samplerate)
+                (int(window_overlap / 2) / data.samplerate)
 
             inst_freq_filtered = inst_freq_filtered[(baseline_freq_time >= valid_t0) & (
                 baseline_freq_time <= valid_t1)]
@@ -354,24 +339,28 @@ def main(datapath: str) -> None:
             # PEAK DETECTION --------------------------------------------------
 
             # detect peaks baseline_enelope
-            prominence = np.percentile(baseline_envelope, 90)
+            prominence = np.percentile(
+                baseline_envelope, config.baseline_prominence_percentile)
             baseline_peaks, _ = find_peaks(
                 np.abs(baseline_envelope), prominence=prominence)
 
             # detect peaks search_envelope
-            prominence = np.percentile(search_envelope, 75)
+            prominence = np.percentile(
+                search_envelope, config.search_prominence_percentile)
             search_peaks, _ = find_peaks(
                 search_envelope, prominence=prominence)
 
             # detect peaks inst_freq_filtered
-            prominence = 2
+            prominence = np.percentile(
+                inst_freq_filtered, config.instantaneous_prominence_percentile)
             inst_freq_peaks, _ = find_peaks(
                 np.abs(inst_freq_filtered), prominence=prominence)
 
             # PLOT ------------------------------------------------------------
 
             # plot spectrogram
-            plot_spectrogram(axs[0, i], data_oi[:, electrode], data.samplerate, t0)
+            plot_spectrogram(
+                axs[0, i], data_oi[:, electrode], data.samplerate, t0)
 
             # plot baseline instantaneos frequency
             axs[1, i].plot(baseline_freq_time, baseline_freq -
diff --git a/code/chirpdetector_conf.yml b/code/chirpdetector_conf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a6d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/chirpdetector_conf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Duration and overlap of the analysis window in seconds
+window: 5
+overlap: 0.5
+
+# Number of electrodes to go over
+electrodes: 3
+
+# Boundary for search frequency in Hz
+search_boundary: 100
+
+# Cutoff frequency for envelope estimation by lowpass filter
+envelope_cutoff: 25
+
+# Cutoff frequency for envelope highpass filter
+envelope_highpass_cutoff: 5
+
+# Cutoff frequency for envelope of envelope
+envelope_envelope_cutoff: 5
+
+# Instantaneous frequency bandpass filter cutoff frequencies
+instantaneous_lowf: 15
+instantaneous_highf: 8000
+
+# Baseline envelope peak detection parameters
+baseline_prominence_percentile: 90
+
+# Search envelope peak detection parameters
+search_prominence_percentile: 75
+
+# Instantaneous frequency peak detection parameters
+instantaneous_prominence_percentile: 90
+
diff --git a/code/modules/filehandling.py b/code/modules/filehandling.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a74fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/filehandling.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import os
+
+import yaml
+import numpy as np
+from thunderfish.dataloader import DataLoader
+
+
+class ConfLoader:
+    """
+    Load configuration from yaml file as class attributes
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path: str) -> None:
+        with open(path) as file:
+            try:
+                conf = yaml.safe_load(file)
+                for key in conf:
+                    setattr(self, key, conf[key])
+            except yaml.YAMLError as error:
+                raise error
+
+
+class LoadData:
+    """
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    data : DataLoader object containing raw data
+    samplerate : sampling rate of raw data
+    time : array of time for tracked fundamental frequency
+    freq : array of fundamental frequency
+    idx : array of indices to access time array
+    ident : array of identifiers for each tracked fundamental frequency
+    ids : array of unique identifiers exluding NaNs
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, datapath: str) -> None:
+
+        # load raw data
+        self.file = os.path.join(datapath, "traces-grid1.raw")
+        self.data = DataLoader(self.file, 60.0, 0, channel=-1)
+        self.samplerate = self.data.samplerate
+
+        # load wavetracker files
+        self.time = np.load(datapath + "times.npy", allow_pickle=True)
+        self.freq = np.load(datapath + "fund_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
+        self.idx = np.load(datapath + "idx_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
+        self.ident = np.load(datapath + "ident_v.npy", allow_pickle=True)
+        self.ids = np.unique(self.ident[~np.isnan(self.ident)])
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"LoadData({self.file})"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"LoadData({self.file})"