diff --git a/scripts/changebrightness.sh b/scripts/changebrightness.sh
index 65c3f4e..8472193 100644
--- a/scripts/changebrightness.sh
+++ b/scripts/changebrightness.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-bright=`cat /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness`
+# bright=`cat /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness` # for use without brightnessctl
+bright=`brightnessctl g`
 state=-1
-thresh=(0 1 3 5 9 15 27 48 84 147 255)
+# thresh=(0 1 3 5 9 15 27 48 84 147 255) # generated using floor(256^x-1)
+# thresh=(0 26 51 77 102 128 153 179 204 230 255) # generated using floor(256*x-1)
+thresh=(0 19 39 60 81 103 126 151 180 214 255) # generated using floor(64^x+192*x-1)
 
 for i in ${!thresh[@]}; do
     if [[ $bright -ge ${thresh[$i]} ]]
@@ -14,7 +17,8 @@ new=$(($1 + $state))
 
 if [[ $new -ge 0 ]] && [[ $new -le 10 ]]
 then
-    echo ${thresh[$new]} | tee /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness
+    # echo ${thresh[$new]} | tee /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness
+    brightnessctl s ${thresh[$new]}
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && [[ -f $(which dunstify) ]]
     then
         dunstify -a "changebrightness.sh" -u low -i weather-clear -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:changebrightness  -h string:hlcolor:#ffffff -h int:value:$(($new*10)) "Brightness: $new"
diff --git a/scripts/changebrightness.sh.bak b/scripts/changebrightness.sh.bak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65c3f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/changebrightness.sh.bak
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+bright=`cat /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness`
+state=-1
+thresh=(0 1 3 5 9 15 27 48 84 147 255)
+
+for i in ${!thresh[@]}; do
+    if [[ $bright -ge ${thresh[$i]} ]]
+    then
+        state=$i
+    fi    
+done
+
+new=$(($1 + $state))
+
+if [[ $new -ge 0 ]] && [[ $new -le 10 ]]
+then
+    echo ${thresh[$new]} | tee /sys/class/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && [[ -f $(which dunstify) ]]
+    then
+        dunstify -a "changebrightness.sh" -u low -i weather-clear -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:changebrightness  -h string:hlcolor:#ffffff -h int:value:$(($new*10)) "Brightness: $new"
+    fi
+fi
+
diff --git a/scripts/changevolume.sh b/scripts/changevolume.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5cece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/changevolume.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Usage: changevolume.sh <device> <-1|0|1>
+# First argument: device as in wpctl, e.g. @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ or @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@
+# Second argument: reduce (-1), toggle mute (0), increase (1)
+
+if [[ $2 -eq 0 ]] then
+    wpctl set-mute $1 toggle
+    if [[ -f $(which dunstify) ]] then
+        dunstify -a "changevolume.sh" -u low -i weather-clear -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:changebrightness "Device $1 mute toggled"
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ $2 -eq 1 ]] then
+    wpctl set-volume $1 0.05+
+    if [[ -f $(which dunstify) ]] then
+        dunstify -a "changevolume.sh" -u low -i weather-clear -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:changebrightness "Device $1 mute toggled"
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -f $(which dunstify) ]] then
+    dunstify -a "changevolume.sh" -u low -i audio-volume-medium -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:changevolume $(wpctl get-volume $1)
+fi