diff --git a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/ActiveAudioOverlay.java b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/ActiveAudioOverlay.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd6f3b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/ActiveAudioOverlay.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render;
+
+import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.init.ModItems;
+import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.sound.ClientAudio;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
+import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderGameOverlayEvent;
+
+import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.getPlayer;
+import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.mc;
+
+public class ActiveAudioOverlay {
+    private static final ItemStack PLACARD_ITEM = new ItemStack(ModItems.PLACARD_ITEM.get());
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public static void render(RenderGameOverlayEvent.Post event) {
+        // Display basic info about the instrument and tune. Optionally, displays some debug info depending on MXTune.isDevEnv flag.
+        // Based on the toast renderer for testing some ideas.
+        if (isPlacardInHotBar()) {
+            final MatrixStack pPoseStack = event.getMatrixStack();
+            RenderSystem.color3f(1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F);
+
+            final ITextComponent infoText = new StringTextComponent("")
+                    .append(String.format("%s, %s", mc.getSoundManager().getDebugString(), ClientAudio.getDebugString())).withStyle(TextFormatting.WHITE);
+            final int[] posY = { 0 };
+            posY[0] = (25);
+            mc.font.drawShadow(pPoseStack, infoText, 5.0F, posY[0] += 10, -11534256);
+            ClientAudio.getAudioData().forEach(audioData -> mc.font.drawShadow(pPoseStack, audioData.getInfo(), 5, posY[0] += 10, -11534256));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return true if mxtune:placard_item is on the hot-bar, and the player is not in a portal.
+     */
+    private static boolean isPlacardInHotBar() {
+        int slot = getPlayer().inventory.findSlotMatchingItem(PLACARD_ITEM);
+        return slot >= 0 && slot < 9 && !(getPlayer().portalTime > 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/InstrumentOverlayRenderer.java b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/InstrumentOverlayRenderer.java
index 3533b2b1..56931541 100644
--- a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/InstrumentOverlayRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/InstrumentOverlayRenderer.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render;
 
-import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.init.ModItems;
-import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.sound.ClientAudio;
 import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.util.IInstrument;
 import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.util.SheetMusicHelper;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
@@ -9,16 +7,11 @@
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.toasts.IToast;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;
-import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
-import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderGameOverlayEvent;
 
-import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.getPlayer;
 import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.mc;
 
 public class InstrumentOverlayRenderer {
-    private static final ItemStack PLACARD_ITEM = new ItemStack(ModItems.PLACARD_ITEM.get());
-
     public static void render(ItemStack itemStack, RenderGameOverlayEvent.Post event) {
         // Display basic info about the instrument and tune. Optionally, displays some debug info depending on MXTune.isDevEnv flag.
         // Based on the toast renderer for testing some ideas.
@@ -26,10 +19,8 @@ public static void render(ItemStack itemStack, RenderGameOverlayEvent.Post event
             final ItemStack sheetMusic = SheetMusicHelper.getIMusicFromIInstrument(itemStack);
             final ITextComponent titleText = SheetMusicHelper.getFormattedMusicTitle(sheetMusic);
             final ITextComponent extraText = SheetMusicHelper.getFormattedExtraText(sheetMusic);
-            final ITextComponent infoText = new StringTextComponent("").append(SheetMusicHelper.getFormattedMusicDuration(sheetMusic))
-                    .append(String.format(" %s %s", mc.getSoundManager().getDebugString(), ClientAudio.getDebugString())).withStyle(TextFormatting.WHITE);
 
-            final int offset = Math.max(Math.max(mc.font.width(titleText), mc.font.width(isPlacardInHotBar() ? infoText : extraText)) + 40, RenderHelper.WIDTH);
+            final int offset = Math.max(Math.max(mc.font.width(titleText), mc.font.width(extraText)) + 40, RenderHelper.WIDTH);
             final MatrixStack pPoseStack = event.getMatrixStack();
             mc.getTextureManager().bind(IToast.TEXTURE);
 
@@ -40,19 +31,7 @@ public static void render(ItemStack itemStack, RenderGameOverlayEvent.Post event
             mc.getItemRenderer().renderAndDecorateItem(itemStack, 8, 8);
 
             mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, titleText, 30.0F, 7.0F, -11534256);
-            mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, isPlacardInHotBar() ? infoText : extraText, 30.0F, 17.0F, -11534256);
-
-            if (isPlacardInHotBar()) {
-                final int[] posY = { 0 };
-                posY[0] = (25);
-                ClientAudio.getAudioData()
-                        .forEach(audioData -> mc.font.drawShadow(pPoseStack, audioData.getInfo(), 5, posY[0] += 10, -11534256));
-            }
+            mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, extraText, 30.0F, 17.0F, -11534256);
         }
     }
-
-    private static boolean isPlacardInHotBar() {
-        int slot = getPlayer().inventory.findSlotMatchingItem(PLACARD_ITEM);
-        return slot >= 0 && slot < 9;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/OverlayInst.java b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/OverlayInst.java
index fbd3d314..bc8f9221 100644
--- a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/OverlayInst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/OverlayInst.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render;
 
-import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.init.ModItems;
 import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.sound.ClientAudio;
 import aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.util.SheetMusicHelper;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
@@ -11,11 +10,9 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextFormatting;
 
-import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.getPlayer;
 import static aeronicamc.mods.mxtune.render.RenderHelper.mc;
 
 public class OverlayInst implements IOverlayItem {
-    private static final ItemStack PLACARD_ITEM = new ItemStack(ModItems.PLACARD_ITEM.get());
     private final ItemStack itemStack;
     private long lastChanged;
     private boolean changed;
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ public OverlayInst(ItemStack itemStack) {
         this.extraText = SheetMusicHelper.getFormattedExtraText(sheetMusic);
         this.infoText = new StringTextComponent("").append(SheetMusicHelper.getFormattedMusicDuration(sheetMusic))
                 .append(String.format(" %s %s", mc.getSoundManager().getDebugString(), ClientAudio.getDebugString())).withStyle(TextFormatting.WHITE);
-        offset = Math.max(Math.max(mc.font.width(titleText), mc.font.width(isPlacardInHotBar() ? infoText : extraText)) + 40, this.width());
+        offset = Math.max(Math.max(mc.font.width(titleText), mc.font.width(extraText)) + 40, this.width());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -62,19 +59,8 @@ public Visibility render(MatrixStack pPoseStack, OverlayItemGui pOverlayComponen
         mc.getItemRenderer().renderAndDecorateItem(itemStack, 8, 8);
 
         mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, titleText, 30.0F, 7.0F, -11534256);
-        mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, isPlacardInHotBar() ? infoText : extraText, 30.0F, 17.0F, -11534256);
-
-        if (isPlacardInHotBar()) {
-            final int[] posY = { 0 };
-            posY[0] = (25);
-            ClientAudio.getAudioData()
-                    .forEach(audioData -> mc.font.drawShadow(pPoseStack, audioData.getInfo(), 5, posY[0] += 10, -11534256));
-        }
+        mc.font.draw(pPoseStack, extraText, 30.0F, 17.0F, -11534256);
 
         return delta - this.lastChanged >= 5000L ? Visibility.HIDE : Visibility.SHOW;
     }
-    private static boolean isPlacardInHotBar() {
-        int slot = getPlayer().inventory.findSlotMatchingItem(PLACARD_ITEM);
-        return slot >= 0 && slot < 9;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/RenderEvents.java b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/RenderEvents.java
index a1deed40..8f1008c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/RenderEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/render/RenderEvents.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public static void event(RenderGameOverlayEvent.Post event)
         final ItemStack itemStack = getPlayer().inventory.getSelected();
         InstrumentOverlayRenderer.render(itemStack, event);
         MusicVenueToolOverlayRenderer.render(getPlayer(), itemStack, event);
+        ActiveAudioOverlay.render(event);
     }
 
     @SubscribeEvent
diff --git a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/sound/ClientAudio.java b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/sound/ClientAudio.java
index b520cb71..305b8528 100644
--- a/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/sound/ClientAudio.java
+++ b/src/main/java/aeronicamc/mods/mxtune/sound/ClientAudio.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ private ClientAudio() { /* NOP */ }
 
     public static String getDebugString()
     {
-        return String.format("AudioData %d/%d/%d", ActiveAudio.getDistanceSortedSources().size(), ActiveAudio.getDeleteQueueSize(), ActiveAudio.getCachedMidiSequenceCount());
+        return String.format("AudioData numSources: %d, deleteQ: %d, seqQ: %d", ActiveAudio.getDistanceSortedSources().size(), ActiveAudio.getDeleteQueueSize(), ActiveAudio.getCachedMidiSequenceCount());
     }
 
     public static List<AudioData> getAudioData()