diff --git a/signalgen.py b/signalgen.py
index 1e19af1..c96980d 100755
--- a/signalgen.py
+++ b/signalgen.py
@@ -126,12 +126,11 @@ def addBurst(values):
 	spectra = filterbankObj.get_data(0, samples)
 
 	#get bandpass and store in bpWeights
-	bpWeights = create.filter_weights(spectra)
-
-	logger.info(f"{basename} loaded. Sampling pulse {values.nsamp} times.")
+	bpWeights = create.filter_weights(spectra)	
 
 	pulseNum = rng.integers(1, high=MAX_BURSTS, endpoint=True)
-	starts = np.arange(samples//4, 3*(samples//4), num=pulseNum, dtype=int)
+	logger.info(f"{basename} loaded. Sampling {pulseNum} pulse(s) {values.nsamp} times.")
+	starts = np.linspace(samples//4, 3*(samples//4), num=pulseNum, dtype=int)
 	while pulseNum > 0:
 		start = starts[pulseNum]
 		#create pulse