diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fec9e606..5855310a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ examples.
   frequency smoothing that can also make use of MIDI input instead of generating
   a static signal based on the plugin's parameters.
 - [**stft**](plugins/examples/stft) shows off some of NIH-plug's other optional
-  helper features, like an adapter to process audio in buffered blocks meant for
-  short-term Fourier transform operations, all using the compositional `Buffer`
-  interface.
+  higher level helper features, such as an adapter to process audio with a
+  short-term Fourier transform using the overlap-add method, all using the
+  compositional `Buffer` interfaces.
 
 ## Licensing
 
diff --git a/plugins/examples/stft/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/stft/src/lib.rs
index 5bd35712..d2bdbab2 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/stft/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/stft/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,15 +49,11 @@ impl Default for Stft {
         let filter_window = util::window::hann(FILTER_WINDOW_SIZE);
         real_fft_scratch_buffer[0..FILTER_WINDOW_SIZE].copy_from_slice(&filter_window);
 
-        // Our STFT functions will have a window function applied, so we need to do the same thing
-        // with this filter
-        let window_function = util::window::hann(WINDOW_SIZE);
-        util::window::multiply_with_window(&mut real_fft_scratch_buffer, &window_function);
-
-        // And make sure to normalize this so convolution sums to 1
-        let filter_sum_recip = real_fft_scratch_buffer.iter().sum::<f32>().recip();
+        // And make sure to normalize this so the levels doesn't change much after convolving
+        let filter_normalization_factor =
+            real_fft_scratch_buffer.iter().sum::<f32>().recip() * 2.0f32.sqrt() * 2.0;
         for sample in real_fft_scratch_buffer.as_slice_mut() {
-            *sample *= filter_sum_recip;
+            *sample *= filter_normalization_factor;
         }
 
         r2c_plan
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ impl Default for Stft {
             params: Box::pin(StftParams::default()),
 
             stft: util::StftHelper::new(2, WINDOW_SIZE),
-            window_function,
+            window_function: util::window::hann(WINDOW_SIZE),
 
             lp_filter_kernel: complex_fft_scratch_buffer
                 .iter()