diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2cc935d..931aef3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -437,11 +437,15 @@ export class PitchDetector {
    */
   _belowMinimumVolume(input) {
     if (this._minVolumeAbsolute === 0) return false;
-    let sum = 0;
+    // let sum = 0;
+    // for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
+    //   sum += Math.abs(input[i]);
+    // }
+    // return sum / input.length < this._minVolumeAbsolute;
     for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
-      sum += Math.abs(input[i]);
+      if (Math.abs(input[i]) > this._minVolumeAbsolute) return false;
     }
-    return sum / input.length < this._minVolumeAbsolute;
+    return true;
   }
 
   /**