diff --git a/e2_tts_pytorch/e2_tts.py b/e2_tts_pytorch/e2_tts.py
index 59d57cb..8ef3c64 100644
--- a/e2_tts_pytorch/e2_tts.py
+++ b/e2_tts_pytorch/e2_tts.py
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         transformer: dict | Transformer,
         text_num_embeds = 256,
+        num_channels = None,
         mel_spec_kwargs: dict = dict()
     ):
         super().__init__()
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ def __init__(
         # mel spec
 
         self.mel_spec = MelSpec(**mel_spec_kwargs)
-        self.num_channels = self.mel_spec.n_mel_channels
+        self.num_channels = default(num_channels, self.mel_spec.n_mel_channels)
 
         self.transformer = transformer
         dim = transformer.dim
@@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ def __init__(
         ),
         text_num_embeds = 256,
         cond_drop_prob = 0.25,
+        num_channels = None,
         mel_spec_module: Module | None = None,
         mel_spec_kwargs: dict = dict(),
         immiscible = False
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ def __init__(
         # mel spec
 
         self.mel_spec = default(mel_spec_module, MelSpec(**mel_spec_kwargs))
-        num_channels = self.mel_spec.n_mel_channels
+        num_channels = default(num_channels, self.mel_spec.n_mel_channels)
  
         self.num_channels = num_channels
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f894ba6..9a17d33 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "e2-tts-pytorch"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "E2-TTS in Pytorch"
 authors = [
     { name = "Phil Wang", email = "lucidrains@gmail.com" }