diff --git a/java/libraries/sound/src/processing/sound/Engine.java b/java/libraries/sound/src/processing/sound/Engine.java
index 51a04a40f..9d03657b9 100644
--- a/java/libraries/sound/src/processing/sound/Engine.java
+++ b/java/libraries/sound/src/processing/sound/Engine.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class Engine {
 	private static int m_bufferSize=512;
 
     private Engine() {
-    	welcome();
+    	//welcome();
     	methCla = new MethClaInterface();
 		methCla.engineNew(m_sampleRate, m_bufferSize);
 		methCla.engineStart();