diff --git a/aria/utils.py b/aria/utils.py
index 94d4bd8..696a2dc 100644
--- a/aria/utils.py
+++ b/aria/utils.py
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 from pydub import AudioSegment
 
 
+
 def midi_to_audio(mid_path: str, soundfont_path: str | None = None):
-    SOUNDFONT_PATH = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__),
-        "..",
-        "fluidsynth/DoreMarkYamahaS6-v1.6.sf2",
-    )
+    here =  os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    FLUIDSYNTH_DIR = os.path.join(here, "..", "fluidsynth")
+    SOUNDFONT_PATH = os.path.join(FLUIDSYNTH_DIR, "DoreMarkYamahaS6-v1.6.sf2")
     DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t8gou8stesm42sc559nzu/DoreMarkYamahaS6-v1.6.sf2?rlkey=28ecl63kkjjmwxrkd6hnzsq8f&dl=1"
 
     if os.name != "posix":
@@ -24,8 +23,9 @@ def midi_to_audio(mid_path: str, soundfont_path: str | None = None):
             "fluidsynth soundfont missing, type Y to download and continue: "
         )
         if _input == "Y":
-            if not os.path.isdir("fluidsynth"):
-                os.mkdir("fluidsynth")
+            if not os.path.isdir(FLUIDSYNTH_DIR):
+                print(f"making dir: {FLUIDSYNTH_DIR}")
+                os.mkdir(FLUIDSYNTH_DIR)
 
             res = requests.get(url=DOWNLOAD_URL)
             if res.status_code == 200: