diff --git a/sound_algo/data_only/boot.scd b/sound_algo/data_only/boot.scd
index a6011cf..32a1144 100644
--- a/sound_algo/data_only/boot.scd
+++ b/sound_algo/data_only/boot.scd
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ Routine({
 
     // Boot le serveur (idempotent : si deja boot, retourne immediatement)
     Server.local.options.numOutputBusChannels = 2;
+    // Output-only patch: don't open an input device. Avoids the mic TCC
+    // prompt and "AudioDeviceStart failed" when the default input is
+    // unavailable (e.g. an iPhone Continuity mic in the device list).
+    Server.local.options.numInputBusChannels = 0;
     Server.local.options.memSize = 65536;
 
     "[data-only/boot] booting scsynth...".postln;
diff --git a/sound_algo/data_only/scene_pose_action.scd b/sound_algo/data_only/scene_pose_action.scd
index 1b308b4..f93eed1 100644
--- a/sound_algo/data_only/scene_pose_action.scd
+++ b/sound_algo/data_only/scene_pose_action.scd
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
 	var hf = ~handFeat;
 	var hasL, hasR, ys, height, openMax, spdMax;   // toutes les vars en premier (regle sclang)
 	if (hf.notNil and: { hf[\ly].notNil }) {
-		hasL = (hf[\lx] + hf[\ly]) > 0.001;
-		hasR = (hf[\rx] + hf[\ry]) > 0.001;
+		hasL = ((hf[\lx] ? 0) + (hf[\ly] ? 0)) > 0.001;
+		hasR = ((hf[\rx] ? 0) + (hf[\ry] ? 0)) > 0.001;
 		if (hasL or: { hasR }) {
 			// main la plus haute = y minimal ; height = 1 - min(y)
 			ys = [];