diff --git a/cmd/fmrtx/main.go b/cmd/fmrtx/main.go
index fdde1e4..c3e371d 100644
--- a/cmd/fmrtx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/fmrtx/main.go
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ func (b *txBridge) UpdateConfig(lp ctrlpkg.LivePatch) error {
 		LimiterCeiling: lp.LimiterCeiling,
 		PS:             lp.PS,
 		RadioText:      lp.RadioText,
+		ToneLeftHz:    lp.ToneLeftHz,
+		ToneRightHz:   lp.ToneRightHz,
+		ToneAmplitude: lp.ToneAmplitude,
+		AudioGain:     lp.AudioGain,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/app/engine.go b/internal/app/engine.go
index 39b9a9f..a1f2e71 100644
--- a/internal/app/engine.go
+++ b/internal/app/engine.go
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ type LiveConfigUpdate struct {
 	LimiterCeiling *float64
 	PS             *string
 	RadioText      *string
+	// Tone and gain: live-patchable without engine restart.
+	ToneLeftHz    *float64
+	ToneRightHz   *float64
+	ToneAmplitude *float64
+	AudioGain     *float64
 }
 
 // UpdateConfig applies live parameter changes without restarting the engine.
@@ -310,6 +315,16 @@ func (e *Engine) UpdateConfig(u LiveConfigUpdate) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("limiterCeiling out of range (0-2)")
 		}
 	}
+	if u.ToneAmplitude != nil {
+		if *u.ToneAmplitude < 0 || *u.ToneAmplitude > 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("toneAmplitude out of range (0-1)")
+		}
+	}
+	if u.AudioGain != nil {
+		if *u.AudioGain < 0 || *u.AudioGain > 4 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("audioGain out of range (0-4)")
+		}
+	}
 
 	// --- Frequency: store for run loop to apply via driver.Tune() ---
 	if u.FrequencyMHz != nil {
@@ -357,6 +372,18 @@ func (e *Engine) UpdateConfig(u LiveConfigUpdate) error {
 	if u.LimiterCeiling != nil {
 		next.LimiterCeiling = *u.LimiterCeiling
 	}
+	if u.ToneLeftHz != nil {
+		next.ToneLeftHz = *u.ToneLeftHz
+	}
+	if u.ToneRightHz != nil {
+		next.ToneRightHz = *u.ToneRightHz
+	}
+	if u.ToneAmplitude != nil {
+		next.ToneAmplitude = *u.ToneAmplitude
+	}
+	if u.AudioGain != nil {
+		next.AudioGain = *u.AudioGain
+	}
 
 	e.generator.UpdateLive(next)
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/control/control.go b/internal/control/control.go
index e4cf0f5..ef67f30 100644
--- a/internal/control/control.go
+++ b/internal/control/control.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ type LivePatch struct {
 	LimiterCeiling *float64
 	PS             *string
 	RadioText      *string
+	ToneLeftHz     *float64
+	ToneRightHz    *float64
+	ToneAmplitude  *float64
+	AudioGain      *float64
 }
 
 type Server struct {
@@ -597,18 +601,37 @@ func (s *Server) handleConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			LimiterCeiling: patch.LimiterCeiling,
 			PS:             patch.PS,
 			RadioText:      patch.RadioText,
-		}
+			ToneLeftHz:     patch.ToneLeftHz,
+			ToneRightHz:    patch.ToneRightHz,
+			ToneAmplitude:  patch.ToneAmplitude,
+			AudioGain:      patch.AudioGain,
+		}
+		// NEU-02 fix: determine whether any live-patchable fields are present,
+		// then release the lock before calling UpdateConfig to avoid holding
+		// s.mu across a potentially blocking engine call.
 		tx := s.tx
-		if tx != nil {
+		hasLiveFields := patch.FrequencyMHz != nil || patch.OutputDrive != nil ||
+			patch.StereoEnabled != nil || patch.PilotLevel != nil ||
+			patch.RDSInjection != nil || patch.RDSEnabled != nil ||
+			patch.LimiterEnabled != nil || patch.LimiterCeiling != nil ||
+			patch.PS != nil || patch.RadioText != nil ||
+			patch.ToneLeftHz != nil || patch.ToneRightHz != nil ||
+			patch.ToneAmplitude != nil || patch.AudioGain != nil
+		s.cfg = next
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+		// Apply live fields to running engine outside the lock.
+		var updateErr error
+		if tx != nil && hasLiveFields {
 			if err := tx.UpdateConfig(lp); err != nil {
-				s.mu.Unlock()
-				http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
-				return
+				updateErr = err
 			}
 		}
-		s.cfg = next
-		live := tx != nil
-		s.mu.Unlock()
+		if updateErr != nil {
+			http.Error(w, updateErr.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		// NEU-03 fix: report live=true only when live-patchable fields were applied.
+		live := tx != nil && hasLiveFields
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"ok": true, "live": live})
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/offline/generator.go b/internal/offline/generator.go
index 6598087..b55c63a 100644
--- a/internal/offline/generator.go
+++ b/internal/offline/generator.go
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ type LiveParams struct {
 	LimiterEnabled bool
 	LimiterCeiling float64
 	MpxGain        float64 // hardware calibration factor for composite output
+	// Tone + gain: live-patchable without DSP chain reinit.
+	ToneLeftHz    float64
+	ToneRightHz   float64
+	ToneAmplitude float64
+	AudioGain     float64
 }
 
 // PreEmphasizedSource wraps an audio source and applies pre-emphasis.
@@ -112,6 +117,10 @@ type Generator struct {
 	// Optional external audio source (e.g. StreamResampler for live audio).
 	// When set, takes priority over WAV/tones in sourceFor().
 	externalSource frameSource
+
+	// Tone source reference — non-nil when a ToneSource is the active audio input.
+	// Allows live-updating tone parameters via LiveParams each chunk.
+	toneSource *audio.ToneSource
 }
 
 func NewGenerator(cfg cfgpkg.Config) *Generator {
@@ -227,6 +236,10 @@ func (g *Generator) init() {
 		LimiterEnabled: g.cfg.FM.LimiterEnabled,
 		LimiterCeiling: ceiling,
 		MpxGain:        g.cfg.FM.MpxGain,
+		ToneLeftHz:     g.cfg.Audio.ToneLeftHz,
+		ToneRightHz:    g.cfg.Audio.ToneRightHz,
+		ToneAmplitude:  g.cfg.Audio.ToneAmplitude,
+		AudioGain:      g.cfg.Audio.Gain,
 	})
 
 	g.initialized = true
@@ -240,9 +253,13 @@ func (g *Generator) sourceFor(sampleRate float64) (frameSource, SourceInfo) {
 		if src, err := audio.LoadWAVSource(g.cfg.Audio.InputPath); err == nil {
 			return audio.NewResampledSource(src, sampleRate), SourceInfo{Kind: "wav", SampleRate: float64(src.SampleRate), Detail: g.cfg.Audio.InputPath}
 		}
-		return audio.NewConfiguredToneSource(sampleRate, g.cfg.Audio.ToneLeftHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneRightHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneAmplitude), SourceInfo{Kind: "tone-fallback", SampleRate: sampleRate, Detail: g.cfg.Audio.InputPath}
+		ts := audio.NewConfiguredToneSource(sampleRate, g.cfg.Audio.ToneLeftHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneRightHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneAmplitude)
+		g.toneSource = ts
+		return ts, SourceInfo{Kind: "tone-fallback", SampleRate: sampleRate, Detail: g.cfg.Audio.InputPath}
 	}
-	return audio.NewConfiguredToneSource(sampleRate, g.cfg.Audio.ToneLeftHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneRightHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneAmplitude), SourceInfo{Kind: "tones", SampleRate: sampleRate, Detail: "generated"}
+	ts := audio.NewConfiguredToneSource(sampleRate, g.cfg.Audio.ToneLeftHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneRightHz, g.cfg.Audio.ToneAmplitude)
+	g.toneSource = ts
+	return ts, SourceInfo{Kind: "tones", SampleRate: sampleRate, Detail: "generated"}
 }
 
 func (g *Generator) GenerateFrame(duration time.Duration) *output.CompositeFrame {
@@ -272,6 +289,17 @@ func (g *Generator) GenerateFrame(duration time.Duration) *output.CompositeFrame
 		lp = &LiveParams{OutputDrive: 1.0, LimiterCeiling: 1.0, MpxGain: 1.0}
 	}
 
+	// Apply live tone and gain updates each chunk. GenerateFrame runs on a
+	// single goroutine so these field writes are safe without additional locking.
+	if g.toneSource != nil {
+		g.toneSource.LeftFreq  = lp.ToneLeftHz
+		g.toneSource.RightFreq = lp.ToneRightHz
+		g.toneSource.Amplitude = lp.ToneAmplitude
+	}
+	if g.source != nil {
+		g.source.gain = lp.AudioGain
+	}
+
 	// Broadcast clip-filter-clip FM MPX signal chain:
 	//
 	//   Audio L/R → PreEmphasis