diff --git a/goborator.go b/goborator.go
index be9ca3c..14000c1 100644
--- a/goborator.go
+++ b/goborator.go
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ func NewGaborator(blockSize int, sampleRate float64, bandsPerOctave int, minimum
 	coefficientSize := (g.latency + 2*int64(blockSize)) / int64(stepSize)
 	g.coefficients = make([][]float32, coefficientSize)
 	for i := range g.coefficients {
-		g.coefficients[i] = make([]float32, g.numberOfBands())
+		g.coefficients[i] = make([]float32, g.GetNumberOfBands())
 	}
 	g.coefficientIndexOffset = 0
 
 	return g
 }
 
-func (g *Gaborator) numberOfBands() int {
+func (g *Gaborator) GetNumberOfBands() int {
 	numberOfBands := 0
 	for _, e := range g.bandcenterCache {
 		if e > 0 {