diff --git a/examples/jupyter/va_notebook_example.ipynb b/examples/jupyter/va_notebook_example.ipynb
index 8c76775c08d8159e6683895642f773f3704217e6..41c2c990985bdb8568099312d202138a3547a50d 100644
--- a/examples/jupyter/va_notebook_example.ipynb
+++ b/examples/jupyter/va_notebook_example.ipynb
@@ -12,32 +12,11 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 5,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "['',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36\\\\python36.zip',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36\\\\DLLs',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36\\\\lib',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36\\\\lib\\\\site-packages',\n",
-       " 'c:\\\\users\\\\jonas\\\\appdata\\\\local\\\\programs\\\\python\\\\python36\\\\lib\\\\site-packages\\\\IPython\\\\extensions',\n",
-       " 'C:\\\\Users\\\\jonas\\\\.ipython',\n",
-       " '../../../build_win32-x64.vc14/python/Lib/site-packages',\n",
-       " '../../../build_win32-x64.vc14/python/Lib/site-packages',\n",
-       " 'C:\\\\dev\\\\VA\\\\dist\\\\win32-x64.vc14\\\\python\\\\Lib\\\\site-packages',\n",
-       " '../../../build_win32-x64.vc14/python/Lib/site-packages',\n",
-       " 'C:\\\\dev\\\\VA\\\\dist\\\\win32-x64.vc14\\\\python\\\\Lib\\\\site-packages']"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 5,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
-    }
-   ],
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "scrolled": false
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "import sys\n",
     "sys.path.append( \"../Lib/site-packages\" )\n",
@@ -46,8 +25,10 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 6,
-   "metadata": {},
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "collapsed": true
+   },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "import va"
@@ -57,83 +38,53 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "We start by adding finding out where we are currently working and list the files available, i.e. to load them as HRIR, audio file or directivity.\n"
+    "Ok. Now let's try to connect to a VA server running on the local machine. Remark: this local machine will be the one where this server jupyter notebook is running, not necessarily your PC."
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 7,
+   "execution_count": null,
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "name": "stdout",
-     "output_type": "stream",
-     "text": [
-      "working directory: C:\\dev\\VA\\VAPython\\examples\\jupyter_notebook\n"
-     ]
-    },
-    {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "['.ipynb_checkpoints', 'VA notebook test.ipynb']"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 7,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
-    }
-   ],
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "import os\n",
-    "current_working_dir = os.getcwd()\n",
-    "print( \"working directory: \" + current_working_dir )\n",
-    "os.listdir( current_working_dir )"
+    "va.connect( \"localhost\" ) # default port is: 12340; can be given as second parameter"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "Now lets add this folder to VA. This means that VA can find files that reside in this location. We first have to import va, though:"
+    "We start by finding out where we are currently working and list the files available, i.e. to identify files that can be used as HRIR, audio file or directivity."
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {
-    "collapsed": true
-   },
+   "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "va.add_search_path( current_working_dir )"
+    "import os\n",
+    "current_working_dir = os.getcwd()\n",
+    "print( \"working directory: \" + current_working_dir )\n",
+    "os.listdir( current_working_dir )"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "Ok. Now let's try to connect to a VA server running on the local machine. Remark: this local machine will be the one where this server jupyter notebook is running, not necessarily your PC."
+    "Now lets add this folder to VA. This means that VA can find files that reside in this location, all you have to use is the file name (or a relative path from the base path you have added as search path)."
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 1,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "ename": "NameError",
-     "evalue": "name 'va' is not defined",
-     "output_type": "error",
-     "traceback": [
-      "\u001b[1;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
-      "\u001b[1;31mNameError\u001b[0m                                 Traceback (most recent call last)",
-      "\u001b[1;32m<ipython-input-1-316881027ede>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[1;34m()\u001b[0m\n\u001b[1;32m----> 1\u001b[1;33m \u001b[0mva\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mconnect\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m \u001b[1;34m\"localhost\"\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m \u001b[1;31m# default port is: 12340; can be given as second parameter\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m",
-      "\u001b[1;31mNameError\u001b[0m: name 'va' is not defined"
-     ]
-    }
-   ],
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {
+    "collapsed": true
+   },
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "va.connect( \"localhost\" ) # default port is: 12340; can be given as second parameter"
+    "va.add_search_path( current_working_dir )"
    ]
   }
  ],