diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/ports/PdPulp/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 bool PureDataAudioProcessor::otherInstanceAlreadyRunning;
 
 //==============================================================================
-PureDataAudioProcessor::PureDataAudioProcessor()
+PureDataAudioProcessor::PureDataAudioProcessor() : receiver(&parameterList, this)
 {
     for (int i=0; i<10; i++) {
         FloatParameter* p = new FloatParameter (0.5, ("Param" + (String) (i+1)).toStdString());
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PureDataAudioProcessor::PureDataAudioProcessor()
         isInstanceLocked = true;
     }
     PureDataAudioProcessor::otherInstanceAlreadyRunning = true;
+    cachedSampleRate = getSampleRate();
 }
 
 PureDataAudioProcessor::~PureDataAudioProcessor()
@@ -153,10 +154,24 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::processBlock (AudioSampleBuffer& buffer, MidiBuffer
         return;
     }
 
-    // In case we have more outputs than inputs, this code clears any output channels that didn't contain input data, (because these aren't guaranteed to be empty - they may contain garbage).
-    // I've added this to avoid people getting screaming feedback when they first compile the plugin, but obviously you don't need to this code if your algorithm already fills all the output channels.
-    for (int i = getTotalNumInputChannels(); i < getTotalNumOutputChannels(); ++i)
+    pd->receiveMessages();
+
+    // Send host info messages
+    {
+        AudioPlayHead::CurrentPositionInfo info;
+        getPlayHead()->getCurrentPosition(info);
+        if (positionInfo.isPlaying != info.isPlaying) {
+            pd->sendMessage("hostIsPlaying", info.isPlaying ? "true" : "false");
+        }
+        if (positionInfo.bpm != info.bpm) {
+            pd->sendFloat("hostBpm", (float) info.bpm);
+        }
+        positionInfo = info;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = getTotalNumInputChannels(); i < getTotalNumOutputChannels(); ++i) {
         buffer.clear (i, 0, buffer.getNumSamples());
+    }
 
     int numChannels = jmin (getTotalNumInputChannels(), getTotalNumOutputChannels());
     int len = buffer.getNumSamples();
@@ -232,7 +247,7 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::getStateInformation (MemoryBlock& destData)
 
     // STORE / SAVE
 
-    XmlElement xml(getName());
+    XmlElement xml(getName().replace(" ", "-"));
 
     // patchfile
     XmlElement* patchfileElement = new XmlElement("patchfile");
@@ -271,23 +286,20 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBy
     // RESTORE / LOAD
 
     ScopedPointer<XmlElement> xml(getXmlFromBinary(data, sizeInBytes));
-    if(xml != 0 && xml->hasTagName(getName())) {
+    if(xml != 0 && xml->hasTagName(getName().replace(" ", "-"))) {
 
         MemoryOutputStream stream;
         xml->writeToStream(stream, "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>");
         //std::cout << "load [" << stream.toString() << "] " << std::endl;
 
         forEachXmlChildElement (*xml, child)
         {
-            std::cout << " - load : " << child->getTagName() << std::endl;
+            //std::cout << " - load : " << child->getTagName() << std::endl;
             if(child->hasTagName("patchfile")) {
                 File path(child->getStringAttribute ("fullpath"));
                 if (path.exists()) {
                     patchfile = path; // creates a copy
                     reloadPatch(NULL);
-                } else {
-                    // Todo add exclamation mark or something
-                    std::cout << "cant find " << child->getStringAttribute("fullpath") << std::endl;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -306,13 +318,23 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBy
     }
 }
 
+void PureDataAudioProcessor::setParameterDefaults()
+{
+    for(size_t i = 0; i < parameterList.size(); i++) {
+        SliderConfig* sc = getParameterList().getUnchecked(i)->getSliderConfig();
+        setParameterNotifyingHost(i, sc->defaultValue);
+    }
+}
+
 void PureDataAudioProcessor::reloadPatch (double sampleRate)
 {
     if (isInstanceLocked) {
         status = "Currently only one simultaneous instance of this plugin is allowed";
         return;
     }
 
+    resetSliderConfigs();
+
     if (sampleRate) {
         cachedSampleRate = sampleRate;
     } else {
@@ -331,13 +353,22 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::reloadPatch (double sampleRate)
     pdInBuffer.calloc (pd->blockSize() * numChannels);
     pdOutBuffer.calloc (pd->blockSize() * numChannels);
 
+    // subscribe before openpatch, to be ready at loadbang time
+    pd->setReceiver(&receiver);
+    pd->unsubscribeAll();
+
+    for (int i=1; i <= parameterList.size(); i++) {
+        String identifier;
+        identifier << receiver.paramIdentifier << i;
+        pd->subscribe(identifier.toStdString());
+    }
+
 
     if (!patchfile.exists()) {
-
         if (patchfile.getFullPathName().toStdString() != "") {
             status = "File does not exist";
         }
-
+        // else keeps select patch message
         return;
     }
 
@@ -350,13 +381,32 @@ void PureDataAudioProcessor::reloadPatch (double sampleRate)
 
     if (patch.isValid()) {
         pd->computeAudio (true);
-        status = "Patch loaded successfully";
+        if(!patchLoadError) {
+            status = "Patch loaded successfully";
+        }
+        patchLoadError = false;
     } else {
-        status = "Selected patch is not valid, sorry";
+        status = "Selected patch is not valid";
     }
 
 }
 
+void PureDataAudioProcessor::resetSliderConfigs()
+{
+    SliderConfig def;
+
+    for (int i=0; i < parameterList.size(); i++) {
+        FloatParameter* p = parameterList.getUnchecked(i);
+        SliderConfig* s = p->getSliderConfig();
+
+        s->max = def.max;
+        s->min = def.min;
+        s->defaultValue = def.defaultValue;
+        s->name = def.name + std::to_string(i+1);
+        s->dirty = def.dirty;
+    }
+}
+
 void PureDataAudioProcessor::setPatchFile(File file)
 {
     patchfile = file;
@@ -367,6 +417,11 @@ File PureDataAudioProcessor::getPatchFile()
     return patchfile;
 }
 
+Array<FloatParameter*> PureDataAudioProcessor::getParameterList()
+{
+    return parameterList;
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 // This creates new instances of the plugin..
 AudioProcessor* JUCE_CALLTYPE createPluginFilter()

diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/PluginProcessor.h b/ports/PdPulp/Source/PluginProcessor.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define PLUGINPROCESSOR_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include "PdBase.hpp"
+#include "Receiver.h"
 #include "../JuceLibraryCode/JuceHeader.h"
 #include "FloatParameter.h"
 
@@ -65,24 +66,24 @@ class PureDataAudioProcessor  : public AudioProcessor
     void reloadPatch(double sampleRate);
     void setPatchFile(File file);
     File getPatchFile();
+    void setParameterDefaults();
+
+    Array<FloatParameter*> getParameterList();
+
 
     String status = "Select a pure data patch file...";
     static bool otherInstanceAlreadyRunning;
     bool isInstanceLocked = false;
+    Receiver receiver;
+    bool patchLoadError = false;
 
 private:
+    void resetSliderConfigs();
     ScopedPointer<pd::PdBase> pd;
     int pos;
 
-    Array<FloatParameter*> parameterList;
-
-    AudioProcessorParameter* freq;
-    AudioProcessorParameter* volume;
-    AudioProcessorParameter* del_delay;
-    AudioProcessorParameter* del_feedback;
-    AudioProcessorParameter* del_mode_rate;
-    AudioProcessorParameter* del_mode_depth;
-
+    Array<FloatParameter*> parameterList; // no owned array because values are already owned by parent processor
+    AudioPlayHead::CurrentPositionInfo positionInfo;
     File patchfile;
 
     pd::Patch patch;

diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/Receiver.cpp b/ports/PdPulp/Source/Receiver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+  ==============================================================================
+
+    Receiver.cpp
+    Created: 21 Aug 2015 3:45:37pm
+    Author:  Karl
+
+  ==============================================================================
+*/
+
+#include "Receiver.h"
+#include "PluginProcessor.h"
+
+Receiver::Receiver(Array<FloatParameter*>* pList, PureDataAudioProcessor* processor) : parameterList(pList), processor(processor)
+{
+}
+
+Receiver::~Receiver()
+{
+}
+
+void Receiver::setErrorMessage(std::string msg)
+{
+    processor->patchLoadError = true;
+    processor->status = msg;
+}
+
+void Receiver::receiveMessage(const std::string& dest, const std::string& msg, const pd::List& list)
+{
+    // Note: only pdpulp_p1 through pdpulp_p10 messages have been subscribed to
+
+    String id = dest;
+    id = id.replace(paramIdentifier, "");
+    int index = std::stoi(id.toStdString());
+    index--; // remap param number
+
+    FloatParameter* p = parameterList->getUnchecked(index);
+    SliderConfig* s = p->getSliderConfig();
+
+    bool isDirty = false;
+
+    if (msg.length() > 0) {
+        s->name = msg;
+        isDirty = true;
+    }
+
+    SliderConfig defaults;
+
+    float def = defaults.defaultValue,
+    max = defaults.max,
+    min = defaults.min,
+    step = defaults.stepSize;
+
+    for (int i=0; i<list.len(); i++) {
+        if (list.isFloat(i)) {
+            float v = list.getFloat(i);
+            switch (i) {
+
+                case 0:
+                    def = v;
+                    isDirty = true;
+                    break;
+
+                case 1:
+                    max = v;
+                    isDirty = true;
+                    break;
+
+                case 2:
+                    min = v;
+                    isDirty = true;
+                    break;
+
+                case 3:
+                    step = v;
+                    isDirty = true;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // validate
+    if (!(min < max)) {
+        setErrorMessage("Param Error: min value must be higher than max value (" + dest + ", " + msg + ")");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!(def < max) && !(def > min)) {
+        setErrorMessage("Param Error: default value must be between min and max value (" + dest + ", " + msg + ")");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    s->stepSize = step;
+    s->defaultValue = def;
+    s->min = min;
+    s->max = max;
+    s->dirty = isDirty;
+}
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/Receiver.h b/ports/PdPulp/Source/Receiver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+  ==============================================================================
+
+    Receiver.h
+    Created: 21 Aug 2015 3:45:37pm
+    Author:  Karl
+
+  ==============================================================================
+*/
+
+#ifndef RECEIVER_H_INCLUDED
+#define RECEIVER_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "PdReceiver.hpp"
+#include "PdTypes.hpp"
+#include "../JuceLibraryCode/JuceHeader.h"
+#include "FloatParameter.h"
+
+//resolve circular dependency
+class PureDataAudioProcessor;
+
+
+
+class Receiver : public pd::PdReceiver {
+
+public:
+
+    Receiver(Array<FloatParameter*>* pList, PureDataAudioProcessor* processor);
+    virtual ~Receiver();
+
+    void receiveMessage(const std::string& dest, const std::string& msg, const pd::List& list);
+    const String paramIdentifier = "pdpulp_p";
+
+private:
+    Array<FloatParameter*>* parameterList;
+    PureDataAudioProcessor* processor;
+
+    void setErrorMessage(std::string msg);
+};
+
+
+#endif  // RECEIVER_H_INCLUDED
+
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/SendSlider.cpp b/ports/PdPulp/Source/SendSlider.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   the "//[xyz]" and "//[/xyz]" sections will be retained when the file is loaded
   and re-saved.
 
-  Created with Introjucer version: 3.1.1
+  Created with Introjucer version: 4.1.0
 
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   The Introjucer is part of the JUCE library - "Jules' Utility Class Extensions"
-  Copyright 2004-13 by Raw Material Software Ltd.
+  Copyright (c) 2015 - ROLI Ltd.
 
   ==============================================================================
 */
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 //[/MiscUserDefs]
 
 //==============================================================================
-SendSlider::SendSlider (int index, AudioProcessor& processor)
+SendSlider::SendSlider (int index, PureDataAudioProcessor& processor)
     : index(index),
       processor(processor)
 {
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ SendSlider::SendSlider (int index, AudioProcessor& processor)
     slider->setColour (Slider::thumbColourId, Colour (0xff5c5c5c));
     slider->setColour (Slider::rotarySliderFillColourId, Colour (0x7fdddddd));
     slider->setColour (Slider::rotarySliderOutlineColourId, Colour (0x66e6e6e6));
-    slider->setColour (Slider::textBoxHighlightColourId, Colour (0x40a6a6a6));
+    slider->setColour (Slider::textBoxTextColourId, Colour (0xffc1c1c1));
+    slider->setColour (Slider::textBoxBackgroundColourId, Colour (0x1effffff));
+    slider->setColour (Slider::textBoxHighlightColourId, Colour (0x4ba6a6a6));
+    slider->setColour (Slider::textBoxOutlineColourId, Colour (0x00808080));
     slider->addListener (this);
 
     addAndMakeVisible (label = new Label ("label",
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ SendSlider::SendSlider (int index, AudioProcessor& processor)
     label->setColour (Label::textColourId, Colour (0xffc4c4c4));
     label->setColour (TextEditor::textColourId, Colour (0xffe9e9e9));
     label->setColour (TextEditor::backgroundColourId, Colour (0x00343434));
+    label->setColour (TextEditor::highlightColourId, Colour (0x61ffffff));
     label->addListener (this);
 
 
@@ -68,7 +72,12 @@ SendSlider::SendSlider (int index, AudioProcessor& processor)
     PureDataAudioProcessor& p = (PureDataAudioProcessor&) processor;
     String labelText(p.getParameterName(index-1));
     label->setText(labelText, dontSendNotification);
-
+
+    SliderConfig* sc = processor.getParameterList().getUnchecked(index-1)->getSliderConfig();
+    slider->setDoubleClickReturnValue(true, sc->defaultValue);
+    slider->setRange(sc->min, sc->max, sc->stepSize);
+    slider->setValue(sc->defaultValue);
+
     startTimer(25);
     //[/Constructor]
 }
@@ -146,7 +155,21 @@ void SendSlider::labelTextChanged (Label* labelThatHasChanged)
 void SendSlider::timerCallback()
 {
     slider->setValue(processor.getParameter(index-1), NotificationType::dontSendNotification);
+
+    SliderConfig* sc = processor.getParameterList().getUnchecked(index-1)->getSliderConfig();
+
+    if (sc->dirty) {
+        slider->setRange(sc->min, sc->max, sc->stepSize);
+        slider->setName(sc->name);
+        slider->setValue(sc->defaultValue, NotificationType::dontSendNotification);
+        slider->setDoubleClickReturnValue(true, sc->defaultValue);
+        label->setText(sc->name, NotificationType::dontSendNotification);
+        processor.setParameterName(index-1, sc->name);
+
+        sc->dirty = false;
+    }
 }
+
 //[/MiscUserCode]
 
 
@@ -160,22 +183,23 @@ void SendSlider::timerCallback()
 BEGIN_JUCER_METADATA
 
 <JUCER_COMPONENT documentType="Component" className="SendSlider" componentName=""
-                 parentClasses="public Component, public Timer" constructorParams="int index, AudioProcessor&amp; processor"
+                 parentClasses="public Component, public Timer" constructorParams="int index, PureDataAudioProcessor&amp; processor"
                  variableInitialisers="index(index),&#10;processor(processor)"
                  snapPixels="8" snapActive="1" snapShown="1" overlayOpacity="0.330"
                  fixedSize="1" initialWidth="100" initialHeight="130">
   <BACKGROUND backgroundColour="ffffff"/>
   <SLIDER name="slider" id="a814494a82a416fe" memberName="slider" virtualName=""
           explicitFocusOrder="0" pos="14 35 71 80" thumbcol="ff5c5c5c"
-          rotarysliderfill="7fdddddd" rotaryslideroutline="66e6e6e6" textboxhighlight="40a6a6a6"
+          rotarysliderfill="7fdddddd" rotaryslideroutline="66e6e6e6" textboxtext="ffc1c1c1"
+          textboxbkgd="1effffff" textboxhighlight="4ba6a6a6" textboxoutline="808080"
           min="0" max="1" int="0" style="RotaryVerticalDrag" textBoxPos="TextBoxBelow"
           textBoxEditable="1" textBoxWidth="80" textBoxHeight="20" skewFactor="1"/>
   <LABEL name="label" id="6f4900c890043ea2" memberName="label" virtualName=""
          explicitFocusOrder="0" pos="-4 5 104 24" tooltip="Click to set the name of the corresponding Pure Data receive port."
          bkgCol="404040" textCol="ffc4c4c4" edTextCol="ffe9e9e9" edBkgCol="343434"
-         labelText="Label" editableSingleClick="1" editableDoubleClick="1"
-         focusDiscardsChanges="0" fontname="Default font" fontsize="15"
-         bold="0" italic="0" justification="36"/>
+         hiliteCol="61ffffff" labelText="Label" editableSingleClick="1"
+         editableDoubleClick="1" focusDiscardsChanges="0" fontname="Default font"
+         fontsize="15" bold="0" italic="0" justification="36"/>
 </JUCER_COMPONENT>
 
 END_JUCER_METADATA

diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/SendSlider.h b/ports/PdPulp/Source/SendSlider.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   the "//[xyz]" and "//[/xyz]" sections will be retained when the file is loaded
   and re-saved.
 
-  Created with Introjucer version: 3.1.1
+  Created with Introjucer version: 3.2.0
 
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   The Introjucer is part of the JUCE library - "Jules' Utility Class Extensions"
-  Copyright 2004-13 by Raw Material Software Ltd.
+  Copyright (c) 2015 - ROLI Ltd.
 
   ==============================================================================
 */
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 //[Headers]     -- You can add your own extra header files here --
 #include "JuceHeader.h"
+#include "PluginProcessor.h"
 //[/Headers]
 
 
@@ -41,12 +42,12 @@ class SendSlider  : public Component,
 {
 public:
     //==============================================================================
-    SendSlider (int index, AudioProcessor& processor);
+    SendSlider (int index, PureDataAudioProcessor& processor);
     ~SendSlider();
 
     //==============================================================================
     //[UserMethods]     -- You can add your own custom methods in this section.
-    void timerCallback();
+    void timerCallback() override;
     //[/UserMethods]
 
     void paint (Graphics& g);
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class SendSlider  : public Component,
 private:
     //[UserVariables]   -- You can add your own custom variables in this section.
     int index;
-    AudioProcessor& processor;
+    PureDataAudioProcessor& processor;
     //[/UserVariables]
 
     //==============================================================================

diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/SliderConfig.h b/ports/PdPulp/Source/SliderConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+  ==============================================================================
+
+    SliderConfigMessage.h
+    Created: 22 Aug 2015 3:06:59pm
+    Author:  Karl
+
+  ==============================================================================
+*/
+
+#ifndef SLIDERCONFIGMESSAGE_H_INCLUDED
+#define SLIDERCONFIGMESSAGE_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include "../JuceLibraryCode/JuceHeader.h"
+
+class SliderConfig {
+
+public:
+
+    std::string name = "Param";
+    float defaultValue = 0.5;
+    float max = 1;
+    float min = 0;
+    float stepSize = 0.0;
+    bool dirty = false;
+};
+
+
+
+#endif  // SLIDERCONFIGMESSAGE_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/mono-tape-echo.pd b/ports/PdPulp/Source/mono-tape-echo.pd
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/sawsynth.pd b/ports/PdPulp/Source/sawsynth.pd
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/test2.pd b/ports/PdPulp/Source/test2.pd
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/test3.pd b/ports/PdPulp/Source/test3.pd
diff --git a/ports/PdPulp/Source/test4.pd b/ports/PdPulp/Source/test4.pd