diff --git a/oregano/instrument.rkt b/oregano/instrument.rkt
index 2010b4b..46049ac 100644
--- a/oregano/instrument.rkt
+++ b/oregano/instrument.rkt
@@ -3,23 +3,71 @@
 
 (require rsc3 rhs/rhs)
 
+
+
+
+;; simplifies sending messages to server
+(define (send-msg msg)
+  (with-sc3 (lambda (fd)
+            (send fd msg))))
+
+(define current-node-id 1000)
+(define (gen-node-id)
+  (set! current-node-id (add1 current-node-id))
+  current-node-id)
+
+
+(define (instrument wave-func)
+  (letc ([bus 0]
+         [freq 440])
+        (out bus (mul 0.2 (wave-func ar freq 0)))))
+  
 (define sin-instrument
   (letc ([bus 0]
          [freq 440])
         (out bus (mul 0.2 (sin-osc ar freq 0)))))
 
+(define saw-instrument
+  (letc ([bus 0]
+         [freq 440])
+        (out bus (mul 0.2 (sin-osc ar freq 0)))))
+
 
 ;; setup
-(send-synth fd "sin-inst" sin-instrument)
+;; show osc messages on server
+(with-sc3 (lambda (fd)
+            (send fd (dump-osc 1))))
+(with-sc3 reset)
+
+;; send synthdefs
+(with-sc3 (lambda (fd)
+                  (send-synth fd "sin-inst" sin-instrument)))
 
 
-  
 (define (make-instrument ins)
   (match ins
-    ['sin (begin
-            (with-sc3 (lanbda (fd)
-                              (send fd
-                                    (s-new "sin-inst" -1 1 1
-                                                            
-                              ]
-    [else (error "unknown instrument used")]))h
\ No newline at end of file
+    ['sin (let ([node-id (gen-node-id)])
+            (send-msg (s-new0 "sin-inst" node-id 1 1))
+            ; don't make sound upon creation
+            (send-msg (n-run1 node-id 0))
+            node-id)]
+    [else (error "unknown instrument used")]))
+
+#|
+
+- to stop/run:
+  (send-msg (n-run1 1001 1))
+
+-
+
+
+
+|#
+
+;; ======== test run ===========
+
+(define my-sin (make-instrument 'sin))
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/rsc3/examples/moog-filter.rkt b/rsc3/examples/moog-filter.rkt
index 4641666..1d100e2 100644
--- a/rsc3/examples/moog-filter.rkt
+++ b/rsc3/examples/moog-filter.rkt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
    (out 0 (mul (fb-sine-c ar sample-rate 1 (mouse-x kr 1 5 1 0.1) 1.1 (mouse-y kr 0.5 1 1 0.1) 0.1 0.1) 0.2))))
 
 ;; fb-sine-c.help.scm
-(let* ((x (mouse-x kr 0.1 1 0 0.1))
+#;(let* ((x (mouse-x kr 0.1 1 0 0.1))
        (f (lambda (m a) (mul-add (lf-noise2 kr x) m a))))
   (audition
    (out 0 (mul (fb-sine-c ar
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@
 			  0.1)
 	       0.2))))
 
+(define (simple-mouse-x start end)
+  (mouse-x kr start end 0 0.1))
+
 ;; like old telephone ring. uses key-state aaaa
-#; (let ([freq (mouse-x kr 600 2000 1 0.1)])
+; (let ([freq (mouse-x kr 600 2000 1 0.1)])
+(let ([freq (simple-mouse-x 600 1500)])
   (audition (out 0 
                  (mul (sin-osc ar 
                                (mul-add (lf-pulse ar 15 0 0.5) 200 freq)