diff --git a/include/midi.hpp b/include/midi.hpp
index 4c4c7ab..9a4f691 100644
--- a/include/midi.hpp
+++ b/include/midi.hpp
@@ -117,213 +117,10 @@ struct Message {
 	}
 };
 
-////////////////////
-// Driver
-////////////////////
 
-struct InputDevice;
-struct Input;
-struct OutputDevice;
-struct Output;
-
-/** Wraps a MIDI driver API containing any number of MIDI devices.
-*/
-struct Driver {
-	virtual ~Driver() {}
-	/** Returns the name of the driver. E.g. "ALSA". */
-	virtual std::string getName() {
-		return "";
-	}
-	/** Returns a list of all input device IDs that can be subscribed to. */
-	virtual std::vector<int> getInputDeviceIds() {
-		return {};
-	}
-	/** Returns the default device to use when the driver is selected, or -1 for none. */
-	virtual int getDefaultInputDeviceId() {
-		return -1;
-	}
-	/** Returns the name of an input device without obtaining it. */
-	virtual std::string getInputDeviceName(int deviceId) {
-		return "";
-	}
-	/** Adds the given port as a reference holder of a device and returns the it.
-	Creates the Device if no ports are subscribed before calling.
-	*/
-	virtual InputDevice* subscribeInput(int deviceId, Input* input) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	/** Removes the give port as a reference holder of a device.
-	Deletes the Device if no ports are subscribed after calling.
-	*/
-	virtual void unsubscribeInput(int deviceId, Input* input) {}
-
-	// The following behave identically as the above methods except for outputs.
-
-	virtual std::vector<int> getOutputDeviceIds() {
-		return {};
-	}
-	virtual int getDefaultOutputDeviceId() {
-		return -1;
-	}
-	virtual std::string getOutputDeviceName(int deviceId) {
-		return "";
-	}
-	virtual OutputDevice* subscribeOutput(int deviceId, Output* output) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	virtual void unsubscribeOutput(int deviceId, Output* output) {}
-};
-
-////////////////////
-// Device
-////////////////////
-
-/** A single MIDI device of a driver API.
-
-Modules and the UI should not interact with this API directly. Use Port instead.
-
-Methods throw `rack::Exception` if the driver API has an exception.
-*/
-struct Device {
-	virtual ~Device() {}
-	virtual std::string getName() {
-		return "";
-	}
-};
-
-struct InputDevice : Device {
-	std::set<Input*> subscribed;
-	/** Not public. Use Driver::subscribeInput(). */
-	void subscribe(Input* input);
-	/** Not public. Use Driver::unsubscribeInput(). */
-	void unsubscribe(Input* input);
-	/** Called when a MIDI message is received from the device. */
-	void onMessage(const Message& message);
-};
-
-struct OutputDevice : Device {
-	std::set<Output*> subscribed;
-	/** Not public. Use Driver::subscribeOutput(). */
-	void subscribe(Output* output);
-	/** Not public. Use Driver::unsubscribeOutput(). */
-	void unsubscribe(Output* output);
-	/** Sends a MIDI message to the device. */
-	virtual void sendMessage(const Message& message) {}
-};
-
-////////////////////
-// Port
-////////////////////
-
-/** A handle to a Device, typically owned by modules to have shared access to a single Device.
-
-All Port methods safely wrap Drivers methods.
-That is, if the active Device throws a `rack::Exception`, it is caught and logged inside all Port methods, so they do not throw exceptions.
-
-Use Input or Output subclasses in your module, not Port directly.
-*/
-struct Port {
-	/** For MIDI output, the channel to automatically set outbound messages.
-	If -1, the channel is not overwritten and must be set by MIDI generator.
-
-	For MIDI input, messages will be filtered by the channel.
-	If -1, all MIDI channels pass through.
-	*/
-	int channel = -1;
-
-	// private
-	int driverId = -1;
-	int deviceId = -1;
-	/** Not owned */
-	Driver* driver = NULL;
-	Device* device = NULL;
-	Context* context;
-
-	Port();
-	virtual ~Port();
-
-	Driver* getDriver();
-	int getDriverId();
-	void setDriverId(int driverId);
-
-	Device* getDevice();
-	virtual std::vector<int> getDeviceIds() = 0;
-	virtual int getDefaultDeviceId() = 0;
-	int getDeviceId();
-	virtual void setDeviceId(int deviceId) = 0;
-	virtual std::string getDeviceName(int deviceId) = 0;
-
-	virtual std::vector<int> getChannels() = 0;
-	int getChannel();
-	void setChannel(int channel);
-	std::string getChannelName(int channel);
-
-	json_t* toJson();
-	void fromJson(json_t* rootJ);
-};
-
-
-struct Input : Port {
-	/** Not owned */
-	InputDevice* inputDevice = NULL;
-
-	Input();
-	~Input();
-	void reset();
-
-	std::vector<int> getDeviceIds() override;
-	int getDefaultDeviceId() override;
-	void setDeviceId(int deviceId) override;
-	std::string getDeviceName(int deviceId) override;
-
-	std::vector<int> getChannels() override;
-
-	virtual void onMessage(const Message& message) {}
-};
-
-
-/** An Input port that stores incoming MIDI messages and releases them when ready according to their frame timestamp.
-*/
-struct InputQueue : Input {
-	struct Internal;
-	Internal* internal;
-
-	InputQueue();
-	~InputQueue();
-	void onMessage(const Message& message) override;
-	/** Pops and returns the next message (by setting `messageOut`) if its frame timestamp is `maxFrame` or earlier.
-	Returns whether a message was returned.
-	*/
-	bool tryPop(Message* messageOut, int64_t maxFrame);
-	size_t size();
-};
-
-
-struct Output : Port {
-	/** Not owned */
-	OutputDevice* outputDevice = NULL;
-
-	Output();
-	~Output();
-	void reset();
-
-	std::vector<int> getDeviceIds() override;
-	int getDefaultDeviceId() override;
-	void setDeviceId(int deviceId) override;
-	std::string getDeviceName(int deviceId) override;
-
-	std::vector<int> getChannels() override;
-
-	void sendMessage(const Message& message);
-};
-
-
-PRIVATE void init();
-PRIVATE void destroy();
-/** Registers a new MIDI driver. Takes pointer ownership. */
-void addDriver(int driverId, Driver* driver);
-std::vector<int> getDriverIds();
-Driver* getDriver(int driverId);
+/* NOTE all the other MIDI stuff (drivers, ports etc) is purposefully missing here, unwanted in Cardinal
+ */
+struct Port;
 
 
 } // namespace midi
diff --git a/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp b/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
index 6ca5a95..fcaec42 100644
--- a/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/CardinalPlugin.cpp
@@ -225,12 +225,6 @@ struct Initializer
         INFO("Destroying plugins");
         plugin::destroyStaticPlugins();
 
-        INFO("Destroying MIDI devices");
-        midi::destroy();
-
-        INFO("Destroying audio devices");
-        audio::destroy();
-
         INFO("Destroying logger");
         logger::destroy();
     }
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 047d856..5b75d1b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -120,11 +120,13 @@ IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/discord.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/gamepad.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/keyboard.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/library.cpp
+IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/midi.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/network.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/plugin.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/rtaudio.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/rtmidi.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/app/MenuBar.cpp
+IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/app/MidiDisplay.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/app/Scene.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/app/TipWindow.cpp
 IGNORED_FILES += Rack/src/engine/Engine.cpp