diff --git a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
index c126641f4..44bb1a4c1 100644
--- a/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/engine/CarlaEngineBridge.cpp
@@ -861,6 +861,16 @@ CarlaEngine* CarlaEngine::newBridge(const char* const audioPoolBaseName, const c
     return new CarlaEngineBridge(audioPoolBaseName, rtBaseName, nonRtBaseName);
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// TODO later
+#if defined(CARLA_OS_WIN)
+CarlaPlugin* CarlaPlugin::newNative(const CarlaPlugin::Initializer&)              { return nullptr; }
+CarlaPlugin* CarlaPlugin::newFileGIG(const CarlaPlugin::Initializer&, const bool) { return nullptr; }
+CarlaPlugin* CarlaPlugin::newFileSF2(const CarlaPlugin::Initializer&, const bool) { return nullptr; }
+CarlaPlugin* CarlaPlugin::newFileSFZ(const CarlaPlugin::Initializer&)             { return nullptr; }
+#endif
+
 CARLA_BACKEND_END_NAMESPACE
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/JucePlugin.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/JucePlugin.cpp
index 45d3c1499..486cedd89 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/JucePlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/JucePlugin.cpp
@@ -81,24 +81,14 @@ public:
 
     PluginType getType() const noexcept override
     {
-        PluginType type = PLUGIN_NONE;
-
-        try {
-            type = getPluginTypeFromString(fDesc.pluginFormatName.toRawUTF8());
-        } catch(...) {}
-
-        return type;
+        return getPluginTypeFromString(fDesc.pluginFormatName.toRawUTF8());
     }
 
     PluginCategory getCategory() const noexcept override
     {
-        PluginCategory category = PLUGIN_CATEGORY_NONE;
-
-        try {
-            category = getPluginCategoryFromName(fDesc.category.toRawUTF8());
-        } catch(...) {}
-
-        return category;
+        if (fDesc.isInstrument)
+            return PLUGIN_CATEGORY_SYNTH;
+        return getPluginCategoryFromName(fDesc.category.toRawUTF8());
     }
 
     int64_t getUniqueId() const noexcept override
@@ -505,10 +495,11 @@ public:
         }
 
         // plugin hints
-        pData->hints = 0x0;
+        pData->hints  = 0x0;
+        pData->hints |= PLUGIN_NEEDS_FIXED_BUFFERS;
 
         if (fDesc.isInstrument)
-           pData->hints |= PLUGIN_IS_SYNTH;
+            pData->hints |= PLUGIN_IS_SYNTH;
 
         if (fInstance->hasEditor())
         {
@@ -591,11 +582,6 @@ public:
             pData->needsReset = false;
         }
 
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        // TimeInfo
-
-        // TODO
-
         // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Event Input