diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPlugin.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPlugin.C
index 2ae41ad..7e64249 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPlugin.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPlugin.C
@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ m_Num(4)
 	
 	for (int n=0; n<MAX_CHANNELS; n++)
 	{
-		m_ChannelVal[n]=0.0f;		
+		m_ChannelVal[n]=0.0f;	
+		m_MinVal[n]=-1.0f;
+		m_MaxVal[n]=1.0f;
+		m_Names[n]="Name";
 	}
 	
 	m_AudioCH->Register("Number",&m_GUIArgs.Number);
 	m_AudioCH->Register("Value",&m_GUIArgs.Value);
 	m_AudioCH->Register("Min",&m_GUIArgs.Min);
 	m_AudioCH->Register("Max",&m_GUIArgs.Max);
-	m_AudioCH->RegisterData("Name",ChannelHandler::INPUT,m_GUIArgs.Name,sizeof(m_GUIArgs.Name));
+	m_AudioCH->RegisterData("Name",ChannelHandler::INPUT,m_GUIArgs.Name,256);
 }
 
 ControllerPlugin::~ControllerPlugin()
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ void ControllerPlugin::ExecuteCommands()
 		switch (m_AudioCH->GetCommand())
 		{
 			case (SETCHANNEL) : 
+				cerr<<m_GUIArgs.Name<<endl;
 				SetChannel(m_GUIArgs.Number,m_GUIArgs.Value,m_GUIArgs.Min,m_GUIArgs.Max,m_GUIArgs.Name);
 			break;
 			case (SETNUM)     : 
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ void ControllerPlugin::StreamOut(ostream &s)
 			s<<m_Num<<" ";			
 			for (int n=0; n<m_Num; n++)
 			{		
-				s<<m_Names[n].size()<<endl;
+				s<<m_Names[n].size()<<" ";
 				s<<m_Names[n]<<" ";
 				s<<m_MinVal[n]<<" ";
 				s<<m_MaxVal[n]<<" ";
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPluginGUI.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPluginGUI.C
index d761866..4d7399d 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPluginGUI.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/ControllerPlugin/ControllerPluginGUI.C
@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ inline void ControllerPluginGUI::cb_Chan_i(Fl_Slider* o, void* v)
 	long max=strtol(m_GuiVec[num]->m_Min->value(),NULL,10);
 	long min=strtol(m_GuiVec[num]->m_Max->value(),NULL,10);
 	float val=o->value()*(max-min)+min;				
-	m_GUICH->Set("Number",num);
-	m_GUICH->Set("Value",val);
-	m_GUICH->Set("Min",(int)min);
-	m_GUICH->Set("Max",(int)max);
+	m_GUICH->Set("Number",(int)num);
+	m_GUICH->Set("Value",(float)val);
+	m_GUICH->Set("Min",(float)min);
+	m_GUICH->Set("Max",(float)max);
 	char temp[256];
 	sprintf(temp,"%s",m_GuiVec[num]->m_Title->value());
-	m_GUICH->Set("Name",temp);	
+	
+	cerr<<"sending "<<temp<<endl;
+	
+	m_GUICH->SetData("Name",(void*)temp);	
 	m_GUICH->SetCommand(ControllerPlugin::SETCHANNEL);
 }
 void ControllerPluginGUI::cb_Chan(Fl_Slider* o, void* v)