diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.C
index 25e850d..c902d56 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.C
@@ -49,45 +49,144 @@ string SpiralPlugin_GetGroupName()
 SplitterPlugin::SplitterPlugin()
 {
 	m_PluginInfo.Name="Splitter";
-	m_PluginInfo.Width=220;
-	m_PluginInfo.Height=125;
-	m_PluginInfo.NumInputs=1;
-	m_PluginInfo.NumOutputs=4;
-	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Input");	
-	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Out one");
-	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Out two");
-	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Out three");
-	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back("Out four");
+	m_PluginInfo.Width=80;
+	m_PluginInfo.Height=40;
+
+	m_Version = 2;
+	m_GUIArgs.ChannelCount = 4;
+	CreatePorts ();
+
+	m_AudioCH->Register ("ChannelCount", &m_GUIArgs.ChannelCount);
 }
 
 SplitterPlugin::~SplitterPlugin()
 {
 }
 
+void SplitterPlugin::CreatePorts (int n, bool AddPorts) 
+{
+	int c;
+	char t[256];
+	
+	m_PluginInfo.NumInputs = 1;
+	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back ("Input");
+
+	m_PluginInfo.NumOutputs = n;
+	for (c=1; c<=n; c++) {
+		sprintf (t, "Out %d", c);
+		m_PluginInfo.PortTips.push_back (t);
+	}
+
+	if (AddPorts) {
+		for (int c=0; c<m_PluginInfo.NumInputs; c++) AddInput();
+		for (int c=0; c<m_PluginInfo.NumOutputs; c++) AddOutput();
+	}
+}
+
+void SplitterPlugin::SetChannelCount (int count) 
+{
+	m_GUIArgs.ChannelCount = count;
+
+	UpdatePluginInfoWithHost();
+
+	RemoveAllInputs ();
+	RemoveAllOutputs ();
+	m_PluginInfo.NumInputs = 0;
+	m_PluginInfo.NumOutputs = 0;
+	m_PluginInfo.PortTips.clear ();
+
+	CreatePorts (count, true);
+	UpdatePluginInfoWithHost ();
+}
+
 PluginInfo &SplitterPlugin::Initialise(const HostInfo *Host)
 {	
-	return SpiralPlugin::Initialise(Host);
+	return SpiralPlugin::Initialise( Host);
 }
 
 SpiralGUIType *SplitterPlugin::CreateGUI()
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return new SplitterPluginGUI (m_PluginInfo.Width, m_PluginInfo.Height, this, m_AudioCH, m_HostInfo);
 }
 
 void SplitterPlugin::Execute()
 {
 	// Just copy the data through.
-	GetOutputBuf(0)->Zero();
-	GetOutputBuf(3)->Zero();
-	GetOutputBuf(2)->Zero();
-	GetOutputBuf(1)->Zero();
-
+	for (int i=0; i<GetChannelCount(); i++)
+	{
+		GetOutputBuf(i)->Zero();
+	}
+	
 	if (InputExists(0))  
 	{
-		GetOutputBuf(0)->Mix(*GetInput(0),0);
-		GetOutputBuf(1)->Mix(*GetInput(0),0);
-		GetOutputBuf(2)->Mix(*GetInput(0),0);
-		GetOutputBuf(3)->Mix(*GetInput(0),0);
+		for (int i=0; i<GetChannelCount(); i++)
+		{
+			GetOutputBuf(i)->Mix(*GetInput(0),0);
+		}	
 	}
 }
 
+void SplitterPlugin::ExecuteCommands () 
+{
+	if (m_AudioCH->IsCommandWaiting ()) 
+	{
+		switch (m_AudioCH->GetCommand()) {
+			case SETCHANNELCOUNT : 
+			{
+				UpdatePluginInfoWithHost();
+
+				RemoveAllInputs ();
+				RemoveAllOutputs ();
+				m_PluginInfo.NumInputs = 0;
+				m_PluginInfo.NumOutputs = 0;
+				m_PluginInfo.PortTips.clear ();
+
+				CreatePorts (m_GUIArgs.ChannelCount, true);
+				UpdatePluginInfoWithHost ();
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void SplitterPlugin::StreamOut (ostream &s) 
+{
+	s << m_Version << " " << GetChannelCount() << " ";
+}
+
+void SplitterPlugin::StreamIn (istream &s) 
+{
+	char Test;
+	int Version, Channels;
+
+	s.seekg (2, ios_base::cur );//skip to next line
+	Test = s.peek();//peek first char
+	s.seekg (-2, ios_base::cur );//jump back to prior line 
+	
+	if ( (Test >= '0') && (Test <= '9') )
+	{
+		s >> Version;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		//No Version, so use Version 1
+		Version = 1;
+	}
+	
+	switch (Version)
+	{
+		case 2:
+		{
+			s >> Channels;
+			SetChannelCount (Channels);
+		}
+		break;
+		
+		case 1:
+		{
+			//use original fixed defaults
+			SetChannelCount (4);
+		}
+		break;
+	}	
+}
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.h b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.h
index 72444dd..8c30380 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.h
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPlugin.h
@@ -29,12 +29,27 @@ public:
 	virtual ~SplitterPlugin();
 	
 	virtual PluginInfo& Initialise(const HostInfo *Host);
-	virtual SpiralGUIType*  CreateGUI();
+	virtual SpiralGUIType* CreateGUI ();
+	
 	virtual void 		Execute();
-	virtual void	    StreamOut(std::ostream &s) {}
-	virtual void	    StreamIn(std::istream &s) {}
+	virtual void 		ExecuteCommands();
+	
+	virtual void	    StreamOut(std::ostream &s);
+	virtual void	    StreamIn(std::istream &s);
 	
+	int GetChannelCount (void) { return m_GUIArgs.ChannelCount; }
+	void SetChannelCount (int count);
+
+	enum GUICommands { NONE, SETCHANNELCOUNT };
+	struct GUIArgs {
+		int ChannelCount;
+	};
 private:
+	GUIArgs m_GUIArgs;
+
+	int m_Version;
+
+	void CreatePorts (int n = 4, bool AddPorts = false);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.C b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.C
index 43ccbe9..43693fc 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.C
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.C
@@ -27,18 +27,50 @@ using namespace std;
 SplitterPluginGUI::SplitterPluginGUI(int w, int h,SplitterPlugin *o,ChannelHandler *ch,const HostInfo *Info) :
 SpiralPluginGUI(w,h,o,ch)
 {	
+	m_Channels = new Fl_Counter (15, 20, 50, 15, "Channels");
+	m_Channels->labelsize (8);
+	m_Channels->textsize (8);
+	m_Channels->type (FL_SIMPLE_COUNTER);
+	m_Channels->box (FL_PLASTIC_UP_BOX);
+	m_Channels->color (Info->GUI_COLOUR);
+	m_Channels->selection_color (Info->GUI_COLOUR);
+	m_Channels->step (1);
+	m_Channels->value (4);
+	m_Channels->callback ((Fl_Callback*) cb_Channels, this);
+	add (m_Channels);
+
 	end();
 }
 
 
+void SplitterPluginGUI::Update()
+{
+}
 
 void SplitterPluginGUI::UpdateValues(SpiralPlugin *o)
 {
+	SplitterPlugin* Plugin = (SplitterPlugin*)o;
+	m_Channels->value (Plugin->GetChannelCount());
 }
 	
-const string SplitterPluginGUI::GetHelpText(const string &loc){
-    return string("")
-    + "The simplest plugin - the splitter simply takes the input,\n"
-    + "and duplicates it into it's outputs. Simple, but difficult\n"
-    + "to do without.\n";
+inline void SplitterPluginGUI::cb_Channels_i (Fl_Counter* o) 
+{
+	if (o->value() < 2) 
+	{
+		o->value(2);
+	}	
+	else {
+		m_GUICH->Set ("ChannelCount", int (o->value ()));
+		m_GUICH->SetCommand (SplitterPlugin::SETCHANNELCOUNT);
+		m_GUICH->Wait ();
+		Resize (w(), h());
+	}
+}
+
+const string SplitterPluginGUI::GetHelpText(const string &loc)
+{
+	return string("")
+	+ "The simplest plugin - the splitter simply takes the input,\n"
+	+ "and duplicates it into it's outputs. Simple, but difficult\n"
+	+ "to do without.\n";
 }
diff --git a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.h b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.h
index 93a58ba..6b9894c 100644
--- a/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.h
+++ b/SpiralSound/Plugins/SplitterPlugin/SplitterPluginGUI.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <FL/Fl.H>
+#include <FL/Fl_Counter.H>
 #include "SplitterPlugin.h"
 #include "../SpiralPluginGUI.h"
 
@@ -29,13 +30,16 @@ public:
 	SplitterPluginGUI(int w, int h, SplitterPlugin *o, ChannelHandler *ch, const HostInfo *Info);
 	
 	virtual void UpdateValues(SpiralPlugin *o);
+	virtual void Update ();
 
 protected:
-    const std::string GetHelpText(const std::string &loc);	
+	const std::string GetHelpText(const std::string &loc);	
 
 private:
+	Fl_Counter *m_Channels;
 
-	//// Callbacks ////
+	inline void cb_Channels_i (Fl_Counter* o);
+	static void cb_Channels(Fl_Counter* o, SplitterPluginGUI* v)  {v->cb_Channels_i(o);}
 };
 
 #endif