diff --git a/plugin/chassis.cpp b/plugin/chassis.cpp
index 37032dd..779a71b 100644
--- a/plugin/chassis.cpp
+++ b/plugin/chassis.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "chassis.hpp"
 
-
 SVF::SVF(float cutoff = 0, float q = 0, float samplerate = 0) {
     z1 = z2 = 0;
     setFreq(cutoff, q, samplerate);
@@ -51,14 +50,14 @@ inline float SVF::lpStep(float in) {
 START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
 
 Chassis::Chassis() : Plugin(kParameterCount, 0, 0) {  // one parameter, no programs, no states
-    //lowpass = new float[getBufferSize()];
-    //ram = new int16_t[16384];
+    // lowpass = new float[getBufferSize()];
+    // ram = new int16_t[16384];
 
-    //bzero(lowpass, sizeof(float) * getBufferSize());
-    //bzero(ram, sizeof(int16_t) * 16384);
+    // bzero(lowpass, sizeof(float) * getBufferSize());
+    // bzero(ram, sizeof(int16_t) * 16384);
 
-    //f1.setFreq(5916, .6572, getSampleRate());
-   // f2.setFreq(9458, 2.536, getSampleRate());
+    // f1.setFreq(5916, .6572, getSampleRate());
+    // f2.setFreq(9458, 2.536, getSampleRate());
 }
 
 // Initialisation functions
@@ -96,12 +95,9 @@ void Chassis::initParameter(uint32_t index, Parameter &parameter) {
 }
 
 void Chassis::setParameterValue(uint32_t index, float value) {
-    
-
 }
 
 float Chassis::getParameterValue(uint32_t index) const {
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -127,17 +123,68 @@ void Chassis::loadProgram(uint32_t index) {
 void Chassis::activate() {
     // calculate filter coefficients
     printf("called activate()\n");
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i< NUM_VOICES; i++ ) {
+        assign[i] = 0x80 | i; 
+        
+    }
 }
 
 void Chassis::deactivate() {
     // zero out the outputs, maybe
     printf("called deactivate()\n");
+    printf("%02x", assign[1]);
 }
 
+void Chassis::noteOn(uint8_t note) {
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++) {
+        printf("note on, finding free voice in %02x for %d\n", assign[i], note);
+        if (assign[i] & 0x80) {  // top bit is voice free flag
+            assign[i] &= 0x7f;   // enable
+            printf("voice %d would be set to note %d\n", assign[i], note);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (i == NUM_VOICES) {  // didn't find a free voice
+            uint32_t v = assign[0];
+            memmove(assign, assign + 1, NUM_VOICES - 1);  // shunt all voices down by one
+            assign[NUM_VOICES - 1] = v;                   // oldest voice goes at the top of the queue
+            printf("no free voices, reused %d for note %d\n", v, note);
+        }
+    }
+    printf("note table is now ");
+    for (uint32_t i=0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++ ) {
+        printf("%02x = ", assign[i]);
+    }
+    printf("----------------------------\n");
+
+}
+
+/*
+void Chassis::noteOff(uint8_t note) {
+
+    uint32_t v;
+    printf("note off called for %3d\n", note);
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < NUM_VOICES; i++) {
+        v = assign[i];
+        printf("trying voice %02x\n", v);
+        if (v < 0x80) {
+            printf("note %02x is playing\n", v);
+        
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
+*/
 void Chassis::run(const float **, float **outputs, uint32_t frames, const MidiEvent *MidiEvents, uint32_t midiEventCount) {
-    // actual effects here
-
-
+    if (midiEventCount > 0) printf("\n--------------------\n");
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < midiEventCount; i++) {
+        printf("%4d %02x %02x\n", MidiEvents[i].frame, MidiEvents[i].data[0], MidiEvents[i].data[1]);
+        if (MidiEvents[i].data[0] == 0x90) {
+            noteOn(MidiEvents[i].data[1]);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // create the plugin
diff --git a/plugin/chassis.hpp b/plugin/chassis.hpp
index 3f8befd..e2a2adf 100644
--- a/plugin/chassis.hpp
+++ b/plugin/chassis.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef BARRVERB_HPP
 #define BARRVERB_HPP
 
+#define NUM_VOICES 8
+
 #include "DistrhoPlugin.hpp"
 
 class SVF {
@@ -70,7 +72,13 @@ class Chassis : public Plugin {
     void deactivate() override;
     void run(const float **, float **outputs, uint32_t frames, const MidiEvent *MidiEvents, uint32_t midiEventCount) override;
 
+     
+void noteOn(uint8_t note);
+
    private:
+     uint8_t assign[NUM_VOICES]; // assigner table
+
+     
 
     DISTRHO_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR(Chassis);
 };