diff --git a/src/eventhandler.hxx b/src/eventhandler.hxx
index 94c1a83..d8e7bd4 100644
--- a/src/eventhandler.hxx
+++ b/src/eventhandler.hxx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef LUPPP_EVENT_HANDLER_H
 #define LUPPP_EVENT_HANDLER_H
 
+#include "event.hxx"
 #include <jack/ringbuffer.h>
 
 extern char* processDspMem;
diff --git a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
index f936428..774e515 100644
--- a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
+++ b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 extern Jack* jack;
 
-extern void handleDspEvents()
+void handleDspEvents()
 {
   uint availableRead = jack_ringbuffer_read_space( rbToDsp );
   
diff --git a/src/jack.cxx b/src/jack.cxx
index d7ca755..a10d516 100644
--- a/src/jack.cxx
+++ b/src/jack.cxx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "eventhandler.hxx"
+
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ void Jack::activate()
 
 int Jack::process (jack_nframes_t nframes)
 {
-  // update values from the ringbuffer
-  //processDsp();
+  // do events from the ringbuffer
+  handleDspEvents();
   
   // get buffers
   buffers.audio[Buffers::MASTER_INPUT]  = (float*)jack_port_get_buffer( masterInput , nframes);
diff --git a/src/main.cxx b/src/main.cxx
index 84f1e0a..cc3f9c2 100644
--- a/src/main.cxx
+++ b/src/main.cxx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // Internal
 #include "gui.hxx"
 #include "jack.hxx"
+#include "event.hxx"
 
 
 char* processDspMem = 0;
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ Jack* jack = 0;
 
 int main()
 {
+  // allocate data to read from
+  processDspMem = (char*)malloc( sizeof(EventBase) );
+  processOscMem = (char*)malloc( sizeof(EventBase) );
+  
+  rbToDsp = jack_ringbuffer_create( 2000 * sizeof(EventBase));
+  rbToGui = jack_ringbuffer_create( 2000 * sizeof(EventBase));
+  
   
   jack = new Jack();