diff --git a/src/controller/apc.cxx b/src/controller/apc.cxx
index 14747cd..52a34c5 100644
--- a/src/controller/apc.cxx
+++ b/src/controller/apc.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void AkaiAPC::trackSend(int t, int send, float v)
 {
   if ( t >= NTRACKS)
   {
-    // master track
+    // master track, no sidechains / sends
     return;
   }
   
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ void AkaiAPC::trackSend(int t, int send, float v)
   
   if ( send == SEND_SIDE )
   {
-    data[0] = 144 + t;
+    int tmp = v > 0.5 ? 144 : 128;
+    data[0] = tmp  + t;
     data[1] = 49;
-    data[2] = v > 0.5 ? 127 : 0 ;
+    data[2] = 127 ;
   }
   else if ( send == SEND_POST )
   {
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ void AkaiAPC::trackSend(int t, int send, float v)
     data[1] = 17;
     data[2] = 127 * v;
   }
+  else
+  {
+    cout << "AkaiAPC::trackSend() unknown send!" << endl;
+  }
   
   jack->midiObserverWriteMIDI( _port,  &data[0] );
 }
diff --git a/src/jack.cxx b/src/jack.cxx
index 78e4dc9..b101458 100644
--- a/src/jack.cxx
+++ b/src/jack.cxx
@@ -143,18 +143,6 @@ void Jack::activate()
   
   Controller* g = new LupppGUI();
   
-  /*
-  // move to "settings" class or so
-  Controller* c = new AkaiAPC();
-  controllerUpdater->registerController( c );
-  Controller* g = new LupppGUI();
-  controllerUpdater->registerController( g );
-  */
-  
-  // move to time class, get instantiate order right
-  //jack->getTimeManager()->registerObserver( metronome );
-  //jack->getTimeManager()->registerObserver( gridLogic );
-  
   jack_activate( client );
   jack_transport_start(client);
 }
@@ -369,7 +357,7 @@ void Jack::midiObserverWriteMIDI( int portIndex, unsigned char* data )
   if( buf != 0 )
   {
     memcpy( buf, data, sizeof( unsigned char ) * 3);
-    //cout << "writeApcOutput " << int(buf[0]) << ", " << int(buf[1]) << ", " << int(buf[2]) << endl;
+    cout << "midiObserverWriteMIDI portID " << portIndex << "  " << int(buf[0]) << ", " << int(buf[1]) << ", " << int(buf[2]) << endl;
   }
   else
   {