diff --git a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
index 2146450..99ba5be 100644
--- a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
+++ b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
@@ -452,22 +452,18 @@ int GenericMIDI::loadController( std::string file )
     
     
     
-    cJSON* feedbackBindings = cJSON_GetObjectItem( controllerJson, "feedbackBindings");
-    if ( feedbackBindings )
+    cJSON* outputBindings = cJSON_GetObjectItem( controllerJson, "outputBindings");
+    if ( outputBindings )
     {
-      int nBindings = cJSON_GetArraySize( feedbackBindings );
+      int nBindings = cJSON_GetArraySize( outputBindings );
       for(int i = 0; i < nBindings; i++ )
       {
-        cJSON* binding = cJSON_GetArrayItem( feedbackBindings, i );
+        cJSON* bindingJson = cJSON_GetArrayItem( outputBindings, i );
+        Binding* tmp = setupBinding( bindingJson );
+        if ( tmp )
+          actionToMidi.push_back( tmp );
         
-        cJSON* action = cJSON_GetObjectItem( binding, "action" );
-        
-        cJSON* status = cJSON_GetObjectItem( binding, "status" );
-        cJSON* data   = cJSON_GetObjectItem( binding, "data"   );
-        
-        LUPPP_NOTE("Binding from %s to %i %i", action->valuestring, status->valueint, data->valueint );
-        
-        //actionToMidi.push_back( Binding(status->valueint, data->valueint, action->valuestring ) );
+        //LUPPP_NOTE("Binding from %s to %i %i", actionJ->valuestring, statusJson->valueint, dataJson->valueint );
       }
     }
     else
@@ -546,9 +542,12 @@ Binding* GenericMIDI::setupBinding( cJSON* binding )
     tmp->active = 0; // release event
   }
   
+  else if ( strcmp( actionJson->valuestring, "footpedal1" ) == 0 ) {
+    //tmp->action = Event::MASTER_VOL;
+  }
   else if ( strcmp( actionJson->valuestring, "master:volume" ) == 0 ) {
     tmp->action = Event::MASTER_VOL;
-  } 
+  }
   
   // check for valid event: otherwise pass
   if ( tmp->action != Event::EVENT_NULL )
diff --git a/src/jack.cxx b/src/jack.cxx
index 17da703..be4738a 100644
--- a/src/jack.cxx
+++ b/src/jack.cxx
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ int Jack::process (jack_nframes_t nframes)
   memset( buffers.audio[Buffers::SIDECHAIN_KEY]     , 0, sizeof(float) * nframes );
   memset( buffers.audio[Buffers::SIDECHAIN_SIGNAL]  , 0, sizeof(float) * nframes );
   
+  
+  /// init buffers for each MidiIO
+  for(unsigned int i = 0; i < midiIO.size(); i++ )
+  {
+    midiIO.at(i)->initBuffers( nframes );
+  }
+  
   /// do events from the ringbuffer
   handleDspEvents();
   
diff --git a/src/observer/midi.cxx b/src/observer/midi.cxx
index de751f9..9d638f1 100644
--- a/src/observer/midi.cxx
+++ b/src/observer/midi.cxx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void MidiIO::writeMidi( unsigned char* data )
   }
   else
   {
-    cout << "JC::writeMidi() " << int(data[0]) << ", " << int(data[1]) << ", " << int(data[2]) << endl; 
+    cout << "JC::writeMidi() port =  " << jackOutputPort << int(data[0]) << ", " << int(data[1]) << ", " << int(data[2]) << endl; 
     //memcpy( buffer, data, sizeof(unsigned char)*3 );
     buffer[0] = data[0];
     buffer[1] = data[1];
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ void MidiIO::registerMidiPorts(std::string name)
   
   if ( jackInputPort && jackOutputPort )
   {
-    LUPPP_NOTE("%i, %i", jackInputPort, jackOutputPort );
+    cout << jackOutputPort << endl;
+    //LUPPP_NOTE("%i, %i", jackInputPort, jackOutputPort );
   }
   else
   {
@@ -65,12 +66,17 @@ void MidiIO::registerMidiPorts(std::string name)
 }
 
 
+void MidiIO::initBuffers(int nframes)
+{
+  // clear the output buffer
+  void* outputBuffer= (void*) jack_port_get_buffer( jackOutputPort, nframes );
+  jack_midi_clear_buffer( outputBuffer );
+}
+
 void MidiIO::process(int nframes)
 {
   // get port buffers and setup
   void* inputBuffer = (void*) jack_port_get_buffer( jackInputPort, nframes );
-  void* outputBuffer= (void*) jack_port_get_buffer( jackOutputPort, nframes );
-  jack_midi_clear_buffer( outputBuffer );
   
   jack_midi_event_t in_event;
   int index = 0;
diff --git a/src/observer/midi.hxx b/src/observer/midi.hxx
index 60bd8a3..d7eda8d 100644
--- a/src/observer/midi.hxx
+++ b/src/observer/midi.hxx
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class MidiIO
     /// 
     int status();
     
+    /// gets / clears MIDI buffers
+    void initBuffers(int nframes);
+    
     /// gets called each process() in JACK
     void process(int nframes);
     
diff --git a/src/tests/lupppTestMaterial/akai_apc.ctlr b/src/tests/lupppTestMaterial/akai_apc.ctlr
index d35db25..b8f5a04 100644
--- a/src/tests/lupppTestMaterial/akai_apc.ctlr
+++ b/src/tests/lupppTestMaterial/akai_apc.ctlr
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
   
   "inputBindings" : [
     {
+      "status" : 176,
+      "data" : 14,
+      "action" : "master:volume"
+    },
+    
+    
+    {
+      "__COMMENT__" : "track 0",
+      
       "status" : 176,
       "data" : 7,
       "action" : "track:volume",
@@ -16,16 +25,107 @@
     {
       "status" : 176,
       "data" : 16,
-      "action" : "track:sendAmount",
+      "action" : "track:send",
       "track" : 0
     },
     {
+      "status" : 176,
+      "data" : 20,
+      "action" : "track:xside",
+      "track" : 0
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 48,
+      "action" : "track:recordarm",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 1
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 128,
+      "data"   : 48,
+      "action" : "track:recordarm",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 0
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data"   : 49,
+      "action" : "track:keyactive",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 1
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 128,
+      "data" : 49,
+      "action" : "track:keyactive",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 0
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 50,
+      "action" : "track:sendactive",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 1
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 128,
+      "data" : 50,
+      "action" : "track:sendactive",
+      "track"  : 0,
+      "active" : 0
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 53,
+      "action" : "track:clippressed",
+      "track" : 0,
+      "scene" : 0
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 54,
+      "action" : "track:clippressed",
+      "track" : 0,
+      "scene" : 1
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 55,
+      "action" : "track:clippressed",
+      "track" : 0,
+      "scene" : 2
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 56,
+      "action" : "track:clippressed",
+      "track" : 0,
+      "scene" : 3
+    },
+    {
+      "status" : 144,
+      "data" : 57,
+      "action" : "track:clippressed",
+      "track" : 0,
+      "scene" : 4
+    },
+    
+    
+    {
+      "__COMMENT__" : "track 1",
+      
       "status" : 177,
       "data" : 7,
       "action" : "track:volume",
       "track" : 1
     },
+    
+    
     {
+      "__COMMENT__" : "track 2",
+      
       "status" : 178,
       "data" : 7,
       "action" : "track:volume",
@@ -64,7 +164,7 @@
     {
       "status" : 176,
       "data" : 64,
-      "action" : "footpedal"
+      "action" : "footpedal1"
     }
   ],