diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer.rs
index 1c9db6e2..bcc02d0a 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 pub struct Mixer<E: Engine> {
+    /// JACK client handle (needs to not be dropped for standalone mode to work).
+    pub jack:            Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>,
     pub name:            String,
     pub tracks:          Vec<Track<E>>,
     pub selected_track:  usize,
     pub selected_column: usize,
 }
 impl<E: Engine> Mixer<E> {
-    pub fn new (name: &str) -> Usually<Self> {
-        let (client, _status) = Client::new(name, ClientOptions::NO_START_SERVER)?;
+    pub fn new (jack: &Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>, name: &str) -> Usually<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
+            jack: jack.clone(),
             name: name.into(),
             selected_column: 0,
             selected_track:  1,
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer_cli.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer_cli.rs
index e69de29b..7af8bff5 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer_cli.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/mixer_cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//! Multi-track mixer
+include!("lib.rs");
+use tek_core::clap::{self, Parser};
+pub fn main () -> Usually<()> { MixerCli::parse().run() }
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)] #[command(version, about, long_about = None)] pub struct MixerCli {
+    /// Name of JACK client
+    #[arg(short, long)] name: Option<String>,
+    /// Number of tracks
+    #[arg(short, long)] channels: Option<usize>,
+}
+impl MixerCli {
+    fn run (&self) -> Usually<()> {
+        Tui::run(JackClient::new("tek_mixer")?.activate_with(|jack|{
+            let mut mixer = Mixer::new(jack, self.name.as_ref().map(|x|x.as_str()).unwrap_or("mixer"))?;
+            for channel in 0..self.channels.unwrap_or(8) {
+                mixer.track_add(&format!("Track {}", channel + 1), 1)?;
+            }
+            Ok(mixer)
+        })?)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin.rs
index b3b277c3..b10d4499 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use crate::*;
 /// A plugin device.
 pub struct Plugin<E> {
     _engine:      PhantomData<E>,
+    /// JACK client handle (needs to not be dropped for standalone mode to work).
+    pub jack:     Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>,
     pub name:     String,
     pub path:     Option<String>,
     pub plugin:   Option<PluginKind>,
@@ -13,9 +15,13 @@ pub struct Plugin<E> {
 
 impl<E> Plugin<E> {
     /// Create a plugin host device.
-    pub fn new (name: &str) -> Usually<Self> {
+    pub fn new (
+        jack: &Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Usually<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             _engine:    Default::default(),
+            jack:       jack.clone(),
             name:       name.into(),
             path:       None,
             plugin:     None,
@@ -27,11 +33,16 @@ impl<E> Plugin<E> {
 }
 
 impl Plugin<Tui> {
-    pub fn new_lv2 (name: &str, path: &str) -> Usually<JackDevice<Tui>> {
+    pub fn new_lv2 (
+        jack: &Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>,
+        name: &str,
+        path: &str,
+    ) -> Usually<JackDevice<Tui>> {
         let plugin = LV2Plugin::new(path)?;
         jack_from_lv2(name, &plugin.plugin)?
             .run(|ports|Box::new(Self {
                 _engine:    Default::default(),
+                jack:       jack.clone(),
                 name:       name.into(),
                 path:       Some(String::from(path)),
                 plugin:     Some(PluginKind::LV2(plugin)),
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin_cli.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin_cli.rs
index 622db58b..1bd62ca5 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin_cli.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/plugin_cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 //! Plugin host
 include!("lib.rs");
-pub fn main () -> Usually<()> {
-    Tui::run(Arc::new(RwLock::new(crate::Plugin::new("")?)))?;
-    Ok(())
+use tek_core::clap::{self, Parser};
+pub fn main () -> Usually<()> { PluginCli::parse().run() }
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)] #[command(version, about, long_about = None)] pub struct PluginCli {
+    /// Name of JACK client
+    #[arg(short, long)] name: Option<String>,
+    /// Path to plugin
+    #[arg(short, long)] path: Option<String>,
+}
+impl PluginCli {
+    fn run (&self) -> Usually<()> {
+        Tui::run(JackClient::new("tek_plugin")?.activate_with(|jack|{
+            let mut plugin = Plugin::new_lv2(
+                jack,
+                self.name.as_ref().map(|x|x.as_str()).unwrap_or("mixer"),
+                self.path.as_ref().expect("pass --path /to/lv2/plugin.so")
+            )?;
+            Ok(plugin)
+        })?)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler.rs
index 6a0879c9..05dfcce7 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 /// The sampler plugin plays sounds.
-pub struct Sampler {
+pub struct Sampler<E: Engine> {
+    _engine:         PhantomData<E>,
+    pub jack:        Arc<RwLock<JackClient>>,
     pub name:        String,
     pub cursor:      (usize, usize),
     pub editing:     Option<Arc<RwLock<Sample>>>,
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ pub struct Sampler {
     pub output_gain: f32
 }
 
-impl Sampler {
+impl<E: Engine> Sampler<E> {
     pub fn from_edn <'e> (args: &[Edn<'e>]) -> Usually<JackDevice<Tui>> {
         let mut name = String::new();
         let mut dir  = String::new();
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ impl Sampler {
             .audio_out("outL")
             .audio_out("outR")
             .run(|ports|Box::new(Self {
+                _engine:  Default::default(),
                 name:     name.into(),
                 cursor:   (0, 0),
                 editing:  None,
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ impl Sampler {
     }
 }
 
-impl Audio for Sampler {
+impl<E: Engine> Audio for Sampler<E> {
     fn process (&mut self, _: &Client, scope: &ProcessScope) -> Control {
         self.process_midi_in(scope);
         self.clear_output_buffer();
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ impl Audio for Sampler {
         Control::Continue
     }
 }
-impl Handle<Tui> for Sampler {
+impl Handle<Tui> for Sampler<Tui> {
     fn handle (&mut self, from: &TuiInput) -> Perhaps<bool> {
         match from.event() {
             key!(KeyCode::Up) => {
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ impl Handle<Tui> for Sampler {
     }
 }
 
-impl Widget for Sampler {
+impl Widget for Sampler<Tui> {
     type Engine = Tui;
     fn layout (&self, to: [u16;2]) -> Perhaps<[u16;2]> {
         todo!()
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ impl Widget for Sampler {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn tui_render_sampler (sampler: &Sampler, to: &mut TuiOutput) -> Usually<()> {
+pub fn tui_render_sampler (sampler: &Sampler<Tui>, to: &mut TuiOutput) -> Usually<()> {
     let [x, y, _, height] = to.area();
     let style = Style::default().gray();
     let title = format!(" {} ({})", sampler.name, sampler.voices.read().unwrap().len());
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler_cli.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler_cli.rs
index edcbe8c6..3b9f42fa 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler_cli.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sampler_cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 //! Sample player
 include!("lib.rs");
-pub fn main () -> Usually<()> {
-    Tui::run(Arc::new(RwLock::new(crate::Sampler::new("", None)?)))?;
-    Ok(())
+use tek_core::clap::{self, Parser};
+pub fn main () -> Usually<()> { SamplerCli::parse().run() }
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)] #[command(version, about, long_about = None)] pub struct SamplerCli {
+    /// Name of JACK client
+    #[arg(short, long)] name: Option<String>,
+    /// Path to plugin
+    #[arg(short, long)] path: Option<String>,
+}
+impl SamplerCli {
+    fn run (&self) -> Usually<()> {
+        Tui::run(JackClient::new("tek_sampler")?.activate_with(|jack|{
+            let mut plugin = Sampler::new(
+                jack,
+                self.name.as_ref().map(|x|x.as_str()).unwrap_or("mixer"),
+            )?;
+            Ok(plugin)
+        })?)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }