diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90e98b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[alias]
+xtask = "run --package xtask --"
+x = "run --package xtask --"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8456abd..3c1ee75 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-collect.txt
+collect_*.txt
 config/
 target/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61974d1..23469a1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3018,6 +3018,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simulator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "jack",
+ "kanal",
+ "wmidi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.10"
@@ -4371,6 +4380,15 @@ version = "0.8.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a62ce76d9b56901b19a74f19431b0d8b3bc7ca4ad685a746dfd78ca8f4fc6bda"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xtask"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yoke"
 version = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5bcdfeb..468d38f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ members = [
     "audio_engine",
     "gui",
     "osc",
+    "simulator",
+    "xtask",
 ]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 bytes = "1.0"
+clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive", "env", "string"] }
 futures = "0.3"
+jack = "0.13"
+kanal = "0.1"
 log = "0.4"
 osc = { path = "osc" }
 rosc = "0.10"
 thiserror = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
-tokio-util = { version = "0.7", features = ["codec"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+tokio-util = { version = "0.7", features = ["codec"] }
+wmidi = "4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/audio_engine/Cargo.toml b/audio_engine/Cargo.toml
index 860f6ac..003e127 100644
--- a/audio_engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio_engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive", "env", "string"] }
 dirs = "5"
 hound = "3.5"
-jack = "0.13"
-kanal = "0.1"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 simple_logger = "5"
-wmidi = "4"
 
 bytes.workspace = true
+clap.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
+jack.workspace = true
+kanal.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 osc.workspace = true
 rosc.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
+tokio-util.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
-tokio-util.workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
+wmidi.workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/audio_engine/src/args.rs b/audio_engine/src/args.rs
index 65a0241..f75767c 100644
--- a/audio_engine/src/args.rs
+++ b/audio_engine/src/args.rs
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ impl Args {
 }
 
 fn default_config_path() -> String {
-    /*
     let mut path = dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."));
     path.push(".fcb_looper");
     path.push("state.json");
     path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
-    */
-    "../config".to_string()
 }
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diff --git a/osc/src/message.rs b/osc/src/message.rs
index b51c373..cee70f7 100644
--- a/osc/src/message.rs
+++ b/osc/src/message.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,26 @@ impl Message {
             let row: usize = parts[4].parse::<usize>().address_part_result("row")? - 1; // Convert to 0-based
 
             if let Some(rosc::OscType::String(state_str)) = args.first() {
-                let state = Self::track_state_from_osc_string(state_str);
+                let state = state_str.parse::<TrackState>().unwrap_or(TrackState::Empty);
                 return Ok(Some(Message::TrackStateChanged { column, row, state }));
             }
+        } else if addr.starts_with("/looper/cell/") && addr.ends_with("/volume") {
+            // Parse: /looper/cell/{column}/{row}/volume
+            let parts: Vec<&str> = addr.split('/').collect();
+            if parts.len() != 6 {
+                return Err(Error::AddressParseError(addr));
+            }
+
+            let column: usize = parts[3].parse::<usize>().address_part_result("column")? - 1; // Convert to 0-based
+            let row: usize = parts[4].parse::<usize>().address_part_result("row")? - 1; // Convert to 0-based
+
+            if let Some(rosc::OscType::Float(volume)) = args.first() {
+                return Ok(Some(Message::TrackVolumeChanged { 
+                    column, 
+                    row, 
+                    volume: *volume 
+                }));
+            }
         } else if addr == "/looper/selected/column" {
             if let Some(rosc::OscType::Int(column_1based)) = args.first() {
                 let column = (*column_1based as usize).saturating_sub(1); // Convert to 0-based
@@ -88,14 +105,4 @@ impl Message {
         // Unknown or unsupported message
         Ok(None)
     }
-
-    fn track_state_from_osc_string(s: &str) -> TrackState {
-        match s {
-            "empty" => TrackState::Empty,
-            "idle" => TrackState::Idle,
-            "recording" => TrackState::Recording,
-            "playing" => TrackState::Playing,
-            _ => TrackState::Empty, // Default fallback
-        }
-    }
 }
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diff --git a/osc/src/state.rs b/osc/src/state.rs
index f627c42..ae20014 100644
--- a/osc/src/state.rs
+++ b/osc/src/state.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-use strum::Display;
-
 use crate::*;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Display, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, strum::Display, strum::EnumString)]
 pub enum TrackState {
     Empty,
     Idle,
diff --git a/simulator/Cargo.toml b/simulator/Cargo.toml
index 7fb2266..9c8d0e6 100644
--- a/simulator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/simulator/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-jack = "0.13"
-kanal = "0.1"
-wmidi = "4"
\ No newline at end of file
+jack.workspace = true
+kanal.workspace = true
+wmidi.workspace = true
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diff --git a/xtask/Cargo.toml b/xtask/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1b144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "xtask"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
+tokio-util.workspace = true
diff --git a/xtask/src/args.rs b/xtask/src/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd58b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+ use clap::*;
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(name = "fcb-looper")]
+#[command(version, about = "xtasks for the fcb-looper")]
+pub struct Args {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub command: Option<Command>,
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+pub enum Command {
+    Run,
+    Collect,
+}
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diff --git a/xtask/src/collect.rs b/xtask/src/collect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2397267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/collect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use tokio::process::Command;
+
+pub async fn collect() {
+    collect_dir_output("audio_engine", "../collect_audio_engine.txt").await;
+    collect_dir_output("gui", "../collect_gui.txt").await;
+    collect_dir_output("osc", "../collect_osc.txt").await;
+    collect_dir_output("simulator", "../collect_simulator.txt").await;
+    collect_dir_output("xtask", "../collect_xtask.txt").await;
+}
+
+pub async fn collect_dir_output(dir: &str, output: &str) {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let bash = "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\git-bash.exe";
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let bash = "bash";
+
+    Command::new(bash)
+        .current_dir(dir)
+        .arg("-c")
+        .arg(format!("../collect.sh -s core -o {output}"))
+        .output()
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to collect audio_engine sources");
+}
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diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644a2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+mod args;
+mod collect;
+mod run;
+mod workspace;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let args = args::Args::parse();
+
+    workspace::change_to_workspace_dir().await.expect("Failed to change to workspace directory");
+
+    match args.command {
+        Some(args::Command::Run) | None => {
+            run::run().await;
+        }
+        Some(args::Command::Collect) => {
+            collect::collect().await;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/xtask/src/run.rs b/xtask/src/run.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39873b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/run.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+
+type ProcessHandle = Arc<Mutex<Option<Child>>>;
+
+pub async fn run() {
+    let qjackctl_handle: ProcessHandle = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+    let audio_engine_handle: ProcessHandle = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+    let gui_handle: ProcessHandle = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+    let simulator_handle: ProcessHandle = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+
+    let cancel_token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+    // Set up signal handling for graceful shutdown
+    let cleanup_handles = vec![
+        qjackctl_handle.clone(),
+        audio_engine_handle.clone(), 
+        gui_handle.clone(),
+        simulator_handle.clone(),
+    ];
+    let cleanup_token = cancel_token.clone();
+    
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await.expect("Failed to listen for ctrl+c");
+        println!("Received Ctrl+C, shutting down...");
+        cleanup_token.cancel();
+        cleanup_processes(cleanup_handles).await;
+        stop_jack_daemon().await;
+    });
+
+    // Start processes
+    let qjackctl = spawn_qjackctl().await;
+    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    let audio_engine = spawn_audio_engine().await;
+    let gui = spawn_gui().await;
+    let simulator = spawn_simulator().await;
+
+    // Store handles for cleanup
+    *qjackctl_handle.lock().await = Some(qjackctl);
+    *audio_engine_handle.lock().await = Some(audio_engine);
+    *gui_handle.lock().await = Some(gui);
+    *simulator_handle.lock().await = Some(simulator);
+
+    // Get references back for waiting
+    let mut qjackctl = qjackctl_handle.lock().await.take().unwrap();
+    let mut audio_engine = audio_engine_handle.lock().await.take().unwrap();
+    let mut gui = gui_handle.lock().await.take().unwrap();
+    let mut simulator = simulator_handle.lock().await.take().unwrap();
+
+    // Wait for any process to exit or cancellation
+    tokio::select! {
+        result = qjackctl.wait() => {
+            println!("qjackctl exited: {:?}", result);
+            kill_process(&mut audio_engine, "audio_engine").await;
+            kill_process(&mut gui, "gui").await;
+            kill_process(&mut simulator, "simulator").await;
+            stop_jack_daemon().await;
+        }
+        result = audio_engine.wait() => {
+            println!("audio_engine exited: {:?}", result);
+            kill_process(&mut qjackctl, "qjackctl").await;
+            kill_process(&mut gui, "gui").await;
+            kill_process(&mut simulator, "simulator").await;
+            stop_jack_daemon().await;
+        }
+        result = gui.wait() => {
+            println!("gui exited: {:?}", result);
+            kill_process(&mut qjackctl, "qjackctl").await;
+            kill_process(&mut audio_engine, "audio_engine").await;
+            kill_process(&mut simulator, "simulator").await;
+            stop_jack_daemon().await;
+        }
+        result = simulator.wait() => {
+            println!("simulator exited: {:?}", result);
+            kill_process(&mut qjackctl, "qjackctl").await;
+            kill_process(&mut audio_engine, "audio_engine").await;
+            kill_process(&mut gui, "gui").await;
+            stop_jack_daemon().await;
+        }
+        _ = cancel_token.cancelled() => {
+            println!("Shutdown requested");
+            kill_process(&mut qjackctl, "qjackctl").await;
+            kill_process(&mut audio_engine, "audio_engine").await;
+            kill_process(&mut gui, "gui").await;
+            kill_process(&mut simulator, "simulator").await;
+            stop_jack_daemon().await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!("All processes stopped");
+}
+
+async fn cleanup_processes(handles: Vec<ProcessHandle>) {
+    for handle in handles {
+        if let Some(mut child) = handle.lock().await.take() {
+            let _ = child.kill().await;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn stop_jack_daemon() {
+    println!("Stopping JACK daemon...");
+    
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let (jack, args) = ("taskkill", vec!["/f", "/im", "jackd.exe"]);
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let (jack, args) = ("pkill", vec!["-f", "jackd"]);
+
+    Command::new(jack).args(args).output().await.expect("Failed to stop JACK daemon");
+}
+
+async fn spawn_qjackctl() -> Child {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let qjackctl = "C:\\Program Files\\JACK2\\qjackctl\\qjackctl.exe";
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let qjackctl = "qjackctl";
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    let qjackctl_arg = "/start-server";
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    let qjackctl_arg = "--start-server";
+
+    Command::new(qjackctl)
+        .arg(qjackctl_arg)
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("Could not start qjackctl")
+}
+
+async fn spawn_audio_engine() -> Child {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .args([
+            "run",
+            "--release",
+            "--bin",
+            "audio_engine",
+            "--",
+            "--config-path",
+            "config",
+        ])
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("Could not start audio engine")
+}
+
+async fn spawn_gui() -> Child {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .args([
+            "run",
+            "--release",
+            "--bin",
+            "gui",
+        ])
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("Could not start gui")
+}
+
+async fn spawn_simulator() -> Child {
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .args([
+            "run",
+            "--release",
+            "--bin",
+            "simulator",
+        ])
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("Could not start simulator")
+}
+
+async fn kill_process(child: &mut Child, name: &str) {
+    match child.kill().await {
+        Ok(()) => println!("Killed {}", name),
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("Failed to kill {}: {}", name, e),
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/xtask/src/workspace.rs b/xtask/src/workspace.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ba63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/workspace.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tokio::process::Command;
+
+pub async fn change_to_workspace_dir() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Use cargo to find the workspace root
+    let output = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(["locate-project", "--workspace", "--message-format=plain"])
+        .output()
+        .await?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Failed to locate workspace: {}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        ).into());
+    }
+
+    let workspace_cargo_toml = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+    let workspace_cargo_toml = workspace_cargo_toml.trim();
+    
+    // Get the directory containing Cargo.toml
+    let workspace_dir = PathBuf::from(workspace_cargo_toml)
+        .parent()
+        .ok_or("Failed to get workspace directory")?
+        .to_path_buf();
+
+    println!("Changing to workspace directory: {}", workspace_dir.display());
+    std::env::set_current_dir(&workspace_dir)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
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