diff --git a/axe.js b/axe.js
index b9939c03..825e5e90 100644
--- a/axe.js
+++ b/axe.js
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@
 				if(peer.url){ return } // I am assuming that if we are wanting to make an outbound connection to them, that we don't ever want to drop them unless our actual config settings change.
 				var count = Object.keys(opt.peers).length;
 				if(opt.mob >= count){ return }  // TODO: Make dynamic based on RAM/CPU also. Or possibly even weird stuff like opt.mob / axe.up length?
-				mesh.say({dam: 'mob', mob: count, peers: Object.keys(axe.up)}, peer);
+				var peers = Object.keys(axe.up);
+				if(!peers.length){ return }
+				mesh.say({dam: 'mob', mob: count, peers: peers}, peer);
 				//setTimeout(function(){ mesh.bye(peer) }, 9); // something with better perf? // UNCOMMENT WHEN WE ACTIVATE THIS FEATURE
 			});
 			at.on('bye', function(peer){
diff --git a/examples/docs.html b/examples/docs.html
index f0d734e2..1d23ae98 100644
--- a/examples/docs.html
+++ b/examples/docs.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 <script src="../../gun/lib/normalize.js"></script>
 <script async src="../../gun/lib/fun.js"></script>
 
-<script async src="../../gun/lib/music.js"></script>
+<script async src="../../gun/lib/wave.js"></script>
 <!-- script async src="https://edide.io/music.lib"></script -->
 
 <script>
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ meta.edit({
     	song.play = true;
     	music.stop();
     	setTimeout(function(){
-				song.now = music.play($('#page').text());
+				song.now = wave($('#page').text()).play();
     	},250);
     }
 	});
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ meta.edit({
     on: function(eve){
 			$(document).on('mousemove.tmp', function(eve){
 				var x = eve.pageX;
-				song.now.blur(x);
+				song.now.loud(x/$('body').innerWidth());
 			});
     },
     up: function(){
diff --git a/lib/open.js b/lib/open.js
index a9b5a8a6..2233d7e5 100644
--- a/lib/open.js
+++ b/lib/open.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Gun.chain.open = function(cb, opt, at){
 	opt.doc = opt.doc || {};
 	opt.ids = opt.ids || {};
 	opt.any = opt.any || cb;
+	opt.meta = opt.meta || false;
 	opt.ev = opt.ev || {off: function(){
 		Gun.obj.map(opt.ev.s, function(e){
 			if(e){ e.off() }
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@ Gun.chain.open = function(cb, opt, at){
 		opt.ev.s = {};
 	}, s:{}}
 	return this.on(function(data, key, ctx, ev){
-		delete ((data = Gun.obj.copy(data))||{})._;
+		if(opt.meta !== true){
+			delete ((data = Gun.obj.copy(data))||{})._;
+		}
 		clearTimeout(opt.to);
 		opt.to = setTimeout(function(){
 			if(!opt.any){ return }
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 425297ec..71ab9fc8 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	var Gun = require('../gun'), u;
 	Gun.serve = require('./serve');
 	//process.env.GUN_ENV = process.env.GUN_ENV || 'debug';
-	console.LOG = true; // only temporarily, REVERT THIS IN FUTURE!
+	//console.LOG = true; // only temporarily, REVERT THIS IN FUTURE!
 	Gun.on('opt', function(root){
 		if(u === root.opt.super){
 			root.opt.super = true;
diff --git a/lib/music.js b/lib/wave.js
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/music.js
rename to lib/wave.js
index 04b2a0bc..589f3c40 100644
--- a/lib/music.js
+++ b/lib/wave.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
 "use strict";edide.var = (function _var (edide) {
 var currentReact, debugging, dependees, dependsOn, depsRequired, inInitCall, infinityCheck, initSetter, newVar, parent, setLinks, setters, updateVar, values;
-values = new Map; // TODO //edide.keep ?
+values = new Map; // //edide.keep ?
 setters = new Map; // varName => setter:func
 dependees = new Map; // varName => deps:
 setLinks = new Map; // for reactiveGraph, show setters inside reactive/setter:s
@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ return (initialVars = {}) => {
     }
     return edide.var(func);
   };
-  return {revar, unvar, react}; // , dom
+  return {
+    react,
+    revar,
+    unvar,
+    un: unvar,
+    re: revar // , dom
+  };
 };
 return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
@@ -416,7 +422,7 @@ this.fromKeyCode = (key) => {
 };
 return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
-"use strict";edide.new = (function  (edide) {
+"use strict";edide.clone = (function _clone (edide) {
 return function(...objects) {
   if (Array.isArray(objects[0])) {
     return Object.assign([], ...objects);
@@ -443,7 +449,7 @@ this.hasVar = (varName) => {
 this.activateVar = (name, value) => {
   var configs;
   if (value != null) {
-    configs = edide.new(mutatingVars[name]);
+    configs = edide.clone(mutatingVars[name]);
     if (edide.strParsesToNumber(value)) {
       value = parseFloat(value);
     }
@@ -601,7 +607,7 @@ return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
 "use strict";edide.mmPipe = (function _mmPipe (edide) {Object.defineProperty(this, 'module_name', {value:'mmPipe'});
 var dist, lowpass, react, revar, reverber, unvar;
-({revar, unvar, react} = edide.mmState);
+({revar, unvar, react} = edide.mmState.init());
 dist = lowpass = reverber = null;
 this.initPipe = () => {
   lowpass = new Tone.Filter(unvar.lowpass, 'lowpass', -12);
@@ -932,12 +938,35 @@ return sleep;
 return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
 "use strict";edide.mmInstrument = (function _mmInstrument (edide) {Object.defineProperty(this, 'module_name', {value:'mmInstrument'});
-var cloneOrCreateInstrument, getInstruments, instruments, play, react, revar, unvar;
-({unvar, revar, react} = edide.mmState);
-revar.beatDelay = () => {
-  return (1 / revar.bpm) * 60 * 1000;
-};
+var cloneOrCreateInstrument, getInstruments, instruments, play, react, revar, unvar, updateVolAndTune;
 instruments = {}; // name: [instrument instances...]
+({unvar, revar, react} = edide.mmState);
+react('delay from bmp', () => {
+  return revar.beatDelay = (1 / revar.bpm) * 60 * 1000;
+});
+react(() => {});
+updateVolAndTune = (inst) => {
+  var detune, volume;
+  ({volume, detune} = unvar);
+  if ((detune != null) && (inst.detune != null)) {
+    inst.set("detune", detune);
+  }
+  if ((volume != null) && (inst.volume != null)) {
+    return inst.set("volume", volume);
+  }
+};
+react(() => {
+  var inst, insts, j, len, name;
+  revar.volume;
+  revar.detune;
+  for (name in instruments) {
+    insts = instruments[name];
+    for (j = 0, len = insts.length; j < len; j++) {
+      inst = insts[j];
+      updateVolAndTune(inst);
+    }
+  }
+});
 react('create first instrument', () => {
   var name, ref;
   if (!(name = (ref = revar.instrumentConf) != null ? ref.name : void 0)) { // e.g. illegal instrument name
@@ -950,13 +979,9 @@ react('create first instrument', () => {
 });
 cloneOrCreateInstrument = (name) => {
   var inst;
-  if (instruments[name][0].soundFontInstrument) {
-    inst = edide.cloneSibling(instruments[name][0]);
-    inst.isPlaying = false;
-    return inst;
-  } else {
-    return edide.instrumentConfigs.createNew();
-  }
+  inst = instruments[name][0].soundFontInstrument ? (inst = edide.cloneSibling(instruments[name][0]), inst.isPlaying = false, inst) : edide.instrumentConfigs.createNew();
+  updateVolAndTune(inst);
+  return inst;
 };
 getInstruments = (n) => {
   var all, free, name;
@@ -1164,12 +1189,54 @@ this.play = (str) => {
 this.stop = () => revar.playing = false
 edide.instrumentConfigs.initInstrument()
 var initialSettings = {
-  "instrument": "piano"
+  "instrument": "synth-simple", //"piano"
 }
 react(() => {
   if(!revar.pipeReady) return
-  this.play(JSON.stringify(initialSettings))
-  this.play(playQueue.join("\n\n"))
+  edide.mmConfigs.activate(initialSettings)
+  this.play(playQueue.join("\n\n")) // JSON.stringify(initialSettings)
 }) // TEMP init instrument
 return this;
+}).call({}, edide);
+"use strict";edide.wave = (function _wave (edide) {
+var parent = {
+  play: function(){
+    edide.music.play(this.sheet)
+    return this
+  },
+  stop: function(){
+    edide.music.stop(this.sheet)
+    return this
+  },
+  blur: function(val){
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'blur': val})
+    return this
+  },
+  itch: function(val){
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'itch': val})
+    return this
+  },
+  long: function(val){ // note delay in seconds
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'beatDelay': val*1000})
+    return this
+  },
+  pace: function(val) { // note delay in beats per minute
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'bpm': val})
+    return this
+  },
+  vary: function(val){
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'detune': val})
+    return this
+  },
+  loud: function(val){ // increase (>0) or decrease (<0) amplitude in decibels
+    edide.mmConfigs.activate({'volume': val})
+    return this
+  },
+}
+return edide.global.wave = (str) => {
+  var obj = Object.create(parent)
+  obj.sheet = str
+  return obj
+}
+return this;
 }).call({}, edide);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/panic/4dht.js b/test/panic/4dht.js
index 651727c6..8ba31eab 100644
--- a/test/panic/4dht.js
+++ b/test/panic/4dht.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe("Put ACK", function(){
 					//}
 				}
 				console.log(port, " connect to ", peers);
-				var gun = Gun({file: env.i+'data', peers: peers, web: server, mob: 1});
+				var gun = Gun({file: env.i+'data', peers: peers, web: server, mob: 4});
 				global.gun = gun;
 				server.listen(port, function(){
 					test.done();
@@ -136,12 +136,18 @@ describe("Put ACK", function(){
 				var env = test.props;
 				var gun = Gun('http://'+ env.config.IP + ':' + (env.config.port + 1) + '/gun');
 
-				// SOME NEXT TEST HERE LOL
 				var mesh = gun.back('opt.mesh');
 				mesh.hear['mob'] = function(msg, peer){
 					// TODO: NOTE, code AXE DHT to aggressively drop new peers AFTER superpeer sends this rebalance/disconnect message that contains some other superpeers.
-					console.log("we got a message!", msg);
-					try{ peer.wire.close(); }catch(e){ console.log("err:", e) }
+					if(!msg.peers){ return }
+					var one = msg.peers[Math.floor(Math.random()*msg.peers.length)];
+					console.log("CONNECT TO THIS PEER:", one);
+					gun.opt(one);
+					mesh.bye(peer);
+
+					if(test.c){ return }
+					test.c = 1;
+					test.done();
 				}
 
 				console.log("connected to who superpeer(s)?", gun._.opt.peers);
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ describe("Put ACK", function(){
 		browsers.each(function(browser, id){
 			tests.push(browser.run(function(test){
 
-				console.log("...");
+				console.log("...", gun._.opt.peers);
 
 			}, {i: i += 1, config: config})); 
 		});