diff --git a/src/custom.zig b/src/custom.zig
index f346fa0..0420bd3 100644
--- a/src/custom.zig
+++ b/src/custom.zig
@@ -16,15 +16,12 @@ pub const RandomNoise = struct {
 
     pub fn init(
         allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
-        params: *plugins.ParamMap,
+        params: var,
     ) ?RandomNoise {
-        const seed = @floatToInt(u64, params.get("seed").?.value);
-        const fillbytes = @floatToInt(usize, params.get("fill_bytes").?.value);
+        var r = std.rand.DefaultPrng.init(params.seed);
 
-        var r = std.rand.DefaultPrng.init(seed);
-
-        if (fillbytes > 0) {
-            var rand_buf = allocator.alloc(f32, fillbytes) catch return null;
+        if (params.fill_bytes > 0) {
+            var rand_buf = allocator.alloc(f32, params.fill_bytes) catch return null;
 
             for (rand_buf) |_, idx| {
                 rand_buf[idx] = r.random.float(f32);
@@ -67,15 +64,12 @@ pub const WildNoise = struct {
 
     pub fn init(
         allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
-        params: *plugins.ParamMap,
+        params: var,
     ) ?WildNoise {
-        const seed = @floatToInt(u64, params.get("seed").?.value);
-        const fillbytes = @floatToInt(usize, params.get("fill_bytes").?.value);
+        var r = std.rand.DefaultPrng.init(params.seed);
 
-        var r = std.rand.DefaultPrng.init(seed);
-
-        if (fillbytes > 0) {
-            var rand_buf = allocator.alloc(f32, fillbytes) catch return null;
+        if (params.fill_bytes > 0) {
+            var rand_buf = allocator.alloc(f32, params.fill_bytes) catch return null;
 
             for (rand_buf) |_, idx| {
                 rand_buf[idx] = @intToFloat(f32, r.random.int(u1));
@@ -118,11 +112,10 @@ pub const Write = struct {
 
     pub fn init(
         allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
-        params: *plugins.ParamMap,
+        params: var,
     ) Write {
-        const data = params.get("data").?;
         return Write{
-            .data = data.value,
+            .data = params.data,
         };
     }
 
@@ -140,10 +133,10 @@ pub const Embed = struct {
     sndfile: *c.SNDFILE = undefined,
     buf: []f32 = undefined,
 
-    pub fn init(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, filepath: []const u8) @This() {
+    pub fn init(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, params: var) @This() {
         return Embed{
             .allocator = allocator,
-            .filepath = filepath,
+            .filepath = params.path,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/image.zig b/src/image.zig
index 7f8deb4..e0fea67 100644
--- a/src/image.zig
+++ b/src/image.zig
@@ -75,18 +75,17 @@ pub fn sseek(file: *c.SNDFILE, offset: usize) void {
 /// Caller owns the returned memory.
 pub fn temporaryName(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     const template_start = "/temp/temp_";
-    const template = "/tmp/temp_XXXXXXXXXXX";
+    const template = "/tmp/temp_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
     var nam = try allocator.alloc(u8, template.len);
     std.mem.copy(u8, nam, template);
 
-    const seed = @bitCast(u64, std.time.timestamp());
+    const seed = @truncate(u64, @bitCast(u128, std.time.nanoTimestamp()));
     var r = std.rand.DefaultPrng.init(seed);
 
     var fill = nam[template_start.len..nam.len];
 
     var i: usize = 0;
     while (i < 100) : (i += 1) {
-
         // generate a random uppercase letter, that is, 65 + random number.
         for (fill) |_, f_idx| {
             var idx = @intCast(u8, r.random.uintLessThan(u5, 24));
@@ -95,12 +94,16 @@ pub fn temporaryName(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
         }
 
         // if we fail to access it, we assume it doesn't exist and return it.
-
-        _ = std.fs.cwd().openFile(nam, .{ .read = true, .write = false }) catch |err| {
-            if (err == error.FileNotFound) {
-                return nam;
-            }
+        var tmp_file: std.fs.File = std.fs.cwd().openFile(
+            nam,
+            .{ .read = true, .write = false },
+        ) catch |err| blk: {
+            if (err == error.FileNotFound) return nam else continue;
         };
+
+        // if we actually found someone, close the handle so that we don't
+        // get EMFILE later on.
+        tmp_file.close();
     }
 
     return error.TempGenFail;
@@ -422,8 +425,7 @@ pub const Image = struct {
         self: *Image,
         comptime Plugin: type,
         position: plugins.Position,
-        comptime ExtraType: type,
-        extra: ExtraType,
+        extra: var,
     ) !void {
         var plugin_opt: ?Plugin = Plugin.init(self.allocator, extra);
         if (plugin_opt == null) {
diff --git a/src/lang.zig b/src/lang.zig
index 34c5004..305eb4a 100644
--- a/src/lang.zig
+++ b/src/lang.zig
@@ -1,166 +1,486 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
 const plugin = @import("plugin.zig");
+const custom = @import("custom.zig");
 
-pub const ParseError = error{
-    OutOfMemory,
-    ArgRequired,
-    ParseFail,
-};
+pub const ParseError = error{ParseFail};
 
 pub const CommandType = enum {
-    Noop,
-    Load,
-    Quicksave,
-    RunQS,
+    /// "LV2 Commands" are commands that receive split, index, and then receive
+    /// any f64 arguments.
+    lv2_command,
 
-    Amp,
-    RFlanger,
-    Eq,
-    Phaser,
-    Mbeq,
-    Chorus,
-    PitchScaler,
-    Reverb,
-    Highpass,
-    Delay,
-    Vinyl,
-    RevDelay,
-    Gate,
-    Detune,
-    Overdrive,
-    Degrade,
-    RePsycho,
-    TalkBox,
-    DynComp,
-    ThruZero,
-    Foverdrive,
-    Gverb,
-    Invert,
-    TapeDelay,
-    ModDelay,
-    MultiChorus,
-    Saturator,
-    VintageDelay,
-
-    Noise,
-    WildNoise,
-    Write,
-    Embed,
-
-    Rotate,
+    custom_command,
 };
 
+fn LV2Command(
+    comptime tag: Command.Tag,
+    comptime plugin_url: []const u8,
+    comptime LV2Parameters: type,
+) type {
+    return struct {
+        pub const base_tag = tag;
+        pub const command_type = CommandType.lv2_command;
+        pub const lv2_url = plugin_url;
+
+        base: Command,
+        split: usize,
+        index: usize,
+        parameters: LV2Parameters,
+    };
+}
+
+fn CustomCommand(
+    comptime tag: Command.Tag,
+    comptime Plugin: type,
+    comptime PluginParameters: type,
+) type {
+    return struct {
+        pub const base_tag = tag;
+        pub const command_type = CommandType.custom_command;
+        pub const plugin_type = Plugin;
+
+        base: Command,
+        split: usize,
+        index: usize,
+        parameters: PluginParameters,
+    };
+}
+
 pub const Command = struct {
-    command: CommandType,
-    args: ArgList,
-    cur_idx: usize = 0,
+    tag: Tag,
 
-    pub fn print(self: Command) void {
-        std.debug.warn("cmd:{}\n", .{self.command});
-    }
+    pub const Tag = enum {
+        noop,
+        load,
+        quicksave,
+        runqs,
 
-    pub fn argAt(self: Command, idx: usize) ![]const u8 {
-        std.debug.warn("{} {}", .{ idx, self.args.items.len });
+        amp,
+        rflanger,
+        eq,
+        phaser,
+        mbeq,
+        chorus,
+        pitchscaler,
+        reverb,
+        highpass,
+        delay,
+        vinyl,
+        revdelay,
+        gate,
+        detune,
+        overdrive,
+        degrade,
+        repsycho,
+        talkbox,
+        dyncomp,
+        thruzero,
+        foverdrive,
+        gverb,
+        invert,
+        tapedelay,
+        moddelay,
+        multichorus,
+        saturator,
+        vintagedelay,
 
-        if (idx > (self.args.items.len - 1)) {
-            std.debug.warn("Expected argument at index {}\n", .{idx});
-            return ParseError.ArgRequired;
-        }
+        noise,
+        wildnoise,
+        write,
+        embed,
 
-        return self.args.items[idx];
-    }
+        rotate,
+    };
 
-    pub fn usizeArgAt(self: Command, idx: usize) !usize {
-        var arg = try self.argAt(idx);
-        return try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, arg, 10);
-    }
+    pub fn tagToType(tag: Tag) type {
+        return switch (tag) {
+            .noop => Noop,
+            .load => Load,
+            .quicksave => Quicksave,
+            .runqs => RunQS,
 
-    pub fn consumePosition(self: *Command) !plugin.Position {
-        self.cur_idx = 2;
-        return plugin.Position{
-            .split = try self.usizeArgAt(0),
-            .index = try self.usizeArgAt(1),
+            .amp => Amp,
+            .rflanger => RFlanger,
+            .eq => Eq,
+            .phaser => Phaser,
+            .mbeq => Mbeq,
+            .chorus => Chorus,
+            .pitchscaler => Pitchscaler,
+            .reverb => Reverb,
+            .highpass => Highpass,
+            .delay => Delay,
+            .vinyl => Vinyl,
+            .revdelay => Revdelay,
+            .gate => Gate,
+            .detune => Detune,
+            .overdrive => Overdrive,
+            .degrade => Degrade,
+            .repsycho => Repsycho,
+            .talkbox => Talkbox,
+            .dyncomp => Dyncomp,
+            .thruzero => Thruzero,
+            .foverdrive => Foverdrive,
+            .gverb => Gverb,
+            .invert => Invert,
+            .tapedelay => Tapedelay,
+            .moddelay => Moddelay,
+            .multichorus => Multichorus,
+            .saturator => Saturator,
+            .vintagedelay => Vintagedelay,
+
+            .noise => Noise,
+            .wildnoise => Wildnoise,
+            .write => Write,
+            .embed => Embed,
+
+            .rotate => Rotate,
+
+            else => @panic("TODO"),
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn intArgAt(self: Command, idx: usize) !i32 {
-        var arg = try self.argAt(idx);
-        return try std.fmt.parseInt(i32, arg, 10);
+    pub fn cast(base: *const @This(), comptime T: type) ?*const T {
+        if (base.tag != T.base_tag)
+            return null;
+
+        return @fieldParentPtr(T, "base", base);
     }
 
-    pub fn floatArgAt(self: Command, idx: usize) !f32 {
-        var arg = try self.argAt(idx);
-        return try std.fmt.parseFloat(f32, arg);
+    pub fn print(base: *const @This()) void {
+        std.debug.warn("tag: {}\n", .{base.tag});
     }
 
-    pub fn floatArgMany(
-        self: Command,
-        allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
-        start_index: usize,
-        elements: usize,
-        default: f32,
-    ) ![]const f32 {
-        var i: usize = start_index;
-        var arr = std.ArrayList(f32).init(allocator);
+    pub const Noop = struct {
+        pub const base_tag = Tag.noop;
+        base: Command,
+    };
 
-        while (i < elements) : (i += 1) {
-            var value: f32 = self.floatArgAt(i) catch |err| blk: {
-                std.debug.warn("\tdoing default on arg {}\n", .{i});
-                break :blk default;
-            };
+    pub const Load = struct {
+        pub const base_tag = Tag.load;
+        base: Command,
+        path: []u8,
+    };
 
-            try arr.append(value);
-        }
+    pub const Quicksave = struct {
+        pub const base_tag = Tag.quicksave;
+        base: Command,
+    };
 
-        return arr.items;
-    }
+    pub const RunQS = struct {
+        pub const base_tag = Tag.runqs;
+        base: Command,
+        program: []const u8,
+    };
 
-    pub fn appendParam(
-        self: *Command,
-        params: *plugin.ParamList,
-        symbol: []const u8,
-    ) !void {
-        var val = try self.floatArgAt(self.cur_idx);
-        self.cur_idx += 1;
+    pub const Noise = CustomCommand(Tag.noise, custom.RandomNoise, struct {
+        seed: u64,
+        fill_bytes: usize,
+    });
 
-        try params.append(plugin.Param{
-            .sym = symbol,
-            .value = val,
-        });
-    }
+    pub const Wildnoise = CustomCommand(Tag.wildnoise, custom.WildNoise, struct {
+        seed: u64,
+        fill_bytes: usize,
+    });
 
-    pub fn appendParamMap(
-        self: *Command,
-        map: *plugin.ParamMap,
-        symbol: []const u8,
-    ) !void {
-        var val = try self.floatArgAt(self.cur_idx);
-        self.cur_idx += 1;
-        _ = try map.put(symbol, val);
-    }
+    pub const Write = CustomCommand(Tag.write, custom.Write, struct {
+        data: f32,
+    });
 
-    pub fn copy(self: Command, allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) !*Command {
-        var cmd = try allocator.create(Command);
-        cmd.* = Command{
-            .command = self.command,
-            .args = self.args,
-            .cur_idx = self.cur_idx,
-        };
+    pub const Embed = CustomCommand(Tag.write, custom.Embed, struct {
+        path: []const u8,
+    });
 
-        return cmd;
-    }
+    pub const Rotate = struct {
+        pub const base_tag = Tag.rotate;
+        base: Command,
+        deg: f32,
+        bgfill: []const u8,
+    };
+
+    pub const Amp = LV2Command(
+        .amp,
+        "http://lv2plug.in/plugins/eg-amp",
+        struct {
+            gain: f32
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const RFlanger = LV2Command(
+        .rflanger,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/retroFlange",
+        struct {
+            delay_depth_avg: f32, law_freq: f32
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Eq = LV2Command(
+        .rflanger,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/dj_eq_mono",
+        struct {
+            lo: f32, mid: f32, hi: f32
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Phaser = LV2Command(
+        .phaser,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/lfoPhaser",
+        struct {
+            lfo_rate: f32, lfo_depth: f32, fb: f32, spread: f32
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Mbeq = LV2Command(
+        .mbeq,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/mbeq",
+        struct {
+            band_1: f32,
+            band_2: f32,
+            band_3: f32,
+            band_4: f32,
+            band_5: f32,
+            band_6: f32,
+            band_7: f32,
+            band_8: f32,
+            band_9: f32,
+            band_10: f32,
+            band_11: f32,
+            band_12: f32,
+            band_13: f32,
+            band_14: f32,
+            band_15: f32,
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Chorus = LV2Command(
+        .chorus,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/multivoiceChorus",
+        struct {
+            voices: f32,
+            delay_base: f32,
+            voice_spread: f32,
+            detune: f32,
+            law_freq: f32,
+            attendb: f32,
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Pitchscaler = LV2Command(
+        .pitchscaler,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/pitchScaleHQ",
+        struct { mult: f32 },
+    );
+
+    pub const Reverb = LV2Command(
+        .reverb,
+        "http://invadarecords.com/plugins/lv2/erreverb/mono",
+        struct {
+            roomLength: f32,
+            roomWidth: f32,
+            roomHeight: f32,
+            sourceLR: f32,
+            sourceFB: f32,
+            listLR: f32,
+            listFB: f32,
+            hpf: f32,
+            warmth: f32,
+            diffusion: f32,
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Highpass = LV2Command(.highpass, "http://invadarecords.com/plugins/lv2/filter/hpf/mono", struct {
+        freq: f32,
+        gain: f32,
+        noClip: f32,
+    });
+
+    pub const Delay = LV2Command(.delay, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/delayorama", struct {
+        seed: f32,
+        gain: f32,
+        feedback_pc: f32,
+        tap_count: f32,
+        first_delay: f32,
+        delay_range: f32,
+        delay_scale: f32,
+        delay_rand_pc: f32,
+        gain_scale: f32,
+        wet: f32,
+    });
+
+    pub const Vinyl = LV2Command(.vinyl, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/vynil", struct {
+        year: f32,
+        rpm: f32,
+        warp: f32,
+        click: f32,
+        wear: f32,
+    });
+
+    pub const Revdelay = LV2Command(.revdelay, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/revdelay", struct {
+        delay_time: f32,
+        dry_level: f32,
+        wet_level: f32,
+        feedback: f32,
+        xfade_samp: f32,
+    });
+    // pub const  Noise= LV2Command(.,,struct{});
+    pub const Gate = LV2Command(.gate, "http://hippie.lt/lv2/gate", struct {
+        @"switch": f32,
+        threshold: f32,
+        attack: f32,
+        hold: f32,
+        decay: f32,
+        gaterange: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Detune = LV2Command(.detune, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Detune", struct {
+        detune: f32,
+        mix: f32,
+        output: f32,
+        latency: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Overdrive = LV2Command(.overdrive, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Overdrive", struct {
+        drive: f32,
+        muffle: f32,
+        output: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Degrade = LV2Command(.degrade, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Degrade", struct {
+        headroom: f32,
+        quant: f32,
+        rate: f32,
+        post_filt: f32,
+        non_lin: f32,
+        output: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Repsycho = LV2Command(.repsycho, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/RePsycho", struct {
+        tune: f32,
+        fine: f32,
+        decay: f32,
+        thresh: f32,
+        hold: f32,
+        mix: f32,
+        quality: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Talkbox = LV2Command(.talkbox, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/TalkBox", struct {
+        wet: f32,
+        dry: f32,
+        carrier: f32,
+        quality: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Dyncomp = LV2Command(.dyncomp, "http://gareus.org/oss/lv2/darc#mono", struct {
+        enable: f32,
+        hold: f32,
+        inputgain: f32,
+        threshold: f32,
+        Ratio: f32,
+        attack: f32,
+        release: f32,
+        gain_min: f32,
+        gain_max: f32,
+        rms: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Foverdrive = LV2Command(.foverdrive, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/foverdrive", struct {
+        drive: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Thruzero = LV2Command(.thruzero, "http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/ThruZero", struct {
+        rate: f32, mix: f32, feedback: f32, depth_mod: f32
+    });
+
+    pub const Gverb = LV2Command(.gverb, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/gverb", struct {
+        roomsize: f32,
+        revtime: f32,
+        damping: f32,
+        inputbandwidth: f32,
+        drylevel: f32,
+        earlylevel: f32,
+        taillevel: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Invert = LV2Command(.invert, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/inv", struct {});
+    pub const Tapedelay = LV2Command(.tapedelay, "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/tapeDelay", struct {
+        speed: f32,
+        da_db: f32,
+
+        t1d: f32,
+        t1a_db: f32,
+
+        t2d: f32,
+        t2a_db: f32,
+
+        t3d: f32,
+        t3a_db: f32,
+
+        t4d: f32,
+        t4a_db: f32,
+    });
+
+    pub const Moddelay = LV2Command(
+        .moddelay,
+        "http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/modDelay",
+        struct {
+            base: f32,
+        },
+    );
+
+    pub const Multichorus = LV2Command(.multichorus, "http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/MultiChorus", struct {
+        min_delay: f32,
+        mod_depth: f32,
+        mod_rate: f32,
+        stereo: f32,
+        voices: f32,
+        vphase: f32,
+        amount: f32,
+        dry: f32,
+        freq: f32,
+        freq2: f32,
+        q: f32,
+        overlap: f32,
+        level_in: f32,
+        level_out: f32,
+        lfo: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Saturator = LV2Command(.saturator, "http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/Saturator", struct {
+        bypass: f32,
+        level_in: f32,
+        level_out: f32,
+        mix: f32,
+        drive: f32,
+        blend: f32,
+        lp_pre_freq: f32,
+        hp_pre_freq: f32,
+        lp_post_freq: f32,
+        hp_post_freq: f32,
+        p_freq: f32,
+        p_level: f32,
+        p_q: f32,
+        pre: f32,
+        post: f32,
+    });
+    pub const Vintagedelay = LV2Command(.vintagedelay, "http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/VintageDelay", struct {
+        level_in: f32,
+        level_out: f32,
+        subdiv: f32,
+        time_l: f32,
+        time_r: f32,
+        feedback: f32,
+        amount: f32,
+        mix_mode: f32,
+        medium: f32,
+        dry: f32,
+        width: f32,
+        fragmentation: f32,
+        pbeats: f32,
+        pfrag: f32,
+        timing: f32,
+        bpm: f32,
+        ms: f32,
+        hz: f32,
+        bpm_host: f32,
+    });
 };
 
-pub const CommandList = std.ArrayList(Command);
-pub const ArgList = std.ArrayList([]const u8);
-
-pub const KeywordMap = std.StringHashMap(CommandType);
+pub const CommandList = std.ArrayList(*Command);
 
 /// A parser.
 pub const Lang = struct {
     allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
-    keywords: KeywordMap,
 
     has_error: bool = false,
     line: usize = 0,
@@ -168,137 +488,108 @@ pub const Lang = struct {
     pub fn init(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator) Lang {
         return Lang{
             .allocator = allocator,
-            .keywords = KeywordMap.init(allocator),
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Lang) void {
-        self.keywords.deinit();
-    }
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Lang) void {}
 
     pub fn reset(self: *Lang) void {
         self.has_error = false;
         self.line = 0;
     }
-
-    fn fillKeywords(self: *Lang) !void {
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("noop", .Noop);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("load", .Load);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("quicksave", .Quicksave);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("runqs", .RunQS);
-
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("amp", .Amp);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("rflanger", .RFlanger);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("eq", .Eq);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("mbeq", .Mbeq);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("phaser", .Phaser);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("chorus", .Chorus);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("pitchscaler", .PitchScaler);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("reverb", .Reverb);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("highpass", .Highpass);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("delay", .Delay);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("vinyl", .Vinyl);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("revdelay", .RevDelay);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("gate", .Gate);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("detune", .Detune);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("overdrive", .Overdrive);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("talkbox", .TalkBox);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("thruzero", .ThruZero);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("foverdrive", .Foverdrive);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("gverb", .Gverb);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("invert", .Invert);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("tapedelay", .TapeDelay);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("moddelay", .ModDelay);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("multichorus", .MultiChorus);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("saturator", .Saturator);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("vintagedelay", .VintageDelay);
-
-        // custom implementations (not lv2)
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("noise", .Noise);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("wildnoise", .WildNoise);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("write", .Write);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("embed", .Embed);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("degrade", .Degrade);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("repsycho", .RePsycho);
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("dyncomp", .RePsycho);
-
-        // even more custom
-        _ = try self.keywords.put("rotate", .Rotate);
-    }
-
-    pub fn getCommand(self: *Lang, stmt: []const u8) ?CommandType {
-        var kv_opt = self.keywords.get(stmt);
-
-        if (kv_opt) |kv| {
-            return kv.value;
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn expectAny(self: *Lang, count: usize, args: ArgList) !void {
-        if (args.items.len != count) {
-            self.doError("expected {} arguments, found {}", .{ count, args.items.len });
-            return error.ArgRequired;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn expectSingle(self: *Lang, args: ArgList) !void {
-        return try self.expectAny(1, args);
-    }
-
-    fn expectFloat(self: *Lang, count: usize, args: ArgList) !void {
-        var i: usize = 0;
-
-        if (args.items.len != count) {
-            self.doError("expected {} arguments, found {}", .{ count, args.items.len });
-            return error.ArgRequired;
-        }
-
-        while (i < count) : (i += 1) {
-            var arg = args.items[i];
-            _ = std.fmt.parseFloat(f32, arg) catch |err| {
-                std.debug.warn("failed to parse f32: {}\n", .{err});
-                return error.FloatParseFail;
-            };
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn validateCommand(self: *Lang, cmd: Command) !void {
-        switch (cmd.command) {
-            .Quicksave, .Noop => {},
-            .Load, .RunQS => try self.expectSingle(cmd.args),
-            .Amp => try self.expectFloat(3, cmd.args),
-            .RFlanger => try self.expectFloat(4, cmd.args),
-            .Eq => try self.expectFloat(5, cmd.args),
-            .Phaser => try self.expectFloat(6, cmd.args),
-            .Mbeq => try self.expectFloat(17, cmd.args),
-            .Chorus => try self.expectFloat(8, cmd.args),
-            .PitchScaler => try self.expectFloat(3, cmd.args),
-            .Reverb => try self.expectFloat(12, cmd.args),
-            .Highpass => try self.expectFloat(5, cmd.args),
-            .Delay => try self.expectFloat(12, cmd.args),
-            .Vinyl => try self.expectFloat(7, cmd.args),
-            .RevDelay => try self.expectFloat(7, cmd.args),
-            .Noise => try self.expectFloat(4, cmd.args),
-            .WildNoise => try self.expectFloat(4, cmd.args),
-            .Write => try self.expectFloat(3, cmd.args),
-            .Rotate => try self.expectAny(2, cmd.args),
-            .Embed => try self.expectAny(3, cmd.args),
-            else => std.debug.warn("WARN unchecked command {}\n", .{cmd.command}),
-        }
-    }
-
     fn doError(self: *Lang, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: var) void {
-        std.debug.warn("error at line {}: ", .{self.line});
+        std.debug.warn("ERROR! at line {}: ", .{self.line});
         std.debug.warn(fmt, args);
         std.debug.warn("\n", .{});
         self.has_error = true;
     }
 
-    pub fn parse(self: *Lang, data: []const u8) ParseError!CommandList {
+    fn parseCommandArguments(
+        self: *@This(),
+        comptime command_struct: type,
+        tok_it: *std.mem.TokenIterator,
+        commands: *CommandList,
+    ) !void {
+        // Based on the command struct fields, we can parse the arguments.
+        var cmd = try self.allocator.create(command_struct);
+        const is_lv2_command = switch (command_struct.base_tag) {
+            .noop, .load, .quicksave, .runqs, .rotate => false,
+            else => true,
+        };
+
+        // TODO: crash when no arguments are left but we still need
+        // arguments...
+
+        if (is_lv2_command) {
+            const split = tok_it.next();
+            if (split == null) {
+                self.doError("Expected split parameter, got EOL", .{});
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const index = tok_it.next();
+            if (index == null) {
+                self.doError("Expected index parameter, got EOL", .{});
+                return;
+            }
+
+            cmd.split = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, split.?, 10);
+            cmd.index = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, index.?, 10);
+
+            inline for (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(cmd.parameters)).Struct.fields) |cmd_field| {
+                const maybe_arg = tok_it.next();
+                if (maybe_arg == null) {
+                    self.doError("Expected parameter for {}, got nothing", .{cmd_field.name});
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const arg = maybe_arg.?;
+                const arg_value = switch (cmd_field.field_type) {
+                    f32 => try std.fmt.parseFloat(f32, arg),
+                    u64 => try std.fmt.parseInt(u64, arg, 10),
+                    usize => try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, arg, 10),
+                    []const u8 => try self.allocator.dupe(u8, arg),
+                    else => @compileError("parameter struct has unsupported type " ++ @typeName(cmd_field.field_type)),
+                };
+
+                @field(cmd.parameters, cmd_field.name) = arg_value;
+            }
+        } else {
+            inline for (@typeInfo(command_struct).Struct.fields) |cmd_field| {
+                comptime {
+                    if (std.mem.eql(u8, cmd_field.name, "base")) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                const arg = tok_it.next().?;
+                const argument_value = switch (cmd_field.field_type) {
+                    usize => try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, arg, 10),
+                    i32 => try std.fmt.parseInt(i32, arg, 10),
+                    f32 => try std.fmt.parseFloat(f32, arg),
+                    []u8 => try self.allocator.dupe(u8, arg),
+                    []const u8 => try self.allocator.dupe(u8, arg),
+                    else => @compileError("Invalid parameter type (" ++ @typeName(cmd_field.field_type) ++ ") left on command struct " ++ @typeName(command_struct) ++ "."),
+                };
+
+                std.debug.warn("parsing {}, arg of type {} => {}\n", .{
+                    @typeName(command_struct),
+                    @typeName(@TypeOf(argument_value)),
+                    argument_value,
+                });
+
+                @field(cmd, cmd_field.name) = argument_value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        cmd.base.tag = command_struct.base_tag;
+        const command = cmd.base.cast(command_struct).?;
+        std.debug.warn("cmd: {}\n", .{command});
+
+        try commands.append(&cmd.base);
+    }
+
+    pub fn parse(self: *Lang, data: []const u8) !CommandList {
         var splitted_it = std.mem.split(data, ";");
-        try self.fillKeywords();
         var cmds = CommandList.init(self.allocator);
 
         while (splitted_it.next()) |stmt_orig| {
@@ -309,7 +600,7 @@ pub const Lang = struct {
             if (stmt.len == 0) continue;
             if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, stmt, "#")) continue;
 
-            // TODO better tokenizer instead of just tokenize(" ");
+            // TODO better tokenizer instead of just tokenize(" ")...maybe????
             var tok_it = std.mem.tokenize(stmt, " ");
 
             var cmd_opt = tok_it.next();
@@ -317,32 +608,45 @@ pub const Lang = struct {
                 self.doError("No command given", .{});
                 continue;
             }
-            var command = cmd_opt.?;
+            const command_string = cmd_opt.?;
 
-            var ctype_opt = self.getCommand(command);
-            var ctype: CommandType = undefined;
-            if (ctype_opt) |ctype_val| {
-                ctype = ctype_val;
-            } else {
-                self.doError("Unknown command '{}' ({})", .{ command, command.len });
-                continue;
+            var found: bool = false;
+
+            inline for (@typeInfo(Command).Struct.decls) |cmd_struct_decl| {
+                switch (cmd_struct_decl.data) {
+                    .Type => |typ| switch (@typeInfo(typ)) {
+                        .Struct => {},
+                        else => continue,
+                    },
+                    else => continue,
+                }
+
+                const struct_name = cmd_struct_decl.name;
+                comptime var lowered_command_name = [_]u8{0} ** struct_name.len;
+                comptime {
+                    for (struct_name) |c, i| {
+                        lowered_command_name[i] = std.ascii.toLower(c);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // if we have a match, we know the proper struct type
+                // to use. this actually works compared to storing command_struct
+                // in a variable because then that variable must be comptime.
+
+                // the drawback of this approach is that our emitted code is basically linear
+                // because we don't use the hashmap anymore. maybe #5359 can help.
+
+                if (std.mem.eql(u8, &lowered_command_name, command_string)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    const cmd_struct_type = cmd_struct_decl.data.Type;
+                    try self.parseCommandArguments(cmd_struct_type, &tok_it, &cmds);
+                }
             }
 
-            var args = ArgList.init(self.allocator);
-            errdefer args.deinit();
-
-            while (tok_it.next()) |arg| {
-                try args.append(arg);
-            }
-
-            // construct final Command based on command
-            var cmd = Command{ .command = ctype, .args = args };
-            self.validateCommand(cmd) catch |err| {
-                //self.doError("error validating command '{}': {}", command, err);
+            if (!found) {
+                self.doError("Unknown command '{}' ({})", .{ command_string, command_string.len });
                 continue;
-            };
-
-            try cmds.append(cmd);
+            }
         }
 
         if (self.has_error) return ParseError.ParseFail;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 04bcf2d..be1b672 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -16,12 +16,26 @@ const readline = @cImport({
     @cInclude("readline/history.h");
 });
 
-fn wrapInCmdList(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, cmd: langs.Command) !langs.CommandList {
+fn wrapInCmdList(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, cmd: *langs.Command) !langs.CommandList {
     var cmds = langs.CommandList.init(allocator);
     try cmds.append(cmd);
     return cmds;
 }
 
+fn copyCommandToHeap(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, command: langs.Command, comptime tag: langs.Command.Tag) !*langs.Command {
+    const CommandStruct = langs.Command.tagToType(tag);
+    const casted = command.cast(CommandStruct).?;
+    var heap_cmd = try allocator.create(CommandStruct);
+
+    @memcpy(
+        @ptrCast([*]u8, &heap_cmd),
+        @ptrCast([*]const u8, &casted),
+        @sizeOf(CommandStruct),
+    );
+
+    return &heap_cmd.base;
+}
+
 pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
     var stdout_file = std.io.getStdOut();
     const stdout = &stdout_file.outStream();
@@ -57,13 +71,16 @@ pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
     } else {
         // if there isn't any commands on the file, we load our default
         // 'load :0' command
-        var loadargs = langs.ArgList.init(allocator);
-        try loadargs.append(":0");
 
-        try cmds.append(langs.Command{
-            .command = .Load,
-            .args = loadargs,
-        });
+        // TODO: deliberate memleak here. we only allocate this
+        // command once, for the start of the file, so.
+        var load_cmd = try allocator.create(langs.Command.Load);
+        std.mem.copy(u8, load_cmd.path, ":0");
+        load_cmd.base.tag = langs.Command.Tag.load;
+
+        // taking address is fine, because load_cmd lives in the lifetime
+        // of the allocator.
+        try cmds.append(&load_cmd.base);
     }
 
     if (file_read_opt) |file_read| {
@@ -101,11 +118,12 @@ pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
     // run the load command
     try runner.runCommands(cmds, true);
 
-    var runqs_args = langs.ArgList.init(allocator);
-    defer runqs_args.deinit();
-
     const wanted_runner: []const u8 = std.os.getenv("SCRITCHER_RUNNER") orelse "ristretto";
-    try runqs_args.append(wanted_runner);
+
+    var runqs_cmd = langs.Command.RunQS{
+        .base = langs.Command{ .tag = langs.Command.Tag.runqs },
+        .program = wanted_runner,
+    };
 
     while (true) {
         lang.reset();
@@ -121,11 +139,51 @@ pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
         var line = rd_line[0..std.mem.len(rd_line)];
 
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, line, "push")) {
-            try cmds.append(current);
+            const heap_cmd = switch (current.tag) {
+                .noop => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .noop),
+                .load => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .load),
+                .quicksave => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .quicksave),
+                .runqs => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .runqs),
+                .amp => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .amp),
+                .rflanger => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .rflanger),
+                .eq => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .eq),
+                .phaser => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .phaser),
+                .mbeq => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .mbeq),
+                .chorus => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .chorus),
+                .pitchscaler => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .pitchscaler),
+                .reverb => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .reverb),
+                .highpass => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .highpass),
+                .delay => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .delay),
+                .vinyl => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .vinyl),
+                .revdelay => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .revdelay),
+                .gate => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .gate),
+                .detune => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .detune),
+                .overdrive => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .overdrive),
+                .degrade => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .degrade),
+                .repsycho => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .repsycho),
+                .talkbox => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .talkbox),
+                .dyncomp => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .dyncomp),
+                .thruzero => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .thruzero),
+                .foverdrive => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .foverdrive),
+                .gverb => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .gverb),
+                .invert => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .invert),
+                .tapedelay => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .tapedelay),
+                .moddelay => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .moddelay),
+                .multichorus => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .multichorus),
+                .saturator => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .saturator),
+                .vintagedelay => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .vintagedelay),
+                .noise => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .noise),
+                .wildnoise => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .wildnoise),
+                .write => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .write),
+                .embed => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .embed),
+                .rotate => try copyCommandToHeap(allocator, current, .rotate),
+            };
+
+            try cmds.append(heap_cmd);
 
             // run the current added command to main cmds list
             // with the main parent runner
-            var cmds_wrapped = try wrapInCmdList(allocator, current);
+            var cmds_wrapped = try wrapInCmdList(allocator, heap_cmd);
             defer cmds_wrapped.deinit();
             try runner.runCommands(cmds_wrapped, true);
 
@@ -150,7 +208,11 @@ pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
             std.debug.warn("repl: error while parsing: {}\n", .{err});
             continue;
         };
-        current = cmds_parsed.items[0];
+
+        // no command? ignore!
+        if (cmds_parsed.items.len == 0) continue;
+
+        current = cmds_parsed.items[0].*;
 
         // by cloning the parent runner, we can iteratively write
         // whatever command we want and only commit the good results
@@ -158,10 +220,9 @@ pub fn doRepl(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, args_it: var) !void {
         var runner_clone = try runner.clone();
         defer runner_clone.deinit();
 
-        try cmds_parsed.append(langs.Command{
-            .command = .RunQS,
-            .args = runqs_args,
-        });
+        // taking address is fine, because runqs_cmd lives in the lifetime
+        // of this function.
+        try cmds_parsed.append(&runqs_cmd.base);
 
         try runner_clone.runCommands(cmds_parsed, true);
         _ = try stdout.write("\n");
diff --git a/src/printer.zig b/src/printer.zig
index ea91ec2..bf32f76 100644
--- a/src/printer.zig
+++ b/src/printer.zig
@@ -1,54 +1,89 @@
+const std = @import("std");
 const langs = @import("lang.zig");
 
+fn printCommandWithParams(stream: var, command: var) !void {
+    const Parameters = @TypeOf(command.parameters);
+    try stream.print(" {} {}", .{ command.split, command.index });
+    inline for (@typeInfo(Parameters).Struct.fields) |field| {
+        if (field.field_type == f32 or field.field_type == f64) {
+            try stream.print(" {d}", .{@field(command.parameters, field.name)});
+        } else {
+            try stream.print(" {}", .{@field(command.parameters, field.name)});
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn printCommand(stream: var, cmd: *langs.Command, comptime tag: langs.Command.Tag) !void {
+    const CommandStruct = langs.Command.tagToType(tag);
+    const casted = cmd.cast(CommandStruct).?;
+
+    // TODO move this to Tag method?
+    const is_typed = switch (tag) {
+        .noop, .load, .quicksave, .runqs, .rotate => false,
+        else => true,
+    };
+
+    const ctype = CommandStruct.command_type;
+    switch (ctype) {
+        .lv2_command => try printCommandWithParams(stream, casted),
+        .custom_command => try printCommandWithParams(stream, casted),
+        else => @panic("TODO support command type"),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn printList(list: langs.CommandList, stream: var) !void {
     for (list.items) |cmd| {
-        var command = switch (cmd.command) {
-            .Noop => "noop",
-            .Load => "load",
-            .Quicksave => "quicksave",
-            .RunQS => "runqs",
-
-            .Amp => "amp",
-            .RFlanger => "rflanger",
-            .Eq => "eq",
-            .Phaser => "phaser",
-            .Mbeq => "mbeq",
-            .Chorus => "chorus",
-            .PitchScaler => "pitchscaler",
-            .Reverb => "reverb",
-            .Highpass => "highpass",
-            .Delay => "delay",
-            .Vinyl => "vinyl",
-            .RevDelay => "revdelay",
-            .Gate => "gate",
-            .Detune => "detune",
-            .Overdrive => "overdrive",
-            .Degrade => "Degrade",
-            .RePsycho => "repsycho",
-            .TalkBox => "talkbox",
-            .DynComp => "dyncomp",
-            .ThruZero => "thruzero",
-            .Foverdrive => "foverdrive",
-            .Gverb => "gverb",
-            .Invert => "invert",
-            .TapeDelay => "tapedelay",
-            .ModDelay => "moddelay",
-            .MultiChorus => "multichorus",
-            .Saturator => "saturator",
-            .VintageDelay => "vintagedelay",
-
-            .Noise => "noise",
-            .WildNoise => "wildnoise",
-            .Write => "write",
-            .Embed => "embed",
-
-            .Rotate => "rotate",
-        };
-
+        const command = @tagName(cmd.tag);
         try stream.print("{}", .{command});
 
-        for (cmd.args.items) |arg| {
-            try stream.print(" {}", .{arg});
+        switch (cmd.tag) {
+            .load => {
+                const load = cmd.cast(langs.Command.Load).?;
+                try stream.print(" {}", .{load.path});
+            },
+            .runqs => {
+                const runqs = cmd.cast(langs.Command.RunQS).?;
+                try stream.print(" {}", .{runqs.program});
+            },
+            .noop, .quicksave => {},
+            .rotate => {
+                const rotate = cmd.cast(langs.Command.Rotate).?;
+                try stream.print(" {d} {}", .{ rotate.deg, rotate.bgfill });
+            },
+
+            .amp => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .amp),
+            .rflanger => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .rflanger),
+            .eq => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .eq),
+            .phaser => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .phaser),
+            .mbeq => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .mbeq),
+            .chorus => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .chorus),
+            .pitchscaler => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .pitchscaler),
+            .reverb => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .reverb),
+            .highpass => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .highpass),
+            .delay => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .delay),
+            .vinyl => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .vinyl),
+            .revdelay => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .revdelay),
+            .gate => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .gate),
+            .detune => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .detune),
+            .overdrive => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .overdrive),
+            .degrade => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .degrade),
+            .repsycho => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .repsycho),
+            .talkbox => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .talkbox),
+            .dyncomp => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .dyncomp),
+            .thruzero => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .thruzero),
+            .foverdrive => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .foverdrive),
+            .gverb => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .gverb),
+            .invert => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .invert),
+            .tapedelay => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .tapedelay),
+            .moddelay => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .moddelay),
+            .multichorus => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .multichorus),
+            .saturator => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .saturator),
+            .vintagedelay => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .vintagedelay),
+
+            .noise => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .noise),
+            .wildnoise => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .wildnoise),
+            .write => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .write),
+            .embed => try printCommand(stream, cmd, .embed),
         }
 
         _ = try stream.write(";\n");
diff --git a/src/runner.zig b/src/runner.zig
index 6276954..a089a67 100644
--- a/src/runner.zig
+++ b/src/runner.zig
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
     image: ?*Image = null,
 
     /// If the runner is in REPL mode
-    repl: bool = false,
+    repl: bool,
+
+    args: [][]u8,
 
     pub fn init(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, repl: bool) Runner {
         return Runner{
             .allocator = allocator,
             .repl = repl,
+            .args = std.process.argsAlloc(allocator) catch unreachable,
         };
     }
 
@@ -41,7 +44,12 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
 
     pub fn clone(self: *Runner) !Runner {
         var cloned_image = if (self.image) |image| try image.clone() else null;
-        return Runner{ .allocator = self.allocator, .image = cloned_image };
+        return Runner{
+            .allocator = self.allocator,
+            .image = cloned_image,
+            .repl = self.repl,
+            .args = self.args,
+        };
     }
 
     fn resolveArg(self: *Runner, load_path: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
@@ -49,20 +57,20 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
             // parse the index from 1 to end
             var index = try std.fmt.parseInt(usize, load_path[1..], 10);
 
-            // don't care about the 'repl' being prepended when we're in repl
-            if (self.repl) index += 1;
+            // if it isn't in the repl, args look like this:
+            // 'scritcher ./script ./image'
+            // if it is, it looks like this
+            // 'scritcher repl ./script ./image'
 
-            var args_it = std.process.args();
-            _ = args_it.skip();
+            // ':0' should ALWAYS point to the image.
+            if (self.repl) index += 3 else index += 2;
 
-            var i: usize = 0;
-            while (i <= index) : (i += 1) {
-                _ = args_it.skip();
+            std.debug.warn("ARGS!! {} \n", .{self.args.len});
+            for (self.args) |arg, idx| {
+                std.debug.warn("arg{} = {}\n", .{ idx, arg });
             }
-
-            const arg = try (args_it.next(self.allocator) orelse @panic("expected argument"));
-
-            return arg;
+            std.debug.warn("fetch arg idx={}, val={}\n", .{ index, self.args[index] });
+            return self.args[index];
         } else {
             return load_path;
         }
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
         // krita/gimp and make it export a bmp and while in the program you can
         // apply filters, etc.
         if (!std.mem.endsWith(u8, load_path, ".bmp") and !std.mem.endsWith(u8, load_path, ".ppm")) {
-            std.debug.warn("Only BMP files are allowed to be loaded.\n", .{});
+            std.debug.warn("Only BMP files are allowed to be loaded. Got path '{}'\n", .{load_path});
             return RunError.NoBMP;
         }
 
@@ -175,614 +183,134 @@ pub const Runner = struct {
         try image.saveTo(out_path);
     }
 
-    fn runQSCmd(self: *Runner, program: []const u8) !void {
+    fn runQSCmd(self: *Runner, cmd: lang.Command) !void {
+        const runqs = cmd.cast(lang.Command.RunQS).?;
         var image = try self.getImage();
         const out_path = try self.makeGlitchedPath();
         try image.saveTo(out_path);
 
         var proc = try std.ChildProcess.init(
-            &[_][]const u8{ program, out_path },
+            &[_][]const u8{ runqs.program, out_path },
             self.allocator,
         );
         defer proc.deinit();
 
-        std.debug.warn("running '{} {}'\n", .{ program, out_path });
+        std.debug.warn("running '{} {}'\n", .{ runqs.program, out_path });
         _ = try proc.spawnAndWait();
     }
 
-    /// Run the http://lv2plug.in/plugins/eg-amp plugin over the file.
-    fn ampCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
+    fn rotateCmd(self: *Runner, cmd: lang.Command) !void {
+        const rotate_cmd = cmd.cast(lang.Command.Rotate).?;
+
         var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://lv2plug.in/plugins/eg-amp", pos, params);
+        var c_bgfill = try std.cstr.addNullByte(self.allocator, rotate_cmd.bgfill);
+        defer self.allocator.free(c_bgfill);
+
+        try magick.runRotate(image, rotate_cmd.deg, c_bgfill);
     }
 
-    fn rFlangerCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/retroFlange", pos, params);
-    }
+    fn executeLV2Command(self: *@This(), command: var) !void {
+        const pos = plugin.Position{
+            .split = command.split,
+            .index = command.index,
+        };
 
-    fn eqCmd(self: *Runner, position: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/dj_eq_mono", position, params);
-    }
-
-    fn phaserCmd(self: *Runner, position: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/lfoPhaser", position, params);
-    }
-
-    fn mbeqCmd(self: *Runner, position: Position, bands: []const f32) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
         var params = ParamList.init(self.allocator);
         defer params.deinit();
 
-        for (bands) |band_value, idx| {
-            var sym = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.allocator, "band_{}", .{idx + 1});
+        const typ = @TypeOf(command);
+
+        inline for (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(command.parameters)).Struct.fields) |cmd_field| {
             try params.append(plugin.Param{
-                .sym = sym,
-                .value = band_value,
+                .sym = cmd_field.name,
+                .value = @field(command.parameters, cmd_field.name),
             });
         }
 
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/mbeq", position, params);
-    }
-
-    fn chorusCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
         var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/multivoiceChorus", pos, params);
+        try image.runPlugin(typ.lv2_url, pos, params);
     }
 
-    fn pitchScalerCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/pitchScaleHQ", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn reverbCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://invadarecords.com/plugins/lv2/erreverb/mono", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn highpassCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://invadarecords.com/plugins/lv2/filter/hpf/mono", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn delayCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/delayorama", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn vinylCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/vynil", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn revDelayCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/revdelay", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn noiseCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, map: *ParamMap) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runCustomPlugin(custom.RandomNoise, pos, *ParamMap, map);
-    }
-
-    fn wildNoiseCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, map: *ParamMap) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runCustomPlugin(custom.WildNoise, pos, *ParamMap, map);
-    }
-
-    fn writeCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, map: *ParamMap) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runCustomPlugin(custom.Write, pos, *ParamMap, map);
-    }
-
-    fn embedCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, path: []const u8) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runCustomPlugin(custom.Embed, pos, []const u8, path);
-    }
-
-    fn rotateCmd(
-        self: *Runner,
-        deg: f32,
-        bgfill: []const u8,
-    ) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        var c_bgfill = try std.cstr.addNullByte(self.allocator, bgfill);
-        defer self.allocator.free(c_bgfill);
-
-        try magick.runRotate(image, deg, c_bgfill);
-    }
-
-    fn gateCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://hippie.lt/lv2/gate", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn detuneCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Detune", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn overdriveCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Overdrive", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn degradeCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/Degrade", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn repsychoCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/RePsycho", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn talkboxCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/TalkBox", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn dynCompCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://gareus.org/oss/lv2/darc#mono", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn foverdriveCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/foverdrive", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn thruZeroCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://drobilla.net/plugins/mda/ThruZero", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn gverbCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/gverb", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn invertCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/inv", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn tapedelayCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/tapeDelay", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn moddelayCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://plugin.org.uk/swh-plugins/modDelay", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn multichorusCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/MultiChorus", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn saturatorCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/Saturator", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn vintagedelayCmd(self: *Runner, pos: Position, params: ParamList) !void {
-        var image = try self.getImage();
-        try image.runPlugin("http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/VintageDelay", pos, params);
-    }
-
-    fn runCommand(self: *Runner, cmd: *lang.Command) !void {
-        var params = ParamList.init(self.allocator);
-        defer params.deinit();
-
-        var map = ParamMap.init(self.allocator);
-        defer map.deinit();
-
-        return switch (cmd.command) {
-            .Noop => {},
-            .Load => blk: {
-                var path = cmd.args.items[0];
-                try self.loadCmd(path);
-
-                // TODO is this needed?
-                break :blk;
-            },
-            .Quicksave => try self.quicksaveCmd(),
-            .RunQS => try self.runQSCmd(cmd.args.items[0]),
-
-            .Amp => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain");
-                try self.ampCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .RFlanger => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_depth_avg");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "law_freq");
-                try self.rFlangerCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Eq => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lo");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mid");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hi");
-
-                try self.eqCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Phaser => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lfo_rate");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lfo_depth");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "fb");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "spread");
-
-                try self.phaserCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Mbeq => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                const bands = try cmd.floatArgMany(self.allocator, 2, 15, @as(f32, 0));
-                defer self.allocator.free(bands);
-
-                try self.mbeqCmd(pos, bands);
-            },
-
-            .Chorus => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "voices");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_base");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "voice_spread");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "detune");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "law_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "attendb");
-
-                try self.chorusCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .PitchScaler => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mult");
-                try self.pitchScalerCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Reverb => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "roomLength");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "roomWidth");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "roomHeight");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "sourceLR");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "sourceFB");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "listLR");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "listFB");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hpf");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "warmth");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "diffusion");
-
-                try self.reverbCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Highpass => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "noClip");
-
-                try self.highpassCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Delay => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "seed");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "feedback_pc");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "tap_count");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "first_delay");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_range");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_scale");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_rand_pc");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain_scale");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "wet");
-
-                try self.delayCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Vinyl => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "year");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "rpm");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "warp");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "click");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "wear");
-
-                try self.vinylCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .RevDelay => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "delay_time");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "dry_level");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "wet_level");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "feedback");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "xfade_samp");
-
-                try self.revDelayCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Noise => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParamMap(&map, "seed");
-                try cmd.appendParamMap(&map, "fill_bytes");
-
-                try self.noiseCmd(pos, &map);
-            },
-
-            .WildNoise => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParamMap(&map, "seed");
-                try cmd.appendParamMap(&map, "fill_bytes");
-
-                try self.wildNoiseCmd(pos, &map);
-            },
-
-            .Write => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParamMap(&map, "data");
-                try self.writeCmd(pos, &map);
-            },
-
-            .Embed => blk: {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                const path = cmd.args.items[2];
-                try self.embedCmd(pos, path);
-            },
-
-            .Rotate => blk: {
-                const deg = try cmd.floatArgAt(0);
-                const bgfill = try cmd.argAt(1);
-                try self.rotateCmd(deg, bgfill);
-            },
-
-            .Gate => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "switch");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "threshold");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "attack");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hold");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "decay");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gaterange");
-                try self.gateCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Detune => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "detune");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mix");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "output");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "latency");
-                try self.detuneCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Overdrive => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "drive");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "muffle");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "output");
-                try self.overdriveCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Degrade => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "headroom");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "quant");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "rate");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "post_filt");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "non_lin");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "output");
-                try self.degradeCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .RePsycho => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "tune");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "fine");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "decay");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "thresh");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hold");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mix");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "quality");
-                try self.repsychoCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .TalkBox => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "wet");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "dry");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "carrier");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "quality");
-                try self.talkboxCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .DynComp => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "enable");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hold");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "inputgain");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "threshold");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "ratio");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "attack");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "release");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain_min");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "gain_max");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "rms");
-                try self.dynCompCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .ThruZero => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "rate");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mix");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "feedback");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "depth_mod");
-                try self.thruZeroCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Foverdrive => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "drive");
-                try self.foverdriveCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Gverb => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "roomsize");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "revtime");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "damping");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "inputbandwidth");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "drylevel");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "earlylevel");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "taillevel");
-                try self.gverbCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Invert => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try self.gverbCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .TapeDelay => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "speed");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "da_db");
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t1d");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t1a_db");
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t2d");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t2a_db");
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t3d");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t3a_db");
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t4d");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "t4a_db");
-
-                try self.tapedelayCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .ModDelay => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "base");
-                try self.moddelayCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .MultiChorus => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "min_delay");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mod_depth");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mod_rate");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "stereo");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "voices");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "vphase");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "amount");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "dry");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "freq2");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "q");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "overlap");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "level_in");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "level_out");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lfo");
-                try self.multichorusCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .Saturator => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "bypass");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "level_in");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "level_out");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "mix");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "drive");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "blend");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lp_pre_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hp_pre_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "lp_post_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "hp_post_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "p_freq");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "p_level");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "p_q");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "pre");
-                try cmd.appendParam(&params, "post");
-                try self.saturatorCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            .VintageDelay => {
-                const pos = try cmd.consumePosition();
-                const PARAMS = [_][]const u8{
-                    "level_in",
-                    "level_out",
-                    "subdiv",
-                    "time_l",
-                    "time_r",
-                    "feedback",
-                    "amount",
-                    "mix_mode",
-                    "medium",
-                    "dry",
-                    "width",
-                    "fragmentation",
-                    "pbeats",
-                    "pfrag",
-                    "timing",
-                    "bpm",
-                    "ms",
-                    "hz",
-                    "bpm_host",
-                };
-
-                inline for (PARAMS) |param| {
-                    try cmd.appendParam(&params, param);
-                }
-
-                try self.vintagedelayCmd(pos, params);
-            },
-
-            else => blk: {
-                std.debug.warn("Unsupported command: {}\n", .{cmd.command});
-                break :blk RunError.UnknownCommand;
-            },
+    fn executeCustomCommand(self: *@This(), command: var) !void {
+        const pos = plugin.Position{
+            .split = command.split,
+            .index = command.index,
         };
+
+        var image = try self.getImage();
+        try image.runCustomPlugin(@TypeOf(command).plugin_type, pos, command.parameters);
     }
 
+    fn runSingleCommand(
+        self: *@This(),
+        cmd: lang.Command,
+        comptime tag: lang.Command.Tag,
+    ) !void {
+        comptime const typ = lang.Command.tagToType(tag);
+        const command = cmd.cast(typ).?;
+        const ctype = typ.command_type;
+        switch (ctype) {
+            .lv2_command => try self.executeLV2Command(command.*),
+            .custom_command => try self.executeCustomCommand(command.*),
+            else => @panic("TODO support command type"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn runCommand(self: *@This(), cmd: lang.Command) !void {
+        switch (cmd.tag) {
+            .noop => {},
+            .load => {
+                const command = cmd.cast(lang.Command.Load).?;
+                try self.loadCmd(command.path);
+            },
+            .quicksave => try self.quicksaveCmd(),
+            .rotate => try self.rotateCmd(cmd),
+            .runqs => try self.runQSCmd(cmd),
+
+            .amp => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .amp),
+            .rflanger => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .rflanger),
+            .eq => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .eq),
+            .phaser => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .phaser),
+            .mbeq => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .mbeq),
+            .chorus => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .chorus),
+            .pitchscaler => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .pitchscaler),
+            .reverb => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .reverb),
+            .highpass => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .highpass),
+            .delay => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .delay),
+            .vinyl => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .vinyl),
+            .revdelay => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .revdelay),
+            .gate => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .gate),
+            .detune => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .detune),
+            .overdrive => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .overdrive),
+            .degrade => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .degrade),
+            .repsycho => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .repsycho),
+            .talkbox => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .talkbox),
+            .dyncomp => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .dyncomp),
+            .thruzero => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .thruzero),
+            .foverdrive => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .foverdrive),
+            .gverb => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .gverb),
+            .invert => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .invert),
+            .tapedelay => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .tapedelay),
+            .moddelay => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .moddelay),
+            .multichorus => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .multichorus),
+            .saturator => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .saturator),
+            .vintagedelay => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .vintagedelay),
+
+            .noise => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .noise),
+            .wildnoise => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .wildnoise),
+            .write => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .write),
+            .embed => try self.runSingleCommand(cmd, .embed),
+        }
+    }
     /// Run a list of commands.
     pub fn runCommands(
         self: *Runner,
         cmds: lang.CommandList,
         debug_flag: bool,
     ) !void {
-        for (cmds.items) |const_cmd| {
-            if (debug_flag) const_cmd.print();
-
-            // copy the command so we own its memory
-            var cmd = try const_cmd.copy(self.allocator);
-            defer self.allocator.destroy(cmd);
-
-            try self.runCommand(cmd);
+        for (cmds.items) |cmd| {
+            cmd.print();
+            try self.runCommand(cmd.*);
         }
     }
 };