diff --git a/template/configure.template b/template/configure.template
index 5b8315b..d0d35b7 100644
--- a/template/configure.template
+++ b/template/configure.template
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ echo "Checking Dependencies. No output is good"
 
 function version_gt() { test "$(printf '%s\n' "$@" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$1"; }
 
-ldconfig -p | grep $required_soname_cbox >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "$required_soname_cbox required, but it's not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; }
+ldconfig -p | grep $required_soname_cbox >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "$required_soname_cbox required, but it's not installed.  https://git.laborejo.org/lss/libcalfbox-lss . Aborting."; exit 1; }
 
 command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Python3 >= $required_version_python  is required but it's not installed.  Aborting."; exit 1; }
 PY3VERSION=$(python3 -c 'import platform; print(platform.python_version())')
diff --git a/template/engine/sampler_sf2.py b/template/engine/sampler_sf2.py
index b5f0d10..d2f81a6 100644
--- a/template/engine/sampler_sf2.py
+++ b/template/engine/sampler_sf2.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Sampler_sf2(Data):
     but we always fetch the active patches (16 channels) live from calfbox through
     self.activePatches()
     """
-    def __init__(self, parentSession, filePath, activePatches, ignoreProgramChanges, mixer:bool, defaultSoundfont=None):
+    def __init__(self, parentSession, filePath, activePatches, ignoreProgramChanges, defaultSoundfont=None):
         super().__init__(parentSession)
 
         self._unlinkOnSave:List[Union[str, PathLike]] = [] #old sf2 files no longer in use.
@@ -79,16 +79,12 @@ class Sampler_sf2(Data):
         except:
             self._correctActivePatches()
 
+
         #Create a dynamic pair of audio output ports and route all stereo pairs to our summing channel.
         #This does _not_ need updating when loading another sf2 or changing instruments.
-
-        assert not self.parentSession.standaloneMode is None
-        if self.parentSession.standaloneMode:
-            lmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('left_mix', "#1")  #add "#1" as second parameter for auto-connection to system out 1
-            rmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('right_mix', "#2") #add "#2" as second parameter for auto-connection to system out 2
-        else:
-            lmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('left_mix')
-            rmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('right_mix')
+        #There is also a function below to connect those to system 1/2
+        lmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('left_mix')
+        rmixUuid = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output('right_mix')
 
         for i in range(16):
             router = cbox.JackIO.create_audio_output_router(lmixUuid, rmixUuid)
@@ -344,6 +340,15 @@ class Sampler_sf2(Data):
         return self.midiInputJackName, self.midiInput.cboxMidiPortUid
 
 
+    def connectMixerToSystemPorts(self):
+        hardwareAudioPorts = cbox.JackIO.get_ports("system*", cbox.JackIO.AUDIO_TYPE, cbox.JackIO.PORT_IS_SINK | cbox.JackIO.PORT_IS_PHYSICAL) #don't sort. This is correctly sorted. Another sorted will do 1, 10, 11,
+
+        l = f"{cbox.JackIO.status().client_name}:left_mix"
+        r = f"{cbox.JackIO.status().client_name}:right_mix"
+
+        cbox.JackIO.port_connect(l, hardwareAudioPorts[0])
+        cbox.JackIO.port_connect(r, hardwareAudioPorts[1])
+
 
     #Save / Load / Export
     def serialize(self)->dict:
diff --git a/template/engine/session.py b/template/engine/session.py
index c963cd9..5ec07c0 100644
--- a/template/engine/session.py
+++ b/template/engine/session.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Session(object):
         self.sessionPrefix = ourPath #if we want to save and load resources they need to be in the session dir. We never load from outside, the scheme is always "import first, load local file"
         self.absoluteJsonFilePath = os.path.join(ourPath,  "save." + METADATA["shortName"] + ".json")
 
-        self.standaloneMode = sessionName == "NOT-A-SESSION"
+        self.standaloneMode = sessionName == "NOT-A-SESSION" #this is a bool! not a chain variable creation. The second is a double ==
 
         try:
             self.data = self.openFromJson(self.absoluteJsonFilePath)