diff --git a/examples/Advanced/Utilities/LightnessComputer.hpp b/examples/Advanced/Utilities/LightnessComputer.hpp
index 57f07b51..3d9e981a 100644
--- a/examples/Advanced/Utilities/LightnessComputer.hpp
+++ b/examples/Advanced/Utilities/LightnessComputer.hpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct LightnessComputer
   using clk = std::chrono::steady_clock;
   clk::time_point last_ui_message = clk::now();
 
-  void init()
+  void prepare()
   {
     inputs.image.request_width = inputs.size.value.x;
     inputs.image.request_height = inputs.size.value.y;
diff --git a/include/avnd/binding/ossia/soundfiles.hpp b/include/avnd/binding/ossia/soundfiles.hpp
index 3cbb4892..138130a7 100644
--- a/include/avnd/binding/ossia/soundfiles.hpp
+++ b/include/avnd/binding/ossia/soundfiles.hpp
@@ -347,11 +347,14 @@ struct raw_file_storage : raw_file_input_storage<T>
     {
       avnd::raw_file_port auto& port = avnd::pfr::get<NField>(state.inputs);
 
-      port.file.bytes
-          = decltype(port.file.bytes)(hdl->data.constData(), hdl->file.size());
-      port.file.filename = hdl->filename;
+      if(port.file.filename != hdl->filename)
+      {
+        port.file.bytes
+            = decltype(port.file.bytes)(hdl->data.constData(), hdl->file.size());
+        port.file.filename = hdl->filename;
 
-      if_possible(port.update(state.effect));
+        if_possible(port.update(state.effect));
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -368,10 +371,14 @@ struct raw_file_storage : raw_file_input_storage<T>
     // FIXME not generic enough.. GPU should also use effect_container
     avnd::raw_file_port auto& port = avnd::pfr::get<NField>(state.inputs);
 
-    port.file.bytes = decltype(port.file.bytes)(hdl->data.constData(), hdl->file.size());
-    port.file.filename = hdl->filename;
+    if(port.file.filename != hdl->filename)
+    {
+      port.file.bytes
+          = decltype(port.file.bytes)(hdl->data.constData(), hdl->file.size());
+      port.file.filename = hdl->filename;
 
-    if_possible(port.update(state));
+      if_possible(port.update(state));
+    }
   }
 };
 }
diff --git a/include/avnd/binding/vst3/metadata.hpp b/include/avnd/binding/vst3/metadata.hpp
index e263fa64..53acd74e 100644
--- a/include/avnd/binding/vst3/metadata.hpp
+++ b/include/avnd/binding/vst3/metadata.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
 
 #include <base/source/fstring.h>
+#include <halp/polyfill.hpp>
 #include <pluginterfaces/base/funknown.h>
 #include <pluginterfaces/vst/vsttypes.h>
 
@@ -121,8 +122,7 @@ static consteval UnionID controller_uuid_for_type()
   UnionID component_id = component_uuid_for_type<T>();
 
   // We just swap the values to get a new uuid...
-  static constexpr auto exch = [](char& a, char& b) consteval
-  {
+  static_constexpr auto exch = [](char& a, char& b) consteval {
     char tmp = a;
     a = b;
     b = tmp;
diff --git a/include/avnd/wrappers/controls.hpp b/include/avnd/wrappers/controls.hpp
index 097c6151..ae256bf8 100644
--- a/include/avnd/wrappers/controls.hpp
+++ b/include/avnd/wrappers/controls.hpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ static void apply_control(T& ctl, avnd::string_ish auto&& v)
   }
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+static void apply_control(T& ctl, const char* v)
+{
+  return apply_control(ctl, std::string_view(v));
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Used for the case where the "host" works in a fixed [0. ; 1.] range
  */