diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index a6b8d89..f17b5ac 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -13,19 +13,37 @@ fn main() {
     //enigo.text("echo \"hello world\"").unwrap();
     //enigo.key(Key::Return, Direction::Press).unwrap();
 
-    let (send, receive) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
+    let (dbg_send, dbg_recv) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
+    let (ws_send, ws_recv) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
+    let (drum_send, drum_recv) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
     let all = Category::All;
 
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        midi_keys::midi::daemon::run_daemon(vec![(all, send)]);
+        midi_keys::midi::daemon::run_daemon(vec![
+            (all, dbg_send),
+            (Category::WindSynth, ws_send),
+            (Category::Drums, drum_send),
+        ]);
     });
 
     std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
-        match receive.recv() {
-            Ok(m) => println!("got: {m:?}"),
+        match dbg_recv.recv() {
+            Ok(m) => println!("debug: {m:?}"),
             Err(err) => println!("err: {err:?}"),
         }
     });
+    std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
+        match ws_recv.recv() {
+            Ok(m) => println!("windsynth: {m:?}"),
+            Err(err) => println!("err(ws): {err:?}"),
+        }
+    });
+    std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
+        match drum_recv.recv() {
+            Ok(m) => println!("drum: {m:?}"),
+            Err(err) => println!("err(drum): {err:?}"),
+        }
+    });
 
     midi_keys::ui::run();
 }
diff --git a/src/midi/daemon.rs b/src/midi/daemon.rs
index a703b2c..f232c1f 100644
--- a/src/midi/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/midi/daemon.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::parser::parse_message;
 
 use super::Message;
 
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub enum Category {
     All,
     Drums,
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ pub enum Category {
 
 type ConnectionId = String;
 type Timestamp = u64;
-type TimestampedMessage = (Timestamp, Message);
 type CTM = (ConnectionId, Timestamp, Message);
 
 type MidiSend = crossbeam::channel::Sender<CTM>;
@@ -44,25 +44,39 @@ type MidiRecv = crossbeam::channel::Receiver<CTM>;
 
 pub fn run_daemon(routes: Vec<(Category, MidiSend)>) {
     let mut state = State::new();
-    let messages = state.message_queue();
 
+    let mut conn_mapping: HashMap<ConnectionId, Category> = HashMap::new();
+
+    let messages_q = state.message_queue();
+    let conn_mapping_q = state.connection_mapping_queue();
     let ticker = crossbeam::channel::tick(Duration::from_millis(250));
 
     loop {
         select! {
             recv(ticker) -> m => match m {
-                Ok(ts) => {
-                    println!("refreshing ports at {ts:?}");
+                Ok(_ts) => {
                     state.refresh_ports();
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     println!("borken {e:?}");
                 }
             },
-            recv(messages) -> m => match m {
+            recv(conn_mapping_q) -> m => match m {
+                Ok((conn_id, category)) => {
+                    conn_mapping.insert(conn_id, category);
+                },
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("borken3 {e:?}");
+                }
+            },
+            recv(messages_q) -> m => match m {
                 Ok(ctm) => {
-                    for (_cat, q) in routes.iter() {
-                        q.send(ctm.clone());
+                    let (cid, _ts, _msg) = &ctm;
+                    let msg_cat = conn_mapping.get(cid).unwrap_or(&Category::Ignore);
+                    for (route_cat, q) in routes.iter() {
+                        if route_cat == msg_cat || *route_cat == Category::All {
+                            let _ = q.send(ctm.clone());
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -80,18 +94,24 @@ pub struct State {
 
     message_receive: Receiver<CTM>,
     message_send: Sender<CTM>,
+
+    conn_map_receive: Receiver<(ConnectionId, Category)>,
+    conn_map_send: Sender<(ConnectionId, Category)>,
 }
 
 impl State {
     pub fn new() -> State {
-        let (tx, rx) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
+        let (msg_tx, msg_rx) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
+        let (conn_tx, conn_rx) = crossbeam::channel::unbounded();
 
         State {
             midi: MidiInput::new("midi-keys daemon").expect("could not connect to system MIDI"),
             ports: vec![],
             connections: HashMap::new(),
-            message_receive: rx,
-            message_send: tx,
+            message_receive: msg_rx,
+            message_send: msg_tx,
+            conn_map_receive: conn_rx,
+            conn_map_send: conn_tx,
         }
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +119,10 @@ impl State {
         self.message_receive.clone()
     }
 
+    pub fn connection_mapping_queue(&self) -> Receiver<(ConnectionId, Category)> {
+        self.conn_map_receive.clone()
+    }
+
     pub fn refresh_ports(&mut self) {
         let ports = self.midi.ports();
         for port in ports.iter() {
@@ -136,11 +160,28 @@ impl State {
             },
             (port.id(), send_queue),
         ) {
+            let category = guess_catgory(&name);
+            println!("guessing category:");
+            println!(" name> {name}");
+            println!(" id>   {}", port.id());
+            println!(" cat>   {category:?}");
+
+            let _ = self.conn_map_send.send((port.id(), category)); // TODO error handler
             self.connections.insert(port.id(), conn);
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn guess_catgory(name: &str) -> Category {
+    if name.contains("TravelSax2") || name.contains("AE-20") {
+        Category::WindSynth
+    } else if name.contains("MultiPad") {
+        Category::Drums
+    } else {
+        Category::Ignore
+    }
+}
+
 fn handle_message(ts: Timestamp, bytes: &[u8], conn_id: &ConnectionId, tx: &Sender<CTM>) {
     if let Ok((_rem, msg)) = parse_message(bytes) {
         let _ = tx.send((conn_id.clone(), ts, msg));
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 552d06b..870bd5c 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ impl eframe::App for MidiKeysApp {
     }
 }
 
-struct MidiDaemon {
-
-}
+struct MidiDaemon {}
 
 pub fn launch_midi_daemon(target_field: Arc<Mutex<Vec<MidiInputPort>>>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     let daemon_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || midi_daemon(target_field));