diff --git a/vban_cmd/base.py b/vban_cmd/base.py
index 1adaa12..80e35e1 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/base.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import dataclasses
 import socket
 import time
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 from threading import Thread
 from typing import Iterable, NoReturn, Optional, Union
 
+from .misc import Event
 from .packet import (
     HEADER_SIZE,
     RegisterRTHeader,
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         )
         self.running = True
         self.subject = Subject()
-        self.cache = {}
+        self.cache = dict()
+        self.event = Event(self.subs)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __str__(self):
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             pass
 
     def _updates(self) -> NoReturn:
+        print(f"Listening for {', '.join(self.event.get())} events")
         self.cache["strip_level"], self.cache["bus_level"] = self._get_levels(
             self.public_packet
         )
@@ -197,13 +199,13 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             self._strip_buf, self._bus_buf = self._get_levels(self._pp)
             self._pdirty = self._pp.pdirty(self.public_packet)
 
-            if self.ldirty:
+            if self.event.ldirty and self.ldirty:
                 self.cache["strip_level"] = self._strip_buf
                 self.cache["bus_level"] = self._bus_buf
                 self.subject.notify("ldirty")
             if self.public_packet != self._pp:
                 self._public_packet = self._pp
-            if self.pdirty:
+            if self.event.pdirty and self.pdirty:
                 self.subject.notify("pdirty")
             elapsed = time.time() - start
             if self.ratelimit - elapsed > 0:
diff --git a/vban_cmd/factory.py b/vban_cmd/factory.py
index 90419fe..f669416 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/factory.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/factory.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class FactoryBase(VbanCmd):
     """Base class for factories, subclasses VbanCmd."""
 
     def __init__(self, kind_id: str, **kwargs):
+        defaultsubs = {"pdirty": True, "ldirty": False}
+        if "subs" in kwargs:
+            defaultsubs = defaultsubs | kwargs.pop("subs")
         defaultkwargs = {
             "ip": None,
             "port": 6980,
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ class FactoryBase(VbanCmd):
             "channel": 0,
             "ratelimit": 0.01,
             "sync": False,
+            "subs": defaultsubs,
         }
         kwargs = defaultkwargs | kwargs
         self.kind = kindmap(kind_id)
diff --git a/vban_cmd/misc.py b/vban_cmd/misc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e23b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vban_cmd/misc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+class Event:
+    def __init__(self, subs: dict):
+        self.subs = subs
+
+    def info(self, msg):
+        info = (
+            f"{msg} events",
+            f"Now listening for {', '.join(self.get())} events",
+        )
+        print("\n".join(info))
+
+    @property
+    def pdirty(self):
+        return self.subs["pdirty"]
+
+    @property
+    def mdirty(self):
+        return self.subs["mdirty"]
+
+    @property
+    def midi(self):
+        return self.subs["midi"]
+
+    @property
+    def ldirty(self):
+        return self.subs["ldirty"]
+
+    def get(self) -> list:
+        return [k for k, v in self.subs.items() if v]
+
+    def any(self) -> bool:
+        return any(self.subs.values())
+
+    def add(self, event):
+        self.subs[event] = True
+        self.info(f"{event} added to")
+
+    def remove(self, event):
+        self.subs[event] = False
+        self.info(f"{event} removed from")