diff --git a/configs/banana/example.toml b/configs/banana/example.toml
index 9f3d62e..5576cca 100644
--- a/configs/banana/example.toml
+++ b/configs/banana/example.toml
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ limit = -15
 
 [strip-3]
 label = "VirtStrip0"
-bass = -3.2
-mid = 1.5
-treble = 2.1
+limit = -12
 
 [strip-4]
 label = "VirtStrip1"
-limit = -12
 
 [bus-0]
 label = "PhysBus0"
@@ -35,10 +32,12 @@ mono = true
 [bus-2]
 label = "PhysBus2"
 eq = true
+mode = "composite"
 
 [bus-3]
 label = "VirtBus0"
 eq_ab = true
+mode = "upmix61"
 
 [bus-4]
 label = "VirtBus1"
diff --git a/configs/basic/example.toml b/configs/basic/example.toml
index edd2cf6..39db844 100644
--- a/configs/basic/example.toml
+++ b/configs/basic/example.toml
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ audibility = 3.2
 
 [strip-2]
 label = "VirtStrip0"
-bass = -3.2
-mid = 1.5
-treble = 2.1
 
 [bus-0]
 label = "PhysBus0"
 mute = true
+mode = "composite"
 
 [bus-1]
-label = "PhysBus1"
+label = "VirtBus0"
 mono = true
+mode = "amix"
diff --git a/tests/test_configs.py b/tests/test_configs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d29315e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_configs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+from tests import data, tests
+
+
+class TestSetAndGetBoolHigher:
+    __test__ = True
+
+    """example config tests"""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        tests.apply_config("example")
+
+    def test_it_tests_config_string(self):
+        assert "PhysStrip" in tests.strip[data.phys_in].label
+        assert "VirtStrip" in tests.strip[data.virt_in].label
+
+    def test_it_tests_config_bool(self):
+        assert tests.strip[0].A1 == True
+
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        "not config.getoption('--run-slow')",
+        reason="Only run when --run-slow is given",
+    )
+    def test_it_tests_config_busmode(self):
+        assert tests.bus[data.phys_out].mode.get() == "composite"
diff --git a/vban_cmd/bus.py b/vban_cmd/bus.py
index 1b0fca9..917db2c 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/bus.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/bus.py
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+import time
 from abc import abstractmethod
+from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import Union
 
+from .error import VMCMDErrors
 from .iremote import IRemote
 from .meta import bus_mode_prop, channel_bool_prop, channel_label_prop
 
+BusModes = IntEnum(
+    "BusModes",
+    "normal amix bmix repeat composite tvmix upmix21 upmix41 upmix61 centeronly lfeonly rearonly",
+    start=0,
+)
+
 
 class Bus(IRemote):
     """
@@ -95,28 +104,34 @@ def _make_bus_mode_mixin():
     def identifier(self) -> str:
         return f"Bus[{self.index}].mode"
 
+    def get(self):
+        time.sleep(0.01)
+        for i, val in enumerate(
+            [
+                self.amix,
+                self.bmix,
+                self.repeat,
+                self.composite,
+                self.tvmix,
+                self.upmix21,
+                self.upmix41,
+                self.upmix61,
+                self.centeronly,
+                self.lfeonly,
+                self.rearonly,
+            ]
+        ):
+            if val:
+                return BusModes(i + 1).name
+        return "normal"
+
     return type(
         "BusModeMixin",
         (IRemote,),
         {
             "identifier": property(identifier),
-            **{
-                mode: bus_mode_prop(mode)
-                for mode in [
-                    "normal",
-                    "amix",
-                    "bmix",
-                    "repeat",
-                    "composite",
-                    "tvmix",
-                    "upmix21",
-                    "upmix41",
-                    "upmix61",
-                    "centeronly",
-                    "lfeonly",
-                    "rearonly",
-                ]
-            },
+            **{mode.name: bus_mode_prop(mode.name) for mode in BusModes},
+            "get": get,
         },
     )
 
diff --git a/vban_cmd/iremote.py b/vban_cmd/iremote.py
index 6de79f6..22e8af2 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/iremote.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/iremote.py
@@ -107,9 +107,19 @@ class IRemote(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
     def apply(self, data):
         """Sets all parameters of a dict for the channel."""
-        script = ""
+
+        def fget(attr, val):
+            if attr == "mode":
+                return (f"mode.{val}", 1)
+            return (attr, val)
+
+        script = str()
         for attr, val in data.items():
             if hasattr(self, attr):
+                attr, val = fget(attr, val)
+                if isinstance(val, bool):
+                    val = 1 if val else 0
+
                 self._remote.cache[f"{self.identifier}[{self.index}].{attr}"] = val
                 script += f"{self.identifier}[{self.index}].{attr}={val};"