diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index babf779..b2e7439 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -605,20 +605,30 @@ The following methods are available:
 example:
 
 ```python
-# register the app self as an event observer
-self.vm.subject.add(self)
+# register an app to receive updates
+class App():
+    def __init__(self, vm):
+        vm.subject.add(self)
+        ...
 ```
 
 #### `vm.event`
 
-You may also add/remove event subscriptions as necessary with the Event class.
+Use the event class to toggle updates as necessary.
+
+The following properties are available:
+
+-   `pdirty`: boolean
+-   `mdirty`: boolean
+-   `midi`: boolean
+-   `ldirty`: boolean
 
 example:
 
 ```python
-vm.event.add("ldirty")
+vm.event.ldirty = True
 
-vm.event.remove("pdirty")
+vm.event.pdirty = False
 
 # get a list of currently subscribed
 print(vm.event.get())
diff --git a/examples/dsl/__main__.py b/examples/dsl/__main__.py
index ab077f4..c9757a8 100644
--- a/examples/dsl/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/dsl/__main__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Parser:
 
 def main(cmds=None):
     kind_id = "banana"
-    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty", "ldirty", "midi"]}
+    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty", "midi"]}
 
     with voicemeeterlib.api(kind_id, subs=subs) as vm:
         parser = Parser(vm)
diff --git a/examples/observer/__main__.py b/examples/observer/__main__.py
index cf9caf5..0051e58 100644
--- a/examples/observer/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/observer/__main__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class Observer:
         self.vm = vm
         # register your app as event observer
         self.vm.subject.add(self)
-        # add level updates, since they are disabled by default.
-        self.vm.event.add("ldirty")
+        # enable level updates, since they are disabled by default.
+        self.vm.event.ldirty = True
 
     # define an 'on_update' callback function to receive event updates
     def on_update(self, subject):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 219b8db..47edf17 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "voicemeeter-api"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 description = "A Python wrapper for the Voiceemeter API"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/event.py b/voicemeeterlib/event.py
index 6fb90a4..6e9da2d 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/event.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/event.py
@@ -18,21 +18,41 @@ class Event:
         self.logger.info(", ".join(info))
 
     @property
-    def pdirty(self):
+    def pdirty(self) -> bool:
         return self.subs["pdirty"]
 
+    @pdirty.setter
+    def pdirty(self, val: bool):
+        self.subs["pdirty"] = val
+        self.info(f"pdirty {'added to' if val else {'removed from'}}")
+
     @property
-    def mdirty(self):
+    def mdirty(self) -> bool:
         return self.subs["mdirty"]
 
-    @property
-    def midi(self):
-        return self.subs["midi"]
+    @mdirty.setter
+    def mdirty(self, val: bool):
+        self.subs["mdirty"] = val
+        self.info(f"mdirty {'added to' if val else {'removed from'}}")
 
     @property
-    def ldirty(self):
+    def midi(self) -> bool:
+        return self.subs["midi"]
+
+    @midi.setter
+    def midi(self, val: bool):
+        self.subs["midi"] = val
+        self.info(f"midi {'added to' if val else {'removed from'}}")
+
+    @property
+    def ldirty(self) -> bool:
         return self.subs["ldirty"]
 
+    @ldirty.setter
+    def ldirty(self, val: bool):
+        self.subs["ldirty"] = val
+        self.info(f"ldirty {'added to' if val else {'removed from'}}")
+
     def get(self) -> list:
         return [k for k, v in self.subs.items() if v]
 
@@ -40,9 +60,7 @@ class Event:
         return any(self.subs.values())
 
     def add(self, event):
-        self.subs[event] = True
-        self.info(f"{event} added to")
+        setattr(self, event, True)
 
     def remove(self, event):
-        self.subs[event] = False
-        self.info(f"{event} removed from")
+        setattr(self, event, False)