diff --git a/examples/dsl/__main__.py b/examples/dsl/__main__.py
index 5f400e9..ab077f4 100644
--- a/examples/dsl/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/dsl/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import time
 
 import voicemeeterlib
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ class Parser:
 
 def main(cmds=None):
     kind_id = "banana"
+    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty", "ldirty", "midi"]}
 
-    with voicemeeterlib.api(kind_id) as vm:
+    with voicemeeterlib.api(kind_id, subs=subs) as vm:
         parser = Parser(vm)
         if cmds:
             res = parser.parse(cmds)
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ def main(cmds=None):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     cmds = (
         "strip 0 -> mute -> on",
         "strip 0 -> mute",
diff --git a/examples/midi/__main__.py b/examples/midi/__main__.py
index 05bfd5f..8bcaec8 100644
--- a/examples/midi/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/midi/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 import voicemeeterlib
 
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ class Observer:
 
 def main():
     # we only care about midi events here.
-    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty", "ldirty"]}
+    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty"]}
     with voicemeeterlib.api(kind_id, subs=subs) as vm:
         obs = Observer(vm, midi_btn, macrobutton)
         obs.register()
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     kind_id = "banana"
     # leftmost M on korg nanokontrol2 in CC mode
     midi_btn = 48
diff --git a/examples/obs/__main__.py b/examples/obs/__main__.py
index 737528b..9782769 100644
--- a/examples/obs/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/obs/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 import obsws_python as obs
 import voicemeeterlib
 
@@ -49,7 +51,10 @@ def on_current_program_scene_changed(data):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    with voicemeeterlib.api("potato") as vm:
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+    subs = {ev: False for ev in ["pdirty", "mdirty", "midi"]}
+    with voicemeeterlib.api("potato", subs=subs) as vm:
         cl = obs.EventClient()
         cl.callback.register(on_current_program_scene_changed)
 
diff --git a/examples/observer/__main__.py b/examples/observer/__main__.py
index 2ff347b..b9cb8ce 100644
--- a/examples/observer/__main__.py
+++ b/examples/observer/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 import voicemeeterlib
 
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class Observer:
 
 def main():
     with voicemeeterlib.api(kind_id) as vm:
-        obs = Observer(vm)
+        Observer(vm)
 
         while cmd := input("Press <Enter> to exit\n"):
             if not cmd:
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     kind_id = "banana"
 
     main()