diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6760778..d418017 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "voicemeeter-api"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "A Python wrapper for the Voiceemeter API"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/base.py b/voicemeeterlib/base.py
index 4ebd160..3c7762b 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/base.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/base.py
@@ -50,15 +50,7 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
             if self.ldirty:
                 self._strip_levels = self.strip_buf
                 self._bus_levels = self.bus_buf
-                self.subject.notify(
-                    "ldirty",
-                    (
-                        self._strip_levels,
-                        self._strip_comp,
-                        self._bus_levels,
-                        self._bus_comp,
-                    ),
-                )
+                self.subject.notify("ldirty")
             time.sleep(self.ratelimit)
 
     def login(self) -> NoReturn:
@@ -228,6 +220,14 @@ class Remote(CBindings):
         self.vm_get_level(ct.c_long(type_), ct.c_long(index), ct.byref(val))
         return val.value
 
+    @property
+    def strip_levels(self):
+        return self._strip_levels
+
+    @property
+    def bus_levels(self):
+        return self._bus_levels
+
     @script
     def sendtext(self, script: str):
         """Sets many parameters from a script"""
diff --git a/voicemeeterlib/subject.py b/voicemeeterlib/subject.py
index 643549d..f5f0bf1 100644
--- a/voicemeeterlib/subject.py
+++ b/voicemeeterlib/subject.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ class Subject:
 
         return self._observers
 
-    def notify(self, modifier=None, data=None):
+    def notify(self, modifier=None):
         """run callbacks on update"""
 
-        [o.on_update(modifier, data) for o in self._observers]
+        [o.on_update(modifier) for o in self._observers]
 
     def add(self, observer):
         """adds an observer to _observers"""