diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 345d2ef..abdeda6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,17 +38,27 @@ Login and logout are handled for you in this scenario.
 ```ruby
 require "voicemeeter"
 
-Voicemeeter::Remote
-  .new(:banana)
-  .run do |vm|
-    # mute the leftmost strip
-    vm.strip[0].mute = true
-    puts vm.strip[0].mute
+class Main
+  def run
+    Voicemeeter::Remote
+      .new(:banana)
+      .run do |vm|
+        vm.strip[0].label = "podmic"
+        vm.strip[0].mute = true
+        puts "strip 0 #{vm.strip[0].label} mute was set to #{vm.strip[0].mute}"
 
-    # disable eq for second from left bus
-    vm.bus[1].eq.on = false
-    puts vm.bus[1].eq.on
+        vm.bus[3].gain = -6.3
+        vm.bus[4].eq.on = true
+        info = [
+          "bus 3 gain has been set to #{vm.bus[3].gain}",
+          "bus 4 eq has been set to #{vm.bus[4].eq.on}"
+        ]
+        puts info
+      end
   end
+end
+
+Main.new.run if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
 ```
 
 Otherwise you must remember to call `vm.login` `vm.logout` at the start/end of your code.
diff --git a/examples/events/main.rb b/examples/events/main.rb
index 69d04f7..bf34286 100644
--- a/examples/events/main.rb
+++ b/examples/events/main.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ class Main
   end
 
   def run
-    exit if gets.chomp.empty?
+    puts "press <Enter> to quit"
+    loop { break if gets.chomp.empty? }
   end
 
   def on_pdirty
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class Main
 
   def on_midi
     current = @vm.midi.current
-    puts "Value of midi button #{current}: #{@vm.midi.get(current)}"
+    puts "Value of midi input #{current}: #{@vm.midi.get(current)}"
   end
 
   def on_ldirty
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class Main
   end
 end
 
-if $0 == __FILE__
+if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
   Voicemeeter::Remote.new(:potato, pdirty: true, mdirty: true, midi: true, ldirty: true).run do |vm|
     Main.new(vm).run
   end
diff --git a/examples/midi/main.rb b/examples/midi/main.rb
index 83420e0..e17b453 100644
--- a/examples/midi/main.rb
+++ b/examples/midi/main.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Main
 
   def run
     puts "press <Enter> to quit"
-    loop { exit if gets.chomp.empty? }
+    loop { break if gets.chomp.empty? }
   end
 
   def on_update(event)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Main
 end
 
 
-if $0 == __FILE__
+if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
   Voicemeeter::Remote.new(:potato, midi: true).run do |vm|
     Main.new(vm).run
   end
diff --git a/examples/obs/Gemfile b/examples/obs/Gemfile
index 37e5a6d..8779099 100644
--- a/examples/obs/Gemfile
+++ b/examples/obs/Gemfile
@@ -2,8 +2,4 @@
 
 source "https://rubygems.org"
 
-gem "voicemeeter", path: "../.."
-
 gem "obsws", "~> 0.1.3"
-
-gem "pathname", "~> 0.2.1"
diff --git a/examples/obs/main.rb b/examples/obs/main.rb
index 437d074..6b7cc74 100644
--- a/examples/obs/main.rb
+++ b/examples/obs/main.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "voicemeeter"
+require_relative "../../lib/voicemeeter"
 require "obsws"
 require "yaml"
 require "pathname"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def conn_from_yml
 end
 
 
-if $0 == __FILE__
+if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
   Voicemeeter::Remote.new(:potato).run do |vm|
     Main.new(vm, **conn_from_yml).run
   end
diff --git a/main.rb b/main.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b35f7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require "voicemeeter"
+
+class Main
+  def run
+    Voicemeeter::Remote
+      .new(:banana)
+      .run do |vm|
+      vm.strip[0].label = "podmic"
+      vm.strip[0].mute = true
+      puts "strip 0 #{vm.strip[0].label} mute was set to #{vm.strip[0].mute}"
+
+      vm.bus[3].gain = -6.3
+      vm.bus[4].eq.on = true
+      info = [
+        "bus 3 gain has been set to #{vm.bus[3].gain}",
+        "bus 4 eq has been set to #{vm.bus[4].eq.on}"
+      ]
+      puts info
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Main.new.run if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
diff --git a/rakefile b/rakefile
index 7991eda..9396115 100644
--- a/rakefile
+++ b/rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 require "rake/testtask"
 
+HERE = __dir__
+
 Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
   t.pattern = "test/**/*_test.rb"
 end
+
 task default: :test
+task :events do
+  filepath = File.join(HERE, "examples", "events", "main.rb")
+  ruby filepath
+end
+task :midi do
+  filepath = File.join(HERE, "examples", "midi", "main.rb")
+  ruby filepath
+end
+task :obs do
+  targetdir = File.join(HERE, "examples", "obs")
+  Dir.chdir(targetdir)
+  bundle exec ruby File.join(targetdir, "main.rb")
+end