diff --git a/src/globals.hh b/src/globals.hh
index a77e91c..74620dd 100644
--- a/src/globals.hh
+++ b/src/globals.hh
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include "daisy_seed.h"
 #include "daisysp.h"
+#include "types.hh"
 
 namespace Heck {
-    namespace ld = daisy;
-    namespace dsp = daisysp;
-
     namespace Constants {
         namespace Hardware {
             constexpr int PIN_BUTTON_RECORD = 28;
@@ -41,20 +39,6 @@ namespace Heck {
         }
     } // namespace Constants
 
-    // Types
-    using u8 = uint8_t;
-    using u16 = uint16_t;
-    using u32 = uint32_t;
-    using u64 = uint64_t;
-
-    using i8 = int8_t;
-    using i16 = int16_t;
-    using i32 = int32_t;
-    using i64 = int64_t;
-
-    using f32 = float;
-    using f64 = double;
-
     //Hardware
     extern ld::DaisySeed hw;
     extern ld::Switch but_rec;
diff --git a/src/types.hh b/src/types.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a9da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef HECK_DAISY_TYPES_HH
+#define HECK_DAISY_TYPES_HH
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace Heck {
+
+    // Types
+    using u8 = uint8_t;
+    using u16 = uint16_t;
+    using u32 = uint32_t;
+    using u64 = uint64_t;
+
+    using i8 = int8_t;
+    using i16 = int16_t;
+    using i32 = int32_t;
+    using i64 = int64_t;
+
+    using f32 = float;
+    using f64 = double;
+
+    // namespace aliases
+    namespace ld = daisy;
+    namespace dsp = daisysp;
+} // namespace Heck
+
+
+#endif
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