diff --git a/src/utils.cc b/src/utils.cc
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+++ b/src/utils.cc
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+#include "utils.hh"
+
+namespace Heck {
+
+    void GetMidiTypeAsString(const ld::MidiEvent& msg, char* str)
+    {
+        switch (msg.type) {
+            case ld::NoteOff:
+                strcpy(str, "NoteOff");
+                break;
+            case ld::NoteOn:
+                strcpy(str, "NoteOn");
+                break;
+            case ld::PolyphonicKeyPressure:
+                strcpy(str, "PolyKeyPres.");
+                break;
+            case ld::ControlChange:
+                strcpy(str, "CC");
+                break;
+            case ld::ProgramChange:
+                strcpy(str, "Prog. Change");
+                break;
+            case ld::ChannelPressure:
+                strcpy(str, "Chn. Pressure");
+                break;
+            case ld::PitchBend:
+                strcpy(str, "PitchBend");
+                break;
+            case ld::SystemCommon:
+                strcpy(str, "Sys. Common");
+                break;
+            case ld::SystemRealTime:
+                strcpy(str, "Sys. Realtime");
+                break;
+            case ld::ChannelMode:
+                strcpy(str, "Chn. Mode");
+                break;
+            default:
+                strcpy(str, "Unknown");
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void GetMidiRTTypeAsString(const ld::MidiEvent& msg, char* str)
+    {
+        switch (msg.srt_type) {
+            case ld::TimingClock:
+                strcpy(str, "TimingClock");
+                break;
+            case ld::SRTUndefined0:
+                strcpy(str, "SRTUndefined0");
+                break;
+            case ld::Start:
+                strcpy(str, "Start");
+                break;
+            case ld::Continue:
+                strcpy(str, "Continue");
+                break;
+            case ld::Stop:
+                strcpy(str, "Stop");
+                break;
+            case ld::SRTUndefined1:
+                strcpy(str, "SRTUndefined1");
+                break;
+            case ld::ActiveSensing:
+                strcpy(str, "ActiveSensing");
+                break;
+            case ld::Reset:
+                strcpy(str, "Reset");
+                break;
+            case ld::SystemRealTimeLast:
+                strcpy(str, "SystemRealTimeLast");
+                break;
+            default:
+                strcpy(str, "Unknown");
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    float scalen_min_max(float val, float min, float max)
+    {
+        float range = max - min;
+        float ret = min + (val * range);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    float scalen_center_range(float val, float center, float range)
+    {
+        float min = center - (range / 2);
+        float ret = min + (val * range);
+        return ret;
+    }
+} // namespace Heck
+
+namespace Heck {
+    void SWTimer::set_period(u32 time_units)
+    {
+        time_period_ = time_units;
+    }
+
+    void SWTimer::set_callback(const Callback& cb)
+    {
+        callback_ = cb;
+    }
+
+    bool SWTimer::is_it_already_time_again(u32 time_now)
+    {
+        if (time_now - time_last_exec_ >= time_period_) {
+            time_last_exec_ = time_now;
+            if (callback_) {
+                //todo: constexpr if metrics
+                callback_();
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+} // namespace Heck
diff --git a/src/utils.hh b/src/utils.hh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.hh
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+#ifndef HECK_DAISY_UTILS_HH
+#define HECK_DAISY_UTILS_HH
+
+#include "daisy_seed.h"
+#include "types.hh"
+
+namespace Heck {
+    void GetMidiTypeAsString(const ld::MidiEvent& msg, char* str);
+    void GetMidiRTTypeAsString(const ld::MidiEvent& msg, char* str);
+
+    float scalen_min_max(float val, float min, float max);
+    float scalen_center_range(float val, float center, float range);
+} // namespace Heck
+
+
+namespace Heck {
+    class SWTimer {
+    public:
+        using Callback = std::function<void(void)>;
+
+        void set_period(u32 time_units);
+        void set_callback(const Callback& cb);
+        bool is_it_already_time_again(u32 time_now);
+
+    private:
+        Callback callback_{};
+        u32 time_last_exec_{};
+        u32 time_period_{};
+    };
+} // namespace Heck
+
+namespace Heck {
+    template<typename T> class Observer {
+
+    public:
+        bool on_change(T val_new, std::function<void(T val_current)> fn)
+        {
+            if (val_new != val_current_) {
+                val_current_ = val_new;
+                fn(val_current_);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        bool on_change_fuzzy(T val_new, T min_deviation, std::function<void(T val_current)> fn)
+        {
+            if (std::abs(val_new - val_current_) >= min_deviation) {
+                val_current_ = val_new;
+                fn(val_current_);
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        static inline T val_current_{};
+    };
+} // namespace Heck
+#endif // HECK_DAISY_UTILS_HH
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