diff --git a/data_centre/plugin_collection.py b/data_centre/plugin_collection.py
index c82855f..de454d8 100644
--- a/data_centre/plugin_collection.py
+++ b/data_centre/plugin_collection.py
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ class AutomationSourcePlugin(Plugin):
     def recall_frame_data(self, data):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def get_frame_summary(self, data):
+        line = self.__class__.name + "%s: %s"%(self.__class__.name,data)
+        return line
+
     # these frame stubs deal with the simplest case of a frame being a dict of values
     # if its anything more complicated than that (like lists) then that will need to be
     # handled in the plugin by overriding these methods
@@ -482,6 +486,13 @@ class PluginCollection(object):
         else:
             return [c for c in self.plugins if include_disabled or not c.disabled]
 
+    def get_plugin_for_class_name(self, class_name):
+        for plugin in self.get_plugins():
+            #print("got class name %s" % type(plugin).__name__==class_name)
+            if type(plugin).__name__==class_name == class_name:
+                return plugin
+        return None
+
     def walk_package(self, package):
         """Recursively walk the supplied package to retrieve all plugins
         """
diff --git a/plugins/LFOModulationPlugin.py b/plugins/LFOModulationPlugin.py
index eb0eefc..15ecb0a 100644
--- a/plugins/LFOModulationPlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/LFOModulationPlugin.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class LFOModulationPlugin(ActionsPlugin,SequencePlugin,DisplayPlugin, Automation
 
     # for keeping track of LFO levels
     level = [0.0]*MAX_LFOS #, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+    speed = 0.5
 
     stop_flag = False
     pause_flag = False
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ class LFOModulationPlugin(ActionsPlugin,SequencePlugin,DisplayPlugin, Automation
 
         #self.PRESET_FILE_NAME = "ShaderLoopRecordPlugin/frames.json"
         self.presets = self.load_presets()
-        self.level = self.presets.get('levels', [0.0]*self.MAX_LFOS)
+        self.level = self.presets.get('levels', [0.0]*self.MAX_LFOS).copy()
         self.active = self.presets.get('active', False)
+        self.set_lfo_speed_direct(self.presets.get('speed'), self.speed)
 
         self.pc.shaders.root.after(1000, self.start_plugin)
         
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ class LFOModulationPlugin(ActionsPlugin,SequencePlugin,DisplayPlugin, Automation
     def save_presets(self):
         #for cmd,struct in self.commands.items():
         #    self.presets.setdefault('modulation_levels',{})[cmd] = struct.get('modulation',[{},{},{},{}])
-        self.pc.update_json(self.PRESET_FILE_NAME, { 'levels': self.level.copy(), 'active': self.active } )
+        self.pc.update_json(self.PRESET_FILE_NAME, { 'levels': self.level.copy(), 'active': self.active, 'speed': self.speed } )
 
     # DisplayPlugin methods
     def get_display_modes(self):
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class LFOModulationPlugin(ActionsPlugin,SequencePlugin,DisplayPlugin, Automation
     # methods/vars for AutomationSourcePlugin
     # a lot of the nitty-gritty handled in parent class, these are for interfacing to the plugin
     def get_frame_data(self):
-        diff = { 'levels': self.level, 'speed': self.speed }
+        diff = { 'levels': self.level, 'speed': self.speed, 'active': self.active }
         #self.last_record = {}
         #print(">>> reporting frame data for rec\n\t%s" % diff)
         return diff
@@ -76,15 +78,28 @@ class LFOModulationPlugin(ActionsPlugin,SequencePlugin,DisplayPlugin, Automation
         if data is None:
             return
         # print(">>>>recall from data:\n\t%s\n" %data)
-        """for queue, item in data.items():
-            if item is not None:
-                self.send_buffered(queue, item[0], item[1], record = False)"""
         if data.get('levels') is not None:
             for slot,level in enumerate(data.get('levels')):
                 self.set_lfo_modulation_level(slot, level)
+        if data.get('active') is not None:
+            self.active = self.get('active')
         if data.get('speed') is not None:
             self.set_lfo_speed_direct(data.get('speed'))
 
+    def get_frame_summary(self, data):
+        line = ""
+        if data.get('levels') is not None:
+            line += "LFO levels ["
+            for i in range(4):
+                line += self.pc.display.get_bar(data['levels'][i])
+            line += "] "
+        if data.get('active') is not None:
+            line += "active " if data.get('active') else 'inactive '
+        if data.get('speed') is not None:
+            line += self.pc.display.get_speed_indicator(data.get('speed'))
+        #print ("returning %s from %s" %(line, data))
+        return line
+
     # ActionsPlugin methods
     @property
     def parserlist(self):
diff --git a/plugins/WJSendPlugin.py b/plugins/WJSendPlugin.py
index df9e13d..b4be578 100644
--- a/plugins/WJSendPlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/WJSendPlugin.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class WJSendPlugin(ActionsPlugin, SequencePlugin, DisplayPlugin, ModulationRecei
         print("read presets:\n%s\n" % self.presets)
         # load the stored modulation levels into the current config
         for cmd,levels in self.presets['modulation_levels'].items():
-            self.commands[cmd]['modulation'] = levels
+            self.commands[cmd]['modulation'] = levels.copy()
 
         # build a reverse map of friendly name -> command struct for later use
         for cmd,struct in self.commands.items():
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ class WJSendPlugin(ActionsPlugin, SequencePlugin, DisplayPlugin, ModulationRecei
             if item is not None:
                 self.send_buffered(queue, item[0], item[1], record = False)
 
+    def get_frame_summary(self, data):
+        line = "WJMX: "
+        for key, value in data.items():
+            line += key + ", "
+        print("returning line %s" % line)
+        return line
 
     # methods for ModulationReceiverPlugin - receives changes to the in-built modulation levels (-1 to +1)
     # experimental & hardcoded !
@@ -220,9 +226,8 @@ class WJSendPlugin(ActionsPlugin, SequencePlugin, DisplayPlugin, ModulationRecei
             # sorting the commands that are sent seems to fix jerk and lag that is otherwise pretty horrendous
             with self.queue_lock:
               for queue, command in sorted(self.queue.items()):
-                # TODO: modulate the parameters
                 self.send_buffered(queue, command[0], command[1])
-            #self.queue.clear()
+              #self.queue.clear()
         except Exception:
             print ("WJSendPlugin>>> !!! CAUGHT EXCEPTION running queue %s!!!" % queue)
             import traceback
diff --git a/plugins/frame_manager.py b/plugins/frame_manager.py
index 7856b82..2a45921 100644
--- a/plugins/frame_manager.py
+++ b/plugins/frame_manager.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class Frame:
         count = 0
         line = ""
         for key,d in sorted(self.f.items()):
+            #print ("get_frame_summary: checking %s value %s" % (key,d))
+            if type(d) is dict and len(d)==0: # skip empty dicts
+                continue
             if key in ["selected_shader","layer_active_status","shader_params","shader_speeds","selected_shader_slots"]:
                 # skip these as dealt with above
                 pass
@@ -98,10 +101,12 @@ class Frame:
                         o += self.pc.display.get_bar(d[layer][param][slot])
                     o+= "] "
                   summary.append("Shader layer %s: %s"%(layer,o))
-            elif key in ["WJSendPlugin"]:
+            elif self.pc.get_plugin_for_class_name(key) is not None:
+                summary.append(self.pc.get_plugin_for_class_name(key).get_frame_summary(d))
+                """elif key in ["WJSendPlugin"]:
                 # tends to be heavy so save it for later
                 # TODO: ask plugin to format the data for summary?
-                not_shown[key] = d
+                not_shown[key] = d"""
             else:
                 line += "%s: %s" % (key, d)
                 count += 1