diff --git a/EosOscChannel.cpp b/EosOscChannel.cpp
index 590ee9f..2fef3c1 100644
--- a/EosOscChannel.cpp
+++ b/EosOscChannel.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 char EosOscChannel::channelDisplayLine[CHANNEL_DISPLAY_LENGTH+1]; //current command line
 
+EosOscChannel EosOscChannel::singleton;
+bool EosOscChannel::madeSingleton = false;
+
 EosOscChannel::EosOscChannel()
 {
  // manager->registerHandler(this);
@@ -49,3 +52,13 @@ void EosOscChannel::routeCmd(OSCMessage &msg, int addrOffSet) {
 	
 }
 
+
+
+EosOscChannel* EosOscChannel::getInstance() {
+	if (!madeSingleton) EosOscChannel(singleton);
+	madeSingleton = true;
+	return &singleton;
+	//return NULL;
+};
+
+
diff --git a/EosOscChannel.h b/EosOscChannel.h
index fb26846..43e9b0c 100644
--- a/EosOscChannel.h
+++ b/EosOscChannel.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class EosOscChannel : public EosOscHandler
 {
 private:
 
-
 public:
-    EosOscChannel();
-	
+	static EosOscChannel singleton;
+	static bool madeSingleton;
+	EosOscChannel(); //ideally hidden so can only get singleton
 	void writeCommandLine(Stream &print);
 
     virtual void userChanged();
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class EosOscChannel : public EosOscHandler
 
 	static char channelDisplayLine[CHANNEL_DISPLAY_LENGTH+1]; //current command line
 	static void routeCmd(OSCMessage &msg, int addrOffSet);
+	
+	static EosOscChannel * getInstance();
+	/*
+	{
+		static EosOscChannel singleton;
+		return &singleton;
+	}*/
 
    
 };