diff --git a/src/detail/vst3/categories.cpp b/src/detail/vst3/categories.cpp
index 9b929f01..4d0d6291 100644
--- a/src/detail/vst3/categories.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/vst3/categories.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static const struct _translate
   // CLAP main categories
   {   CLAP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_INSTRUMENT            , PlugType::kInstrument },
   {   CLAP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_AUDIO_EFFECT          , PlugType::kFx},
+  {   CLAP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NOTE_EFFECT           , PlugType::kInstrumentSynth}, // it seems there is no type for a sequencer etc
   {   CLAP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_DRUM                  , PlugType::kInstrumentDrum},
   {   CLAP_PLUGIN_FEATURE_ANALYZER              , PlugType::kAnalyzer},
 
diff --git a/src/detail/vst3/process.cpp b/src/detail/vst3/process.cpp
index a73471ea..959119a3 100644
--- a/src/detail/vst3/process.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/vst3/process.cpp
@@ -617,7 +617,43 @@ namespace Clap
     switch (event->type)
     {
     case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_ON:
+    {
+      auto nevt = reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note *>(event);
+
+      Steinberg::Vst::Event oe{};
+      oe.type = Steinberg::Vst::Event::kNoteOnEvent;
+      oe.noteOn.channel = nevt->channel;
+      oe.noteOn.pitch = nevt->key;
+      oe.noteOn.velocity = nevt->velocity;
+      oe.noteOn.length = 0;
+      oe.noteOn.tuning = 0.0f;
+      oe.noteOn.noteId = nevt->note_id;
+      oe.busIndex = 0; // FIXME - multi-out midi still needs work
+      oe.sampleOffset = nevt->header.time;
+
+      if (_vstdata && _vstdata->outputEvents)
+        _vstdata->outputEvents->addEvent(oe);
+    }
+      return true;
     case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_OFF:
+    {
+      auto nevt = reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note *>(event);
+
+      Steinberg::Vst::Event oe{};
+      oe.type = Steinberg::Vst::Event::kNoteOffEvent;
+      oe.noteOff.channel = nevt->channel;
+      oe.noteOff.pitch = nevt->key;
+      oe.noteOff.velocity = nevt->velocity;
+      oe.noteOn.length = 0;
+      oe.noteOff.tuning = 0.0f;
+      oe.noteOff.noteId = nevt->note_id;
+      oe.busIndex = 0; // FIXME - multi-out midi still needs work
+      oe.sampleOffset = nevt->header.time;
+
+
+      if (_vstdata && _vstdata->outputEvents)
+        _vstdata->outputEvents->addEvent(oe);
+    }
       return true;
     case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_END:
     case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_CHOKE:
diff --git a/src/wrapasvst3.cpp b/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
index 4fe28cbe..b9a4b3af 100644
--- a/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapasvst3.cpp
@@ -389,6 +389,10 @@ void ClapAsVst3::addMIDIBusFrom(const clap_note_port_info_t* info, uint32_t inde
     {
       addEventInput(name16, numchannels, Vst::BusTypes::kMain, Vst::BusInfo::kDefaultActive);
     }
+    else
+    {
+      addEventOutput(name16, numchannels, Vst::BusTypes::kMain, Vst::BusInfo::kDefaultActive);
+    }
   }
 }