diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 70224caec..9491d628f 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 #include <pipewire/impl.h>
 
+#include "spa/control/control.h"
+#include "spa/param/props.h"
+
 #define NAME "filter-chain"
 
 PW_LOG_TOPIC_STATIC(mod_topic, "mod." NAME);
@@ -1223,27 +1226,78 @@ static void capture_process(void *d)
 	}
 }
 
+static int apply_props(struct spa_loop *loop, bool async, uint32_t seq, const void *data, size_t size, void *user_data)
+{
+  struct impl *impl = user_data;
+  const struct spa_pod *props = data;
+  if (props == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stdout, "no props\n");
+  }
+
+  //spa_filter_graph_set_props(impl->graph, SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT, props);
+  spa_filter_graph_set_props(impl->graph, SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT, props);
+
+  /* props was allocated with spa_pod_copy before invoking */
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static void control_process(void *d)
 {
+  fprintf(stdout, "control process\n");
+
 	struct impl *impl = d;
-	int res;
-	if ((res = pw_stream_trigger_process(impl->playback)) < 0) {
-		pw_log_debug("playback trigger error: %s", spa_strerror(res));
-		while (true) {
-			struct pw_buffer *t;
-			if ((t = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(impl->control)) == NULL)
-				break;
-			/* playback part is not ready, consume, discard and recycle
-			 * the capture buffers */
-			pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->control, t);
-		}
-	}
+
+  struct pw_buffer *control = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(impl->control);
+  /*
+  while (true) {
+    struct pw_buffer *t;
+    if ((t = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(impl->control)) == NULL)
+      break;
+    if (control)
+      pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->control, control);
+    control = t;
+  }
+  */
+  if (control == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stdout, "out of control buffers\n");
+    goto done;
+  }
+  fprintf(stdout, "\n\nprocessing buffer\n");
+  if (control->buffer->n_datas > 0) {
+    fprintf(stdout, "creating pod\n");
+    struct spa_pod *pod = spa_pod_from_data(
+      control->buffer->datas[0].data,
+      control->buffer->datas[0].maxsize,
+      control->buffer->datas[0].chunk->offset,
+      control->buffer->datas[0].chunk->size);
+
+    if (spa_pod_is_sequence(pod)) {
+      fprintf(stdout, "processing sequence\n");
+      struct spa_pod_sequence *sequence = (struct spa_pod_sequence *)pod;
+
+      struct spa_pod_control *pod_control;
+      SPA_POD_SEQUENCE_FOREACH(sequence, pod_control) {
+        fprintf(stdout, "processing sequence item\n");
+        if (pod_control->type == SPA_CONTROL_Properties) {
+          fprintf(stdout, "processing properties\n");
+            struct pw_loop *loop = pw_context_get_main_loop(impl->context);
+            pw_loop_invoke(loop, apply_props, 0, &pod_control->value, SPA_POD_SIZE(&pod_control->value), false, impl);
+        } else if (pod_control->type != SPA_CONTROL_OSC) {}
+      }
+    } else {
+      fprintf(stdout, "not a sequence\n");
+    }
+  }
+
+  done:
+    pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->control, control);
 }
 
 static void playback_process(void *d)
 {
+  pw_log_error("playback process");
 	struct impl *impl = d;
-	struct pw_buffer *in, *out, *control;
+	struct pw_buffer *in, *out;
 	uint32_t i, data_size = 0;
 	int32_t stride = 0;
 	struct spa_data *bd;
@@ -1262,18 +1316,6 @@ static void playback_process(void *d)
 	if (in == NULL)
 		pw_log_debug("%p: out of capture buffers: %m", impl);
 
-	control = NULL;
-	while (true) {
-		struct pw_buffer *t;
-		if ((t = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(impl->control)) == NULL)
-			break;
-		if (control)
-			pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->control, control);
-		control = t;
-	}
-	if (control == NULL)
-		pw_log_debug("%p: out of control buffers: %m", impl);
-
 	if ((out = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(impl->playback)) == NULL)
 		pw_log_debug("%p: out of playback buffers: %m", impl);
 
@@ -1321,8 +1363,6 @@ done:
 		pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->capture, in);
 	if (out != NULL)
 		pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->playback, out);
-	if (control != NULL)
-		pw_stream_queue_buffer(impl->control, control);
 }
 
 static int activate_graph(struct impl *impl)
@@ -1632,7 +1672,7 @@ static int setup_streams(struct impl *impl)
 	struct spa_filter_graph *graph = impl->graph;
 
 	impl->control = pw_stream_new(impl->core,
-			"filter control", impl->capture_props);
+			"filter control", impl->control_props);
 	impl->control_props = NULL;
 	if (impl->control == NULL)
 		return -errno;
@@ -1641,6 +1681,24 @@ static int setup_streams(struct impl *impl)
 			&impl->control_listener,
 			&control_stream_events, impl);
 
+  uint8_t buffer[256];
+  struct spa_pod_builder bt = SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+  const struct spa_pod *param[1];
+
+  param[0] = spa_pod_builder_add_object(&bt,
+      SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
+      SPA_FORMAT_mediaType,    SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_TYPE_application),
+      SPA_FORMAT_mediaSubtype, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_control)
+  );
+
+  pw_stream_connect(impl->control,
+      PW_DIRECTION_INPUT,
+      PW_ID_ANY,
+      PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT |
+      PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS |
+      PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS,
+      param, 1);
+
 	impl->capture = pw_stream_new(impl->core,
 			"filter capture", impl->capture_props);
 	impl->capture_props = NULL;
@@ -1908,6 +1966,8 @@ static void copy_props(struct impl *impl, struct pw_properties *props, const cha
 SPA_EXPORT
 int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 {
+  fprintf(stdout, "module init reached\n");
+
 	struct pw_context *context = pw_impl_module_get_context(module);
 	const struct pw_properties *p;
 	struct pw_properties *props;
@@ -1924,7 +1984,7 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	if (impl == NULL)
 		return -errno;
 
-	pw_log_debug("module %p: new %s", impl, args);
+	pw_log_debug("module fk1 %p: new %s", impl, args);
 
 	if (args)
 		props = pw_properties_new_string(args);