diff --git a/notes b/notes
index 7bcd271..0c4ee9e 100644
--- a/notes
+++ b/notes
@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@ TODO {
         about-license info
     }
     
-    more ui options for laptop stuff {
-        - invert scrollwheel (knobs)
-        maybe scroll sensitivity
-    }
-    
-    add common oscillators to a nodelib header
+    > add common oscillators to a nodelib header
     
     revert-to-saved menu action
     
diff --git a/xybrid/nodelib/basics.h b/xybrid/nodelib/basics.h
index e7d81db..c11fb55 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodelib/basics.h
+++ b/xybrid/nodelib/basics.h
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ class QCborValue;
 
 namespace Xybrid::NodeLib {
     // more precision than probably fits in a double, but it certainly shouldn't hurt
-    const constexpr double PI = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974;
-    const constexpr double SEMI = 1.059463094359295264561825294946341700779204317494185628559;
+    const inline constexpr double PI = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974;
+    const inline constexpr double SEMI = 1.059463094359295264561825294946341700779204317494185628559;
     /// Multiplier to compensate for the balance equation
-    // (1.0 / cos(PI*0.25))
-    const constexpr double PAN_MULT = 1.414213562373095048801688724209698078569671875376948073176;
+    /// (1.0 / cos(PI*0.25))
+    const inline constexpr double PAN_MULT = 1.414213562373095048801688724209698078569671875376948073176;
 
     /// Sane mimimum transition time to avoid clip artifacts
-    const constexpr double shortStep = 0.0025;
+    const inline constexpr double shortStep = 0.0025;
     struct ADSR {
         double a = 0.0, d = 0.0, s = 1.0, r = 0.0;
 
diff --git a/xybrid/nodelib/osc.h b/xybrid/nodelib/osc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a766ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xybrid/nodelib/osc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "util/ext.h"
+
+namespace Xybrid::NodeLib {
+    namespace Oscillator {
+        //
+    }
+    namespace Osc = Oscillator;
+}
diff --git a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/2x03.cpp b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/2x03.cpp
index 2ed4067..6d601ae 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/2x03.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/2x03.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using namespace Xybrid::Audio;
 using namespace Xybrid::UI;
 
 #include "util/strings.h"
+#include "util/ext.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
 
@@ -49,12 +50,8 @@ namespace {
         return m;
     }();
 
-    // silence qtcreator warnings about gcc optimize attributes
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
-
     // polyBLEP algorithm (pulse antialiasing), slightly modified from https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=375517
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double polyblep(double t, double dt) {
+    force_opt double polyblep(double t, double dt) {
         // 0 <= t < 1
         if (t < dt) {
             t /= dt;
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ namespace {
         return 0.0;
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscPulse(double phase, double delta, double duty = 0.5) {
+    force_opt double oscPulse(double phase, double delta, double duty = 0.5) {
         //double duty = 0.5 + std::cos(time * 2.5) * (1 - 0.125*2) * 0.5;
         double d = 1.0;
         if (std::fmod(phase, 1.0) >= duty) d = -1.0;
@@ -78,13 +75,13 @@ namespace {
         return d - (duty-0.5)*2; // DC offset compensation
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscTri(double phase) {
+    force_opt double oscTri(double phase) {
         phase = std::fmod(phase + 0.75, 1.0);
         phase = phase * 0.2 + (std::floor(phase*32.0) / 32.0) * 0.8;
         return std::abs(phase*2.0 - 1.0)*2.0 - 1.0;
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscSaw(double phase, double delta) {
+    force_opt double oscSaw(double phase, double delta) {
         phase = std::fmod(phase + 0.5, 1.0);
         double d = phase * 0.2 + (std::floor(phase*7.0) / 7.0 + (0.5/7.0)) * 0.8;
         d = d * 2.0 - 1.0;
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ namespace {
         return d;
     }
 
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 }
 
 I2x03::I2x03() {
diff --git a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/thicc.cpp b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/thicc.cpp
index 07f062d..7a0cc21 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodes/instrument/thicc.cpp
+++ b/xybrid/nodes/instrument/thicc.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using namespace Xybrid::Audio;
 using namespace Xybrid::UI;
 
 #include "util/strings.h"
+#include "util/ext.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <array>
@@ -47,12 +48,8 @@ namespace {
         return b * p + a * (1.0 - p);
     }
 
-    // silence qtcreator warnings about gcc optimize attributes
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wattributes"
-
     // polyBLEP algorithm (pulse antialiasing), slightly modified from https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=375517
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double polyblep(double t, double dt) {
+    force_opt double polyblep(double t, double dt) {
         // 0 <= t < 1
         if (t < dt) {
             t /= dt;
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ namespace {
         return 0.0;
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] inline double push(double in, double mod, double factor) {
+    force_opt inline double push(double in, double mod, double factor) {
         double s = in < 0 ? -1 : 1;
         in *= s;
         //if (mod < 0) mod = 1.0/-mod;
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ namespace {
         return std::pow(in, mod)*s;
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscSaw(double phase, double delta, double mod) {
+    force_opt double oscSaw(double phase, double delta, double mod) {
         phase = std::fmod(phase + 0.5, 1.0);
         double d = phase;// * 0.2 + (std::floor(phase*7.0) / 7.0 + (0.5/7.0)) * 0.8;
         d = d * 2.0 - 1.0;
@@ -85,9 +82,9 @@ namespace {
         return d;
     }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscSine(double phase, double, double mod) { return push(std::sin(phase*PI*2), -mod, 5); }
+    force_opt double oscSine(double phase, double, double mod) { return push(std::sin(phase*PI*2), -mod, 5); }
 
-    [[gnu::optimize("O3")]] double oscPulse(double phase, double delta, double mod) {
+    force_opt double oscPulse(double phase, double delta, double mod) {
         double duty = (mod+1.0)/2.0;
         double d = 1.0;
         if (std::fmod(phase, 1.0) >= duty) d = -1.0;
@@ -96,9 +93,6 @@ namespace {
         return d;
     }
 
-
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
     // for clang on freebsd (and possibly other non-apple llvm sources) it seems we need to specify more.
     // wave function list(s)
     const constexpr std::array<double(*)(double,double,double),3> waveFunc = {
diff --git a/xybrid/util/ext.h b/xybrid/util/ext.h
index bc0b651..cf93835 100644
--- a/xybrid/util/ext.h
+++ b/xybrid/util/ext.h
@@ -3,6 +3,26 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
+// gcc only, no clang to complain here pls
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__)
+#define force_opt __attribute__((optimize("3")))
+#endif
+
+// things that work for gcc and clang
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#define force_inline [[gnu::always_inline]]
+#endif
+
+// and empty defs for these if not available for current compiler
+#ifndef force_inline
+#define force_inline
+#endif
+
+#ifndef force_opt
+#define force_opt
+#endif
+
+
 template<typename TO, typename FROM> inline constexpr TO hard_cast(FROM f) {
     static_assert(std::is_pointer_v<TO> && std::is_pointer_v<FROM>);
     return reinterpret_cast<TO>( reinterpret_cast<void*>(f) );