diff --git a/cimp.bas b/cimp.bas
index c0209a1..5733d89 100644
--- a/cimp.bas
+++ b/cimp.bas
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ if ipc_status = 0 then
     dim cmd_msg as string
     
    Select Case command$(1)
+   		Case "--soundbank"
+   			cmd_msg = "SOUNDBANK:" + command$(2)
         Case "--next"
             cmd_msg = "NEXT"
             
@@ -182,6 +184,13 @@ for i=1 to _commandcount
             nooutput=-1
         case "-N","--nyan"
             nyan=-1
+        case "-b","--soundbank"
+        	if _commandcount>i and  _fileexists(command$(i+1)) then
+        		loadsoundbank command$(i+1)
+        	else
+        		print "error loading soundbank"
+        		system
+        	end if
         case else
             if _fileexists(command$(i)) then
                 if lcase$(right$(command$(i),4))=".m3u"then
@@ -238,6 +247,8 @@ while keyin<>27
             keyin=asc("s")
         elseif client_cmd = "NYAN" then
             nyan = not nyan
+        elseif left$(client_cmd, 10) = "SOUNDBANK:" then
+        	loadsoundbank mid$(client_cmd,11)
         elseif left$(client_cmd, 4) = "VOL:" then
             volume = val(mid$(client_cmd, 5)) / 100
             if volume > 1 then volume = 1
@@ -676,3 +687,7 @@ function getcodepoint& (utf8char$)
             getcodepoint&=(b1 and &h07)*262144+(b2 and &h3f)*4096+(b3 and &h3f)*64+(b4 and &h3f)
     end select
 end function
+
+sub loadsoundbank (filename as string)
+	_midisoundbank filename
+end sub