diff --git a/src/audio/audio.cpp b/src/audio/audio.cpp
index aac180159..5fd03debd 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/audio.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ int audio_init(struct state_audio **ret,
 			cfg = delim + 1;
 		}
 
-                int ret = audio_playback_init(device, cfg, &s->audio_playback_device);
+                struct audio_playback_opts opts;
+                snprintf_ch(opts.cfg, "%s", cfg);
+                opts.parent = s->audio_receiver_module.get();
+                const int ret = audio_playback_init(device, &opts,
+                                                    &s->audio_playback_device);
                 free(device);
                 if (ret != 0) {
                         retval = ret;
diff --git a/src/audio/audio_playback.c b/src/audio/audio_playback.c
index 450f40d39..0030ff1a7 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio_playback.c
+++ b/src/audio/audio_playback.c
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ void audio_playback_help(bool full)
         list_modules(LIBRARY_CLASS_AUDIO_PLAYBACK, AUDIO_PLAYBACK_ABI_VERSION, full);
 }
 
-int audio_playback_init(const char *device, const char *cfg, struct state_audio_playback **state)
+int
+audio_playback_init(const char *device, const struct audio_playback_opts *opts,
+                    struct state_audio_playback **state)
 {
-        struct state_audio_playback *s;
-
-        s = calloc(1, sizeof(struct state_audio_playback));
+        struct state_audio_playback *s= calloc(1, sizeof(*s));
         gettimeofday(&s->t0, NULL);
         s->funcs = load_library(device, LIBRARY_CLASS_AUDIO_PLAYBACK, AUDIO_PLAYBACK_ABI_VERSION);
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int audio_playback_init(const char *device, const char *cfg, struct state_audio_
         }
 
         strncpy(s->name, device, sizeof s->name - 1);
-        s->state = s->funcs->init(cfg);
+        s->state = s->funcs->init(opts);
 
         if(!s->state) {
                 log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Error initializing audio playback.\n");
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ int audio_playback_init(const char *device, const char *cfg, struct state_audio_
 
 struct state_audio_playback *audio_playback_init_null_device(void)
 {
+        const struct audio_playback_opts opts = { 0 };
         struct state_audio_playback *device = NULL;
-        int ret = audio_playback_init("none", "", &device);
+        int ret = audio_playback_init("none", &opts, &device);
         if (ret != 0) {
                 log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "Unable to initialize null audio playback: %d\n", ret);
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/audio_playback.h b/src/audio/audio_playback.h
index 7724b148e..ee5ba05ba 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio_playback.h
+++ b/src/audio/audio_playback.h
@@ -38,18 +38,22 @@
 #ifndef AUDIO_AUDIO_PLAYBACK_H_316AA23B_3EFF_4150_83D2_24A2295CB74A
 #define AUDIO_AUDIO_PLAYBACK_H_316AA23B_3EFF_4150_83D2_24A2295CB74A
 
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#endif // ! defined __cplusplus
+
 #include "../types.h"
+#include "utils/macros.h" // for STR_LEN
 
 struct audio_desc;
 struct audio_frame;
+struct module;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
-#else
-#include <stdbool.h>
 #endif
 
-#define AUDIO_PLAYBACK_ABI_VERSION 11
+#define AUDIO_PLAYBACK_ABI_VERSION 12
 
 /** @anchor audio_playback_ctl_reqs
  * @name Audio playback control requests
@@ -80,9 +84,14 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AUDIO_PLAYBACK_PUT_NETWORK_DEVICE   3
 /// @}
 
+struct audio_playback_opts {
+        char           cfg[STR_LEN];
+        struct module *parent;
+};
+
 struct audio_playback_info {
         device_probe_func probe;
-        void *(*init)(const char *cfg); ///< @param cfg is not NULL
+        void *(*init)(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts);
         void (*write)(void *state, const struct audio_frame *frame);
         /** Returns device supported format that matches best with propsed audio desc */
         bool (*ctl)(void *state, int request, void *data, size_t *len);
@@ -97,8 +106,9 @@ void                            audio_playback_init_devices(void);
 /**
  * @see display_init
  */
-int                             audio_playback_init(const char *device, const char *cfg,
-                struct state_audio_playback **);
+int audio_playback_init(const char                       *device,
+                        const struct audio_playback_opts *opts,
+                        struct state_audio_playback     **state);
 struct state_audio_playback    *audio_playback_init_null_device(void);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/audio/filter/playback.cpp b/src/audio/filter/playback.cpp
index cd6c92b7e..718bb792b 100644
--- a/src/audio/filter/playback.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/filter/playback.cpp
@@ -35,23 +35,21 @@
  * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#include "config_unix.h"
-#include "config_win32.h"
-#endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
-
+#include <cstdio>                       // for printf
 #include <memory>
 #include <string_view>
 
-#include "debug.h"
 #include "module.h"
 #include "audio/audio_filter.h"
-#include "audio/types.h"
 #include "audio/audio_playback.h" 
+#include "audio/types.h"
 #include "lib_common.h"
-#include "utils/string_view_utils.hpp"
+#include "messaging.h"                  // for free_message, new_response
+#include "utils/macros.h"               // for snprintf_ch
 #include "utils/misc.h"
+#include "utils/string_view_utils.hpp"
+
+struct state_audio_playback;
 
 namespace{
 struct Playback_dev_deleter{ void operator()(state_audio_playback *p){ audio_playback_done(p); } };
@@ -87,7 +85,11 @@ static af_result_code parse_cfg(state_playback *s, std::string_view cfg){
         auto dev = std::string(tok);
         auto dev_cfg = std::string(tokenize(cfg, ':'));
 
-        int ret = audio_playback_init(dev.c_str(), dev_cfg.c_str(), out_ptr(s->playback_dev));
+        struct audio_playback_opts opts;
+        snprintf_ch(opts.cfg, "%s", dev_cfg.c_str());
+        opts.parent = nullptr;
+
+        int ret = audio_playback_init(dev.c_str(), &opts, out_ptr(s->playback_dev));
 
         return ret == 0 ? AF_OK : AF_FAILURE;
 }
@@ -111,9 +113,9 @@ static af_result_code configure(void *state,
         s->ch_count = in_ch_count;
         s->sample_rate = in_sample_rate;
 
-        if (audio_playback_reconfigure(s->playback_dev.get(), s->bps * 8,
+        if (!audio_playback_reconfigure(s->playback_dev.get(), s->bps * 8,
                                 s->ch_count,
-                                s->sample_rate) != TRUE) {
+                                s->sample_rate)) {
                 return AF_FAILURE;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/alsa.c b/src/audio/playback/alsa.c
index ce1050d2d..3263f0d32 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/alsa.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/alsa.c
@@ -842,10 +842,15 @@ init_local_config_with_workaround(char const * pcm_node_name)
 
 ADD_TO_PARAM("alsa-playback-api", "* alsa-playback-api={thread|sync|async}\n"
                                 "  ALSA API.\n");
-static void * audio_play_alsa_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_alsa_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
+                audio_play_alsa_help();
+                return INIT_NOERR;
+        }
+
         int rc;
-        const char *name;
 
         struct state_alsa_playback *s = calloc(1, sizeof(struct state_alsa_playback));
 
@@ -879,24 +884,13 @@ static void * audio_play_alsa_init(const char *cfg)
 		log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, MOD_NAME "Async API is experimental, in case of problems use either \"thread\" or \"sync\" API\n");
 	}
 
-        if (strlen(cfg) > 0) {
-                if(strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
-                        audio_play_alsa_help();
-                        free(s);
-                        return INIT_NOERR;
-                }
-                name = cfg;
-        } else {
-                if (is_default_pulse()) {
-                        name = "pulse";
-                } else {
-                        name = "default";
-                }
+        const char *name = is_default_pulse() ? "pulse" : "default";
+        if (strlen(opts->cfg) > 0) {
+                name = opts->cfg;
         }
 
-        char device[1024] = "pcm.";
-
-        strncat(device, name, sizeof(device) - strlen(device) - 1);
+        char device[STR_LEN + 4];
+        snprintf_ch(device, "pcm.%s", name);
 
         if (s->playback_mode == SYNC) {
                 s->local_config = init_local_config_with_workaround(device);
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/coreaudio.cpp b/src/audio/playback/coreaudio.cpp
index 561072ab4..c421e8233 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/coreaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/coreaudio.cpp
@@ -403,9 +403,14 @@ static void audio_play_ca_help()
         deleter ? deleter(available_devices) : free(available_devices);
 }
 
-
-static void * audio_play_ca_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_ca_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
+                audio_play_ca_help();
+                return INIT_NOERR;
+        }
+
         OSStatus ret = noErr;
         AudioComponent comp;
         AudioComponentDescription comp_desc;
@@ -455,22 +460,17 @@ static void * audio_play_ca_init(const char *cfg)
                 goto error;
         }
 
-        if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
-                audio_play_ca_help();
-                delete s;
-                return INIT_NOERR;
-        }
-        if (strlen(cfg) > 0) {
+        if (strlen(opts->cfg) > 0) {
                 try {
-                        device = stoi(cfg);
+                        device = stoi(opts->cfg);
                 } catch (std::invalid_argument &e) {
-                        device = audio_ca_get_device_by_name(cfg, CA_DIR);
+                        device = audio_ca_get_device_by_name(opts->cfg, CA_DIR);
                         if (device == UINT_MAX) {
                                 log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR,
                                         MOD_NAME
                                         "Wrong device index "
                                         "or unrecognized name \"%s\"!\n",
-                                        cfg);
+                                        opts->cfg);
                                 goto error;
                         }
                 }
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/decklink.cpp b/src/audio/playback/decklink.cpp
index d9cbd397a..3df2e3ea7 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/decklink.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/decklink.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,14 @@ static void audio_play_decklink_help()
         } 
 }
 
-static void *audio_play_decklink_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_decklink_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
+                audio_play_decklink_help();
+                return INIT_NOERR;
+        }
+
         struct state_decklink *s = NULL;
         IDeckLinkIterator*                              deckLinkIterator;
         HRESULT                                         result;
@@ -202,15 +208,11 @@ static void *audio_play_decklink_init(const char *cfg)
         s->magic = DECKLINK_MAGIC;
         s->audio_consumer_levels = -1;
         
-        if (strlen(cfg) == 0) {
+        if (strlen(opts->cfg) == 0) {
                 cardIdx = 0;
                 fprintf(stderr, "Card number unset, using first found (see -r decklink:help)!\n");
-        } else if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
-                audio_play_decklink_help();
-                free(s);
-                return INIT_NOERR;
         } else  {
-                char *tmp = strdup(cfg);
+                char *tmp = strdup(opts->cfg);
                 char *item, *save_ptr;
                 item = strtok_r(tmp, ":", &save_ptr);
                 if (item) {
@@ -224,10 +226,10 @@ static void *audio_play_decklink_init(const char *cfg)
                                 }
                                 item = strtok_r(NULL, ":", &save_ptr);
                                 if (item) {
-                                        cardIdx = atoi(cfg);
+                                        cardIdx = atoi(opts->cfg);
                                 }
                         } else {
-                                cardIdx = atoi(cfg);
+                                cardIdx = atoi(opts->cfg);
                         }
                 }
                 free(tmp);
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/dummy.c b/src/audio/playback/dummy.c
index c82b39836..afae216ba 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/dummy.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/dummy.c
@@ -73,17 +73,18 @@ static void audio_play_dummy_help(void)
         color_printf("\t" TBOLD("debug") " - audio print frame TS + len\n");
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_dummy_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_dummy_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
         struct state_dummy_aplay *s = calloc(1, sizeof *s);
-        if (strcmp(cfg, "debug") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "debug") == 0) {
                 s->debug = true;
-        } else if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
+        } else if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
                 audio_play_dummy_help();
                 free(s);
                 return INIT_NOERR;
-        } else if (strlen(cfg) > 0) {
-                MSG(ERROR, "Wrong option: %s\n", cfg);
+        } else if (strlen(opts->cfg) > 0) {
+                MSG(ERROR, "Wrong option: %s\n", opts->cfg);
                 free(s);
                 return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/dump.cpp b/src/audio/playback/dump.cpp
index 6eabfcea8..39795a516 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/dump.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/dump.cpp
@@ -71,16 +71,15 @@ static void audio_play_dump_help() {
                         "\n");
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_dump_init(const char *cfg){
+static void * audio_play_dump_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts){
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
+                audio_play_dump_help();
+                return INIT_NOERR;
+        }
         struct audio_dump_state *s = new audio_dump_state();
 
-        if (strlen(cfg) > 0) {
-                if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
-                        audio_play_dump_help();
-                        delete s;
-                        return INIT_NOERR;
-                }
-                s->filename = cfg;
+        if (strlen(opts->cfg) > 0) {
+                s->filename = opts->cfg;
         } else {
                 s->filename = "audio_dump";
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/jack.c b/src/audio/playback/jack.c
index d2efaa156..69038073c 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/jack.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/jack.c
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ static void audio_play_jack_help(const char *client_name)
         free(available_devices);
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_jack_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_jack_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
         const char **ports;
         jack_status_t status;
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ static void * audio_play_jack_init(const char *cfg)
         }
 
         char dup[STR_LEN];
-        snprintf_ch(dup, "%s", cfg);
+        snprintf_ch(dup, "%s", opts->cfg);
         char *tmp = dup, *item, *save_ptr;
         while ((item = strtok_r(tmp, ":", &save_ptr)) != NULL) {
                 if (strcmp(item, "help") == 0) {
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ static void * audio_play_jack_init(const char *cfg)
                 } else if (strstr(item, "name=") == item) {
                         strcpy(client_name, item + strlen("name="));
                 } else { // the rest is the device name
-                        source_name = cfg + (item - dup);
+                        source_name = opts->cfg + (item - dup);
                         break;
                 }
                 tmp = NULL;
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/mixer.cpp b/src/audio/playback/mixer.cpp
index 074e47556..dcb3a1aee 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/mixer.cpp
@@ -414,14 +414,15 @@ static void audio_play_mixer_probe(struct device_info **available_devices, int *
         *count = 0;
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_mixer_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_mixer_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
-        if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
                 audio_play_mixer_help();
                 return INIT_NOERR;
         }
         try {
-                return new state_audio_mixer{cfg};
+                return new state_audio_mixer{opts->cfg};
         } catch (...) {
                 return nullptr;
         }
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/none.c b/src/audio/playback/none.c
index 802d418ad..608de6340 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/none.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/none.c
@@ -35,18 +35,16 @@
  * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#include "config_unix.h"
-#include "config_win32.h"
-#endif
+#include <assert.h>                // for assert
+#include <stdbool.h>               // for bool, false, true
+#include <stdint.h>                // for uint32_t
+#include <stdlib.h>                // for free, malloc
 
 #include "audio/audio_playback.h"
 #include "audio/types.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "lib_common.h"
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+struct device_info;
 
 #define AUDIO_PLAYBACK_NONE_MAGIC 0x3bcf376au
 
@@ -62,13 +60,11 @@ static void audio_play_none_probe(struct device_info **available_devices, int *c
         *count = 0;
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_none_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_none_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
-        UNUSED(cfg);
-        struct state_audio_playback_none *s;
-
-        s = (struct state_audio_playback_none *)
-                malloc(sizeof(struct state_audio_playback_none));
+        (void) opts;
+        struct state_audio_playback_none *s = malloc(sizeof(*s));
         assert(s != NULL);
         s->magic = AUDIO_PLAYBACK_NONE_MAGIC;
                                 
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/pipewire.cpp b/src/audio/playback/pipewire.cpp
index 94bad947c..71467138b 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/pipewire.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/pipewire.cpp
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ static void on_process(void *userdata) noexcept{
         }
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_pw_init(const char *cfg){
+static void * audio_play_pw_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts){
         auto s = std::make_unique<state_pipewire_play>();
 
-        std::string_view cfg_sv(cfg);
+        std::string_view cfg_sv(opts->cfg);
         while(!cfg_sv.empty()){
                 auto tok = tokenize(cfg_sv, ':', '"');
                 auto key = tokenize(tok, '=');
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/portaudio.c b/src/audio/playback/portaudio.c
index bbe52bb6f..bdc1d8c71 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/portaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/portaudio.c
@@ -167,18 +167,19 @@ static void audio_play_portaudio_help(void) {
         portaudio_print_help(PORTAUDIO_OUT);
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_portaudio_init(const char *cfg)
-{	
+static void *
+audio_play_portaudio_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
+{
         int output_device_idx = -1;
         char output_device_name[STR_LEN] = "";
 
         portaudio_print_version();
         
-        if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
                 audio_play_portaudio_help();
                 return INIT_NOERR;
         }
-        if (!parse_fmt(cfg, &output_device_idx, output_device_name)) {
+        if (!parse_fmt(opts->cfg, &output_device_idx, output_device_name)) {
                 return NULL;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/sdi.c b/src/audio/playback/sdi.c
index 0f3b4cdbc..cfc93bf59 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/sdi.c
+++ b/src/audio/playback/sdi.c
@@ -35,22 +35,20 @@
  * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#include "config_unix.h"
-#include "config_win32.h"
-#endif
+#include "audio/playback/sdi.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>                 // for printf, snprintf
+#include <stdlib.h>                // for free, calloc, malloc
+#include <string.h>                // for strcmp, strncpy, memcpy
 
-#include "audio/audio.h"
+#include "audio/types.h"           // for audio_desc, audio_frame (ptr only)
 #include "audio/audio_playback.h"
-#include "audio/playback/sdi.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "host.h"                  // for INIT_NOERR
 #include "lib_common.h"
+#include "types.h"                 // for device_info
 #include "video_display.h"
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 struct state_sdi_playback {
         void *udata;
         void (*put_callback)(void *, const struct audio_frame *);
@@ -98,9 +96,10 @@ static void audio_play_sdi_help(const char *driver_name)
         }
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_sdi_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_sdi_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
-        if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
                 printf("Available embedded devices:\n");
                 audio_play_sdi_help("embedded");
                 audio_play_sdi_help("AESEBU");
diff --git a/src/audio/playback/wasapi.cpp b/src/audio/playback/wasapi.cpp
index 8b61f3400..05b3bc52a 100644
--- a/src/audio/playback/wasapi.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/playback/wasapi.cpp
@@ -204,19 +204,21 @@ static void audio_play_wasapi_help() {
         com_uninitialize(&com_initialized);
 }
 
-static void * audio_play_wasapi_init(const char *cfg)
+static void *
+audio_play_wasapi_init(const struct audio_playback_opts *opts)
 {
+        if (strcmp(opts->cfg, "help") == 0) {
+                audio_play_wasapi_help();
+                return INIT_NOERR;
+        }
+
         wchar_t deviceID[1024] = L"";
         int index = -1;
-        if (strlen(cfg) > 0) {
-                if (strcmp(cfg, "help") == 0) {
-                        audio_play_wasapi_help();
-                        return INIT_NOERR;
-                }
-                if (isdigit(cfg[0])) {
-                        index = atoi(cfg);
+        if (strlen(opts->cfg) > 0) {
+                if (isdigit(opts->cfg[0])) {
+                        index = atoi(opts->cfg);
                 } else {
-                        mbtowc(deviceID, cfg, (sizeof deviceID / 2) - 1);
+                        mbtowc(deviceID, opts->cfg, (sizeof deviceID / 2) - 1);
                 }
         }
         auto s = new state_aplay_wasapi();