diff --git a/app/cmTimeLine.c b/app/cmTimeLine.c
index eb93dd4..4348f37 100644
--- a/app/cmTimeLine.c
+++ b/app/cmTimeLine.c
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ cmTlRC_t _cmTlProcMidiFile( _cmTl_t* p,  _cmTlObj_t* op, cmMidiFileH_t mfH )
       fl =  mp->dtick == 0;        
     }
       
-
     accum += dtick * p->srate / 1000000;
 
     //int      begSmpIdx         = floor(accum_micros * p->srate / 1000000);
@@ -958,6 +957,35 @@ double cmTimeLineSampleRate( cmTlH_t h )
   return p->srate;
 }
 
+cmTlObj_t* _cmTimeLineIdToObj( _cmTl_t* p, unsigned seqId, unsigned id )
+{
+  assert( seqId < p->seqCnt );
+
+  _cmTlObj_t* op = p->seq[seqId].first;
+  for(; op != NULL; op=op->next )
+    if( op->obj->uid == id )
+      return op->obj;
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+cmTlObj_t* cmTimeLineIdToObj( cmTlH_t h, unsigned seqId, unsigned id )
+{
+  _cmTl_t*    p  = _cmTlHandleToPtr(h);
+  cmTlObj_t* op = NULL;
+
+  if( seqId != cmInvalidId )
+    op = _cmTimeLineIdToObj(p,seqId,id);
+  else
+  {
+    for(seqId=0; seqId<p->seqCnt; ++seqId)
+      if((op = _cmTimeLineIdToObj(p,seqId,id) ) != NULL )
+        break;
+  }
+
+  return op;
+}
+
+
 cmTlObj_t* cmTimeLineNextObj( cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* tp, unsigned seqId )
 {
   _cmTl_t* p = _cmTlHandleToPtr(h);
@@ -1036,6 +1064,22 @@ cmTlMarker_t*    cmTlNextMarkerObjPtr(    cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* op, unsigned seq
   return cmTimeLineMarkerObjPtr(h,op);
 }
 
+cmTlObj_t*       cmTlIdToObjPtr( cmTlH_t h, unsigned uid )
+{
+  _cmTl_t* p = _cmTlHandleToPtr(h);
+  unsigned i;
+  for(i=0; i<p->seqCnt; ++i)
+    //if( p->seq[i].first->obj->uid <= uid && uid <= p->seq[i].last->obj->uid )
+    {
+      _cmTlObj_t* op = p->seq[i].first;
+      for(; op != NULL; op=op->next )
+        if( op->obj->uid == uid )
+          return op->obj;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 
 cmTlMidiFile_t*  cmTimeLineMidiFileObjPtr(  cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* op )
 {
@@ -1474,16 +1518,16 @@ cmTlRC_t  _cmTimeLineDecodeObj( const void* msg, unsigned msgByteCnt, cmTlUiMsg_
 
   r->msgId       = kInsertMsgTlId;
   r->objId       = tp->uid;
-  r->parentObjId = *parentIdPtr;
+  //r->parentObjId = *parentIdPtr;
   r->seqId       = tp->seqId;
-  r->typeId      = tp->typeId;
-  r->begSmpIdx   = tp->begSmpIdx;
-  r->durSmpCnt   = tp->durSmpCnt;
-  r->label       = strlen(text)==0 ? NULL : text;
+  //r->typeId      = tp->typeId;
+  //r->begSmpIdx   = tp->begSmpIdx;
+  //r->durSmpCnt   = tp->durSmpCnt;
+  //r->label       = strlen(text)==0 ? NULL : text;
   r->srate       = 0;
-  r->midiTrkMsg  = NULL;
-  r->textStr     = NULL;
-
+  //r->midiTrkMsg  = NULL;
+  //r->textStr     = NULL;
+  /*
   switch( tp->typeId )
   {
     case kMidiFileTlId:
@@ -1515,7 +1559,7 @@ cmTlRC_t  _cmTimeLineDecodeObj( const void* msg, unsigned msgByteCnt, cmTlUiMsg_
     default:
       { assert(0); }
   }
-
+  */
   return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/cmTimeLine.h b/app/cmTimeLine.h
index 3d27886..95c1540 100644
--- a/app/cmTimeLine.h
+++ b/app/cmTimeLine.h
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ extern "C" {
   bool            cmTimeLineIsValid( cmTlH_t h );
   double          cmTimeLineSampleRate( cmTlH_t h );
 
+  // Given cmTlObj_t.uid return a pointer to the associated record.
+  // seqId is optional (dflt:cmInvalidId)
+  cmTlObj_t*      cmTimeLineIdToObj( cmTlH_t h, unsigned seqId, unsigned uid );
+
   // Return the object following 'p' assigned to 'seqId'.
   // If 'p' is NULL then return the first object assigned to seqId.
   // If 'seqId' is set to cmInvalidId then return the next object on any seq.
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ extern "C" {
   cmTlAudioEvt_t*  cmTlNextAudioEvtObjPtr(  cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* op, unsigned seqId );
   cmTlMarker_t*    cmTlNextMarkerObjPtr(    cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* op, unsigned seqId );
 
+  cmTlObj_t*       cmTlIdToObjPtr( cmTlH_t h, unsigned uid );
 
   // Cast a genereic cmTlObj_t pointer to a specificy type.
   cmTlMidiFile_t*  cmTimeLineMidiFileObjPtr(  cmTlH_t h, cmTlObj_t* op );
@@ -195,17 +200,9 @@ extern "C" {
   {
     cmTlUiMsgTypeId_t       msgId;         // See cmTlUiMsgTypeId_t.
     unsigned                objId;         // Set to cmTlObj_t.uid
-    unsigned                parentObjId;   // cmTlObj_t.uid of the object this object's begSmpIdx is set relative to.
-    unsigned                seqId;         // 
-    cmTlObjTypeId_t         typeId;        // 
-    int                     begSmpIdx;     // Time relative to parent.
-    unsigned                durSmpCnt;     // Duration of the object.
-    const char*             label;         // Object label (points to memory inside the serialized msg.)
+    unsigned                seqId;         // Sequence id
     double                  srate;         // Only valid with kInitMsgTlId.
     unsigned                seqCnt;        // Only valid with kInitMsgTlId.
-    const cmMidiTrackMsg_t* midiTrkMsg;    // Only valid for typeId  == kMidiEvtTlId. Internal pointers refer to memory inside the serialzed msg. buffer.
-    unsigned                midiFileObjId; // Only valid for typeId  == kMidiEvtTlId
-    const char*             textStr;       // filename for kAudioFileTlId and kMidiFileTlId, marker text for kMarkerTlId
   } cmTlUiMsg_t;
 
   // Decode a serialized cmTlObj_t as passed to the cmTlCb_t listener