diff --git a/voicemeeter/outputs.go b/voicemeeter/outputs.go
index c8fded0..b6069bf 100644
--- a/voicemeeter/outputs.go
+++ b/voicemeeter/outputs.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package voicemeeter
 
+import "fmt"
+
 type t_outputs interface {
 	GetA1() bool
 	SetA1(val bool)
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ type outputs struct {
 	iRemote
 }
 
-func newOutputs(id string, i int) outputs {
-	o := outputs{iRemote{id, i}}
+func newOutputs(i int) outputs {
+	o := outputs{iRemote{fmt.Sprintf("strip[%d]", i), i}}
 	return o
 }
 
diff --git a/voicemeeter/strip.go b/voicemeeter/strip.go
index 099580c..3fdb309 100644
--- a/voicemeeter/strip.go
+++ b/voicemeeter/strip.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ type physicalStrip struct {
 }
 
 func newPhysicalStrip(i int, k *kind) t_strip {
-	o := newOutputs("strip[%d]", i)
+	o := newOutputs(i)
 	gl := make([]gainLayer, 8)
 	for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
 		gl[j] = newGainLayer(i, j)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type virtualStrip struct {
 }
 
 func newVirtualStrip(i int, k *kind) t_strip {
-	o := newOutputs("strip[%d]", i)
+	o := newOutputs(i)
 	gl := make([]gainLayer, 8)
 	for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
 		gl[j] = newGainLayer(i, j)