diff --git a/src/BYOD.cpp b/src/BYOD.cpp
index 9221f8aa..4fc2f403 100644
--- a/src/BYOD.cpp
+++ b/src/BYOD.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@ BYOD::BYOD() : chowdsp::PluginBase<BYOD> (&undoManager),
 
     pluginSettings->initialise (settingsFilePath);
     procs = std::make_unique<ProcessorChain> (procStore, vts, presetManager, paramForwarder, [&] (int l)
-                                              { updateSampleLatency (l); }); //make unique
+                                              { updateSampleLatency (l); });
     paramForwarder = std::make_unique<ParamForwardManager> (vts, *procs);
     presetManager = std::make_unique<PresetManager> (procs.get(), vts);
     stateManager = std::make_unique<StateManager> (vts, *procs, *presetManager);
-//    playheadHelper = std::make_unique<PlayheadHelpers> ();
 
 #if JUCE_IOS
     LookAndFeel::setDefaultLookAndFeel (lnfAllocator->getLookAndFeel<chowdsp::ChowLNF>());
@@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ void BYOD::processBlock (AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, MidiBuffer& midi)
     AudioProcessLoadMeasurer::ScopedTimer loadTimer { loadMeasurer, buffer.getNumSamples() };
 
     //get playhead
-    playheadHelper.process(getPlayHead(), buffer.getNumSamples());
-    procs->setPlayheadHelpersReference(playheadHelper);
+    procs->getPlayheadHelper().process (getPlayHead(), buffer.getNumSamples());
 
     // push samples into bypass delay
     bypassScratchBuffer.makeCopyOf (buffer, true);
diff --git a/src/BYOD.h b/src/BYOD.h
index df99c854..074eada4 100644
--- a/src/BYOD.h
+++ b/src/BYOD.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ class BYOD : public chowdsp::PluginBase<BYOD>
 
     std::unique_ptr<chowdsp::OpenGLHelper> openGLHelper = nullptr;
 
-    PlayheadHelpers playheadHelper;
-
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (BYOD)
 };
 
diff --git a/src/processors/BaseProcessor.cpp b/src/processors/BaseProcessor.cpp
index 003b24cf..c06b1bda 100644
--- a/src/processors/BaseProcessor.cpp
+++ b/src/processors/BaseProcessor.cpp
@@ -115,14 +115,6 @@ void BaseProcessor::processAudioBlock (AudioBuffer<float>& buffer)
         processAudio (buffer);
 }
 
-void BaseProcessor::setPlayheadHelpersReference(PlayheadHelpers& helpers) {
-    playheadHelpersReference = &helpers;
-}
-
-PlayheadHelpers& BaseProcessor::getPlayheadHelpersReference() {
-    return *playheadHelpersReference;
-}
-
 float BaseProcessor::getInputLevelDB (int portIndex) const noexcept
 {
     jassert (isPositiveAndBelow (portIndex, numInputs));
diff --git a/src/processors/BaseProcessor.h b/src/processors/BaseProcessor.h
index b875a853..f2155156 100644
--- a/src/processors/BaseProcessor.h
+++ b/src/processors/BaseProcessor.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "JuceProcWrapper.h"
-#include "processors/PlayheadHelpers.h"
 
 enum ProcessorType
 {
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ struct ProcessorUIOptions
 
 class BaseProcessor;
 class ProcessorEditor;
+struct PlayheadHelpers;
 namespace netlist
 {
 struct CircuitQuantityList;
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ class BaseProcessor : private JuceProcWrapper
     void prepareProcessing (double sampleRate, int numSamples);
     void freeInternalMemory();
     void processAudioBlock (AudioBuffer<float>& buffer);
-    void setPlayheadHelpersReference(PlayheadHelpers& helpers);
-    PlayheadHelpers& getPlayheadHelpersReference();
 
     // methods for working with port input levels
     float getInputLevelDB (int portIndex) const noexcept;
@@ -200,6 +198,9 @@ class BaseProcessor : private JuceProcWrapper
      */
     const MidiBuffer* midiBuffer = nullptr;
 
+    /** Provided by the processor chain */
+    const PlayheadHelpers* playheadHelpers = nullptr;
+
     /** Returns a tooltip string for a given port. */
     virtual String getTooltipForPort (int portIndex, bool isInput);
 
@@ -305,8 +306,6 @@ class BaseProcessor : private JuceProcWrapper
     StringArray popupMenuParameterIDs;
     OwnedArray<ParameterAttachment> popupMenuParameterAttachments;
 
-    PlayheadHelpers* playheadHelpersReference;
-
     const base_processor_detail::PortTypesVector inputPortTypes;
     const base_processor_detail::PortTypesVector outputPortTypes;
 
diff --git a/src/processors/PlayheadHelpers.h b/src/processors/PlayheadHelpers.h
index 19f4b8f3..69d4dd95 100644
--- a/src/processors/PlayheadHelpers.h
+++ b/src/processors/PlayheadHelpers.h
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@
 
 struct PlayheadHelpers
 {
-    static void prepare(double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize)
+    void process (AudioPlayHead* playHead, int numSamples)
     {
-        ignoreUnused(sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
-    }
-
-    void process(AudioPlayHead* playHead, int numSamples)
-    {
-        ignoreUnused(numSamples);
+        ignoreUnused (numSamples);
         if (playHead != nullptr)
         {
-            info = *playHead->getPosition();
-            bpm.store(*info.getBpm());
+            bpm.store (playHead->getPosition().orFallback (AudioPlayHead::PositionInfo {}).getBpm().orFallback (120.0));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            bpm.store (120.0);
         }
     }
 
     std::atomic<double> bpm;
-    AudioPlayHead::PositionInfo info;
 };
-
diff --git a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.cpp b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.cpp
index 8d24184e..99fc3201 100644
--- a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.cpp
+++ b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ void ProcessorChain::createParameters (Parameters& params)
     ChainIOProcessor::createParameters (params);
 }
 
-void ProcessorChain::setPlayheadHelpersReference(PlayheadHelpers& helpers) {
-    playheadHelpersReference = &helpers;
-}
-
 void ProcessorChain::initializeProcessors()
 {
     const auto osFactor = ioProcessor.getOversamplingFactor();
@@ -74,8 +70,6 @@ void ProcessorChain::initializeProcessors()
     {
         if (auto* proc = procs[i])
         {
-            if (proc->getName() == "Delay")
-                proc->setPlayheadHelpersReference(*playheadHelpersReference);
             proc->prepareProcessing (osSampleRate, osSamplesPerBlock);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.h b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.h
index 363773b7..5ea64753 100644
--- a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.h
+++ b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChain.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "../utility/InputProcessor.h"
 #include "../utility/OutputProcessor.h"
+#include "processors/PlayheadHelpers.h"
 
 class ProcessorChainActionHelper;
 class ProcessorChainPortMagnitudesHelper;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class ProcessorChain : private AudioProcessorValueTreeState::Listener
     auto& getProcessors() { return procs; }
     const auto& getProcessors() const { return procs; }
     ProcessorStore& getProcStore() { return procStore; }
-    void setPlayheadHelpersReference(PlayheadHelpers& helpers);
 
     InputProcessor& getInputProcessor() { return inputProcessor; }
     OutputProcessor& getOutputProcessor() { return outputProcessor; }
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ProcessorChain : private AudioProcessorValueTreeState::Listener
     auto& getActionHelper() { return *actionHelper; }
     auto& getStateHelper() { return *stateHelper; }
     auto& getOversampling() { return ioProcessor.getOversampling(); }
+    auto& getPlayheadHelper() { return playheadHelper; }
 
     chowdsp::Broadcaster<void (BaseProcessor*)> processorAddedBroadcaster;
     chowdsp::Broadcaster<void (const BaseProcessor*)> processorRemovedBroadcaster;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class ProcessorChain : private AudioProcessorValueTreeState::Listener
     std::unique_ptr<ParamForwardManager>& paramForwardManager;
 
     MidiBuffer internalMidiBuffer;
-    PlayheadHelpers* playheadHelpersReference = nullptr;
+    PlayheadHelpers playheadHelper;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (ProcessorChain)
 };
diff --git a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChainActions.cpp b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChainActions.cpp
index 28ff340c..f864796d 100644
--- a/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChainActions.cpp
+++ b/src/processors/chain/ProcessorChainActions.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ProcChainActions
     {
         Logger::writeToLog (String ("Creating processor: ") + newProc->getName());
 
+        newProc->playheadHelpers = &chain.playheadHelper;
         auto osFactor = chain.ioProcessor.getOversamplingFactor();
         newProc->prepareProcessing (osFactor * chain.mySampleRate, osFactor * chain.mySamplesPerBlock);
 
diff --git a/src/processors/other/Delay.cpp b/src/processors/other/Delay.cpp
index 3eb1c6be..d276320e 100644
--- a/src/processors/other/Delay.cpp
+++ b/src/processors/other/Delay.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Delay.h"
 #include "../ParameterHelpers.h"
 #include "gui/utils/ModulatableSlider.h"
+#include "processors/PlayheadHelpers.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -15,8 +16,7 @@ const String tempoSyncTag = "tempo_sync";
 const String tempoSyncAmountTag = "delay_time_type";
 } // namespace
 
-DelayModule::DelayModule (UndoManager* um) : BaseProcessor ("Delay", createParameterLayout(), um),
-                                             bpm(getPlayheadHelpersReference().bpm)
+DelayModule::DelayModule (UndoManager* um) : BaseProcessor ("Delay", createParameterLayout(), um)
 {
     using namespace ParameterHelpers;
     loadParameterPointer (freqParam, vts, freqTag);
@@ -242,10 +242,9 @@ void DelayModule::processAudio (AudioBuffer<float>& buffer)
         delaySmooth.setTargetValue (fs * *delayTimeMsParam * 0.001f); //delay time in samples (if tempo-sync change the calculation here?)
     }
 
-//    PlayheadHelpers& PlayheadHelpersRef = this->getPlayheadHelpersReference();
-//    std::cout << playheadHelpersReference.bpmDouble << std::endl;
-//    double tempo = bpm.load();
-//    std::cout << "My BPM: " << tempo << std::endl;
+    std::cout << playheadHelpers->bpm << std::endl;
+    double tempo = playheadHelpers->bpm.load();
+    std::cout << "My BPM: " << tempo << std::endl;
 //    int myIntVal = intRef.load();
 //    std::cout << "My Int: " << myIntVal << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/src/processors/other/Delay.h b/src/processors/other/Delay.h
index a170bc0c..9f79f6da 100644
--- a/src/processors/other/Delay.h
+++ b/src/processors/other/Delay.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class DelayModule : public BaseProcessor
     AudioBuffer<float> stereoBuffer;
 
     bool bypassNeedsReset = false;
-    std::atomic<double>& bpm;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (DelayModule)
 };