diff --git a/examples/amp_plugin.nim b/examples/amp_plugin.nim
index 9330a94..7cae9d0 100644
--- a/examples/amp_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/amp_plugin.nim
@@ -67,17 +67,21 @@ proc extensionData(uri: cstring): pointer {.cdecl.} =
 proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
 
 
+let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
+    uri: cstring(PluginUri),
+    instantiate: instantiate,
+    connectPort: connectPort,
+    activate: activate,
+    run: run,
+    deactivate: deactivate,
+    cleanup: cleanup,
+    extensionData: extensionData,
+)
+
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
-    NimMain()
-
     if index == 0:
-        result = createShared(Lv2Descriptor)
-        result.uri = cstring(PluginUri)
-        result.instantiate = instantiate
-        result.connectPort = connectPort
-        result.activate = activate
-        result.run = run
-        result.deactivate = deactivate
-        result.cleanup = cleanup
-        result.extensionData = extensionData
+        NimMain()
+        return addr(descriptor)
+
+    return nil
diff --git a/examples/faustlpf_plugin.nim b/examples/faustlpf_plugin.nim
index bb951e1..2007071 100644
--- a/examples/faustlpf_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/faustlpf_plugin.nim
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ type
         freq: ptr cfloat
         flt: ptr faustlpf
 
-proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
-
 
 proc instantiate(descriptor: ptr Lv2Descriptor; sampleRate: cdouble;
                  bundlePath: cstring; features: ptr UncheckedArray[ptr Lv2Feature]):
@@ -54,31 +52,30 @@ proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
     computefaustlpf(plug.flt, nSamples.cint, addr plug.input, addr plug.output)
 
 
-proc deactivate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
-
-
 proc cleanup(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
     let plug = cast[ptr FaustLPFPlugin](instance)
     deletefaustlpf(plug.flt)
     freeShared(plug)
 
 
-proc extensionData(uri: cstring): pointer {.cdecl.} =
-    return nil
+proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
 
 
+let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
+    uri: cstring(PluginUri),
+    instantiate: instantiate,
+    connectPort: connectPort,
+    activate: activate,
+    run: run,
+    deactivate: nil,
+    cleanup: cleanup,
+    extensionData: nil,
+)
+
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
-    NimMain()
-
     if index == 0:
-        result = createShared(Lv2Descriptor)
-        result.uri = cstring(PluginUri)
-        result.instantiate = instantiate
-        result.connectPort = connectPort
-        result.activate = activate
-        result.run = run
-        result.deactivate = deactivate
-        result.cleanup = cleanup
-        result.extensionData = extensionData
+        NimMain()
+        return addr(descriptor)
+
+    return nil
diff --git a/examples/miditranspose.lv2/miditranspose.ttl b/examples/miditranspose.lv2/miditranspose.ttl
index e4c01c5..ead8f1d 100644
--- a/examples/miditranspose.lv2/miditranspose.ttl
+++ b/examples/miditranspose.lv2/miditranspose.ttl
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 @prefix midi: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/midi#> .
 @prefix opts: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/options#> .
 @prefix params: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/parameters#> .
-@prefix props: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/port-props#> .
 @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
 @prefix units: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/extensions/units#> .
 @prefix urid: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/urid#> .
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@
         lv2:minimum -12 ;
         lv2:maximum 12 ;
         units:unit units:semitone12TET
-    ] ; 
+    ] ;
 
     rdfs:comment "A simple MIDI transposition LV2 plugin." ;
 
diff --git a/examples/miditranspose_plugin.nim b/examples/miditranspose_plugin.nim
index 88c91c3..669259a 100644
--- a/examples/miditranspose_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/miditranspose_plugin.nim
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ proc connectPort(instance: Lv2Handle; port: cuint;
         plug.transposition = cast[ptr cfloat](dataLocation)
 
 
-proc activate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
-
-
 proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
     let plug = cast[ptr MidiTransposePlugin](instance)
     let outCapacity = plug.output.atom.size
@@ -80,32 +76,28 @@ proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
                 discard atomSequenceAppendEvent(plug.output, outCapacity, ev)
 
 
-proc deactivate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
-
-
 proc cleanup(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
     freeShared(cast[ptr MidiTransposePlugin](instance))
 
 
-proc extensionData(uri: cstring): pointer {.cdecl.} =
-    return nil
-
-
 proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
 
 
+let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
+    uri: cstring(PluginUri),
+    instantiate: instantiate,
+    connectPort: connectPort,
+    activate: nil,
+    run: run,
+    deactivate: nil,
+    cleanup: cleanup,
+    extensionData: nil,
+)
+
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
-    NimMain()
-
     if index == 0:
-        result = createShared(Lv2Descriptor)
-        result.uri = cstring(PluginUri)
-        result.instantiate = instantiate
-        result.connectPort = connectPort
-        result.activate = activate
-        result.run = run
-        result.deactivate = deactivate
-        result.cleanup = cleanup
-        result.extensionData = extensionData
+        NimMain()
+        return addr(descriptor)
+
+    return nil
diff --git a/examples/multimodefilter_plugin.nim b/examples/multimodefilter_plugin.nim
index 53f6ce9..9c48336 100644
--- a/examples/multimodefilter_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/multimodefilter_plugin.nim
@@ -72,33 +72,29 @@ proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
         plug.output[pos] = plug.svf.process(plug.input[pos])
 
 
-proc deactivate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
-
-
 proc cleanup(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
     freeShared(cast[ptr SVFPlugin](instance))
 
 
-proc extensionData(uri: cstring): pointer {.cdecl.} =
-    return nil
-
-
 proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
 
 
+let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
+    uri: cstring(PluginUri),
+    instantiate: instantiate,
+    connectPort: connectPort,
+    activate: activate,
+    run: run,
+    deactivate: nil,
+    cleanup: cleanup,
+    extensionData: nil,
+)
+
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
-    NimMain()
-
     if index == 0:
-        result = createShared(Lv2Descriptor)
-        result.uri = cstring(PluginUri)
-        result.instantiate = instantiate
-        result.connectPort = connectPort
-        result.activate = activate
-        result.run = run
-        result.deactivate = deactivate
-        result.cleanup = cleanup
-        result.extensionData = extensionData
+        NimMain()
+        return addr(descriptor)
+
+    return nil
 
diff --git a/examples/tiltfilter_plugin.nim b/examples/tiltfilter_plugin.nim
index e1da952..f66aa97 100644
--- a/examples/tiltfilter_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/tiltfilter_plugin.nim
@@ -72,33 +72,28 @@ proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
         plug.output[pos] = plug.flt.process(plug.input[pos])
 
 
-proc deactivate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
-
-
 proc cleanup(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
     freeShared(cast[ptr TiltFilterPlugin](instance))
 
 
-proc extensionData(uri: cstring): pointer {.cdecl.} =
-    return nil
-
-
 proc NimMain() {.cdecl, importc.}
 
 
+let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
+    uri: cstring(PluginUri),
+    instantiate: instantiate,
+    connectPort: connectPort,
+    activate: activate,
+    run: run,
+    deactivate: nil,
+    cleanup: cleanup,
+    extensionData: nil,
+)
+
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
-    NimMain()
-
     if index == 0:
-        result = createShared(Lv2Descriptor)
-        result.uri = cstring(PluginUri)
-        result.instantiate = instantiate
-        result.connectPort = connectPort
-        result.activate = activate
-        result.run = run
-        result.deactivate = deactivate
-        result.cleanup = cleanup
-        result.extensionData = extensionData
+        NimMain()
+        return addr(descriptor)
 
+    return nil