diff --git a/tracker/action.go b/tracker/action.go
index da7db8c..dcbe541 100644
--- a/tracker/action.go
+++ b/tracker/action.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (m *Model) Undo() Action {
 			m.d = m.undoStack[len(m.undoStack)-1]
 			m.undoStack = m.undoStack[:len(m.undoStack)-1]
 			m.prevUndoKind = ""
-			(*Model)(m).send(m.d.Song.Copy())
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(m.d.Song.Copy()))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (m *Model) Redo() Action {
 			m.d = m.redoStack[len(m.redoStack)-1]
 			m.redoStack = m.redoStack[:len(m.redoStack)-1]
 			m.prevUndoKind = ""
-			(*Model)(m).send(m.d.Song.Copy())
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(m.d.Song.Copy()))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (m *Model) PlayCurrentPos() Action {
 			m.setPanic(false)
 			m.setLoop(Loop{})
 			m.playing = true
-			m.send(StartPlayMsg{m.d.Cursor.SongPos})
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(StartPlayMsg{m.d.Cursor.SongPos}))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func (m *Model) PlaySongStart() Action {
 			m.setPanic(false)
 			m.setLoop(Loop{})
 			m.playing = true
-			m.send(StartPlayMsg{})
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(StartPlayMsg{}))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (m *Model) PlaySelected() Action {
 			r := l.listRange()
 			newLoop := Loop{r.Start, r.End - r.Start}
 			m.setLoop(newLoop)
-			m.send(StartPlayMsg{sointu.SongPos{OrderRow: r.Start, PatternRow: 0}})
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(StartPlayMsg{sointu.SongPos{OrderRow: r.Start, PatternRow: 0}}))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (m *Model) PlayFromLoopStart() Action {
 				return
 			}
 			m.playing = true
-			m.send(StartPlayMsg{sointu.SongPos{OrderRow: m.loop.Start, PatternRow: 0}})
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(StartPlayMsg{sointu.SongPos{OrderRow: m.loop.Start, PatternRow: 0}}))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (m *Model) StopPlaying() Action {
 				return
 			}
 			m.playing = false
-			(*Model)(m).send(IsPlayingMsg{false})
+			trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(IsPlayingMsg{false}))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -510,13 +510,13 @@ func (m *Model) completeAction(checkSave bool) {
 func (m *Model) setPanic(val bool) {
 	if m.panic != val {
 		m.panic = val
-		m.send(PanicMsg{val})
+		trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(PanicMsg{val}))
 	}
 }
 
 func (m *Model) setLoop(newLoop Loop) {
 	if m.loop != newLoop {
 		m.loop = newLoop
-		m.send(newLoop)
+		trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(newLoop))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tracker/bool.go b/tracker/bool.go
index c4072a8..3c32b5a 100644
--- a/tracker/bool.go
+++ b/tracker/bool.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (m *IsRecording) Value() bool { return (*Model)(m).recording }
 func (m *IsRecording) setValue(val bool) {
 	m.recording = val
 	m.instrEnlarged = val
-	(*Model)(m).send(RecordingMsg{val})
+	trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(RecordingMsg{val}))
 }
 func (m *IsRecording) Enabled() bool { return true }
 
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func (m *Playing) setValue(val bool) {
 	m.playing = val
 	if m.playing {
 		(*Model)(m).setPanic(false)
-		(*Model)(m).send(StartPlayMsg{m.d.Cursor.SongPos})
+		trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(StartPlayMsg{m.d.Cursor.SongPos}))
 	} else {
-		(*Model)(m).send(IsPlayingMsg{val})
+		trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(IsPlayingMsg{val}))
 	}
 }
 func (m *Playing) Enabled() bool { return m.playing || !m.instrEnlarged }
diff --git a/tracker/model.go b/tracker/model.go
index 316f8cb..67c1a5f 100644
--- a/tracker/model.go
+++ b/tracker/model.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (m *Model) change(kind string, t ChangeType, severity ChangeSeverity) func(
 				m.updatePatternUseCount()
 				m.d.Cursor.SongPos = m.d.Song.Score.Clamp(m.d.Cursor.SongPos)
 				m.d.Cursor2.SongPos = m.d.Song.Score.Clamp(m.d.Cursor2.SongPos)
-				m.send(m.d.Song.Score.Copy())
+				trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(m.d.Song.Score.Copy()))
 			}
 			if m.changeType&PatchChange != 0 {
 				m.fixIDCollisions()
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ func (m *Model) change(kind string, t ChangeType, severity ChangeSeverity) func(
 				m.d.UnitIndex2 = clamp(m.d.UnitIndex2, 0, unitCount-1)
 				m.d.UnitSearching = false // if we change anything in the patch, reset the unit searching
 				m.d.UnitSearchString = ""
-				m.send(m.d.Song.Patch.Copy())
+				trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(m.d.Song.Patch.Copy()))
 			}
 			if m.changeType&BPMChange != 0 {
-				m.send(BPMMsg{m.d.Song.BPM})
+				trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(BPMMsg{m.d.Song.BPM}))
 				m.signalAnalyzer.SetBpm(m.d.Song.BPM)
 			}
 			if m.changeType&RowsPerBeatChange != 0 {
-				m.send(RowsPerBeatMsg{m.d.Song.RowsPerBeat})
+				trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(RowsPerBeatMsg{m.d.Song.RowsPerBeat}))
 			}
 			m.undoSkipCounter++
 			var limit int
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (m *Model) UnmarshalRecovery(bytes []byte) {
 		}
 	}
 	m.d.ChangedSinceRecovery = false
-	m.send(m.d.Song.Copy())
+	trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(m.d.Song.Copy()))
 	m.updatePatternUseCount()
 }
 
@@ -391,18 +391,18 @@ func (m *Model) Broker() *Broker             { return m.broker }
 
 func (m *Model) TrackNoteOn(track int, note byte) (id NoteID) {
 	id = NoteID{IsInstr: false, Track: track, Note: note, model: m}
-	m.send(NoteOnMsg{id})
+	trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(NoteOnMsg{id}))
 	return id
 }
 
 func (m *Model) InstrNoteOn(instr int, note byte) (id NoteID) {
 	id = NoteID{IsInstr: true, Instr: instr, Note: note, model: m}
-	m.send(NoteOnMsg{id})
+	trySend(m.broker.ToPlayer, any(NoteOnMsg{id}))
 	return id
 }
 
 func (n NoteID) NoteOff() {
-	n.model.send(NoteOffMsg{n})
+	trySend(n.model.broker.ToPlayer, any(NoteOffMsg{n}))
 }
 
 func (m *Model) FindUnit(id int) (instrIndex, unitIndex int, err error) {
@@ -434,11 +434,6 @@ func (m *Model) resetSong() {
 	m.d.ChangedSinceSave = false
 }
 
-// send sends a message to the player
-func (m *Model) send(message interface{}) {
-	m.broker.ToPlayer <- message
-}
-
 func (m *Model) maxID() int {
 	maxID := 0
 	for _, instr := range m.d.Song.Patch {