diff --git a/examples/amp.lv2/amp.ttl b/examples/amp.lv2/amp.ttl
index 4b3fd3d..081ed6b 100644
--- a/examples/amp.lv2/amp.ttl
+++ b/examples/amp.lv2/amp.ttl
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 @prefix params: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/parameters#> .
 @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#> .
 
 <urn:nymph:examples:amp>
     a lv2:Plugin , lv2:AmplifierPlugin , doap:Project ;
 
     lv2:optionalFeature lv2:hardRTCapable , bufs:boundedBlockLength , opts:options ;
 
+    lv2:requiredFeature urid:map ;
+
     opts:supportedOption bufs:nominalBlockLength ,
                          bufs:maxBlockLength ,
                          params:sampleRate ;
diff --git a/examples/amp_plugin.nim b/examples/amp_plugin.nim
index 7cae9d0..209f397 100644
--- a/examples/amp_plugin.nim
+++ b/examples/amp_plugin.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## A simple amplifier LV2 plugin
 
-import std/math
-import nymph
+import std/[math, strformat]
+import nymph/[core, log, urid, util]
 
 const PluginUri = "urn:nymph:examples:amp"
 
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ type
     AmpPlugin = object
         input: ptr SampleBuffer
         output: ptr SampleBuffer
+        map: ptr UridMap
+        log: Logger
         gain: ptr cfloat
 
 
@@ -25,38 +27,53 @@ proc instantiate(descriptor: ptr Lv2Descriptor; sampleRate: cdouble;
                  bundlePath: cstring; features: ptr UncheckedArray[ptr Lv2Feature]):
                  Lv2Handle {.cdecl.} =
     try:
-        return createShared(AmpPlugin)
+        let plug: ptr AmpPlugin = createShared(AmpPlugin)
+    
+        plug.map = cast[ptr UridMap](lv2FeaturesData(features, lv2UridMap))
+
+        if plug.map.isNil:
+            freeShared(plug)
+            return nil
+
+        let logPtr = cast[ptr Log](lv2FeaturesData(features, lv2LogLog))
+        plug.log.init(logPtr, plug.map)
+        plug.log.note("nymph amp plugin instance created.")
+        return cast[Lv2Handle](plug)
     except OutOfMemDefect:
         return nil
 
 
 proc connectPort(instance: Lv2Handle; port: cuint;
                  dataLocation: pointer) {.cdecl.} =
-    let amp = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
+    let plug = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
     case cast[PluginPort](port)
     of PluginPort.Input:
-        amp.input = cast[ptr SampleBuffer](dataLocation)
+        plug.input = cast[ptr SampleBuffer](dataLocation)
     of PluginPort.Output:
-        amp.output = cast[ptr SampleBuffer](dataLocation)
+        plug.output = cast[ptr SampleBuffer](dataLocation)
     of PluginPort.Gain:
-        amp.gain = cast[ptr cfloat](dataLocation)
+        plug.gain = cast[ptr cfloat](dataLocation)
 
 
 proc activate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
+    let plug = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
+    plug.log.note("nymph amp plugin activated.")
 
 
 proc run(instance: Lv2Handle; nSamples: cuint) {.cdecl.} =
-    let amp = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
+    let plug = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
     for pos in 0 ..< nSamples:
-        amp.output[pos] = amp.input[pos] * db2coeff(amp.gain[])
+        plug.output[pos] = plug.input[pos] * db2coeff(plug.gain[])
 
 
 proc deactivate(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
-    discard
+    let plug = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
+    plug.log.note("nymph amp plugin deactivated.")
 
 
 proc cleanup(instance: Lv2Handle) {.cdecl.} =
+    let plug = cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance)
+    plug.log.note("De-allocating nymph amp plugin instance.")
     freeShared(cast[ptr AmpPlugin](instance))
 
 
@@ -80,6 +97,9 @@ let descriptor = Lv2Descriptor(
 
 proc lv2Descriptor(index: cuint): ptr Lv2Descriptor {.
                    cdecl, exportc, dynlib, extern: "lv2_descriptor".} =
+
+    echo fmt"nymph am plugin descriptor #{index} requested"
+
     if index == 0:
         NimMain()
         return addr(descriptor)
diff --git a/src/nymph/log.nim b/src/nymph/log.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17523df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nymph/log.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+## Copyright 2012-2016 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
+## SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+##
+## Interface for plugins to log via the host.
+##
+## See <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/log> for details.
+##
+
+import urid
+
+type va_list* {.importc: "va_list", header: "<stdarg.h>".} = object
+
+const
+    lv2LogBaseUri* = "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/log"
+    lv2LogPrefix = lv2LogBaseUri & "#"
+    lv2LogEntry* = lv2LogPrefix & "Entry"
+    lv2LogError* = lv2LogPrefix & "Error"
+    lv2LogNote* = lv2LogPrefix & "Note"
+    lv2LogTrace* = lv2LogPrefix & "Trace"
+    lv2LogWarning* = lv2LogPrefix & "Warning"
+    lv2LogLog* = lv2LogPrefix & "log"
+
+type
+    LogHandle* = distinct pointer
+
+    Log* = object
+        handle: LogHandle 
+        printf*: proc(handle: LogHandle, `type`: Urid, fmt: cstring) {.cdecl, varargs.}
+
+    Logger* = object
+        pLog: ptr Log
+        Error, Note, Trace, Warning: Urid
+
+
+proc init*(logger: var Logger, log: ptr Log, map: ptr UridMap) = 
+  logger.pLog = log
+
+  if not map.isNil:
+    logger.Error = map.map(map.handle, lv2LogError)
+    logger.Note = map.map(map.handle, lv2LogNote)
+    logger.Trace = map.map(map.handle, lv2LogTrace)
+    logger.Warning = map.map(map.handle, lv2LogWarning)
+  else:
+    logger.Error = Urid(0)
+    logger.Note =  Urid(0)
+    logger.Trace =  Urid(0)
+    logger.Warning =  Urid(0)
+
+
+proc log*(logger: Logger, `type`: Urid, msg: string) = 
+    if logger.pLog.isNil:
+        echo(msg)
+    else:
+        logger.pLog.printf(logger.pLog.handle, `type`, msg.cstring)
+        
+
+proc error*(logger: Logger, msg: string) = 
+    log(logger, logger.Error, msg)
+
+
+proc note*(logger: Logger, msg: string) = 
+    log(logger, logger.Note, msg)
+
+
+proc trace*(logger: Logger, msg: string) = 
+    log(logger, logger.Trace, msg)
+
+
+proc warning*(logger: Logger, msg: string) = 
+    log(logger, logger.Warning, msg)