diff --git a/src/sfizz/MidiState.cpp b/src/sfizz/MidiState.cpp
index d08f7d10..c3f6f6cb 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/MidiState.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/MidiState.cpp
@@ -139,3 +139,11 @@ void sfz::MidiState::resetAllControllers(int delay) noexcept
 
     pitchBend = 0;
 }
+
+const sfz::EventVector& sfz::MidiState::getEvents(int ccIdx) const noexcept
+{
+    if (ccIdx < 0 || ccIdx > config::numCCs)
+        return nullEvent;
+
+    return cc[ccIdx];
+}
diff --git a/src/sfizz/MidiState.h b/src/sfizz/MidiState.h
index e1183dda..d2f0ff4f 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/MidiState.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/MidiState.h
@@ -141,10 +141,9 @@ public:
         return validRange.clamp(value);
     }
 
+    const EventVector& getEvents(int ccIdx) const noexcept;
+
 private:
-    template<class T>
-    using MidiNoteArray = std::array<T, 128>;
-    using EventVector = std::vector<MidiEvent>;
 	int activeNotes { 0 };
 
     /**
@@ -168,6 +167,8 @@ private:
      *
      */
 	std::array<EventVector, config::numCCs> cc;
+
+    const EventVector nullEvent {{0, 0.0f}};
     /**
      * Pitch bend status
      */
diff --git a/src/sfizz/SfzHelpers.h b/src/sfizz/SfzHelpers.h
index becc30d5..e0a885d0 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/SfzHelpers.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/SfzHelpers.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace sfz
 {
 
 using CCNamePair = std::pair<uint16_t, std::string>;
-
+template<class T>
+using MidiNoteArray = std::array<T, 128>;
 template<class ValueType>
 struct CCValuePair {
     int cc;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ struct MidiEvent {
     int delay;
     float value;
 };
+using EventVector = std::vector<MidiEvent>;
 
 struct MidiEventDelayComparator {
     bool operator()(const MidiEvent& event, const int& delay)