diff --git a/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.cpp b/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.cpp
index acfa9b5..c68321b 100644
--- a/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.cpp
+++ b/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SDL_AudioDeviceID g_devIdOut = 0;
 SDL_AudioSpec g_obtainedSpecInp;
 SDL_AudioSpec g_obtainedSpecOut;
 
-GGWave *g_ggWave = nullptr;
+std::shared_ptr<GGWave> g_ggWave = nullptr;
 
 }
 
@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ bool GGWave_init(
     }
 
     if (reinit) {
-        if (g_ggWave) delete g_ggWave;
-
-        g_ggWave = new GGWave({
+        g_ggWave = std::make_shared<GGWave>(GGWave::Parameters {
             payloadLength,
             (float) g_obtainedSpecInp.freq,
             (float) g_obtainedSpecOut.freq,
@@ -228,7 +226,11 @@ bool GGWave_init(
     return true;
 }
 
-GGWave *& GGWave_instance() { return g_ggWave; }
+std::shared_ptr<GGWave> GGWave_instance() { return g_ggWave; }
+
+void GGWave_reset(void * parameters) {
+    g_ggWave = std::make_shared<GGWave>(*(GGWave::Parameters *)(parameters));
+}
 
 bool GGWave_mainLoop() {
     if (g_devIdInp == 0 && g_devIdOut == 0) {
@@ -278,8 +280,7 @@ bool GGWave_deinit() {
         return false;
     }
 
-    delete g_ggWave;
-    g_ggWave = nullptr;
+    g_ggWave.reset();
 
     SDL_PauseAudioDevice(g_devIdInp, 1);
     SDL_CloseAudioDevice(g_devIdInp);
diff --git a/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.h b/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.h
index d7d7ad4..13759de 100644
--- a/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.h
+++ b/examples/ggwave-common-sdl2.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <memory>
 
 class GGWave;
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ class GGWave;
 
 void GGWave_setDefaultCaptureDeviceName(std::string name);
 bool GGWave_init(const int playbackId, const int captureId, const int payloadLength = -1, const float sampleRateOffset = 0);
-GGWave *& GGWave_instance();
+std::shared_ptr<GGWave> GGWave_instance();
+void GGWave_reset(void * parameters);
 bool GGWave_mainLoop();
 bool GGWave_deinit();
diff --git a/examples/waver/common.cpp b/examples/waver/common.cpp
index cfabdd1..c626b3d 100644
--- a/examples/waver/common.cpp
+++ b/examples/waver/common.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,11 @@ void updateCore() {
     static int rxDataLengthLast = 0;
     static float rxTimestampLast = 0.0f;
     static GGWave::TxRxData rxDataLast;
-    static auto & ggWave = GGWave_instance();
+
+    auto ggWave = GGWave_instance();
+    if (ggWave == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_buffer.mutex);
@@ -613,16 +617,18 @@ void updateCore() {
             GGWave::SampleFormat sampleFormatOutOld = ggWave->getSampleFormatOut();
             auto rxProtocolsOld = ggWave->getRxProtocols();
 
-            if (ggWave) delete ggWave;
-
-            ggWave = new GGWave({
+            GGWave::Parameters parameters {
                 inputCurrent.payloadLength,
                 sampleRateInpOld,
                 sampleRateOutOld + inputCurrent.sampleRateOffset,
                 GGWave::kDefaultSamplesPerFrame,
                 GGWave::kDefaultSoundMarkerThreshold,
                 sampleFormatInpOld,
-                sampleFormatOutOld});
+                sampleFormatOutOld
+            };
+
+            GGWave_reset(&parameters);
+            ggWave = GGWave_instance();
 
             ggWave->setRxProtocols(rxProtocolsOld);
         }
@@ -1016,7 +1022,7 @@ void renderMain() {
 
     if (windowId == WindowId::Settings) {
         ImGui::BeginChild("Settings:main", ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail(), true, ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse);
-        ImGui::Text("Waver v1.4.0");
+        ImGui::Text("Waver v1.4.1");
         ImGui::Separator();
 
         ImGui::Text("%s", "");