diff --git a/src/multilang_translator/main_cloud.py b/src/multilang_translator/main_cloud.py
index 78359d3..5585cd3 100644
--- a/src/multilang_translator/main_cloud.py
+++ b/src/multilang_translator/main_cloud.py
@@ -16,47 +16,39 @@ import voice_models.request_models
 
 
 def announcement_from_german_text(
-        global_config: auracast_config.AuracastGlobalConfig,
-        translator_config: List[translator_config.TranslatorConfigDe],
+        config: translator_config.TranslatorConfigGroup,
         text_de
         ):
     base_lang = "deu"
 
     audio_data_dict = {}
-    for i, trans in enumerate(translator_config):
-        if trans.big.language == base_lang:
+    for i, big in enumerate(config.bigs):
+        if big.language == base_lang:
             text = text_de
         else:
             text = llm_translator.translate_de_to_x(
                 text_de,
-                trans.big.language,
-                model=trans.translator_llm,
-                client = trans.llm_client,
-                host=trans.llm_host_url,
-                token=trans.llm_host_token
+                big.language,
+                model=big.translator_llm,
+                client = big.llm_client,
+                host=big.llm_host_url,
+                token=big.llm_host_token
             )
 
         log.info('%s', text)
         request_data = voice_models.request_models.SynthesizeRequest(
             text=text,
-            target_sample_rate=global_config.auracast_sampling_rate_hz,
-            framework=trans.tts_system, 
-            model=trans.tts_model,
+            target_sample_rate=config.auracast_sampling_rate_hz,
+            framework=big.tts_system, 
+            model=big.tts_model,
             return_lc3=True
         )
+        start = time.time()
         lc3_audio = voice_client.tts_client.request_synthesis(
             request_data
         )
-
-        # lc3_audio = text_to_speech.synthesize(
-        #     text,
-        #     global_config.auracast_sampling_rate_hz,
-        #     trans.tts_system,
-        #     trans.tts_model,
-        #     return_lc3=True
-        #     )
-
-        audio_data_dict[trans.big.language] = lc3_audio.decode('latin-1') # TODO: should be .hex in the future
+        log.info('Voice synth took %s', time.time() - start)
+        audio_data_dict[big.language] = lc3_audio.decode('latin-1') # TODO: should be .hex in the future
 
     multicast_client.send_audio(
         audio_data_dict
@@ -69,27 +61,26 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         format='%(module)s.py:%(lineno)d %(levelname)s: %(message)s'
     )
 
-    global_conf = auracast_config.AuracastGlobalConfig()
-    #global_conf.transport='serial:/dev/serial/by-id/usb-SEGGER_J-Link_001057705357-if02,1000000,rtscts' # transport for nrf54l15dk
-    global_conf.transport='serial:/dev/serial/by-id/usb-ZEPHYR_Zephyr_HCI_UART_sample_81BD14B8D71B5662-if00,115200,rtscts' #nrf52dongle hci_uart usb cdc
-
-
-    translator_conf = [
-        translator_config.TranslatorConfigDe(),
-        translator_config.TranslatorConfigEn(),
-        translator_config.TranslatorConfigFr(),
-        #auracast_config.broadcast_es,
-        #auracast_config.broadcast_it,
+    config = translator_config.TranslatorConfigGroup(
+        bigs=[
+            translator_config.TranslatorConfigDe(),
+            translator_config.TranslatorConfigEn(),
+            translator_config.TranslatorConfigFr(),
         ]
-    
-    for conf in translator_conf:
-        conf.big.loop = False
+    )
+
+    config.transport='serial:/dev/serial/by-id/usb-ZEPHYR_Zephyr_HCI_UART_sample_81BD14B8D71B5662-if00,115200,rtscts' #nrf52dongle hci_uart usb cdc
+
+    for conf in config.bigs:
+        conf.loop = False
         conf.llm_client = 'openwebui' # comment out for local llm
         conf.llm_host_url = 'https://ollama.pstruebi.xyz' 
         conf.llm_host_token = 'sk-17124cb84df14cc6ab2d9e17d0724d13'
 
+    multicast_client.request_init(
+        config
+    )
 
-    multicast_client.initialize()
-
-    announcement_from_german_text(global_conf, translator_conf, 'Hello')
+    announcement_from_german_text(config, 'Hello')
 
+    # TODO: make everything async
diff --git a/src/multilang_translator/translator_config.py b/src/multilang_translator/translator_config.py
index 9a7056f..a50c810 100644
--- a/src/multilang_translator/translator_config.py
+++ b/src/multilang_translator/translator_config.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from auracast import auracast_config
 
 VENV_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), './../../venv')
 
-class TranslatorLangConfig(BaseModel):
+class TranslatorLangConfig(auracast_config.AuracastBigConfig):
     translator_llm: str = 'llama3.2:3b-instruct-q4_0'
     llm_client: str = 'ollama'
     llm_host_url: str | None = 'http://localhost:11434'