diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
index dc1d074..7f7c6d3 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidDataSet.sc
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ FluidDataSet : FluidManipulationClient {
 
     var <>synth, <>server, <>id;
 
+    *asUGenInput { |input|
+      var ascii = input.asString.ascii;
+      ^[ascii.size].addAll(ascii)
+    }
+
+
     *kr{ |name|
         ^this.new1('control',name);
 	}
diff --git a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
index 147c3a5..313f21a 100644
--- a/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
+++ b/release-packaging/Classes/FluidLabelSet.sc
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ FluidLabelSet : FluidManipulationClient {
         ^id.asString;
     }
 
+  
+    *asUGenInput { |input|
+      var ascii = input.asString.ascii;
+      ^[ascii.size].addAll(ascii)
+    }
+
     addLabel{|id, label, action|
         this.pr_sendMsg(\addLabel,[id.asString, label.asString],action);
     }
@@ -52,4 +58,4 @@ FluidLabelSet : FluidManipulationClient {
     clear { |action|
         this.pr_sendMsg(\clear,[],action);
     }
-}   
\ No newline at end of file
+}