diff --git a/src/HC-3/HC-3-ui.cpp b/src/HC-3/HC-3-ui.cpp
index 97be6b0..866ec48 100644
--- a/src/HC-3/HC-3-ui.cpp
+++ b/src/HC-3/HC-3-ui.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ constexpr const float START_ROW = 47.5f;
 constexpr const float ITEM_INTERVAL = 20.f;
 constexpr const float DIVIDER_OFFSET = 5.f;
 
+std::string hc3_sample_data[] = {
+    "Experimental", "Strings", "Winds", "Guitars", "Pads", "Leads", "Album 4", "Album 5",
+    "Mon practice", "", "Th Jam", "Blues setlist", "Recital 10/7", "Community Concert 8/21", "" ,"empty"
+};
+
 Hc3ModuleWidget::Hc3ModuleWidget(Hc3Module* module)
 :   my_module(module)
 {
@@ -57,6 +62,21 @@ void Hc3ModuleWidget::step()
     if (module && device_label->getText().empty()) {
         my_module->getPartner();
     }
+    if (!module && !hacked_lights) {
+        // Rack turns every light to full brightness in the module browser
+        // we hack it here to show a more representative state.
+        int n = 0;
+        for (auto child: children) {
+            auto light = dynamic_cast<BlueLight*>(child);
+            if (light) {
+                NVGcolor co = *light->baseColors.begin();
+                co.a = n == CHOSEN_SAMPLE ? 1.f : hc3_sample_data[n].empty() ? 0.f : .3f;
+                light->color = co;
+                ++n;
+            }
+        }
+        hacked_lights = true;
+    }
 }
 
 void Hc3ModuleWidget::refreshDescriptions()
diff --git a/src/HC-3/HC-3.hpp b/src/HC-3/HC-3.hpp
index 8c0508d..0fc3d27 100644
--- a/src/HC-3/HC-3.hpp
+++ b/src/HC-3/HC-3.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace pachde {
 
+extern std::string hc3_sample_data[];
+constexpr const int CHOSEN_SAMPLE = 11;
+
 struct Hc3Module : Module, IHandleHcEvents
 {
     enum Params {
@@ -25,7 +28,6 @@ struct Hc3Module : Module, IHandleHcEvents
         NUM_LIGHTS
     };
 
-
     int loaded_id;
     std::vector<std::string> files;
     PartnerBinding partner_binding;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ struct Hc3ModuleWidget : ModuleWidget, IHandleHcEvents
     Hc3Module* my_module;
     DrawSquareButton drawButton;
     StaticTextLabel* device_label = nullptr;
+    bool hacked_lights = false;
 
     Hc3ModuleWidget(Hc3Module* module);
 
diff --git a/src/HC-3/preset_file_widget.hpp b/src/HC-3/preset_file_widget.hpp
index 81d1eb8..a1e822a 100644
--- a/src/HC-3/preset_file_widget.hpp
+++ b/src/HC-3/preset_file_widget.hpp
@@ -33,9 +33,17 @@ struct PresetFileWidget : TipWidget
         id = the_id;
     }
     int getId() { return id; }
-    bool haveFile() { return my_module && !my_module->files[id].empty(); }
-    bool isCurrent() { return my_module && my_module->loaded_id == id; }
-    std::string getLabel() { return my_module ? system::getStem(my_module->files[id]) : ""; }
+    bool haveFile() { 
+        if (my_module) { return !my_module->files[id].empty(); }
+        return !hc3_sample_data[id].empty();
+    }
+    bool isCurrent() { 
+        if (my_module) { return my_module->loaded_id == id; }
+        return id == CHOSEN_SAMPLE;
+    }
+    std::string getLabel() {
+        return my_module ? system::getStem(my_module->files[id]) : hc3_sample_data[id];
+    }
 
     void onDragStart(const DragStartEvent& e) override {
         if (e.button == GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT) {
@@ -99,6 +107,7 @@ struct PresetFileWidget : TipWidget
 
     void step() override {
         TipWidget::step();
+        if (!my_module) return;
         if (!TipWidget::hasText() && haveFile()) {
             describe(format_string("Open %s", my_module->files[id].c_str()));
         }