diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 876a8b2d..d465a1be 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -1260,6 +1260,16 @@ int DivEngine::addInstrument(int refChan) {
   return insCount;
 }
 
+int DivEngine::addInstrumentPtr(DivInstrument* which) {
+  BUSY_BEGIN;
+  saveLock.lock();
+  song.ins.push_back(which);
+  song.insLen=song.ins.size();
+  saveLock.unlock();
+  BUSY_END;
+  return song.insLen;
+}
+
 enum DivInsFormats {
   DIV_INSFORMAT_DMP,
   DIV_INSFORMAT_TFI,
@@ -1268,12 +1278,14 @@ enum DivInsFormats {
   DIV_INSFORMAT_BTI,
   DIV_INSFORMAT_S3I,
   DIV_INSFORMAT_SBI,
+  DIV_INSFORMAT_OPM
 };
 
 // TODO: re-organize this function to:
 // - support replacing instruments
 // - support instrument formats which contain multiple instruments
-bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
+std::vector<DivInstrument*> DivEngine::instrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
+  std::vector<DivInstrument*> ret;
   warnings="";
 
   const char* pathRedux=strrchr(path,DIR_SEPARATOR);
@@ -1295,37 +1307,37 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
   FILE* f=ps_fopen(path,"rb");
   if (f==NULL) {
     lastError=strerror(errno);
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   unsigned char* buf;
   ssize_t len;
   if (fseek(f,0,SEEK_END)!=0) {
     lastError=strerror(errno);
     fclose(f);
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   len=ftell(f);
   if (len<0) {
     lastError=strerror(errno);
     fclose(f);
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   if (len==0) {
     lastError=strerror(errno);
     fclose(f);
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   if (fseek(f,0,SEEK_SET)!=0) {
     lastError=strerror(errno);
     fclose(f);
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   buf=new unsigned char[len];
   if (fread(buf,1,len,f)!=(size_t)len) {
     logW("did not read entire instrument file buffer!\n");
     lastError="did not read entire instrument file!";
     delete[] buf;
-    return false;
+    return ret;
   }
   fclose(f);
 
@@ -1359,14 +1371,14 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
         lastError="invalid instrument header/data!";
         delete ins;
         delete[] buf;
-        return false;
+        return ret;
       }
     } catch (EndOfFileException& e) {
       lastError="premature end of file";
       logE("premature end of file!\n");
       delete ins;
       delete[] buf;
-      return false;
+      return ret;
     }
   } else { // read as a different format
     const char* ext=strrchr(path,'.');
@@ -1412,14 +1424,14 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
 
         if (version>11) {
           lastError="unknown instrument version!";
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
 
         ins->name=stripPath;
@@ -1466,7 +1478,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
                 lastError="unknown instrument type!";
                 delete ins;
                 delete[] buf;
-                return false;
+                return ret;
                 break;
             }
           } catch (EndOfFileException& e) {
@@ -1474,7 +1486,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
             logE("premature end of file!\n");
             delete ins;
             delete[] buf;
-            return false;
+            return ret;
           }
         }
 
@@ -1661,7 +1673,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
         break;
       }
@@ -1694,7 +1706,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
         break;
       case DIV_INSFORMAT_VGI:
@@ -1733,12 +1745,14 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
         break;
-      case DIV_INSFORMAT_FTI:
+      case DIV_INSFORMAT_FTI: // TODO
         break;
-      case DIV_INSFORMAT_BTI:
+      case DIV_INSFORMAT_BTI: // TODO
+        break;
+      case DIV_INSFORMAT_OPM: // TODO
         break;
       case DIV_INSFORMAT_S3I:
         try {
@@ -1816,7 +1830,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
         break;
       case DIV_INSFORMAT_SBI:
@@ -1983,7 +1997,7 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
           logE("premature end of file!\n");
           delete ins;
           delete[] buf;
-          return false;
+          return ret;
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -1995,14 +2009,8 @@ bool DivEngine::addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path) {
     }
   }
 
-  BUSY_BEGIN;
-  saveLock.lock();
-  int insCount=(int)song.ins.size();
-  song.ins.push_back(ins);
-  song.insLen=insCount+1;
-  saveLock.unlock();
-  BUSY_END;
-  return true;
+  ret.push_back(ins);
+  return ret;
 }
 
 void DivEngine::delInstrument(int index) {
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index c8f539e9..56ab10b0 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -491,8 +491,12 @@ class DivEngine {
     // add instrument
     int addInstrument(int refChan=0);
 
-    // add instrument from file
-    bool addInstrumentFromFile(const char* path);
+    // add instrument from pointer
+    int addInstrumentPtr(DivInstrument* which);
+
+    // get instrument from file
+    // if the returned vector is empty then there was an error.
+    std::vector<DivInstrument*> instrumentFromFile(const char* path);
 
     // delete instrument
     void delInstrument(int index);
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index cac32346..2d7a4222 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -2628,15 +2628,20 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::loop() {
             case GUI_FILE_EXPORT_AUDIO_PER_CHANNEL:
               exportAudio(copyOfName,DIV_EXPORT_MODE_MANY_CHAN);
               break;
-            case GUI_FILE_INS_OPEN:
-              if (e->addInstrumentFromFile(copyOfName.c_str())) {
+            case GUI_FILE_INS_OPEN: {
+              std::vector<DivInstrument*> instruments=e->instrumentFromFile(copyOfName.c_str());
+              if (!instruments.empty()) {
                 if (!e->getWarnings().empty()) {
                   showWarning(e->getWarnings(),GUI_WARN_GENERIC);
                 }
+                for (DivInstrument* i: instruments) {
+                  e->addInstrumentPtr(i);
+                }
               } else {
                 showError("cannot load instrument! ("+e->getLastError()+")");
               }
               break;
+            }
             case GUI_FILE_WAVE_OPEN:
               e->addWaveFromFile(copyOfName.c_str());
               MARK_MODIFIED;