diff --git a/src/wrapper/standalone.rs b/src/wrapper/standalone.rs
index 7993ca4e..ca9dc439 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/standalone.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/standalone.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ pub fn nih_export_standalone_with_args<P: Plugin, Args: IntoIterator<Item = Stri
         timesig_denom: 4,
     };
 
+    eprintln!(
+        "Audio and MIDI IO has not yet been implemented in the standalone targets. So if you're \
+         not hearing anything, then that's correct!"
+    );
+
     // TODO: We should try JACK first, then CPAL, and then fall back to the dummy backend. With a
     //       command line option to override this behavior.
     let backend = backend::Dummy::new(config.clone());