diff --git a/examples/basic-dom/Scene.tsx b/examples/basic-dom/Scene.tsx
index 06a461c..f3b6ce8 100644
--- a/examples/basic-dom/Scene.tsx
+++ b/examples/basic-dom/Scene.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ import type {IScrub, IStudio} from '@theatre/studio'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import type {ISheet, ISheetObject, IProject} from '@theatre/core'
-import {types as t} from '@theatre/core'
 import type {UseDragOpts} from './useDrag'
 import useDrag from './useDrag'
 
 studio.initialize()
 
-const boxObjectConfig = t.compound({
-  x: t.number(0),
-  y: t.number(0),
-})
+const boxObjectConfig = {
+  x: 0,
+  y: 0,
+}
 
 const Box: React.FC<{
   id: string
diff --git a/examples/dom-cra/src/App.js b/examples/dom-cra/src/App.js
index af705de..969da1c 100644
--- a/examples/dom-cra/src/App.js
+++ b/examples/dom-cra/src/App.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import {useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
-import {types as t} from '@theatre/core'
 import useDrag from './useDrag'
 
 studio.initialize()
 
-const boxObjectConfig = t.compound({
-  x: t.number(0),
-  y: t.number(0),
-})
+const boxObjectConfig = {
+  x: 0,
+  y: 0,
+}
 
 const Box = ({id, sheet, selectedObject}) => {
   // This is cheap to call and always returns the same value, so no need for useMemo()
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/dom/Scene.tsx b/packages/playground/src/dom/Scene.tsx
index 9bee6e5..e08d92b 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/dom/Scene.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/src/dom/Scene.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ import type {UseDragOpts} from './useDrag'
 import useDrag from './useDrag'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import type {IProject, ISheet} from '@theatre/core'
-import {types as t} from '@theatre/core'
 import type {IScrub, IStudio} from '@theatre/studio'
 
 studio.initialize()
 
-const boxObjectConfig = t.compound({
-  x: t.number(0),
-  y: t.number(0),
-})
+const boxObjectConfig = {
+  x: 0,
+  y: 0,
+}
 
 const Box: React.FC<{
   id: string
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/redesign/Scene.tsx b/packages/playground/src/redesign/Scene.tsx
index 18e8726..2886473 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/redesign/Scene.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/src/redesign/Scene.tsx
@@ -3,28 +3,27 @@ import useDrag from '@theatre/studio/uiComponents/useDrag'
 import React, {useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import type {IProject, ISheet} from '@theatre/core'
-import {types as t} from '@theatre/core'
 import type {IScrub, IStudio} from '@theatre/studio'
 
 studio.initialize()
 
-const boxObjectConfig = t.compound({
-  position: t.compound({
-    x: t.number(0),
-    y: t.number(0),
-    z: t.number(0),
-  }),
-  scale: t.compound({
-    x: t.number(0),
-    y: t.number(0),
-    z: t.number(0),
-    origin: t.compound({
-      x: t.number(0),
-      y: t.number(0),
-    }),
-    w: t.number(0),
-  }),
-})
+const boxObjectConfig = {
+  position: {
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    z: 0,
+  },
+  scale: {
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    z: 0,
+    origin: {
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+    },
+    w: 0,
+  },
+}
 
 const Box: React.FC<{
   id: string
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/turtle/TurtleRenderer.tsx b/packages/playground/src/turtle/TurtleRenderer.tsx
index 1314909..f52afbd 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/turtle/TurtleRenderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/src/turtle/TurtleRenderer.tsx
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import {drawTurtlePlan, makeTurtlePlan} from './turtle'
 
 studio.initialize()
 
-const objConfig = types.compound({
-  startingPoint: types.compound({
+const objConfig = {
+  startingPoint: {
     x: types.number(0.5, {range: [0, 1]}),
     y: types.number(0.5, {range: [0, 1]}),
-  }),
+  },
   scale: types.number(1, {range: [0.1, 1000]}),
-})
+}
 
 const TurtleRenderer: React.FC<{
   sheet: ISheet
diff --git a/packages/r3f/src/components/editorStuff.ts b/packages/r3f/src/components/editorStuff.ts
index 267c2fa..a039679 100644
--- a/packages/r3f/src/components/editorStuff.ts
+++ b/packages/r3f/src/components/editorStuff.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let sheet: ISheet | undefined = undefined
 let sheetObject: ISheetObject<typeof editorSheetObjectConfig> | undefined =
   undefined
 
-const editorSheetObjectConfig = types.compound({
+const editorSheetObjectConfig = {
   viewport: types.compound(
     {
       showAxes: types.boolean(true, {label: 'Axes'}),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const editorSheetObjectConfig = types.compound({
     },
     {label: 'Transform Controls'},
   ),
-})
+}
 
 export function getEditorSheet(): ISheet {
   if (!sheet) {
diff --git a/packages/r3f/src/components/useSelected.tsx b/packages/r3f/src/components/useSelected.tsx
index 12339b2..fa13a97 100644
--- a/packages/r3f/src/components/useSelected.tsx
+++ b/packages/r3f/src/components/useSelected.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {allRegisteredObjects} from '../store'
 import studio from '@theatre/studio'
 import type {ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core'
+import type {$IntentionalAny} from '../types'
 
 export function useSelected(): undefined | string {
   const [state, set] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export function useSelected(): undefined | string {
       const item = selection.find(
         (s): s is ISheetObject =>
           s.type === 'Theatre_SheetObject_PublicAPI' &&
-          allRegisteredObjects.has(s),
+          allRegisteredObjects.has(s as $IntentionalAny),
       )
       if (!item) {
         set(undefined)
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ export function useSelected(): undefined | string {
 export function getSelected(): undefined | string {
   const item = studio.selection.find(
     (s): s is ISheetObject =>
-      s.type === 'Theatre_SheetObject_PublicAPI' && allRegisteredObjects.has(s),
+      s.type === 'Theatre_SheetObject_PublicAPI' &&
+      allRegisteredObjects.has(s as $IntentionalAny),
   )
   if (!item) {
     return undefined
diff --git a/packages/r3f/src/components/useSnapshotEditorCamera.tsx b/packages/r3f/src/components/useSnapshotEditorCamera.tsx
index 0ecefab..8e81d50 100644
--- a/packages/r3f/src/components/useSnapshotEditorCamera.tsx
+++ b/packages/r3f/src/components/useSnapshotEditorCamera.tsx
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ import {types} from '@theatre/core'
 import type {ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core'
 import {useThree} from '@react-three/fiber'
 
-const camConf = types.compound({
-  transform: types.compound({
-    position: types.compound({
+const camConf = {
+  transform: {
+    position: {
       x: types.number(10),
       y: types.number(10),
       z: types.number(0),
-    }),
-    target: types.compound({
+    },
+    target: {
       x: types.number(0),
       y: types.number(0),
       z: types.number(0),
-    }),
-  }),
-  lens: types.compound({
+    },
+  },
+  lens: {
     zoom: types.number(1, {range: [0.0001, 10]}),
     fov: types.number(50, {range: [1, 1000]}),
     near: types.number(0.1, {range: [0, Infinity]}),
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ const camConf = types.compound({
     focus: types.number(10, {range: [0, Infinity]}),
     filmGauge: types.number(35, {range: [0, Infinity]}),
     filmOffset: types.number(0, {range: [0, Infinity]}),
-  }),
-})
+  },
+}
 
 export default function useSnapshotEditorCamera(
   snapshotEditorSheet: ISheet,
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ function usePassValuesFromTheatreToCamera(
     if (!cam || orbitControls === null) return
 
     const obj = objRef.current!
-    const setFromTheatre = (props: typeof camConf['valueType']): void => {
+    const setFromTheatre = (
+      props: ISheetObject<typeof camConf>['value'],
+    ): void => {
       const {position, target} = props.transform
       cam.zoom = props.lens.zoom
       cam.fov = props.lens.fov
diff --git a/packages/r3f/src/store.ts b/packages/r3f/src/store.ts
index 86c626e..0de458b 100644
--- a/packages/r3f/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/r3f/src/store.ts
@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ const positionComp = types.number(1, {nudgeMultiplier: 0.1})
 const rotationComp = types.number(1, {nudgeMultiplier: 0.02})
 const scaleComp = types.number(1, {nudgeMultiplier: 0.1})
 
-export const baseSheetObjectType = types.compound({
-  position: types.compound({
+export const baseSheetObjectType = {
+  position: {
     x: positionComp,
     y: positionComp,
     z: positionComp,
-  }),
-  rotation: types.compound({
+  },
+  rotation: {
     x: rotationComp,
     y: rotationComp,
     z: rotationComp,
-  }),
-  scale: types.compound({
+  },
+  scale: {
     x: scaleComp,
     y: scaleComp,
     z: scaleComp,
-  }),
-})
+  },
+}
 
 export type BaseSheetObjectType = ISheetObject<typeof baseSheetObjectType>
 
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/propTypes/index.ts b/theatre/core/src/propTypes/index.ts
index 24ad99f..f7e31ab 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/propTypes/index.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/propTypes/index.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import {propTypeSymbol} from './internals'
  * Usage:
  * ```ts
  * // the root prop type of an object is always a compound
- * const props = t.compound({
+ * const props = {
  *   // compounds can be nested
  *   position: t.compound({
  *     x: t.number(0),
  *     y: t.number(0)
  *   })
- * })
+ * }
  *
  * const obj = sheet.obj('key', props)
  * console.log(obj.value) // {position: {x: 10.3, y: -1}}
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/propTypes/internals.ts b/theatre/core/src/propTypes/internals.ts
index 5f2fa22..125cc45 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/propTypes/internals.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/propTypes/internals.ts
@@ -28,17 +28,18 @@ export type IShorthandCompoundProps = {
   [K in string]: IShorthandProp
 }
 
-type ShorthandPropToLonghandProp<P extends IShorthandProp> = P extends string
-  ? PropTypeConfig_String
-  : P extends number
-  ? PropTypeConfig_Number
-  : P extends boolean
-  ? PropTypeConfig_Boolean
-  : P extends PropTypeConfig
-  ? P
-  : P extends IShorthandCompoundProps
-  ? PropTypeConfig_Compound<ShorthandCompoundPropsToLonghandCompoundProps<P>>
-  : never
+export type ShorthandPropToLonghandProp<P extends IShorthandProp> =
+  P extends string
+    ? PropTypeConfig_String
+    : P extends number
+    ? PropTypeConfig_Number
+    : P extends boolean
+    ? PropTypeConfig_Boolean
+    : P extends PropTypeConfig
+    ? P
+    : P extends IShorthandCompoundProps
+    ? PropTypeConfig_Compound<ShorthandCompoundPropsToLonghandCompoundProps<P>>
+    : never
 
 export type ShorthandCompoundPropsToLonghandCompoundProps<
   P extends IShorthandCompoundProps,
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject.ts b/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject.ts
index 74623dc..6c0e777 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject.ts
@@ -6,37 +6,37 @@ import type {SheetObjectAddress} from '@theatre/shared/utils/addresses'
 import SimpleCache from '@theatre/shared/utils/SimpleCache'
 import type {
   $FixMe,
-  $IntentionalAny,
   DeepPartialOfSerializableValue,
   VoidFn,
 } from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import type {IDerivation, Pointer} from '@theatre/dataverse'
 import {prism, val} from '@theatre/dataverse'
-import type {PropTypeConfig_Compound} from '@theatre/core/propTypes'
 import type SheetObject from './SheetObject'
+import type {
+  IShorthandCompoundProps,
+  ShorthandPropToLonghandProp,
+} from '@theatre/core/propTypes/internals'
 
-export interface ISheetObject<
-  Props extends PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny> = PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny>,
-> {
+export interface ISheetObject<Props extends IShorthandCompoundProps = {}> {
   readonly type: 'Theatre_SheetObject_PublicAPI'
 
   /**
    *
    */
-  readonly value: Props['valueType']
-  readonly props: Pointer<Props['valueType']>
+  readonly value: ShorthandPropToLonghandProp<Props>['valueType']
+  readonly props: Pointer<this['value']>
 
   readonly sheet: ISheet
   readonly project: IProject
   readonly address: SheetObjectAddress
 
-  onValuesChange(fn: (values: Props['valueType']) => void): VoidFn
+  onValuesChange(fn: (values: this['value']) => void): VoidFn
   // prettier-ignore
-  set initialValue(value: DeepPartialOfSerializableValue<Props['valueType']>)
+  set initialValue(value: DeepPartialOfSerializableValue<this['value']>)
 }
 
 export default class TheatreSheetObject<
-  Props extends PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny>,
+  Props extends IShorthandCompoundProps = {},
 > implements ISheetObject<Props>
 {
   get type(): 'Theatre_SheetObject_PublicAPI' {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class TheatreSheetObject<
     setPrivateAPI(this, internals)
   }
 
-  get props(): Pointer<Props['valueType']> {
+  get props(): Pointer<this['value']> {
     return privateAPI(this).propsP as $FixMe
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class TheatreSheetObject<
     return {...privateAPI(this).address}
   }
 
-  private _valuesDerivation(): IDerivation<Props['valueType']> {
+  private _valuesDerivation(): IDerivation<this['value']> {
     return this._cache.get('onValuesChangeDerivation', () => {
       const sheetObject = privateAPI(this)
       const d: IDerivation<Props> = prism(() => {
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ export default class TheatreSheetObject<
     })
   }
 
-  onValuesChange(fn: (values: Props['valueType']) => void): VoidFn {
+  onValuesChange(fn: (values: this['value']) => void): VoidFn {
     return this._valuesDerivation().tapImmediate(coreTicker, fn)
   }
 
-  get value(): Props['valueType'] {
+  get value(): ShorthandPropToLonghandProp<Props>['valueType'] {
     return this._valuesDerivation().getValue()
   }
 
-  set initialValue(val: DeepPartialOfSerializableValue<Props['valueType']>) {
+  set initialValue(val: DeepPartialOfSerializableValue<this['value']>) {
     privateAPI(this).setInitialValue(val)
   }
 }
diff --git a/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts b/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
index 554a77d..66ad3b1 100644
--- a/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
+++ b/theatre/core/src/sheets/TheatreSheet.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {IProject} from '@theatre/core/projects/TheatreProject'
 import type TheatreSequence from '@theatre/core/sequences/TheatreSequence'
 import type {ISequence} from '@theatre/core/sequences/TheatreSequence'
 import type {PropTypeConfig_Compound} from '@theatre/core/propTypes'
+import {compound} from '@theatre/core/propTypes'
 import type {ISheetObject} from '@theatre/core/sheetObjects/TheatreSheetObject'
 import type Sheet from '@theatre/core/sheets/Sheet'
 import type {SheetAddress} from '@theatre/shared/utils/addresses'
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import {validateAndSanitiseSlashedPathOrThrow} from '@theatre/shared/utils/slash
 import type {$IntentionalAny} from '@theatre/shared/utils/types'
 import userReadableTypeOfValue from '@theatre/shared/utils/userReadableTypeOfValue'
 import deepEqual from 'fast-deep-equal'
+import type {IShorthandCompoundProps} from '@theatre/core/propTypes/internals'
 
 export type SheetObjectConfig<
   Props extends PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny>,
@@ -21,14 +23,16 @@ export interface ISheet {
   readonly project: IProject
   readonly address: SheetAddress
 
-  object<Props extends PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny>>(
+  object<Props extends IShorthandCompoundProps>(
     key: string,
-    config: SheetObjectConfig<Props>,
+    config: Props,
   ): ISheetObject<Props>
 
   readonly sequence: ISequence
 }
 
+const weakMapOfUnsanitizedProps = new WeakMap()
+
 export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
   get type(): 'Theatre_Sheet_PublicAPI' {
     return 'Theatre_Sheet_PublicAPI'
@@ -40,9 +44,9 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
     setPrivateAPI(this, sheet)
   }
 
-  object<Props extends PropTypeConfig_Compound<$IntentionalAny>>(
+  object<Props extends IShorthandCompoundProps>(
     key: string,
-    config: SheetObjectConfig<Props>,
+    config: Props,
   ): ISheetObject<Props> {
     const internal = privateAPI(this)
     const sanitizedPath = validateAndSanitiseSlashedPathOrThrow(
@@ -67,7 +71,11 @@ export default class TheatreSheet implements ISheet {
 
       return existingObject.publicApi as $IntentionalAny
     } else {
-      const object = internal.createObject(sanitizedPath, nativeObject, config)
+      const object = internal.createObject(
+        sanitizedPath,
+        nativeObject,
+        compound(config),
+      )
       return object.publicApi as $IntentionalAny
     }
   }
diff --git a/theatre/shared/src/testUtils.ts b/theatre/shared/src/testUtils.ts
index b67e0c1..3fa8817 100644
--- a/theatre/shared/src/testUtils.ts
+++ b/theatre/shared/src/testUtils.ts
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@ export async function setupTestSheet(sheetState: SheetState_Historic) {
   ticker.tick()
   await project.ready
   const sheetPublicAPI = project.sheet('Sheet')
-  const objPublicAPI = sheetPublicAPI.object(
-    'obj',
-    t.compound({
-      position: {
-        x: 0,
-        y: t.number(1),
-        z: t.number(2),
-      },
-    }),
-  )
+  const objPublicAPI = sheetPublicAPI.object('obj', {
+    position: {
+      x: 0,
+      y: t.number(1),
+      z: t.number(2),
+    },
+  })
 
   const obj = privateAPI(objPublicAPI)