diff --git a/repl/src/draw.mjs b/repl/src/draw.mjs
index 2a3e85fc..aa8a6d2a 100644
--- a/repl/src/draw.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/draw.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Tone from 'tone';
+import { Pattern } from '../../strudel.mjs';
 
 export const getDrawContext = (id = 'test-canvas') => {
   let canvas = document.querySelector('#' + id);
@@ -13,35 +14,27 @@ export const getDrawContext = (id = 'test-canvas') => {
   return canvas.getContext('2d');
 };
 
-export const draw = (callback) => {
+Pattern.prototype.draw = function (callback, duration) {
   if (window.strudelAnimation) {
     cancelAnimationFrame(window.strudelAnimation);
   }
-  const animate = (t) => {
-    callback(t);
+  const ctx = getDrawContext();
+  let cycle, events;
+  const animate = (time) => {
+    const t = Tone.getTransport().seconds;
+    const currentCycle = Math.floor(t / duration);
+    if (cycle !== currentCycle) {
+      cycle = currentCycle;
+      const begin = currentCycle * duration;
+      const end = (currentCycle + 2) * duration;
+      events = this.add(0).query(new State(new TimeSpan(begin, end)));
+    }
+    callback(ctx, events, t, time);
     window.strudelAnimation = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
   };
   requestAnimationFrame(animate);
 };
 
-export const queryEvents = (pattern, callback, seconds) => {
-  const queryEvents = () => {
-    const t = Tone.getTransport().seconds;
-    const begin = Math.floor(t / seconds) * seconds;
-    const end = begin + seconds * 4;
-    // console.log('query', t, begin, end);
-    const events = pattern.add(0).query(new State(new TimeSpan(begin, end)));
-    callback(events);
-  };
-  queryEvents();
-  if (window.strudelScheduler) {
-    clearInterval(window.strudelScheduler);
-  }
-  window.strudelScheduler = setInterval(() => {
-    queryEvents();
-  }, seconds * 1.5 * 1000);
-};
-
 export const cleanup = () => {
   const ctx = getDrawContext();
   ctx.clearRect(0, 0, window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
diff --git a/repl/src/evaluate.ts b/repl/src/evaluate.ts
index a38937e8..546433c1 100644
--- a/repl/src/evaluate.ts
+++ b/repl/src/evaluate.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import './xen.mjs';
 import './tune.mjs';
 import './tune.mjs';
 import './pianoroll.mjs';
+import './draw.mjs';
 import * as drawHelpers from './draw.mjs';
 import gist from './gist.js';
 import shapeshifter from './shapeshifter';
diff --git a/repl/src/pianoroll.mjs b/repl/src/pianoroll.mjs
index cac1bcbd..634f3345 100644
--- a/repl/src/pianoroll.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/pianoroll.mjs
@@ -1,41 +1,30 @@
-import { draw, queryEvents, getDrawContext } from './draw.mjs';
 import { Pattern } from '../../strudel.mjs';
-import * as Tone from 'tone';
 
-Pattern.prototype.pianoroll = function () {
-  // draw stuff here with p.query
-  const ctx = getDrawContext();
+Pattern.prototype.pianoroll = function ({
+  timeframe = 10,
+  inactive = '#88ABF8',
+  active = '#FFCA28',
+  background = '#2A3236',
+  maxMidi = 90,
+  minMidi = 0,
+} = {}) {
   const w = window.innerWidth;
   const h = window.innerHeight;
-  const s = 10; // 10s in viewport
-  const maxMidi = 90;
-  const height = h / maxMidi;
-  let events;
-
-  queryEvents(this, (_events) => (events = _events), s);
-
-  const clear = () => ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
-
-  const drawEvents = (events) => {
-    events.forEach((event) => {
-      const t = Tone.getTransport().seconds;
-      const isActive = event.whole.begin <= t && event.whole.end >= t;
-      ctx.fillStyle = isActive ? '#FFCA28' : '#88ABF8';
-      const x = Math.round((event.whole.begin / s) * w);
-      const width = Math.round(((event.whole.end - event.whole.begin) / s) * w);
-      const y = Math.round(h - (Number(event.value) / maxMidi) * h);
-      const offset = (t / s) * w;
-      const margin = 0;
-      // console.log(x, y, width, height)
-      ctx.fillRect(x - offset + margin, y, width, height);
-    });
-  };
-
-  draw((t) => {
-    clear();
-    ctx.fillStyle = '#2A3236';
+  const midiRange = maxMidi - minMidi + 1;
+  const height = h / midiRange;
+  this.draw((ctx, events, t) => {
+    ctx.fillStyle = background;
     ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
-    drawEvents(events);
-  });
+    events.forEach((event) => {
+      const isActive = event.whole.begin <= t && event.whole.end >= t;
+      ctx.fillStyle = isActive ? active : inactive;
+      const x = Math.round((event.whole.begin / timeframe) * w);
+      const width = Math.round(((event.whole.end - event.whole.begin) / timeframe) * w);
+      const y = Math.round(h - ((Number(event.value) - minMidi) / midiRange) * h);
+      const offset = (t / timeframe) * w;
+      const margin = 0;
+      ctx.fillRect(x - offset + margin + 1, y + 1, width - 2, height - 2);
+    });
+  }, timeframe);
   return this;
 };