diff --git a/packages/core/repl.mjs b/packages/core/repl.mjs
index 9fb6b4b9..7c609d66 100644
--- a/packages/core/repl.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/repl.mjs
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ export function repl({
       afterEval?.({ code, pattern, meta });
       return pattern;
     } catch (err) {
-      // console.warn(`[repl] eval error: ${err.message}`);
       logger(`[eval] error: ${err.message}`, 'error');
       updateState({ evalError: err, pending: false });
       onEvalError?.(err);
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Header.jsx b/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
index f806d5d3..748b84e4 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Header.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function Header({ context }) {
     isDirty,
     activeCode,
     handleTogglePlay,
-    handleUpdate,
+    handleEvaluate,
     handleShuffle,
     handleShare,
   } = context;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function Header({ context }) {
             )}
           </button>
           <button
-            onClick={() => handleUpdate({})}
+            onClick={handleEvaluate}
             title="update"
             className={cx(
               'flex items-center space-x-1',
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index 1c45c47f..faf4bb07 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -160,38 +160,25 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
   // UI Actions
   //
 
-  const handleTogglePlay = async () => editorRef.current?.toggle();
+  const handleTogglePlay = async () => {
+    editorRef.current?.toggle();
+  };
 
-  // payload = {reset?: boolean, code?: string, evaluate?: boolean, pattern?: string }
-  const handleUpdate = async (payload) => {
-    const { id, code } = payload;
+  const handleUpdate = (id, code) => {
     setViewingPattern(id);
     editorRef.current.setCode(code);
+  };
 
-    // const { reset = false, code = null, evaluate = true, pattern = null } = payload;
-
-    // if (reset) {
-    //   clearCanvas();
-    //   resetLoadedSounds();
-    //   editorRef.current.repl.setCps(1);
-    //   await prebake(); // declare default samples
-    // }
-    // if (code != null && pattern != null) {
-    //   setViewingPattern(pattern);
-    //   editorRef.current.setCode(code);
-    // }
-    // if (evaluate) {
-    //   editorRef.current.evaluate();
-    // }
+  const handleEvaluate = () => {
+    editorRef.current.evaluate();
   };
   const handleShuffle = async () => {
-    // window.postMessage('strudel-shuffle');
     const { code, name } = getRandomTune();
     logger(`[repl] ✨ loading random tune "${name}"`);
     setActivePattern(name);
+    setViewingPattern(name);
     clearCanvas();
     resetLoadedSounds();
-    editorRef.current.repl.setCps(1);
     await prebake(); // declare default samples
     editorRef.current.setCode(code);
     editorRef.current.repl.evaluate(code);
@@ -208,6 +195,7 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
     handleUpdate,
     handleShuffle,
     handleShare,
+    handleEvaluate,
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
index d8ce363e..25e1f575 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function PatternButton({ showOutline, onClick, label, showHiglight }) {
   );
 }
 
-function PatternButtons({ patterns, activePattern, onClick, viewingPattern, isExample = false }) {
+function PatternButtons({ patterns, activePattern, onClick, viewingPattern, started }) {
   return (
     <div className="font-mono text-sm">
       {Object.entries(patterns).map(([id]) => (
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function PatternButtons({ patterns, activePattern, onClick, viewingPattern, isEx
           key={id}
           label={id}
           showHiglight={id === viewingPattern}
-          showOutline={id === activePattern}
-          onClick={() => onClick(id, isExample)}
+          showOutline={id === activePattern && started}
+          onClick={() => onClick(id)}
         />
       ))}
     </div>
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
   const examplePatterns = useMemo(() => examplePattern.getAll(), []);
   const activePattern = useActivePattern();
   const viewingPattern = useViewingPattern();
-
   const updateCodeWindow = (id, code) => {
-    context.handleUpdate({ code, id, evaluate: false });
+    context.handleUpdate(id, code);
   };
-  const onPatternBtnClick = (id, isExample) => {
+  const onPatternBtnClick = (id, isExample = false) => {
     const code = isExample ? examplePatterns[id].code : userPatterns[id].code;
 
     // display selected pattern code in the window
@@ -80,16 +79,12 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
                   title="Rename"
                 >
                   <PencilSquareIcon className="w-5 h-5" />
-                  {/* <PencilIcon className="w-5 h-5" /> */}
                 </button>
               )}
               <button
                 className="hover:opacity-50"
                 onClick={() => {
-                  const { id, data } = userPattern.duplicate(
-                    viewingPattern,
-                    userPatterns[viewingPattern]?.code ?? examplePatterns[viewingPattern]?.code,
-                  );
+                  const { id, data } = userPattern.duplicate(viewingPattern);
                   updateCodeWindow(id, data.code);
                 }}
                 title="Duplicate"
@@ -101,7 +96,6 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
                   className="hover:opacity-50"
                   onClick={() => {
                     const { id, data } = userPattern.delete(viewingPattern);
-                    console.log({ id, data });
                     updateCodeWindow(id, data.code);
                   }}
                   title="Delete"
@@ -115,6 +109,7 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
         <PatternButtons
           onClick={onPatternBtnClick}
           patterns={userPatterns}
+          started={context.started}
           activePattern={activePattern}
           viewingPattern={viewingPattern}
         />
@@ -155,8 +150,8 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
       <section>
         <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Examples</h2>
         <PatternButtons
-          isExample={true}
-          onClick={onPatternBtnClick}
+          onClick={(id) => onPatternBtnClick(id, true)}
+          started={context.started}
           patterns={examplePatterns}
           activePattern={activePattern}
           viewingPattern={viewingPattern}
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index 6edf24e2..16d70ce6 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ export function useActivePattern() {
   return useStore($activePattern);
 }
 export function initUserCode(code) {
-  const userPatterns = getUserPatterns();
-  const match = Object.entries(userPatterns).find(([_, pat]) => pat.code === code);
-  const id = match?.[0] || '';
-  setActivePattern(id);
-  setViewingPattern(id);
+  const patterns = { ...userPattern.getAll(), ...examplePattern.getAll() };
+  const match = Object.entries(patterns).find(([_, pat]) => pat.code === code);
+  const id = match?.[0];
+  if (id != null) {
+    setActivePattern(id);
+    setViewingPattern(id);
+  }
 }
 
 export function useSettings() {
@@ -122,22 +124,25 @@ export const createPatternID = () => {
 };
 
 export const getNextCloneID = (id) => {
-  const userPatterns = this.getAll();
-  const clones = Object.entries(userPatterns).filter(([patID]) => patID.startsWith(id));
+  const patterns = { ...userPattern.getAll(), ...examplePattern.getAll() };
+  const clones = Object.entries(patterns).filter(([patID]) => patID.startsWith(id));
   const num = String(clones.length + 1).padStart(3, '0');
   const newID = id + '_' + num;
   return newID;
 };
 
+const examplePatterns = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(tunes).map(([id, code]) => [id, { code }]));
+
 export const examplePattern = {
   getAll() {
-    const examplePatterns = {};
-    Object.entries(tunes).forEach(([key, code]) => (examplePatterns[key] = { code }));
     return examplePatterns;
   },
   getPatternData(id) {
-    const userPatterns = this.getAll();
-    return userPatterns[id];
+    const pats = this.getAll();
+    return pats[id];
+  },
+  exists(id) {
+    return this.getPatternData(id) != null;
   },
 };
 
@@ -150,8 +155,7 @@ export const userPattern = {
     return userPatterns[id];
   },
   exists(id) {
-    const userPatterns = this.getAll();
-    return userPatterns[id] != null;
+    return this.getPatternData(id) != null;
   },
   create() {
     const newID = createPatternID();
@@ -164,7 +168,9 @@ export const userPattern = {
     const userPatterns = this.getAll();
     setUserPatterns({ ...userPatterns, [id]: data });
   },
-  duplicate(id, data) {
+  duplicate(id) {
+    const examplePatternData = examplePattern.getPatternData(id);
+    const data = examplePatternData != null ? examplePatternData : this.getPatternData(id);
     const newID = getNextCloneID(id);
     this.update(newID, data);
     return { id: newID, data };
@@ -179,36 +185,37 @@ export const userPattern = {
     if (examplePatternData != null) {
       return { id: viewingPattern, data: examplePatternData };
     }
-    setViewingPattern(null);
+    // setViewingPattern(null);
     setActivePattern(null);
-    return { id: null, data: { code: '' } };
+    return { id: null, data: { code: defaultCode } };
   },
   delete(id) {
     const userPatterns = this.getAll();
-    const updatedPatterns = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(userPatterns).filter(([key]) => key !== id));
+    delete userPatterns[id];
     if (getActivePattern() === id) {
       setActivePattern(null);
     }
-    setUserPatterns(updatedPatterns);
+    setUserPatterns(userPatterns);
     const viewingPattern = getViewingPattern();
     if (viewingPattern === id) {
-      return this.create();
+      return { id: null, data: { code: defaultCode } };
     }
-    return { id: viewingPattern, data: updatedPatterns[id] };
+    return { id: viewingPattern, data: userPatterns[viewingPattern] };
   },
 
   rename(id) {
     const userPatterns = this.getAll();
     const newID = prompt('Enter new name', id);
+    const data = userPatterns[id];
     if (newID === null) {
       // canceled
-      return;
+      return { id, data };
     }
     if (userPatterns[newID]) {
       alert('Name already taken!');
-      return;
+      return { id, data };
     }
-    const data = userPatterns[id];
+
     userPatterns[newID] = data; // copy code
     delete userPatterns[id];