diff --git a/packages/core/clockworker.js b/packages/core/clockworker.js
index 4c33de29..b10db186 100644
--- a/packages/core/clockworker.js
+++ b/packages/core/clockworker.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const sendTick = (phase, duration, tick, time) => {
     num_seconds_at_cps_change,
     num_seconds_since_cps_change,
     cycle,
+    phase,
   });
   num_ticks_since_cps_change++;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/evaluate.mjs b/packages/core/evaluate.mjs
index ea63d8df..93a3a4f5 100644
--- a/packages/core/evaluate.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/evaluate.mjs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function safeEval(str, options = {}) {
     str = `(async ()=>${str})()`;
   }
   const body = `"use strict";return (${str})`;
+  console.log(body);
   return Function(body)();
 }
 
@@ -48,5 +49,6 @@ export const evaluate = async (code, transpiler) => {
   // if no transpiler is given, we expect a single instruction (!wrapExpression)
   const options = { wrapExpression: !!transpiler };
   let evaluated = await safeEval(code, options);
+  console.log(evaluated);
   return { mode: 'javascript', pattern: evaluated, meta };
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs b/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
index 278ddc8a..dab83f38 100644
--- a/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/neocyclist.mjs
@@ -59,18 +59,19 @@ export class NeoCyclist {
         end,
         tickdeadline,
         cycle,
+        phase,
       } = payload;
       this.cps = cps;
       this.cycle = cycle;
 
       setTimeReference(num_seconds_at_cps_change, num_seconds_since_cps_change, tickdeadline);
 
-      processHaps(begin, end, num_cycles_at_cps_change, num_seconds_at_cps_change);
+      processHaps(begin, end, num_cycles_at_cps_change, num_seconds_at_cps_change, phase);
 
       this.time_at_last_tick_message = this.getTime();
     };
 
-    const processHaps = (begin, end, num_cycles_at_cps_change, seconds_at_cps_change) => {
+    const processHaps = (begin, end, num_cycles_at_cps_change, seconds_at_cps_change, phase) => {
       if (this.started === false) {
         return;
       }
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ export class NeoCyclist {
             this.latency +
             this.worker_time_dif;
           const duration = hap.duration / this.cps;
-          onTrigger?.(hap, 0, duration, this.cps, targetTime);
+          const deadline = targetTime - phase;
+          onTrigger?.(hap, deadline, duration, this.cps, targetTime);
         }
       });
     };
diff --git a/packages/midi/midi.mjs b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
index 54787f97..68c65fe2 100644
--- a/packages/midi/midi.mjs
+++ b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ Pattern.prototype.midi = function (output) {
       logger(`Midi device disconnected! Available: ${getMidiDeviceNamesString(outputs)}`),
   });
 
-  return this.onTrigger((time, hap, currentTime, cps) => {
+  return this.onTrigger((time, hap, currentTime, cps, targetTime) => {
     if (!WebMidi.enabled) {
       console.log('not enabled');
       return;
     }
     const device = getDevice(output, WebMidi.outputs);
     hap.ensureObjectValue();
-
-    const offset = (time - currentTime) * 1000;
+    //magic number to get audio engine to line up, can probably be calculated somehow
+    const latency = 0.03;
     // passing a string with a +num into the webmidi api adds an offset to the current time https://webmidijs.org/api/classes/Output
-    const timeOffsetString = `+${offset}`;
+    const timeOffsetString = `+${(targetTime - currentTime + latency) * 1000}`;
 
     // destructure value
     let { note, nrpnn, nrpv, ccn, ccv, midichan = 1, midicmd, gain = 1, velocity = 0.9 } = hap.value;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Pattern.prototype.midi = function (output) {
     velocity = gain * velocity;
 
     // note off messages will often a few ms arrive late, try to prevent glitching by subtracting from the duration length
-    const duration = Math.floor((hap.duration.valueOf() / cps) * 1000 - 10);
+    const duration = (hap.duration.valueOf() / cps) * 1000 - 10;
     if (note != null) {
       const midiNumber = typeof note === 'number' ? note : noteToMidi(note);
       const midiNote = new Note(midiNumber, { attack: velocity, duration });
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
index f82a436a..dcb94347 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ const hap2value = (hap) => {
 
 export const webaudioOutputTrigger = (t, hap, ct, cps) => superdough(hap2value(hap), t - ct, hap.duration / cps, cps);
 // uses more precise, absolute t if available, see https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/pull/1004
-export const webaudioOutput = (hap, deadline, hapDuration, cps, t) =>
+export const webaudioOutput = (hap, deadline, hapDuration, cps, t) => {
   superdough(hap2value(hap), t ? `=${t}` : deadline, hapDuration);
+};
 
 Pattern.prototype.webaudio = function () {
   return this.onTrigger(webaudioOutputTrigger);