diff --git a/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html b/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
index 40073d70..2ac7aa71 100644
--- a/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
+++ b/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <script type="module">
   import { initStrudel } from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel/web@0.8.2';
   initStrudel({
-    prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+    prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
   });
   const click = (id, action) => document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', action);
   click('a', () => evaluate(`s('bd,jvbass(3,8)').jux(rev)`));
diff --git a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
index 97b06f1c..c46b25ce 100644
--- a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
+++ b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       });
 
       function getTune() {
-        return `await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+        return `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
diff --git a/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs b/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
index 73600019..901b4af9 100644
--- a/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
+++ b/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const bumpStreet = `// froos - "22 bump street", licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 "<[0,<6 7 9>,13,<17 20 22 26>]!2>/2"
   // make it 22 edo
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tid
 
 export const trafficFlam = `// froos - "traffic flam", licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
 
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 addVoicings('hip', {
   m11: ['2M 3m 4P 7m'],
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export const funk42 = `// froos - how to funk in 42 lines of code
 // adapted from "how to funk in two minutes" by marc rebillet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vBwRfQbXkg
 // thanks to peach for the transcription: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eiPXvIgda4
 
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 setcps(.5)
 
diff --git a/examples/headless-repl/index.html b/examples/headless-repl/index.html
index e92efdca..d9d8d108 100644
--- a/examples/headless-repl/index.html
+++ b/examples/headless-repl/index.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <script type="module">
       import { initStrudel } from '@strudel/web';
       initStrudel({
-        prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+        prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
       });
 
       const click = (id, action) => document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', action);
diff --git a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
index acdc0a62..cf867127 100644
--- a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
+++ b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default `await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+export default `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
diff --git a/examples/superdough/index.html b/examples/superdough/index.html
index 43c0492a..e482d70b 100644
--- a/examples/superdough/index.html
+++ b/examples/superdough/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
       const init = Promise.all([
         initAudioOnFirstClick(),
-        samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+        samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
         registerSynthSounds(),
       ]);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 3b2b5aab..ae7b6f44 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ const generic_params = [
    * @name begin
    * @param {number | Pattern} amount between 0 and 1, where 1 is the length of the sample
    * @example
-   * samples({ rave: 'rave/AREUREADY.wav' }, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/')
+   * samples({ rave: 'rave/AREUREADY.wav' }, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
    * s("rave").begin("<0 .25 .5 .75>").fast(2)
    *
    */
diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 1be38113..3d859728 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -2322,10 +2322,10 @@ const _loopAt = function (factor, pat, cps = 0.5) {
  * @memberof Pattern
  * @returns Pattern
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks165").slice(8, "0 1 <2 2*2> 3 [4 0] 5 6 7".every(3, rev)).slow(0.75)
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks125").fit().slice([0,.25,.5,.75], "0 1 1 <2 3>")
  */
 
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ export const slice = register(
  * Works the same as slice, but changes the playback speed of each slice to match the duration of its step.
  * @name splice
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks165")
  * .splice(8,  "0 1 [2 3 0]@2 3 0@2 7")
  */
diff --git a/packages/superdough/README.md b/packages/superdough/README.md
index f32aa32d..b1ccae60 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/README.md
+++ b/packages/superdough/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { superdough, samples, initAudioOnFirstClick, registerSynthSounds } from
 
 const init = Promise.all([
   initAudioOnFirstClick(),
-  samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+  samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
   registerSynthSounds(),
 ]);
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The json file is expected to have the same format as described above.
 Because it is common to use github for samples, there is a short way to load a sample map from github:
 
 ```js
-samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 ```
 
 The format is `github:<user>/<repo>/<branch>`.
diff --git a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
index 19fec661..3c3e670d 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getSamplesPrefixHandler(url) {
 /**
  * Loads a collection of samples to use with `s`
  * @example
- * samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master');
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
  * s("[bd ~]*2, [~ hh]*2, ~ sd")
  * @example
  * samples({
diff --git a/packages/web/README.md b/packages/web/README.md
index 8189b34e..b3d2f6fe 100644
--- a/packages/web/README.md
+++ b/packages/web/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ By default, no external samples are loaded, but you can add them like this:
 
 ```js
 initStrudel({
-  prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+  prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
 });
 
 document.getElementById('play').addEventListener('click', 
diff --git a/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx b/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
index c0984522..7620140b 100644
--- a/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
+++ b/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ edit: the desktop app performance on linux is currently not that great.. the web
 The desktop App has the same features as the webapp, with the additional ability to load samples from disk. It is currently not documented yet, but you can do something like
 
 ```js
-await samples('~/music/xxx');
+samples('~/music/xxx');
 
 s('my_sound');
 ```
diff --git a/website/src/examples.mjs b/website/src/examples.mjs
index d752e711..61132dfa 100644
--- a/website/src/examples.mjs
+++ b/website/src/examples.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const examples = [
   `// "coastline" @by eddyflux
-await samples('github:eddyflux/crate')
+samples('github:eddyflux/crate')
 setcps(.75)
 let chords = chord("<Bbm9 Fm9>/4").dict('ireal')
 stack(
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stack(
 .late("[0 .01]*4").late("[0 .01]*2").size(4)`,
   `// "broken cut 1" @by froos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 samples({
   'slap': 'https://cdn.freesound.org/previews/495/495416_10350281-lq.mp3',
   'whirl': 'https://cdn.freesound.org/previews/495/495313_10350281-lq.mp3',
diff --git a/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx b/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
index 0fb750c1..d18a0560 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Alternatively, you can get a taste of what Strudel can do by clicking play on th
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav','bd/BT0A0DA.wav','bd/BT0A0D3.wav','bd/BT0A0D0.wav','bd/BT0A0A7.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 stack(
 s("bd,[~ <sd!3 sd(3,4,2)>],hh*8") // drums
 .speed(perlin.range(.7,.9)) // random sample speed variation
diff --git a/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx b/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
index fffea282..56b6e65c 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Because GitHub is a popular place for uploading open source samples, it has its
   bd: 'bd/BT0AADA.wav',
   sd: 'sd/rytm-01-classic.wav',
   hh: 'hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd sd bd sd,hh*16")`}
 />
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ It is also possible, to declare multiple files for one sound, using the array no
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd:0 bd:1,~ <sd:0 sd:1> ~ sd:0,[hh:0 hh:1]*4")`}
 />
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ The sample number can also be set using `n`:
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd bd,~ sd ~ sd,hh*8").n("<0 1>")`}
 />
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ For pitched sounds, you can use `note`, just like with synths:
   client:idle
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s('gtr').gain(.5)`}
 />
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ If we want them to behave more like a synth, we can add `clip(1)`:
   client:idle
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s('gtr').clip(1)
   .gain(.5)`}
 />
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ If we have 2 samples with different base pitches, we can make them in tune by sp
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
   'moog': { 'g3': 'moog/005_Mighty%20Moog%20G3.wav' },
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s("gtr,moog").clip(1)
   .gain(.5)`}
 />
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ We can also declare different samples for different regions of the keyboard:
     'g2': 'moog/004_Mighty%20Moog%20G2.wav',
     'g3': 'moog/005_Mighty%20Moog%20G3.wav',
     'g4': 'moog/006_Mighty%20Moog%20G4.wav',
-  }}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+  }}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g2!2 <bb2 c3>!2, <c4@3 [<eb4 bb3> g4 f4]>")
   .s('moog').clip(1)
   .gain(.5).cpm(60)`}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ With it, you can enter any sample name(s) to query from [freesound.org](https://
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:idle
-  tune={`await samples('shabda:bass:4,hihat:4,rimshot:2')
+  tune={`samples('shabda:bass:4,hihat:4,rimshot:2')
 stack(
   n("0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3").s('bass'),
   n("0 1*2 2 3*2").s('hihat'),
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ Note that the language code and the gender parameters are optional and default t
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:idle
-  tune={`await samples('shabda/speech:the_drum,forever')
-await samples('shabda/speech/fr-FR/m:magnifique')
+  tune={`samples('shabda/speech:the_drum,forever')
+samples('shabda/speech/fr-FR/m:magnifique')
 stack(
   s("the_drum*2").chop(16).speed(rand.range(0.85,1.1)),
   s("forever magnifique").slow(4).late(0.125)
diff --git a/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx b/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
index b17df9a7..057743cb 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ A sample can be looped and chopped like this:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit().chop(32)`}
   punchcard
 />
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Let's add randmized doubling + reversing:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit().chop(16).cut(1)
 .sometimesBy(.5, ply("2"))
 .sometimesBy(.25, mul(speed("-1")))`}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ If we want to specify the order of samples, we can replace `chop` with `slice`:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit()
   .slice(8, "<0 1 2 3 4*2 5 6 [6 7]>*2")
   .cut(1).rarely(ply("2"))`}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ If we use `splice` instead of `slice`, the speed adjusts to the duration of the
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen")
   .splice(8, "<0 1 2 3 4*2 5 6 [6 7]>*2")
   .cut(1).rarely(ply("2"))`}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Using `run` with `n`, we can rush through a sample bank:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla")`}
   punchcard
 />
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ In this case, I hear the beginning at the third sample, which can be accounted f
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla").early(2/8)`}
 />
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Let's add some randomness:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla").early(2/8)
 .sometimes(mul(speed("1.5")))`}
 />
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ To simplify loading wavetables, any sample that starts with `wt_` will be looped
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c eb g bb").s("wt_dbass").clip(2)`}
 />
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Running through different wavetables can also give interesting variations:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))`}
 />
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))`}
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))
 .lpf(perlin.range(200,2000).slow(8))
 .lpenv(-3).lpa(.1).room(.5)`}
diff --git a/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx b/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
index 144616c9..4a739262 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { MiniRepl } from '../../docs/MiniRepl';
 Note:
 
 - this has been (partly) translated from https://tidalcycles.org/docs/patternlib/howtos/buildrhythms
-- this only sounds good with `samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')` in prebake
+- this only sounds good with `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')` in prebake
 
 # Build Rhythms
 
diff --git a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
index 2ce3a194..dc8d3c8e 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ export async function prebake() {
           'numbers/8.wav',
         ],
       },
-      'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/',
+      'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples',
       {
         prebake: true,
       },
     ),
   ]);
-  // await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master');
 }
 
 const maxPan = noteToMidi('C8');
diff --git a/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs b/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
index 66bf4787..fa7d9339 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export const meltingsubmarine = `// "Melting submarine"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 stack(
   s("bd:5,[~ <sd:1!3 sd:1(3,4,3)>],hh27(3,4,1)") // drums
   .speed(perlin.range(.7,.9)) // random sample speed variation
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ samples({
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
   perc: ['perc/002_perc2.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 
 chord("<C^7 Am7 Dm7 G7>*2").dict('lefthand').anchor("G4").voicing()
   .stack(n("0@6 [<1 2> <2 0> 1]@2").scale('C5 major'))
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ samples({
 bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav','bd/BT0A0DA.wav','bd/BT0A0D3.wav','bd/BT0A0D0.wav','bd/BT0A0A7.wav'],
 sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
 hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 
 note("<8(3,8) <7 7*2> [4 5@3] 8>".sub(1) // sub 1 -> 1-indexed
 .layer(
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ export const amensister = `// "Amensister"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ export const arpoon = `// "Arpoon"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 n("[0,3] 2 [1,3] 2".fast(3).lastOf(4, fast(2))).clip(2)
   .offset("<<1 2> 2 1 1>")