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 ![Strudel test status](https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)
 
-This is unstable software, please tread carefully.
+An experiment in making a [Tidal](https://github.com/tidalcycles/tidal/) in Javascript. This is unstable software, please tread carefully.
 
 Try it here: https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/