diff --git a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
index 3d3117ae..7813ae98 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Repl.jsx
@@ -247,9 +247,15 @@ export function Repl({ embedded = false }) {
       stop();
     }
   };
-  const handleUpdate = (newCode) => {
+  const handleUpdate = async (newCode, reset = false) => {
+    if (reset) {
+      clearCanvas();
+      resetLoadedSounds();
+      scheduler.setCps(1);
+      await prebake(); // declare default samples
+    }
     (newCode || isDirty) && activateCode(newCode);
-    logger('[repl] code updated! tip: you can also update the code by pressing ctrl+enter', 'highlight');
+    logger('[repl] code updated!');
   };
 
   const handleShuffle = async () => {
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
index 1b19c8e0..37cac6f7 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {
   duplicateActivePattern,
   getUserPattern,
   renameActivePattern,
+  addUserPattern,
 } from '../../settings.mjs';
+import { logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 
 function classNames(...classes) {
   return classes.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
@@ -18,16 +20,15 @@ function classNames(...classes) {
 export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
   const { userPatterns, activePattern } = useSettings();
   return (
-    <div className="px-4 w-full text-foreground space-y-4">
+    <div className="px-4 w-full dark:text-white text-stone-900 space-y-4 pb-4">
       <section>
-        <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Pattern Collection</h2>
-        <div className="space-x-4 border-b border-foreground mb-1">
+        <div className="px-4 space-x-4 border-b border-foreground mb-2 h-8">
           <button
             className="hover:opacity-50"
             onClick={() => {
               const name = newUserPattern();
               const { code } = getUserPattern(name);
-              context.handleUpdate(code);
+              context.handleUpdate(code, true);
             }}
           >
             new
@@ -44,50 +45,67 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
           <button className="hover:opacity-50" onClick={() => clearUserPatterns()}>
             clear
           </button>
+          <label className="hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer">
+            <input
+              style={{ display: 'none' }}
+              type="file"
+              multiple
+              accept="text/plain"
+              onChange={async (e) => {
+                const files = Array.from(e.target.files);
+                await Promise.all(
+                  files.map(async (file, i) => {
+                    const code = await file.text();
+                    const name = file.name.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '');
+                    console.log(i, name, code);
+                    addUserPattern(name, { code });
+                  }),
+                );
+                logger(`import done!`);
+              }}
+            />
+            import
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+          {Object.entries(userPatterns).map(([key, up]) => (
+            <a
+              key={key}
+              className={classNames(
+                'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
+                key === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+              )}
+              onClick={() => {
+                const { code } = up;
+                setActivePattern(key);
+                context.handleUpdate(code, true);
+              }}
+            >
+              {key}
+            </a>
+          ))}
         </div>
-        {Object.entries(userPatterns).map(([key, up]) => (
-          <a
-            key={key}
-            className={classNames(
-              'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
-              key === activePattern ? 'underline' : '',
-            )}
-            onClick={() => {
-              const { code } = up;
-              setActivePattern(key);
-              context.handleUpdate(code);
-            }}
-          >
-            {key}
-          </a>
-        ))}
       </section>
       <section>
         <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Examples</h2>
-        {Object.entries(tunes).map(([key, tune]) => (
-          <a
-            key={key}
-            className={classNames(
-              'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
-              key === activePattern ? 'underline' : '',
-            )}
-            onClick={() => {
-              setActivePattern(key);
-              context.handleUpdate(tune);
-            }}
-          >
-            {key}
-          </a>
-        ))}
+        <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+          {Object.entries(tunes).map(([key, tune]) => (
+            <a
+              key={key}
+              className={classNames(
+                'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer inline-block',
+                key === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+              )}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setActivePattern(key);
+                context.handleUpdate(tune, true);
+              }}
+            >
+              {key}
+            </a>
+          ))}
+        </div>
       </section>
     </div>
   );
 }
-
-/*
-selectable examples
-if example selected
-  type character -> create new user pattern with exampleName_n
-  even if 
-clicking (+) opens the "new" example with same behavior as above
-*/
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
index aeda4f6d..fe32212d 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/SoundsTab.jsx
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
     });
   });
   return (
-    <div id="sounds-tab" className="flex flex-col w-full h-full dark:text-white text-stone-900">
-      <div className="px-2 pb-2 flex-none">
+    <div id="sounds-tab" className="px-4 flex flex-col w-full h-full dark:text-white text-stone-900">
+      <div className="pb-2 flex-none">
         <ButtonGroup
           value={soundsFilter}
           onChange={(value) => settingsMap.setKey('soundsFilter', value)}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export function SoundsTab() {
           }}
         ></ButtonGroup>
       </div>
-      <div className="p-2 min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal">
+      <div className="min-h-0 max-h-full grow overflow-auto font-mono text-sm break-normal">
         {soundEntries.map(([name, { data, onTrigger }]) => (
           <span
             key={name}
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index 67d386cf..eaed555b 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -187,6 +187,5 @@ export function duplicateActivePattern() {
 }
 
 export function setActivePattern(key) {
-  console.log('set', key);
   settingsMap.setKey('activePattern', key);
 }