diff --git a/packages/osc/superdirt.mjs b/packages/osc/superdirt.mjs
index 95615781..5f9c6efd 100644
--- a/packages/osc/superdirt.mjs
+++ b/packages/osc/superdirt.mjs
@@ -1,23 +1,37 @@
-import { Pattern } from '@strudel.cycles/core/strudel.mjs';
+import { Pattern, sequence } from '@strudel.cycles/core/strudel.mjs';
 
-const _name = (name, pat) => pat.withValue(x => ({ [name]: x }));
+const _name = (name, ...pats) => sequence(...pats).withValue((x) => ({ [name]: x }));
 
-export const s = pat => _name("s", pat);
-Pattern.prototype.s = function (pat) { return (this.union(s(pat))) };
-export const snd = s;
-Pattern.prototype.snd = Pattern.prototype.s;
+const _unionise = (func) =>
+  function (...pats) {
+    return this.union(func(...pats));
+  };
+
+export const s = (...pats) => _name('s', ...pats);
+Pattern.prototype.s = _unionise(s);
 export const sound = s;
 Pattern.prototype.sound = Pattern.prototype.s;
-export const n = pat => _name("n", pat);
-Pattern.prototype.n = function (pat) { return (this.union(n(pat))) };
-export const num = n;
-Pattern.prototype.num = Pattern.prototype.n;
+
+export const n = (pat) => _name('n', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.n = _unionise(n);
 export const number = n;
 Pattern.prototype.number = Pattern.prototype.n;
-export const room = pat => _name("room", pat);
-Pattern.prototype.room = function (pat) { return (this.union(room(pat))) };
-export const size = pat => _name("size", pat);
-Pattern.prototype.size = function (pat) { return (this.union(size(pat))) };
-export const speed = pat => _name("speed", pat);
-Pattern.prototype.speed = function (pat) { return (this.union(speed(pat))) };
 
+export const room = (pat) => _name('room', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.room = _unionise(room);
+
+export const size = (pat) => _name('size', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.size = _unionise(size);
+
+export const speed = (pat) => _name('speed', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.speed = _unionise(speed);
+
+export const squiz = (pat) => _name('squiz', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.squiz = _unionise(squiz);
+
+// currently overwritten by tone package
+export const gain = (pat) => _name('gain', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.gain = _unionise(gain);
+
+export const vowel = (pat) => _name('vowel', pat);
+Pattern.prototype.vowel = _unionise(vowel);
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