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README.md

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 An experiment in making a [Tidal](https://github.com/tidalcycles/tidal/) using web technologies. This is unstable software, please tread carefully.
 
-Try it here: https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/
+- Try it here: <https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/>
+- Tutorial: <https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/tutorial/>
+- Technical Blog Post: <https://loophole-letters.vercel.app/strudel>
 
-Tutorial: https://strudel.tidalcycles.org/tutorial/
+## Running Locally
 
-## Local development
-
-Run the REPL locally:
+After cloning the project, you can run the REPL locally:
 
 ```bash
-npm install
-npx lerna bootstrap
-cd repl
-npm install
-npm run start
+npm run setup
+npm run repl
 ```
 
-## Publish Packages
+## Using Strudel In Your Project
 
-To publish, just run:
+There are multiple npm packages you can use to use strudel, or only parts of it, in your project:
 
-```sh
-npx lerna publish
-```
+- [`core`](./packages/core/): tidal pattern engine
+- [`mini`](./packages/mini): mini notation parser + core binding
+- [`eval`](./packages/eval): user code evaluator. syntax sugar + highlighting
+- [`tone`](./packages/tone): bindings for Tone.js instruments and effects
+- [`osc`](./packages/osc): bindings to communicate via OSC
+- [`midi`](./packages/midi): webmidi bindings
+- [`tonal`](./packages/tonal): tonal functions
+- [`xen`](./packages/xen): microtonal / xenharmonic functions
 
-This will publish all packages that changed since the last version.
+Click on the package names to find out more about each one.
 
-## Style
+## Contributing
 
-For now, please try to copy the style of surrounding code. VS Code users can install the 'prettier' add-on which will use the .prettierrc configuration file for automatic formatting.
+There are many ways to contribute to this project! See [contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Community
 
-There is a #strudel channel on the TidalCycles discord: https://discord.com/invite/HGEdXmRkzT
+There is a #strudel channel on the TidalCycles discord: <https://discord.com/invite/HGEdXmRkzT>
 
-You can also ask questions and find related discussions on the tidal club forum: https://club.tidalcycles.org/
+You can also ask questions and find related discussions on the tidal club forum: <https://club.tidalcycles.org/>
 
-The discord and forum is shared with the haskell (tidal) and python (vortex) siblings of this project.
+The discord and forum is shared with the haskell (tidal) and python (vortex) siblings of this project.