diff --git a/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs b/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
index 70e4d004..59dffb7c 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/sampler.mjs
@@ -19,6 +19,57 @@ function humanFileSize(bytes, si) {
   return bytes.toFixed(1) + ' ' + units[u];
 }
 
+export const getSampleBufferSource = async (s, n, note, speed) => {
+  let transpose = 0;
+  let midi = typeof note === 'string' ? toMidi(note) : note || 36;
+  transpose = midi - 36; // C3 is middle C
+
+  const ac = getAudioContext();
+  // is sample from loaded samples(..)
+  const samples = getLoadedSamples();
+  if (!samples) {
+    throw new Error('no samples loaded');
+  }
+  const bank = samples?.[s];
+  if (!bank) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `sample not found: "${s}"`,
+      // , try one of ${Object.keys(samples)
+      // .map((s) => `"${s}"`)
+      // .join(', ')}.
+    );
+  }
+  if (typeof bank !== 'object') {
+    throw new Error('wrong format for sample bank:', s);
+  }
+  let sampleUrl;
+  if (Array.isArray(bank)) {
+    sampleUrl = bank[n % bank.length];
+  } else {
+    const midiDiff = (noteA) => toMidi(noteA) - midi;
+    // object format will expect keys as notes
+    const closest = Object.keys(bank)
+      .filter((k) => !k.startsWith('_'))
+      .reduce(
+        (closest, key, j) => (!closest || Math.abs(midiDiff(key)) < Math.abs(midiDiff(closest)) ? key : closest),
+        null,
+      );
+    transpose = -midiDiff(closest); // semitones to repitch
+    sampleUrl = bank[closest][n % bank[closest].length];
+  }
+  let buffer = await loadBuffer(sampleUrl, ac, s, n);
+  if (speed < 0) {
+    // should this be cached?
+    buffer = reverseBuffer(buffer);
+  }
+  const bufferSource = ac.createBufferSource();
+  bufferSource.buffer = buffer;
+  const playbackRate = 1.0 * Math.pow(2, transpose / 12);
+  // bufferSource.playbackRate.value = Math.pow(2, transpose / 12);
+  bufferSource.playbackRate.value = playbackRate;
+  return bufferSource;
+};
+
 export const loadBuffer = (url, ac, s, n = 0) => {
   const label = s ? `sound "${s}:${n}"` : 'sample';
   if (!loadCache[url]) {
@@ -27,7 +78,7 @@ export const loadBuffer = (url, ac, s, n = 0) => {
     loadCache[url] = fetch(url)
       .then((res) => res.arrayBuffer())
       .then(async (res) => {
-        const took = (Date.now() - timestamp);
+        const took = Date.now() - timestamp;
         const size = humanFileSize(res.byteLength);
         // const downSpeed = humanFileSize(res.byteLength / took);
         logger(`[sampler] load ${label}... done! loaded ${size} in ${took}ms`, 'loaded-sample', { url });
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
index a3f6549c..de93cdbe 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as strudel from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { fromMidi, logger, toMidi } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import './feedbackdelay.mjs';
 import './reverb.mjs';
-import { loadBuffer, reverseBuffer } from './sampler.mjs';
+import { getSampleBufferSource } from './sampler.mjs';
 const { Pattern } = strudel;
 import './vowel.mjs';
 import workletsUrl from './worklets.mjs?url';
@@ -98,57 +98,6 @@ const getSoundfontKey = (s) => {
   return;
 };
 
-const getSampleBufferSource = async (s, n, note, speed) => {
-  let transpose = 0;
-  let midi = typeof note === 'string' ? toMidi(note) : note || 36;
-  transpose = midi - 36; // C3 is middle C
-
-  const ac = getAudioContext();
-  // is sample from loaded samples(..)
-  const samples = getLoadedSamples();
-  if (!samples) {
-    throw new Error('no samples loaded');
-  }
-  const bank = samples?.[s];
-  if (!bank) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `sample not found: "${s}"`,
-      // , try one of ${Object.keys(samples)
-      // .map((s) => `"${s}"`)
-      // .join(', ')}.
-    );
-  }
-  if (typeof bank !== 'object') {
-    throw new Error('wrong format for sample bank:', s);
-  }
-  let sampleUrl;
-  if (Array.isArray(bank)) {
-    sampleUrl = bank[n % bank.length];
-  } else {
-    const midiDiff = (noteA) => toMidi(noteA) - midi;
-    // object format will expect keys as notes
-    const closest = Object.keys(bank)
-      .filter((k) => !k.startsWith('_'))
-      .reduce(
-        (closest, key, j) => (!closest || Math.abs(midiDiff(key)) < Math.abs(midiDiff(closest)) ? key : closest),
-        null,
-      );
-    transpose = -midiDiff(closest); // semitones to repitch
-    sampleUrl = bank[closest][n % bank[closest].length];
-  }
-  let buffer = await loadBuffer(sampleUrl, ac, s, n);
-  if (speed < 0) {
-    // should this be cached?
-    buffer = reverseBuffer(buffer);
-  }
-  const bufferSource = ac.createBufferSource();
-  bufferSource.buffer = buffer;
-  const playbackRate = 1.0 * Math.pow(2, transpose / 12);
-  // bufferSource.playbackRate.value = Math.pow(2, transpose / 12);
-  bufferSource.playbackRate.value = playbackRate;
-  return bufferSource;
-};
-
 const splitSN = (s, n) => {
   if (!s.includes(':')) {
     return [s, n];
diff --git a/repl/src/App.jsx b/repl/src/App.jsx
index 5edb72ce..7e0c574a 100644
--- a/repl/src/App.jsx
+++ b/repl/src/App.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import logo from './logo.svg';
 import * as tunes from './tunes.mjs';
 import { prebake } from './prebake.mjs';
 import * as WebDirt from 'WebDirt';
-import { resetLoadedSamples, getAudioContext } from '@strudel.cycles/webaudio';
+import { resetLoadedSamples, getAudioContext, getLoadedSamples } from '@strudel.cycles/webaudio';
 import { controls, evalScope, logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
 import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ const supabase = createClient(
   'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InBpZHhkc3hwaGxoempuem1pZnRoIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE2NTYyMzA1NTYsImV4cCI6MTk3MTgwNjU1Nn0.bqlw7802fsWRnqU5BLYtmXk_k-D1VFmbkHMywWc15NM',
 );
 
-evalScope(
-  // Tone,
-  controls, // sadly, this cannot be exported from core direclty
-  { WebDirt },
+const modules = [
   import('@strudel.cycles/core'),
   // import('@strudel.cycles/tone'),
   import('@strudel.cycles/tonal'),
@@ -49,9 +46,22 @@ evalScope(
   import('@strudel.cycles/osc'),
   import('@strudel.cycles/serial'),
   import('@strudel.cycles/soundfonts'),
+];
+
+evalScope(
+  // Tone,
+  controls, // sadly, this cannot be exported from core direclty
+  { WebDirt },
+  ...modules,
 );
 
-prebake();
+let loadedSamples = [];
+const presets = prebake();
+
+Promise.all([...modules, presets]).then((data) => {
+  // console.log('modules and sample registry loade', data);
+  loadedSamples = Object.entries(getLoadedSamples() || {});
+});
 
 const hideHeader = false;
 const pending = false;
@@ -125,7 +135,7 @@ function App() {
   );
   const footerContent = useRef();
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (footerContent.current) {
+    if (footerContent.current && activeFooter === 'console') {
       // scroll log box to bottom when log changes
       footerContent.current.scrollTop = footerContent.current?.scrollHeight;
     }
@@ -237,18 +247,18 @@ function App() {
     started && logger('[edit] code changed. hit ctrl+enter to update');
   };
 
-  const FooterTab = ({ label, children, type }) => (
+  const FooterTab = ({ children, name }) => (
     <>
       <div
-        onClick={() => setActiveFooter(type)}
+        onClick={() => setActiveFooter(name)}
         className={cx(
-          'h-8 px-2 text-white cursor-pointer hover:text-highlight flex items-center space-x-1',
-          activeFooter === type ? 'border-b' : '',
+          'h-8 px-2 text-white cursor-pointer hover:text-highlight flex items-center space-x-1 border-b',
+          activeFooter === name ? 'border-white hover:border-highlight' : 'border-transparent',
         )}
       >
-        {label}
+        {name}
       </div>
-      {activeFooter === type && <>{children}</>}
+      {activeFooter === name && <>{children}</>}
     </>
   );
 
@@ -362,10 +372,10 @@ function App() {
       </section>
       <footer className="bg-footer">
         <div className="flex justify-between px-2">
-          <div className="flex">
-            <FooterTab type="help" label="Help" />
-            <FooterTab type="samples" label="Samples" />
-            <FooterTab type="console" label="Console" />
+          <div className="flex pb-2">
+            <FooterTab name="help" />
+            <FooterTab name="samples" />
+            <FooterTab name="console" />
           </div>
           {activeFooter !== '' && (
             <button onClick={() => setActiveFooter('')} className="text-white">
@@ -375,7 +385,7 @@ function App() {
         </div>
         {activeFooter !== '' && (
           <div
-            className="text-white font-mono text-sm h-64 flex-none overflow-auto max-w-full break-all p-4"
+            className="text-white font-mono text-sm h-64 flex-none overflow-auto max-w-full break-all px-4"
             ref={footerContent}
           >
             {activeFooter === 'console' && (
@@ -394,7 +404,23 @@ function App() {
                 })}
               </div>
             )}
-            {activeFooter === 'samples' && <div>samples...</div>}
+            {activeFooter === 'samples' && (
+              <div className="break-normal w-full">
+                <span className="text-white">{loadedSamples.length} banks loaded:</span>
+                {loadedSamples.map(([name, samples]) => (
+                  <span key={name} className="cursor-pointer hover:text-highlight" onClick={() => {}}>
+                    {' '}
+                    {name}(
+                    {Array.isArray(samples)
+                      ? samples.length
+                      : typeof samples === 'object'
+                      ? Object.values(samples).length
+                      : 1}
+                    ){' '}
+                  </span>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            )}
           </div>
         )}
       </footer>
diff --git a/repl/src/prebake.mjs b/repl/src/prebake.mjs
index 0e5bb0d9..97443dcf 100644
--- a/repl/src/prebake.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/prebake.mjs
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ export async function prebake({ isMock = false, baseDir = '.' } = {}) {
   if (!isMock) {
     // https://archive.org/details/SalamanderGrandPianoV3
     // License: CC-by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Author: Alexander Holm
-    samples('piano.json', `${baseDir}/piano/`);
-    // https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL/
-    // https://api.github.com/repositories/126427031/contents/
-    // LICENSE: CC0 general-purpose
-    samples('vcsl.json', 'github:sgossner/VCSL/master/');
-    samples('tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/');
-    samples('EmuSP12.json', `${baseDir}/EmuSP12/`);
+    return await Promise.all([
+      samples('piano.json', `${baseDir}/piano/`),
+      // https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL/
+      // https://api.github.com/repositories/126427031/contents/
+      // LICENSE: CC0 general-purpose
+      samples('vcsl.json', 'github:sgossner/VCSL/master/'),
+      samples('tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/'),
+      samples('EmuSP12.json', `${baseDir}/EmuSP12/`),
+    ]);
   }
 }