diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 5a275294..3d3530d5 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ export function createParam(names) {
   return func;
 }
 
+// maps control alias names to the "main" control name
+const controlAlias = new Map();
+
 export function registerControl(names, ...aliases) {
   const name = Array.isArray(names) ? names[0] : names;
   let bag = {};
   bag[name] = createParam(names);
   aliases.forEach((alias) => {
     bag[alias] = bag[name];
+    controlAlias.set(alias, name);
     Pattern.prototype[alias] = Pattern.prototype[name];
   });
   return bag;
@@ -1614,3 +1618,26 @@ export const ar = register('ar', (t, pat) => {
   const [attack, release = attack] = t;
   return pat.set({ attack, release });
 });
+
+export const getControlName = (alias) => {
+  if (controlAlias.has(alias)) {
+    return controlAlias.get(alias);
+  }
+  return alias;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Sets properties in a batch.
+ *
+ * @name as
+ * @param {Array} mapping the control names that are set
+ * @example
+ * "c:.5 a:1 f:.25 e:.8".as("note:clip")
+ */
+export const as = register('as', (mapping, pat) => {
+  return pat.fmap((v) => {
+    v = Array.isArray(v) ? v : [v];
+    v = Object.fromEntries(mapping.map((prop, i) => [getControlName(prop), v[i]]));
+    return v;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/controls.test.mjs b/packages/core/test/controls.test.mjs
index 3b926685..9dcbd830 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/controls.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/controls.test.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2023 Strudel contributors - see <https://github.com/tidalcycles/st
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { s, pan } from '../controls.mjs';
+import { s, pan, getControlName } from '../controls.mjs';
 import { mini } from '../../mini/mini.mjs';
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import Fraction from '../fraction.mjs';
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ describe('controls', () => {
   it('combines tactus of the pattern for .mix as lcm', () => {
     expect(s(mini('bd cp mt').set.mix(pan(mini('1 2 3 4')))).tactus).toEqual(Fraction(12));
   });
+  it('finds control name by alias', () => {
+    expect(getControlName('lpf')).toEqual('cutoff');
+    expect(getControlName('cutoff')).toEqual('cutoff');
+  });
 });