diff --git a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
index e177d0fd..bfb6f9a3 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ const getSoundfontKey = (s) => {
 
 const getSampleBufferSource = async (s, n, note) => {
   let transpose = 0;
-  if (note) {
-    transpose = toMidi(note) - 36; // C3 is middle C
-  }
   const ac = getAudioContext();
   // is sample from loaded samples(..)
   const samples = getLoadedSamples();
@@ -93,7 +90,9 @@ const getSampleBufferSource = async (s, n, note) => {
     if (!note) {
       throw new Error('no note(...) set for sound', s);
     }
-    const midiDiff = (noteA) => toMidi(noteA) - toMidi(note);
+    const midi = typeof note === 'string' ? toMidi(note) : note;
+    transpose = midi - 36; // C3 is middle C
+    const midiDiff = (noteA) => toMidi(noteA) - midi;
     // object format will expect keys as notes
     const closest = Object.keys(bank)
       .filter((k) => !k.startsWith('_'))
diff --git a/repl/src/prebake.mjs b/repl/src/prebake.mjs
index 49fc4a64..c30403e3 100644
--- a/repl/src/prebake.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/prebake.mjs
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ Pattern.prototype.piano = function () {
   return this.clip(1)
     .s('piano')
     .fmap((value) => {
+      const midi = typeof value.note === 'string' ? toMidi(value.note) : value.note;
       // pan by pitch
-      const pan = panwidth(Math.min(toMidi(value.note) / maxPan, 1), 0.5);
+      const pan = panwidth(Math.min(midi / maxPan, 1), 0.5);
       return { ...value, pan: (value.pan || 1) * pan };
     });
 };