diff --git a/repl/src/static.mjs b/repl/src/static.mjs
index cd9ece9e..7f988908 100644
--- a/repl/src/static.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/static.mjs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ async function playStatic(code) {
   let start, took;
   const seconds = Number(prompt('How many seconds to run?')) || 60;
   start = performance.now();
+  console.log('evaluating..');
   const { pattern: pat } = await evaluate(code);
   took = performance.now() - start;
   console.log('evaluate took', took, 'ms');
+  console.log('querying..');
   Tone.getTransport().stop();
   start = performance.now();
   const events = pat
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ async function playStatic(code) {
     }));
   took = performance.now() - start;
   console.log('query took', took, 'ms');
+  console.log('scheduling..');
   start = performance.now();
   events.forEach((event) => {
     Tone.getTransport().schedule((time) => {
@@ -48,12 +51,13 @@ async function playStatic(code) {
       } catch (err) {
         console.warn(err);
         err.message = 'unplayable event: ' + err?.message;
-        pushLog(err.message); // not with setError, because then we would have to setError(undefined) on next playable event
+        console.error(err);
       }
     }, event.time);
   });
   took = performance.now() - start;
-  console.log('schedule took', took, 'ms');
+  console.log('scheduling took', took, 'ms');
+  console.log('now starting!');
 
   Tone.getTransport().start('+0.5');
 }