diff --git a/repl/src/App.tsx b/repl/src/App.tsx
index 49afb436..5cecfae9 100644
--- a/repl/src/App.tsx
+++ b/repl/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import cx from './cx';
 import * as Tone from 'tone';
 import useCycle from './useCycle';
 import type { Pattern } from './types';
-import defaultTune from './tunes';
-import * as parser from './parse';
+import * as tunes from './tunes';
+import { evaluate } from './evaluate';
 import CodeMirror from './CodeMirror';
 import hot from '../public/hot';
 import { isNote } from 'tone';
 import { useWebMidi } from './midi';
-const { parse } = parser;
 
 const [_, codeParam] = window.location.href.split('#');
 const decoded = atob(codeParam || '');
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ const getHotCode = async () => {
     });
 };
 
-const defaultSynth = new Tone.PolySynth().toDestination();
+const defaultSynth = new Tone.PolySynth().chain(new Tone.Gain(0.5), Tone.Destination);
 defaultSynth.set({
   oscillator: { type: 'triangle' },
   envelope: {
@@ -31,9 +30,17 @@ defaultSynth.set({
   },
 });
 
+function getRandomTune() {
+  const allTunes = Object.values(tunes);
+  const randomItem = (arr: any[]) => arr[Math.floor(Math.random() * arr.length)];
+  return randomItem(allTunes);
+}
+
+const randomTune = getRandomTune();
+
 function App() {
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<string>('javascript');
-  const [code, setCode] = useState<string>(decoded || defaultTune);
+  const [code, setCode] = useState<string>(decoded || randomTune);
   const [log, setLog] = useState('');
   const logBox = useRef<any>();
   const [error, setError] = useState<Error>();
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ function App() {
     }
     // normal mode
     try {
-      const parsed = parse(_code);
+      const parsed = evaluate(_code);
       // need arrow function here! otherwise if user returns a function, react will think it's a state reducer
       // only first time, then need ctrl+enter
       setPattern(() => parsed.pattern);
@@ -164,17 +171,31 @@ function App() {
           <img src={logo} className="Tidal-logo w-16 h-16" alt="logo" />
           <h1 className="text-2xl">Strudel REPL</h1>
         </div>
-        {window.location.href.includes('http://localhost:8080') && (
+        <div className="flex space-x-4">
           <button
             onClick={() => {
-              if (isHot || confirm('Really switch? You might loose your current pattern..')) {
-                setIsHot((h) => !h);
-              }
+              const _code = getRandomTune();
+              console.log('tune',_code); // uncomment this to debug when random code fails
+              setCode(_code);
+              const parsed = evaluate(_code);
+              // Tone.Transport.cancel(Tone.Transport.seconds);
+              setActivePattern(parsed.pattern);
             }}
           >
-            {isHot ? '🔥' : ' '} toggle hot mode
+            🎲 random tune
           </button>
-        )}
+          {window.location.href.includes('http://localhost:8080') && (
+            <button
+              onClick={() => {
+                if (isHot || confirm('Really switch? You might loose your current pattern..')) {
+                  setIsHot((h) => !h);
+                }
+              }}
+            >
+              🔥 toggle hot mode
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </header>
       <section className="grow flex flex-col text-gray-100">
         <div className="grow relative">
diff --git a/repl/src/evaluate.ts b/repl/src/evaluate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abdb63a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repl/src/evaluate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import * as strudel from '../../strudel.mjs';
+import './tone';
+import './midi';
+import './voicings';
+import './tonal';
+import './groove';
+import shapeshifter from './shapeshifter';
+import { minify } from './parse';
+
+// this will add all methods from definedMethod to strudel + connect all the partial application stuff
+const bootstrapped: any = { ...strudel, ...strudel.Pattern.prototype.bootstrap() };
+// console.log('bootstrapped',bootstrapped.transpose(2).transpose);
+
+function hackLiteral(literal, names, func) {
+  names.forEach((name) => {
+    Object.defineProperty(literal.prototype, name, {
+      get: function () {
+        return func(String(this));
+      },
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+// with this, you can do 'c2 [eb2 g2]'.mini.fast(2) or 'c2 [eb2 g2]'.m.fast(2),
+hackLiteral(String, ['mini', 'm'], bootstrapped.mini); // comment out this line if you panic
+hackLiteral(String, ['pure', 'p'], bootstrapped.pure); // comment out this line if you panic
+
+Object.assign(globalThis, bootstrapped); // this will add contents of bootstrapped to scope (used by eval)
+
+export const evaluate: any = (code: string) => {
+  const shapeshifted = shapeshifter(code); // transform syntactically correct js code to semantically usable code
+  const pattern = minify(eval(shapeshifted)); // eval and minify (if user entered a string)
+  if (pattern?.constructor?.name !== 'Pattern') {
+    const message = `got "${typeof pattern}" instead of pattern`;
+    throw new Error(message + (typeof pattern === 'function' ? ', did you forget to call a function?' : '.'));
+  }
+  return { mode: 'javascript', pattern: pattern };
+};
diff --git a/repl/src/groove.ts b/repl/src/groove.ts
index eb83d17a..fac9e5da 100644
--- a/repl/src/groove.ts
+++ b/repl/src/groove.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ const Pattern = _Pattern as any;
 Pattern.prototype.groove = function (groove) {
   return groove.fmap(() => (v) => v).appLeft(this);
 };
+
+Pattern.prototype.define('groove', (groove, pat) => pat.groove(groove), { composable: true });
diff --git a/repl/src/parse.ts b/repl/src/parse.ts
index c4e5ba41..e4ee60ff 100644
--- a/repl/src/parse.ts
+++ b/repl/src/parse.ts
@@ -1,67 +1,10 @@
 import * as krill from '../krill-parser';
 import * as strudel from '../../strudel.mjs';
 import { Scale, Note, Interval } from '@tonaljs/tonal';
-import './tone';
-import './midi';
-import './voicings';
-import './tonal';
-import * as tonalStuff from './tonal';
-import './groove';
-import * as toneStuff from './tone';
-import shapeshifter from './shapeshifter';
 
-// even if some functions are not used, we need them to be available in eval
-const {
-  Fraction,
-  TimeSpan,
-  Hap,
-  Pattern,
-  pure,
-  stack,
-  slowcat,
-  fastcat,
-  cat,
-  timeCat,
-  sequence,
-  polymeter,
-  pm,
-  polyrhythm,
-  pr,
-  // reify,
-  silence,
-  fast,
-  slow,
-  early,
-  late,
-  rev,
-  add,
-  sub,
-  mul,
-  div,
-  union,
-  every,
-  when,
-  off,
-  jux,
-  append,
-} = strudel;
-const { autofilter, filter, gain } = toneStuff;
+const { pure, Pattern, Fraction, stack, slowcat, sequence, timeCat, silence } = strudel;
 
-const { transpose } = tonalStuff;
 
-function reify(thing: any) {
-  if (thing?.constructor?.name === 'Pattern') {
-    return thing;
-  }
-  return pure(thing);
-}
-
-function minify(thing: any) {
-  if (typeof thing === 'string') {
-    return mini(thing);
-  }
-  return reify(thing);
-}
 
 const applyOptions = (parent: any) => (pat: any, i: number) => {
   const ast = parent.source_[i];
@@ -94,12 +37,20 @@ export function patternifyAST(ast: any): any {
   switch (ast.type_) {
     case 'pattern':
       const children = ast.source_.map(patternifyAST).map(applyOptions(ast));
-      if (ast.arguments_.alignment === 'v') {
+      const alignment = ast.arguments_.alignment;
+      if (alignment === 'v') {
         return stack(...children);
       }
       const weightedChildren = ast.source_.some((child) => !!child.options_?.weight);
+      if (!weightedChildren && alignment === 't') {
+        return slowcat(...children);
+      }
       if (weightedChildren) {
-        return timeCat(...ast.source_.map((child, i) => [child.options_?.weight || 1, children[i]]));
+        const pat = timeCat(...ast.source_.map((child, i) => [child.options_?.weight || 1, children[i]]));
+        if (alignment === 't') {
+          return pat._slow(children.length); // timecat + slow
+        }
+        return pat;
       }
       return sequence(...children);
     case 'element':
@@ -142,32 +93,13 @@ export function patternifyAST(ast: any): any {
 
 // mini notation only (wraps in "")
 export const mini = (...strings: string[]) => {
-  const pattern = sequence(
-    ...strings.map((str) => {
-      const ast = krill.parse(`"${str}"`);
-      // console.log('ast', ast);
-      return patternifyAST(ast);
-    })
-  );
-  return pattern;
+  const pats = strings.map((str) => {
+    const ast = krill.parse(`"${str}"`);
+    return patternifyAST(ast);
+  });
+  return sequence(...pats);
 };
 
-// shorthand for mini
-const m = mini;
-
-const hackStrings = () => {
-  const miniGetter = {
-    get: function () {
-      return mini(String(this));
-    },
-  };
-  // with this, you can do 'c2 [eb2 g2]'.mini.fast(2) or 'c2 [eb2 g2]'.m.fast(2),
-  Object.defineProperty(String.prototype, 'mini', miniGetter);
-  Object.defineProperty(String.prototype, 'm', miniGetter);
-};
-
-hackStrings(); // comment out this line if you panic
-
 // includes haskell style (raw krill parsing)
 export const h = (string: string) => {
   const ast = krill.parse(string);
@@ -175,21 +107,22 @@ export const h = (string: string) => {
   return patternifyAST(ast);
 };
 
-export const parse: any = (code: string) => {
-  let _pattern;
-  let mode;
-  /* try {
-    _pattern = h(code);
-    mode = 'pegjs';
-  } catch (err) { */
-  // code is not haskell like
-  mode = 'javascript';
-  code = shapeshifter(code);
-  _pattern = minify(eval(code));
-  if (_pattern?.constructor?.name !== 'Pattern') {
-    const message = `got "${typeof _pattern}" instead of pattern`;
-    throw new Error(message + (typeof _pattern === 'function' ? ', did you forget to call a function?' : '.'));
+// shorthand for mini
+Pattern.prototype.define('mini', mini, { composable: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('m', mini, { composable: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('h', h, { composable: true });
+
+// TODO: move this to strudel?
+export function reify(thing: any) {
+  if (thing?.constructor?.name === 'Pattern') {
+    return thing;
   }
-  /* } */
-  return { mode, pattern: _pattern };
-};
+  return pure(thing);
+}
+
+export function minify(thing: any) {
+  if (typeof thing === 'string') {
+    return mini(thing);
+  }
+  return reify(thing);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repl/src/tonal.ts b/repl/src/tonal.ts
index 47fe8421..89cdba10 100644
--- a/repl/src/tonal.ts
+++ b/repl/src/tonal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Note, Interval, Scale } from '@tonaljs/tonal';
-import { Pattern as _Pattern, curry, makeComposable } from '../../strudel.mjs';
+import { Pattern as _Pattern } from '../../strudel.mjs';
 
 const Pattern = _Pattern as any;
 
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ Pattern.prototype._transpose = function (intervalOrSemitones: string | number) {
 };
 
 // example: transpose(3).late(0.2) will be equivalent to compose(transpose(3), late(0.2))
-export const transpose = curry(
-  (a, pat) => pat.transpose(a),
-  (partial) => makeComposable(partial)
-);
 // TODO: add Pattern.define(name, function, options) that handles all the meta programming stuff
 // TODO: find out how to patternify this function when it's standalone
 // e.g. `stack(c3).superimpose(transpose(slowcat(7, 5)))` or
@@ -97,5 +93,6 @@ Pattern.prototype._scale = function (scale: string) {
   return this._mapNotes((value) => ({ ...value, scale }));
 };
 
-Pattern.prototype.patternified = Pattern.prototype.patternified.concat(['transpose', 'scaleTranspose', 'scale']);
-Object.assign(Pattern.prototype.composable, { transpose });
+Pattern.prototype.define('transpose', (a, pat) => pat.transpose(a), { composable: true, patternified: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('scale', (a, pat) => pat.scale(a), { composable: true, patternified: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('scaleTranspose', (a, pat) => pat.scaleTranspose(a), { composable: true, patternified: true });
diff --git a/repl/src/tone.ts b/repl/src/tone.ts
index 64f44cf5..4a90af45 100644
--- a/repl/src/tone.ts
+++ b/repl/src/tone.ts
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ Pattern.prototype.autofilter = function (g: number) {
 };
 
 Pattern.prototype.patternified = Pattern.prototype.patternified.concat(['synth', 'gain', 'filter']);
+
+Pattern.prototype.define('synth', (type, pat) => pat.synth(type), { composable: true, patternified: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('gain', (gain, pat) => pat.synth(gain), { composable: true, patternified: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('filter', (cutoff, pat) => pat.filter(cutoff), { composable: true, patternified: true });
diff --git a/repl/src/tunes.ts b/repl/src/tunes.ts
index be653cd5..b7906efb 100644
--- a/repl/src/tunes.ts
+++ b/repl/src/tunes.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ export const shapeShifted = `stack(
   ).rev()
 ).slow(16)`;
 
-export const tetrisMidi = `${shapeShifted}.midi('IAC-Treiber Bus 1')`;
-
 export const tetrisWithFunctions = `stack(sequence(
   'e5', sequence('b4', 'c5'), 'd5', sequence('c5', 'b4'),
   'a4', sequence('a4', 'c5'), 'e5', sequence('d5', 'c5'),
@@ -57,10 +55,9 @@ export const tetrisWithFunctions = `stack(sequence(
     'b1', 'b2', 'b1', 'b2', 'e2', 'e3', 'e2', 'e3',
     'a1', 'a2', 'a1', 'a2', 'a1', 'a2', 'a1', 'a2',
   )
-)._slow(16)`;
+).slow(16)`;
 
 export const tetris = `stack(
-  sequence(
     mini(
       'e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]',
       'a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]',
@@ -70,9 +67,7 @@ export const tetris = `stack(
       'e5 [~ c5] e5 [d5 c5]',
       'b4 [b4 c5] d5 e5',
       'c5 a4 a4 ~'
-    )
-  ),
-  sequence(
+    ),
     mini(
       'e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3',
       'a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3',
@@ -82,14 +77,10 @@ export const tetris = `stack(
       'c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3',
       'b1 b2 b1 b2 e2 e3 e2 e3',
       'a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2'
-    )
   )
-).slow(16).synth({
-  oscillator: {type: 'sawtooth'}
-})`;
+).slow(16)`;
 
 export const tetrisRev = `stack(
-  sequence(
     mini(
       'e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]',
       'a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]',
@@ -99,9 +90,7 @@ export const tetrisRev = `stack(
       'e5 [~ c5] e5 [d5 c5]',
       'b4 [b4 c5] d5 e5',
       'c5 a4 a4 ~'
-    ).rev()
-  ),
-  sequence(
+    ).rev(),
     mini(
       'e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3',
       'a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3',
@@ -112,8 +101,7 @@ export const tetrisRev = `stack(
       'b1 b2 b1 b2 e2 e3 e2 e3',
       'a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2'
     ).rev()
-  )
-).slow(16).synth('sawtooth').filter(1000).gain(0.6)`;
+).slow(16)`;
 
 /* 
 .synth({
@@ -123,8 +111,10 @@ export const tetrisRev = `stack(
 
 */
 
-export const tetrisMini1 = `m\`[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]] [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~] [[~ d5] [~ f5] a5 [g5 f5]] [e5 [~ c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [b4 c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~]],[[e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3] [g#2 g#3 g#2 g#3 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 b1 c2] [d2 d3 d2 d3 d2 d3 d2 d3] [c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3] [b1 b2 b1 b2 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2]]')._slow(16)\``;
-export const tetrisMini = `m\`[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
+/* export const tetrisMini1 =
+  "'[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]] [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~] [[~ d5] [~ f5] a5 [g5 f5]] [e5 [~ c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [b4 c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~]],[[e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3] [g#2 g#3 g#2 g#3 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 b1 c2] [d2 d3 d2 d3 d2 d3 d2 d3] [c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3 c2 c3] [b1 b2 b1 b2 e2 e3 e2 e3] [a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2]]'.mini.slow(16)";
+ */
+export const tetrisMini = `\`[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]]
 [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5]
 [c5 a4 a4 ~]
@@ -139,10 +129,10 @@ export const tetrisMini = `m\`[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [[d2 d3]*4]
 [[c2 c3]*4]
 [[b1 b2]*2 [e2 e3]*2]
-[[a1 a2]*4]\`._slow(16);
+[[a1 a2]*4]\`.mini.slow(16)
 `;
 
-export const tetrisHaskellH = `h(\`slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
+/* export const tetrisHaskellH = `h(\`slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]]
 [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5]
 [c5 a4 a4 ~]
@@ -158,8 +148,9 @@ export const tetrisHaskellH = `h(\`slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [[c2 c3]*4]
 [[b1 b2]*2 [e2 e3]*2]
 [[a1 a2]*4]"\`)
-`;
-export const tetrisHaskell = `slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
+`; */
+// following syntax is not supported anymore
+/* export const tetrisHaskell = `slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]]
 [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5]
 [c5 a4 a4 ~]
@@ -175,23 +166,23 @@ export const tetrisHaskell = `slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]]
 [[c2 c3]*4]
 [[b1 b2]*2 [e2 e3]*2]
 [[a1 a2]*4]"
-`;
+`; */
 
 /*
 export const tetrisHaskell = `h(\`slow 16 $ "[[e5 [b4 c5] d5 [c5 b4]] [a4 [a4 c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [~ c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~] [[~ d5] [~ f5] a5 [g5 f5]] [e5 [~ c5] e5 [d5 c5]] [b4 [b4 c5] d5 e5] [c5 a4 a4 ~]], [[e2 e3]*4] [[a2 a3]*4] [[g#2 g#3]*2 [e2 e3]*2] [a2 a3 a2 a3 a2 a3 b1 c2] [[d2 d3]*4] [[c2 c3]*4] [[b1 b2]*2 [e2 e3]*2] [[a1 a2]*4]"\`)`;
 */
 export const spanish = `slowcat(
-      stack('c4','eb4','g4'),
-      stack('bb3','d4','f4'),
-      stack('ab3','c4','eb4'),
-      stack('g3','b3','d4')
-    )`;
+ stack(c4,eb4,g4),
+ stack(bb3,d4,f4),
+ stack(ab3,c4,eb4),
+ stack(g3,b3,d4)
+)`;
 
 export const whirlyStrudel = `mini("[e4 [b2  b3] c4]")
-  .every(4, x => x.fast(2))
-  .every(3, x => x.slow(1.5))
-  .fast(slowcat(1.25,1,1.5))
-  .every(2, _ => mini("e4 ~ e3 d4 ~"))`;
+.every(4, fast(2))
+.every(3, slow(1.5))
+.fast(slowcat(1.25, 1, 1.5))
+.every(2, _ => mini("e4 ~ e3 d4 ~"))`;
 
 export const swimming = `stack(
   mini(
@@ -278,12 +269,39 @@ export const giantSteps = `stack(
   )
 ).slow(20);`;
 
-export const transposedChords = `stack(
+export const giantStepsReggae = `stack(
+  // melody
+  mini(
+    '[F#5 D5] [B4 G4] Bb4 [B4 A4]',
+    '[D5 Bb4] [G4 Eb4] F#4 [G4 F4]',
+    'Bb4 [B4 A4] D5 [D#5 C#5]',
+    'F#5 [G5 F5] Bb5 [F#5 [F#5 ~@3]]',
+  ),
+  // chords
+  mini(
+    '[B^7 D7] [G^7 Bb7] Eb^7 [Am7 D7]',
+    '[G^7 Bb7] [Eb^7 F#7] B^7 [Fm7 Bb7]',
+    'Eb^7 [Am7 D7] G^7 [C#m7 F#7]',
+    'B^7 [Fm7 Bb7] Eb^7 [C#m7 F#7]'
+  )
+  .groove('~ [x ~]'.m.fast(4*8))
+  .voicings(['E3', 'G4']),
+  // bass
+  mini(
+    '[B2 D2] [G2 D2] [Eb2 Bb2] [A2 D2]',
+    '[G2 Bb2] [Eb2 F#2] [B2 F#2] [F2 Bb2]',
+    '[Eb2 Bb2] [A2 D2] [G2 D2] [C#2 F#2]',
+    '[B2 F#2] [F2 Bb2] [Eb2 Bb2] [C#2 F#2]'
+  )
+  .groove('x ~'.m.fast(4*8))
+).slow(25)`;
+
+/* export const transposedChords = `stack(
   m('c2 eb2 g2'),
   m('Cm7').voicings(['g2','c4']).slow(2)
 ).transpose(
   slowcat(1, 2, 3, 2).slow(2)
-).transpose(5)`;
+).transpose(5)`; */
 
 export const transposedChordsHacked = `stack(
   'c2 eb2 g2'.mini,
@@ -295,55 +313,38 @@ export const transposedChordsHacked = `stack(
 export const scaleTranspose = `stack(f2, f3, c4, ab4)
 .scale(sequence('F minor', 'F harmonic minor').slow(4))
 .scaleTranspose(sequence(0, -1, -2, -3).slow(4))
-.transpose(sequence(0, 1).slow(16))
-.synth('sawtooth')
-.filter(800)
-.gain(0.5)`;
+.transpose(sequence(0, 1).slow(16))`;
 
-export const groove = `stack(
-  m('c2 g2 a2 [e2@2 eb2] d2 a2 g2 [d2 ~ db2]')
-  .synth('sawtooth')
-  .filter(500)
-  .gain(.6),
+/* export const groove = `stack(
+  m('c2 g2 a2 [e2@2 eb2] d2 a2 g2 [d2 ~ db2]'),
   m('[C^7 A7] [Dm7 G7]')
   .groove(m('[x@2 x] [~@2 x] [~ x@2]@2 [x ~@2] ~ [~@2 x@4]@2'))
   .voicings(['G3','A4'])
-  .synth('square')
-  .filter(1000)
-  .adsr(.1,.1,.2)
-  .gain(0.25)
-).slow(4.5)`;
+).slow(4.5)`; */
 
-export const grooveHacked = `stack(
-  'c2 g2 a2 [e2@2 eb2] d2 a2 g2 [d2 ~ db2]'.mini
-  .synth('sawtooth')
-  .filter(500)
-  .gain(.6),
+export const groove = `stack(
+  'c2 g2 a2 [e2@2 eb2] d2 a2 g2 [d2 ~ db2]'.mini,
   '[C^7 A7] [Dm7 G7]'.mini.groove('[x@2 x] [~@2 x] [~ x@2]@2 [x ~@2] ~ [~@2 x@4]@2'.mini)
   .voicings(['G3','A4'])
-  .synth('square')
-  .filter(1000)
-  .adsr(.1,.1,.2)
-  .gain(0.25)
-).slow(4.5)`;
+).slow(4)`;
 
-export const magicSofa = `stack(
+/* export const magicSofa = `stack(
   m('[C^7 F^7 ~]/3 [Dm7 G7 A7 ~]/4')
    .every(2, fast(2))
    .voicings(),
   m('[c2 f2 g2]/3 [d2 g2 a2 e2]/4')
 ).slow(1)
-  .transpose.slowcat(0, 2, 3, 4).midi()`;
+  .transpose.slowcat(0, 2, 3, 4)`; */
 
-export const magicSofaHacked = `stack(
+export const magicSofa = `stack(
   '[C^7 F^7 ~]/3 [Dm7 G7 A7 ~]/4'.mini
    .every(2, fast(2))
    .voicings(),
   '[c2 f2 g2]/3 [d2 g2 a2 e2]/4'.mini
 ).slow(1)
-  .transpose.slowcat(0, 2, 3, 4).midi()`;
+  .transpose.slowcat(0, 2, 3, 4)`;
 
-export const confusedPhone = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
+/* export const confusedPhone = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
 .superimpose(
   x => transpose(-12,x).late(0),
   x => transpose(7,x).late(0.2),
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ export const confusedPhone = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
 )
 .scale(sequence('C dorian', 'C mixolydian').slow(4))
 .scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1).slow(2))
-.synth('triangle').gain(0.2).filter(1500)`;
+.synth('triangle').gain(0.5).filter(1500)`; */
 
 export const confusedPhoneDynamic = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
 .superimpose(
@@ -361,18 +362,16 @@ export const confusedPhoneDynamic = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
 )
 .scale(sequence('C dorian', 'C mixolydian').slow(4))
 .scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1).slow(2))
-.synth('triangle').gain(0.2).filter(1500)`;
+.synth('triangle').gain(0.5).filter(1500)`;
 
-export const confusedPhonePartial = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
+export const confusedPhone = `'[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini
 .superimpose(
   transpose(-12).late(0),
-  transpose(7).late(0.2),
-  transpose(10).late(0.4),
-  transpose(12).late(0.6),
-  transpose(24).late(0.8)
+  transpose(7).late(0.1),
+  transpose(10).late(0.2),
+  transpose(12).late(0.3),
+  transpose(24).late(0.4)
 )
-.scale(sequence('C dorian', 'C mixolydian').slow(4))
-.scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1).slow(2))
-.synth('triangle').gain(0.2).filter(1500)`;
-
-export default swimming;
+.scale(slowcat('C dorian', 'C mixolydian'))
+.scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1))
+.slow(2)`;
diff --git a/repl/src/voicings.ts b/repl/src/voicings.ts
index 4f7504bc..ef24cf9c 100644
--- a/repl/src/voicings.ts
+++ b/repl/src/voicings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Pattern as _Pattern, stack, TimeSpan, Hap, reify } from '../../strudel.mjs';
-import voicings from 'chord-voicings';
-const { dictionaryVoicing, minTopNoteDiff, lefthand } = voicings;
+import { Pattern as _Pattern, stack, Hap, reify } from '../../strudel.mjs';
+import _voicings from 'chord-voicings';
+const { dictionaryVoicing, minTopNoteDiff, lefthand } = _voicings;
 
 const getVoicing = (chord, lastVoicing, range = ['F3', 'A4']) =>
   dictionaryVoicing({
@@ -25,10 +25,29 @@ Pattern.prototype.fmapNested = function (func) {
   );
 };
 
-Pattern.prototype.voicings = function (range = ['F3', 'A4']) {
+Pattern.prototype.voicings = function (range) {
   let lastVoicing;
+  if (!range?.length) {
+    // allows to pass empty array, if too lazy to specify range
+    range = ['F3', 'A4'];
+  }
   return this.fmapNested((event) => {
     lastVoicing = getVoicing(event.value, lastVoicing, range);
     return stack(...lastVoicing);
   });
 };
+
+Pattern.prototype.chordBass = function () { // range = ['G1', 'C3']
+  return this._mapNotes((value) => {
+    console.log('value',value);
+    const [_, root] = value.value.match(/^([a-gC-G])[b#]?.*$/);
+    const bassNote = root + '2';
+    return { ...value, value: bassNote };
+  });
+};
+
+Pattern.prototype.define('voicings', (range, pat) => pat.voicings(range), { composable: true });
+Pattern.prototype.define('chordBass', (pat) => {
+  console.log('call chordBass ...', pat);
+  return pat.chordBass()
+}, { composable: true });
diff --git a/strudel.mjs b/strudel.mjs
index a6aed80d..ad87815b 100644
--- a/strudel.mjs
+++ b/strudel.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const flatten = arr => [].concat(...arr)
 const id = a => a
 
 export function curry(func, overload) {
-    return function curried(...args) {
+    const fn = function curried(...args) {
         if (args.length >= func.length) {
             return func.apply(this, args)
         } 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export function curry(func, overload) {
             return partial;
         }
     }
+    if (overload) { // overload function without args... needed for chordBass.transpose(2)
+        overload(fn, []); 
+    }
+    return fn;
 }
 
 // Returns the start of the cycle.
@@ -567,6 +571,10 @@ class Pattern {
     superimpose(...funcs) {
       return this.stack(...funcs.map((func) => func(this)));
     }
+
+    edit(...funcs) {
+      return stack(...funcs.map(func => func(this)));
+    }
 }
 
 // methods of Pattern that get callable factories
@@ -575,20 +583,6 @@ Pattern.prototype.patternified = ['fast', 'slow', 'early', 'late'];
 Pattern.prototype.factories = { pure, stack, slowcat, fastcat, cat, timeCat, sequence, polymeter, pm, polyrhythm, pr};
 // the magic happens in Pattern constructor. Keeping this in prototype enables adding methods from the outside (e.g. see tonal.ts)
 
-// let's hack built in strings
-const hackStrings = () => {
-  const pureGetter = {
-    get: function () {
-      return pure(String(this));
-    },
-  };
-  // with this, you can do 'c2'.pure.fast(2) or 'c2'.p.fast(2)
-  Object.defineProperty(String.prototype, 'pure', pureGetter);
-  Object.defineProperty(String.prototype, 'p', pureGetter);
-};
-
-hackStrings(); // comment out this line if you panic
-
 const silence = new Pattern(_ => [])
 
 function pure(value) {
@@ -604,7 +598,7 @@ function steady(value) {
 }
 
 function reify(thing) {
-    if (thing.constructor.name == "Pattern") {
+    if (thing?.constructor?.name == "Pattern") {
         return thing
     }
     return pure(thing)
@@ -744,8 +738,13 @@ const when  = curry((binary, f, pat) => pat.when(binary, f))
 const off   = curry((t, f, pat) => pat.off(t,f))
 const jux   = curry((f, pat) => pat.jux(f))
 const append = curry((a, pat) => pat.append(a))
+const superimpose = curry((array, pat) => pat.superimpose(...array))
 
-Pattern.prototype.composable = { fast, slow, early, late }
+// problem: curried functions with spread arguments must have pat at the beginning
+// with this, we cannot keep the pattern open at the end.. solution for now: use array to keep using pat as last arg
+
+// these are the core composable functions. they are extended with Pattern.prototype.define below
+Pattern.prototype.composable = { fast, slow, early, late, superimpose }
 
 // adds Pattern.prototype.composable to given function as child functions
 // then you can do transpose(2).late(0.2) instead of x => x.transpose(2).late(0.2)
@@ -754,16 +753,42 @@ export function makeComposable(func) {
     // compose with dot
     func[functionName] = (...args) => {
       // console.log(`called ${functionName}(${args.join(',')})`);
-      return compose(func, composable(...args));
+      const composition = compose(func, composable(...args));
+      // the composition itself must be composable too :)
+      // then you can do endless chaining transpose(2).late(0.2).fast(2) ...
+      return makeComposable(composition);
     };
   });
+  return func;
+}
+
+// this will add func as name to list of composable / patternified functions.
+// those lists will be used in bootstrap to curry and compose everything, to support various call patterns
+Pattern.prototype.define = (name, func, options = {}) => {
+  if (options.composable) {
+    Pattern.prototype.composable[name] = func;
+  }
+  if(options.patternified) {
+    Pattern.prototype.patternified = Pattern.prototype.patternified.concat([name]);
+  }
+}
+
+// call this after all Patter.prototype.define calls have been executed! (right before evaluate)
+Pattern.prototype.bootstrap = () => {
+  // makeComposable(Pattern.prototype);
+  const bootstrapped = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(Pattern.prototype.composable).map(([functionName, composable]) => {
+    if(Pattern.prototype[functionName]) {
+      // without this, 'C^7'.m.chordBass.transpose(2) will throw "C^7".m.chordBass.transpose is not a function
+      Pattern.prototype[functionName] = makeComposable(Pattern.prototype[functionName]); // is this needed?
+    }
+    return [functionName, curry(composable, makeComposable)];
+  }));
+  return bootstrapped;
 }
-// TODO: automatically make curried functions curried functions composable
-// see tonal.ts#transpose for an example
 
 export {Fraction, TimeSpan, Hap, Pattern, 
     pure, stack, slowcat, fastcat, cat, timeCat, sequence, polymeter, pm, polyrhythm, pr, reify, silence,
     fast, slow, early, late, rev,
-    add, sub, mul, div, union, every, when, off, jux, append
+    add, sub, mul, div, union, every, when, off, jux, append, superimpose
 }