diff --git a/packages/wam/index.mjs b/packages/wam/index.mjs
index dabb25cac..b0fbec91c 100644
--- a/packages/wam/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/wam/index.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export const getWamInstance = (key) => {
 let hostInit;
 // maps wam keys to init promises
 let instanceInit = {};
+// maps wam keys to a list of params that are automated
+let automatedWamParams = {};
+export const getAutomatedWamParams = () => automatedWamParams;
 
 // host groups of WAMs can interact with one another, but not directly across groups
 const hostGroupId = 'strudel';
@@ -77,6 +80,13 @@ export const param = register('param', function (param, value, pat) {
   return pat.addTrigger((time, hap) => {
     const { wam } = hap.value;
     const i = getWamInstance(wam);
+
+    // save param automation
+    if (!automatedWamParams[wam]) {
+      automatedWamParams[wam] = {};
+    }
+    automatedWamParams[wam][param] = true;
+
     i.audioNode.scheduleEvents({
       time: time,
       type: 'wam-automation',
diff --git a/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx b/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
index e2b073acf..ba8097664 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/Footer.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { loadedSamples } from './Repl';
 import { Reference } from './Reference';
 import { themes, themeColors } from './themes.mjs';
-import { getWamInstances } from '@strudel.cycles/wam';
+import { getAutomatedWamParams, getWamInstances } from '@strudel.cycles/wam';
 
 export function Footer({ context }) {
   // const [activeFooter, setActiveFooter] = useState('console');
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function Footer({ context }) {
   if (isZen) {
     return null;
   }
+
   return (
     <footer className="bg-lineHighlight z-[20]">
       <div className="flex justify-between px-2">
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ export function Footer({ context }) {
                 ))}
               </select>
               <div id="wam-gui"></div>
+              <button onClick={() => wamPreset()}>preset</button>
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -241,8 +243,17 @@ function linkify(inputText) {
   return replacedText;
 }
 
+let wamGui = null;
+let displayedWam = null;
+
 const showWAM = async (e) => {
+  if (displayedWam !== null && wamGui !== null) {
+    displayedWam.destroyGui(wamGui);
+  }
+
   const wam = getWamInstances()[e.target.value];
+  displayedWam = e.target.value;
+
   const gui = await wam.createGui();
   const guiDiv = document.getElementById('wam-gui');
   guiDiv.innerHTML = '';
@@ -257,3 +268,24 @@ const showWAM = async (e) => {
     guiDiv.appendChild(input);
   }
 };
+
+const wamPreset = async () => {
+  const wam = getWamInstances()[displayedWam];
+
+  const params = await wam.audioNode.getParameterInfo();
+  const values = await wam.audioNode.getParameterValues();
+
+  let preset = {}
+  const automatedParams = getAutomatedWamParams()[displayedWam];
+
+  for (let id of Object.keys(params)) {
+    if (automatedParams[id]) {
+      continue
+    }
+    if (values[id].value.toFixed(6) == params[id].defaultValue.toFixed(6)) {
+      continue
+    }
+    preset[id] = values[id].value;
+  }
+  console.log("preset", preset);
+}