diff --git a/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs b/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
index c5c9f9f12..d353860ba 100644
--- a/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
+++ b/packages/codemirror/codemirror.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { javascript } from '@codemirror/lang-javascript';
 import { defaultHighlightStyle, syntaxHighlighting } from '@codemirror/language';
 import { Compartment, EditorState } from '@codemirror/state';
 import { EditorView, highlightActiveLineGutter, highlightActiveLine, keymap, lineNumbers } from '@codemirror/view';
-import { Drawer, repl, cleanupDraw } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
+import { Pattern, Drawer, repl, cleanupDraw } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { isAutoCompletionEnabled } from './Autocomplete';
 import { flash, isFlashEnabled } from './flash.mjs';
 import { highlightMiniLocations, isPatternHighlightingEnabled, updateMiniLocations } from './highlight.mjs';
@@ -88,13 +88,20 @@ export class StrudelMirror {
     this.code = initialCode;
     this.root = root;
     this.miniLocations = [];
+    this.painters = [];
+    const self = this;
 
     this.drawer = new Drawer((haps, time) => {
       const currentFrame = haps.filter((hap) => time >= hap.whole.begin && time <= hap.endClipped);
       this.highlight(currentFrame, time);
-      onDraw?.(haps, time, currentFrame);
+      onDraw?.(haps, time, currentFrame, this.painters);
     }, drawTime);
 
+    Pattern.prototype.onPaint = function (onPaint) {
+      self.painters.push(onPaint);
+      return this;
+    };
+
     const prebaked = prebake();
     prebaked.then(async () => {
       if (!onDraw) {
@@ -116,11 +123,13 @@ export class StrudelMirror {
           this.drawer.start(this.repl.scheduler);
         } else {
           this.drawer.stop();
+          updateMiniLocations(this.editor, []);
           cleanupDraw(false);
         }
       },
       beforeEval: async () => {
         cleanupDraw();
+        this.painters = [];
         await prebaked;
         await replOptions?.beforeEval?.();
       },
diff --git a/packages/core/pianoroll.mjs b/packages/core/pianoroll.mjs
index f3d2c38a2..96126b175 100644
--- a/packages/core/pianoroll.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pianoroll.mjs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export function pianoroll({
   hideInactive = 0,
   colorizeInactive = 1,
   fontFamily,
+  clear = true,
   ctx,
 } = {}) {
   const w = ctx.canvas.width;
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export function pianoroll({
   barThickness = fold ? valueAxis / foldValues.length : valueAxis / valueExtent;
   ctx.fillStyle = background;
   ctx.globalAlpha = 1; // reset!
-  if (!smear) {
+  if (clear && !smear) {
     ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
     ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/spiral.mjs b/packages/core/spiral.mjs
index e0d5cd877..3c585254a 100644
--- a/packages/core/spiral.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/spiral.mjs
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ Pattern.prototype.spiral = function (options = {}) {
     // logSpiral = true,
   } = options;
 
-  function spiral({ ctx, time, haps, drawTime }) {
+  function spiral({ ctx, time, haps, drawTime, clear }) {
     const [w, h] = [ctx.canvas.width, ctx.canvas.height];
-    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w * 2, h * 2);
+    clear && ctx.clearRect(0, 0, w * 2, h * 2);
     const [cx, cy] = [w / 2, h / 2];
     const settings = {
       margin: size / stretch,
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@ Pattern.prototype.spiral = function (options = {}) {
     });
   }
 
-  return this.onPaint((ctx, time, haps, drawTime) => spiral({ ctx, time, haps, drawTime }));
+  return this.onPaint((ctx, time, haps, drawTime, options) => spiral({ ctx, time, haps, drawTime, ...options }));
 };
diff --git a/website/src/repl/vanillarepl.mjs b/website/src/repl/vanillarepl.mjs
index 780673045..83149da16 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/vanillarepl.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/vanillarepl.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { logger, cleanupDraw } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
+import { logger, getDrawContext } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { StrudelMirror } from '@strudel/codemirror';
 import { getAudioContext, webaudioOutput } from '@strudel.cycles/webaudio';
 import { transpiler } from '@strudel.cycles/transpiler';
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ async function run() {
 
   const settings = settingsMap.get();
 
-  /* const drawContext = getDrawContext()
-const drawTime = [-2, 2]; */
+  const drawContext = getDrawContext();
+  const drawTime = [-2, 2];
   const editor = new StrudelMirror({
     defaultOutput: webaudioOutput,
     getTime: () => getAudioContext().currentTime,
@@ -65,9 +65,14 @@ const drawTime = [-2, 2]; */
     root: container,
     initialCode: '// LOADING',
     settings,
-    /* drawTime,
-  onDraw: (haps, time) =>
-    drawPianoroll({ haps, time, ctx: drawContext, drawTime, fold: 1 }),  */
+    drawTime,
+    onDraw: (haps, time, frame, painters) => {
+      drawContext.clearRect(0, 0, drawContext.canvas.width * 2, drawContext.canvas.height * 2);
+      painters?.forEach((painter) => {
+        // ctx time haps drawTime paintOptions
+        painter(drawContext, time, haps, drawTime, { clear: false });
+      });
+    },
     prebake: () => prebake(),
     afterEval: ({ code }) => {
       setLatestCode(code);