diff --git a/packages/core/examples/metro.html b/packages/core/examples/metro.html
index 46368faf3..d968b8c29 100644
--- a/packages/core/examples/metro.html
+++ b/packages/core/examples/metro.html
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
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 >
 <script type="module">
-  const strudel = await import('https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel.cycles/core@0.0.2');
   document.body.style = 'margin: 0';
+  const strudel = await import('https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel.cycles/core@0.0.2');
+  import 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel.cycles/core@0.0.2/euclid.mjs';
   const { cat, State, TimeSpan } = strudel;
   let pattern;
   Object.assign(window, strudel); // add strudel to eval scope
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ Loading...</textarea
     }
   };
   input.addEventListener('input', () => evaluate());
-  evaluate(); // evaluate initial code
 
   // helpers to create a worker dynamically without needing a server / extra file
   const stringifyFunction = (func) => '(' + func + ')();';
@@ -100,34 +100,108 @@ Loading...</textarea
     const gainNode = audioContext.createGain();
     gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(0, begin);
     gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(velocity, begin + attack); // attack
-    gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(sustain * velocity, begin + attack + decay); // sustain
+    gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(sustain * velocity, begin + attack + decay); // sustain start
+    gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(sustain * velocity, end); // sustain end
     gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(0, end + release); // release
     // for some reason, using exponential ramping creates little cracklings
     return gainNode;
   };
 
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype.withAudioNode = function (createAudioNode) {
+    return this._withEvent((event) => {
+      return event.setContext({
+        ...event.context,
+        createAudioNode: (e) => createAudioNode(e, event.context.createAudioNode?.(event)),
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype._osc = function (type) {
+    return this.withAudioNode((e) => {
+      const osc = audioContext.createOscillator();
+      osc.type = type;
+      osc.frequency.value = e.value; // expects frequency..
+      osc.start(e.whole.begin.valueOf());
+      osc.stop(e.whole.end.valueOf()); // release?
+      // osc.connect(audioContext.destination);
+      return osc;
+    });
+  };
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype.define('osc', (type, pat) => pat.osc(type), { patternified: true });
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype.adsr = function (a = 0.01, d = 0.05, s = 1, r = 0.01) {
+    return this.withAudioNode((e, node) => {
+      const velocity = e.context?.velocity || 1;
+      const envelope = adsr(a, d, s, r, velocity, e.whole.begin.valueOf(), e.whole.end.valueOf());
+      node?.connect(envelope);
+      return envelope;
+    });
+  };
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype.filter = function (type = 'lowshelf', frequency = 1000, gain = 25) {
+    return this.withAudioNode((e, node) => {
+      const filter = audioContext.createBiquadFilter();
+      filter.type = type;
+      filter.frequency.value = frequency;
+      filter.gain.value = gain;
+      node?.connect(filter);
+      return filter;
+    });
+  };
+
+  strudel.Pattern.prototype.out = function () {
+    const master = audioContext.createGain();
+    master.gain.value = 0.1;
+    master.connect(audioContext.destination);
+    return this.withAudioNode((e, node) => {
+      if (!node) {
+        console.warn('out: no source! call .osc() first');
+      }
+      node?.connect(master);
+    });
+  };
+
   const audioContext = new AudioContext();
   const metro = new Metro(audioContext, (begin, end) => {
     pattern.query(new State(new TimeSpan(begin, end))).forEach((e) => {
       if (!e.part.begin.equals(e.whole.begin)) {
         return;
       }
-      const attack = 0.01;
-      const decay = 0.05;
-      const sustain = 0.5;
-      const release = 0.01;
-      const velocity = (e.context?.velocity || 1) * 0.1;
-      const osc = audioContext.createOscillator();
-      osc.type = 'sine';
-      osc.frequency.value = e.value;
-      osc.start(e.whole.begin);
-      const envelope = adsr(attack, decay, sustain, release, velocity, e.whole.begin, e.whole.end);
-      osc.stop(e.whole.end + release);
-      osc.connect(envelope);
-      envelope.connect(audioContext.destination);
+      if (e.context.createAudioNode) {
+        e.context.createAudioNode(e);
+      } else {
+        // fallback sine wave
+        const attack = 0.01;
+        const decay = 0.05;
+        const sustain = 0.5;
+        const release = 0.01;
+        const velocity = (e.context?.velocity || 1) * 0.1;
+        const osc = audioContext.createOscillator();
+        osc.type = 'sine';
+        osc.frequency.value = e.value;
+        osc.start(e.whole.begin);
+        const envelope = adsr(attack, decay, sustain, release, velocity, e.whole.begin, e.whole.end);
+        osc.stop(e.whole.end + release);
+        osc.connect(envelope);
+        envelope.connect(audioContext.destination);
+      }
     });
   });
 
   document.getElementById('start').addEventListener('click', () => metro.start());
   document.getElementById('stop').addEventListener('click', () => metro.stop());
+  evaluate(); // evaluate initial code
+  /*
+  sequence(1,3/2,1,2).stack(
+stack(5,3,4).velocity(.8).slow(2).legato(.2)
+//.echo(3, 1/4, .5)
+).mul(110) // frequencies
+.div(slowcat(slowcat(2,5/4, 3/2),slowcat(3,4/3)).slow(2))
+.echoWith(
+ 16, // n of partials / cutoff
+ tri2.slow(128).div(2), // time between partials
+ (x,n)=>x // n = partial index 0..n
+  .mul((n+1)*3/2)
+  .legato(2)
+  .velocity(1/((n+1)**1.6)) // amplitude falloff
+ ).legato(2) // note length
+  */
 </script>