diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 80205a298..0c6a1843f 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ export async function initAudio(options = {}) {
       logger('[superdough] failed to set audio interface', 'warning');
     }
   }
-
-  await audioCtx.resume();
+  if (!audioCtx instanceof OfflineAudioContext) {
+    await audioCtx.resume();
+  }
   if (disableWorklets) {
     logger('[superdough]: AudioWorklets disabled with disableWorklets');
     return;
@@ -285,6 +286,12 @@ function getSuperdoughAudioController() {
   }
   return controller;
 }
+
+export function setSuperdoughAudioController(newController) {
+  controller = newController
+  return controller;
+}
+
 export function connectToDestination(input, channels) {
   const controller = getSuperdoughAudioController();
   controller.output.connectToDestination(input, channels);
@@ -367,7 +374,7 @@ function mapChannelNumbers(channels) {
 }
 
 export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5) => {
-  controller = null;
+  // controller = null;
   // new: t is always expected to be the absolute target onset time
   const ac = getAudioContext();
   const audioController = getSuperdoughAudioController();
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
index 46bef88d6..85e78f93e 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 */
 
 import * as strudel from '@strudel/core';
-import { superdough, getAudioContext, setLogger, doughTrigger, registerWorklet, setAudioContext, getSampleBufferSource, loadBuffer, getSampleInfo, getSound } from 'superdough';
+import { superdough, getAudioContext, setLogger, doughTrigger, registerWorklet, setAudioContext, getSampleBufferSource, loadBuffer, getSampleInfo, getSound, initAudio, setSuperdoughAudioController } from 'superdough';
 import './supradough.mjs';
 import { workletUrl } from 'supradough';
 
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export const webaudioOutput = (hap, _deadline, hapDuration, cps, t) => {
 export async function renderPatternAudio(pattern, cps, begin, end) {
   let audioContext = new OfflineAudioContext(2, (end - begin) / cps * 48000, 48000);
   setAudioContext(audioContext)
+  setSuperdoughAudioController(null)
+  await initAudio({
+    maxPolyphony: 1024,
+    multiChannelOrbits: true
+
+  })
   logger('[webaudio] start rendering');
   console.log(audioContext)
 
@@ -77,6 +83,8 @@ export async function renderPatternAudio(pattern, cps, begin, end) {
     document.body.removeChild(a);
     URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
     setAudioContext(null)
+    setSuperdoughAudioController(null)
+    initAudio()
   });
 }