diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 3fa4b0507..21c183da9 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ export const { byteBeatExpression, bbexpr } = registerControl('byteBeatExpressio
  * @name byteBeatStartTime
  * @synonyms bbst
  *
- * @param {number | Pattern} byteBeatStartTime in seconds
+ * @param {number | Pattern} byteBeatStartTime in samples (t)
  * @example
- * note("{c g a b c d}%16").s("bytebeat").bbexpr('t&t>>8').bbst("<0 300>")
+ * note("c3!8".add("{0 0 12 0 7 5 3}%8")).s("bytebeat:5").bbst("<3 1>".mul(10000))._scope()
  *
  */
 export const { byteBeatStartTime, bbst } = registerControl('byteBeatStartTime', 'bbst');
diff --git a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
index 670ef44bb..834e54c6d 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function registerSynthSounds() {
         },
       );
 
-      o.port.postMessage({ codeText: byteBeatExpression, startTimeSeconds: byteBeatStartTime, frequency });
+      o.port.postMessage({ codeText: byteBeatExpression, byteBeatStartTime, frequency });
 
       let envGain = gainNode(1);
       envGain = o.connect(envGain);
diff --git a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
index ec1f41e7b..24f7434a9 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
@@ -811,11 +811,10 @@ class ByteBeatProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
     super();
     this.port.onmessage = (event) => {
       let { codeText } = event.data;
-      const { startTimeSeconds, frequency } = event.data;
-      if (startTimeSeconds != null) {
-        const t = startTimeSeconds * sampleRate;
-        this.t = t;
-        this.t = (t / (sampleRate / 256)) * frequency;
+      const { byteBeatStartTime } = event.data;
+      if (byteBeatStartTime != null) {
+        this.t = 0;
+        this.initialOffset = Math.floor(byteBeatStartTime);
       }
 
       //Optimization pulled from dollchan.net: https://github.com/Chasyxx/EnBeat_NEW, it seemed important
@@ -829,6 +828,7 @@ class ByteBeatProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
 
       this.func = getByteBeatFunc(codeText);
     };
+    this.initialOffset = null;
     this.t = null;
     this.func = null;
   }
@@ -878,13 +878,14 @@ class ByteBeatProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
     for (let i = 0; i < output[0].length; i++) {
       const detune = getParamValue(i, params.detune);
       const freq = applySemitoneDetuneToFrequency(getParamValue(i, params.frequency), detune / 100);
-      let t = (this.t / (sampleRate / 256)) * freq;
-      const funcValue = this.func(t);
+      let local_t = (this.t / (sampleRate / 256)) * freq + this.initialOffset;
+      const funcValue = this.func(local_t);
       let signal = (funcValue & 255) / 127.5 - 1;
       const out = signal * 0.2;
 
       for (let c = 0; c < output.length; c++) {
-        output[c][i] = clamp(out, -0.2, 0.2);
+        //prevent speaker blowout via clipping if threshold exceeds
+        output[c][i] = clamp(out, -0.4, 0.4);
       }
       this.t = this.t + 1;
     }
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index f886987ab..34914664d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -1527,70 +1527,38 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "byteBeatExpression" example index 0 1`] = `
 
 exports[`runs examples > example "byteBeatStartTime" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
-  "[ 0/1 → 1/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 1/16 → 1/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 1/8 → 3/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 3/16 → 1/4 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 1/4 → 5/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 5/16 → 3/8 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 3/8 → 7/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 7/16 → 1/2 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 1/2 → 9/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 9/16 → 5/8 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 5/8 → 11/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 11/16 → 3/4 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 3/4 → 13/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 13/16 → 7/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 7/8 → 15/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 15/16 → 1/1 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 1/1 → 17/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 17/16 → 9/8 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 9/8 → 19/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 19/16 → 5/4 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 5/4 → 21/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 21/16 → 11/8 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 11/8 → 23/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 23/16 → 3/2 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 3/2 → 25/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 25/16 → 13/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 13/8 → 27/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 27/16 → 7/4 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 7/4 → 29/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 29/16 → 15/8 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 15/8 → 31/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 31/16 → 2/1 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 2/1 → 33/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 33/16 → 17/8 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 17/8 → 35/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 35/16 → 9/4 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 9/4 → 37/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 37/16 → 19/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 19/8 → 39/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 39/16 → 5/2 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 5/2 → 41/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 41/16 → 21/8 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 21/8 → 43/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 43/16 → 11/4 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 11/4 → 45/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 45/16 → 23/8 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 23/8 → 47/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 47/16 → 3/1 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:0 ]",
-  "[ 3/1 → 49/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 49/16 → 25/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 25/8 → 51/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 51/16 → 13/4 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 13/4 → 53/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 53/16 → 27/8 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 27/8 → 55/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 55/16 → 7/2 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 7/2 → 57/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 57/16 → 29/8 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 29/8 → 59/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 59/16 → 15/4 | note:d s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 15/4 → 61/16 | note:c s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 61/16 → 31/8 | note:g s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 31/8 → 63/16 | note:a s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
-  "[ 63/16 → 4/1 | note:b s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t&t>>8 byteBeatStartTime:300 ]",
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 1/8 → 1/4 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 3/8 | note:60 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 3/8 → 1/2 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 5/8 | note:55 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 5/8 → 3/4 | note:53 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 7/8 | note:51 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 7/8 → 1/1 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 9/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 9/8 → 5/4 | note:60 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 11/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 11/8 → 3/2 | note:55 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 13/8 | note:53 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 13/8 → 7/4 | note:51 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 15/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 15/8 → 2/1 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 17/8 | note:60 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 17/8 → 9/4 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 19/8 | note:55 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 19/8 → 5/2 | note:53 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 21/8 | note:51 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 21/8 → 11/4 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 23/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 23/8 → 3/1 | note:60 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:30000 ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 25/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 25/8 → 13/4 | note:55 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 27/8 | note:53 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 27/8 → 7/2 | note:51 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 29/8 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 29/8 → 15/4 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 31/8 | note:60 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
+  "[ 31/8 → 4/1 | note:48 s:bytebeat n:5 byteBeatStartTime:10000 ]",
 ]
 `;
 
@@ -8100,56 +8068,6 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "scope" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`runs examples > example "scramble
-Slices a pattern into the given number of parts, then plays those parts at random. Similar to \`shuffle\`,
-but parts might be played more than once, or not at all, per cycle." example index 0 1`] = `
-[
-  "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/4 → 1/2 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/2 → 3/4 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/4 → 1/1 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/1 → 5/4 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 5/4 → 3/2 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/2 → 7/4 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 7/4 → 2/1 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 2/1 → 9/4 | note:f s:piano ]",
-  "[ 9/4 → 5/2 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 5/2 → 11/4 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 11/4 → 3/1 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/1 → 13/4 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 13/4 → 7/2 | note:f s:piano ]",
-  "[ 7/2 → 15/4 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 15/4 → 4/1 | note:f s:piano ]",
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`runs examples > example "scramble
-Slices a pattern into the given number of parts, then plays those parts at random. Similar to \`shuffle\`,
-but parts might be played more than once, or not at all, per cycle." example index 1 1`] = `
-[
-  "[ 0/1 → 1/8 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/8 → 1/4 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/4 → 3/8 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/8 → 1/2 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/2 → 1/1 | note:g s:piano ]",
-  "[ 1/1 → 9/8 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 9/8 → 5/4 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 5/4 → 11/8 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 11/8 → 3/2 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/2 → 2/1 | note:g s:piano ]",
-  "[ 2/1 → 17/8 | note:f s:piano ]",
-  "[ 17/8 → 9/4 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 9/4 → 19/8 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 19/8 → 5/2 | note:e s:piano ]",
-  "[ 5/2 → 3/1 | note:g s:piano ]",
-  "[ 3/1 → 25/8 | note:c s:piano ]",
-  "[ 25/8 → 13/4 | note:f s:piano ]",
-  "[ 13/4 → 27/8 | note:d s:piano ]",
-  "[ 27/8 → 7/2 | note:f s:piano ]",
-  "[ 7/2 → 4/1 | note:g s:piano ]",
-]
-`;
-
 exports[`runs examples > example "scramble" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | note:c s:piano ]",