diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 044cfa96d..2545047fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -413,6 +413,32 @@ export const { begin } = registerControl('begin');
  *
  */
 export const { end } = registerControl('end');
+/**
+ * the offset of the sample buffer in seconds
+ *
+ * @memberof Pattern
+ * @name beginSeconds
+ * @param {number | Pattern} seconds
+ * @example
+ * samples('github:switchangel/pad')
+ * s("swpad!4").clip(1).beginSeconds("2 5 .2 3").fast(2)
+ * @example
+ * samples('github:switchangel/pad')
+ * $: s("swpad!16").beginseconds(time).dec(.1)
+ *
+ */
+export const { beginSeconds, beginseconds } = registerControl('beginSeconds', 'beginseconds');
+/**
+ * The end of the sample buffer in seconds
+ *
+ * @memberof Pattern
+ * @name endSeconds
+ * @param {number | Pattern} seconds
+ * @example
+ * s("bd*2,oh*4").endSeconds("<.1 .05 .2 1>").fast(2)
+ *
+ */
+export const { endSeconds, endseconds } = registerControl('endSeconds', 'endseconds');
 /**
  * Loops the sample.
  * Note that the tempo of the loop is not synced with the cycle tempo.
diff --git a/packages/core/logger.mjs b/packages/core/logger.mjs
index 4f2002319..488bce5e8 100644
--- a/packages/core/logger.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/logger.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let debounce = 1000,
 
 export function errorLogger(e, origin = 'cyclist') {
   //TODO: add some kind of debug flag that enables this  while in dev mode
-  // console.error(e);
+  console.error(e);
   logger(`[${origin}] error: ${e.message}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/superdough/logger.mjs b/packages/superdough/logger.mjs
index b3c9c34f3..596ca7c7a 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/logger.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/logger.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ let log = (msg) => console.log(msg);
 
 export function errorLogger(e, origin = 'cyclist') {
   //TODO: add some kind of debug flag that enables this  while in dev mode
-  // console.error(e);
+  console.error(e);
   logger(`[${origin}] error: ${e.message}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
index 9188c17c3..50ffde903 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
@@ -78,13 +78,23 @@ export const getSampleBufferSource = async (hapValue, bank, resolveUrl) => {
   const bufferSource = ac.createBufferSource();
   bufferSource.buffer = buffer;
   bufferSource.playbackRate.value = playbackRate;
-
-  const { s, loopBegin = 0, loopEnd = 1, begin = 0, end = 1 } = hapValue;
-
+  const { s, loopBegin = 0, loopEnd = 1, begin, end, beginSeconds, endSeconds } = hapValue;
+  let offset = 0;
+  let endTime = bufferSource.buffer.duration;
   // "The computation of the offset into the sound is performed using the sound buffer's natural sample rate,
   // rather than the current playback rate, so even if the sound is playing at twice its normal speed,
   // the midway point through a 10-second audio buffer is still 5."
-  const offset = begin * bufferSource.buffer.duration;
+  if (begin != null) {
+    offset = begin * bufferSource.buffer.duration;
+  } else if (beginSeconds != null) {
+    offset = beginSeconds;
+  }
+
+  if (end != null) {
+    endTime = end * bufferSource.buffer.duration;
+  } else if (endSeconds != null) {
+    endTime = endSeconds;
+  }
 
   const loop = s.startsWith('wt_') ? 1 : hapValue.loop;
   if (loop) {
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ export const getSampleBufferSource = async (hapValue, bank, resolveUrl) => {
     bufferSource.loopEnd = loopEnd * bufferSource.buffer.duration - offset;
   }
   const bufferDuration = bufferSource.buffer.duration / bufferSource.playbackRate.value;
-  const sliceDuration = (end - begin) * bufferDuration;
+  const sliceDuration = (endTime - offset) / bufferSource.playbackRate.value;
   return { bufferSource, offset, bufferDuration, sliceDuration };
 };
 
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@ export async function onTriggerSample(t, value, onended, bank, resolveUrl) {
     out.disconnect();
     onended();
   };
+
   let envEnd = holdEnd + release + 0.01;
   bufferSource.stop(envEnd);
   const stop = (endTime) => {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index f91503ca2..77fc93ad4 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -1051,6 +1051,112 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "begin" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "beginSeconds" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 1/8 → 1/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 3/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 3/8 → 1/2 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 5/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 5/8 → 3/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 7/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 7/8 → 1/1 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 9/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 9/8 → 5/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 11/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 11/8 → 3/2 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 13/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 13/8 → 7/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 15/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 15/8 → 2/1 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 17/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 17/8 → 9/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 19/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 19/8 → 5/2 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 21/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 21/8 → 11/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 23/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 23/8 → 3/1 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 25/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 25/8 → 13/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 27/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 27/8 → 7/2 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 29/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:2 ]",
+  "[ 29/8 → 15/4 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:5 ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 31/8 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 31/8 → 4/1 | s:swpad clip:1 beginSeconds:3 ]",
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`runs examples > example "beginSeconds" example index 1 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/16 → 1/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.0625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/8 → 3/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/16 → 1/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.1875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 5/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.25 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 5/16 → 3/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.3125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/8 → 7/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 7/16 → 1/2 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.4375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 9/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.5 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 9/16 → 5/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.5625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 5/8 → 11/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 11/16 → 3/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.6875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 13/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.75 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 13/16 → 7/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.8125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 7/8 → 15/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 15/16 → 1/1 | s:swpad beginSeconds:0.9375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 17/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 17/16 → 9/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.0625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 9/8 → 19/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 19/16 → 5/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.1875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 21/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.25 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 21/16 → 11/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.3125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 11/8 → 23/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 23/16 → 3/2 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.4375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 25/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.5 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 25/16 → 13/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.5625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 13/8 → 27/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 27/16 → 7/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.6875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 29/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.75 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 29/16 → 15/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.8125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 15/8 → 31/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 31/16 → 2/1 | s:swpad beginSeconds:1.9375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 33/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 33/16 → 17/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.0625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 17/8 → 35/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 35/16 → 9/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.1875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 37/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.25 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 37/16 → 19/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.3125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 19/8 → 39/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 39/16 → 5/2 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.4375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 41/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.5 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 41/16 → 21/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.5625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 21/8 → 43/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 43/16 → 11/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.6875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 45/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.75 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 45/16 → 23/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.8125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 23/8 → 47/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 47/16 → 3/1 | s:swpad beginSeconds:2.9375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 49/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 49/16 → 25/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.0625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 25/8 → 51/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 51/16 → 13/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.1875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 53/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.25 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 53/16 → 27/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.3125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 27/8 → 55/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 55/16 → 7/2 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.4375 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 57/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.5 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 57/16 → 29/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.5625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 29/8 → 59/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.625 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 59/16 → 15/4 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.6875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 61/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.75 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 61/16 → 31/8 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.8125 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 31/8 → 63/16 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.875 decay:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 63/16 → 4/1 | s:swpad beginSeconds:3.9375 decay:0.1 ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "berlin" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/16 | note:D3 ]",
@@ -3501,6 +3607,59 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "end" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "endSeconds" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/8 → 1/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 3/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/4 → 1/2 | s:bd endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 3/8 → 1/2 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 5/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 3/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 5/8 → 3/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 7/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 3/4 → 1/1 | s:bd endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 7/8 → 1/1 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 9/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 5/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 9/8 → 5/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 11/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 5/4 → 3/2 | s:bd endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 11/8 → 3/2 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 13/8 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 7/4 | s:bd endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 13/8 → 7/4 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 15/8 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 7/4 → 2/1 | s:bd endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 15/8 → 2/1 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 17/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 9/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 17/8 → 9/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 19/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 9/4 → 5/2 | s:bd endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 19/8 → 5/2 | s:oh endSeconds:0.1 ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 21/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 11/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 21/8 → 11/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 23/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 11/4 → 3/1 | s:bd endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 23/8 → 3/1 | s:oh endSeconds:0.05 ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 25/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 13/4 | s:bd endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 25/8 → 13/4 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 27/8 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 13/4 → 7/2 | s:bd endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 27/8 → 7/2 | s:oh endSeconds:0.2 ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 29/8 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 15/4 | s:bd endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 29/8 → 15/4 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 31/8 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 15/4 → 4/1 | s:bd endSeconds:1 ]",
+  "[ 31/8 → 4/1 | s:oh endSeconds:1 ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "euclid" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/8 | note:c3 ]",