diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index bf9d8ce0b..ff808ac4a 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -3359,6 +3359,11 @@ Pattern.prototype.shrinklist = function (amount) {
 
 export const shrinklist = (amount, pat) => pat.shrinklist(amount);
 
+Pattern.prototype.growlist = function (amount) {
+  return this.shrinklist(amount).reverse();
+};
+export const growlist = (amount, pat) => pat.growlist(amount);
+
 /**
  * *Experimental*
  *
diff --git a/packages/midi/midi.mjs b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
index bd40b743e..5880ca268 100644
--- a/packages/midi/midi.mjs
+++ b/packages/midi/midi.mjs
@@ -537,6 +537,9 @@ export async function midin(input) {
  * The note length is fixed as Superdough is not currently set up for undetermined
  * note durations
  *
+ * The 'midichan' control value contains the number of the channel the note is coming from
+ * so it could be filtered or manipulated further in the chain.
+ *
  * @name midikeys
  * @tags external_io, midi
  * @param {string | number} input MIDI device name or index defaulting to 0
@@ -552,6 +555,10 @@ export async function midin(input) {
  *   .s("saw")
  *   .add(note(rand.mul(0.3)))
  *   .lpf(1000).lpe(2).room(0.5)
+ * @example
+ * // discard all notes not coming out from midi channel 2
+ * const kb = await midikeys('Arturia KeyStep 32')
+ * kb().filterValues(v=>v.midichan==2).s("tri")
  */
 const kHaps = {};
 const kListeners = {};
@@ -633,7 +640,7 @@ export async function midikeys(input) {
       */
       return;
     } else {
-      value = { ...value, note: Math.round(note), velocity: velocity / 127 };
+      value = { ...value, note: Math.round(note), velocity: velocity / 127, midichan: message.channel };
     }
     kHaps[input].push(new Hap(span, span, value, {}));
     if (!noteoff && triggerAvailable) {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index f7989dc7e..f465f06bf 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -7927,6 +7927,8 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "midikeys" example index 0 1`] = `[]`;
 
 exports[`runs examples > example "midikeys" example index 1 1`] = `[]`;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "midikeys" example index 2 1`] = `[]`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "midin" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/4 | note:c cutoff:0 resonance:0 s:sawtooth ]",