diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index dcee7f174..96f7d687e 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -3537,6 +3537,41 @@ export const morph = (frompat, topat, bypat) => {
   return frompat.innerBind((from) => topat.innerBind((to) => bypat.innerBind((by) => _morph(from, to, by))));
 };
 
+/**
+ * Soft-clipping distortion
+ *
+ * @name soft
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * Hard-clipping distortion
+ *
+ * @name hard
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * Cubic polynomial distortion
+ *
+ * @name cubic
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * Diode-emulating distortion
+ *
+ * @name diode
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * Asymmetrical diode distortion
+ *
+ * @name asym
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
 /**
  * Wavefolding distortion
  *
@@ -3544,13 +3579,25 @@ export const morph = (frompat, topat, bypat) => {
  * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
  *
  */
-export const fold = register('fold', function (amt, vol = 1, pat) {
-  return pat.withvValue((v) => {
-    return {
-      ...v,
-      distortion: amt,
-      distortvol: vol,
-      distorttype: 'fold',
-    };
-  }).innerJoin();
-});
+/**
+ * Wavefolding distortion composed with sinusoid
+ *
+ * @name sinefold
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * Distortion via Chebyshev polynomials
+ *
+ * @name chebyshev
+ * @param {number | Pattern} distortion
+ *
+ */
+
+const algoNames = ['scurve', 'soft', 'hard', 'cubic', 'diode', 'asym', 'fold', 'sinefold', 'chebyshev'];
+for (const name of algoNames) {
+  Pattern.prototype[name] = function (args) {
+    const argsPat = reify(args).fmap((v) => (Array.isArray(v) ? [...v, name] : [v, 1, name]));
+    return this.distort(argsPat);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
index 6db3b04ab..a471da9dd 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ export const getDistortionAlgorithm = (algo) => {
 };
 
 export const getDistortion = (distort, postgain, algorithm) => {
-  debugger;
   return getWorklet(getAudioContext(), 'distort-processor', { distort, postgain }, { processorOptions: { algorithm } });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 8240b45b9..a37504b1d 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ let defaultDefaultValues = {
   phaserdepth: 0.75,
   shapevol: 1,
   distortvol: 1,
+  distorttype: 0,
   delay: 0,
   byteBeatExpression: '0',
   delayfeedback: 0.5,
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5)
     shapevol = getDefaultValue('shapevol'),
     distort,
     distortvol = getDefaultValue('distortvol'),
-    distorttype,
+    distorttype = getDefaultValue('distorttype'),
     pan,
     vowel,
     delay = getDefaultValue('delay'),