diff --git a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
index c46b25ce2..0e3fc32cc 100644
--- a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
+++ b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     </div>
     <div id="output"></div>
     <script type="module">
+      // TODO: refactor to use newer version without controls import
       import { controls, repl, evalScope } from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel/core@0.11.0';
       import { mini } from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel/mini@0.11.0';
       import { transpiler } from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel/transpiler@0.11.0';
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 
       function getTune() {
         return `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
-
+setcps(1);
 stack(
   // amen
   n("0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7")
diff --git a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
index cf8671279..69eb29614 100644
--- a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
+++ b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
-
+setcps(1)
 stack(
   // amen
   n("0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7")