diff --git a/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html b/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
index 40073d70f..2ac7aa713 100644
--- a/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
+++ b/examples/buildless/headless-with-samples.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <script type="module">
   import { initStrudel } from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/@strudel/web@0.8.2';
   initStrudel({
-    prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+    prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
   });
   const click = (id, action) => document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', action);
   click('a', () => evaluate(`s('bd,jvbass(3,8)').jux(rev)`));
diff --git a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
index 97b06f1c7..c46b25ce2 100644
--- a/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
+++ b/examples/buildless/minimal-repl.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       });
 
       function getTune() {
-        return `await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+        return `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
diff --git a/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs b/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
index 736000194..901b4af96 100644
--- a/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
+++ b/examples/codemirror-repl/tunes.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const bumpStreet = `// froos - "22 bump street", licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 "<[0,<6 7 9>,13,<17 20 22 26>]!2>/2"
   // make it 22 edo
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tid
 
 export const trafficFlam = `// froos - "traffic flam", licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
 
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 addVoicings('hip', {
   m11: ['2M 3m 4P 7m'],
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export const funk42 = `// froos - how to funk in 42 lines of code
 // adapted from "how to funk in two minutes" by marc rebillet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vBwRfQbXkg
 // thanks to peach for the transcription: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eiPXvIgda4
 
-await samples('github:felixroos/samples/main')
-await samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
+samples('github:felixroos/samples')
+samples('https://strudel.cc/tidal-drum-machines.json', 'github:ritchse/tidal-drum-machines/main/machines/')
 
 setcps(.5)
 
diff --git a/examples/headless-repl/index.html b/examples/headless-repl/index.html
index e92efdcab..d9d8d1085 100644
--- a/examples/headless-repl/index.html
+++ b/examples/headless-repl/index.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <script type="module">
       import { initStrudel } from '@strudel/web';
       initStrudel({
-        prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+        prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
       });
 
       const click = (id, action) => document.getElementById(id).addEventListener('click', action);
diff --git a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
index acdc0a62f..cf8671279 100644
--- a/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
+++ b/examples/minimal-repl/tune.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default `await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+export default `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
diff --git a/examples/superdough/index.html b/examples/superdough/index.html
index 43c0492a3..e482d70b7 100644
--- a/examples/superdough/index.html
+++ b/examples/superdough/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
       const init = Promise.all([
         initAudioOnFirstClick(),
-        samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+        samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
         registerSynthSounds(),
       ]);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 3b2b5aabc..ae7b6f446 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ const generic_params = [
    * @name begin
    * @param {number | Pattern} amount between 0 and 1, where 1 is the length of the sample
    * @example
-   * samples({ rave: 'rave/AREUREADY.wav' }, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/')
+   * samples({ rave: 'rave/AREUREADY.wav' }, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
    * s("rave").begin("<0 .25 .5 .75>").fast(2)
    *
    */
diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 1be381136..3d8597283 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -2322,10 +2322,10 @@ const _loopAt = function (factor, pat, cps = 0.5) {
  * @memberof Pattern
  * @returns Pattern
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks165").slice(8, "0 1 <2 2*2> 3 [4 0] 5 6 7".every(3, rev)).slow(0.75)
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks125").fit().slice([0,.25,.5,.75], "0 1 1 <2 3>")
  */
 
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ export const slice = register(
  * Works the same as slice, but changes the playback speed of each slice to match the duration of its step.
  * @name splice
  * @example
- * await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
  * s("breaks165")
  * .splice(8,  "0 1 [2 3 0]@2 3 0@2 7")
  */
diff --git a/packages/superdough/README.md b/packages/superdough/README.md
index f32aa32d4..b1ccae60b 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/README.md
+++ b/packages/superdough/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { superdough, samples, initAudioOnFirstClick, registerSynthSounds } from
 
 const init = Promise.all([
   initAudioOnFirstClick(),
-  samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+  samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
   registerSynthSounds(),
 ]);
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The json file is expected to have the same format as described above.
 Because it is common to use github for samples, there is a short way to load a sample map from github:
 
 ```js
-samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 ```
 
 The format is `github:<user>/<repo>/<branch>`.
diff --git a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
index 19fec661f..3c3e670d8 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getSamplesPrefixHandler(url) {
 /**
  * Loads a collection of samples to use with `s`
  * @example
- * samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master');
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
  * s("[bd ~]*2, [~ hh]*2, ~ sd")
  * @example
  * samples({
diff --git a/packages/web/README.md b/packages/web/README.md
index 8189b34ec..b3d2f6fe7 100644
--- a/packages/web/README.md
+++ b/packages/web/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ By default, no external samples are loaded, but you can add them like this:
 
 ```js
 initStrudel({
-  prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master'),
+  prebake: () => samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples'),
 });
 
 document.getElementById('play').addEventListener('click', 
diff --git a/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx b/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
index c0984522b..7620140b5 100644
--- a/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
+++ b/website/src/content/blog/release-0.8.0-himbeermuffin.mdx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ edit: the desktop app performance on linux is currently not that great.. the web
 The desktop App has the same features as the webapp, with the additional ability to load samples from disk. It is currently not documented yet, but you can do something like
 
 ```js
-await samples('~/music/xxx');
+samples('~/music/xxx');
 
 s('my_sound');
 ```
diff --git a/website/src/examples.mjs b/website/src/examples.mjs
index d752e711d..61132dfae 100644
--- a/website/src/examples.mjs
+++ b/website/src/examples.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export const examples = [
   `// "coastline" @by eddyflux
-await samples('github:eddyflux/crate')
+samples('github:eddyflux/crate')
 setcps(.75)
 let chords = chord("<Bbm9 Fm9>/4").dict('ireal')
 stack(
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stack(
 .late("[0 .01]*4").late("[0 .01]*2").size(4)`,
   `// "broken cut 1" @by froos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 samples({
   'slap': 'https://cdn.freesound.org/previews/495/495416_10350281-lq.mp3',
   'whirl': 'https://cdn.freesound.org/previews/495/495313_10350281-lq.mp3',
diff --git a/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx b/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
index 0fb750c1c..d18a05607 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/learn/getting-started.mdx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Alternatively, you can get a taste of what Strudel can do by clicking play on th
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav','bd/BT0A0DA.wav','bd/BT0A0D3.wav','bd/BT0A0D0.wav','bd/BT0A0A7.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 stack(
 s("bd,[~ <sd!3 sd(3,4,2)>],hh*8") // drums
 .speed(perlin.range(.7,.9)) // random sample speed variation
diff --git a/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx b/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
index fffea2825..56b6e65c2 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/learn/samples.mdx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Because GitHub is a popular place for uploading open source samples, it has its
   bd: 'bd/BT0AADA.wav',
   sd: 'sd/rytm-01-classic.wav',
   hh: 'hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd sd bd sd,hh*16")`}
 />
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ It is also possible, to declare multiple files for one sound, using the array no
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd:0 bd:1,~ <sd:0 sd:1> ~ sd:0,[hh:0 hh:1]*4")`}
 />
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ The sample number can also be set using `n`:
   bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav'],
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 s("bd bd,~ sd ~ sd,hh*8").n("<0 1>")`}
 />
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ For pitched sounds, you can use `note`, just like with synths:
   client:idle
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s('gtr').gain(.5)`}
 />
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ If we want them to behave more like a synth, we can add `clip(1)`:
   client:idle
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s('gtr').clip(1)
   .gain(.5)`}
 />
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ If we have 2 samples with different base pitches, we can make them in tune by sp
   tune={`samples({
   'gtr': 'gtr/0001_cleanC.wav',
   'moog': { 'g3': 'moog/005_Mighty%20Moog%20G3.wav' },
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g3 [bb3 c4] <g4 f4 eb4 f3>@2").s("gtr,moog").clip(1)
   .gain(.5)`}
 />
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ We can also declare different samples for different regions of the keyboard:
     'g2': 'moog/004_Mighty%20Moog%20G2.wav',
     'g3': 'moog/005_Mighty%20Moog%20G3.wav',
     'g4': 'moog/006_Mighty%20Moog%20G4.wav',
-  }}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+  }}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 note("g2!2 <bb2 c3>!2, <c4@3 [<eb4 bb3> g4 f4]>")
   .s('moog').clip(1)
   .gain(.5).cpm(60)`}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ With it, you can enter any sample name(s) to query from [freesound.org](https://
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:idle
-  tune={`await samples('shabda:bass:4,hihat:4,rimshot:2')
+  tune={`samples('shabda:bass:4,hihat:4,rimshot:2')
 stack(
   n("0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3").s('bass'),
   n("0 1*2 2 3*2").s('hihat'),
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ Note that the language code and the gender parameters are optional and default t
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:idle
-  tune={`await samples('shabda/speech:the_drum,forever')
-await samples('shabda/speech/fr-FR/m:magnifique')
+  tune={`samples('shabda/speech:the_drum,forever')
+samples('shabda/speech/fr-FR/m:magnifique')
 stack(
   s("the_drum*2").chop(16).speed(rand.range(0.85,1.1)),
   s("forever magnifique").slow(4).late(0.125)
diff --git a/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx b/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
index b17df9a78..057743cbb 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/recipes/recipes.mdx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ A sample can be looped and chopped like this:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit().chop(32)`}
   punchcard
 />
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Let's add randmized doubling + reversing:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit().chop(16).cut(1)
 .sometimesBy(.5, ply("2"))
 .sometimesBy(.25, mul(speed("-1")))`}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ If we want to specify the order of samples, we can replace `chop` with `slice`:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen/4").fit()
   .slice(8, "<0 1 2 3 4*2 5 6 [6 7]>*2")
   .cut(1).rarely(ply("2"))`}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ If we use `splice` instead of `slice`, the speed adjusts to the duration of the
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:yaxu/clean-breaks')
 s("amen")
   .splice(8, "<0 1 2 3 4*2 5 6 [6 7]>*2")
   .cut(1).rarely(ply("2"))`}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Using `run` with `n`, we can rush through a sample bank:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla")`}
   punchcard
 />
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ In this case, I hear the beginning at the third sample, which can be accounted f
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla").early(2/8)`}
 />
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Let's add some randomness:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('bubo:fox')
+  tune={`samples('bubo:fox')
 n(run(8)).s("ftabla").early(2/8)
 .sometimes(mul(speed("1.5")))`}
 />
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ To simplify loading wavetables, any sample that starts with `wt_` will be looped
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c eb g bb").s("wt_dbass").clip(2)`}
 />
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Running through different wavetables can also give interesting variations:
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))`}
 />
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))`}
 
 <MiniRepl
   client:visible
-  tune={`await samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms/main')
+  tune={`samples('github:bubobubobubobubo/dough-waveforms')
 note("c2*8").s("wt_dbass").n(run(8))
 .lpf(perlin.range(200,2000).slow(8))
 .lpenv(-3).lpa(.1).room(.5)`}
diff --git a/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx b/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
index 144616c96..4a7392623 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/recipes/rhythms.mdx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { MiniRepl } from '../../docs/MiniRepl';
 Note:
 
 - this has been (partly) translated from https://tidalcycles.org/docs/patternlib/howtos/buildrhythms
-- this only sounds good with `samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')` in prebake
+- this only sounds good with `samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')` in prebake
 
 # Build Rhythms
 
diff --git a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
index 2ce3a1949..dc8d3c8e9 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/prebake.mjs
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ export async function prebake() {
           'numbers/8.wav',
         ],
       },
-      'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/',
+      'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples',
       {
         prebake: true,
       },
     ),
   ]);
-  // await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master');
 }
 
 const maxPan = noteToMidi('C8');
diff --git a/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs b/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
index 66bf47878..fa7d93398 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/tunes.mjs
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export const meltingsubmarine = `// "Melting submarine"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 stack(
   s("bd:5,[~ <sd:1!3 sd:1(3,4,3)>],hh27(3,4,1)") // drums
   .speed(perlin.range(.7,.9)) // random sample speed variation
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ samples({
   sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
   hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
   perc: ['perc/002_perc2.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 
 chord("<C^7 Am7 Dm7 G7>*2").dict('lefthand').anchor("G4").voicing()
   .stack(n("0@6 [<1 2> <2 0> 1]@2").scale('C5 major'))
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ samples({
 bd: ['bd/BT0AADA.wav','bd/BT0AAD0.wav','bd/BT0A0DA.wav','bd/BT0A0D3.wav','bd/BT0A0D0.wav','bd/BT0A0A7.wav'],
 sd: ['sd/rytm-01-classic.wav','sd/rytm-00-hard.wav'],
 hh: ['hh27/000_hh27closedhh.wav','hh/000_hh3closedhh.wav'],
-}, 'github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master/');
+}, 'github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples');
 
 note("<8(3,8) <7 7*2> [4 5@3] 8>".sub(1) // sub 1 -> 1-indexed
 .layer(
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ export const amensister = `// "Amensister"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 stack(
   // amen
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ export const arpoon = `// "Arpoon"
 // @license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
 // @by Felix Roos
 
-await samples('github:tidalcycles/Dirt-Samples/master')
+samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
 
 n("[0,3] 2 [1,3] 2".fast(3).lastOf(4, fast(2))).clip(2)
   .offset("<<1 2> 2 1 1>")