diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index ff808ac4a..aa5e1060f 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -4132,3 +4132,59 @@ Pattern.prototype.worklet = function (src, ...inputs) {
 };
 
 export const worklet = (...args) => pure({}).worklet(...args);
+
+/**
+ * Creates a pattern of numbers in base b from a number or pattern of numbers
+ * limited to d digits long from the right
+ *
+ * @name base
+ * @tags generators
+ * @param {number} n - number to convert (can be a pattern or array)
+ * @param {number} b - base to convert to (defaults to 10) (can be a pattern)
+ * @param {number} d - max number of digits to produce for each n (defaults to 0 for all) (can be a pattern)
+ * @example
+ * $: note(base("7175 543", 10, 3)).scale("c:major").s("saw")
+ * // $: note("1 7 5 5 4 3").scale("c:major").s("saw")
+ */
+export const base = (n, b = 10, d = 0) => {
+  if (Array.isArray(n)) {
+    n = sequence(n);
+  }
+  n = reify(n);
+  b = reify(b);
+  d = reify(d);
+
+  return d
+    .withValue((e) => {
+      return b
+        .withValue((c) => {
+          return n
+            .withValue((v) => {
+              let digits = [];
+              let value = v;
+              while (value > 0) {
+                digits.unshift(value % c);
+                value = Math.floor(value / c);
+              }
+              if (e) {
+                const l = digits.length;
+                if (l > e) {
+                  digits = digits.slice(-1 * e);
+                }
+                /* 
+          if (l < e){
+            for (let i = l; i < e; i++) {
+              digits.unshift("~");//0); //Would like to be padding this but ~- doesn't work
+            }
+            console.log("digits", digits);
+          }
+          */
+              }
+              return sequence(digits);
+            })
+            .squeezeJoin();
+        })
+        .squeezeJoin();
+    })
+    .squeezeJoin();
+};
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index f465f06bf..9ff81763c 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -1242,6 +1242,35 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "bank" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "base" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/6 | note:D3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/6 → 1/3 | note:C4 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/3 → 1/2 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/2 → 2/3 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 2/3 → 5/6 | note:G3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 5/6 → 1/1 | note:F3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 7/6 | note:D3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 7/6 → 4/3 | note:C4 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 4/3 → 3/2 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 3/2 → 5/3 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 5/3 → 11/6 | note:G3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 11/6 → 2/1 | note:F3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 13/6 | note:D3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 13/6 → 7/3 | note:C4 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 7/3 → 5/2 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 5/2 → 8/3 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 8/3 → 17/6 | note:G3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 17/6 → 3/1 | note:F3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 19/6 | note:D3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 19/6 → 10/3 | note:C4 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 10/3 → 7/2 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 7/2 → 11/3 | note:A3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 11/3 → 23/6 | note:G3 s:saw ]",
+  "[ 23/6 → 4/1 | note:F3 s:saw ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "beat" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/16 | s:bd ]",