diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index 383c2ffa7..5e0c450d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -445,6 +445,19 @@ export const { coarse } = registerControl('coarse');
  */
 export const { drive } = registerControl('drive');
 
+/**
+ * Create byte beats with custom expressions
+ *
+ * @name byteBeatExpression
+ * @synonyms bbexpr
+ *
+ * @param {number | Pattern} byteBeatExpression pattern the output channels
+ * @example
+ * s("bytebeat").bbexpr('t*(t>>15^t>>66)')
+ *
+ */
+export const { byteBeatExpression, bbexpr } = registerControl('byteBeatExpression', 'bbexpr');
+
 /**
  * Allows you to set the output channels on the interface
  *
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 55b72d165..79c9093af 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ const defaultDefaultValues = {
   shapevol: 1,
   distortvol: 1,
   delay: 0,
+  byteBeatExpression: '0',
   delayfeedback: 0.5,
   delaytime: 0.25,
   orbit: 1,
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ function mapChannelNumbers(channels) {
   return (Array.isArray(channels) ? channels : [channels]).map((ch) => ch - 1);
 }
 
-export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration) => {
+export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps) => {
   const ac = getAudioContext();
   t = typeof t === 'string' && t.startsWith('=') ? Number(t.slice(1)) : ac.currentTime + t;
   let { stretch } = value;
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration) => {
   let {
     s = getDefaultValue('s'),
     bank,
+    byteBeatExpression,
     source,
     gain = getDefaultValue('gain'),
     postgain = getDefaultValue('postgain'),
@@ -578,7 +580,7 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration) => {
   // get source AudioNode
   let sourceNode;
   if (source) {
-    sourceNode = source(t, value, hapDuration);
+    sourceNode = source(t, value, hapDuration, cps);
   } else if (getSound(s)) {
     const { onTrigger } = getSound(s);
     const onEnded = () => {
diff --git a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
index 9a1e4d150..1bd2ff8fc 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
@@ -144,6 +144,65 @@ export function registerSynthSounds() {
     { prebake: true, type: 'synth' },
   );
 
+  registerSound(
+    'bytebeat',
+    (begin, value, onended) => {
+      const defaultBeats = ['(t%255 >= t/255%255)*255', '(t*(t*8%60 <= 300)|(-t)*(t*4%512 < 256))+t/400', 't'];
+      const { n } = value;
+      const { byteBeatExpression = defaultBeats[n % defaultBeats.length] } = value;
+      const ac = getAudioContext();
+
+      let { duration } = value;
+      const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues(
+        [value.attack, value.decay, value.sustain, value.release],
+        'linear',
+        [0.001, 0.05, 0.6, 0.01],
+      );
+      const holdend = begin + duration;
+      const end = holdend + release + 0.01;
+      const frequency = getFrequencyFromValue(value);
+
+      let o = getWorklet(
+        ac,
+        'byte-beat-processor',
+        {
+          frequency,
+          begin,
+          end,
+        },
+        {
+          outputChannelCount: [2],
+        },
+      );
+
+      o.port.postMessage(byteBeatExpression);
+
+      let envGain = gainNode(1);
+      envGain = o.connect(envGain);
+
+      getParamADSR(envGain.gain, attack, decay, sustain, release, 0, 1, begin, holdend, 'linear');
+
+      let timeoutNode = webAudioTimeout(
+        ac,
+        () => {
+          destroyAudioWorkletNode(o);
+          envGain.disconnect();
+          onended();
+        },
+        begin,
+        end,
+      );
+
+      return {
+        node: envGain,
+        stop: (time) => {
+          timeoutNode.stop(time);
+        },
+      };
+    },
+    { prebake: true, type: 'synth' },
+  );
+
   registerSound(
     'pulse',
     (begin, value, onended) => {
diff --git a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
index 03d3a966f..b1cd1cb23 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class LadderProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
     cutoff = (cutoff * 2 * _PI) / sampleRate;
     cutoff = cutoff > 1 ? 1 : cutoff;
 
-    const k = Math.min(8, resonance * 0.4);
+    const k = Math.min(8, resonance * 0.13);
     //               drive makeup  * resonance volume loss makeup
     let makeupgain = (1 / drive) * Math.min(1.75, 1 + k);
 
@@ -761,3 +761,90 @@ class PulseOscillatorProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
 }
 
 registerProcessor('pulse-oscillator', PulseOscillatorProcessor);
+
+class ByteBeatProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.codeText = '0';
+    this.port.onmessage = (event) => {
+      this.codeText = event.data
+        .trim()
+        .replace(
+          /^eval\(unescape\(escape(?:`|\('|\("|\(`)(.*?)(?:`|'\)|"\)|`\)).replace\(\/u\(\.\.\)\/g,["'`]\$1%["'`]\)\)\)$/,
+          (match, m1) => unescape(escape(m1).replace(/u(..)/g, '$1%')),
+        );
+    };
+    this.virtualRate = 112600; // target sample rate
+    this.t = null;
+    this.framebuffer = new Float32Array(Math.floor(sampleRate / 60));
+    this.func = null;
+  }
+
+  static get parameterDescriptors() {
+    return [
+      {
+        name: 'begin',
+        defaultValue: 0,
+        max: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+        min: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'frequency',
+        defaultValue: 440,
+        min: Number.EPSILON,
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'detune',
+        defaultValue: 0,
+        min: Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+        max: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'end',
+        defaultValue: 0,
+        max: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+        min: 0,
+      },
+    ];
+  }
+
+  process(inputs, outputs, params) {
+    if (this.disconnected) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (currentTime <= params.begin[0]) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (currentTime >= params.end[0]) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (this.t == null) {
+      this.t = params.begin[0] * this.virtualRate;
+    }
+
+    let codeText = this.codeText;
+    this.func = Function('t', 'return ' + codeText);
+    const output = outputs[0];
+    const tIncrement = this.virtualRate / sampleRate;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < output[0].length; i++) {
+      let t = Math.floor(this.t);
+      const detune = getParamValue(i, params.detune);
+      const freq = applySemitoneDetuneToFrequency(getParamValue(i, params.frequency), detune / 100);
+
+      t = (t / (this.virtualRate / 256)) * freq;
+
+      const funcValue = this.func(t);
+      let signal = (funcValue & 255) / 127.5 - 1;
+      const out = signal * 0.2;
+      for (let c = 0; c < output.length; c++) {
+        output[c][i] = out;
+      }
+      this.t = this.t + tIncrement;
+    }
+
+    return true; // keep the audio processing going
+  }
+}
+
+registerProcessor('byte-beat-processor', ByteBeatProcessor);
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index e7d6dbb18..b9cdb444b 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -1516,6 +1516,15 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "brandBy" example index 0 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "byteBeatExpression" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/1 | s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t*(t>>15^t>>66) ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 2/1 | s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t*(t>>15^t>>66) ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 3/1 | s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t*(t>>15^t>>66) ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 4/1 | s:bytebeat byteBeatExpression:t*(t>>15^t>>66) ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "cat" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/1 | note:e5 ]",