diff --git a/src/API.ts b/src/API.ts
index 62f2cb4..5da3daa 100644
--- a/src/API.ts
+++ b/src/API.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class UserAPI {
         ? code
         : (this.app.selectedExample as string);
     }
+    this.stop();
     this.play();
   };
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export class UserAPI {
       current_universe.example.candidate! = "";
       current_universe.example.committed! = "";
     }
-    this.pause();
+    this.stop();
   };
 
   _playDocExampleOnce = (code?: string) => {
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export class UserAPI {
       current_universe.example.candidate! = "";
       current_universe.example.committed! = "";
     }
+    this.stop();
     this.play();
     this.app.exampleIsPlaying = true;
     evaluateOnce(this.app, code as string);
@@ -207,13 +209,11 @@ export class UserAPI {
 
   public pause = (): void => {
     this.app.setButtonHighlighting("pause", true);
-    this.MidiConnection.sendStopMessage();
     this.app.clock.pause();
   };
 
   public stop = (): void => {
     this.app.setButtonHighlighting("stop", true);
-    this.MidiConnection.sendStopMessage();
     this.app.clock.stop();
   };
   silence = this.stop;
diff --git a/src/Clock.ts b/src/Clock.ts
index a2ed80b..428dae8 100644
--- a/src/Clock.ts
+++ b/src/Clock.ts
@@ -29,24 +29,38 @@ export class Clock {
    * @param time_position - The current time position
    * @param ppqn - The pulses per quarter note
    * @param tick - The current tick since origin
+   * @param running - Is the clock running?
+   * @param lastPauseTime - The last time the clock was paused
+   * @param lastPlayPressTime - The last time the clock was started
+   * @param totalPauseTime - The total time the clock has been paused / stopped
    */
 
   ctx: AudioContext;
+  logicalTime: number;
   transportNode: TransportNode | null;
   private _bpm: number;
   time_signature: number[];
   time_position: TimePosition;
   private _ppqn: number;
   tick: number;
+  running: boolean;
+  lastPauseTime: number;
+  lastPlayPressTime: number;
+  totalPauseTime: number;
 
   constructor(public app: Editor, ctx: AudioContext) {
-    this.time_position = { bar: -1, beat: -1, pulse: -1 };
+    this.time_position = { bar: 0, beat: 0, pulse: 0 };
     this.time_signature = [4, 4];
-    this.tick = -1;
+    this.logicalTime = 0;
+    this.tick = 0;
     this._bpm = 120;
     this._ppqn = 48;
     this.transportNode = null;
     this.ctx = ctx;
+    this.running = true;
+    this.lastPauseTime = 0;
+    this.lastPlayPressTime = 0;
+    this.totalPauseTime = 0;
     ctx.audioWorklet
       .addModule(TransportProcessor)
       .then((e) => {
@@ -122,6 +136,13 @@ export class Clock {
     return 60 / this.bpm / this.ppqn;
   }
 
+  public pulse_duration_at_bpm(bpm: number = this.bpm): number {
+    /**
+     * Returns the duration of a pulse in seconds at a specific bpm.
+     */
+    return 60 / bpm / this.ppqn;
+  }
+
   get bpm(): number {
     return this._bpm;
   }
@@ -132,8 +153,9 @@ export class Clock {
 
   set bpm(bpm: number) {
     if (bpm > 0 && this._bpm !== bpm) {
-      this._bpm = bpm;
       this.transportNode?.setBPM(bpm);
+      this._bpm = bpm;
+      this.logicalTime = this.realTime;
     }
   }
 
@@ -141,6 +163,14 @@ export class Clock {
     return this._ppqn;
   }
 
+  get realTime(): number {
+     return this.app.audioContext.currentTime - this.totalPauseTime;
+  }
+
+  get deviation(): number {
+    return Math.abs(this.logicalTime - this.realTime);
+  }
+
   set ppqn(ppqn: number) {
     if (ppqn > 0 && this._ppqn !== ppqn) {
       this._ppqn = ppqn;
@@ -148,6 +178,11 @@ export class Clock {
     }
   }
 
+  public incrementTick(bpm: number) {
+    this.tick++;
+    this.logicalTime += this.pulse_duration_at_bpm(bpm);
+  }
+
   public nextTickFrom(time: number, nudge: number): number {
     /**
      * Compute the time remaining before the next clock tick.
@@ -180,7 +215,10 @@ export class Clock {
      * @remark also sends a MIDI message if a port is declared
      */
     this.app.audioContext.resume();
+    this.running = true;
     this.app.api.MidiConnection.sendStartMessage();
+    this.lastPlayPressTime = this.app.audioContext.currentTime;
+    this.totalPauseTime += (this.lastPlayPressTime - this.lastPauseTime);
     this.transportNode?.start();
   }
 
@@ -190,8 +228,11 @@ export class Clock {
      *
      * @remark also sends a MIDI message if a port is declared
      */
+    this.running = false;
     this.transportNode?.pause();
     this.app.api.MidiConnection.sendStopMessage();
+    this.lastPauseTime = this.app.audioContext.currentTime;
+    this.logicalTime = this.realTime;
   }
 
   public stop(): void {
@@ -200,8 +241,11 @@ export class Clock {
      *
      * @remark also sends a MIDI message if a port is declared
      */
-    this.app.clock.tick = -1;
-    this.time_position = { bar: -1, beat: -1, pulse: -1 };
+    this.running = false;
+    this.tick = 0;
+    this.lastPauseTime = this.app.audioContext.currentTime;
+    this.logicalTime = this.realTime;
+    this.time_position = { bar: 0, beat: 0, pulse: 0 };
     this.app.api.MidiConnection.sendStopMessage();
     this.transportNode?.stop();
   }
diff --git a/src/TransportNode.js b/src/TransportNode.js
index 32e6939..220072f 100644
--- a/src/TransportNode.js
+++ b/src/TransportNode.js
@@ -12,31 +12,39 @@ export class TransportNode extends AudioWorkletNode {
 
   /** @type {(this: MessagePort, ev: MessageEvent<any>) => any} */
   handleMessage = (message) => {
-    if (message.data && message.data.type === "bang") {
-      if (this.app.settings.send_clock)
-        this.app.api.MidiConnection.sendMidiClock();
-      this.app.clock.tick++;
-      const futureTimeStamp = this.app.clock.convertTicksToTimeposition(
-        this.app.clock.tick
-      );
-      this.app.clock.time_position = futureTimeStamp;
-      this.timeviewer.innerHTML = `${zeroPad(futureTimeStamp.bar, 2)}:${
-        futureTimeStamp.beat + 1
-      }:${zeroPad(futureTimeStamp.pulse, 2)} / ${this.app.clock.bpm}`;
-      if (this.app.exampleIsPlaying) {
-        tryEvaluate(this.app, this.app.example_buffer);
-      } else {
-        tryEvaluate(this.app, this.app.global_buffer);
+    if(message.data) {
+      if (message.data.type === "bang") {
+        if(this.app.clock.running) {
+          if (this.app.settings.send_clock) {
+            this.app.api.MidiConnection.sendMidiClock();
+          }
+          const futureTimeStamp = this.app.clock.convertTicksToTimeposition(
+            this.app.clock.tick
+          );
+          this.app.clock.time_position = futureTimeStamp;
+          this.timeviewer.innerHTML = `${zeroPad(futureTimeStamp.bar, 2)}:${futureTimeStamp.beat + 1
+            }:${zeroPad(futureTimeStamp.pulse, 2)} / ${this.app.clock.bpm}`;
+          if (this.app.exampleIsPlaying) {
+            tryEvaluate(this.app, this.app.example_buffer);
+          } else {
+            tryEvaluate(this.app, this.app.global_buffer);
+          }
+          this.app.clock.incrementTick(message.data.bpm);
+        }
       }
     }
   };
 
   start() {
-    this.port.postMessage("start");
+    this.port.postMessage({ type: "start" });
   }
 
   pause() {
-    this.port.postMessage("pause");
+    this.port.postMessage({ type: "pause" });
+  }
+
+  resume() {
+    this.port.postMessage({ type: "resume" });
   }
 
   setBPM(bpm) {
@@ -52,6 +60,6 @@ export class TransportNode extends AudioWorkletNode {
   }
 
   stop() {
-    this.port.postMessage("stop");
+    this.port.postMessage({type: "stop" });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/TransportProcessor.js b/src/TransportProcessor.js
index 6e593d8..17507f2 100644
--- a/src/TransportProcessor.js
+++ b/src/TransportProcessor.js
@@ -14,20 +14,19 @@ class TransportProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   handleMessage = (message) => {
     if (message.data && message.data.type === "ping") {
       this.port.postMessage(message.data);
-    } else if (message.data === "start") {
+    } else if (message.data.type === "start") {
       this.started = true;
-    } else if (message.data === "pause") {
+    } else if (message.data.type === "pause") {
       this.started = false;
-    } else if (message.data === "stop") {
+    } else if (message.data.type === "stop") {
       this.started = false;
     } else if (message.data.type === 'bpm') {
       this.bpm = message.data.value;
-      this.currentPulsePosition = 0;
+      this.currentPulsePosition = currentTime;
     } else if (message.data.type === 'ppqn') {
       this.ppqn = message.data.value;
-      this.currentPulsePosition = 0;
     } else if (message.data.type === 'nudge') {
-      this.nudge = message.data.value
+      this.nudge = message.data.value;
     }
   }
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ class TransportProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
       const currentPulsePosition = Math.ceil(beatNumber * this.ppqn);
       if (currentPulsePosition > this.currentPulsePosition) {
         this.currentPulsePosition = currentPulsePosition;
-        this.port.postMessage({ type: "bang" });
+        this.port.postMessage({ type: "bang", bpm: this.bpm });
       }
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/src/Utils/Generic.ts b/src/Utils/Generic.ts
index d6e91e6..69e5da1 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Generic.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/Generic.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@
  * @returns {Record<string, any>[]} Array of objects
  * 
  */
-export function objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(input: Record<string, any>, ignoredKeys: string[]): Record<string, any>[] {
-    ignoredKeys = ignoredKeys.map((k) => Array.isArray(input[k]) ? undefined : k).filter((k) => k !== undefined) as string[];
-    const keys = Object.keys(input).filter((k) => !ignoredKeys.includes(k));
+export function objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(input: Record<string, any>, arraysToArrays: string[]): Record<string, any>[] {
+    arraysToArrays.forEach((k) => {
+        // Transform single array to array of arrays and keep array of arrays as is
+        if (Array.isArray(input[k]) && !Array.isArray(input[k][0])) {
+            input[k] = [input[k]];
+        }
+    });
+    const keys = Object.keys(input);
+    
     const maxLength = Math.max(
       ...keys.map((k) =>
         Array.isArray(input[k]) ? (input[k] as any[]).length : 1
@@ -20,14 +26,10 @@ export function objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(input: Record<string, any>, ign
     for (let i = 0; i < maxLength; i++) {
       const event: Record<string, any> = {};
       for (const k of keys) {
-        if (ignoredKeys.includes(k)) {
-           event[k] = input[k];
-        } else {
-          if (Array.isArray(input[k])) {
+        if (Array.isArray(input[k])) {
             event[k] = (input[k] as any[])[i % (input[k] as any[]).length];
-          } else {
+        } else {
             event[k] = input[k];
-          }
         }
       }
       output.push(event);
diff --git a/src/classes/SoundEvent.ts b/src/classes/SoundEvent.ts
index 4c753d3..2d34c12 100644
--- a/src/classes/SoundEvent.ts
+++ b/src/classes/SoundEvent.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { type Editor } from "../main";
 import { AudibleEvent } from "./AbstractEvents";
-import { filterObject, arrayOfObjectsToObjectWithArrays, objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects } from "../Utils/Generic";
+import {
+  filterObject,
+  arrayOfObjectsToObjectWithArrays,
+  objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects,
+} from "../Utils/Generic";
 import {
   chord as parseChord,
   midiToFreq,
@@ -277,7 +281,6 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
     },
   };
 
-
   constructor(sound: string | string[] | SoundParams, public app: Editor) {
     super(app);
     this.nudge = app.dough_nudge / 100;
@@ -296,11 +299,13 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
     this.values = this.processSound(sound);
   }
 
-  private processSound = (sound: string | string[] | SoundParams | SoundParams[]): SoundParams => {
-    if (Array.isArray(sound) && typeof sound[0] === 'string') {
+  private processSound = (
+    sound: string | string[] | SoundParams | SoundParams[]
+  ): SoundParams => {
+    if (Array.isArray(sound) && typeof sound[0] === "string") {
       const s: string[] = [];
       const n: number[] = [];
-      sound.forEach(str => {
+      sound.forEach((str) => {
         const parts = (str as string).split(":");
         s.push(parts[0]);
         if (parts[1]) {
@@ -311,13 +316,13 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
         s,
         n: n.length > 0 ? n : undefined,
         dur: this.app.clock.convertPulseToSecond(this.app.clock.ppqn),
-        analyze: true
+        analyze: true,
       };
-    } else if (typeof sound === 'object') {
+    } else if (typeof sound === "object") {
       const validatedObj: SoundParams = {
         dur: this.app.clock.convertPulseToSecond(this.app.clock.ppqn),
         analyze: true,
-        ...sound as Partial<SoundParams>
+        ...(sound as Partial<SoundParams>),
       };
       return validatedObj;
     } else {
@@ -329,15 +334,18 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
           s,
           n,
           dur: this.app.clock.convertPulseToSecond(this.app.clock.ppqn),
-          analyze: true
+          analyze: true,
         };
       } else {
         return { s: sound, dur: 0.5, analyze: true };
       }
     }
-  }
+  };
 
-  private updateValue<T>(key: string, value: T | T[] | SoundParams[] | null): this {
+  private updateValue<T>(
+    key: string,
+    value: T | T[] | SoundParams[] | null
+  ): this {
     if (value == null) return this;
     this.values[key] = value;
     return this;
@@ -358,15 +366,21 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
   };
 
   update = (): void => {
-    const filteredValues = filterObject(this.values, ["key", "pitch", "parsedScale", "octave"]);
-    const events = objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(filteredValues,["parsedScale"]);
-
+    const filteredValues = filterObject(this.values, [
+      "key",
+      "pitch",
+      "parsedScale",
+      "octave",
+    ]);
+    const events = objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(filteredValues, [
+      "parsedScale",
+    ]);
     events.forEach((event) => {
       const [note, _] = noteFromPc(
-        event.key as number || "C4",
-        event.pitch as number || 0,
-        event.parsedScale as number[] || event.scale || "MAJOR",
-        event.octave as number || 0
+        (event.key as number) || "C4",
+        (event.pitch as number) || 0,
+        (event.parsedScale as number[]) || event.scale || "MAJOR",
+        (event.octave as number) || 0
       );
       event.note = note;
       event.freq = midiToFreq(note);
@@ -379,8 +393,8 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
   };
 
   public chord = (value: string) => {
-      const chord = parseChord(value);
-      return this.updateValue("note", chord);
+    const chord = parseChord(value);
+    return this.updateValue("note", chord);
   };
 
   public invert = (howMany: number = 0) => {
@@ -411,13 +425,11 @@ export class SoundEvent extends AudibleEvent {
   };
 
   out = (): void => {
-    const events = objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(this.values,["parsedScale"]);
+    const events = objectWithArraysToArrayOfObjects(this.values, [
+      "parsedScale",
+    ]);
     for (const event of events) {
-      superdough(
-        event,
-        this.nudge,
-        event.dur
-      );
+      superdough(event, this.nudge + this.app.clock.deviation, event.dur);
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/ZPlayer.ts b/src/classes/ZPlayer.ts
index 57a87fb..43ea493 100644
--- a/src/classes/ZPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/classes/ZPlayer.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ export class Player extends Event {
   options: InputOptions = {};
   skipIndex = 0;
 
-  constructor(input: string, options: InputOptions, public app: Editor, zid: string = "") {
+  constructor(
+    input: string,
+    options: InputOptions,
+    public app: Editor,
+    zid: string = ""
+  ) {
     super(app);
     this.input = input;
     this.options = options;
@@ -109,19 +114,21 @@ export class Player extends Event {
       this.app.api.resetAllFromCache();
     }
 
-    const patternIsStarting = (this.notStarted() &&
-    (this.pulse() === 0 || this.origin() >= this.nextBeatInTicks()) &&
-    this.origin() >= this.waitTime);
+    const patternIsStarting =
+      this.notStarted() &&
+      (this.pulse() === 0 || this.origin() >= this.nextBeatInTicks()) &&
+      this.origin() >= this.waitTime;
 
-    const timeToPlayNext = (this.current &&
+    const timeToPlayNext =
+      this.current &&
       this.pulseToSecond(this.origin()) >=
-      this.pulseToSecond(this.lastCallTime) +
-      this.pulseToSecond(this.current.duration*4*this.app.clock.ppqn) &&
-      this.origin() >= this.waitTime);
+        this.pulseToSecond(this.lastCallTime) +
+          this.pulseToSecond(this.current.duration * 4 * this.app.clock.ppqn) &&
+      this.origin() >= this.waitTime;
 
     // If pattern is starting or it's time to play next event
     const areWeThereYet = patternIsStarting || timeToPlayNext;
-      
+
     // Increment index of how many times call is skipped
     this.skipIndex = areWeThereYet ? 0 : this.skipIndex + 1;
 
@@ -142,7 +149,9 @@ export class Player extends Event {
   sound(name?: string) {
     if (this.areWeThereYet()) {
       const event = this.next() as Pitch | Chord | ZRest;
-      const noteLengthInSeconds = this.app.clock.convertPulseToSecond(event.duration*4*this.app.clock.ppqn);
+      const noteLengthInSeconds = this.app.clock.convertPulseToSecond(
+        event.duration * 4 * this.app.clock.ppqn
+      );
       if (event instanceof Pitch) {
         const obj = event.getExisting(
           "freq",
@@ -153,8 +162,8 @@ export class Player extends Event {
           "octave",
           "parsedScale"
         ) as SoundParams;
-        if(event.sound) name = event.sound as string;
-        if(event.soundIndex) obj.n = event.soundIndex as number;
+        if (event.sound) name = event.sound as string;
+        if (event.soundIndex) obj.n = event.soundIndex as number;
         obj.dur = noteLengthInSeconds;
         return new SoundEvent(obj, this.app).sound(name || "sine");
       } else if (event instanceof Chord) {
@@ -170,8 +179,11 @@ export class Player extends Event {
           );
         }) as SoundParams[];
         const add = { dur: noteLengthInSeconds } as SoundParams;
-        if(name) add.s = name;
-        let sound = arrayOfObjectsToObjectWithArrays(pitches,add) as SoundParams;
+        if (name) add.s = name;
+        let sound = arrayOfObjectsToObjectWithArrays(
+          pitches,
+          add
+        ) as SoundParams;
         return new SoundEvent(sound, this.app);
       } else if (event instanceof ZRest) {
         return RestEvent.createRestProxy(event.duration, this.app);
@@ -191,10 +203,10 @@ export class Player extends Event {
         "key",
         "scale",
         "octave",
-        "parsedScale",
+        "parsedScale"
       ) as MidiParams;
       if (event instanceof Pitch) {
-        if(event.soundIndex) obj.channel = event.soundIndex as number;
+        if (event.soundIndex) obj.channel = event.soundIndex as number;
         const note = new MidiEvent(obj, this.app);
         return value ? note.note(value) : note;
       } else if (event instanceof ZRest) {
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@ export class Player extends Event {
       this.ziffers.invert(n);
     }
     return this;
-  }
+  };
 
   retrograde() {
     if (this.atTheBeginning()) this.ziffers.retrograde();