diff --git a/lib/trigRingz.scd b/lib/trigRingz.scd
index 619e455..ee240c9 100644
--- a/lib/trigRingz.scd
+++ b/lib/trigRingz.scd
@@ -1,55 +1,67 @@
 (
 SynthDef(\stndTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = StandardTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
 
 (
 SynthDef(\henoTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = HenonTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
 
 (
 SynthDef(\gbmanTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = GbmanTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
 
 (
 SynthDef(\latooTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = LatoocarfianTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
@@ -58,14 +70,17 @@ SynthDef(\latooTrigRing, {
 
 (
 SynthDef(\lorenzTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = LorenzTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
@@ -73,14 +88,17 @@ SynthDef(\lorenzTrigRing, {
 
 (
 SynthDef(\fhnTrigRing, {
-	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1;
-	var snd, in;
+	arg out=0, freq=1000, min=1, max=10, decay=0.1, ffreq=1000, amp=1, gate=1, fadeTime=1;
+	var snd, in, env;
 
 	in = FhnTrig.ar(min,max);
 	snd = Ringz.ar(in, freq, decay);
 	snd = LPF.ar(snd, ffreq);
+    env = EnvGen.kr(
+        Env([0, 1, 0], [fadeTime, fadeTime], \sin, 1),
+        gate, doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
 
-	snd = snd * amp;
+	snd = snd * env * amp;
 	Out.ar(out,snd)
 }).add;
 );
diff --git a/rhizosphere.scd b/rhizosphere.scd
index ea5aae8..2fee08e 100644
--- a/rhizosphere.scd
+++ b/rhizosphere.scd
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Server.default.waitForBoot {
 
 });
 
+s.meter; s.plotTree;
+
 
 // octoPan busses //////////////
 (
@@ -60,34 +62,34 @@ Server.default.waitForBoot {
 ~panBus1r = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus1y.value = 0.14; // set a fixed value to a bus
 ~panBus1x.value = 0;
-~panBus1r.value = 1;
+~panBus1r.value = 2;
 
 // octoBus2 + panners and control busses:
 ~octoBus2 = Bus.audio(s,1);
 ~panBus2x = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus2y = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus2r = Bus.control(s,1);
-~panBus2y.value = 0; // set a fixed value to a bus
+~panBus2y.value = 0.14; // set a fixed value to a bus
 ~panBus2x.value = 0;
-~panBus2r.value = 0.1;
+~panBus2r.value = 2;
 
 // octoBus3 + panners and control busses:
 ~octoBus3 = Bus.audio(s,1);
 ~panBus3x = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus3y = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus3r = Bus.control(s,1);
-~panBus3y.value = 0.29; // set a fixed value to a bus
+~panBus3y.value = 0.14; // set a fixed value to a bus
 ~panBus3x.value = 0;
-~panBus3r.value = 0.1;
+~panBus3r.value = 2;
 
 // octoBus4 + panners and control busses:
 ~octoBus4 = Bus.audio(s,1);
 ~panBus4x = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus4y = Bus.control(s,1);
 ~panBus4r = Bus.control(s,1);
-~panBus4y.value = 0.29; // set a fixed value to a bus
+~panBus4y.value = 0.14; // set a fixed value to a bus
 ~panBus4x.value = 0;
-~panBus4r.value = 0.1;
+~panBus4r.value = 2;
 
 // 8chan reverb bus
 ~revBus = Bus.audio(s,8);
@@ -123,11 +125,148 @@ var timeLine, r;
 ~octoPanner4.map(\y, ~panBus4y);
 ~octoPanner4.map(\radius, ~panBus4r);
 
+// 4 x stereo reverbs are fixed to outputs ([0,1][2,3][4,5][6,7]) not panners!
 ~reverb = Synth("reverBusser", [\inBus, ~revBus, \outBus, 0], addAction: \addToTail);
 
+// some default oscilations of pan and reverb
+
+// 'set' values - disconnects mapping!
+//~octoPanner1.set(\x, 0, \y, 0.28, \radius, 0.001); 
+
+~panner1y.free;
+~panner2y.free;
+~panner3y.free;
+~panner4y.free;
+//~panner1y = SynthDef(\pannerOsc, {Out.kr(~panBus1y, SinOsc.kr(0.1).range(0.1,0.2))}).play;
+~panner1y = SynthDef(\randomPanY1, { Out.kr(~panBus1y, LFNoise2.kr(1).range(0,0.28))}).play;
+~panner2y = SynthDef(\randomPanY2, { Out.kr(~panBus2y, LFNoise2.kr(1).range(0,0.28))}).play;
+~panner3y = SynthDef(\randomPanY3, { Out.kr(~panBus3y, LFNoise2.kr(1).range(0,0.28))}).play;
+~panner4y = SynthDef(\randomPanY4, { Out.kr(~panBus4y, LFNoise2.kr(1).range(0,0.28))}).play;
+// convert to SynthDef + Synth for common oscilations?
+
+~reverb1wetBus.free; ~wetOsc.free; // clean up
+~reverb1wetBus = Bus.control(s, 1); // create control bus
+~reverb.map(\verb1wet, ~reverb1wetBus); // map an argument to control bus
+~wetOsc = SynthDef(\randomVerb1, {Out.kr(~reverb1wetBus, LFNoise2.kr(1).range(0, 0.8)) }).play;
+
+
+// ~wetOsc.free;
+// ~reverb.set(\verb1wet, 0);
+// ~reverb.set(\verb1wet, 1);
+// ~reverb.set(\verb2wet, 1);
+
+
 timeLine = Routine {
 	"--- starting main routine ...".postln;
 
+
+	/// SOIL //////////////////////////////////
+	// forestSoil granulation
+	"--- starting forestSoil granulation ...".postln;
+
+	~soil1 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus1, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf, \dur, 0.0001 ,\fadeTime, 20]);
+
+	~soil1durBus = Bus.control(s,1);
+	~soil1durBus.value = 0.0001;
+	~soil1.map(\dur, ~soil1durBus);
+
+	wait(80);
+	
+	~soil2 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus2, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf, \dur, 0.0001 ,\fadeTime, 20]);
+
+	~soil2durBus = Bus.control(s,1);
+	~soil2durBus.value = 0.0001;
+	~soil2.map(\dur, ~soil2durBus);
+
+	wait(20);
+
+	~soil1DurOsc = SynthDef( \soilDurOsc, {Out.kr(~soil1durBus, SinOsc.kr(0.01,1.5pi).range(0.0001, 0.1))} ).play;
+
+	wait(20);
+	
+	~soil2DurOsc = SynthDef( \soilDurOsc, {Out.kr(~soil2durBus, SinOsc.kr(0.01,1.5pi).range(0.0001, 0.2))} ).play;
+
+	wait(120);
+
+	~soil1.set(\dur, 0.0001);
+	wait(1);
+	~soil2.set(\dur, 0.0001);
+
+
+	// this could repeat somewhat?
+
+	~soil1.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 15); // use envelope to fade out
+	wait(3);
+	~soil2.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 15); // use envelope to fade out
+	wait(2);
+
+
+	/* NOTES:
+	~soil1DurOsc = SynthDef(\soilDurOsc, {Out.kr(30, SinOsc.kr(0.01,1.5pi).range(0.0001, 1))}).play
+	~soil1DurOsc.free
+	// start oscilation, very slowly
+	~soil1.set(\dur, 0.0001);
+
+	~soil1 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus1, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf]);
+
+	~soil1.set(\rate, 0.2);
+	~soil1.set(\out, 1);
+	~soil1.set(\dur, 0.01);
+	~soil1.set(\amp, 1);
+	~soil1.set(\out, 1);
+	~soil1.set(\envbuf, ~planotaBuf);
+
+	// send SinOscilation to a argument via bus
+	~foreskrBus = Bus.control(s, 1);
+	~soil1.map(\dur, ~foreskrBus);
+	~durOsc = {Out.kr(~foreskrBus, SinOsc.kr(0.1).range(0.007,0.1))}.play;
+	~durOsc.free;
+
+	// another granulator
+	~soil2 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus2, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf]);
+	~soil2.map(\dur, ~foreskrBus);
+
+	~soil2.set(\amp, 0.1)
+
+	~soil1.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 2); // use envelope to fade out
+	~soil2.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 2); // use envelope to fade out
+
+	// stop:free
+	~soil1.free // stop.
+	~soil2.free // stop.
+	*/
+
+	~lorenzTrig1 = Synth(\lorenzTrigRing, [\out, ~octoBus1, \freq, 1400, \amp, 0.5, \fadeTime, 5]);
+	~lorenzTrig1.set(\fadeTime, 5, \gate, 0);
+
+	//~lorenzTrig1.free;
+
+
+
+
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+
+	
 	//1.wait;
 
 	/*
@@ -323,14 +462,17 @@ FreqScope.new(400, 200, 0, server: s);
 // testing stuff! ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 ~lorenzTrig1 = Synth(\lorenzTrigRing, [\out, ~octoBus1, \freq, 1400, \amp, 0.5]);
-~reverb.set(\verb1wet, 0.3);
+~lorenzTrig1.set(\amp,0.2)
+
+~reverb.set(\verb1wet, 1);
+~reverb.set(\verb1wet, 0);
 ~reverb.set(\verb2wet, 1);
 
 // 'set' values - disconnects mapping!
 ~octoPanner1.set(\x, 0, \y, 0.28, \radius, 0.001); 
 
 ~panner1y.free;
-~panner1y = {Out.kr(~panBus1y, SinOsc.kr(0.1).range(0,0.28))}.play;
+~panner1y = SynthDef(\pannerOsc, {Out.kr(~panBus1y, SinOsc.kr(0.1).range(0.1,0.2))}).play;
 ~panner1y = SynthDef(\randomPanY, { Out.kr(~panBus1y, LFNoise0.kr(9).range(0,0.28))}).play;
 // convert to SynthDef + Synth for common oscilations?
 
@@ -374,6 +516,7 @@ FreqScope.new(400, 200, 0, server: s);
 
 ~latooWan1 = Synth(\latooWanderings, [\out, ~octoBus4, \fadeTime, 0.1]);
 ~latooWan1.set(\out,1)
+~latooWan1.set(\out,~octoBus1)
 ~latooWan1.set(\amp,1)
 ~latooWan1.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 10);
 ~latooWan1.free;
@@ -404,7 +547,7 @@ FreqScope.new(400, 200, 0, server: s);
 
 
 ////// ring resonator ringing the clicks from triggers
-
+ 
 ~stdTrig1 = Synth(\stndTrigRing, [\out, ~octoBus1, \freq,1900]);
 ~stdTrig1.free
 
@@ -430,36 +573,6 @@ FreqScope.new(400, 200, 0, server: s);
 
 
 
-// forestSoil granulation
-~soil1 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus1, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf]);
-
-~soil1.set(\rate, 0.2);
-~soil1.set(\out, 1);
-~soil1.set(\dur, 0.01);
-~soil1.set(\amp, 0.1);
-~soil1.set(\out, 1);
-~soil1.set(\envbuf, ~planotaBuf);
-
-// send SinOscilation to a argument via bus
-~foreskrBus = Bus.control(s, 1);
-~soil1.map(\dur, ~foreskrBus);
-~durOsc = {Out.kr(~foreskrBus, SinOsc.kr(0.1).range(0.007,0.1))}.play;
-~durOsc.free;
-
-// another granulator
-~soil2 = Synth(\granSoil, [\out, ~octoBus2, \sndbuf, ~forestSoilBuf]);
-~soil2.map(\dur, ~foreskrBus);
-
-~soil2.set(\amp, 0.1)
-
-~soil1.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 2); // use envelope to fade out
-~soil2.set(\gate, 0, \fadeTime, 2); // use envelope to fade out
-
-// stop:free
-~soil1.free // stop.
-~soil2.free // stop.
-
-