diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 2012c061..8135b1cb 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -3761,6 +3761,42 @@ const _asArrayPattern = (pats) => {
   return acc;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Produces a [Kabelsalat](https://kabel.salat.dev/) modular sound engine.
+ * This can be used as either an effect (by including `audioin()` at the beginning
+ * of your kabel expression) or as a sound source (via any expression which doesn't
+ * start with `audioin()`).
+ *
+ * Some helpers you have available to you:
+ *   * Strudel mini notation works fine in K(..) via "" or ``
+ *   * More complex Strudel expressions (like "0 1 2".fast(4) or irand(24)) can be
+ *     written by wrapping them in `S(..)` inside your Kabel code
+ *   * We expose Strudel's note frequency under `sFreq` and Strudel's gate
+ *     information under `sGate`
+ *   * You can use more complex multi-line expressions (like `let x = a; let y = b; x.lpf(y);`)
+ *     by wrapping them inside a function in K (see example).
+ *
+ * @name K
+ * @param {KabelsalatExpression | Function} expr Kabelsalat graph definition
+ * @memberof Pattern
+ * @returns Pattern
+ *
+ * @example
+ * note("A c e".fast(4)).transpose("<0 2 4 6 8>")
+ *   .scale("F:minor").transpose("12")
+ *   .s("saw")
+ *   .K(
+ *     // audioin().mul(sGate.adsr(0.001, 0.3, 0, 0.2)) // as effect
+ *     saw(saw(sFreq / "2!3 16").mul(8).add(sFreq).lag("0!3 0.1")).mul(0.3) // as source
+ *     .mul(sGate.adsr(0, 0.15, 0.5, "0.1!3 1"))
+ *     .lpf(sGate.adsr(0, 0.2, 0.3, 0.2).mul(1).add(0))
+ *     .add(x => x.delay(S("0.3 0.2".fast(2))).mul(0.7))
+ *     .add(x => x.delay("0.03 [0.08 0.01] 0.01 0.013").mul(0.77)).mul(0.7)
+ *     .add(x => x.delay(.13).mul(0.7))
+ *     .out()
+ *   )
+ *   ._pianoroll()
+ */
 /**
  * Creates a worklet effect. Typically derived by writing K(...) in the REPL which will parse
  * Kabelsalat code.
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index d271c783..a0f3b6a1 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -610,6 +610,19 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5)
     gain *= velocity; // velocity currently only multiplies with gain. it might do other things in the future
     delaytime = delaytime ?? cycleToSeconds(delaysync, cps);
 
+    // Kabelsalat
+    if (fx.workletSrc !== undefined) {
+      const workletNode = getWorklet(ac, 'generic-processor', {});
+      chain.connect(workletNode);
+      const workletSrc = fx.workletSrc
+        .replace(/\bpat\[(\d+)\]/g, (_, i) => fx.workletInputs[i])
+        .replaceAll('sFreq', getFrequencyFromValue(value))
+        .replaceAll('sGate', `cc('strudel-gate-${chainID}')`);
+      /* global compileKabel */
+      const { src, ugens, registers } = compileKabel(workletSrc);
+      workletNode.port.postMessage({ src, schema: { ugens, registers }, start: t, gateEnd: end, end: endWithRelease });
+    }
+
     if (fx.stretch !== undefined) {
       const phaseVocoder = getWorklet(ac, 'phase-vocoder-processor', { pitchFactor: fx.stretch });
       chain.connect(phaseVocoder);
@@ -847,17 +860,6 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5)
       filterChain.forEach((f) => chain.connect(f));
       chain.audioNodes.push(lfo);
     }
-    if (fx.workletSrc !== undefined) {
-      const workletNode = getWorklet(ac, 'generic-processor', {});
-      chain.connect(workletNode);
-      const workletSrc = fx.workletSrc
-        .replace(/\bpat\[(\d+)\]/g, (_, i) => fx.workletInputs[i])
-        .replaceAll('sFreq', getFrequencyFromValue(value))
-        .replaceAll('sGate', `cc('strudel-gate-${chainID}')`);
-      /* global compileKabel */
-      const { src, ugens, registers } = compileKabel(workletSrc);
-      workletNode.port.postMessage({ src, schema: { ugens, registers }, start: t, end });
-    }
     // delay
     if (key !== 'main' && delay > 0 && delaytime > 0 && delayfeedback > 0) {
       const dry = gainNode(1);
diff --git a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
index 40428db0..1803a052 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
@@ -1496,9 +1496,11 @@ class GenericProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
         src,
         schema: { ugens, registers },
         start,
+        gateEnd,
         end,
       } = event.data;
       this.start = start;
+      this.gateEnd = gateEnd;
       this.end = end;
       this.registers = new Array(registers).fill(0);
       this.src = `o.fill(0); // reset outputs\n${src}`;
@@ -1526,7 +1528,10 @@ class GenericProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   }
   process(inputs, outputs) {
     const input = inputs[0]?.[0];
-    if (this.genSample === undefined || currentTime < this.start) {
+    if (currentTime > this.end) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    else if (this.genSample === undefined || currentTime < this.start) {
       // pending
       return true;
     } else if (input === undefined) {
@@ -1535,7 +1540,7 @@ class GenericProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
       return !this.started;
     }
     this.started = true;
-    if (!this.gateEnded && currentTime > this.end) {
+    if (!this.gateEnded && currentTime > this.gateEnd) {
       this.gateNode?.setValue(0);
       this.gateEnded = true;
     }
diff --git a/packages/transpiler/test/transpiler.test.mjs b/packages/transpiler/test/transpiler.test.mjs
index 022d39dd..986635be 100644
--- a/packages/transpiler/test/transpiler.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/transpiler/test/transpiler.test.mjs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ describe('transpiler', () => {
   it('treats K(...) as kabelsalat', () => {
     expect(transpiler('K(1+2)', simple).output).toEqual("worklet('1 + 2');");
   });
+  it('automatically calls functions in K(...)', () => {
+    expect(transpiler('K(() => { return 1 + 2 })', simple).output).toEqual(
+      "worklet('(() => {\\n    return 1 + 2\\n})()');",
+    );
+  });
   it('handles strudel S(...) inside kabelsalat K(...)', () => {
     expect(transpiler('K(S("bd".fast(4)))', simple).output).toEqual("worklet('pat[0]', m('bd', 4).fast(4));");
   });
diff --git a/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs b/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
index de7c8345..45f9dabd 100644
--- a/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
+++ b/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
@@ -123,9 +123,18 @@ export function transpiler(input, options = {}) {
     leave(node, parent, prop, index) {
       if (!isKabelCall(node)) return;
 
-      const [expr, ...rest] = node.arguments;
+      let [expr, ...rest] = node.arguments;
       if (!expr) throw new Error('K(...) requires an expression');
 
+      if (shouldCallKabelExpression(expr)) {
+        expr = {
+          type: 'CallExpression',
+          callee: expr,
+          arguments: [],
+          optional: false,
+        };
+      }
+
       const { template, patternExprs } = extractPatternPlaceholders(expr);
       if (patternExprs.length) {
         const workletArgs = [{ type: 'Literal', value: template }, ...patternExprs, ...rest];
@@ -211,6 +220,16 @@ function isKabelCall(node) {
   return callee.type === 'Identifier' && callee.name === 'K';
 }
 
+function shouldCallKabelExpression(expr) {
+  if (expr.type !== 'ArrowFunctionExpression' && expr.type !== 'FunctionExpression') {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (expr.params.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return expr.body?.type === 'BlockStatement';
+}
+
 function genExprSource(expr) {
   return escodegen.generate(expr, { format: { semicolons: false } });
 }