diff --git a/music.tal b/music.tal
index 5b5d0b0..dc4378c 100644
--- a/music.tal
+++ b/music.tal
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 ( each channel can loop independently; there is no need to keep their )
 ( lengths in sync with each other. )
 
+( TODO: next-t should be relative, not absolute. )
+( requires more book-keeping but makes longer notes possible )
+( also makes rescale-time simpler )
+
 |30 @Audio1 [ &vect $2 &pos $2 &out $1 &dur $2 &pad $1 &adsr $2 &len $2 &addr $2 &vol $1 &pitch $1 ]
 |40 @Audio2 [ &vect $2 &pos $2 &out $1 &dur $2 &pad $1 &adsr $2 &len $2 &addr $2 &vol $1 &pitch $1 ]
 |50 @Audio3 [ &vect $2 &pos $2 &out $1 &dur $2 &pad $1 &adsr $2 &len $2 &addr $2 &vol $1 &pitch $1 ]
@@ -124,14 +128,28 @@
     STHr  #08 ORA DEO2          ( ; <-adsr )
     JMP2r
 
+@rescale-time ( -> )
+    .time LDZ2 #0200 GTH2 ?{ JMP2r }
+    .time adjust-zp-t
+    .events adjust-ch-next-t
+    .ch-1 adjust-ch-next-t
+    .ch-2 adjust-ch-next-t
+    .ch-3 adjust-ch-next-t
+    .ch-4 !adjust-ch-next-t
+
+@adjust-ch-next-t ( ch^ -> )
+    .ch/next-t ADD ( >> )
+@adjust-zp-t ( zp^ -> )
+    LDZ2k #0100 SUB2 ROT STZ2 JMP2r
+
 @change-pulse ( ms* -> )
-    DUP2 .ch-1 update-ch-pulse
-    DUP2 .ch-2 update-ch-pulse
-    DUP2 .ch-3 update-ch-pulse
-    DUP2 .ch-4 update-ch-pulse
+    DUP2 .ch-1 adjust-ch-pulse
+    DUP2 .ch-2 adjust-ch-pulse
+    DUP2 .ch-3 adjust-ch-pulse
+    DUP2 .ch-4 adjust-ch-pulse
     .dur STZ2 JMP2r
 
-@update-ch-pulse ( ms* ch^ -> )
+@adjust-ch-pulse ( ms* ch^ -> )
     .ch/next-t ADD STHk LDZ2    ( ms* next-ms* [next-t^] )
     .dur LDZ2 DIV2              ( ms* next-p* [next-t^] )
     MUL2 STHr STZ2 JMP2r        ( )
@@ -145,6 +163,7 @@
     .ch/next-t ADD LDZ2 .time LDZ2 NEQ2k ?&neq
     POP2 POP2 BRK
     &neq POP2 .time STZ2
+    rescale-time
     advance-events
     .ch-1 play-ch
     .ch-2 play-ch
@@ -179,7 +198,7 @@
 @track-end
 
 @slowdown ( -> )
-    .dur LDZ2 #0008 ADD2 !change-pulse
+    .dur LDZ2 #0008 ADD2 #010e DEO !change-pulse
 
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