diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index e0057c675..e66326dbf 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -73,49 +73,6 @@ export function registerControl(names, ...aliases) {
  */
 export const { s, sound } = registerControl(['s', 'n', 'gain'], 'sound');
 
-/**
- * generic macro param for a sound synth
- *
- * @name z1
- * @synonyms z
- * @param {number | Pattern}
- * @example
- * n(run(8)).scale("D:pentatonic").s("supersaw").x(".01 .75").release(0.5)
- *
- */
-export const { z1, z } = registerControl(['z1', 'z2', 'z3', 'z4'], 'z');
-
-/**
- * generic macro param for a sound synth
- *
- * @name z2
- * @param {number | Pattern}
- * @example
- * n(run(8)).scale("D:pentatonic").s("supersaw").x2("2 .7").release(0.5)
- *
- */
-export const { z2 } = registerControl('z2');
-
-/**
- * generic macro param for a sound synth
- *
- * @name z3
- * @param {number | Pattern}
- * @example
- * n(run(8)).scale("D:pentatonic").s("supersaw").x3(".1 .75").release(0.5)
- *
- */
-export const { z4 } = registerControl('z3');
-
-/**
- * generic macro param for a sound synth
- *
- * @name x4
- * @param {number | Pattern}
- *
- */
-export const { x4 } = registerControl('z4');
-
 /**
  * Define a custom webaudio node to use as a sound source.
  *
@@ -1656,4 +1613,4 @@ export const ar = register('ar', (t, pat) => {
   t = !Array.isArray(t) ? [t] : t;
   const [attack, release = attack] = t;
   return pat.set({ attack, release });
-});
+});
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diff --git a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
index 51699f984..cb556030e 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/synth.mjs
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ export function registerSynthSounds() {
     'supersaw',
     (begin, value, onended) => {
       const ac = getAudioContext();
-      const { z1, z2, z3 } = value;
-      let { duration, n, unison = z2 ?? 5, spread = z3 ?? 0.6, detune } = value;
-      detune = detune ?? n ?? z1 ?? 0.18;
+      let { duration, n, unison = 5, spread = 0.6, detune } = value;
+      detune = detune ?? n ?? 0.18;
       const frequency = getFrequencyFromValue(value);
 
       const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues(
@@ -250,4 +249,4 @@ export function getOscillator(s, t, value) {
       // envGain?.stop(time);
     },
   };
-}
+}
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