diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e804d40..3e2d9964 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.3.8] - 2021-08-07
+
+### Added
+
+- `startUsing` allows the quick bootstrapping of audio graphs at the beginning of a scene.
+
 ## [0.3.7] - 2021-07-07
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5d7138ec..10e0e23b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "purescript-wags",
-  "version": "0.3.7",
+  "version": "0.3.8",
   "description": "Web Audio Graphs as a Stream",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "spago build",
diff --git a/src/WAGS/Control/Functions.purs b/src/WAGS/Control/Functions.purs
index ff849c21..2e92d843 100644
--- a/src/WAGS/Control/Functions.purs
+++ b/src/WAGS/Control/Functions.purs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module WAGS.Control.Functions
   ( start
   , istart
+  , startUsing
   , modifyRes
   , imodifyRes
   , makeScene
@@ -25,11 +26,13 @@ module WAGS.Control.Functions
   ) where
 
 import Prelude
+
 import Control.Comonad (extract)
 import Data.Either (Either(..))
 import WAGS.Control.Indexed (IxWAG(..), IxFrame)
 import WAGS.Control.Types (AudioState', EFrame, Frame, Frame0, InitialWAG, Scene(..), Scene', WAG, oneFrame, unsafeUnWAG, unsafeWAG)
 import WAGS.Interpret (class AudioInterpret)
+import WAGS.Patch (class Patch, ipatch)
 
 -- | The initial `Frame` that is needed to begin any `Scene`.
 -- |
@@ -124,6 +127,17 @@ istart m = makeSceneR (\e -> let IxWAG f = m e in f start)
 
 infixr 6 istart as @!>
 
+startUsing ::
+  forall env audio engine res graph control.
+  Monoid res =>
+  AudioInterpret audio engine =>
+  Patch () graph =>
+  control ->
+  (forall proofA. WAG audio engine proofA res { | graph } control ->
+  Scene env audio engine proofA res) ->
+  Scene env audio engine Frame0 res
+startUsing control next = const (ipatch $> control) @!> next
+
 -- | Loops audio.
 -- |
 -- | The first argument is the loop and the second argument is the incoming graph that gets rendered before the loop.
diff --git a/src/WAGS/Control/Functions/Validated.purs b/src/WAGS/Control/Functions/Validated.purs
index 8c8d821b..bb9e8abb 100644
--- a/src/WAGS/Control/Functions/Validated.purs
+++ b/src/WAGS/Control/Functions/Validated.purs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module WAGS.Control.Functions.Validated
   , makeSceneRFlipped
   , makeSceneR'
   , makeSceneR'Flipped
+  , startUsing
   , loop
   , iloop
   , branch
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ module WAGS.Control.Functions.Validated
   ) where
 
 import Prelude
+
 import Data.Either (Either)
 import WAGS.Control.Functions as Functions
 import WAGS.Control.Indexed (IxWAG, IxFrame)
 import WAGS.Control.Types (EFrame, Frame, Frame0, Scene, WAG)
 import WAGS.Interpret (class AudioInterpret)
+import WAGS.Patch (class Patch)
 import WAGS.Validation (class GraphIsRenderable)
 
 makeScene ::
@@ -146,6 +149,18 @@ istart = Functions.istart
 
 infixr 6 istart as @!>
 
+startUsing ::
+  forall env audio engine res graph control.
+  Monoid res =>
+  AudioInterpret audio engine =>
+  GraphIsRenderable graph =>
+  Patch () graph =>
+  control ->
+  (forall proofA. WAG audio engine proofA res { | graph } control ->
+  Scene env audio engine proofA res) ->
+  Scene env audio engine Frame0 res
+startUsing = Functions.startUsing
+
 freeze ::
   forall env audio engine proof res graph x.
   Monoid res =>