diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 36e807ac..270d77b5 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -4851,6 +4851,20 @@ void* DivEngine::getDispatchChanState(int ch) {
   return disCont[dispatchOfChan[ch]].dispatch->getChanState(dispatchChanOfChan[ch]);
 }
 
+void DivEngine::enableCommandStream(bool enable) {
+  cmdStreamEnabled=enable;
+}
+
+void DivEngine::getCommandStream(std::vector<DivCommand>& where) {
+  isBusy.lock();
+  where.clear();
+  for (DivCommand& i: cmdStream) {
+    where.push_back(i);
+  }
+  cmdStream.clear();
+  isBusy.unlock();
+}
+
 void DivEngine::playSub(bool preserveDrift, int goalRow) {
   reset();
   if (preserveDrift && curOrder==0) return;
@@ -4900,6 +4914,7 @@ void DivEngine::playSub(bool preserveDrift, int goalRow) {
   if (!preserveDrift) {
     ticks=1;
   }
+  cmdStream.clear();
 }
 
 int DivEngine::calcBaseFreq(double clock, double divider, int note, bool period) {
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.h b/src/engine/engine.h
index 72c9942d..2642e73c 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/engine.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class DivEngine {
   bool exporting;
   bool halted;
   bool forceMono;
+  bool cmdStreamEnabled;
   int ticks, curRow, curOrder, remainingLoops, nextSpeed, divider;
   int cycles, clockDrift, stepPlay;
   int changeOrd, changePos, totalSeconds, totalTicks, totalTicksR, totalCmds, lastCmds, cmdsPerSecond, globalPitch;
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ class DivEngine {
   String lastError;
   String warnings;
   std::vector<String> audioDevs;
+  std::vector<DivCommand> cmdStream;
 
   struct SamplePreview {
     int sample;
@@ -519,6 +521,12 @@ class DivEngine {
     // get dispatch channel state
     void* getDispatchChanState(int chan);
 
+    // enable command stream dumping
+    void enableCommandStream(bool enable);
+
+    // get command stream
+    void getCommandStream(std::vector<DivCommand>& where);
+
     // set the audio system.
     void setAudio(DivAudioEngines which);
 
@@ -622,6 +630,7 @@ class DivEngine {
       exporting(false),
       halted(false),
       forceMono(false),
+      cmdStreamEnabled(false),
       ticks(0),
       curRow(0),
       curOrder(0),
diff --git a/src/engine/playback.cpp b/src/engine/playback.cpp
index aeea2b35..9df66230 100644
--- a/src/engine/playback.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/playback.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ int DivEngine::dispatchCmd(DivCommand c) {
     printf("%8d | %d: %s(%d, %d)\n",totalTicksR,c.chan,cmdName[c.cmd],c.value,c.value2);
   }
   totalCmds++;
+  if (cmdStreamEnabled && cmdStream.size()<2000) {
+    cmdStream.push_back(c);
+  }
   c.chan=dispatchChanOfChan[c.dis];
   return disCont[dispatchOfChan[c.dis]].dispatch->dispatch(c);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index c929fc21..1cf8c24c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ const char* pitchLabel[11]={
 
 String getHomeDir();
 
-ImU32 partTest[256];
+inline float randRange(float min, float max) {
+  return min+((float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX)*(max-min);
+}
 
 bool Particle::update() {
   pos.x+=speed.x;
@@ -3176,6 +3178,9 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPattern() {
       }
       if (ImGui::IsItemClicked(ImGuiMouseButton_Right)) {
         fancyPattern=!fancyPattern;
+        e->enableCommandStream(fancyPattern);
+        e->getCommandStream(cmdStream);
+        cmdStream.clear();
       }
       for (int i=0; i<chans; i++) {
         if (!e->song.chanShow[i]) continue;
@@ -3516,8 +3521,45 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPattern() {
     }
 
     if (fancyPattern) { // visualizer
+      e->getCommandStream(cmdStream);
       ImDrawList* dl=ImGui::GetWindowDrawList();
       ImVec2 off=ImGui::GetWindowPos();
+      
+      // commands
+      for (DivCommand& i: cmdStream) {
+        if (i.cmd==DIV_CMD_PITCH) continue;
+        //if (i.cmd==DIV_CMD_NOTE_ON) continue;
+        if (i.cmd==DIV_CMD_PRE_NOTE) continue;
+        if (i.cmd==DIV_CMD_INSTRUMENT) continue;
+
+        float width=patChanX[i.chan+1]-patChanX[i.chan];
+        float speedY=-18.0f;
+        int num=3;
+        const char* partIcon=ICON_FA_MICROCHIP;
+
+        if (i.cmd==DIV_CMD_VOLUME) {
+          speedY=-18.0f-(10.0f*((float)i.value/(float)e->getMaxVolumeChan(i.chan)));
+          partIcon=ICON_FA_VOLUME_UP;
+          num=12.0f*((float)i.value/(float)e->getMaxVolumeChan(i.chan));
+        }
+
+        for (int j=0; j<num; j++) {
+          particles.push_back(Particle(
+            noteGrad,
+            partIcon,
+            off.x+patChanX[i.chan]+fmod(rand(),width),
+            off.y+(ImGui::GetWindowHeight()*0.5f)+randRange(0,patFont->FontSize),
+            randRange(-5,5),
+            speedY+randRange(-5,5),
+            0.6f,
+            1.0f,
+            255.0f,
+            8.0f
+          ));
+        }
+      }
+
+      // note slides
       ImVec2 arrowPoints[7];
       for (int i=0; i<chans; i++) {
         DivChannelState* ch=e->getChanState(i);
@@ -3528,16 +3570,16 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPattern() {
 
           if (e->isPlaying()) {
             particles.push_back(Particle(
-              partTest,
+              pitchGrad,
               (ch->portaNote<=ch->note)?ICON_FA_CHEVRON_DOWN:ICON_FA_CHEVRON_UP,
               off.x+patChanX[i]+fmod(rand(),width),
               off.y+fmod(rand(),MAX(1,ImGui::GetWindowHeight())),
               0.0f,
-              (7.0f+(rand()%5)+ch->portaSpeed)*((ch->portaNote<=ch->note)?1:-1),
+              (7.0f+(rand()%5)+pow(ch->portaSpeed,0.7f))*((ch->portaNote<=ch->note)?1:-1),
               0.0f,
               1.0f,
               255.0f,
-              18.0f
+              15.0f
             ));
           }
 
@@ -3576,11 +3618,14 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawPattern() {
       }
 
       // particle simulation
+      ImDrawList* fdl=ImGui::GetForegroundDrawList();
       for (size_t i=0; i<particles.size(); i++) {
         Particle& part=particles[i];
         if (part.update()) {
-          dl->AddText(
-            part.pos,
+          fdl->AddText(
+            iconFont,
+            iconFont->FontSize,
+            ImVec2(part.pos.x-iconFont->FontSize*0.5,part.pos.y-iconFont->FontSize*0.5),
             part.colors[(int)part.life],
             part.type
           );
@@ -4446,6 +4491,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
   settings.restartOnFlagChange=e->getConfInt("restartOnFlagChange",1);
   settings.statusDisplay=e->getConfInt("statusDisplay",0);
   settings.dpiScale=e->getConfFloat("dpiScale",0.0f);
+  settings.viewPrevPattern=e->getConfInt("viewPrevPattern",1);
 
   // keybinds
   LOAD_KEYBIND(GUI_ACTION_OPEN,FURKMOD_CMD|SDLK_o);
@@ -4637,6 +4683,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitSettings() {
   e->setConf("restartOnFlagChange",settings.restartOnFlagChange);
   e->setConf("statusDisplay",settings.statusDisplay);
   e->setConf("dpiScale",settings.dpiScale);
+  e->setConf("viewPrevPattern",settings.viewPrevPattern);
 
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND);
   PUT_UI_COLOR(GUI_COLOR_FRAME_BACKGROUND);
@@ -8468,7 +8515,32 @@ void FurnaceGUI::applyUISettings() {
   ImGui::GetStyle()=sty;
 
   for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
-    partTest[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(1.0f,1.0f,1.0f,(float)i/255.0f));
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_PITCH];
+    pitchGrad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_ACTIVE];
+    noteGrad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_PANNING];
+    panGrad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_INS];
+    insGrad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=volColors[i/2];
+    volGrad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SYS_PRIMARY];
+    sysCmd1Grad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
+  }
+  for (int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+    ImVec4& base=uiColors[GUI_COLOR_PATTERN_EFFECT_SYS_SECONDARY];
+    sysCmd2Grad[i]=ImGui::GetColorU32(ImVec4(base.x,base.y,base.z,((float)i/255.0f)*base.w));
   }
 
   // set to 800 for now due to problems with unifont
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index f7c9c23c..340fcde8 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <deque>
 #include <map>
+#include <vector>
 
 enum FurnaceGUIColors {
   GUI_COLOR_BACKGROUND=0,
@@ -411,6 +412,13 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   ImFont* bigFont;
   ImVec4 uiColors[GUI_COLOR_MAX];
   ImVec4 volColors[128];
+  ImU32 pitchGrad[256];
+  ImU32 volGrad[256];
+  ImU32 noteGrad[256];
+  ImU32 panGrad[256];
+  ImU32 insGrad[256];
+  ImU32 sysCmd1Grad[256];
+  ImU32 sysCmd2Grad[256];
 
   struct Settings {
     int mainFontSize, patFontSize, iconSize;
@@ -444,6 +452,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     int restartOnFlagChange;
     int statusDisplay;
     float dpiScale;
+    int viewPrevPattern;
     unsigned int maxUndoSteps;
     String mainFontPath;
     String patFontPath;
@@ -483,6 +492,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       restartOnFlagChange(1),
       statusDisplay(0),
       dpiScale(0.0f),
+      viewPrevPattern(1),
       maxUndoSteps(100),
       mainFontPath(""),
       patFontPath(""),
@@ -531,7 +541,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
       note(n) {}
   };
   std::vector<ActiveNote> activeNotes;
-
+  std::vector<DivCommand> cmdStream;
   std::vector<Particle> particles;
 
   bool wavePreviewOn;