diff --git a/src/samples/synth-frequencies.ts b/src/samples/synth-frequencies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d8c7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/samples/synth-frequencies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// copied from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Audio_API/Simple_synth
+
+/* eslint-disable no-loss-of-precision */
+
+type Note = 'A' | 'A#' | 'B' | 'C' | 'C#' | 'D' | 'D#' | 'E' | 'F' | 'F#' | 'G' | 'G#';
+
+export type NoteFreq = {
+  [key in Note]: number;
+}
+
+function createNoteTable() {
+  const noteFreq: Partial<NoteFreq>[] = [];
+  for (let i=0; i< 9; i++) {
+    noteFreq[i] = {};
+  }
+
+  noteFreq[0]['A'] = 27.500000000000000;
+  noteFreq[0]['A#'] = 29.135235094880619;
+  noteFreq[0]['B'] = 30.867706328507756;
+
+  noteFreq[1]['C'] = 32.703195662574829;
+  noteFreq[1]['C#'] = 34.647828872109012;
+  noteFreq[1]['D'] = 36.708095989675945;
+  noteFreq[1]['D#'] = 38.890872965260113;
+  noteFreq[1]['E'] = 41.203444614108741;
+  noteFreq[1]['F'] = 43.653528929125485;
+  noteFreq[1]['F#'] = 46.249302838954299;
+  noteFreq[1]['G'] = 48.999429497718661;
+  noteFreq[1]['G#'] = 51.913087197493142;
+  noteFreq[1]['A'] = 55.000000000000000;
+  noteFreq[1]['A#'] = 58.270470189761239;
+  noteFreq[1]['B'] = 61.735412657015513;
+  // …
+
+  noteFreq[2]['C'] = 65.406391325149658;
+  noteFreq[2]['C#'] = 69.295657744218024;
+  noteFreq[2]['D'] = 73.41619197935189;
+  noteFreq[2]['D#'] = 77.781745930520227;
+  noteFreq[2]['E'] = 82.406889228217482;
+  noteFreq[2]['F'] = 87.307057858250971;
+  noteFreq[2]['F#'] = 92.498605677908599;
+  noteFreq[2]['G'] = 97.998858995437323;
+  noteFreq[2]['G#'] = 103.826174394986284;
+  noteFreq[2]['A'] = 110.0;
+  noteFreq[2]['A#'] = 116.540940379522479;
+  noteFreq[2]['B'] = 123.470825314031027;
+
+  noteFreq[3]['C'] = 130.812782650299317;
+  noteFreq[3]['C#'] = 138.591315488436048;
+  noteFreq[3]['D'] = 146.83238395870378;
+  noteFreq[3]['D#'] = 155.563491861040455;
+  noteFreq[3]['E'] = 164.813778456434964;
+  noteFreq[3]['F'] = 174.614115716501942;
+  noteFreq[3]['F#'] = 184.997211355817199;
+  noteFreq[3]['G'] = 195.997717990874647;
+  noteFreq[3]['G#'] = 207.652348789972569;
+  noteFreq[3]['A'] = 220.0;
+  noteFreq[3]['A#'] = 233.081880759044958;
+  noteFreq[3]['B'] = 246.941650628062055;
+
+  noteFreq[4]['C'] = 261.625565300598634;
+  noteFreq[4]['C#'] = 277.182630976872096;
+  noteFreq[4]['D'] = 293.66476791740756;
+  noteFreq[4]['D#'] = 311.12698372208091;
+  noteFreq[4]['E'] = 329.627556912869929;
+  noteFreq[4]['F'] = 349.228231433003884;
+  noteFreq[4]['F#'] = 369.994422711634398;
+  noteFreq[4]['G'] = 391.995435981749294;
+  noteFreq[4]['G#'] = 415.304697579945138;
+  noteFreq[4]['A'] = 440.0;
+  noteFreq[4]['A#'] = 466.163761518089916;
+  noteFreq[4]['B'] = 493.883301256124111;
+
+  noteFreq[5]['C'] = 523.251130601197269;
+  noteFreq[5]['C#'] = 554.365261953744192;
+  noteFreq[5]['D'] = 587.32953583481512;
+  noteFreq[5]['D#'] = 622.253967444161821;
+  noteFreq[5]['E'] = 659.255113825739859;
+  noteFreq[5]['F'] = 698.456462866007768;
+  noteFreq[5]['F#'] = 739.988845423268797;
+  noteFreq[5]['G'] = 783.990871963498588;
+  noteFreq[5]['G#'] = 830.609395159890277;
+  noteFreq[5]['A'] = 880.0;
+  noteFreq[5]['A#'] = 932.327523036179832;
+  noteFreq[5]['B'] = 987.766602512248223;
+
+  noteFreq[6]['C'] = 1046.502261202394538;
+  noteFreq[6]['C#'] = 1108.730523907488384;
+  noteFreq[6]['D'] = 1174.659071669630241;
+  noteFreq[6]['D#'] = 1244.507934888323642;
+  noteFreq[6]['E'] = 1318.510227651479718;
+  noteFreq[6]['F'] = 1396.912925732015537;
+  noteFreq[6]['F#'] = 1479.977690846537595;
+  noteFreq[6]['G'] = 1567.981743926997176;
+  noteFreq[6]['G#'] = 1661.218790319780554;
+  noteFreq[6]['A'] = 1760.0;
+  noteFreq[6]['A#'] = 1864.655046072359665;
+  noteFreq[6]['B'] = 1975.533205024496447;
+
+  noteFreq[7]['C'] = 2093.004522404789077;
+  noteFreq[7]['C#'] = 2217.461047814976769;
+  noteFreq[7]['D'] = 2349.318143339260482;
+  noteFreq[7]['D#'] = 2489.015869776647285;
+  noteFreq[7]['E'] = 2637.020455302959437;
+  noteFreq[7]['F'] = 2793.825851464031075;
+  noteFreq[7]['F#'] = 2959.955381693075191;
+  noteFreq[7]['G'] = 3135.963487853994352;
+  noteFreq[7]['G#'] = 3322.437580639561108;
+  noteFreq[7]['A'] = 3520.000000000000000;
+  noteFreq[7]['A#'] = 3729.310092144719331;
+  noteFreq[7]['B'] = 3951.066410048992894;
+
+  noteFreq[8]['C'] = 4186.009044809578154;
+  return noteFreq;
+}
+
+export const notesFrequencies = createNoteTable();
+export const allFrequencies = notesFrequencies
+  .flatMap(note => Object.values(note))
+  .sort((a, b) => a - b);
diff --git a/src/scenes/EmptyScene.ts b/src/scenes/EmptyScene.ts
index d56b5e9..dbd2603 100644
--- a/src/scenes/EmptyScene.ts
+++ b/src/scenes/EmptyScene.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {hexToColor} from '../utils/colors.ts';
 import {FontFamily} from '../utils/fonts.ts';
 import {DrumsScene} from './DrumsScene.ts';
 import {GibberishScene} from './GiberishScene.ts';
+import {SimpleSynthScene} from './SimpleSynthScene.ts';
 
 export class EmptyScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   static key = 'EmptyScene';
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ export class EmptyScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
     this.createMatrix();
 
+    const simpleSynthButton = this.instrumentButtons[2][1];
+    simpleSynthButton.setData('text', this.addText(simpleSynthButton, 'Simple Synth'));
+
     const drumsButton = this.instrumentButtons[1][2];
     drumsButton.setData('text', this.addText(drumsButton, 'Drums'));
 
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ export class EmptyScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       drumsButton,
       otherDrumsButton,
       gibberishButton,
+      simpleSynthButton
     ];
     activeButtons.forEach(button => button
       .setFillStyle(hexToColor('#FFF'), 0.5)
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@ export class EmptyScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     gibberishButton.on(Phaser.Input.Events.POINTER_UP, () => {
       this.scene.add(trackSceneKey, GibberishScene, true, {numberOfPads: 8});
     });
+    simpleSynthButton.on(Phaser.Input.Events.POINTER_UP, () => {
+      this.scene.add(trackSceneKey, SimpleSynthScene, true);
+    });
 
     window.addEventListener('resize', () => this.resizeScene());
     this.resizeScene();
diff --git a/src/scenes/PadsScene.ts b/src/scenes/PadsScene.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..040cfab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/PadsScene.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import Phaser from 'phaser';
+import {LoopTracksScene} from './LoopTracksScene.ts';
+import {rotateArray} from '../utils/math.ts';
+import {hexToColor} from '../utils/colors.ts';
+
+type Pad = {
+  instrument: number,
+  button: Phaser.GameObjects.Rectangle,
+}
+export abstract class PadsScene extends Phaser.Scene {
+
+  private pads: Pad[] = [];
+  protected constructor(private cols: number, private rows: number) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  abstract playSound(index: number): void;
+
+  create() {
+    this.createPads();
+    this.scene.get(LoopTracksScene.key).events.emit('track-selected');
+  }
+
+  protected createPads(){
+    const numberOfPads = this.cols * this.rows;
+    this.pads = new Array(numberOfPads).fill(0).map((_, index) => {
+      return this.createPad(index, numberOfPads);
+    });
+
+    const resizePads = () => {
+      const isPortrait = window.innerWidth < window.innerHeight;
+      const colNumber = isPortrait ? this.cols : this.rows;
+      const rowNumber = isPortrait ? this.rows : this.cols;
+      const width = isPortrait ? window.innerWidth / colNumber : (window.innerWidth - LoopTracksScene.sceneWidthHeight) / colNumber;
+      const height = isPortrait ? (window.innerHeight - LoopTracksScene.sceneWidthHeight) / rowNumber : window.innerHeight / rowNumber;
+
+      const currentPads = isPortrait ?  rotateArray(this.pads, rowNumber, colNumber): this.pads;
+
+      currentPads.forEach(({ button }, index) => {
+        const x = (index % colNumber) * width;
+        const y = Math.floor(index / colNumber) * height;
+        const offsetX = isPortrait ? 0 : LoopTracksScene.sceneWidthHeight;
+        const offsetY = isPortrait ? LoopTracksScene.sceneWidthHeight : 0;
+        button.setSize(width, height).setPosition(offsetX + x, offsetY + y);
+      });
+    };
+
+    // Attach the event listener and initial call
+    window.addEventListener('resize', resizePads);
+    resizePads();
+  }
+
+  protected createPad(index: number, numberOfPads: number): Pad {
+    const padColor = Phaser.Display.Color.HSLToColor((numberOfPads - index) / (numberOfPads * 1.5), 1, 0.5)
+    const inactiveColor = padColor.darken(40).color;
+    const hitColor = padColor.brighten(4).color;
+    const button = this.add.rectangle()
+      .setFillStyle(inactiveColor)
+      .setStrokeStyle(2, hexToColor('#FFF'), 0.8)
+      .setInteractive()
+      .setOrigin(0, 0);
+    button.on('pointerdown', (e: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
+      if (e.downElement?.tagName?.toLowerCase() !== 'canvas') {
+        return;
+      }
+      this.playSound(index);
+      button.setFillStyle(hitColor);
+      // TODO send a call to the loop scene to play the instrument ? or an object
+      // this.scene.get(LoopTracksScene.key).events.emit('instrument-played', {instrument, scene: this});
+    }).on('pointerup', () => button.setFillStyle(inactiveColor))
+      .on('pointerout', () => button.setFillStyle(inactiveColor));
+    return {
+      instrument: index,
+      button
+    };
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/scenes/SimpleSynthScene.ts b/src/scenes/SimpleSynthScene.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68fd70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scenes/SimpleSynthScene.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {PadsScene} from './PadsScene.ts';
+import {allFrequencies} from '../samples/synth-frequencies.ts';
+import {createAudioContext} from '../samples/sample-utils.ts';
+
+export class SimpleSynthScene extends PadsScene {
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(8, 11);
+  }
+
+  create() {
+    super.create();
+  }
+
+  playSound(index: number): void {
+    const note = allFrequencies[index];
+    console.log('Playing note', note);
+    // play the sound
+    const audioContext = createAudioContext();
+    const oscillator = audioContext.createOscillator();
+    oscillator.type = 'sine';
+    oscillator.frequency.setValueAtTime(note, audioContext.currentTime);
+    const gainNode = audioContext.createGain();
+    gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(1, audioContext.currentTime); // Start loud
+    gainNode.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.001, audioContext.currentTime + 1.5); // Long decay (1.5 seconds)
+    oscillator.connect(gainNode);
+    gainNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
+    oscillator.start();
+    oscillator.stop(audioContext.currentTime + 0.5);
+  }
+}