diff --git a/examples/faust-create-faustnode.js b/examples/faust-create-faustnode.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2d9533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/faust-create-faustnode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+// Node demo for the `createFaustNode` convenience helper.
+// Requires: npm install @grame/faustwasm
+// Usage: node examples/faust-create-faustnode.js
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { AudioContext, AudioWorkletNode, ScriptProcessorNode } from '../index.mjs';
+
+// faustwasm captures AudioWorkletNode at module init, so patch the global first.
+if (typeof globalThis.AudioWorkletNode === 'undefined') {
+  globalThis.AudioWorkletNode = AudioWorkletNode;
+}
+if (typeof globalThis.ScriptProcessorNode === 'undefined') {
+  globalThis.ScriptProcessorNode = ScriptProcessorNode;
+}
+
+const {
+  instantiateFaustModuleFromFile,
+  LibFaust,
+  FaustCompiler,
+  FaustDspGenerator,
+} = await import('@grame/faustwasm/dist/esm/index.js');
+
+// Pre-seed the compiler promise so createFaustNode works in Node (no window/document).
+const libfaustJs = fileURLToPath(
+  import.meta.resolve('@grame/faustwasm/libfaust-wasm/libfaust-wasm.js'),
+);
+const libfaustData = libfaustJs.replace(/c?js$/, 'data');
+const libfaustWasm = libfaustJs.replace(/c?js$/, 'wasm');
+
+FaustDspGenerator.compilerPromise ??= instantiateFaustModuleFromFile(
+  libfaustJs,
+  libfaustData,
+  libfaustWasm,
+).then((module) => new FaustCompiler(new LibFaust(module)));
+
+const monoCode = `
+import("stdfaust.lib");
+process = os.osc(220) * 0.5;
+`;
+
+const polyCode = `
+declare options "[nvoices:8][midi:on]";
+import("stdfaust.lib");
+freq = hslider("freq", 440, 50, 2000, 1);
+gain = hslider("gain", 0.5, 0, 1, 0.01);
+gate = button("gate");
+process = gain * os.osc(freq) * gate * 0.25;
+`;
+
+const polyEffectCode = `
+declare options "[nvoices:8][midi:on]";
+import("stdfaust.lib");
+process = pm.clarinet_ui_MIDI;
+effect = dm.zita_light;
+`;
+
+const audioContext = new AudioContext({ latencyHint: 'interactive' });
+const wait = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
+async function runMonoPolyTest(modeLabel, sp = false, bufferSize) {
+  if (sp && typeof audioContext.createScriptProcessor !== 'function') {
+    console.warn('[faust]', 'ScriptProcessor not supported; skipping test');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const log = (...args) => console.log('[faust]', ...args);
+  const error = (...args) => console.error('[faust]', ...args);
+
+  try {
+    log(`Starting ${modeLabel} mono test for 5 seconds…`);
+    const generator = new FaustDspGenerator();
+    const monoNode = await generator.createFaustNode(
+      audioContext,
+      `${modeLabel}_mono_test`,
+      monoCode,
+      sp,
+      bufferSize,
+    );
+    if (!monoNode) {
+      error(`${modeLabel} mono createFaustNode failed`);
+      return;
+    }
+    monoNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
+    log(
+      `${modeLabel} mono running; inputs/outputs =`,
+      monoNode.numberOfInputs,
+      monoNode.numberOfOutputs,
+    );
+
+    await wait(5000);
+    monoNode.disconnect();
+    log(`${modeLabel} mono stopped after 5 seconds; starting poly test…`);
+
+    const polyNode = await generator.createFaustNode(
+      audioContext,
+      `${modeLabel}_poly_test`,
+      polyCode,
+      sp,
+      bufferSize,
+    );
+    if (!polyNode) {
+      error(`${modeLabel} poly createFaustNode failed`);
+      return;
+    }
+    polyNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
+    log(
+      `${modeLabel} poly running; inputs/outputs =`,
+      polyNode.numberOfInputs,
+      polyNode.numberOfOutputs,
+    );
+
+    const noteSeq = [
+      { note: 60, vel: 100, dur: 500 },
+      { note: 64, vel: 100, dur: 500 },
+      { note: 67, vel: 100, dur: 500 },
+    ];
+    for (const { note, vel, dur } of noteSeq) {
+      log(`${modeLabel} poly keyOn note ${note}`);
+      polyNode.keyOn(0, note, vel);
+      await wait(dur);
+      polyNode.keyOff(0, note, 0);
+      log(`${modeLabel} poly keyOff note ${note}`);
+      await wait(100);
+    }
+
+    const chord = [60, 64, 67];
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly chord on (C major)`);
+    chord.forEach((n) => polyNode.keyOn(0, n, 100));
+    await wait(2000);
+    chord.forEach((n) => polyNode.keyOff(0, n, 0));
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly chord off`);
+    polyNode.disconnect();
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly stopped`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    error(`${modeLabel} test error:`, e);
+  }
+}
+
+async function runPolyEffectTest(modeLabel, sp = false, bufferSize) {
+  if (sp && typeof audioContext.createScriptProcessor !== 'function') {
+    console.warn('[faust]', 'ScriptProcessor not supported; skipping test');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const log = (...args) => console.log('[faust]', ...args);
+  const error = (...args) => console.error('[faust]', ...args);
+
+  try {
+    log(`Starting ${modeLabel} poly+effect test…`);
+    const generator = new FaustDspGenerator();
+    const node = await generator.createFaustNode(
+      audioContext,
+      `${modeLabel}_poly_effect_test`,
+      polyEffectCode,
+      sp,
+      bufferSize,
+    );
+    if (!node) {
+      error(`${modeLabel} poly+effect createFaustNode failed`);
+      return;
+    }
+    node.connect(audioContext.destination);
+    log(
+      `${modeLabel} poly+effect running; inputs/outputs =`,
+      node.numberOfInputs,
+      node.numberOfOutputs,
+    );
+
+    const noteSeq = [
+      { note: 60, vel: 100, dur: 600 },
+      { note: 64, vel: 100, dur: 600 },
+      { note: 67, vel: 100, dur: 600 },
+    ];
+    for (const { note, vel, dur } of noteSeq) {
+      log(`${modeLabel} poly+effect keyOn note ${note}`);
+      node.keyOn(0, note, vel);
+      await wait(dur);
+      node.keyOff(0, note, 0);
+      log(`${modeLabel} poly+effect keyOff note ${note}`);
+      await wait(150);
+    }
+
+    const chord = [60, 64, 67];
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly+effect chord on (C major)`);
+    chord.forEach((n) => node.keyOn(0, n, 100));
+    await wait(2500);
+    chord.forEach((n) => node.keyOff(0, n, 0));
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly+effect chord off`);
+    node.disconnect();
+    log(`${modeLabel} poly+effect stopped`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    error(`${modeLabel} poly+effect test error:`, e);
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  await audioContext.resume();
+
+  await runMonoPolyTest('AudioWorklet');
+  await runPolyEffectTest('AudioWorklet');
+  await runMonoPolyTest('ScriptProcessor', true, 1024);
+  await runPolyEffectTest('ScriptProcessor', true, 1024);
+}
+
+try {
+  await main();
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error('[faust]', 'Fatal error:', err);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+} finally {
+  await audioContext.close();
+}
diff --git a/examples/faust.js b/examples/faust-osc.js
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/faust.js
rename to examples/faust-osc.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e94e158..732d6a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "wpt:only": "node ./.scripts/wpt-harness.mjs"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@grame/faustwasm": "^0.13.4",
     "@ircam/eslint-config": "^2.0.0",
     "@ircam/sc-scheduling": "^1.0.0",
     "@ircam/sc-utils": "^1.9.0",
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
     "wpt-runner": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@grame/faustwasm": "^0.12.2",
     "caller": "^1.1.0",
     "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
     "webidl-conversions": "^7.0.0"