diff --git a/software/GToE/GToE.ino b/software/GToE/GToE.ino
index e80bf54..c83a20c 100644
--- a/software/GToE/GToE.ino
+++ b/software/GToE/GToE.ino
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ struct channel {
 };
 
 channel channels[6] = {  //array of channel settings
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
-  { 8, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+  { 7, 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
 int channelPulseCount[6];
 int channelPulsesPerCycle[6];
-int playingModes[6]; //actual channel modes array updated from channels each beat
+int playingModes[6]; //actual channel modes array updated from channels object on each beat
 
 unsigned int pulsePeriod;
 bool isPlaying = false;
@@ -192,14 +192,17 @@ void externalClock() {
 }
 
 void sendTriggers() {
+  calculateCycles();
+
   //switching modes on the beat and resetting channel clock
   if (pulseCount == 0) {
     for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
       if (playingModes[i] != clockModes[channels[i].mode]) {
-        calculateCycles();
+        // calculateCycles(); this shouldn't be inside the loop. but it was here and it worked
         channelPulseCount[i] = 0;
       }
     }
+    // calculateCycles();
   }
 
   //multiplier
@@ -218,13 +221,41 @@ void sendTriggers() {
 }
 
 void calculateCycles() {
+  /*modulation 
   for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
-  playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode];
+    if (channels[i].modulationRange != 0) {
+      int mod;
+      if (!channels[i].modulationChannel) {
+        mod = a1Input;
+      } else {
+        mod = a2Input;
+      }
+      mod = map (mod, 0, 1023, 0, channels[i].modulationRange);
+      playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode - mod]; //subtracting because the innitiall array is backwards
+    }
+  }*/
+
+
+  for (int i = 0; i<6; i++) {
+    if (channels[i].modulationRange == 0) {
+      playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode];
+    } else {  //modulation happens here
+      int mod;
+      if (!channels[i].modulationChannel) {
+        mod = a1Input;
+      } else {
+        mod = a2Input;
+      }
+      mod = map (mod, 0, 1023, 0, channels[i].modulationRange);
+      playingModes[i] = clockModes[channels[i].mode - mod]; //subtracting because the innitiall array is backwards
+    }
+
     if (playingModes[i] > 0) {
       channelPulsesPerCycle[i] = (playingModes[i] * PPQN) - 1;
     } else {
       channelPulsesPerCycle[i] = (PPQN / abs(playingModes[i])) - 1;
     }
+
   }
 }