diff --git a/sequencer.cpp b/sequencer.cpp
index 2030609..45acf45 100644
--- a/sequencer.cpp
+++ b/sequencer.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ void sequencer_part1(void)
       {
         if (seq_track_type[d] == 1 || (seq_track_type[d] == 3 && arp_play_basenote) )
         {
-          handleNoteOn(configuration.dexed[seq_inst_dexed[d]].midi_channel, seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step], seq_vel[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step]);
-          seq_prev_note[d] = seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step];
-          seq_prev_vel[d] = seq_vel[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step];
+          if (seq_data[seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d]][seq_step] != 130 )
+          {
+            handleNoteOn(configuration.dexed[seq_inst_dexed[d]].midi_channel, seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step], seq_vel[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step]);
+            seq_prev_note[d] = seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step];
+            seq_prev_vel[d] = seq_vel[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step];
+          }
         }
         else if (seq_track_type[d] == 2  ) //Chords
         {
@@ -69,9 +72,7 @@ void sequencer_part1(void)
         if (seq_track_type[d] == 3) {  //Arp
           arp_step = 0;
           arp_counter = 0;
-
           arp_note = seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step] + (seq_oct_shift * 12);
-          // if (seq_vel[seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step] - 200 >= 0)
           arp_chord = seq_vel[seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step] - 200;
         }
       }
@@ -165,25 +166,29 @@ void sequencer_part2(void)
     if (seq_noteoffsent[d] == false) {
       if ( seq_prev_note[d] > 0 && seq_track_type[d] > 0)
       {
-        handleNoteOff(configuration.dexed[seq_inst_dexed[d]].midi_channel, seq_prev_note[d] , 0);
+        if (seq_data[ seq_patternchain[seq_chain_active_step][d] ][seq_step] != 130)
+        {
+          handleNoteOff(configuration.dexed[seq_inst_dexed[d]].midi_channel, seq_prev_note[d] , 0);
+          seq_noteoffsent[d] = true;
+        }
         if (seq_track_type[d] == 2) {  //Chords
           if ( seq_prev_vel[d] > 199)  {
             for (uint8_t x = seq_element_shift; x < seq_element_shift + seq_chord_key_ammount; x++) //play chord notes
             {
               handleNoteOff(configuration.dexed[seq_chord_dexed_inst].midi_channel, seq_prev_note[d] + seq_arps[seq_prev_vel[d] - 200][x], 0);
+              seq_noteoffsent[d] = true;
             }
           }
         }
         else if (seq_track_type[d] == 3)
         { //Arp
           handleNoteOff(configuration.dexed[seq_chord_dexed_inst].midi_channel, arp_note_prev, 0);
+          seq_noteoffsent[d] = true;
         }
       }
-      seq_noteoffsent[d] = true;
     }
   }
 }
-
 void sequencer(void)
 { // Runs in Interrupt Timer. Switches between the Noteon and Noteoff Task, each cycle