diff --git a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_cmd.rs b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_cmd.rs
index 306672ef..380d1557 100644
--- a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_cmd.rs
@@ -115,31 +115,11 @@ impl Handle<Tui> for PhraseEditor<Tui> {
                 false => {},
             },
             key!(KeyCode::Char('a')) => if self.entered {
-                if let (Some(phrase), Some(time), Some(note)) = (
-                    &self.phrase,
-                    self.time_axis.point,
-                    self.note_axis.point,
-                ) {
-                    let mut phrase = phrase.write().unwrap();
-                    let key: u7 = u7::from((127 - note) as u8);
-                    let vel: u7 = 100.into();
-                    phrase.notes[time].push(MidiMessage::NoteOn { key, vel });
-                    phrase.notes[time + self.note_len].push(MidiMessage::NoteOff { key, vel });
-                    self.time_axis.point = Some(time + self.note_len);
-                }
+                self.put();
+                self.time_axis.point = self.time_axis.point.map(|time|time + self.note_len);
             },
             key!(KeyCode::Char('s')) => if self.entered {
-                if let (Some(phrase), Some(time), Some(note)) = (
-                    &self.phrase,
-                    self.time_axis.point,
-                    self.note_axis.point,
-                ) {
-                    let mut phrase = phrase.write().unwrap();
-                    let key: u7 = u7::from((127 - note) as u8);
-                    let vel: u7 = 100.into();
-                    phrase.notes[time].push(MidiMessage::NoteOn { key, vel });
-                    phrase.notes[time + self.note_len].push(MidiMessage::NoteOff { key, vel });
-                }
+                self.put();
             },
 
             _ => { return Ok(None) }
diff --git a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
index ad326bb0..d76c7952 100644
--- a/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_sequencer/src/sequencer_tui.rs
@@ -155,21 +155,36 @@ impl Content for PhraseEditor<Tui> {
 }
 impl PhraseEditor<Tui> {
     const H_KEYS_OFFSET: usize = 5;
+    pub fn put (&mut self) {
+        if let (Some(phrase), Some(time), Some(note)) = (
+            &self.phrase,
+            self.time_axis.point,
+            self.note_axis.point,
+        ) {
+            let mut phrase = phrase.write().unwrap();
+            let key: u7 = u7::from((127 - note) as u8);
+            let vel: u7 = 100.into();
+            phrase.notes[time].push(MidiMessage::NoteOn { key, vel });
+            phrase.notes[time + self.note_len].push(MidiMessage::NoteOff { key, vel });
+            self.buffer = Self::redraw(&phrase);
+        }
+    }
     /// Select which pattern to display. This pre-renders it to the buffer at full resolution.
     pub fn show (&mut self, phrase: Option<&Arc<RwLock<Phrase>>>) {
         if let Some(phrase) = phrase {
             self.phrase = Some(phrase.clone());
-            let width = usize::MAX.min(phrase.read().unwrap().length);
-            let mut buffer = BigBuffer::new(width, 64);
-            let phrase = phrase.read().unwrap();
-            Self::fill_seq_bg(&mut buffer, phrase.length, phrase.ppq);
-            Self::fill_seq_fg(&mut buffer, &phrase);
-            self.buffer = buffer;
+            self.buffer = Self::redraw(&*phrase.read().unwrap());
         } else {
             self.phrase = None;
             self.buffer = Default::default();
         }
     }
+    fn redraw (phrase: &Phrase) -> BigBuffer {
+        let mut buf = BigBuffer::new(usize::MAX.min(phrase.length), 64);
+        Self::fill_seq_bg(&mut buf, phrase.length, phrase.ppq);
+        Self::fill_seq_fg(&mut buf, &phrase);
+        buf
+    }
     fn fill_seq_bg (buf: &mut BigBuffer, length: usize, ppq: usize) {
         for x in 0..buf.width {
             if x as usize >= length {