diff --git a/main/esp32-sequencer.c b/main/esp32-sequencer.c
index 2135631..197cbd8 100644
--- a/main/esp32-sequencer.c
+++ b/main/esp32-sequencer.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void ledc_init(void) {
 }
 
 void blink_led(ledc_channel_t channel) {
-  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ledc_set_duty(LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, channel, 4095));
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ledc_set_duty(LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, channel, 9000));
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ledc_update_duty(LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, channel));
   vTaskDelay(10 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(ledc_set_duty(LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, channel, 0));
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void blink_led(ledc_channel_t channel) {
 
 void pulse_cv(uint8_t gpio_num) {
   gpio_set_level(gpio_num, 1);
-  vTaskDelay(10 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
+  vTaskDelay(20 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
   gpio_set_level(gpio_num, 0);
 }
 
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ void app_main(void) {
 
       // if step has been set for sequence
       if (sequence[step] == 1) {
-        blink_led(LEDC_CHANNEL_1); // blink gate triggered led
         pulse_cv(GPIO_GATE_OUT);
+        blink_led(LEDC_CHANNEL_1); // blink gate triggered led
       }
       printf("%i", sequence[step]);
       vTaskDelay(500 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);