diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 736c39f..5ed54c0 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -3743,6 +3743,15 @@ let Scheduler = {
     return time
   },
 
+  runSoon( evt ) {
+    
+    try{
+      evt.func()
+    }catch(e) {
+      console.log( 'annotiation error:', e.toString() )
+    }
+  },
+
   run( timestamp, dt ) {
     let nextEvent = this.queue.peek()
     //if( nextEvent === undefined ) return
@@ -3752,12 +3761,13 @@ let Scheduler = {
       // remove event
       this.queue.pop()
       
-      try{
-        nextEvent.func()
-      }catch( e ) {
-        console.log( e )
-        Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
-      }
+      setTimeout( ()=> this.runSoon( nextEvent ) ) 
+      //try{
+      //  nextEvent.func()
+      //}catch( e ) {
+      //  console.log( e )
+      //  Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
+      //}
       
       // call recursively
       this.run( timestamp )
@@ -8392,7 +8402,7 @@ let Gibber = {
         Gibber.Gen.lastConnected.push( seq.timings )
       }
 
-      return obj[ methodName ]
+      return seq 
     }
     
     obj[ methodName ].seq.delay = v => obj[ methodName ][ lastId ].delay( v )
@@ -9096,9 +9106,9 @@ const MIDI = {
     const lastMIDIInput = localStorage.getItem('midi.input'),
           lastMIDIOutput = localStorage.getItem('midi.output')
 
-    if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
-      this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
-    }
+    //if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
+    //  this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
+    //}
     if( lastMIDIOutput !== null && lastMIDIOutput !== undefined ) {
       this.selectOutputByName( lastMIDIOutput ) 
     }
@@ -9110,23 +9120,23 @@ const MIDI = {
   },
 
   createInputAndOutputLists( midiAccess ) {
-    let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
-    optin.text = 'none'
+    //let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //optin.text = 'none'
     let optout = document.createElement( 'option' )
     optout.text = 'none'
-    MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
     MIDI.midiOutputList.add( optout )
 
-    MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
     MIDI.midiOutputList.onchange = MIDI.selectOutputViaGUI
     
-    const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
-    for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
-      const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
-      opt.text = input.name
-      opt.input = input
-      MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
-    }
+    //const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
+    //for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
+    //  const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //  opt.text = input.name
+    //  opt.input = input
+    //  MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
+    //}
 
     const outputs = midiAccess.outputs
     for( let output of outputs.values() ) {
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 60e2ebf..fe1e29d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
 
         <div class="microlib_tabs_tab" data-title="midi">
           <div id='MIDIView'>
-            <label>select MIDI input:</label><br><select id='midiInputSelect'></select><br>
+            <!--<label>select MIDI input:</label><br><select id='midiInputSelect'></select><br>-->
             <label>select MIDI output:</label><br><select id='midiOutputSelect'></select><br>
             <!--<label>cc modulation output rate (in Hz):</label><br>-->
             <!--<input id='modulationRate' value=60></input><br>-->
@@ -4565,6 +4565,15 @@
     return time
   },
 
+  runSoon( evt ) {
+    
+    try{
+      evt.func()
+    }catch(e) {
+      console.log( 'annotiation error:', e.toString() )
+    }
+  },
+
   run( timestamp, dt ) {
     let nextEvent = this.queue.peek()
     //if( nextEvent === undefined ) return
@@ -4574,12 +4583,13 @@
       // remove event
       this.queue.pop()
       
-      try{
-        nextEvent.func()
-      }catch( e ) {
-        console.log( e )
-        Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
-      }
+      setTimeout( ()=> this.runSoon( nextEvent ) ) 
+      //try{
+      //  nextEvent.func()
+      //}catch( e ) {
+      //  console.log( e )
+      //  Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
+      //}
       
       // call recursively
       this.run( timestamp )
@@ -9214,7 +9224,7 @@
         Gibber.Gen.lastConnected.push( seq.timings )
       }
 
-      return obj[ methodName ]
+      return seq 
     }
     
     obj[ methodName ].seq.delay = v => obj[ methodName ][ lastId ].delay( v )
@@ -9918,9 +9928,9 @@
     const lastMIDIInput = localStorage.getItem('midi.input'),
           lastMIDIOutput = localStorage.getItem('midi.output')
 
-    if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
-      this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
-    }
+    //if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
+    //  this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
+    //}
     if( lastMIDIOutput !== null && lastMIDIOutput !== undefined ) {
       this.selectOutputByName( lastMIDIOutput ) 
     }
@@ -9932,23 +9942,23 @@
   },
 
   createInputAndOutputLists( midiAccess ) {
-    let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
-    optin.text = 'none'
+    //let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //optin.text = 'none'
     let optout = document.createElement( 'option' )
     optout.text = 'none'
-    MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
     MIDI.midiOutputList.add( optout )
 
-    MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
     MIDI.midiOutputList.onchange = MIDI.selectOutputViaGUI
     
-    const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
-    for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
-      const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
-      opt.text = input.name
-      opt.input = input
-      MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
-    }
+    //const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
+    //for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
+    //  const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //  opt.text = input.name
+    //  opt.input = input
+    //  MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
+    //}
 
     const outputs = midiAccess.outputs
     for( let output of outputs.values() ) {
diff --git a/index_template.html b/index_template.html
index fcf02f1..9237399 100644
--- a/index_template.html
+++ b/index_template.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         <div class="microlib_tabs_tab" data-title="midi">
           <div id='MIDIView'>
-            <label>select MIDI input:</label><br><select id='midiInputSelect'></select><br>
+            <!--<label>select MIDI input:</label><br><select id='midiInputSelect'></select><br>-->
             <label>select MIDI output:</label><br><select id='midiOutputSelect'></select><br>
             <!--<label>cc modulation output rate (in Hz):</label><br>-->
             <!--<input id='modulationRate' value=60></input><br>-->
diff --git a/js/animationScheduler.js b/js/animationScheduler.js
index 1c543bb..01da059 100644
--- a/js/animationScheduler.js
+++ b/js/animationScheduler.js
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ let Scheduler = {
     return time
   },
 
+  runSoon( evt ) {
+    
+    try{
+      evt.func()
+    }catch(e) {
+      console.log( 'annotiation error:', e.toString() )
+    }
+  },
+
   run( timestamp, dt ) {
     let nextEvent = this.queue.peek()
     //if( nextEvent === undefined ) return
@@ -33,12 +42,13 @@ let Scheduler = {
       // remove event
       this.queue.pop()
       
-      try{
-        nextEvent.func()
-      }catch( e ) {
-        console.log( e )
-        Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
-      }
+      setTimeout( ()=> this.runSoon( nextEvent ) ) 
+      //try{
+      //  nextEvent.func()
+      //}catch( e ) {
+      //  console.log( e )
+      //  Gibber.Environment.error( 'annotation error:', e.toString() )
+      //}
       
       // call recursively
       this.run( timestamp )
diff --git a/js/gibber.js b/js/gibber.js
index 6b89199..0ff6a4d 100644
--- a/js/gibber.js
+++ b/js/gibber.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ let Gibber = {
         Gibber.Gen.lastConnected.push( seq.timings )
       }
 
-      return obj[ methodName ]
+      return seq 
     }
     
     obj[ methodName ].seq.delay = v => obj[ methodName ][ lastId ].delay( v )
diff --git a/js/midi.js b/js/midi.js
index 7eb662a..ed81c1a 100644
--- a/js/midi.js
+++ b/js/midi.js
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ const MIDI = {
     const lastMIDIInput = localStorage.getItem('midi.input'),
           lastMIDIOutput = localStorage.getItem('midi.output')
 
-    if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
-      this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
-    }
+    //if( lastMIDIInput !== null && lastMIDIInput !== undefined ) {
+    //  this.selectInputByName( lastMIDIInput ) 
+    //}
     if( lastMIDIOutput !== null && lastMIDIOutput !== undefined ) {
       this.selectOutputByName( lastMIDIOutput ) 
     }
@@ -59,23 +59,23 @@ const MIDI = {
   },
 
   createInputAndOutputLists( midiAccess ) {
-    let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
-    optin.text = 'none'
+    //let optin = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //optin.text = 'none'
     let optout = document.createElement( 'option' )
     optout.text = 'none'
-    MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.add( optin )
     MIDI.midiOutputList.add( optout )
 
-    MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
+    //MIDI.midiInputList.onchange = MIDI.selectInputViaGUI
     MIDI.midiOutputList.onchange = MIDI.selectOutputViaGUI
     
-    const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
-    for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
-      const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
-      opt.text = input.name
-      opt.input = input
-      MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
-    }
+    //const inputs = midiAccess.inputs
+    //for( let input of inputs.values() ) {
+    //  const opt = document.createElement( 'option' )
+    //  opt.text = input.name
+    //  opt.input = input
+    //  MIDI.midiInputList.add( opt )
+    //}
 
     const outputs = midiAccess.outputs
     for( let output of outputs.values() ) {