diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a76906d..6672a23 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ TaskHandle_t midi_task_handle = NULL;
 void midi_task(void* parameter) {
     Serial.println("[TASK] MIDI task started on core 0");
     
-    // Beat timing fixes for precise beat alignment
-    const uint32_t BEAT_MS = 500;  // 120 BPM target (500ms per beat)
-    uint32_t last_beat_time = 0;
-    uint32_t current_real_beat = 0;
+    // Beat timing fixes for precise beat alignment - sync to real MIDI time, not hardcoded tempo
+    uint32_t last_beat = 0;
     uint32_t flash_start = 0;
 
     while (true) {
@@ -39,19 +37,15 @@ void midi_task(void* parameter) {
         uint32_t tick = midi_tick_count;
         uint32_t now = millis();
 
-        // Precise beat detection: calculate which real-time beat we're on
-        uint32_t real_beat = now / BEAT_MS;
+        // Calculate beat using MIDI tick count (24 ticks per beat/PPQN)
+        uint32_t current_beat = tick / 24;
 
-        // Check if we've crossed a real-time beat boundary
-        if (real_beat != current_real_beat) {
-            // Track the current real-time beat
-            current_real_beat = real_beat;
-            last_beat_time = now;
-
-            // Flash pixel 6 on the precise real-time beat
+        // Check if we've crossed a beat boundary
+        if (current_beat != last_beat) {
+            last_beat = current_beat;
+            flash_start = now;
             mux.set_led_color(6, 255, 255, 255);
             mux.show();
-            flash_start = now;
         }
 
         // Handle flash animation
@@ -72,6 +66,31 @@ void midi_task(void* parameter) {
         vTaskDelay(1);
     }
 }
+        }
+
+        // Handle flash animation
+        if (flash_start > 0) {
+            uint32_t elapsed = now - flash_start;
+            if (elapsed >= 80) {
+                mux.set_led_color(6, 20, 20, 20);
+                mux.show();
+                flash_start = 0;
+            } else {
+                float b = 1.0f - (float)elapsed / 80.0f;
+                uint8_t v = (uint8_t)(255 * b * b);
+                mux.set_led_color(6, v, v, v);
+                mux.show();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Update last_clock_time at the end of MIDI update
+        // (checks happen during midi_transport.update())
+
+        vTaskDelay(1);
+    }
+}
+
+void sync_main.cpp():miditempfix() {
 
 void handle_serial_command(const String& cmd) {
     if (cmd == "dump" || cmd == "d") {