diff --git a/source/Note.hx b/source/Note.hx
index cda58b1d6..ef57dc6f1 100644
--- a/source/Note.hx
+++ b/source/Note.hx
@@ -186,9 +186,14 @@ class Note extends FlxSprite
 						prevNote.animation.play('redhold');
 				}
 
-				prevNote.scale.y *= Conductor.stepCrochet / 100 * 1.5 * PlayState.SONG.speed;
 				prevNote.updateHitbox();
-				// prevNote.setGraphicSize();
+
+				var scaleThing:Float = Math.round((Conductor.stepCrochet) * (0.45 * FlxMath.roundDecimal(PlayState.SONG.speed, 2)));
+				// get them a LIL closer together cuz the antialiasing blurs the edges
+				if (antialiasing)
+					scaleThing *= 1.0 + (1.0 / prevNote.frameHeight);
+				prevNote.scale.y = scaleThing / prevNote.frameHeight;
+				prevNote.updateHitbox();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/PlayState.hx b/source/PlayState.hx
index 27aaee74d..9c830e8cf 100644
--- a/source/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/PlayState.hx
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 				susLength = susLength / Conductor.stepCrochet;
 				unspawnNotes.push(swagNote);
 
-				for (susNote in 0...Math.floor(susLength))
+				for (susNote in 0...Math.round(susLength))
 				{
 					oldNote = unspawnNotes[Std.int(unspawnNotes.length - 1)];
 
@@ -2118,11 +2118,11 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 				}
 
 				var strumLineMid = strumLine.y + Note.swagWidth / 2;
+				daNote.y = (Conductor.songPosition - daNote.strumTime) * (0.45 * FlxMath.roundDecimal(SONG.speed, 2));
 
 				if (PreferencesMenu.getPref('downscroll'))
 				{
-					daNote.y = (strumLine.y + (Conductor.songPosition - daNote.strumTime) * (0.45 * FlxMath.roundDecimal(SONG.speed, 2)));
-
+					daNote.y += strumLine.y;
 					if (daNote.isSustainNote)
 					{
 						if (daNote.animation.curAnim.name.endsWith("end") && daNote.prevNote != null)
@@ -2133,28 +2133,18 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 						if ((!daNote.mustPress || (daNote.wasGoodHit || (daNote.prevNote.wasGoodHit && !daNote.canBeHit)))
 							&& daNote.y - daNote.offset.y * daNote.scale.y + daNote.height >= strumLineMid)
 						{
-							// clipRect is applied to graphic itself so use frame Heights
-							var swagRect:FlxRect = new FlxRect(0, 0, daNote.frameWidth, daNote.frameHeight);
-
-							swagRect.height = (strumLineMid - daNote.y) / daNote.scale.y;
-							swagRect.y = daNote.frameHeight - swagRect.height;
-							daNote.clipRect = swagRect;
+							applyClipRect(daNote);
 						}
 					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					daNote.y = (strumLine.y - (Conductor.songPosition - daNote.strumTime) * (0.45 * FlxMath.roundDecimal(SONG.speed, 2)));
-
+					daNote.y = strumLine.y - daNote.y;
 					if (daNote.isSustainNote
 						&& (!daNote.mustPress || (daNote.wasGoodHit || (daNote.prevNote.wasGoodHit && !daNote.canBeHit)))
 						&& daNote.y + daNote.offset.y * daNote.scale.y <= strumLineMid)
 					{
-						var swagRect:FlxRect = new FlxRect(0, 0, daNote.width / daNote.scale.x, daNote.height / daNote.scale.y);
-
-						swagRect.y = (strumLineMid - daNote.y) / daNote.scale.y;
-						swagRect.height -= swagRect.y;
-						daNote.clipRect = swagRect;
+						applyClipRect(daNote);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -2241,6 +2231,26 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 			keyShit();
 	}
 
+	function applyClipRect(daNote:Note):Void
+	{
+		// clipRect is applied to graphic itself so use frame Heights
+		var swagRect:FlxRect = new FlxRect(0, 0, daNote.frameWidth, daNote.frameHeight);
+		var strumLineMid = strumLine.y + Note.swagWidth / 2;
+
+		if (PreferencesMenu.getPref('downscroll'))
+		{
+			swagRect.height = (strumLineMid - daNote.y) / daNote.scale.y;
+			swagRect.y = daNote.frameHeight - swagRect.height;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			swagRect.y = (strumLineMid - daNote.y) / daNote.scale.y;
+			swagRect.height -= swagRect.y;
+		}
+
+		daNote.clipRect = swagRect;
+	}
+
 	function killCombo():Void
 	{
 		if (combo > 5 && gf.animOffsets.exists('sad'))