diff --git a/src/love/modules/constants.lua b/src/love/modules/constants.lua
index f09a7f53..5dce0b75 100644
--- a/src/love/modules/constants.lua
+++ b/src/love/modules/constants.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ for i, v in ipairs(CONSTANTS.RAW_ARROW_COLORS) do
     }
 end
 
+CONSTANTS.MS_PER_SEC = 1000
+
 CONSTANTS.WEEKS = {
     STRUM_Y = -400,
     STRUM_X_OFFSET = 0,
diff --git a/src/love/modules/graphics.lua b/src/love/modules/graphics.lua
index 1a8b3eb5..5595d38d 100644
--- a/src/love/modules/graphics.lua
+++ b/src/love/modules/graphics.lua
@@ -366,10 +366,6 @@ return {
 					end
 				end
 
-				if self.updateShaderAlpha then
-					self.shader:send("a", self.alpha)
-				end
-
 				self.holdTimer = self.holdTimer + dt
 
 				if self.specialAnim then 
diff --git a/src/love/shaders/RGBPallette.glsl b/src/love/shaders/RGBPallette.glsl
index cc39da5b..a61e6c30 100644
--- a/src/love/shaders/RGBPallette.glsl
+++ b/src/love/shaders/RGBPallette.glsl
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 extern vec3 r;
 extern vec3 g;
 extern vec3 b;
-extern float a = 1.0;
 extern float mult = 1.0;
 
-vec4 effect(vec4 _, Image texture, vec2 texture_coords, vec2 screen_coords)
+vec4 effect(vec4 color2, Image texture, vec2 texture_coords, vec2 screen_coords)
 {
     vec4 color = Texel(texture, texture_coords);
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ vec4 effect(vec4 _, Image texture, vec2 texture_coords, vec2 screen_coords)
 
     vec4 newColor = color;
     newColor.rgb = min(color.r * r + color.g * g + color.b * b, vec3(1.0));
-    newColor.a = color.a * a;
+    newColor.a = color.a * color2.a;
 
     color = mix(color, newColor, mult);
 
diff --git a/src/love/weeks/test.lua b/src/love/weeks/test.lua
index a6c15723..ed1035a1 100644
--- a/src/love/weeks/test.lua
+++ b/src/love/weeks/test.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ return {
                         else
                             note.alpha = 0.7
                         end
-                        note.shader:send("a", note.alpha)
 
                         if note:getAnimName() == "hold" or note:getAnimName() == "end" then
                             -- just remove it from boyfriendNotes[i]
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ return {
                         else
                             note.alpha = 0.7
                         end
-                        note.shader:send("a", note.alpha)
 
                         if note:getAnimName() == "hold" or note:getAnimName() == "end" then
                             -- just remove it from enemyNotes[i]