diff --git a/flax/littletimeline.py b/flax/littletimeline.py
--- a/flax/littletimeline.py
+++ b/flax/littletimeline.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-""" a test that listens to ascoltami player and outputs a light to
-dmxserver """
-
-from __future__ import division
-import xmlrpclib,time,socket,sys
-sys.path.append("../light8")
-import dmxclient
+"""
+a test that listens to ascoltami player and outputs a light to dmxserver
+"""
+import xmlrpclib,time,socket,os
 
 player=xmlrpclib.Server("http://localhost:8040")
-print "found player"
+dmx=xmlrpclib.Server("http://localhost:8030")
+
+print "found both servers"
 
 t1=time.time()
 while 1:
@@ -18,17 +17,10 @@ while 1:
     except socket.error,e:
         print "server error %r, waiting"%e
         time.sleep(2)
-
-    lev=0
-    for low,high,func in ((0,20,0),
-                          (20,30,(playtime-20)/10),
-                          (30,170,1),
-                          (170,189,1-(playtime-170)/19),
-                          ):
-        if low<=playtime<high:
-            lev=func
-
-    print "Send",lev
-    dmxclient.outputlevels([lev])
-  
+    print time.time()-t1,playtime
+    try:
+        dmx.outputlevels("littletimeline-%s"%os.getpid(),[.01*(playtime)%100])
+    except xmlrpclib.Fault,e:
+        print "outputlevels: %s" % e
+    
     time.sleep(.01)