diff --git a/bin/effectsequencer b/bin/effectsequencer
--- a/bin/effectsequencer
+++ b/bin/effectsequencer
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ class App(object):
     def launch(self, *args):
         self.seq = Sequencer(
             self.graph, lambda settings: sendToCollector(
-                'effectSequencer', self.session, settings))
+                'effectSequencer', self.session, settings,
+                # This seems to be safe here (and lets us get from
+                # 20fpx to 40fpx), even though it leads to big stalls
+                # if I use it on KC.
+                useZmq=True))
 
         self.cycloneApp = cyclone.web.Application(handlers=[
             (r'/()', cyclone.web.StaticFileHandler, {