diff --git a/light8/ExternalInput.py b/light8/ExternalInput.py
--- a/light8/ExternalInput.py
+++ b/light8/ExternalInput.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-import thread, SocketServer
+import thread, SocketServer, socket
+
+
+currentlevels = [0,0,0,0]
+
 
 class NetSliderHandler(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
     def handle(self):
         data = self.rfile.readline(1000)
+        currentlevels[:] = [float(x)/255 for x in list(data.split())]
 
-def start_server(levelstorage):
+def start_server(levelstorage=0):
     server = SocketServer.TCPServer(
         ('', socket.getservbyname('rlslider', 'tcp')), 
         NetSliderHandler)
@@ -23,7 +28,8 @@ class ExternalSliders:
     def update(self, *args):
         self.level_storage[:] = args
     def get_levels(self):
-        import math, time
-        return [max(0, math.sin(time.time() + i)) for i in range(4)] # bogus
+        return currentlevels
+#        import math, time
+#        return [max(0, math.sin(time.time() + i)) for i in range(4)] # bogus
             
         # return self.level_storage