diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js b/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
index 51ec6e5..f2c4ed1 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ export const getProceduralPitches = () => {
 
     let pitchNames = pitches.map(x => extractPitchName(x));
     let pitchNums = pitchNames.map(x => musicalPitches.indexOf(x));
-    
-    // console.log(pitches);
-    // console.log(pitchNames);
-    // console.log(pitchNums);
 
     // this value is assigned true only if the loop below finds an interval value
     // which corresponds to a dissonance, 1 or 6
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js b/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
index 185d085..8b87c10 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ export const getRandomPitches = () => {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    console.log(formattedPitches);
-    console.log(pitches);
     return pitches;
 }
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/helper.js b/src/pitch_generation/helper.js
index 3b73200..3c1ad59 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/helper.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/helper.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import { melodicGeneration } from "./melodicGeneration.js";
 
-melodicGeneration(['C3', 'G3', 'A3', 'G4']);
+melodicGeneration(['C3', 'G3', 'A3', 'E5']);
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js b/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js
index afcd29a..673f462 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js
@@ -35,37 +35,64 @@ export const melodicGeneration = (prevPitches) => {
     let pitchNumOne = musicalPitches.indexOf(pitchNameOne);
     let pitchNumTwo = musicalPitches.indexOf(pitchNameTwo);
 
-    let interval = pitchNumTwo - pitchNumOne;
+    let interval = pitchNumOne - pitchNumTwo;
 
     console.log(prevSoprano, newSoprano);
     console.log(pitchNumOne, pitchNumTwo);
 
+    // when the octave number is the same
     if (octaveOne === octaveTwo) {
         console.log("OCTAVE: same");
-        if (pitchNumOne > pitchNumTwo || pitchNumTwo === 0) {
+
+        if (pitchNumOne === pitchNumTwo) {
+            interval = 0;
+        } else if (pitchNumTwo === 0) {
+            interval = 12 - pitchNumOne;
+        } else if (pitchNumOne > pitchNumTwo) {
             console.log("WRAP");
-            interval += 12;
+            interval = pitchNumTwo - pitchNumOne;
+        } else if (pitchNumOne < pitchNumTwo) {
+            interval *= -1;
         }
     }
     
-    // accounts for when the octave marker is different between pitches
+    // when the first octave number is higher
     if (octaveOne > octaveTwo) {
         console.log('OCTAVE: first is higher');
-        if (pitchNumOne > pitchNumTwo) {
-            console.log("WRAP");
-            interval = Math.abs(interval) + 12;
+        if (pitchNumOne === pitchNumTwo) {
+            interval = 0;
+        } else if (pitchNumTwo === 0) {
+            interval = pitchNumOne * -1;
+        } else if (pitchNumOne > pitchNumTwo) {
+            const wrapperCheckOne = (pitchNumOne + 9) % 12;
+            const wrapperCheckTwo = (pitchNumTwo + 9) % 12;
+            
+            console.log("---------------");
+            console.log("PROBLEMS HERE");
+            console.log(`interval: ${interval}`);
+            console.log(`adjusted pitch idx of first pitch: ${wrapperCheckOne}`);
+            console.log(`adjusted pitch idx of second pitch: ${wrapperCheckTwo}`);
+            console.log("---------------");
+
+            interval = pitchNumTwo - pitchNumOne - 12;
+        } else if (pitchNumOne < pitchNumTwo) {
+            console.log("caught");
+            interval = (interval + 12) * -1;
+        } else {
+            console.log("NO CONDITION APPLIES");
         }
+    // when the second octave number is higher
     } else if (octaveOne < octaveTwo) {
         console.log('OCTAVE: second is higher');
 
-        if (pitchNumTwo === 0) {
-            console.log("Edge case: pitch two = 0");
-            interval = Math.abs(interval - 12) + 12;
-        }
-
         if (pitchNumOne > pitchNumTwo) {
             console.log("WRAP");
             interval = 12 - Math.abs(interval);
+        } else if (pitchNumOne < pitchNumTwo) {
+            interval *= -1;
+        } else if (pitchNumTwo === 0) {
+            console.log("Edge case: pitch two = 0");
+            interval = (12 - pitchNumOne) + 12;
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/styleUtils.js b/src/styleUtils.js
index 1b8dcfc..3b7a4a0 100644
--- a/src/styleUtils.js
+++ b/src/styleUtils.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ showMore.onclick = () => {
 }
 
 startButton.onclick = async () => {
-    // @ts-expect-error - namespace again, failed import from Tone
     await Tone.start()
     .then(() => {
         appReady = true;