diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ff305a..df277b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ CPP_SOURCES = src/main.cpp \
               src/menu.cpp \
               src/droplets/droplet.cpp \
               src/droplets/noise_droplet.cpp \
-              src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp
+              src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp \
+              src/graphics/sprite.cpp
 
 LIBDAISY_DIR = ./lib/libDaisy
 DAISYSP_DIR = ./lib/daisySP
diff --git a/src/droplets/droplet.cpp b/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
index 85463a4..d0999e4 100644
--- a/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
+++ b/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void Droplet::AnimationInc() {
     count = 0;
   }
   count++;
+  //animation_count = animation_count % animation_rate;
+  WriteCenteredString(*patch, (screen_min + screen_max) / 2, 40,
+		      Font_6x8, std::to_string(animation_count));
 }
 
 void Droplet::SetAnimationRate(int rate) {
diff --git a/src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp b/src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp
index f1e42c2..1c679f9 100644
--- a/src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp
+++ b/src/droplets/vco_droplet.cpp
@@ -46,29 +46,15 @@ void VCODroplet::Process(float** in, float** out, size_t size) {
 }
 
 void VCODroplet::Draw() {
-  int sine_width = 20;
-  bool sine_wave[sine_width][Droplet::kTitleHeight];
-
-  // Set blank pattern
-  for (int h = 0; h < kTitleHeight; h++) {
-    for (int w = screen_min; w < screen_max; w++) {
-      sine_wave[w][h] = false;
-    }
-  }
-
+  wave->SetBlank();
   for (int i = 0; i < sine_width; i++) {
     int pixel = (int) round(std::sin(2*pi*((double)(i + animation_count%sine_width)/sine_width)) * (kTitleHeight/2) + kTitleHeight/2);
-  sine_wave[i][pixel] = true;
-  }
-
-  for (int h = 0; h < kTitleHeight; h++) {
-    for (int w = screen_min; w < screen_max; w++) {
-      patch->display.DrawPixel(w, h, sine_wave[w%sine_width][h%kTitleHeight]);
-    }
+    wave->SetPixel(i, pixel, true);
   }
   
   WriteString(*patch, 0, 54, Font_6x8,
 	      WaveToString(wavectrl.Process()));
+  wave->DrawTile(*patch, screen_min, 0, screen_max, kTitleHeight);
   DrawName(patch, "VCO");
   AnimationInc();
 }
diff --git a/src/droplets/vco_droplet.h b/src/droplets/vco_droplet.h
index 68f444a..7ed4b0d 100644
--- a/src/droplets/vco_droplet.h
+++ b/src/droplets/vco_droplet.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "droplet.h"
 #include "../util.h"
+#include "../graphics/sprite.h"
 
 using namespace daisy;
 using namespace daisysp;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ private:
   Parameter freqctrl, wavectrl, ampctrl, finectrl;
   std::string WaveToString(uint8_t);
   const double pi = std::acos(-1);
+  int sine_width = 20;
+  Sprite* wave = new Sprite(sine_width, kTitleHeight);
 public:
   VCODroplet(DaisyPatch*, DropletState, float);
   void Control();
diff --git a/src/graphics/sprite.cpp b/src/graphics/sprite.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3c0470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/graphics/sprite.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "sprite.h"
+
+Sprite::Sprite(int m_width, int m_height) {
+  width = m_width;
+  height = m_height;
+  sprite = new bool*[width];
+  for (int w = 0; w < width; w++) {
+    sprite[w] = new bool[height];
+    for (int h = 0; h < height; h++) {
+      sprite[w][h] = false;
+    }  
+  }
+}
+
+void Sprite::SetPixel(int x, int y, bool solid) {
+  sprite[x][y] = solid;
+}
+
+int Sprite::GetHeight() {
+  return height;
+}
+
+
+int Sprite::GetWidth() {
+  return width;
+
+}
+
+void Sprite::Draw(DaisyPatch patch, int x, int y) {
+  for (int w = 0; w < width; w++) {
+    for (int h = 0; h < height; h++) {
+      patch.display.DrawPixel(x+w, y+h, sprite[w][h]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void Sprite::DrawTile(DaisyPatch patch,
+		      int x1,
+		      int y1,
+		      int x2,
+		      int y2) {
+  int x_min = std::min(x1, x2);
+  int x_max = std::max(x1, x2);
+  int y_min = std::min(y1, y2);
+  int y_max = std::max(y1, y2);
+  for (int w = x_min; w < x_max; w++) {
+    for (int h = y_min; h < y_max; h++) {
+      patch.display.DrawPixel(w, h, sprite[(w-x_min) % width]
+			      [(h-y_min) % height]);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bool** Sprite::GetSprite() {
+  return sprite;
+}
+
+void Sprite::SetBlank() {
+  for (int w = 0; w < width; w++) {
+    for (int h = 0; h < height; h++) {
+      sprite[w][h] = false;
+    }  
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/graphics/sprite.h b/src/graphics/sprite.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b23ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/graphics/sprite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef CASCADE_GRAPHICS_SPRITE_H_
+#define CASCADE_GRAPHICS_SPRITE_H_
+
+#include "daisy_patch.h"
+
+using namespace daisy;
+
+class Sprite {
+ private:
+  int width, height;
+  bool** sprite;
+ public:
+  Sprite(int, int);
+  void SetPixel(int, int, bool);
+  int GetHeight();
+  int GetWidth();
+  bool** GetSprite();
+  void Draw(DaisyPatch, int, int);
+  void DrawTile(DaisyPatch, int, int, int, int);
+  void SetBlank();
+};
+
+#endif // CASCADE_GRAPHICS_SPRITE_H_