diff --git a/src/droplets/droplet.cpp b/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
index e965e69..699decd 100644
--- a/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
+++ b/src/droplets/droplet.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ DropletState Droplet::GetState() {
   return state;
 }
 
+bool Droplet::IsLeft() {
+  return GetState() == DropletState::kLeft;
+}
+
+bool Droplet::IsRight() {
+  return GetState() == DropletState::kRight;
+}
+
+bool Droplet::IsFull() {
+  return GetState() == DropletState::kFull;
+}
+
+
 int Droplet::GetTitleHeight() {
   return kTitleHeight;
 }
diff --git a/src/droplets/droplet.h b/src/droplets/droplet.h
index eb848d0..7fa88ee 100644
--- a/src/droplets/droplet.h
+++ b/src/droplets/droplet.h
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ public:
    */
   DropletState GetState();
 
+  /*
+   * Returns if the droplet is in the left state.
+   *
+   * @ return droplet in left state
+   */
+  bool IsLeft();
+
+  /*
+   * Returns if the droplet is in the right state.
+   *
+   * @ return droplet in right state
+   */
+  bool IsRight();
+
+  /*
+   * Returns if the droplet is in the full state.
+   *
+   * @ return droplet in full state
+   */
+  bool IsFull();
+
   /*
    * Returns the height of the title bar of the droplet.
    *
diff --git a/src/droplets/sequencer_droplet.cpp b/src/droplets/sequencer_droplet.cpp
index 23b11bf..02ff4bc 100644
--- a/src/droplets/sequencer_droplet.cpp
+++ b/src/droplets/sequencer_droplet.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ void SequencerDroplet::Control() {
 void SequencerDroplet::Process(AudioHandle::InputBuffer in,
 			      AudioHandle::OutputBuffer out,
 			      size_t size) {
-  if(GetState() != DropletState::kRight &&
-     Patch()->gate_input[0].Trig()) {
+  // Step input for full and left droplets
+  if(!IsRight() && Patch()->gate_input[0].Trig()) {
     Step();
   }
-  if(GetState() != DropletState::kLeft &&
-     Patch()->gate_input[1].Trig()) {
-    if (GetState() == DropletState::kFull) {
+
+  // Step for right droplet and reset for full
+  if(!IsLeft() && Patch()->gate_input[1].Trig()) {
+    if (IsFull()) {
       Reset();
     } else {
       Step();
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ void SequencerDroplet::Process(AudioHandle::InputBuffer in,
   }
   control_rate_count++;
 
-  
+  // VC output of sequencer
   for(size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-    if (GetState() != DropletState::kRight) {
+    if (!IsRight()) {
       Patch()->seed.dac.WriteValue(DacHandle::Channel::ONE,
 				   sequence[step] * 819.2f);
     }
-    if (GetState() != DropletState::kLeft) {
+    if (!IsRight()) {
       Patch()->seed.dac.WriteValue(DacHandle::Channel::TWO,
 				   sequence[step] * 819.2f);
     }
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ void SequencerDroplet::Draw() {
   int left_padding = 4+GetScreenMin();
   int offset = step / (num_columns*NUM_ROWS);
   
-  
   // Active Input
   if (!InMenu()) {
     offset = selected / NUM_ROWS;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void SequencerDroplet::Reset() {
 }
 
 void SequencerDroplet::SetDimensions() {
-  if (GetState() != DropletState::kFull) {
+  if (!IsFull()) {
     num_columns = 2;
   } else {
     num_columns = 4;