   Serial.println("shutdown");
 
 
-  //*****LED section
-  // turns off neopixels
-  strip.setPixelColor(0, 0, 0, 0); //pixel number, r,g,b
-  strip.show();
-
-  //*****stepper section
-  myMotor->step(1000, BACKWARD, SINGLE);
-
   //***** Tone Section
   //trigger the down music
   digitalWrite(downPin, LOW);

  digitalWrite(downPin, HIGH);
  //this is for the on ping reset
  pingTracker = 0;
  
  //*****cleanup section
  counter = 0;

  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'

  //initialize the stepper
  // speed in RPM - keep it below 25
  stepper.setSpeed(10);

  //initilizes the audio pin
  pinMode(upPin,OUTPUT);
