   Keyboard.begin();
   FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, STRIP1_PIN>(strip1, NUM_LEDS_STRIP1);
   FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, STRIP2_PIN>(strip2, NUM_LEDS_STRIP2);
+  FastLED.setBrightness(50);
 }
 
 void loop() {
   // strip function
   for (int dot = 0; dot < NUM_LEDS_STRIP1; dot++) {
     strip1[dot] = CRGB::Blue;
+    strip2[dot] = CRGB::Blue;
     FastLED.show();
 
     button_check();
 
-    delay(30);
+    delay(delay_strip);
     // clear this led for the next time around the loop
     strip1[dot] = CRGB::Black;
+    strip2[dot] = CRGB::Black;
   }
 }
 


byte mouse_read = 1;
byte button_read = 1;

void setup() {
  // initialize digital pins

const int mouseLeft = 15; // click left mouse


// neopixels edge strip
const int STRIP1_PIN = 9;
#define NUM_LEDS_STRIP1      40
CRGB strip1[NUM_LEDS_STRIP1];

// neopixels top strip
const int STRIP2_PIN = 10;
#define NUM_LEDS_STRIP2      6
CRGB strip2[NUM_LEDS_STRIP2];

const int responseDelay = 70;
