 
   //***** Tone Section
   //trigger the ping
+  //^^^^^^^^NOTE: ping won't trigger if the startup song ends after the stepper stops in startup()^^^^^
   if (pingTracker == 0) {
     digitalWrite(pingPin, LOW);
     delay(200);

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

  digitalWrite(upPin, HIGH);

  //*******Stepper section
  //goes up STEPS steps
  stepper.step(STEPS);

  //*******cleanup section
  counter = 1;
  stateTracker = 1;
  pingTracker = 0;
  Serial.println("Startup complete");
  
}
