diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 0c9017e..d9e6069 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=ALA
-version=2.3.7
+version=2.3.8
 author=bportaluri
 maintainer=Bruno Portaluri <bportaluri@gmail.com>
 sentence=Arduino Light Animation (ALA) library
diff --git a/src/AlaLed.cpp b/src/AlaLed.cpp
index bc27d8a..50494aa 100644
--- a/src/AlaLed.cpp
+++ b/src/AlaLed.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void AlaLed::setRefreshRate(int refreshRate)
 }
 
 
-void AlaLed::setAnimation(int animation, long speed)
+void AlaLed::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, bool isSeq)
 {
     if (this->animation == animation && this->speed == speed)
         return;
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ void AlaLed::setAnimation(int animation, long speed)
     this->animation = animation;
     this->speed = speed;
 
-    setAnimationFunc(animation);
+	if (!isSeq)
+		animSeqLen=0;
+	setAnimationFunc(animation);
     animStartTime = millis();
 }
 
@@ -95,9 +97,16 @@ void AlaLed::setAnimation(AlaSeq animSeq[])
         animSeqDuration = animSeqDuration + animSeq[animSeqLen].duration;
     }
     animSeqStartTime = millis();
-    setAnimation(animSeq[0].animation, animSeq[0].speed);
+    setAnimation(animSeq[0].animation, animSeq[0].speed, true);
 }
 
+void AlaLed::setSpeed(long speed)
+{
+    this->speed = speed;
+	animStartTime = millis();
+}
+
+
 int AlaLed::getAnimation()
 {
     return animation;
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ bool AlaLed::runAnimation()
         {
             if (t>=c && t<(c+animSeq[i].duration))
             {
-                setAnimation(animSeq[i].animation, animSeq[i].speed);
+                setAnimation(animSeq[i].animation, animSeq[i].speed, true);
                 break;
             }
             c = c + animSeq[i].duration;
diff --git a/src/AlaLed.h b/src/AlaLed.h
index f395ff2..44c00ff 100644
--- a/src/AlaLed.h
+++ b/src/AlaLed.h
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ class AlaLed
 
     int getRefreshRate();
 
-    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed);
+    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed, bool isSeq=false);
     void setAnimation(AlaSeq animSeq[]);
+	void setSpeed(long speed);
     int getAnimation();
 
     bool runAnimation();
diff --git a/src/AlaLedRgb.cpp b/src/AlaLedRgb.cpp
index d874128..8c89ddc 100644
--- a/src/AlaLedRgb.cpp
+++ b/src/AlaLedRgb.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int AlaLedRgb::getCurrentRefreshRate()
 }
 
 
-void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaColor color)
+void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaColor color, bool isSeq)
 {
     // is there any change?
     if (this->animation == animation && this->speed == speed && this->palette.numColors == 1 && this->palette.colors[0] == color)
@@ -115,15 +115,18 @@ void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaColor color)
     this->speed = speed;
 
     this->palette.numColors = 1;
-    this->palette.colors = (AlaColor*)malloc(3);
+    // TODO is this a memory leak?
+	this->palette.colors = (AlaColor*)malloc(3);
     this->palette.colors[0] = color;
 
-	animSeqLen=0;
+	if (!isSeq)
+		animSeqLen=0;
     setAnimationFunc(animation);
     animStartTime = millis();
 }
 
-void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaPalette palette)
+
+void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaPalette palette, bool isSeq)
 {
     // is there any change?
     if (this->animation == animation && this->speed == speed && this->palette == palette)
@@ -139,7 +142,8 @@ void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaPalette palette)
     this->speed = speed;
     this->palette = palette;
 
-	animSeqLen=0;
+	if (!isSeq)
+		animSeqLen=0;
     setAnimationFunc(animation);
     animStartTime = millis();
 }
@@ -156,7 +160,18 @@ void AlaLedRgb::setAnimation(AlaSeq animSeq[])
         animSeqDuration = animSeqDuration + animSeq[animSeqLen].duration;
     }
     animSeqStartTime = millis();
-    setAnimation(animSeq[0].animation, animSeq[0].speed, animSeq[0].palette);
+    setAnimation(animSeq[0].animation, animSeq[0].speed, animSeq[0].palette, true);
+}
+
+void AlaLedRgb::setSpeed(long speed)
+{
+    this->speed = speed;
+	animStartTime = millis();
+}
+
+void AlaLedRgb::setColor(AlaColor color)
+{
+    this->palette.colors[0] = color;
 }
 
 int AlaLedRgb::getAnimation()
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ bool AlaLedRgb::runAnimation()
         {
             if (t>=c && t<(c+animSeq[i].duration))
             {
-                setAnimation(animSeq[i].animation, animSeq[i].speed, animSeq[i].palette);
+                setAnimation(animSeq[i].animation, animSeq[i].speed, animSeq[i].palette, true);
                 break;
             }
             c = c + animSeq[i].duration;
diff --git a/src/AlaLedRgb.h b/src/AlaLedRgb.h
index c876053..35e0042 100644
--- a/src/AlaLedRgb.h
+++ b/src/AlaLedRgb.h
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ class AlaLedRgb
     int getCurrentRefreshRate();
 
 
-    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaColor color);
-    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaPalette palette);
+    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaColor color, bool isSeq=false);
+    void setAnimation(int animation, long speed, AlaPalette palette, bool isSeq=false);
     void setAnimation(AlaSeq animSeq[]);
+    void setSpeed(long speed);
+    void setColor(AlaColor color);
     int getAnimation();
 
     bool runAnimation();