diff --git a/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/Sequence.swift b/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/Sequence.swift
index 3f65690..ea94d2a 100644
--- a/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/Sequence.swift
+++ b/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/Sequence.swift
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ public struct NoteEventSequence: Equatable {
                              channel: MIDIChannel = 0,
                              position: Double,
                              duration: Double) {
-        totalDuration += duration
+        
+        let noteEndTime = position + duration
+        totalDuration = max(totalDuration, noteEndTime)
+        
         var newNote = SequenceNote()
 
         newNote.noteOn.status = noteOnByte
diff --git a/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/SequencerTrack.swift b/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/SequencerTrack.swift
index 7d8e526..e61e3c1 100644
--- a/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/SequencerTrack.swift
+++ b/Sources/AudioKitEX/Sequencing/SequencerTrack.swift
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ open class SequencerTrack {
     /// Sequence on this track
     public var sequence = NoteEventSequence() {
         willSet {
-            if newValue.totalDuration >= length {
-                Log("Warning: Note event sequence duration exceeds the bounds of the sequencer track")
-                length = newValue.totalDuration + 0.01
-                Log("Track length set to \(length) beats")
+            if newValue.totalDuration != 0.0 && newValue.totalDuration > length {
+                 Log("Warning: Note event sequence duration exceeds the bounds of the sequencer track")
+                 /// extend the length to accomodate the new notes
+                 length = newValue.totalDuration
+                 Log("Track length set to \(length) beats")
             }
         }
         didSet { updateSequence() }