diff --git a/src/js/HuesCore.js b/src/js/HuesCore.js
index 04f0da3..e3af36f 100644
--- a/src/js/HuesCore.js
+++ b/src/js/HuesCore.js
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ function HuesCore(defaults) {
     this.eventListeners = {
         /* callback time(hundredths)
          *
-         * When the song time is updated - 0 for buildup, integer 10ths
-         * of a second otherwise
+         * When the song time is updated - negative for buildup
+         * Returns a floating point number denoting seconds
          */
         time : [],
         /* callback blurUpdate(xPercent, yPercent)
@@ -280,13 +280,9 @@ HuesCore.prototype.animationLoop = function() {
     }
     this.updateVisualiser();
     let now = this.soundManager.currentTime();
-    if(now < 0) {
-        this.callEventListeners("time", 0);
-    } else {
-        this.callEventListeners("time", this.soundManager.displayableTime());
-        if(this.doBuildup) {
-            this.currentSong.buildupPlayed = true;
-        }
+    this.callEventListeners("time", this.soundManager.clampedTime());
+    if(now >= 0 && this.doBuildup) {
+        this.currentSong.buildupPlayed = true;
     }
     for(let beatTime = this.beatIndex * this.getBeatLength(); beatTime < now;
             beatTime = ++this.beatIndex * this.getBeatLength()) {
diff --git a/src/js/HuesUI.js b/src/js/HuesUI.js
index c9ca370..3314ae4 100644
--- a/src/js/HuesUI.js
+++ b/src/js/HuesUI.js
@@ -242,30 +242,22 @@ HuesUI.prototype.newColour = function(colour) {
 HuesUI.prototype.blurUpdated = function(x, y) {
     x = Math.floor(x * 0xFF);
     y = Math.floor(y * 0xFF);
-    this.xBlur.textContent = "X=" + this.intToHex2(x);
-    this.yBlur.textContent = "Y=" + this.intToHex2(y);
+    this.xBlur.textContent = "X=" + this.intToHex(x, 2);
+    this.yBlur.textContent = "Y=" + this.intToHex(y, 2);
 };
 
 HuesUI.prototype.updateTime = function(time) {
     time = Math.floor(time * 1000);
-    this.timer.textContent = "T=" + this.intToHex5(time);
+    this.timer.textContent = "T=" + this.intToHex(time, 5);
 };
 
-HuesUI.prototype.intToHex2 = function(num) {
-    return '$0x' + ("00"+num.toString(16)).slice(-2);
-};
-
-HuesUI.prototype.intToHex3 = function(num) {
-    return '$0x' + ("000"+num.toString(16)).slice(-3);
-};
-
-HuesUI.prototype.intToHex4 = function(num) {
-    return '$0x' + ("0000"+num.toString(16)).slice(-4);
-};
-
-HuesUI.prototype.intToHex5 = function(num) {
-    return '$0x' + ("00000"+num.toString(16)).slice(-5);
-};
+HuesUI.prototype.intToHex = function(num, pad) {
+    let str = Math.abs(num).toString(16);
+    while (str.length < pad)
+        str = "0" + str;
+    let prefix = num < 0 ? "-" : "$";
+    return prefix + "0x" + str;
+}
 
 /*
  Individual UIs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -416,16 +408,13 @@ RetroUI.prototype.newImage = function(image) {
 RetroUI.prototype.newColour = function(colour) {
     HuesUI.prototype.newColour.call(this, colour);
 
-    this.colourIndex.textContent = "C=" + this.intToHex2(this.core.colourIndex);
+    this.colourIndex.textContent = "C=" + this.intToHex(this.core.colourIndex, 2);
 };
 
 RetroUI.prototype.beat = function(beats, index) {
     let rest = beats.slice(1);
     this.beatBar.textContent = ">>" + rest;
-    if(index < 0) {
-        index = 0;
-    }
-    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex4(index);
+    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex(index, 4);
 };
 
 RetroUI.prototype.resize = function() {
@@ -487,10 +476,7 @@ WeedUI.prototype.beat = function(beats, index) {
     this.beatLeft.textContent = rest;
     this.beatRight.textContent = rest;
     
-    if(index < 0) {
-        index = 0;
-    }
-    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex4(index);
+    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex(index, 4);
 
     if(["x", "o", "X", "O"].indexOf(beats[0]) != -1) {
         let beatCenter = document.createElement("div");
@@ -753,10 +739,7 @@ ModernUI.prototype.beat = function(beats, index) {
         span.textContent = this.currentBeat;
         this.beatCenter.appendChild(span);
     }
-    if(index < 0) {
-        index = 0;
-    }
-    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex4(index);
+    this.beatCount.textContent = "B=" + this.intToHex(index, 4);
 };
 
 ModernUI.prototype.resize = function() {
diff --git a/src/js/SoundManager.js b/src/js/SoundManager.js
index 66205bb..f655f0c 100644
--- a/src/js/SoundManager.js
+++ b/src/js/SoundManager.js
@@ -296,15 +296,6 @@ SoundManager.prototype.clampedTime = function() {
     return time;
 };
 
-SoundManager.prototype.displayableTime = function() {
-    let time = this.clampedTime();
-    if(time < 0) {
-        return 0;
-    } else {
-        return time;
-    }
-};
-
 SoundManager.prototype.loadSong = function(song) {
     if(song._loadPromise) {
         // Someone went forward then immediately back then forward again