diff --git a/src/GuitarScene.py b/src/GuitarScene.py
index 629a06545..07d0dd199 100644
--- a/src/GuitarScene.py
+++ b/src/GuitarScene.py
@@ -2268,6 +2268,7 @@ def resetVariablesToDefaults(self):
     for player in self.playerList:
       player.reset()
     self.stage.reset()
+    self.stage.rockmeter.reset()
     self.enteredCode     = []
     self.jurgPlayer       = [False for i in self.playerList] #Jurgen hasn't played the restarted song =P
     
diff --git a/src/Rockmeter.py b/src/Rockmeter.py
index 53fbe0cf1..ac1fecb28 100644
--- a/src/Rockmeter.py
+++ b/src/Rockmeter.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ def boardWidth(self, x):
       return player.boardWidth / math.sqrt((self.stage.scene.camera.origin[1] + x)**2+((self.stage.scene.camera.origin[2] + x)-0.5)**2) * scaleCoef
 
   def __init__(self, stage, section):
-    self.stage       = stage			#The rockmeter
-    self.engine      = stage.engine		#Game Engine
+    self.stage       = stage			      #The rockmeter
+    self.engine      = stage.engine		  #Game Engine
     self.config      = stage.config     #the rockmeter.ini
     self.section     = section          #the section of the rockmeter.ini involving this layer
 
@@ -416,6 +416,27 @@ def __init__(self, layer, section):
     
     self.condition = True
 
+  def smoothstep(self, min, max, x):
+    if x < min:
+      return 0
+    if x > max:
+      return 1
+    def f(x):
+      return -2 * x**3 + 3*x**2
+    return f((x - min) / (max - min))
+    
+  def triggerPick(self):
+    if not self.stage.lastPickPos:
+      return 0.0
+    t = position - self.stage.lastPickPos
+    return (1.0 - self.smoothstep(0, 500.0, t))
+
+  def triggerMiss(self):
+    if not self.stage.lastMissPos:
+      return 0.0
+    t = position - self.stage.lastMissPos
+    return (1.0 - self.smoothstep(0, 500.0, t))
+
   def update(self):
     pass
 
@@ -850,6 +871,12 @@ def __init__(self, guitarScene, configFileName, coOp = False):
             self.createImage(self.section, i)
           break
 
+    self.reset()
+    
+  def reset(self):
+    self.playedNotes        = []
+    self.averageNotes       = [0.0]
+    
   #adds a layer to the rockmeter's list
   def addLayer(self, layer, number, shared = False):
     if shared:
@@ -991,7 +1018,16 @@ def updateVars(self, playerNum):
     #force bassgroove to false if it's not enabled
     if not scene.bassGrooveEnabled:
         bassgroove = False
-        
+  
+  def triggerPick(self, pos, notes):
+    if notes:
+      self.lastPickPos      = pos
+      self.playedNotes      = self.playedNotes[-3:] + [sum(notes) / float(len(notes))]
+      self.averageNotes[-1] = sum(self.playedNotes) / float(len(self.playedNotes))
+
+  def triggerMiss(self, pos):
+    self.lastMissPos = pos
+            
   def render(self, visibility):
     self.updateTime()
 
diff --git a/src/Stage.py b/src/Stage.py
index 19e6be3fc..63411e896 100644
--- a/src/Stage.py
+++ b/src/Stage.py
@@ -569,10 +569,12 @@ def triggerPick(self, pos, notes):
       self.lastPickPos      = pos
       self.playedNotes      = self.playedNotes[-3:] + [sum(notes) / float(len(notes))]
       self.averageNotes[-1] = sum(self.playedNotes) / float(len(self.playedNotes))
-
+      self.rockmeter.triggerPick(pos, notes)
+      
   def triggerMiss(self, pos):
     self.lastMissPos = pos
-
+    self.rockmeter.triggerMiss(pos)
+    
   def triggerQuarterBeat(self, pos, quarterBeat):
     self.lastQuarterBeatPos = pos
     self.quarterBeat        = quarterBeat