diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/ball/audio/effect/EffectAnimator.java b/src/main/java/sh/ball/audio/effect/EffectAnimator.java
index 8fea73d3..a6605cae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/ball/audio/effect/EffectAnimator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/ball/audio/effect/EffectAnimator.java
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public class EffectAnimator extends PhaseEffect implements SettableEffect {
         }
       }
     }
+    if (actualValue > maxValue) {
+      actualValue = maxValue;
+    } else if (actualValue < minValue) {
+      actualValue = minValue;
+    }
     effect.setValue(actualValue);
     return effect.apply(count, vector);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/sh/ball/gui/components/EffectComponentGroupController.java b/src/main/java/sh/ball/gui/components/EffectComponentGroupController.java
index 2ceacd9e..572bc4ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/sh/ball/gui/components/EffectComponentGroupController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/sh/ball/gui/components/EffectComponentGroupController.java
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ public class EffectComponentGroupController implements Initializable, SubControl
     slider.minProperty().addListener((e, old, min) -> this.animator.setMin(min.doubleValue()));
     slider.maxProperty().addListener((e, old, max) -> this.animator.setMax(max.doubleValue()));
     slider.valueProperty().addListener((e, old, value) -> this.animator.setValue(value.doubleValue()));
-    comboBox.valueProperty().addListener((options, old, animationType) -> this.animator.setAnimation(animationType));
+    comboBox.valueProperty().addListener((options, old, animationType) -> {
+      this.animator.setAnimation(animationType);
+      if (animationType != AnimationType.STATIC) {
+        slider.setStyle("-thumb-color: #00ff00;");
+      } else {
+        slider.setStyle("");
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   public EffectAnimator getAnimator() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/css/main.css b/src/main/resources/css/main.css
index 8f4b73a6..183391f1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/css/main.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/css/main.css
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@
     -fx-text-fill: white;
 }
 
+.slider {
+    -thumb-color: white;
+}
+
 .slider .thumb {
     -fx-background-color: very_dark;
-    -fx-border-color: white;
+    -fx-border-color: -thumb-color;
     -fx-border-radius: 1.0em; /* makes sure this remains circular */
     -fx-effect: inherit;
 }