diff --git a/actions.py b/actions.py
index 992a4e8..efdc2ad 100644
--- a/actions.py
+++ b/actions.py
@@ -905,10 +905,26 @@ class Actions(object):
                 found_method = me 
                 parsed_args = list(map(int,matches.groups()))
                 if argument is not None:
-                    #args = [argument] + parsed_args 
                     args = parsed_args + [argument]
                 else:
                     args = parsed_args 
                 
                 return (found_method, args)
 
+    def call_method_name(self, method_name, argument=None):
+        # if the target method doesnt exist, call the handler
+        if not hasattr(self, method_name):
+            self.call_parse_method_name(method_name, argument)
+            return
+
+        if argument is not None:
+            getattr(self, method_name)(argument)
+        else:
+            getattr(self, method_name)()
+
+
+    def call_parse_method_name(self, method_name, argument):
+        method, arguments = self.get_callback_for_method(method_name, argument)
+        method(*arguments)
+
+
diff --git a/user_input/analog_input.py b/user_input/analog_input.py
index 7a9a02e..9507a48 100644
--- a/user_input/analog_input.py
+++ b/user_input/analog_input.py
@@ -69,15 +69,9 @@ class AnalogInput(object):
             norm_channel_value = None
 
         print('the action being called is {}'.format(method_name))
-        self.call_method_name(method_name, norm_channel_value)
+        self.actions.call_method_name(method_name, norm_channel_value)
         ## not sure whether we want to update the screen in general; here - probably not most of the time ...
         #if 'cc' not in message_name:
          #   self.display.refresh_display()
 
-    def call_method_name(self, method_name, argument=None):
-        if argument is not None:
-            getattr(self.actions, method_name)(argument)
-        else:
-            getattr(self.actions, method_name)()
-
             
diff --git a/user_input/midi_input.py b/user_input/midi_input.py
index 1b76f01..9217c76 100644
--- a/user_input/midi_input.py
+++ b/user_input/midi_input.py
@@ -123,26 +123,8 @@ class MidiInput(object):
             
         else:
             norm_message_value = None
-        self.call_method_name(method_name, norm_message_value)
+        self.actions.call_method_name(method_name, norm_message_value)
         ## only update screen if not continuous - seeing if cc can respond faster if not refreshing screen on every action
         if 'continuous' not in message_name:
             self.display.refresh_display()
 
-    def call_method_name(self, method_name, argument=None):
-        # if the target method doesnt exist, call the handler
-        if not hasattr(self.actions, method_name):
-            self.call_parse_method_name(method_name, argument)
-            return
-
-        if argument is not None:
-            getattr(self.actions, method_name)(argument)
-        else:
-            getattr(self.actions, method_name)()
-
-
-    def call_parse_method_name(self, method_name, argument):
-        method, arguments = self.actions.get_callback_for_method(method_name, argument)
-        method(*arguments)
-
-
-