diff --git a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
index 7976ff8..b729678 100644
--- a/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
+++ b/src/controller/genericmidi.cxx
@@ -495,10 +495,16 @@ void GenericMIDI::midi(unsigned char* midi)
 				jack->getLogic()->trackJackSendActivate(b->track,b->active);
 				break;
 			case Event::GRID_EVENT:
-				if ( b->active )
+				if ( b->active == 1 ) {
+					/* press */
 					jack->getGridLogic()->pressed( b->track, b->scene );
-				else
+				} else if ( b->active == -1 ) {
+					/* clear */
+					jack->getGridLogic()->clear( b->track, b->scene );
+				} else {
+					/* release */
 					jack->getGridLogic()->released( b->track, b->scene );
+				}
 				break;
 
 			case Event::GRID_SELECT_CLIP_EVENT:
diff --git a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
index 279d129..bbfd06b 100644
--- a/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
+++ b/src/eventhandlerdsp.cxx
@@ -176,12 +176,8 @@ void handleDspEvents()
 				if ( availableRead >= sizeof(EventGridState) ) {
 					EventGridState ev;
 					jack_ringbuffer_read( rbToDsp, (char*)&ev, sizeof(EventGridState) );
-					// clear clips in Controllers
-					if ( ev.state == GridLogic::STATE_EMPTY ) {
-						jack->getLooper( ev.track )->getClip( ev.scene )->init();
-						jack->getControllerUpdater()->setTrackSceneProgress(ev.track, ev.scene, 0 );
-						jack->getControllerUpdater()->setSceneState( ev.track, ev.scene, GridLogic::STATE_EMPTY );
-					}
+					if ( ev.state == GridLogic::STATE_EMPTY )
+						jack->getGridLogic()->clear( ev.track, ev.scene );
 				}
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/src/gridlogic.cxx b/src/gridlogic.cxx
index 721723b..7302b76 100644
--- a/src/gridlogic.cxx
+++ b/src/gridlogic.cxx
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ void GridLogic::pressed( int track, int scene )
 	jack->getControllerUpdater()->setSceneState(track, scene, s );
 }
 
+void GridLogic::clear( int track, int scene )
+{
+	jack->getLooper( track )->getClip( scene )->init();
+	jack->getControllerUpdater()->setTrackSceneProgress(track, scene, 0 );
+	jack->getControllerUpdater()->setSceneState( track, scene, GridLogic::STATE_EMPTY );
+}
 
 void GridLogic::released( int track, int scene )
 {
diff --git a/src/gridlogic.hxx b/src/gridlogic.hxx
index 691bfc8..91ce02a 100644
--- a/src/gridlogic.hxx
+++ b/src/gridlogic.hxx
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public:
 	/// button press / click event
 	void pressed( int track, int scene );
 
+	/// clears the clip at this location
+	void clear( int track, int scene );
+
 	/// button release / click-release event
 	void released( int track, int scene );