diff --git a/source/Note.hx b/source/Note.hx
index 4b6f0c1f3..89cbddfee 100644
--- a/source/Note.hx
+++ b/source/Note.hx
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ class Note extends FlxSprite
 {
 	public var data:NoteData = {
 		strumTime: 0,
+		noteData: 0,
 		sustainLength: 0,
-		altNote: false,
-		noteData: 0
+		altNote: false
 	};
 
 	public var mustPress:Bool = false;
diff --git a/source/SongLoad.hx b/source/SongLoad.hx
index b0f52b011..94495821a 100644
--- a/source/SongLoad.hx
+++ b/source/SongLoad.hx
@@ -140,41 +140,67 @@ class SongLoad
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *	Casts the an array to NOTE data (for LOADING shit from json usually)
+	 */
+	public static function castArrayToNoteData(noteStuff:Array<SwagSection>)
+	{
+		for (sectionIndex => section in noteStuff)
+		{
+			for (noteIndex => noteDataArray in section.sectionNotes)
+			{
+				trace(noteDataArray);
+
+				var arrayDipshit:Array<Dynamic> = cast noteDataArray; // crackhead
+
+				// at this point noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex] is an array because of the cast from the first line in this function
+				// so this line right here turns it back into the NoteData typedef type because of another bastard cast
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex] = cast SongLoad.getDefaultNoteData(); // turn it from an array (because of the cast), back to noteData? yeah that works
+
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].strumTime = arrayDipshit[0];
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].noteData = arrayDipshit[1];
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].sustainLength = arrayDipshit[2];
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].altNote = arrayDipshit[3];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Cast notedata to ARRAY (usually used for level SAVING)
+	 */
+	public static function castNoteDataToArray(noteStuff:Array<SwagSection>)
+	{
+		for (sectionIndex => section in noteStuff)
+		{
+			for (noteIndex => noteTypeDefShit in section.sectionNotes)
+			{
+				var dipshitArray:Array<Dynamic> = [
+					noteTypeDefShit.strumTime,
+					noteTypeDefShit.noteData,
+					noteTypeDefShit.sustainLength,
+					noteTypeDefShit.altNote
+				];
+
+				noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex] = cast dipshitArray;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	public static function parseJSONshit(rawJson:String):SwagSong
 	{
 		var swagShit:SwagSong = cast Json.parse(rawJson).song;
 
 		for (diff in Reflect.fields(Json.parse(rawJson).song.notes))
 		{
-			function funnyNoteSetter(noteStuff:Array<SwagSection>)
-			{
-				for (sectionIndex => section in noteStuff)
-				{
-					for (noteIndex => noteDataArray in section.sectionNotes)
-					{
-						trace(noteDataArray);
-
-						var arrayDipshit:Array<Dynamic> = cast noteDataArray; // crackhead
-
-						noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex] = cast SongLoad.getDefaultNoteData(); // turn it from an array (because of the cast), back to noteData?
-
-						noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].strumTime = arrayDipshit[0];
-						noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].noteData = arrayDipshit[1];
-						noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].sustainLength = arrayDipshit[2];
-						noteStuff[sectionIndex].sectionNotes[noteIndex].altNote = arrayDipshit[3];
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
 			switch (diff)
 			{
 				case "easy":
-					funnyNoteSetter(swagShit.notes.hard);
+					castArrayToNoteData(swagShit.notes.hard);
 
 				case "normal":
-					funnyNoteSetter(swagShit.notes.normal);
+					castArrayToNoteData(swagShit.notes.normal);
 				case "hard":
-					funnyNoteSetter(swagShit.notes.hard);
+					castArrayToNoteData(swagShit.notes.hard);
 			}
 			trace(diff);
 		}
diff --git a/source/charting/ChartingState.hx b/source/charting/ChartingState.hx
index c216af173..3046cfeb2 100644
--- a/source/charting/ChartingState.hx
+++ b/source/charting/ChartingState.hx
@@ -4,41 +4,26 @@ import Conductor.BPMChangeEvent;
 import Note.NoteData;
 import Section.SwagSection;
 import SongLoad.SwagSong;
-import dsp.FFT;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
-import flixel.FlxStrip;
 import flixel.addons.display.FlxGridOverlay;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxInputText;
-import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUI9SliceSprite;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUI;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUICheckBox;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUIDropDownMenu;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUIInputText;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUINumericStepper;
 import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUITabMenu;
-import flixel.addons.ui.FlxUITooltip.FlxUITooltipStyle;
-import flixel.graphics.tile.FlxDrawTrianglesItem.DrawData;
-import flixel.group.FlxGroup.FlxTypedGroup;
 import flixel.group.FlxGroup;
-import flixel.input.gamepad.id.SwitchJoyconLeftID;
 import flixel.math.FlxMath;
-import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
-import flixel.system.FlxSound;
 import flixel.text.FlxText;
 import flixel.ui.FlxButton;
-import flixel.ui.FlxSpriteButton;
 import flixel.util.FlxColor;
-import haxe.CallStack.StackItem;
 import haxe.Json;
-import haxe.Serializer;
 import lime.media.AudioBuffer;
 import lime.utils.Assets;
-import lime.utils.Int16Array;
 import openfl.events.Event;
 import openfl.events.IOErrorEvent;
-import openfl.media.Sound;
 import openfl.net.FileReference;
-import openfl.utils.ByteArray;
 
 using Lambda;
 using StringTools;
@@ -1357,11 +1342,16 @@ class ChartingState extends MusicBeatState
 
 	private function saveLevel(?debugSavepath:Bool = false)
 	{
+		// run this for each diff
+		SongLoad.castNoteDataToArray(_song.notes.easy);
+		SongLoad.castNoteDataToArray(_song.notes.normal);
+		SongLoad.castNoteDataToArray(_song.notes.hard);
+
 		var json = {
 			"song": _song
 		};
 
-		var data:String = Json.stringify(json);
+		var data:String = Json.stringify(json, null, "\t");
 
 		#if sys
 		// quick workaround, since it easier to load into hashlink, thus quicker/nicer to test?
@@ -1386,6 +1376,10 @@ class ChartingState extends MusicBeatState
 			_file.save(data.trim(), _song.song.toLowerCase() + ".json");
 		}
 		#end
+
+		SongLoad.castArrayToNoteData(_song.notes.easy);
+		SongLoad.castArrayToNoteData(_song.notes.normal);
+		SongLoad.castArrayToNoteData(_song.notes.hard);
 	}
 
 	function onSaveComplete(_):Void