diff --git a/components/FastLED-idf/platforms/esp/32/clockless_rmt_esp32.h b/components/FastLED-idf/platforms/esp/32/clockless_rmt_esp32.h
index 0ceec21..9039b49 100644
--- a/components/FastLED-idf/platforms/esp/32/clockless_rmt_esp32.h
+++ b/components/FastLED-idf/platforms/esp/32/clockless_rmt_esp32.h
@@ -186,6 +186,33 @@ static xSemaphoreHandle gTX_sem = NULL;
 
 static bool gInitialized = false;
 
+// convert an integer channel into their enums.
+// 
+static rmt_channel_t fastled_get_rmt_channel(int ch) {
+    assert((ch >= 0)  && (ch < 8));
+    switch (ch) {
+        case 0:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_0);
+        case 1:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_1);
+        case 2:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_2);
+        case 3:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_3);
+        case 4:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_4);
+        case 5:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_5);
+        case 6:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_6);
+        case 7:
+            return(RMT_CHANNEL_7);
+    }
+    return(RMT_CHANNEL_0);
+}
+
+
+
 template <int DATA_PIN, int T1, int T2, int T3, EOrder RGB_ORDER = RGB, int XTRA0 = 0, bool FLIP = false, int WAIT_TIME = 5>
 class ClocklessController : public CPixelLEDController<RGB_ORDER>
 {
@@ -253,15 +280,13 @@ protected:
             gOnChannel[i] = NULL;
 
             // -- RMT configuration for transmission
-            rmt_config_t rmt_tx;
-            rmt_tx.channel = rmt_channel_t(i);
-            rmt_tx.rmt_mode = RMT_MODE_TX;
-            rmt_tx.gpio_num = mPin;  // The particular pin will be assigned later
-            rmt_tx.mem_block_num = 1;
+            rmt_config_t rmt_tx = RMT_DEFAULT_CONFIG_TX(mPin, fastled_get_rmt_channel(i) );
+
             rmt_tx.clk_div = DIVIDER;
+            // don't wish to have a carrier applied. Therefore carrier_en is false and the extra parameters don't matter.
             rmt_tx.tx_config.loop_en = false;
-            rmt_tx.tx_config.carrier_level = RMT_CARRIER_LEVEL_LOW;
             rmt_tx.tx_config.carrier_en = false;
+
             rmt_tx.tx_config.idle_level = RMT_IDLE_LEVEL_LOW;
             rmt_tx.tx_config.idle_output_en = true;