`msg.payload.split` is not a function. Help

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I am seeing this error:

{"message":"TypeError: msg.payload.split is not a function","source":{"id":"3445206e.094b08","type":"function","name":"ADD values","count":1}}

Ok....

Just before this node is a change node:

[{"id":"f901977f.2dbaa8","type":"change","z":"a1911aa3.c45be8","d":true,"name":"get `existing`","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"existing","pt":"msg","to":"LEDSTRIP","tot":"flow"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":570,"y":760,"wires":[["3445206e.094b08"]]}]

(It is disabled because the next bit isn't working)

The idea is that I have some addressable RGB LEDs.
When a message comes through to change the colour, it is added to the existing colour.

So, say it is showing 30,0,0

A new message comes to show 0,20,0
The result would be the message becomes 30,20,0 and sent to the LED.

This is the code:

I know I don't like smart commands which compound several into one line.
I am not sure that I am falling into that here.
If so: I didn't mean to do it.

//  Get LED number from `payload`
//let led = parseInt(msg.payload.split(",")[1]);
let payload = msg.payload
let blah = payload.split(","[1]);


let led = parseInt(blah);

if (led > 4)
{
    //  Get RGB values from `payload`
    let n_red = parseInt(msg.payload.split(",")[2])
    let n_green = parseInt(msg.payload.split(",")[3])
    let n_blue = parseInt(msg.payload.split(",")[4])

    let existing_value = msg.existing[led];
    //  Now get existing RGB values.
    if (existing_value == undefined)
    {
        existing_value = "0,0,0";
    }
    let x_red = parseInt(existing_value.split(",")[0]);
    let x_green = parseInt(existing_value.split(",")[1]);
    let x_blue = parseInt(existing_value.split(",")[2]);

    let red = n_red + x_red;
    let green = n_green + x_green;
    let blue = n_blue + x_blue;

//    node.warn("Values " + n_red + " " + n_green + " " + n_blue);
//    node.warn("Stored values " + x_red + " " + x_green + " " + x_blue);
//    node.warn("Added values " + red + " " + green + " " + blue);
}

if (msg.payload.who == "All clear")
{
    //
    //  Wipe the alarm LEDs
    //
    //  work needed
}

return msg;
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let blah = payload.split(","[1]);

Little mistake there

let blah = payload.split(",")[1]

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There is still more work to do, but that's my problem. Thanks.

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