diff --git a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
index 03a8b98199..7b579c1fb4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ SMFSource::load_model(bool lock, bool force_reload)
 		if (ret > 0) { // didn't skip (meta) event
 			// make ev.time absolute time in frames
 			ev.time() = (double)time * frames_per_beat / (double)_ppqn;
+			ev.set_event_type(EventTypeMap::instance().midi_event_type(buf[0]));
 			_model->append(ev);
 		}
 
diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp b/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
index 63d96083d4..b84586ab73 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/src/ControlList.cpp
@@ -1100,9 +1100,9 @@ ControlList::rt_safe_earliest_event_linear_unlocked (double start, double end, d
 			x = first->when + (y - first->value) / (double)slope;
 		}
 
-		cerr << first->value << " @ " << first->when << " ... "
+		/*cerr << first->value << " @ " << first->when << " ... "
 				<< next->value << " @ " << next->when
-				<< " = " << y << " @ " << x << endl;
+				<< " = " << y << " @ " << x << endl;*/
 
 		assert(    (y >= first->value && y <= next->value)
 				|| (y <= first->value && y >= next->value) );