diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_model.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_model.h
index 994d15d5b8..5a253c1033 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_model.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_model.h
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ public:
 		inline uint8_t velocity() const { return _on_event.velocity(); }
 		inline double  duration() const { return _off_event.time() - _on_event.time(); }
 
-		inline void set_duration(double d) { _off_event.time() = _on_event.time() + d; }
+		inline void set_time(double t)      { _off_event.time() = t + duration(); _on_event.time() = t; }
+		inline void set_note(uint8_t n)     { _on_event.buffer()[1] = n; _off_event.buffer()[1] = n; }
+		inline void set_velocity(uint8_t n) { _on_event.buffer()[2] = n; }
+		inline void set_duration(double d)  { _off_event.time() = _on_event.time() + d; }
 
 		inline MidiEvent& on_event()  { return _on_event; }
 		inline MidiEvent& off_event() { return _off_event; }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_model.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_model.cc
index 27bb681c43..b2d5a80928 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_model.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_model.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ MidiModel::read (MidiRingBuffer& dst, nframes_t start, nframes_t nframes, nframe
 {
 	size_t read_events = 0;
 
-	cerr << "MM READ @ " << start << " + " << nframes << endl;
+	//cerr << "MM READ @ " << start << " + " << nframes << endl;
 
 	/* FIXME: cache last lookup value to avoid the search */
 
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ MidiModel::read (MidiRingBuffer& dst, nframes_t start, nframes_t nframes, nframe
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (read_events > 0)
-		cerr << "MM READ " << read_events << " EVENTS" << endl;
+	//if (read_events > 0)
+	//	cerr << "MM READ " << read_events << " EVENTS" << endl;
 
 	return read_events;
 }