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index bea16240..31670e17 100644
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@@ -872,6 +872,12 @@
   <li><kbd class="menu">Control data</kbd>: whether Ardour should accept/send control events (Control Change, or CC) from/to selected MIDI device</li>
   <li><kbd class="menu">Follow selection</kbd>: whether Ardour should connect this device to a selected track only (only applicable to input devices)</li>
 </ul>
+
+<p>
+  You can also give a more meaningful name to any input and output MIDI device
+  here. Double-click the name of the device, enter a new name, then press
+  <kbd>Enter</kbd> to confirm.
+</p>
   
 <h2 id="preferences-transport">Transport</h2>