diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 328f8c5993..e4c5c593c1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -600,8 +600,10 @@ void ScreenEdit::Init()
 	m_NoteFieldEdit.Load( &m_NoteDataEdit, -240, 850 );
 	this->AddChild( &m_NoteFieldEdit );
 
+	m_NoteDataRecord.SetNumTracks( m_NoteDataEdit.GetNumTracks() );
 	m_NoteFieldRecord.SetXY( RECORD_X, RECORD_Y );
 	m_NoteFieldRecord.Init( GAMESTATE->m_pPlayerState[PLAYER_1], 10 );
+	m_NoteFieldRecord.Load( &m_NoteDataRecord, -(int)SCREEN_HEIGHT/2, (int)SCREEN_HEIGHT/2 );
 	this->AddChild( &m_NoteFieldRecord );
 
 	m_Clipboard.SetNumTracks( m_NoteDataEdit.GetNumTracks() );
@@ -2547,9 +2549,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, const vector<int> &iAns
 				GAMESTATE->ResetNoteSkins();
 
 				// initialize m_NoteFieldRecord
-				m_NoteDataRecord.SetNumTracks( m_NoteDataEdit.GetNumTracks() );
 				m_NoteDataRecord.CopyAll( m_NoteDataEdit );
-				m_NoteFieldRecord.Load( &m_NoteDataRecord, -(int)SCREEN_HEIGHT/2, (int)SCREEN_HEIGHT/2 );
 
 				GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat = NoteRowToBeat(m_NoteFieldEdit.m_iBeginMarker - ROWS_PER_MEASURE );	// give a 1 measure lead-in