diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
index 21694c60e5..79ebbba96f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteField.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void NoteField::Init( const PlayerState* pPlayerState, float fYReverseOffsetPixe
 	m_pPlayerState = pPlayerState;
 	m_fYReverseOffsetPixels = fYReverseOffsetPixels;
 	CacheAllUsedNoteSkins();
+	RefreshBeatToNoteSkin();
 }
 
 void NoteField::Load( 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 9dc5c1cc0c..191303d332 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ void ScreenEdit::Init()
 	m_NoteDataRecord.CopyAll( noteData );
 	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() );
@@ -2557,7 +2556,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, const vector<int> &iAns
 				// initialize m_NoteFieldRecord
 				m_NoteDataRecord.SetNumTracks( m_NoteDataEdit.GetNumTracks() );
 				m_NoteDataRecord.CopyAll( m_NoteDataEdit );
-				m_NoteFieldRecord.Load( &m_NoteDataRecord, -150, 350 );
+				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