diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
index cce50947fc..4e39cbc088 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/echo.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int32 echo_int(void *arg)
 
 #ifdef MIDI_SUPPORT
 	if (midiReceived)
-		release_sem(card->midi.midi_ready_sem);
+		release_sem_etc(card->midi.midi_ready_sem, 1, B_DO_NOT_RESCHEDULE);
 #endif
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(stream, &card->streams, next) {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/midi.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/midi.cpp
index 803108935a..ebbdde2500 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/midi.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/echo/midi.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ midi_control(
 	void * data,
 	size_t len)
 {
+	LOG(("midi_control()\n"));
+	
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ midi_read(
 	DWORD			midiData;
 	LONGLONG 		timestamp;
 	
+	LOG(("midi_read()\n"));
+	
 	if (acquire_sem(card->midi.midi_ready_sem) != B_OK)
 		return B_ERROR;
 	
@@ -131,6 +135,8 @@ midi_read(
 	if (err == ECHOSTATUS_OK) {
 		*nread = 1;
 		*(PDWORD)ptr = midiData;
+		LOG(("midi_read() : 0x%lx\n", midiData));
+		return B_OK;
 	}
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
@@ -146,6 +152,8 @@ midi_write(
 	echo_dev *card = (echo_dev *) cookie;
 	ECHOSTATUS 		err;
 	
+	LOG(("midi_write()\n"));
+	
 	err = card->pEG->WriteMidi(*nwritten, (PBYTE)ptr, nwritten);
 	return (err != ECHOSTATUS_OK) ? B_ERROR : B_OK;
 }