diff --git a/src/core/song.cpp b/src/core/song.cpp
index c1d02e7b8..670ba34e1 100644
--- a/src/core/song.cpp
+++ b/src/core/song.cpp
@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ void song::createNewProjectFromTemplate( const QString & _template )
 // load given song
 void song::loadProject( const QString & _file_name )
 {
+	QDomNode node;
+
 	m_loadingProject = true;
 
 	clearProject();
@@ -912,7 +914,19 @@ void song::loadProject( const QString & _file_name )
 	//Backward compatibility for LMMS <= 0.4.15
 	PeakController::initGetControllerBySetting();
 
-	QDomNode node = dataFile.content().firstChild();
+	// Load mixer first to be able to set the correct range for FX channels
+	node = dataFile.content().firstChildElement( engine::fxMixer()->nodeName() );
+	if( !node.isNull() )
+	{
+		engine::fxMixer()->restoreState( node.toElement() );
+		if( engine::hasGUI() )
+		{
+			// refresh FxMixerView
+			engine::fxMixerView()->refreshDisplay();
+		}
+	}
+
+	node = dataFile.content().firstChild();
 	while( !node.isNull() )
 	{
 		if( node.isElement() )
@@ -925,15 +939,6 @@ void song::loadProject( const QString & _file_name )
 			{
 				restoreControllerStates( node.toElement() );
 			}
-			else if( node.nodeName() == engine::fxMixer()->nodeName() )
-			{
-				engine::fxMixer()->restoreState( node.toElement() );
-				if( engine::hasGUI() )
-				{
-					// refresh FxMixerView
-					engine::fxMixerView()->refreshDisplay();
-				}
-			}
 			else if( engine::hasGUI() )
 			{
 				if( node.nodeName() == engine::getControllerRackView()->nodeName() )
diff --git a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
index 2a08515b7..1b30c56c6 100644
--- a/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/InstrumentTrack.cpp
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void InstrumentTrack::loadTrackSpecificSettings( const QDomElement & thisElement
 	m_panningModel.loadSettings( thisElement, "pan" );
 	m_pitchRangeModel.loadSettings( thisElement, "pitchrange" );
 	m_pitchModel.loadSettings( thisElement, "pitch" );
-	m_effectChannelModel.setRange( 0, INT_MAX );
+	m_effectChannelModel.setRange( 0, engine::fxMixer()->numChannels()-1 );
 	m_effectChannelModel.loadSettings( thisElement, "fxch" );
 	m_baseNoteModel.loadSettings( thisElement, "basenote" );