diff --git a/src/gui/instrument/InstrumentMidiIOView.cpp b/src/gui/instrument/InstrumentMidiIOView.cpp
index f5f4ae095..e3f10bd1a 100644
--- a/src/gui/instrument/InstrumentMidiIOView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/instrument/InstrumentMidiIOView.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ InstrumentMidiIOView::InstrumentMidiIOView( QWidget* parent ) :
 		midiOutputLayout->insertWidget( 0, m_wpBtn );
 	}
 
-	auto baseVelocityGroupBox = new GroupBox(tr("CUSTOM BASE VELOCITY"));
+	auto baseVelocityGroupBox = new GroupBox(tr("VELOCITY MAPPING"));
 	baseVelocityGroupBox->setLedButtonShown(false);
 	layout->addWidget( baseVelocityGroupBox );
 
@@ -152,15 +152,9 @@ InstrumentMidiIOView::InstrumentMidiIOView( QWidget* parent ) :
 	baseVelocityLayout->setContentsMargins( 8, 18, 8, 8 );
 	baseVelocityLayout->setSpacing( 6 );
 
-	auto baseVelocityHelp
-		= new QLabel(tr("Specify the velocity normalization base for MIDI-based instruments at 100% note velocity."));
-	baseVelocityHelp->setWordWrap( true );
-    baseVelocityHelp->setFont(adjustedToPixelSize(baseVelocityHelp->font(), 10));
-
-	baseVelocityLayout->addWidget( baseVelocityHelp );
-
 	m_baseVelocitySpinBox = new LcdSpinBox( 3, baseVelocityGroupBox );
-	m_baseVelocitySpinBox->setLabel( tr( "BASE VELOCITY" ) );
+	m_baseVelocitySpinBox->setLabel(tr("MIDI VELOCITY"));
+	m_baseVelocitySpinBox->setToolTip(tr("MIDI notes at this velocity correspond to 100% note velocity."));
 	baseVelocityLayout->addWidget( m_baseVelocitySpinBox );
 
 	layout->addStretch();