diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/ConfigureLiveTracksDialog.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/ConfigureLiveTracksDialog.js.jsx.coffee
index 1f064147c..8fcad437e 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/ConfigureLiveTracksDialog.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/ConfigureLiveTracksDialog.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
       </div>
       <div className="instrument-selection">
         <h3>Instrument</h3>
-        <select className="instrument-pick" name="instrument" onChange={() => {this.instrumentSelected()}} value={selectedInstrument} disabled={instrumentDisabled}>
+        <select className="instrument-pick" name="instrument" onChange={this.instrumentSelected} value={selectedInstrument} disabled={instrumentDisabled}>
           {instruments}
         </select>
       </div>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
       </div>
       <div className="instrument-selection">
         <h3>Instrument</h3>
-        <select className="instrument-pick" name="instrument" onChange={async () => { await this.instrumentSelected()}} value={selectedInstrument} disabled={instrumentDisabled}>
+        <select className="instrument-pick" name="instrument" onChange={this.instrumentSelected} value={selectedInstrument} disabled={instrumentDisabled}>
           {instruments}
         </select>
       </div>
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
   #   instrumentId = $select.val()
   #   ConfigureTracksActions.associateInstrumentWithTrack(instrumentId)
 
-  instrumentSelected: `async function(e) {
+  instrumentSelected: `function(e) {
         const $root = $(this.getDOMNode());
         const $select = $root.find('.instrument-pick');
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
   #     $root.find('select.instrument-pick').unbind('change').change(@instrumentSelected)
   #     $root.find('select.vsts').unbind('change').change(@vstsChanged)
 
-  componentDidUpdate: `async function() {
+  componentDidUpdate: `function() {
       const $root = $(this.getDOMNode());
 
       const $manageAudioPlugins = $root.find('.manage-audio-plugins');
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
         context.JK.dropdown($root.find('select'));
         $root.find('select.input-selectors').unbind('change').change(this.inputChanged);
         $root.find('select.instrument-pick').unbind('change').change(this.instrumentSelected);
-        return $root.find('select.vsts').unbind('change').change(this.vstsChanged);
+        $root.find('select.vsts').unbind('change').change(this.vstsChanged);
+        $root.find('select.midi-select').unbind('change').change(this.updateMidiAssociations);
       }
     }`
 
@@ -426,7 +427,6 @@ ConfigureTracksStore = @ConfigureTracksStore
 
 
   midiInterfaceChanged: (e) ->
-
     @updateMidiAssociations()
 
   updateMidiAssociations: (e) ->
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
index bac649b70..770efd22f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/stores/ConfigureTracksStore.js.coffee
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
 
     findMidiTrack: () ->
       midi = null
+      console.log("__DEBUG__ @trackAssignments", @trackAssignments)
       for assignment in @trackAssignments.inputs.assigned
         if assignment.assignment == MIDI_TRACK
           midi = assignment
@@ -600,6 +601,7 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
     #     context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments. ' + result);
 
     onAssociateInputsWithTrack: `async function(inputId1, inputId2) {
+        alert('onAssociateInputsWithTrack')
         if (this.trackNumber == null) { return; }
 
         for (let inputs of Array.from(this.editingTrack)) {
@@ -646,7 +648,6 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
     #       logger.debug("synced midi track with #{instrumentId}")
     #       midi.instrument_id = instrumentId
 
-
     #   if(!result || result.length == 0)
 
     #   else
@@ -660,12 +661,9 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
     #   else
     #     context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments. ' + result);
 
-    onAssociateInstrumentWithTrack: `async function(instrumentId) {
-     
+    onAssociateInstrumentWithTrack: `function(instrumentId) {
       if (this.trackNumber == null) { return; }
 
-      console.log("context.jamClient.TrackSetInstrument(trackNumber, track.instrument_id)", this.trackNumber, instrumentId);
-
       let clientInstrumentId = null;
       if ((instrumentId !== null) && (instrumentId !== '')) {
         clientInstrumentId = context.JK.instrument_id_to_instrument[instrumentId].client_id;
@@ -673,33 +671,37 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
         clientInstrumentId = 0;
       }
 
-      await context.jamClient.TrackSetInstrument(this.trackNumber, clientInstrumentId);
-     
-      if (this.trackNumber === MIDI_TRACK) {
-        console.log("checking midi track for track instrument synchronization");
-        // keep artificial midi track in sync
-        const midi = this.findMidiTrack();
-        if (midi != null) {
-          logger.debug('synced midi track with ' + instrumentId);
-          midi.instrument_id = instrumentId;
+      const self = this
+      context.jamClient.TrackSetInstrument(self.trackNumber, clientInstrumentId).then(function(result){
+        
+        console.log("__DEBUG__ TrackSetInstrument result, trackNumber, MIDI_TRACK", result, self.trackNumber, MIDI_TRACK);
+        
+        if (self.trackNumber == MIDI_TRACK) {
+          console.log("checking midi track for track instrument synchronization");
+          // keep artificial midi track in sync
+          const midi = self.findMidiTrack();
+          console.log("__DEBUG__ midi", midi) 
+          if (midi != null) {
+            logger.debug('synced midi track with ' + instrumentId);
+            midi.instrument_id = instrumentId;
+            context.jamClient.TrackSaveAssignments().then(function(result){
+              if(result.process_status !== 'Success') {
+                console.log("__DEBUG__ Unable to save1", result) 
+                context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments.' + result);
+              }
+            }).catch(function(){
+              context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments.');
+            })
+          }
         }
-      }
 
-
-      if(!result || (result.length === 0)) {
-
-      } else {
-        context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments. ' + result);
-      }
-
-
-      var result = await context.jamClient.TrackSaveAssignments();
-
-      if(!result || (result.length === 0)) {
-
-      } else {
-        return context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments. ' + result);
-      }
+        if(result.process_status !== 'Success') {
+          context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments. ' + result);
+        }
+      }).catch(function(){
+        context.JK.Banner.showAlert('Unable to save assignments.');
+      })
+      
     }`
 
     # onAssociateVSTWithTrack: (vst) ->
@@ -731,7 +733,7 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
     #   )), 250)
 
     onAssociateVSTWithTrack: `async function(vst) {
-
+        alert('onAssociateVSTWithTrack')
         if (!this.hasVst) {
           logger.debug("onAssociateVSTWithTrack skipped due to no VST");
           return;
@@ -996,15 +998,17 @@ void removeSearchPath(int typeId, QString pathToRemove);
     #   )), 250)
 
     onAssociateMIDIWithTrack: `async function(midiInterface) {
-
+        alert('onAssociateMIDIWithTrack')
         this.trackNumber = MIDI_TRACK;
 
         if ((midiInterface == null) || (midiInterface === '')) {
           logger.debug('disabling midiInterface:'+midiInterface+', track:' +this.trackNumber - 1);
-          await context.jamClient.VST_EnableMidiForTrack(this.trackNumber - 1, false, 0);
+          res1 = await context.jamClient.VST_EnableMidiForTrack(this.trackNumber - 1, false, 0);
+          console.log("onAssociateMIDIWithTrack res1", res1)
         } else {
           logger.debug('enabling midiInterface:'+midiInterface+', track:' +this.trackNumber - 1);
-          await context.jamClient.VST_EnableMidiForTrack(this.trackNumber - 1, true, midiInterface);
+          res2 = await context.jamClient.VST_EnableMidiForTrack(this.trackNumber - 1, true, midiInterface);
+          console.log("onAssociateMIDIWithTrack res2", res2)
         }
 
         setTimeout((async () => (