diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 85fa1caa19..dddf8d4c4a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ Editor::split_regions_at (nframes64_t where, RegionSelection& regions)
 	} else {
 		snap_to (where);
 	}
-		
+
+	cerr << "Split " << regions.size() << " at " << where << endl;
 
 	for (RegionSelection::iterator a = regions.begin(); a != regions.end(); ) {
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index acf48b4361..95bd8c9e75 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2574,9 +2574,12 @@ Session::region_name (string& result, string base, bool newlevel) const
 
 		bool name_taken = true;
 		
+
 		{
 			Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (region_lock);
 			
+			cerr << "Session::region_name() searching over " << audio_regions.size() << " existing regions\n";
+
 			for (int n = 1; n < 5000; ++n) {
 				
 				result = subbase;