diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
index a0ccbdec9e..f523ab056f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_patch_manager.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ MidiPatchManager::refresh()
 
 	find_matching_files_in_directory(path_to_patches, pattern, result);
 
-	cerr << "Loading " << result.size() << " MIDI patches from " << path_to_patches.to_string() << endl;
+	info << "Loading " << result.size() << " MIDI patches from " << path_to_patches.to_string() << endl;
 
 	for (vector<path>::iterator i = result.begin(); i != result.end(); ++i) {
 		boost::shared_ptr<MIDINameDocument> document(new MIDINameDocument(i->to_string()));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/rc_configuration.cc b/libs/ardour/rc_configuration.cc
index c7d39c5b99..f04c148ab7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/rc_configuration.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/rc_configuration.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ RCConfiguration::load_state ()
 		}
 
 		if (statbuf.st_size != 0) {
-			cerr << string_compose (_("Loading system configuration file %1"), rcfile) << endl;
+			info << string_compose (_("Loading system configuration file %1"), rcfile) << endl;
 
 			if (!tree.read (rcfile.c_str())) {
 				error << string_compose(_("Ardour: cannot read system configuration file \"%1\""), rcfile) << endmsg;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RCConfiguration::load_state ()
 		}
 
 		if (statbuf.st_size != 0) {
-			cerr << string_compose (_("Loading user configuration file %1"), rcfile) << endl;
+			info << string_compose (_("Loading user configuration file %1"), rcfile) << endl;
 
 			if (!tree.read (rcfile)) {
 				error << string_compose(_("Ardour: cannot read configuration file \"%1\""), rcfile) << endmsg;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 641155869d..7fff21492a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 		throw failed_constructor();
 	}
 
-	cerr << "Loading session " << fullpath << " using snapshot " << snapshot_name << " (1)" << endl;
+	info << "Loading session " << fullpath << " using snapshot " << snapshot_name << " (1)" << endl;
 
 	n_physical_outputs = _engine.n_physical_outputs(DataType::AUDIO);
 	n_physical_inputs =  _engine.n_physical_inputs(DataType::AUDIO);
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 		throw failed_constructor();
 	}
 
-	cerr << "Loading session " << fullpath << " using snapshot " << snapshot_name << " (2)" << endl;
+	info << "Loading session " << fullpath << " using snapshot " << snapshot_name << " (2)" << endl;
 
 	n_physical_outputs = _engine.n_physical_outputs (DataType::AUDIO);
 	n_physical_inputs = _engine.n_physical_inputs (DataType::AUDIO);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 8034e2c35f..a192013717 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -2936,7 +2936,7 @@ Session::restore_history (string snapshot_name)
 	const string xml_filename = legalize_for_path (snapshot_name) + history_suffix;
 	const sys::path xml_path = _session_dir->root_path() / xml_filename;
 
-	cerr << "Loading history from " << xml_path.to_string() << endmsg;
+	info << "Loading history from " << xml_path.to_string() << endmsg;
 
 	if (!sys::exists (xml_path)) {
 		info << string_compose (_("%1: no history file \"%2\" for this session."),
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol_poll.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol_poll.cc
index 7e395ddac6..d3401c7904 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol_poll.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol_poll.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool MackieControlProtocol::probe()
 {
 	if ( MIDI::Manager::instance()->port( default_port_name ) == 0 )
 	{
-		cout << "No port called " << default_port_name << ". Add it to ardour.rc." << endmsg;
+		info << "Mackie: No MIDI port called " << default_port_name << endmsg;
 		return false;
 	}
 	else