diff --git a/include/InstrumentTrack.h b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
index fe7625d300f..07350cde033 100644
--- a/include/InstrumentTrack.h
+++ b/include/InstrumentTrack.h
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT InstrumentTrack : public Track, public MidiEventProcessor
 
 	void autoAssignMidiDevice( bool );
 
+	//! Returns a non-owning pointer to the model for the knob at the given index in the track's MIDI CC rack
+	FloatModel* midiCCModel(int index) const { return m_midiCCModel[index].get(); }
+
 signals:
 	void instrumentChanged();
 	void midiNoteOn( const lmms::Note& );
diff --git a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
index 071ba65706b..faca048ee76 100644
--- a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ bool MidiImport::readSMF(TrackContainer* tc)
 			}
 			else if (evt->is_note())
 			{
-				smfMidiChannel* ch = chs[evt->chan].create(tc, trackName);
+				// LMMS does not currently support specifying the channel of a single note
+				// To be safe, put the notes from different channels on separate tracks so that no information is lost
+				smfMidiChannel* ch = chs[evt->chan + 16 * t].create(tc, trackName);
 				auto noteEvt = dynamic_cast<Alg_note_ptr>(evt);
 				tick_t ticks = noteEvt->get_duration() * ticksPerBeat;
 				Note n(
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ bool MidiImport::readSMF(TrackContainer* tc)
 			}
 			else if (evt->is_update())
 			{
-				smfMidiChannel* ch = chs[evt->chan].create(tc, trackName);
+				smfMidiChannel* ch = chs[evt->chan + 16 * t].create(tc, trackName);
 
 				double time = evt->time*ticksPerBeat;
 				QString update(evt->get_attribute());
@@ -457,55 +459,57 @@ bool MidiImport::readSMF(TrackContainer* tc)
 					if (ccid <= 128)
 					{
 						double cc = evt->get_real_value();
-						AutomatableModel* objModel = nullptr;
-
+						AutomatableModel* modelObject = nullptr;
+						// Some CC knobs correspond to specific things like pitch and volume, so in that case, set the lmms pitch/volume/etc knobs.
+						// Otherwise, set the knob in the instrument track CC rack
 						switch (ccid)
 						{
 							case 0:
 								if (ch->isSF2 && ch->it_inst)
 								{
-									objModel = ch->it_inst->childModel("bank");
+									modelObject = ch->it_inst->childModel("bank");
 									printf("BANK SELECT %f %d\n", cc, static_cast<int>(cc * 127));
 									cc *= 127.0f;
 								}
 								break;
 
 							case 7:
-								objModel = ch->it->volumeModel();
+								modelObject = ch->it->volumeModel();
 								cc *= 100.0f;
 								break;
 
 							case 10:
-								objModel = ch->it->panningModel();
+								modelObject = ch->it->panningModel();
 								cc = cc * 200.f - 100.0f;
 								break;
 
 							case 128:
-								objModel = ch->it->pitchModel();
+								modelObject = ch->it->pitchModel();
 								cc = cc * 100.0f;
 								break;
 
 							default:
-								//TODO: something useful for other CCs
+								if (ccid >= 0 && ccid < 128)
+								{
+									modelObject = ch->it->midiCCModel(ccid);
+									cc = cc * 127.0f;
+								}
 								break;
 						}
 
-						if (objModel)
+						if (modelObject)
 						{
-							if (time == 0 && objModel)
+							if (time == 0)
 							{
-								objModel->setInitValue(cc);
+								modelObject->setInitValue(cc);
 							}
 							else
 							{
-								if (ccs[ccid].at == nullptr) {
-									ccs[ccid].create(tc, trackName + " > " +
-										// This is inside if (objModel), so objModel should never be nullptr
-										// (objModel != nullptr ? objModel->displayName() : QString("CC %1").arg(ccid))
-										objModel->displayName()
-									);
+								if (ccs[ccid].at == nullptr)
+								{
+									ccs[ccid].create(tc, trackName + " > " + modelObject->displayName());
 								}
-								ccs[ccid].putValue(time, objModel, cc);
+								ccs[ccid].putValue(time, modelObject, cc);
 							}
 						}
 					}