diff --git a/res/controllers/midi-components-0.0.js b/res/controllers/midi-components-0.0.js
index 4e16c80ccf10..ccab8c2f70a7 100644
--- a/res/controllers/midi-components-0.0.js
+++ b/res/controllers/midi-components-0.0.js
@@ -320,9 +320,6 @@
                     if (engine.getValue(this.group, 'track_loaded') === 0) {
                         engine.setValue(this.group, 'LoadSelectedTrack', 1);
                     } else {
-                        if (this.volumeByVelocity) {
-                            engine.setValue(this.group, 'volume', this.inValueScale(value));
-                        }
                         engine.setValue(this.group, 'cue_gotoandplay', 1);
                     }
                 }
@@ -376,6 +373,15 @@
                 this.connections[2] = engine.connectControl(this.group, 'repeat', this.output);
             }
         },
+        disconnect: function () {
+            // reset volume to initial volume
+            engine.setParameter(this.group,"volume",1);
+            if (this.connections[0] !== undefined) {
+                this.connections.forEach(function (conn) {
+                    conn.disconnect();
+                });
+            }
+        },
         outKey: null, // hack to get Component constructor to call connect()
     });