diff --git a/src/effects/ScoreAlignDialog.cpp b/src/effects/ScoreAlignDialog.cpp
index f4ecacfb8..b350c0f31 100644
--- a/src/effects/ScoreAlignDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/ScoreAlignDialog.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ ScoreAlignDialog::ScoreAlignDialog(wxWindow *parent, ScoreAlignParams &params)
    mIgnoreSilenceCheckBox->SetName(
                      _("Ignore Silence at Beginnings and Endings"));
    // need a third column after checkboxes:
-   S.AddVariableText(_(""), true, wxALIGN_RIGHT | wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL);
+   S.AddVariableText(wxT(""), true, wxALIGN_RIGHT | wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL);
 
    mSilenceThresholdLabel = S.AddVariableText(_("Silence Threshold:"), 
                              true, wxALIGN_RIGHT | wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL);
diff --git a/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp b/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
index beb989df3..2570b5960 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ASlider.cpp
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void LWSlider::FormatPopWin()
 #ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_MIDI_OUT
    case VEL_SLIDER:
        label.Printf(wxT("%s: %s%d"), mName.c_str(), 
-                    (mCurrentValue > 0.0f ? _("+") : _("")), 
+                    (mCurrentValue > 0.0f ? _("+") : wxT("")), 
                     (int) mCurrentValue);
 #endif
    }