diff --git a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
index f5b74c3..3aca628 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ Audio_Region::split ( nframes_t where )
 
     Audio_Region *copy = new Audio_Region( *this );
 
+    timeline->sequence_lock.wrlock();
+
     {
         Logger _log( copy );
 
@@ -803,6 +805,8 @@ Audio_Region::split ( nframes_t where )
         Sequence_Region::split( copy, where );
     }
 
+    timeline->sequence_lock.unlock();
+
     log_end();
     
     block_end();