diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 6c33ab21aa..1876816b9f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ public:
 		PresentationInfo::order_t order,
 		TrackMode mode = Normal,
 		bool input_auto_connect = true,
-		bool with_triggers = true
+		bool with_triggers = false
 		);
 
 	std::list<boost::shared_ptr<MidiTrack> > new_midi_track (
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ public:
 		PresentationInfo::order_t,
 		TrackMode mode,
 		bool input_auto_connect,
-		bool with_triggers = true
+		bool with_triggers = false
 		);
 
 	RouteList new_audio_route (int input_channels, int output_channels, RouteGroup* route_group, uint32_t how_many, std::string name_template, PresentationInfo::Flag, PresentationInfo::order_t);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index fdca83ab4c..e7f23806eb 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -2468,11 +2468,7 @@ Session::new_midi_track (const ChanCount& input, const ChanCount& output, bool s
 				route_group->add (track);
 			}
 
-			if (with_triggers) {
-				boost::shared_ptr<Processor> triggers (new TriggerBox (*this, DataType::MIDI));
-				track->add_processor (triggers, track->polarity());
-				track->presentation_info ().set_trigger_track (true);
-			}
+			track->presentation_info ().set_trigger_track (with_triggers);
 
 			new_routes.push_back (track);
 			ret.push_back (track);
@@ -2735,16 +2731,7 @@ Session::new_audio_track (int input_channels, int output_channels, RouteGroup* r
 				route_group->add (track);
 			}
 
-			if (with_triggers) {
-				boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> tb (new TriggerBox (*this, DataType::AUDIO));
-				track->add_processor (tb, track->polarity());
-				/* if placing this in a route where the default
-				 * data type is AUDIO, the triggerbox will need
-				 * a sidehcain MIDI input to be able to be MIDI controlled
-				 */
-				tb->add_midi_sidechain ();
-				track->presentation_info ().set_trigger_track (true);
-			}
+			track->presentation_info ().set_trigger_track (with_triggers);
 
 			new_routes.push_back (track);
 			ret.push_back (track);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/track.cc b/libs/ardour/track.cc
index 5b749f3b99..32ac264163 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/track.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "ardour/monitor_control.h"
 #include "ardour/playlist.h"
 #include "ardour/playlist_factory.h"
+#include "ardour/polarity_processor.h"
 #include "ardour/port.h"
 #include "ardour/processor.h"
 #include "ardour/profile.h"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "ardour/session_playlists.h"
 #include "ardour/smf_source.h"
 #include "ardour/track.h"
+#include "ardour/triggerbox.h"
 #include "ardour/types_convert.h"
 #include "ardour/utils.h"
 
@@ -99,6 +101,17 @@ Track::init ()
 	_disk_writer->set_block_size (_session.get_block_size ());
 	_disk_writer->set_owner (this);
 
+	boost::shared_ptr<TriggerBox> tb (new TriggerBox (_session, data_type ()));
+	tb->set_owner (this);
+	add_processor (tb, _polarity);
+	if (data_type () == DataType::AUDIO) {
+		/* if placing this in a route where the default
+		 * data type is AUDIO, the triggerbox will need
+		 * a sidehcain MIDI input to be able to be MIDI controlled
+		 */
+		tb->add_midi_sidechain ();
+	}
+
 	set_align_choice_from_io ();
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<Route> rp (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Route> (shared_from_this()));