diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/delivery.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/delivery.h
index 5a3429f4e8..05db44f797 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/delivery.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/delivery.h
@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ public:
 		/* aux - internal send used to deliver to any bus, by user request */
 		Aux    = 0x10,
 		/* foldback - internal send used only to deliver to a personal monitor bus */
-		Foldback = 0x20
+		Foldback = 0x20,
+		/* direct outs - used only with LiveTrax, delivers to master bus */
+		DirectOuts = 0x40
 	};
 
-	static bool role_requires_output_ports (Role r) { return r == Main || r == Send || r == Insert; }
+	static bool role_from_xml (const XMLNode&, Role&);
+
+	static bool role_requires_output_ports (Role r) { return r == Main || r == Send || r == Insert || r == DirectOuts; }
 
 	bool does_routing() const { return true; }
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/delivery.cc b/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
index 46d80f0d85..2d8eccf01d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ Delivery::state () const
 	return node;
 }
 
+bool
+Delivery::role_from_xml (const XMLNode& node, Role& role)
+{
+	return node.get_property ("role", role);
+}
+
 int
 Delivery::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/enums.cc b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
index 2dae7613e4..2357c8d9b2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Delivery, Main);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Delivery, Aux);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Delivery, Foldback);
+	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (Delivery, DirectOuts);
 	REGISTER_BITS (_Delivery_Role);
 
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (MuteMaster, PreFader);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 78b087502f..6869ec852f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -3328,6 +3328,12 @@ Route::set_processor_state (XMLNode const& node, int version, XMLProperty const*
 			processor->set_owner (this);
 
 		} else if (prop->value() == "send") {
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
+			Delivery::Role role;
+			if (Delivery::role_from_xml (node, role) && role == Delivery::DirectOuts) {
+				return true;
+			}
+#endif
 
 			processor.reset (new Send (_session, _pannable, _mute_master, Delivery::Send, true));
 			std::shared_ptr<Send> send = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<Send> (processor);