diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/io_button.cc b/gtk2_ardour/io_button.cc
index 3f153d1683..d77c26d466 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/io_button.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/io_button.cc
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ IOButton::button_press (GdkEventButton* ev)
 		citems.push_back (SeparatorElem ());
 	}
 
-	if (_input || !ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus ()) {
+	if ((_input || !ARDOUR::Profile->get_mixbus ()) && !ARDOUR::Profile->get_livetrax ()) {
 		bool need_separator = false;
 		for (DataType::iterator i = DataType::begin (); i != DataType::end (); ++i) {
 			if (!io ()->can_add_port (*i)) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
index a4bce820a1..f0f89b347d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ MixerStrip::init ()
 		global_vpacker.pack_start (panners, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 		global_vpacker.pack_start (mute_solo_table, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 		global_vpacker.pack_start (gpm, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
+		global_vpacker.pack_start (output_button, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
 	}
 
 #ifndef MIXBUS
@@ -370,9 +371,13 @@ MixerStrip::init ()
 		scrollbar_height = requisition.height;
 		scrollbar_height += 3; // track_display_frame border/shadow
 	}
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	spacer.set_size_request (-1, scrollbar_height);
 	spacer.set_name ("AudioBusStripBase");
 	global_vpacker.pack_end (spacer, false, false);
+#else
+	output_button.set_size_request (-1, scrollbar_height);
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	global_frame.add (global_vpacker);
@@ -834,7 +839,14 @@ MixerStrip::set_route (std::shared_ptr<Route> rt)
 	gpm.show_all ();
 	gpm.meter_point_button.show();
 	input_button_box.show_all();
+#ifndef LIVETRAX
 	output_button.show();
+#else
+	if (!_route->is_master()) {
+		//we can't just hide it, apparently there's a show_all somewhere
+		global_vpacker.remove(output_button);
+	}
+#endif
 	name_button.show();
 	_comment_button.show();
 	group_button.show();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/port_matrix.cc b/gtk2_ardour/port_matrix.cc
index 020b2a3278..4c52987763 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/port_matrix.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/port_matrix.cc
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ PortMatrix::visible_rows () const
 void
 PortMatrix::popup_menu (BundleChannel column, BundleChannel row, uint32_t t)
 {
+#ifdef LIVETRAX
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	using namespace Menu_Helpers;
 
 	delete _menu;