diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index 2d371122f3..6a5652b5ec 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -1409,6 +1409,10 @@ public:
 	void disable_file_format_reset ();
 	void reset_native_file_format();
 
+	void enable_virtual_soundcheck ();
+	void disable_virtual_soundcheck ();
+	PBD::Signal1<void,bool> VirtualSoundCheckChanged;
+
 protected:
 	friend class AudioEngine;
 	void set_block_size (pframes_t nframes);
@@ -2420,6 +2424,8 @@ private:
 
 	void time_domain_changed ();
 	uint32_t _no_file_format_reset;
+
+	void set_virtual_soundcheck (bool);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/delivery.cc b/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
index abd84a747a..8dcedc4e1f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/delivery.cc
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ Delivery::can_support_io_configuration (const ChanCount& in, ChanCount& out)
 }
 
 void
-Delivery::set_gain_control (std::shared_ptr<GainControl> gc) {
+Delivery::set_gain_control (std::shared_ptr<GainControl> gc)
+{
 	if (gc) {
 		_gain_control = gc;
 		_amp.reset (new Amp (_session, _("Fader"), _gain_control, true));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 1c38c3799b..d944d1d2ea 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -2839,6 +2839,12 @@ Route::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (Profile->get_livetrax() && is_track()) {
+		_volume_control.reset (new GainControl (_session, MainOutVolume));
+		_volume_control->set_flag (Controllable::NotAutomatable);
+		_main_outs->set_gain_control (_volume_control);
+	}
+
 	set_processor_state (processor_state, version);
 
 	// this looks up the internal instrument in processors
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index c9b266de94..d9303948a7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -8238,3 +8238,44 @@ Session::foreach_route (void (Route::*method)())
 		((r.get())->*method) ();
 	}
 }
+
+void
+Session::enable_virtual_soundcheck ()
+{
+	set_virtual_soundcheck (true);
+}
+
+void
+Session::disable_virtual_soundcheck ()
+{
+	set_virtual_soundcheck (false);
+}
+
+void
+Session::set_virtual_soundcheck (bool yn)
+{
+	std::shared_ptr<RouteList const> rl = routes.reader ();
+	std::shared_ptr<AutomationControlList> master_sends (new AutomationControlList);
+	std::shared_ptr<AutomationControlList> main_outs (new AutomationControlList);
+
+	gain_t main_val = (yn ? 1. : 0.);
+	gain_t send_val = (yn ? 0. : 1.);
+
+	for (auto & route : *rl) {
+
+		if (!route->is_track()) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		master_sends->push_back (route->master_send()->gain_control());
+		main_outs->push_back (route->main_outs()->gain_control());
+
+	}
+
+	if (!master_sends->empty()) {
+		set_controls (master_sends, send_val, PBD::Controllable::NoGroup);
+		set_controls (main_outs, main_val, PBD::Controllable::NoGroup);
+	}
+
+	VirtualSoundCheckChanged (yn); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+}