diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
index 988ec299af..2fa15f9169 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ MidiTrack::init ()
 	_disk_reader->reset_tracker ();
 
 	_beatbox.reset (new BeatBox (_session));
+	add_processor (_beatbox, PostFader);
 
 	return 0;
 }