GUI limitation: Require engine to add/remove tracks/busses

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 50ead21c33..3675a02fc5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "widgets/prompter.h"
 
 #include "ardour/audio_track.h"
+#include "ardour/audioengine.h"
 #include "ardour/audioregion.h"
 #include "ardour/boost_debug.h"
 #include "ardour/dB.h"
@@ -7420,6 +7421,12 @@ Editor::_remove_tracks ()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!AudioEngine::instance()->running ()) {
+		MessageDialog msg (_("Not connected to audio engine - Removing Tracks/Busses is not possible"));
+		msg.run ();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	vector<string> choices;
 	string prompt;
 	int ntracks = 0;