diff --git a/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc b/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
index 9a09a288a9..8c227c50dc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
@@ -257,12 +257,14 @@ AsyncMIDIPort::write (const MIDI::byte * msg, size_t msglen, MIDI::timestamp_t t
 				vec.buf[0]->set_buffer (0, 0, true);
 			}
 			vec.buf[0]->set (msg, msglen, timestamp);
+			vec.buf[0]->set_event_type (Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT);
 		} else {
 			/* see comment in previous branch of if() statement */
 			if (!vec.buf[1]->owns_buffer()) {
 				vec.buf[1]->set_buffer (0, 0, true);
 			}
 			vec.buf[1]->set (msg, msglen, timestamp);
+			vec.buf[1]->set_event_type (Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT);
 		}
 
 		output_fifo.increment_write_idx (1);
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ AsyncMIDIPort::write (const MIDI::byte * msg, size_t msglen, MIDI::timestamp_t t
 				timestamp = _last_write_timestamp;
 			}
 
-			if (mb.push_back (timestamp, Evoral::MIDI_EVENT, msglen, msg)) {
+			if (mb.push_back (timestamp, Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT, msglen, msg)) {
 				ret = msglen;
 				_last_write_timestamp = timestamp;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_port.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_port.cc
index bbbb27e3a0..e29a2e1735 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_port.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_port.cc
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ MidiPort::get_midi_buffer (pframes_t nframes)
 				ev[0] = 0x80 | (buf[0] & 0x0F);  /* note off */
 				ev[1] = buf[1];
 				ev[2] = 0x40;  /* default velocity */
-				_buffer->push_back (timestamp, Evoral::MIDI_EVENT, size, ev);
+				_buffer->push_back (timestamp, Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT, size, ev);
 			} else {
-				_buffer->push_back (timestamp, Evoral::MIDI_EVENT, size, buf);
+				_buffer->push_back (timestamp, Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT, size, buf);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
index 8a23c0af8f..8e20c1453f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_track.cc
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ MidiTrack::MidiControl::actually_set_value (double val, PBD::Controllable::Group
 			size = 0;
 			assert(false);
 		}
-		_route->write_immediate_event(Evoral::MIDI_EVENT, size, ev);
+		_route->write_immediate_event(Evoral::LIVE_MIDI_EVENT, size, ev);
 	}
 
 	AutomationControl::actually_set_value(val, group_override);