diff --git a/include/DataFile.h b/include/DataFile.h
index e25a5ce4f..99c3b3ff0 100644
--- a/include/DataFile.h
+++ b/include/DataFile.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ private:
 	void upgrade_0_4_0_20080622();
 	void upgrade_0_4_0_beta1();
 	void upgrade_0_4_0_rc2();
+	void upgrade_1_1_0();
 	void upgrade_1_1_91();
 
 	void upgrade();
diff --git a/src/core/DataFile.cpp b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
index bd0446350..8222b2d04 100644
--- a/src/core/DataFile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
@@ -794,6 +794,20 @@ void DataFile::upgrade_0_4_0_rc2()
 }
 
 
+void DataFile::upgrade_1_1_0()
+{
+	QDomNodeList list = elementsByTagName("fxchannel");
+	for (int i = 1; !list.item(i).isNull(); ++i)
+	{
+		QDomElement el = list.item(i).toElement();
+		QDomElement send = createElement("send");
+		send.setAttribute("channel", "0");
+		send.setAttribute("amount", "1");
+		el.appendChild(send);
+	}
+}
+
+
 void DataFile::upgrade_1_1_91()
 {
 	// Upgrade to version 1.1.91 from some version less than 1.1.91
@@ -881,6 +895,10 @@ void DataFile::upgrade()
 	{
 		upgrade_0_4_0_rc2();
 	}
+	if( version < ProjectVersion("1.1.0", CompareType::Release) )
+	{
+		upgrade_1_1_0();
+	}
 	if( version < ProjectVersion("1.1.91", CompareType::Release) )
 	{
 		upgrade_1_1_91();
diff --git a/src/core/FxMixer.cpp b/src/core/FxMixer.cpp
index 616e6070a..14f77bcf6 100644
--- a/src/core/FxMixer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/FxMixer.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ void FxMixer::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 {
 	clear();
 	QDomNode node = _this.firstChild();
-	bool thereIsASend = false;
 
 	while( ! node.isNull() )
 	{
@@ -764,7 +763,6 @@ void FxMixer::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 			QDomElement chDataItem = chData.at(i).toElement();
 			if( chDataItem.nodeName() == QString( "send" ) )
 			{
-				thereIsASend = true;
 				int sendTo = chDataItem.attribute( "channel" ).toInt();
 				allocateChannelsTo( sendTo ) ;
 				FxRoute * fxr = createChannelSend( num, sendTo, 1.0f );
@@ -777,15 +775,6 @@ void FxMixer::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 		node = node.nextSibling();
 	}
 
-	// check for old format. 65 fx channels and no explicit sends.
-	if( ! thereIsASend && m_fxChannels.size() == 65 ) {
-		// create a send from every channel into master
-		for( int i=1; i<m_fxChannels.size(); ++i )
-		{
-			createChannelSend( i, 0 );
-		}
-	}
-
 	emit dataChanged();
 }