diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.cpp
index c1de319c93..069188d8ba 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ AudioMixer::AudioMixer(BMediaAddOn *addOn)
 			fFramesSent(0),
 			fOutputEnabled(true),
 			fBufferGroup(NULL),
-			fNextFreeID(1)
+			fNextFreeID(1),
+			fDisableStop(false)
 			
 			
 {
@@ -289,6 +290,22 @@ AudioMixer::~AudioMixer()
 
 }
 
+void
+AudioMixer::DisableNodeStop()
+{
+	fDisableStop = true;
+}
+
+void AudioMixer::Stop(bigtime_t performance_time, bool immediate)
+{
+	if (fDisableStop) {
+		printf("AudioMixer STOP is disabled\n");
+		return;
+	} else {
+		BMediaEventLooper::Stop(performance_time, immediate);
+	}
+}
+
 //
 // BMediaNode methods
 //
@@ -522,6 +539,7 @@ AudioMixer::DisposeInputCookie(int32 cookie)
 void
 AudioMixer::BufferReceived(BBuffer *buffer)
 {
+
 	if (buffer->Header()->type == B_MEDIA_PARAMETERS) {
 		printf("Control Buffer Received\n");
 		ApplyParameterData(buffer->Data(), buffer->SizeUsed());
@@ -544,17 +562,18 @@ AudioMixer::BufferReceived(BBuffer *buffer)
 void
 AudioMixer::HandleInputBuffer(BBuffer *buffer, bigtime_t lateness)
 {
+static char lastIndata = 0;
 	media_header *hdr = buffer->Header();
 
 //	printf("latency = %12Ld, event = %12Ld, sched = %5Ld, arrive at %12Ld, now %12Ld, current lateness %12Ld\n", EventLatency() + SchedulingLatency(), EventLatency(), SchedulingLatency(), buffer->Header()->start_time, TimeSource()->Now(), lateness);
 
 	// check input
 	int inputcount = fMixerInputs.CountItems();
-	
+//if (inputcount == 0)
+//	printf("**** input count == 0\n");
 	for (int i = 0; i < inputcount; i++) {
-	
 		mixer_input *channel = (mixer_input *)fMixerInputs.ItemAt(i);
-				
+
 		if (channel->fInput.destination.id != hdr->destination)
 			continue;
 
@@ -580,12 +599,17 @@ AudioMixer::HandleInputBuffer(BBuffer *buffer, bigtime_t lateness)
 */
 		if (channel->fDataSize == 0)
 			break;
-		
+
 		// XXX this is probably broken now
 		size_t total_offset = int(channel->fEventOffset + channel->fInput.format.u.raw_audio.buffer_size)  % int(channel->fDataSize);
 		
 		char *indata = (char *)buffer->Data();
-														
+
+//if (indata[0] != lastIndata) {
+//	printf("**** inbuffer changed to %d\n", indata[0]);
+//	lastIndata = indata[0];
+//}
+
 		if (buffer->SizeUsed() > (channel->fDataSize - total_offset))
 		{
 			memcpy(channel->fData + total_offset, indata, channel->fDataSize - total_offset);
@@ -620,13 +644,21 @@ AudioMixer::SendNewBuffer(bigtime_t event_time)
 	}
 				
 	FillMixBuffer(outbuffer->Data(), outbuffer->SizeAvailable());
-					
+
 	media_header *outheader = outbuffer->Header();
 	outheader->type = B_MEDIA_RAW_AUDIO;
 	outheader->size_used = fOutput.format.u.raw_audio.buffer_size;
 	outheader->time_source = TimeSource()->ID();
 	outheader->start_time = event_time;
-	
+
+//static char lastOutdata = 0;
+//char *outdata = (char *)outbuffer->Data();
+//if (outdata[0] != lastOutdata) {
+//	printf("**** outbuffer changed to %d\n", outdata[0]);
+//	lastOutdata = outdata[0];
+//}
+//printf("**** send new buffer *******\n");
+
 	bigtime_t start2 = system_time();
 	if (B_OK != SendBuffer(outbuffer, fOutput.destination)) {
 		printf("AudioMixer: Could not send buffer to output : %s\n", fOutput.name);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.h b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.h
index c215a2eac8..ace1cf0485 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/AudioMixer.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class AudioMixer :
 					
 					AudioMixer(BMediaAddOn *addOn);
 					~AudioMixer();
-					
+		
+		
+		void				DisableNodeStop();
+		
 	// AudioMixer support
 					
 		bool				IsValidDest( media_destination dest);
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ class AudioMixer :
 	//	status_t RequestCompleted(const media_request_info & info);
 	
 	protected:
-
+	
 	// BControllable methods
 	
 		status_t 			GetParameterValue( int32 id, bigtime_t* last_change,
@@ -176,6 +179,9 @@ class AudioMixer :
 	// BMediaEventLooper methods
 	
 		virtual	void 		NodeRegistered();
+
+		virtual	void Stop(bigtime_t performance_time,
+							bool immediate);
 	
 		void				HandleEvent( const media_timed_event *event, 
 								bigtime_t lateness,	
@@ -215,6 +221,8 @@ class AudioMixer :
 		
 		int					fNextFreeID;
 		
+		bool				fDisableStop;
+		
 };		
 			
 #endif
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/FillMixBuffer.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/FillMixBuffer.cpp
index 80ca18d280..2b61b6b993 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/FillMixBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/FillMixBuffer.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ AudioMixer::FillMixBuffer(void *outbuffer, size_t ioSize)
 								} else if (mix) {
 									printf("#### FillMixBuffer(): 4.Should mix from B_AUDIO_SHORT!\n");
 								} else {					
-									printf("#### FillMixBuffer(): 4.Should copy from B_AUDIO_SHORT!\n");
+								//	printf("#### FillMixBuffer(): 4.Should copy from B_AUDIO_SHORT!\n");
 									int baseOffset = channel->fEventOffset / 2;
 									int maxOffset = int(channel->fDataSize / 2);
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/MixerAddOn.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/MixerAddOn.cpp
index 6d53d893e9..787577cd56 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/MixerAddOn.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/media-add-ons/mixer/MixerAddOn.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ AudioMixerAddon::AutoStart(int in_index, BMediaNode ** out_node,
 		return B_ERROR;
 
 	*out_internal_id = 0;
-	*out_node = new AudioMixer(this);	
+	AudioMixer *mixer = new AudioMixer(this);
+
+	// disable stop on the auto started (system) mixer
+	mixer->DisableNodeStop();
+
+	*out_node = mixer;
+	
 	return B_OK;
 }