diff --git a/recording-daemon/metafile.c b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
index b77b68da1..0403ca907 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/metafile.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/metafile.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static void meta_destroy(metafile_t *mf) {
 	db_close_call(mf);
 	output_close(mf, mf->mix_out, NULL, mf->discard);
 	mf->mix_out = NULL;
+	mix_close(mf->mix);
 }
 
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ static void meta_mix_output(metafile_t *mf) {
 	mf->mix_out = output_new_ext(mf, "mix", "mixed", "mix");
 	if (mix_method == MM_CHANNELS)
 		mf->mix_out->channel_mult = mix_num_inputs;
-	mf->mix = mix_new(mf->media_rec_slots);
+	mf->mix = mix_new(&mf->mix_lock, &mf->mix_out->sink, mf->media_rec_slots);
 	db_do_stream(mf, mf->mix_out, NULL, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/recording-daemon/mix.c b/recording-daemon/mix.c
index 751dfeea6..375fd7f68 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/mix.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/mix.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ struct mix_s {
 	resample_t resample;
 
 	uint64_t out_pts; // starting at zero
+	pthread_mutex_t *lock;
+	sink_t *sink;
 
 	AVFrame *silence_frame;
 };
@@ -249,11 +251,13 @@ err:
 }
 
 
-mix_t *mix_new(unsigned int media_rec_slots) {
+mix_t *mix_new(pthread_mutex_t *lock, sink_t *sink, unsigned int media_rec_slots) {
 	mix_t *mix = g_new0(mix_t, 1);
 	format_init(&mix->in_format);
 	format_init(&mix->out_format);
 	mix->sink_frame = av_frame_alloc();
+	mix->lock = lock;
+	mix->sink = sink;
 
 	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mix_num_inputs; i++)
 		mix->pts_offs[i] = (uint64_t) -1LL;
@@ -325,7 +329,7 @@ static void mix_silence_fill(mix_t *mix) {
 }
 
 
-static int mix_add_(mix_t *mix, AVFrame *frame, unsigned int idx, void *ptr, output_t *output) {
+static int mix_add_(mix_t *mix, AVFrame *frame, unsigned int idx, void *ptr) {
 	const char *err;
 
 	err = "index out of range";
@@ -390,7 +394,7 @@ static int mix_add_(mix_t *mix, AVFrame *frame, unsigned int idx, void *ptr, out
 			else
 				goto err;
 		}
-		bool ok = sink_add(&output->sink, mix->sink_frame, &mix->out_format);
+		bool ok = sink_add(mix->sink, mix->sink_frame, &mix->out_format);
 
 		av_frame_unref(mix->sink_frame);
 
@@ -409,14 +413,19 @@ err:
 
 bool mix_add(sink_t *sink, AVFrame *frame) {
 	ssrc_t *ssrc = sink->ssrc;
-	metafile_t *metafile = ssrc->metafile;
+	mix_t *mix = *sink->mix;
 
-	LOCK(&metafile->mix_lock);
+	if (!mix)
+		return false;
+	if (!mix->lock)
+		return false;
+
+	LOCK(mix->lock);
 
-	if (!metafile->mix_out)
-		return true;
+	if (!mix->sink)
+		return false;
 
-	if (mix_add_(metafile->mix, frame, sink->mixer_idx, ssrc, metafile->mix_out))
+	if (mix_add_(mix, frame, sink->mixer_idx, ssrc))
 		ilog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to add decoded packet to mixed output");
 
 	return true;
@@ -425,19 +434,38 @@ bool mix_add(sink_t *sink, AVFrame *frame) {
 
 bool mix_config(sink_t *sink, const format_t *requested_format, format_t *actual_format) {
 	ssrc_t *ssrc = sink->ssrc;
-	metafile_t *metafile = ssrc->metafile;
+	mix_t *mix = *sink->mix;
+
+	if (!mix)
+		return false;
+	if (!mix->lock)
+		return false;
 
-	LOCK(&metafile->mix_lock);
+	LOCK(mix->lock);
 
-	if (!metafile->mix_out)
-		return true;
+	if (!mix->sink)
+		return false;
 
 	stream_t *stream = ssrc->stream;
 
-	if (G_UNLIKELY(sink->mixer_idx == (unsigned int) -1))
-		sink->mixer_idx = mix_get_index(metafile->mix, ssrc, stream->media_sdp_id, stream->channel_slot);
-	if (output_config(metafile->mix_out, requested_format, actual_format))
-		return true;
-	mix_config_(metafile->mix, actual_format);
+	if (G_UNLIKELY(sink->mixer_idx == -1u))
+		sink->mixer_idx = mix_get_index(mix, ssrc, stream->media_sdp_id, stream->channel_slot);
+
+	if (!mix->sink->config(mix->sink, requested_format, actual_format))
+		return false;
+
+	mix_config_(mix, actual_format);
+
 	return true;
 }
+
+
+void mix_close(mix_t *mix) {
+	if (!mix)
+		return;
+
+	mix_shutdown(mix);
+
+	mix->sink = NULL;
+	mix->lock = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/recording-daemon/mix.h b/recording-daemon/mix.h
index d64b4b0c8..621e2f5d7 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/mix.h
+++ b/recording-daemon/mix.h
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 
 #define MIX_MAX_INPUTS 4
 
-mix_t *mix_new(unsigned int);
+mix_t *mix_new(pthread_mutex_t *, sink_t *, unsigned int);
 void mix_destroy(mix_t *mix);
+void mix_close(mix_t *mix);
 void mix_set_channel_slots(mix_t *mix, unsigned int);
 bool mix_config(sink_t *, const format_t *requested_format, format_t *actual_format);
 bool mix_add(sink_t *, AVFrame *frame);
diff --git a/recording-daemon/packet.c b/recording-daemon/packet.c
index a4662114a..e08d25758 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/packet.c
+++ b/recording-daemon/packet.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static void packet_decode(ssrc_t *ssrc, packet_t *packet) {
 
 		sink_init(&ssrc->decoders[payload_type]->mix_sink);
 		ssrc->decoders[payload_type]->mix_sink.ssrc = ssrc;
+		ssrc->decoders[payload_type]->mix_sink.mix = &mf->mix;
 		ssrc->decoders[payload_type]->mix_sink.add = mix_add;
 		ssrc->decoders[payload_type]->mix_sink.config = mix_config;
 
diff --git a/recording-daemon/types.h b/recording-daemon/types.h
index c59cc8ba6..b658528a5 100644
--- a/recording-daemon/types.h
+++ b/recording-daemon/types.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ struct sink_s {
 		ssrc_t *ssrc;
 		tls_fwd_t **tls_fwd;
 	};
+	union {
+		mix_t **mix;
+	};
 
 	resample_t resampler;