diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/CPortAudioCommon.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/CPortAudioCommon.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3584860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/CPortAudioCommon.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using PortAudioSharp;
+using Vocaluxe.Base;
+
+namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// PortAudio can be used for record and playback
+    /// So do some common stuff here and make sure those 2 do not interfere
+    /// 
+    /// DO NEVER use following Pa_* functions other than the ones from this class:
+    /// Initialize, Terminate, OpenStream, CloseStream
+    /// </summary>
+    abstract class CPortAudioCommon
+    {
+        private static int _RefCount;
+        private static readonly object _Mutex = new object();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Safe method to init PortAudio (adds a reference)
+        /// MUST call CloseDriver when done
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>True on success, falso if not initialized (log written)</returns>
+        protected static bool _InitDriver()
+        {
+            lock (_Mutex)
+            {
+                if (_RefCount == 0)
+                {
+                    if (_CheckError("Initialize", PortAudio.Pa_Initialize()))
+                        return false;
+                }
+                _RefCount++;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Safe method to close PortAudio
+        /// MUST be called _exactly_ once after successfull InitDriver call
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static void _CloseDriver()
+        {
+            lock (_Mutex)
+            {
+                Debug.Assert(_RefCount > 0);
+                _RefCount--;
+                if (_RefCount == 0)
+                    PortAudio.Pa_Terminate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected static PortAudio.PaError _OpenStream(out IntPtr stream, ref PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? inputParameters, ref PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? outputParameters,
+                                                       double sampleRate, uint framesPerBuffer, PortAudio.PaStreamFlags streamFlags,
+                                                       PortAudio.PaStreamCallbackDelegate streamCallback, IntPtr userData)
+        {
+            lock (_Mutex)
+            {
+                return PortAudio.Pa_OpenStream(out stream, ref inputParameters, ref outputParameters, sampleRate, framesPerBuffer, streamFlags, streamCallback, userData);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convenience method to safely open an input stream and log potential error
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream"></param>
+        /// <param name="inputParameters"></param>
+        /// <param name="sampleRate"></param>
+        /// <param name="framesPerBuffer"></param>
+        /// <param name="streamFlags"></param>
+        /// <param name="streamCallback"></param>
+        /// <param name="userData"></param>
+        /// <returns>True on success</returns>
+        protected static bool _OpenInputStream(out IntPtr stream, ref PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? inputParameters,
+                                               double sampleRate, uint framesPerBuffer, PortAudio.PaStreamFlags streamFlags,
+                                               PortAudio.PaStreamCallbackDelegate streamCallback, IntPtr userData)
+        {
+            PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? outputParameters = null;
+            return
+                !_CheckError("OpenInputStream",
+                             _OpenStream(out stream, ref inputParameters, ref outputParameters, sampleRate, framesPerBuffer, streamFlags, streamCallback, userData));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Convenience method to safely open an output stream and log potential error
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream"></param>
+        /// <param name="outputParameters"></param>
+        /// <param name="sampleRate"></param>
+        /// <param name="framesPerBuffer"></param>
+        /// <param name="streamFlags"></param>
+        /// <param name="streamCallback"></param>
+        /// <param name="userData"></param>
+        /// <returns>True on success</returns>
+        protected static bool _OpenOutputStream(out IntPtr stream, ref PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? outputParameters,
+                                                double sampleRate, uint framesPerBuffer, PortAudio.PaStreamFlags streamFlags,
+                                                PortAudio.PaStreamCallbackDelegate streamCallback, IntPtr userData)
+        {
+            PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? inputParameters = null;
+            return
+                !_CheckError("OpenOutputStream",
+                             _OpenStream(out stream, ref inputParameters, ref outputParameters, sampleRate, framesPerBuffer, streamFlags, streamCallback, userData));
+        }
+
+        protected static void _CloseStream(IntPtr stream)
+        {
+            lock (_Mutex)
+            {
+                PortAudio.Pa_CloseStream(stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if PA returned an error and logs it
+        /// Returns true on error
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">Action identifier (E.g. openStream)</param>
+        /// <param name="errorCode">Result returned by Pa_* call</param>
+        /// <returns>True on error</returns>
+        protected static bool _CheckError(String action, PortAudio.PaError errorCode)
+        {
+            if (errorCode != PortAudio.PaError.paNoError)
+            {
+                CLog.LogError(action + " error: " + PortAudio.Pa_GetErrorText(errorCode));
+                if (errorCode == PortAudio.PaError.paUnanticipatedHostError)
+                {
+                    PortAudio.PaHostErrorInfo errorInfo = PortAudio.Pa_GetLastHostErrorInfo();
+                    CLog.LogError("- Host error API type: " + errorInfo.hostApiType);
+                    CLog.LogError("- Host error code: " + errorInfo.errorCode);
+                    CLog.LogError("- Host error text: " + errorInfo.errorText);
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Selects the most appropriate host api
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The most appropriate host api</returns>
+        protected static int _GetHostApi()
+        {
+            //Caller has to hold a reference anyway so no locking needed
+            if (_RefCount < 1)
+                return -1;
+
+            int selectedHostApi = PortAudio.Pa_GetDefaultHostApi();
+            int apiCount = PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiCount();
+            for (int i = 0; i < apiCount; i++)
+            {
+                PortAudio.PaHostApiInfo apiInfo = PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiInfo(i);
+                if ((apiInfo.type == PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paDirectSound)
+                    || (apiInfo.type == PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paALSA))
+                    selectedHostApi = i;
+            }
+            return selectedHostApi;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/IPlayback.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/IPlayback.cs
index c69eed4e..13ce9857 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/IPlayback.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/IPlayback.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback
         }
     }
 
-    delegate void Closeproc(int streamID);
+    delegate void Closeproc(int stream);
 
     interface IPlayback
     {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioPlay.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioPlay.cs
index 38742b9f..86f62f4d 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioPlay.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioPlay.cs
@@ -15,42 +15,35 @@
 // along with Vocaluxe. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #endregion
 
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 {
     class CPortAudioPlay : IPlayback
     {
         private bool _Initialized;
-        private readonly List<CPortAudioStream> _Decoder = new List<CPortAudioStream>();
-        private Closeproc _Closeproc;
-        private int _Count = 1;
-
-        private readonly Object _MutexDecoder = new Object();
-
-        private List<SAudioStreams> _Streams;
+        private readonly List<CPortAudioStream> _Streams = new List<CPortAudioStream>();
+        private int _NextID;
 
         public bool Init()
         {
             if (_Initialized)
                 CloseAll();
 
-            _Closeproc = _CloseProc;
             _Initialized = true;
 
-            _Streams = new List<SAudioStreams>();
             return true;
         }
 
         public void CloseAll()
         {
-            lock (_MutexDecoder)
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                for (int i = 0; i < _Decoder.Count; i++)
-                    _Decoder[i].Free(_Closeproc, i + 1);
+                foreach (CPortAudioStream stream in _Streams)
+                    stream.Free();
+                _Streams.Clear();
             }
+            _Initialized = false;
         }
 
         public void SetGlobalVolume(float volume)
@@ -66,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
             if (!_Initialized)
                 return 0;
 
-            lock (_MutexDecoder)
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
                 return _Streams.Count;
             }
@@ -82,17 +75,16 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         public int Load(string media, bool prescan)
         {
-            var stream = new SAudioStreams(0);
-            var decoder = new CPortAudioStream();
+            //Note: We ignore prescan here as the stream does it always
 
-            if (decoder.Open(media) > -1)
+            var stream = new CPortAudioStream(_NextID++, _CloseProc);
+
+            if (stream.Open(media))
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
+                lock (_Streams)
                 {
-                    _Decoder.Add(decoder);
-                    stream.Handle = _Count++;
                     _Streams.Add(stream);
-                    return stream.Handle;
+                    return stream.ID;
                 }
             }
             return 0;
@@ -100,12 +92,15 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         public void Close(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
+                int index = _GetStreamIndex(stream);
+                if (index >= 0)
                 {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Free(_Closeproc, stream);
+                    _Streams[index].Free();
+                    _Streams.RemoveAt(index);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -117,216 +112,219 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         public void Play(int stream, bool loop)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
+                int index = _GetStreamIndex(stream);
+                if (index >= 0)
                 {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                    {
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Loop = loop;
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Play();
-                    }
+                    _Streams[index].Loop = loop;
+                    _Streams[index].Play();
                 }
             }
         }
 
         public void Pause(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused = true;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused = true;
             }
         }
 
         public void Stop(int stream)
         {
-            Pause(stream);
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
+            {
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Stop();
+            }
         }
 
         public void Fade(int stream, float targetVolume, float seconds)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Fade(targetVolume, seconds);
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Fade(targetVolume, seconds);
             }
         }
 
         public void FadeAndPause(int stream, float targetVolume, float seconds)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndPause(targetVolume, seconds);
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndPause(targetVolume, seconds);
             }
         }
 
         public void FadeAndClose(int stream, float targetVolume, float seconds)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndClose(targetVolume, seconds, _Closeproc, stream);
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndClose(targetVolume, seconds);
             }
         }
 
         public void FadeAndStop(int stream, float targetVolume, float seconds)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndStop(targetVolume, seconds, _Closeproc, stream);
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].FadeAndStop(targetVolume, seconds);
             }
         }
 
         public void SetStreamVolume(int stream, float volume)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Volume = volume;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Volume = volume;
             }
         }
 
         public void SetStreamVolumeMax(int stream, float volume)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].VolumeMax = volume;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].VolumeMax = volume;
             }
         }
 
         public float GetLength(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return 0f;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        return _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Length;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    return _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Length;
             }
             return 0f;
         }
 
         public float GetPosition(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
-            {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        return _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Position;
-                }
-
+            if (!_Initialized)
                 return 0f;
+            lock (_Streams)
+            {
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    return _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Position;
             }
+
             return 0f;
         }
 
         public bool IsPlaying(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return false;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        return !_Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused && !_Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Finished;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    return !_Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused && !_Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Finished;
             }
             return false;
         }
 
         public bool IsPaused(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return false;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        return _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    return _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Paused;
             }
             return false;
         }
 
         public bool IsFinished(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return true;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        return _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Finished;
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    return _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Finished;
             }
             return true;
         }
 
         public void SetPosition(int stream, float position)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
-                        _Decoder[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Skip(position);
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams[_GetStreamIndex(stream)].Skip(position);
             }
         }
         #endregion Stream Handling
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if strem with given id is found
+        /// MUST hold _Stream-lock
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">Stream id</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         private bool _AlreadyAdded(int stream)
         {
-            return _Streams.Any(st => st.Handle == stream);
+            return _GetStreamIndex(stream) >= 0;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the index of the stream with the given id
+        /// MUST hold _Stream-lock
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">Stream id</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         private int _GetStreamIndex(int stream)
         {
             for (int i = 0; i < _Streams.Count; i++)
             {
-                if (_Streams[i].Handle == stream)
+                if (_Streams[i].ID == stream)
                     return i;
             }
             return -1;
         }
 
-        private void _CloseProc(int streamID)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes the stream with the given handle
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="stream">Stream handle</param>
+        private void _CloseProc(int stream)
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
+            lock (_Streams)
             {
-                lock (_MutexDecoder)
-                {
-                    if (_AlreadyAdded(streamID))
-                    {
-                        int index = _GetStreamIndex(streamID);
-                        _Decoder.RemoveAt(index);
-                        _Streams.RemoveAt(index);
-                    }
-                }
+                if (_AlreadyAdded(stream))
+                    _Streams.RemoveAt(_GetStreamIndex(stream));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioStream.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioStream.cs
index d4cb57c5..109dbd88 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioStream.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/PortAudio/CPortAudioStream.cs
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ using VocaluxeLib;
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 {
-    class CPortAudioStream : IDisposable
+    class CPortAudioStream : CPortAudioCommon, IDisposable
     {
         private const long _Bufsize = 1000000L;
         private const long _Beginrefill = 800000L;
 
+        public readonly int ID;
+        private readonly Closeproc _Closeproc;
+
         private readonly CSyncTimer _SyncTimer;
-        private static bool _Initialized;
-        private static int _NumStreams;
-        private static readonly Object _Mutex = new object();
         private int _ByteCount = 4;
         private float _Volume = 1f;
         private float _VolumeMax = 1f;
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         private static PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiInfo _ApiInfo;
         private static PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaDeviceInfo _OutputDeviceInfo;
-        private IntPtr _Ptr = new IntPtr(0);
+        private IntPtr _Stream = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-        private Closeproc _Closeproc;
         private PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamCallbackDelegate _PaStreamCallback;
-        private int _StreamID;
         private IAudioDecoder _Decoder;
         private float _BytesPerSecond;
         private bool _NoMoreData;
@@ -61,8 +59,10 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
         private readonly Object _LockData = new Object();
         private readonly Object _LockSyncSignals = new Object();
 
-        public CPortAudioStream()
+        public CPortAudioStream(int id, Closeproc closeproc)
         {
+            ID = id;
+            _Closeproc = closeproc;
             _SyncTimer = new CSyncTimer(0f, 1f, 0.02f);
         }
 
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
             Dispose();
         }
 
-        public void Free(Closeproc closeProc, int streamID)
+        public void Free()
         {
-            _Closeproc = closeProc;
-            _StreamID = streamID;
             _Terminated = true;
         }
 
@@ -135,6 +133,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
                     if (Finished)
                         _SyncTimer.Pause();
                     //TODO: Why not use Decoder.GetPosition()?
+                    //Decoder may return wrong timestamps. If you change this to exessive testing for monoton timestamps espacially for ogg files
                     return _SyncTimer.Time;
                 }
             }
@@ -172,18 +171,14 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
             _AfterFadeAction = EStreamAction.Pause;
         }
 
-        public void FadeAndClose(float targetVolume, float fadeTime, Closeproc closeProc, int streamID)
+        public void FadeAndClose(float targetVolume, float fadeTime)
         {
-            _Closeproc = closeProc;
-            _StreamID = streamID;
             Fade(targetVolume, fadeTime);
             _AfterFadeAction = EStreamAction.Close;
         }
 
-        public void FadeAndStop(float targetVolume, float fadeTime, Closeproc closeProc, int streamID)
+        public void FadeAndStop(float targetVolume, float fadeTime)
         {
-            _Closeproc = closeProc;
-            _StreamID = streamID;
             Fade(targetVolume, fadeTime);
             _AfterFadeAction = EStreamAction.Stop;
         }
@@ -192,18 +187,12 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
         {
             Paused = false;
             _AfterFadeAction = EStreamAction.Nothing;
-            lock (_Mutex)
-            {
-                _ErrorCheck("StartStream", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StartStream(_Ptr));
-            }
+            _CheckError("StartStream", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StartStream(_Stream));
         }
 
         public void Stop()
         {
-            lock (_Mutex)
-            {
-                _ErrorCheck("StopStream (playback)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StopStream(_Ptr));
-            }
+            _CheckError("StopStream (playback)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StopStream(_Stream));
             Skip(0f);
         }
 
@@ -213,60 +202,57 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
             set { _SetLoop = value; }
         }
 
-        public int Open(string fileName)
+        public bool Open(string fileName)
         {
             if (_FileOpened)
-                return -1;
+                return false;
 
             if (!File.Exists(fileName))
-                return -1;
-
-            _Decoder = new CAudioDecoderFFmpeg();
-            _Decoder.Init();
+                return false;
 
+            bool driverInitialized = false;
             try
             {
-                lock (_Mutex)
-                {
-                    if (!_Initialized)
-                    {
-                        if (_ErrorCheck("Initialize", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_Initialize()))
-                            return -1;
-                        _Initialized = true;
+                if (!_InitDriver())
+                    return false;
+                driverInitialized = true;
 
-                        int hostApi = _ApiSelect();
-                        _ApiInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiInfo(hostApi);
-                        _OutputDeviceInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDeviceInfo(_ApiInfo.defaultOutputDevice);
-                        if (_OutputDeviceInfo.defaultLowOutputLatency < 0.1)
-                            _OutputDeviceInfo.defaultLowOutputLatency = 0.1;
-                    }
-                }
+                int hostApi = _GetHostApi();
+                _ApiInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiInfo(hostApi);
+                _OutputDeviceInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDeviceInfo(_ApiInfo.defaultOutputDevice);
+                if (_OutputDeviceInfo.defaultLowOutputLatency < 0.1)
+                    _OutputDeviceInfo.defaultLowOutputLatency = 0.1;
 
                 _PaStreamCallback = _ProcessNewData;
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                _Initialized = false;
+                if (driverInitialized)
+                    _CloseDriver();
                 CLog.LogError("Error Init PortAudio Playback");
-                return -1;
+                return false;
             }
 
+            _Decoder = new CAudioDecoderFFmpeg();
+            _Decoder.Init();
             _Decoder.Open(fileName);
-            _Duration = _Decoder.GetLength();
 
             SFormatInfo format = _Decoder.GetFormatInfo();
             if (format.SamplesPerSecond == 0)
-                return -1;
+            {
+                _CloseDriver();
+                _Decoder.Close();
+                _Decoder = null;
+                CLog.LogError("Error Init PortAudio Playback (samples=0)");
+                return false;
+            }
 
+            _Duration = _Decoder.GetLength();
             _ByteCount = 2 * format.ChannelCount;
             _BytesPerSecond = format.SamplesPerSecond * _ByteCount;
             _CurrentTime = 0f;
             _SyncTimer.Time = _CurrentTime;
 
-            var stream = new SAudioStreams(0);
-
-            var data = new IntPtr(0);
-
             PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? outputParams = new PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamParameters
                 {
                     channelCount = format.ChannelCount,
@@ -274,38 +260,33 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
                     sampleFormat = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaSampleFormat.paInt16,
                     suggestedLatency = _OutputDeviceInfo.defaultLowOutputLatency
                 };
-            PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? inputParams = null;
 
-            var bufsize = (uint)CConfig.AudioBufferSize;
-            lock (_Mutex)
+            if (!_OpenOutputStream(
+                out _Stream,
+                ref outputParams,
+                format.SamplesPerSecond,
+                (uint)CConfig.AudioBufferSize,
+                PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamFlags.paNoFlag,
+                _PaStreamCallback,
+                IntPtr.Zero) || _Stream == IntPtr.Zero)
             {
-                _ErrorCheck("OpenDefaultStream (playback)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_OpenStream(
-                    out _Ptr,
-                    ref inputParams,
-                    ref outputParams,
-                    format.SamplesPerSecond,
-                    bufsize,
-                    PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamFlags.paNoFlag,
-                    _PaStreamCallback,
-                    data));
+                _CloseDriver();
+                _Decoder.Close();
+                _Decoder = null;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            stream.Handle = _Ptr.ToInt32();
+            //From now on closing the driver and the decoder is handled by the thread ONLY!
 
-            if (stream.Handle != 0)
-            {
-                _NumStreams++;
-                _Paused = true;
-                _Waiting = true;
-                _FileOpened = true;
-                _Data = new CRingBuffer(_Bufsize);
-                _NoMoreData = false;
-                _DecoderThread = new Thread(_Execute) {Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal, Name = Path.GetFileName(fileName)};
-                _DecoderThread.Start();
+            _Paused = true;
+            _Waiting = true;
+            _FileOpened = true;
+            _Data = new CRingBuffer(_Bufsize);
+            _NoMoreData = false;
+            _DecoderThread = new Thread(_Execute) {Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal, Name = Path.GetFileName(fileName)};
+            _DecoderThread.Start();
 
-                return stream.Handle;
-            }
-            return -1;
+            return true;
         }
 
         public void Skip(float time)
@@ -374,9 +355,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         private void _DoDecode()
         {
-            if (!_FileOpened)
-                return;
-
             if (_Paused)
                 return;
 
@@ -431,22 +409,11 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
 
         private void _DoFree()
         {
-            if (_Initialized)
-            {
-                Stop();
-                _NumStreams--;
-                if (_NumStreams == 0)
-                {
-                    lock (_Mutex)
-                    {
-                        PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_Terminate();
-                        _Initialized = false;
-                    }
-                }
-                _Decoder.Close();
-            }
+            _CloseStream(_Stream);
+            _CloseDriver();
+            _Decoder.Close();
 
-            _Closeproc(_StreamID);
+            _Closeproc(ID);
         }
         #endregion Threading
 
@@ -517,44 +484,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.PortAudio
         }
         #endregion Callbacks
 
-        private bool _ErrorCheck(String action, PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError errorCode)
-        {
-            if (errorCode != PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError.paNoError)
-            {
-                if (errorCode == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError.paStreamIsNotStopped)
-                    return false;
-
-                CLog.LogError(action + " error (playback): " + PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetErrorText(errorCode));
-                if (errorCode == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError.paUnanticipatedHostError)
-                {
-                    PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostErrorInfo errorInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetLastHostErrorInfo();
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error API type: " + errorInfo.hostApiType);
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error code: " + errorInfo.errorCode);
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error text: " + errorInfo.errorText);
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        private int _ApiSelect()
-        {
-            if (!_Initialized)
-                return 0;
-
-            int selectedHostApi = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDefaultHostApi();
-            int apiCount = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiCount();
-            for (int i = 0; i < apiCount; i++)
-            {
-                PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiInfo apiInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiInfo(i);
-                if ((apiInfo.type == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paDirectSound)
-                    || (apiInfo.type == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paALSA))
-                    selectedHostApi = i;
-            }
-            return selectedHostApi;
-        }
-
         private void _Update()
         {
             if (_Fading != null)
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
index 86b5f3ee..a059d463 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ using Vocaluxe.Base;
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
 {
-    class CPortAudioRecord : IRecord
+    class CPortAudioRecord : CPortAudioCommon, IRecord
     {
         private bool _Initialized;
         private readonly List<CRecordDevice> _Devices = new List<CRecordDevice>();
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
         /// <returns>true if success</returns>
         public bool Init()
         {
+            if (_Initialized)
+                return false;
+
             try
             {
-                if (_Initialized)
-                    Close();
-
-                if (_ErrorCheck("Initialize", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_Initialize()))
+                if (!_InitDriver())
                     return false;
 
                 _Devices.Clear();
-                int hostAPI = _ApiSelect();
+                int hostAPI = _GetHostApi();
                 int numDevices = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDeviceCount();
                 for (int i = 0; i < numDevices; i++)
                 {
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
 
             Stop();
 
-            foreach (CBuffer buffer in _Buffer)
-                buffer.Reset();
-
             foreach (IntPtr handle in _RecHandle)
             {
                 int waitcount = 0;
@@ -113,6 +110,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
                 }
             }
 
+            foreach (CBuffer buffer in _Buffer)
+                buffer.Reset();
+
             for (int i = 0; i < _RecHandle.Length; i++)
                 _RecHandle[i] = IntPtr.Zero;
 
@@ -127,19 +127,17 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
                             sampleFormat = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaSampleFormat.paInt16,
                             suggestedLatency = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDeviceInfo(_Devices[dev].ID).defaultLowInputLatency
                         };
-                    PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamParameters? outputParams = null;
-                    if (_ErrorCheck("OpenStream (rec)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_OpenStream(
+                    if (!_OpenInputStream(
                         out _RecHandle[dev],
                         ref inputParams,
-                        ref outputParams,
                         44100,
                         882,
                         PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamFlags.paNoFlag,
                         _MyRecProc,
-                        new IntPtr(dev))))
+                        new IntPtr(dev)))
                         return false;
 
-                    if (_ErrorCheck("Start Stream (rec)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StartStream(_RecHandle[dev])))
+                    if (_CheckError("Start Stream (rec)", PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StartStream(_RecHandle[dev])))
                         return false;
                 }
             }
@@ -165,13 +163,14 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
         /// </summary>
         public void Close()
         {
-            Stop();
+            if (!_Initialized)
+                return;
 
-            if (_Initialized)
-            {
-                PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_Terminate();
-                _Initialized = false;
-            }
+            foreach (IntPtr handle in _RecHandle)
+                _CloseStream(handle);
+            _CloseDriver();
+
+            _Initialized = false;
 
             //System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes("test0.raw", _Buffer[0].Buffer);
         }
@@ -312,40 +311,5 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
 
             return PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaStreamCallbackResult.paContinue;
         }
-
-        private bool _ErrorCheck(String action, PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError errorCode)
-        {
-            if (errorCode != PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError.paNoError)
-            {
-                CLog.LogError(action + " error (rec): " + PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetErrorText(errorCode));
-                if (errorCode == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaError.paUnanticipatedHostError)
-                {
-                    PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostErrorInfo errorInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetLastHostErrorInfo();
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error API type: " + errorInfo.hostApiType);
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error code: " + errorInfo.errorCode);
-                    CLog.LogError("- Host error text: " + errorInfo.errorText);
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        private int _ApiSelect()
-        {
-            if (!_Initialized)
-                return 0;
-
-            int selectedHostApi = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetDefaultHostApi();
-            int apiCount = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiCount();
-            for (int i = 0; i < apiCount; i++)
-            {
-                PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiInfo apiInfo = PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_GetHostApiInfo(i);
-                if ((apiInfo.type == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paDirectSound)
-                    || (apiInfo.type == PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.PaHostApiTypeId.paALSA))
-                    selectedHostApi = i;
-            }
-            return selectedHostApi;
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj b/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
index 111f9a7e..047fbfd9 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\GstreamerSharp\CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\OpenAL\COpenAlStream.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\PortAudio\CPortAudioStream.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\CPortAudioCommon.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\CBuffer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Base\CConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Base\CCover.cs" />