diff -dupr ardour-0.9beta23.0/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h ardour-0.9beta23.1/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
--- ardour-0.9beta23.0/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h	2005-01-05 01:28:52.000000000 +0000
+++ ardour-0.9beta23.1/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h	2005-01-17 23:57:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ class Session : public SigC::Object, pub
 	void mmc_deferred_play (MIDI::MachineControl &);
 	void mmc_stop (MIDI::MachineControl &);
 	void mmc_step (MIDI::MachineControl &, int);
+	void mmc_record_pause (MIDI::MachineControl &);
 	void mmc_record_strobe (MIDI::MachineControl &);
 	void mmc_record_exit (MIDI::MachineControl &);
 	void mmc_track_record_status (MIDI::MachineControl &, 
diff -dupr ardour-0.9beta23.0/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc ardour-0.9beta23.1/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc
--- ardour-0.9beta23.0/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc	2004-12-15 14:49:30.000000000 +0000
+++ ardour-0.9beta23.1/libs/ardour/session_midi.cc	2005-01-17 23:58:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ Session::set_mmc_port (string port_tag)
 		(slot (*this, &Session::mmc_fast_forward));
 	mmc->Rewind.connect 
 		(slot (*this, &Session::mmc_rewind));
+	mmc->RecordPause.connect 
+		(slot (*this, &Session::mmc_record_pause));
 	mmc->RecordStrobe.connect 
 		(slot (*this, &Session::mmc_record_strobe));
 	mmc->RecordExit.connect 
@@ -559,6 +561,14 @@ Session::mmc_deferred_play (MIDI::Machin
 }
 
 void
+Session::mmc_record_pause (MIDI::MachineControl &mmc)
+{
+	if (mmc_control) {
+		maybe_enable_record();
+	}
+}
+
+void
 Session::mmc_record_strobe (MIDI::MachineControl &mmc)
 {
 	if (!mmc_control)