diff --git a/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java b/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
index ca2aacd4..5db7a40e 100644
--- a/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
+++ b/src/channel/metadata/Metadata.java
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ import alias.id.broadcast.BroadcastChannel;
 import alias.id.priority.Priority;
 import channel.state.State;
 import module.decode.DecoderType;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class Metadata
 {
+    private final static Logger mLog = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Metadata.class);
+
     // Static unique metadata identifier tracking
     private static int UNIQUE_METADATA_ID_GENERATOR = 0;
 
@@ -55,7 +59,8 @@ public class Metadata
 
     //Lazily constructed member variables.
     private Integer mAudioPriority;
-    protected Boolean mRecordable;
+    protected Boolean mRecordable = false;
+    protected Boolean mDoNotRecord;
     private List<BroadcastChannel> mBroadcastChannels;
 
 
@@ -141,12 +146,12 @@ public class Metadata
      */
     public boolean isRecordable()
     {
-        if(mRecordable == null)
+        if(mDoNotRecord == null)
         {
             determineRecordable();
         }
 
-        return mRecordable;
+        return mRecordable && !mDoNotRecord;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -545,29 +550,29 @@ public class Metadata
      */
     private void determineRecordable()
     {
-        mRecordable = false;
+        mDoNotRecord = false;
 
-        if(mPrimaryAddressTo.hasAlias() && mPrimaryAddressTo.getAlias().isRecordable())
+        if(mPrimaryAddressTo.hasAlias() && !mPrimaryAddressTo.getAlias().isRecordable())
         {
-            mRecordable = true;
+            mDoNotRecord = true;
             return;
         }
 
-        if(mPrimaryAddressFrom.hasAlias() && mPrimaryAddressFrom.getAlias().isRecordable())
+        if(mPrimaryAddressFrom.hasAlias() && !mPrimaryAddressFrom.getAlias().isRecordable())
         {
-            mRecordable = true;
+            mDoNotRecord = true;
             return;
         }
 
-        if(mSecondaryAddressTo.hasAlias() && mSecondaryAddressTo.getAlias().isRecordable())
+        if(mSecondaryAddressTo.hasAlias() && !mSecondaryAddressTo.getAlias().isRecordable())
         {
-            mRecordable = true;
+            mDoNotRecord = true;
             return;
         }
 
-        if(mSecondaryAddressFrom.hasAlias() && mSecondaryAddressFrom.getAlias().isRecordable())
+        if(mSecondaryAddressFrom.hasAlias() && !mSecondaryAddressFrom.getAlias().isRecordable())
         {
-            mRecordable = true;
+            mDoNotRecord = true;
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -634,6 +639,8 @@ public class Metadata
     {
         Metadata copy = new Metadata(mMetadataID);
 
+        copy.mDoNotRecord = mDoNotRecord;
+        copy.mRecordable = mRecordable;
         copy.mState = mState;
         copy.mPrimaryDecoderType = mPrimaryDecoderType;
         copy.mChannelFrequency = mChannelFrequency;
diff --git a/src/channel/metadata/MutableMetadata.java b/src/channel/metadata/MutableMetadata.java
index c0279a0d..10ee7b96 100644
--- a/src/channel/metadata/MutableMetadata.java
+++ b/src/channel/metadata/MutableMetadata.java
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ public class MutableMetadata extends Metadata implements Listener<AttributeChang
      */
     public void resetTemporalAttributes()
     {
+        mDoNotRecord = null;
+
         if(hasMessage())
         {
             mMessage = null;
diff --git a/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java b/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
index 58e06b9b..aed91534 100644
--- a/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
+++ b/src/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements ChannelEventListener
             case NOTIFICATION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGE:
                 if(isProcessing(channel))
                 {
-                    stopProcessing(channel, false);
+                    stopProcessing(channel, true);
                     startProcessing(event);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -217,34 +217,35 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements ChannelEventListener
             MessageActivityModel messageModel = new MessageActivityModel(messageFilter);
             processingChain.setMessageActivityModel(messageModel);
 
-            //Override recordable flag in metadata if user has specified audio recording
-            if(channel.getRecordConfiguration() != null &&
-                channel.getRecordConfiguration().getRecorders().contains(RecorderType.AUDIO))
-            {
-                processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().setRecordable(true);
-            }
-
-            //Inject channel metadata that will be inserted into audio packets for recorder manager and streaming
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SYSTEM, channel.getSystem()));
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SITE, channel.getSite()));
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, channel.getName()));
-
-            if(channel.getSourceConfiguration().getSourceType() == SourceType.TUNER)
-            {
-                long frequency = ((SourceConfigTuner)channel.getSourceConfiguration()).getFrequency();
-
-                processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                    new AttributeChangeRequest<Long>(Attribute.CHANNEL_FREQUENCY, frequency));
-            }
-
-            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
-                new AttributeChangeRequest<DecoderType>(Attribute.PRIMARY_DECODER_TYPE,
-                    channel.getDecodeConfiguration().getDecoderType()));
         }
 
+        //Set the recordable flag to true if the user has requested recording.  The metadata class can still
+        //override recordability if any of the aliased values has 'Do Not Record' alias identifier.
+        boolean recordable = channel.getRecordConfiguration() != null &&
+            channel.getRecordConfiguration().getRecorders().contains(RecorderType.AUDIO);
+
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().setRecordable(recordable);
+
+        //Inject channel metadata that will be inserted into audio packets for recorder manager and streaming
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SYSTEM, channel.getSystem()));
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_SITE, channel.getSite()));
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<String>(Attribute.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_NAME, channel.getName()));
+
+        if(channel.getSourceConfiguration().getSourceType() == SourceType.TUNER)
+        {
+            long frequency = ((SourceConfigTuner)channel.getSourceConfiguration()).getFrequency();
+
+            processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+                new AttributeChangeRequest<Long>(Attribute.CHANNEL_FREQUENCY, frequency));
+        }
+
+        processingChain.getChannelState().getMutableMetadata().receive(
+            new AttributeChangeRequest<DecoderType>(Attribute.PRIMARY_DECODER_TYPE,
+                channel.getDecodeConfiguration().getDecoderType()));
+
         /* Setup event logging */
         List<Module> loggers = mEventLogManager.getLoggers(channel.getEventLogConfiguration(), channel.getName());
 
diff --git a/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java b/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
index 509e7bd6..19471fe9 100644
--- a/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
+++ b/src/module/decode/DecoderFactory.java
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ public class DecoderFactory
                                                  ChannelMapModel channelMapModel,
                                                  ChannelProcessingManager channelProcessingManager,
                                                  AliasList aliasList,
-                                                 Channel channel, Metadata metadata)
+                                                 Channel channel,
+                                                 Metadata metadata)
     {
         List<Module> modules = new ArrayList<Module>();
 
diff --git a/src/module/demodulate/audio/DemodulatedAudioFilterModule.java b/src/module/demodulate/audio/DemodulatedAudioFilterModule.java
index 532786ce..4efb3d8b 100644
--- a/src/module/demodulate/audio/DemodulatedAudioFilterModule.java
+++ b/src/module/demodulate/audio/DemodulatedAudioFilterModule.java
@@ -72,8 +72,11 @@ public class DemodulatedAudioFilterModule extends Module implements IUnFilteredR
         mBandPassFilter.dispose();
         mBandPassFilter = null;
 
-        mDCFilter.dispose();
-        mDCFilter = null;
+        if(mDCFilter != null)
+        {
+            mDCFilter.dispose();
+            mDCFilter = null;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override