--- common.c
+++ common.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 				if (mixer_fd == -1)
 					ErrorExitWarn(InitializeMixer(device_filename), 'e');
 				for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-					if ((1 << i) & devmask)
+					if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask))
 						ErrorExitWarn(SetShowNoninter(i), 'e');
 				}
 				break;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 		return EFILE;
 	ErrorExitWarn(ReadRecSrc(), 'e');
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			ErrorExitWarn(ReadLevel(i, &tmp), 'e');
 			fprintf(setfile, "%s:%i:%i:%c\n", dev_name[i], (tmp & 0xFF), ((tmp >> 8) & 0xFF), ((1 << i) & recsrc ? 'R' : 'P'));
 		}
--- curses.c
+++ curses.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	}
 	y = 0;			/* Now recycle it for a different use. */
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			attrset(COLOR_PAIR(AXIS_COLOR));
 			/* draw control labels */
 			mvaddstr(YOFFSET + y++, XOFFSET + menu_width + R_P_WIDTH + level_width + ARROW_WIDTH, LOCAL_TEXT(dev_label[i]));
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 						current_dev = SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES - 1;
 				}
 			}
-			while (!((1 << current_dev) & devmask));
+			while (!((1 << current_dev) & devmask)&&!((1 << current_dev) & recmask));
 			HighlightLabelCurses();
 			EraseLevel(current_dev);
 			DrawLevel(current_dev);
--- gtk.c
+++ gtk.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
 		visible[i] = TRUE;
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			viewmenuitems[i] = gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label(LOCAL_TEXT(dev_label[i]));
 			gtk_menu_append(GTK_MENU(viewmenu), viewmenuitems[i]);
 			gtk_widget_show(viewmenuitems[i]);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(mainbox), maintable);
 	style = gtk_widget_get_style(window);
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			/* Try to read mixer. */
 			if (SOUND_IOCTL(mixer_fd, MIXER_READ(i), &tmp) == -1)
 				gtk_exit(EREADMIX);
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	gtk_table_attach_defaults(GTK_TABLE(maintable), label, 6, 7, 0, 1);
 	y = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			if ((1 << i) & recmask)
 				gtk_table_attach_defaults(GTK_TABLE(maintable), GTK_WIDGET(rpbuttons[i]), 0, 1, y + 1, y + 2);
 			channellabel[i] = gtk_label_new(LOCAL_TEXT(dev_label[i]));
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	/* things to do on SIGALRM */
 	int             max, balset, i, tmp, left, right;
 	for (i = 0; i < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; i++) {
-		if ((1 << i) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << i) & devmask)||((1 << i) & recmask)) {
 			/* Try to read mixer. */
 			if (SOUND_IOCTL(mixer_fd, MIXER_READ(i), &tmp) == -1)
 				gtk_exit(EREADMIX);
--- interactive.c
+++ interactive.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 {
 	int             dev;
 	for (dev = 0; dev < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; dev++) {
-		if ((1 << dev) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << dev) & devmask)||((1 << dev) & recmask)) {
 			EraseLevel(dev);
 			RedrawBalance(dev);
 			DrawLevel(dev);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 {
 	int             dev, i = 0;
 	for (dev = 0; dev < SOUND_MIXER_NRDEVICES; dev++) {
-		if ((1 << dev) & devmask) {
+		if (((1 << dev) & devmask)||((1 << dev) & recmask)) {
 /* record/play indicators */
 			if ((1 << dev) & recmask) {
 				ErrorExitWarn(ReadRecSrc(), 'e');