diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/cliprec.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/cliprec.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ardour_cliprec_h__
+#define __ardour_cliprec_h__
+
+
+#include "pbd/ringbufferNPT.h"
+
+#include "ardour/processor.h"
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+
+class AudioFileSource;
+class Session;
+
+template<typename T> class MidiRingBuffer;
+
+class LIBARDOUR_API ClipRecProcessor : public Processor
+{
+  public:
+	ClipRecProcessor (Session&, std::string const & name);
+	void run (BufferSet& bufs, samplepos_t start_sample, samplepos_t end_sample, double speed, pframes_t nframes, bool result_required);
+	bool can_support_io_configuration (const ChanCount& in, ChanCount& out);
+
+  private:
+
+};
+
+} /* namespace */
+
+#endif /* __ardour_cliprec_h__ */
diff --git a/libs/ardour/cliprec.cc b/libs/ardour/cliprec.cc
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ardour/cliprec.h"
+
+using namespace ARDOUR;
+
+ClipRecProcessor::ClipRecProcessor (Session& s, std::string const & name)
+	: Processor (s, name, Temporal::BeatTime)
+{
+}
+
+bool
+ClipRecProcessor::can_support_io_configuration (const ChanCount& in, ChanCount& out)
+{
+	if (in.n_midi() != 0 && in.n_midi() != 1) {
+		/* we only support zero or 1 MIDI stream */
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* currently no way to deliver different channels that we receive */
+	out = in;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void
+ClipRecProcessor::run (BufferSet& bufs, samplepos_t start_sample, samplepos_t end_sample, double speed, pframes_t nframes, bool result_required)
+{
+	return;
+}
+