diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vca_master_strip.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vca_master_strip.cc
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2016 Paul Davis
+
+    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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "vca_master_strip.h"
+
+using namespace ARDOUR;
+
+VCAMasterStrip::VCAMasterStrip (Session* s)
+	: AxisView (s)
+	, gain_meter (s, 250)
+{
+	name_button.set_text ("name");
+	active_button.set_text ("active");
+
+	pack_start (active_button, false, false);
+	pack_start (name_button, false, false);
+	pack_start (gain_meter, true, true);
+
+	active_button.show_all ();
+	name_button.show_all ();
+	gain_meter.show_all ();
+}
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vca_master_strip.h b/gtk2_ardour/vca_master_strip.h
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2016 Paul Davis
+
+    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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __ardour_vca_master_strip__
+#define __ardour_vca_master_strip__
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
+#include <gtkmm/box.h>
+
+#include "ardour_button.h"
+#include "axis_view.h"
+#include "gain_meter.h"
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+class GainControl;
+}
+
+
+class VCAMasterStrip : public AxisView, public Gtk::VBox
+{
+	public:
+	VCAMasterStrip (ARDOUR::Session* /*, boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::GainControl> gc*/);
+
+	std::string name() const { return "myname"; }
+	std::string state_id() const { return "VCAMasterStrip"; }
+	
+	
+	private:
+	ArdourButton name_button;
+	ArdourButton active_button;
+	GainMeter    gain_meter;
+};
+
+
+#endif /* __ardour_vca_master_strip__ */