diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index e7702f77d..48c95c7b3 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -2871,9 +2871,9 @@ static void __call_monologue_init_from_flags(struct call_monologue *ml, struct c
 				.blob = flags->blob,
 				.db_id = flags->db_id,
 			);
-		media_player_new(&ml->rec_player, ml, NULL, &opts);
+		media_player_new(&ml->players[MP_REC], ml, NULL, &opts);
 
-		if (!media_player_play(ml->rec_player, &opts))
+		if (!media_player_play(ml->players[MP_REC], &opts))
 			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Failed to add media player for recording announcement");
 	}
 #endif
@@ -5193,8 +5193,8 @@ static void __call_cleanup(call_t *c) {
 	for (__auto_type l = c->monologues.head; l; l = l->next) {
 		struct call_monologue *ml = l->data;
 		__monologue_stop(ml);
-		media_player_put(&ml->player);
-		media_player_put(&ml->rec_player);
+		media_player_put(&ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]);
+		media_player_put(&ml->players[MP_REC]);
 		if (ml->tone_freqs)
 			g_array_free(ml->tone_freqs, true);
 		obj_release(ml->janus_session);
@@ -6436,8 +6436,8 @@ void call_media_stop(struct call_media *m) {
  * Stops media player of given monologue.
  */
 static void __monologue_stop(struct call_monologue *ml) {
-	media_player_stop(ml->player);
-	media_player_stop(ml->rec_player);
+	media_player_stop(ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]);
+	media_player_stop(ml->players[MP_REC]);
 }
 /**
  * Stops media player and all medias of given monologue.
diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 13c153807..81e6a6468 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ const char *call_play_media_ng(ng_command_ctx_t *ctx) {
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		if (l == monologues.head && monologue->player->coder.duration)
-			parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "duration", monologue->player->coder.duration);
+		if (l == monologues.head && monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT]->coder.duration)
+			parser->dict_add_int(ctx->resp, "duration", monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT]->coder.duration);
 
 	}
 
@@ -2035,10 +2035,10 @@ const char *call_stop_media_ng(ng_command_ctx_t *ctx) {
 	for (__auto_type l = monologues.head; l; l = l->next) {
 		struct call_monologue *monologue = l->data;
 
-		if (!monologue->player)
+		if (!monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT])
 			return "Not currently playing media";
 
-		if (monologue->player->opts.moh)
+		if (monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh)
 			return "Currently MoH ongoing, ignore stop media.";
 
 		last_frame_pos = call_stop_media_for_ml(monologue);
diff --git a/daemon/media_player.c b/daemon/media_player.c
index 66e970822..dd55dbe28 100644
--- a/daemon/media_player.c
+++ b/daemon/media_player.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,8 @@ static bool call_ml_stops_moh(struct call_monologue *from_ml, struct call_monolo
 		enum ng_opmode opmode)
 {
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
-	if (opmode == OP_OFFER && !call_ml_sendonly_inactive(from_ml) && (to_ml->player && to_ml->player->opts.moh))
+	if (opmode == OP_OFFER && !call_ml_sendonly_inactive(from_ml)
+			&& (to_ml->players[MP_DEFAULT] && to_ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh))
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1604,13 +1605,13 @@ static void call_ml_moh_handle_flags(struct call_monologue *from_ml, struct call
 	/* if from_ml not given, then it's a reflected MoH, use capabilities of to_ml */
 	struct call_monologue *moh_ml = from_ml ? : to_ml;
 
-	if (!to_ml->player ||
+	if (!to_ml->players[MP_DEFAULT] ||
 		!ML_ISSET2(moh_ml, MOH_ZEROCONN, MOH_SENDRECV))
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	struct call_media * media = to_ml->player->media;
+	struct call_media * media = to_ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->media;
 	if (media) {
 		/* check zero-connection */
 		if (ML_ISSET(moh_ml, MOH_ZEROCONN)) {
@@ -1681,7 +1682,7 @@ const char * call_check_moh(struct call_monologue *from_ml, struct call_monologu
 		/* whom to play the moh audio */
 		errstr = call_play_media_for_ml(to_ml, &opts, NULL);
 		if (errstr) {
-			to_ml->player->opts.moh = 0; /* initialization failed, mark accordingly */
+			to_ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh = 0; /* initialization failed, mark accordingly */
 			return errstr;
 		}
 
@@ -1712,7 +1713,7 @@ const char *call_play_media_for_ml(struct call_monologue *ml,
 	/* this starts the audio player if needed */
 	update_init_monologue_subscribers(ml, OP_PLAY_MEDIA);
 
-	if (ml->player && ml->player->opts.moh) {
+	if (ml->players[MP_DEFAULT] && ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh) {
 		ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "There is already ongoing media playback for MoH. Ignore new one.");
 		/* pretend that everything is good */
 		return NULL;
@@ -1720,10 +1721,10 @@ const char *call_play_media_for_ml(struct call_monologue *ml,
 	else {
 		/* media_player_new() now knows that audio player is in use
 		* TODO: player options can have changed if already exists */
-		media_player_new(&ml->player, ml, NULL, opts);
+		media_player_new(&ml->players[MP_DEFAULT], ml, NULL, opts);
 	}
 
-	if (!media_player_play(ml->player, opts))
+	if (!media_player_play(ml->players[MP_DEFAULT], opts))
 		return "Failed to start media playback";
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -1735,14 +1736,14 @@ const char *call_play_media_for_ml(struct call_monologue *ml,
 long long call_stop_media_for_ml(struct call_monologue *ml)
 {
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
-	if (!ml->player)
+	if (!ml->players[MP_DEFAULT])
 		return 0;
-	long long ret = media_player_stop(ml->player);
+	long long ret = media_player_stop(ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]);
 	/* restore to non-mixing if needed */
 	codec_update_all_source_handlers(ml);
 	update_init_monologue_subscribers(ml, OP_STOP_MEDIA);
 	/* mark MoH as already not used (it can be unset now) */
-	ml->player->opts.moh = 0;
+	ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh = 0;
 	return ret;
 #else
 	return 0;
@@ -2054,9 +2055,9 @@ static void media_player_run(void *ptr) {
 bool media_player_is_active(struct call_monologue *ml) {
 	if (!ml)
 		return false;
-	if (!ml->player)
+	if (!ml->players[MP_DEFAULT])
 		return false;
-	if (!ml->player->next_run)
+	if (!ml->players[MP_DEFAULT]->next_run)
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/daemon/mqtt.c b/daemon/mqtt.c
index 41e5b47dd..835c196cf 100644
--- a/daemon/mqtt.c
+++ b/daemon/mqtt.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void mqtt_monologue_stats(struct call_monologue *ml, JsonBuilder *json) {
 	}
 
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
-	struct media_player *mp = ml->player;
+	struct media_player *mp = ml->players[MP_DEFAULT];
 	if (mp) {
 		mutex_lock(&mp->lock);
 
diff --git a/daemon/recording.c b/daemon/recording.c
index 76b1e174b..54731ccd1 100644
--- a/daemon/recording.c
+++ b/daemon/recording.c
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ static void recording_update_flags(call_t *call, bool streams) {
 
 static void rec_setup_monologue(struct call_monologue *ml) {
 	recording_setup_monologue(ml);
-	if (ml->rec_player) {
-		bool ret = media_player_start(ml->rec_player);
+	if (ml->players[MP_REC]) {
+		bool ret = media_player_start(ml->players[MP_REC]);
 		if (!ret)
 			ilog(LOG_WARN, "Failed to start media player for recording announcement");
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/sdp.c b/daemon/sdp.c
index 48f896ec1..6d423774c 100644
--- a/daemon/sdp.c
+++ b/daemon/sdp.c
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ static void sdp_out_add_other(GString *out, struct call_monologue *monologue,
 	if (flags->loop_protect)
 		append_attr_to_gstring(out, "rtpengine", &rtpe_instance_id, flags, media->type_id);
 #ifdef WITH_TRANSCODING
-	if (monologue->player && monologue->player->opts.moh && rtpe_config.moh_attr_name) {
+	if (monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT] && monologue->players[MP_DEFAULT]->opts.moh && rtpe_config.moh_attr_name) {
 		append_null_attr_to_gstring(out, rtpe_config.moh_attr_name, flags, media->type_id);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/include/call.h b/include/call.h
index 067437b57..bc359a87e 100644
--- a/include/call.h
+++ b/include/call.h
@@ -494,6 +494,13 @@ struct media_subscription {
 
 typedef IQUEUE(struct media_subscription, link) subscription_q;
 
+enum {
+	MP_DEFAULT = 0,
+	MP_REC,
+
+	MP_COUNT
+};
+
 
 
 /**
@@ -625,8 +632,7 @@ struct call_monologue {
 	GHashTable		*subscribers_ht;	/* for quick lookup */
 	medias_arr		*medias;
 	media_id_ht		media_ids;
-	struct media_player	*player;
-	struct media_player	*rec_player;
+	struct media_player	*players[MP_COUNT];
 	struct session_bandwidth sdp_session_bandwidth;
 	GString			*last_out_sdp;