diff --git a/Builds/Linux/Makefile b/Builds/Linux/Makefile
index fd77b13930aed0e2ee17eaaaab946c1f2fcf3c9e..e52c3314ef3fdcd2e22475c46fb66d117486daab 100644
--- a/Builds/Linux/Makefile
+++ b/Builds/Linux/Makefile
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ OBJECTS := \
   $(OBJDIR)/SpikeDisplayNode_9c52e4ad.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/WiFiOutput_fa464ec5.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/LfpDisplayNode_30ef22fd.o \
+  $(OBJDIR)/RecordControl_3e1c6062.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/Merger_2f90542e.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/Splitter_6e27a57b.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/SpikePlot_c1cf98bd.o \
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ OBJECTS := \
   $(OBJDIR)/SpikeDetector_300d85e7.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/AudioNode_94606ff3.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/EventNode_95c842b7.o \
+  $(OBJDIR)/RecordControlEditor_244084cb.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/ReferenceNodeEditor_19ee0fac.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/ResamplingNodeEditor_f2d6f061.o \
   $(OBJDIR)/FPGAOutputEditor_cfe00f8a.o \
@@ -324,6 +326,11 @@ $(OBJDIR)/LfpDisplayNode_30ef22fd.o: ../../Source/Processors/LfpDisplayNode.cpp
 	@echo "Compiling LfpDisplayNode.cpp"
 	@$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o "$@" -c "$<"
 
+$(OBJDIR)/RecordControl_3e1c6062.o: ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/RecordControl.cpp
+	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo "Compiling RecordControl.cpp"
+	@$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o "$@" -c "$<"
+
 $(OBJDIR)/Merger_2f90542e.o: ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/Merger.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling Merger.cpp"
@@ -404,6 +411,11 @@ $(OBJDIR)/EventNode_95c842b7.o: ../../Source/Processors/EventNode.cpp
 	@echo "Compiling EventNode.cpp"
 	@$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o "$@" -c "$<"
 
+$(OBJDIR)/RecordControlEditor_244084cb.o: ../../Source/Processors/Editors/RecordControlEditor.cpp
+	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
+	@echo "Compiling RecordControlEditor.cpp"
+	@$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o "$@" -c "$<"
+
 $(OBJDIR)/ReferenceNodeEditor_19ee0fac.o: ../../Source/Processors/Editors/ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp
 	-@mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
 	@echo "Compiling ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp"
diff --git a/Builds/MacOSX/open-ephys.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Builds/MacOSX/open-ephys.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 72fbc2d8d815c9b1867c33306b0ff4fb04a31f0f..00f41bf3d1827f34a8a3c9709bb7886af97277be 100644
--- a/Builds/MacOSX/open-ephys.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Builds/MacOSX/open-ephys.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
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 		F1268EC5E783EC8ECEBCA5D3 = { isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5935F823A2EE45AC36A0201F; };
+		EAE9186154287129292E7982 = { isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9EE49894F14895CEA36FD0F4; };
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@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
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 		9CBA3837CC8CAA03A03F2D9C = { isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = FA57CE4F63FF1592D6B3F9B5; };
+		AAC4D8DB08B2A05A576A5F17 = { isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = AF4469EAC57A21DD7241C9A4; };
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@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@
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 		5935F823A2EE45AC36A0201F = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = LfpDisplayNode.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/LfpDisplayNode.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		B00F207EBEED525FB686AD98 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = LfpDisplayNode.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/LfpDisplayNode.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		9EE49894F14895CEA36FD0F4 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = RecordControl.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/RecordControl.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		0998E3F08E61271CE0FA930C = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = RecordControl.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/RecordControl.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		3973173C7FA07073B4F86B29 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = Merger.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/Merger.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		7977CAB4A151C41F4140FE1A = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = Merger.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/Merger.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		9A47B52E5E1CD17DC9C72B53 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = Splitter.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Utilities/Splitter.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
@@ -294,6 +298,8 @@
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 		FA57CE4F63FF1592D6B3F9B5 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = EventNode.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/EventNode.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		32163C956C8A6F5C1DD7FE7F = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = EventNode.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/EventNode.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		AF4469EAC57A21DD7241C9A4 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = RecordControlEditor.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Editors/RecordControlEditor.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		61CA6A2E58E2025508D42FCF = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = RecordControlEditor.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/Editors/RecordControlEditor.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		4D0B72C9F22FDB15C608CF20 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Editors/ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		E545022A6355CD2E92DE67C5 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = ReferenceNodeEditor.h; path = ../../Source/Processors/Editors/ReferenceNodeEditor.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		EE3AAE8BD520868168064D38 = { isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; name = ResamplingNodeEditor.cpp; path = ../../Source/Processors/Editors/ResamplingNodeEditor.cpp; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
@@ -514,6 +520,8 @@
 				3022191E4C192BC10670B935,
 				AED49EC9B45C93F39002B4B9 ); name = Serial; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		20FFF487B65BF8567EFE70F8 = { isa = PBXGroup; children = (
+				9EE49894F14895CEA36FD0F4,
+				0998E3F08E61271CE0FA930C,
 				3973173C7FA07073B4F86B29,
 				7977CAB4A151C41F4140FE1A,
 				9A47B52E5E1CD17DC9C72B53,
@@ -546,6 +554,8 @@
 				0C5335B0E57C9DC92FC57E5F,
 				7738F51AE0EC63D76EE0F761 ); name = Visualization; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		953CC35B9116404D6AA8D1C7 = { isa = PBXGroup; children = (
+				AF4469EAC57A21DD7241C9A4,
+				61CA6A2E58E2025508D42FCF,
 				4D0B72C9F22FDB15C608CF20,
 				E545022A6355CD2E92DE67C5,
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@@ -819,6 +829,7 @@
 				1F67A9ACD509FB4DC5A633DF,
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@@ -835,6 +846,7 @@
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diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj b/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj
index 8dc24bde79f68514319584e91852a7427d2fb99d..ff6a75afaede8fddb2bc41e656554556e1382209 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\SpikeDisplayNode.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\WiFiOutput.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\LfpDisplayNode.cpp"/>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\RecordControl.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Merger.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Splitter.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Visualization\SpikePlotting\SpikePlot.cpp"/>
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\SpikeDetector.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\AudioNode.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\EventNode.cpp"/>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\RecordControlEditor.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ResamplingNodeEditor.cpp"/>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\FPGAOutputEditor.cpp"/>
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\SpikeDisplayNode.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\WiFiOutput.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\LfpDisplayNode.h"/>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\RecordControl.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Merger.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Splitter.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Visualization\SpikePlotting\SpikePlot.h"/>
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\SpikeDetector.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\AudioNode.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\EventNode.h"/>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\RecordControlEditor.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ReferenceNodeEditor.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ResamplingNodeEditor.h"/>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\FPGAOutputEditor.h"/>
diff --git a/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj.filters b/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj.filters
index e62be6aff0c2aa023aeae24e18ecef2e49dd57ad..1fd65504c3ab02c0d70c76ebfc5c69be76571490 100644
--- a/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Builds/VisualStudio2010/open-ephys.vcxproj.filters
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\LfpDisplayNode.cpp">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\RecordControl.cpp">
+      <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Merger.cpp">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Utilities</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -382,6 +385,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\EventNode.cpp">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\RecordControlEditor.cpp">
+      <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Editors</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Editors</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -657,6 +663,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\LfpDisplayNode.h">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\RecordControl.h">
+      <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Utilities\Merger.h">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Utilities</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -711,6 +720,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\EventNode.h">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\RecordControlEditor.h">
+      <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Editors</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Source\Processors\Editors\ReferenceNodeEditor.h">
       <Filter>open-ephys\Source\Processors\Editors</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/Source/Processors/ProcessorGraph.cpp b/Source/Processors/ProcessorGraph.cpp
index 47309ff74a07f658bf367347ac614c20d694e394..91962bc0a86f686d796bd2c2cdb3dfa29fe5db68 100644
--- a/Source/Processors/ProcessorGraph.cpp
+++ b/Source/Processors/ProcessorGraph.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "GenericProcessor.h"
 #include "RecordNode.h"
 #include "ResamplingNode.h"
+#include "ReferenceNode.h"
 #include "AudioResamplingNode.h"
 #include "SignalGenerator.h"
 #include "SourceNode.h"
@@ -429,6 +430,10 @@ GenericProcessor* ProcessorGraph::createProcessorFromDescription(String& descrip
 			std::cout << "Creating a new phase detector." << std::endl;
 			processor = new PhaseDetector();
 		}
+		else if (subProcessorType.equalsIgnoreCase("Digital Reference")) {
+			std::cout << "Creating a new digital reference." << std::endl;
+			processor = new ReferenceNode();
+		}
 
 		//sendActionMessage("New filter node created.");
 
diff --git a/Source/UI/ProcessorList.cpp b/Source/UI/ProcessorList.cpp
index 23ce872a70b7c7d84b10f9040f6c91ee3fd00e71..1ae6fa8f7e38392ad872f341db28c56aae9d7605 100755
--- a/Source/UI/ProcessorList.cpp
+++ b/Source/UI/ProcessorList.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ProcessorList::ProcessorList() : isDragging(false),
 	filters->addSubItem(new ProcessorListItem("Spike Detector"));
 	filters->addSubItem(new ProcessorListItem("Resampler"));
 	filters->addSubItem(new ProcessorListItem("Phase Detector"));
+	filters->addSubItem(new ProcessorListItem("Digital Reference"));
 
 	ProcessorListItem* sinks = new ProcessorListItem("Sinks");
 	sinks->addSubItem(new ProcessorListItem("LFP Viewer"));
diff --git a/open-ephys.jucer b/open-ephys.jucer
index ce5989a4c54e930064a85b2f854e86ac5b02a0ff..84929dc2ffc79c1763df301eb829388b84219e0b 100644
--- a/open-ephys.jucer
+++ b/open-ephys.jucer
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@
         <FILE id="VynGpEg" name="LfpDisplayNode.h" compile="0" resource="0"
               file="Source/Processors/LfpDisplayNode.h"/>
         <GROUP id="Enz7QFy" name="Utilities">
+          <FILE id="llkb8mQ" name="RecordControl.cpp" compile="1" resource="0"
+                file="Source/Processors/Utilities/RecordControl.cpp"/>
+          <FILE id="jRqpt5T" name="RecordControl.h" compile="0" resource="0"
+                file="Source/Processors/Utilities/RecordControl.h"/>
           <FILE id="qt6uLka" name="Merger.cpp" compile="1" resource="0" file="Source/Processors/Utilities/Merger.cpp"/>
           <FILE id="XNRlWg8" name="Merger.h" compile="0" resource="0" file="Source/Processors/Utilities/Merger.h"/>
           <FILE id="YMFH4P2" name="Splitter.cpp" compile="1" resource="0" file="Source/Processors/Utilities/Splitter.cpp"/>
@@ -288,6 +292,10 @@
         <FILE id="hGnGAjh" name="EventNode.cpp" compile="1" resource="0" file="Source/Processors/EventNode.cpp"/>
         <FILE id="dUtRN6" name="EventNode.h" compile="0" resource="0" file="Source/Processors/EventNode.h"/>
         <GROUP id="AqvwO6w" name="Editors">
+          <FILE id="3P8oDf3" name="RecordControlEditor.cpp" compile="1" resource="0"
+                file="Source/Processors/Editors/RecordControlEditor.cpp"/>
+          <FILE id="hFb27ev" name="RecordControlEditor.h" compile="0" resource="0"
+                file="Source/Processors/Editors/RecordControlEditor.h"/>
           <FILE id="tz64eOn" name="ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp" compile="1" resource="0"
                 file="Source/Processors/Editors/ReferenceNodeEditor.cpp"/>
           <FILE id="sxR3wcq" name="ReferenceNodeEditor.h" compile="0" resource="0"