diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index e48af20..413ec3e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -750,8 +750,12 @@
     // assigned to HALs which do not have master volume support will apply
     // master volume during the mix operation.  Threads with HALs which do
     // support master volume will simply ignore the setting.
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++) {
+        if (mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->isDuplicating()) {
+            continue;
+        }
         mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->setMasterVolume(value);
+    }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
@@ -862,8 +866,12 @@
     // assigned to HALs which do not have master mute support will apply master
     // mute during the mix operation.  Threads with HALs which do support master
     // mute will simply ignore the setting.
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++) {
+        if (mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->isDuplicating()) {
+            continue;
+        }
         mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->setMasterMute(muted);
+    }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
@@ -1795,11 +1803,10 @@
 
         if (thread->type() == ThreadBase::MIXER) {
             for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++) {
-                if (mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->type() == ThreadBase::DUPLICATING) {
+                if (mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i)->isDuplicating()) {
                     DuplicatingThread *dupThread =
                             (DuplicatingThread *)mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i).get();
                     dupThread->removeOutputTrack((MixerThread *)thread.get());
-
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1826,7 +1833,7 @@
     // The thread entity (active unit of execution) is no longer running here,
     // but the ThreadBase container still exists.
 
-    if (thread->type() != ThreadBase::DUPLICATING) {
+    if (!thread->isDuplicating()) {
         closeOutputFinish(thread);
     }
 
@@ -2272,6 +2279,9 @@
 {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mPlaybackThreads.size(); i++) {
         PlaybackThread *thread = mPlaybackThreads.valueAt(i).get();
+        if(thread->isDuplicating()) {
+            continue;
+        }
         AudioStreamOut *output = thread->getOutput();
         if (output != NULL && output->audioHwDev == mPrimaryHardwareDev) {
             return thread;
@@ -2585,7 +2595,8 @@
     // Check whether the destination thread has a channel count of FCC_2, which is
     // currently required for (most) effects. Prevent moving the effect chain here rather
     // than disabling the addEffect_l() call in dstThread below.
-    if (dstThread->mChannelCount != FCC_2) {
+    if ((dstThread->type() == ThreadBase::MIXER || dstThread->isDuplicating()) &&
+            dstThread->mChannelCount != FCC_2) {
         ALOGW("moveEffectChain_l() effect chain failed because"
                 " destination thread %p channel count(%u) != %u",
                 dstThread, dstThread->mChannelCount, FCC_2);