diff --git a/src/core/mixer.cpp b/src/core/mixer.cpp
index 7e51553cd..48ecc31d0 100644
--- a/src/core/mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mixer.cpp
@@ -83,20 +83,17 @@ public:
 	struct jobQueueItem
 	{
 		jobQueueItem() :
-			workerID( -1 ),
 			type( InvalidJob ),
 			job( NULL ),
 			done( FALSE )
 		{
 		}
-		jobQueueItem( int _id, JobTypes _type, void * _job ) :
-			workerID( _id ),
+		jobQueueItem( JobTypes _type, void * _job ) :
 			type( _type ),
 			job( _job ),
 			done( FALSE )
 		{
 		}
-		int workerID;
 		JobTypes type;
 		void * job;
 		volatile bool done;
@@ -106,14 +103,12 @@ public:
 	struct jobQueue
 	{
 		jobQueueItems items;
-		int remaining;
-		QReadWriteLock lock;
+		QMutex lock;
 	} ;
 
-	mixerWorkerThread( mixer * _mixer, int _id ) :
+	mixerWorkerThread( mixer * _mixer ) :
 		QThread( _mixer ),
 		m_mixer( _mixer ),
-		m_id( _id ),
 		m_sem( &m_mixer->m_workerSem ),
 		m_jobWait( 1 ),
 		m_jobAccepted( 1 ),
@@ -155,15 +150,10 @@ private:
 			for( jobQueueItems::iterator it = m_jobQueue->items.begin();
 						it != m_jobQueue->items.end(); ++it )
 			{
-				m_jobQueue->lock.lockForRead();
-				const int id = it->workerID;
-				const bool done = it->done;
-				m_jobQueue->lock.unlock();
-				if( !done && id == m_id )
+				m_jobQueue->lock.lock();
+				if( !it->done )
 				{
-					m_jobQueue->lock.lockForWrite();
 					it->done = TRUE;
-					--m_jobQueue->remaining;
 					m_jobQueue->lock.unlock();
 					switch( it->type )
 					{
@@ -186,6 +176,10 @@ private:
 							break;
 					}
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					m_jobQueue->lock.unlock();
+				}
 			}
 			m_idle = TRUE;
 			m_sem->release();
@@ -193,7 +187,6 @@ private:
 	}
 
 	mixer * m_mixer;
-	int m_id;
 	QSemaphore * m_sem;
 	QSemaphore m_jobWait;
 	QSemaphore m_jobAccepted;
@@ -256,7 +249,7 @@ mixer::mixer( void ) :
 	{
 		for( int i = 0; i < m_numWorkers; ++i )
 		{
-			m_workers.push_back( new mixerWorkerThread( this, i ) );
+			m_workers.push_back( new mixerWorkerThread( this ) );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -333,63 +326,24 @@ bool mixer::criticalXRuns( void ) const
 
 
 #define FILL_JOB_QUEUE(_jq,_vec_type,_vec,_job_type,_condition)		\
-	int id = 0;							\
 	for( _vec_type::iterator it = _vec.begin();			\
 				it != _vec.end(); ++it )		\
 	{								\
 		if( _condition )					\
 		{							\
 			_jq.items.push_back(				\
-			mixerWorkerThread::jobQueueItem( id, _job_type,	\
+			mixerWorkerThread::jobQueueItem( _job_type,	\
 								*it ) );\
-			id = (id+1) % m_numWorkers;			\
 		}							\
 	}
 
 #define DISTRIBUTE_JOB_QUEUE(_jq)					\
-	_jq.remaining = _jq.items.size();				\
 	for( int i = 0; i < m_numWorkers; ++i )				\
 	{								\
 		m_workers[i]->addJob( &_jq );				\
 	}
 
-#define WAIT_FOR_JOBS(_cond)						\
-	while( m_workerSem.available() < m_numWorkers )			\
-	{								\
-		m_workerSem.acquire( 1 );				\
-		m_workerSem.release( 1 );				\
-		jq.lock.lockForRead();					\
-		const int r = jq.remaining;				\
-		jq.lock.unlock();					\
-		if( m_workerSem.available() >= m_numWorkers ||		\
-						r <= m_numWorkers )	\
-			break;						\
-		/* in case a worker has finished, try to re-assign */	\
-		/* jobs of busy workers				*/	\
-		for( int i = 0; i < m_numWorkers; ++i )			\
-		{							\
-			if( m_workers[i]->idle() )			\
-			{						\
-				int n = m_numWorkers-1;			\
-for( mixerWorkerThread::jobQueueItems::iterator it = jq.items.end();	\
-					it != jq.items.begin(); )	\
-{									\
-	--it;								\
-	jq.lock.lockForRead();						\
-	if( _cond && !it->done && it->workerID != i &&			\
-				(++n) % m_numWorkers == 0 )		\
-	{								\
-		jq.lock.unlock();					\
-		jq.lock.lockForWrite();					\
-		it->workerID = i;					\
-	}								\
-	jq.lock.unlock();						\
-}									\
-				m_workers[i]->addJob( &jq );		\
-				break;					\
-			}						\
-		}							\
-	}								\
+#define WAIT_FOR_JOBS()							\
 	m_workerSem.acquire( m_numWorkers );				\
 	m_workerSem.release( m_numWorkers );
 
@@ -482,7 +436,7 @@ const surroundSampleFrame * mixer::renderNextBuffer( void )
 // we have to process all note-play-handles of a monophonic instrument by the
 // same thread serially as monophonic instruments rely on processing note-play-
 // handles in correct order
-			QHash<instrumentTrack *, int> h;
+/*			QHash<instrumentTrack *, int> h;
 			for( mixerWorkerThread::jobQueueItems::iterator it =
 				jq.items.begin(); it != jq.items.end(); ++it )
 			{
@@ -505,14 +459,14 @@ if( COND_NPH )
 		}
 	}
 }
-			}
+			}*/
 			DISTRIBUTE_JOB_QUEUE(jq);
 			for( playHandleVector::iterator it = par_hndls.begin();
 						it != par_hndls.end(); ++it )
 			{
 				( *it )->waitForWorkerThread();
 			}
-			WAIT_FOR_JOBS( h.size() > 0 && ( COND_NPH ? !COND_MONOPHONIC : TRUE ) );
+			WAIT_FOR_JOBS();// h.size() > 0 && ( COND_NPH ? !COND_MONOPHONIC : TRUE ) );
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -549,7 +503,7 @@ if( COND_NPH )
 			FILL_JOB_QUEUE(jq,QVector<audioPort*>,m_audioPorts,
 					mixerWorkerThread::AudioPortEffects,1);
 			DISTRIBUTE_JOB_QUEUE(jq);
-			WAIT_FOR_JOBS(TRUE);
+			WAIT_FOR_JOBS();
 		}
 		else
 		{