diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
index 0026d733bc..3bc63de629 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieSession.cs
@@ -317,5 +317,36 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		public void ToggleMultitrack()
+		{
+			if (Movie.IsActive)
+			{
+
+				if (Global.Config.VBAStyleMovieLoadState)
+				{
+					MessageCallback("Multi-track can not be used in Full Movie Loadstates mode");
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive = !Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive;
+					if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
+					{
+						MessageCallback("MultiTrack Enabled");
+						MultiTrack.CurrentState = "Recording None";
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						MessageCallback("MultiTrack Disabled");
+					}
+
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.SelectNone();
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				MessageCallback("MultiTrack cannot be enabled while not recording.");
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MultitrackRecording.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MultitrackRecording.cs
index 9790742256..5a2ed7db88 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MultitrackRecording.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MultitrackRecording.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,52 @@
 	public class MultitrackRecording
 	{
 		public bool IsActive { get; set; }
+
 		public int CurrentPlayer { get; set; }
+
 		public bool RecordAll { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// A user friendly multitrack status
+		/// </summary>
+		public string CurrentState { get; set; }
+
+		public void SelectAll()
+		{
+			CurrentPlayer = 0;
+			RecordAll = true;
+			CurrentState = "Recording All";
+		}
+
+		public void SelectNone()
+		{
+			RecordAll = false;
+			CurrentPlayer = 0;
+			CurrentState = "Recording None";
+		}
+
+		public void Increment()
+		{
+			RecordAll = false;
+			CurrentPlayer++;
+			if (CurrentPlayer > Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition.PlayerCount)
+			{
+				CurrentPlayer = 1;
+			}
+
+			CurrentState = "Recording Player " + CurrentPlayer;
+		}
+
+		public void Decrement()
+		{
+			RecordAll = false;
+			CurrentPlayer--;
+			if (CurrentPlayer < 1)
+			{
+				CurrentPlayer = Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition.PlayerCount;
+			}
+
+			CurrentState = "Recording Player " + CurrentPlayer;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 2c8de94bef..2acb5d353e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	public class OSDManager
 	{
 		public string FPS { get; set; }
-		public string MT { get; set; }
 		public IBlitterFont MessageFont;
 
 		public void Dispose()
@@ -373,10 +372,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
 			{
-				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispMultix, Global.Config.DispMultianchor, MT);
-				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispMultiy, Global.Config.DispMultianchor, MT);
+				float x = GetX(g, Global.Config.DispMultix, Global.Config.DispMultianchor, Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentState);
+				float y = GetY(g, Global.Config.DispMultiy, Global.Config.DispMultianchor, Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentState);
 
-				DrawOsdMessage(g, MT, FixedMessagesColor, x, y);
+				DrawOsdMessage(g, Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentState, FixedMessagesColor, x, y);
 			}
 
 			if (Global.Config.DisplayFPS && FPS != null)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
index 41cae8c820..8be6bdc912 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
@@ -259,65 +259,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					SaveMovie(); 
 					break;
 				case "Toggle MultiTrack":
-					if (Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive)
-					{
-
-						if (Global.Config.VBAStyleMovieLoadState)
-						{
-							GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("Multi-track can not be used in Full Movie Loadstates mode");
-						}
-						else
-						{
-							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive = !Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive;
-							if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.IsActive)
-							{
-								GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack Enabled");
-								GlobalWin.OSD.MT = "Recording None";
-							}
-							else
-							{
-								GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack Disabled");
-							}
-							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
-							Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
-						}
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("MultiTrack cannot be enabled while not recording.");
-					}
+					Global.MovieSession.ToggleMultitrack();
 					GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 					break;
 				case "MT Select All":
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = true;
-					GlobalWin.OSD.MT = "Recording All";
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.SelectAll();
 					GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 					break;
 				case "MT Select None":
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 0;
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
-					GlobalWin.OSD.MT = "Recording None";
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.SelectNone();
 					GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 					break;
 				case "MT Increment Player":
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer++;
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
-					if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer > Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition.PlayerCount)
-					{
-						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = 1;
-					}
-					GlobalWin.OSD.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer;
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Increment();
 					GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 					break;
 				case "MT Decrement Player":
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer--;
-					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.RecordAll = false;
-					if (Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer < 1)
-					{
-						Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer = Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition.PlayerCount;
-					}
-					GlobalWin.OSD.MT = "Recording Player " + Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.CurrentPlayer;
+					Global.MovieSession.MultiTrack.Decrement();
 					GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 					break;
 				case "Movie Poke":