diff --git a/src/proc/play/play-process.cpp b/src/proc/play/play-process.cpp
index de1a66795..709b508c4 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/play-process.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/play-process.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace play {
    * The caller gets to own and manage the returned process entry.
    */
   PlayProcess*
-  PlayProcess::initiate (ModelPorts dataGenerators, RenderConfigurator& activeOutputFeedBuilder)
+  PlayProcess::initiate (ModelPorts dataGenerators, function<Feed(ModelPort)> activeOutputFeedBuilder)
   {
     return new PlayProcess (transform (dataGenerators,
                                        activeOutputFeedBuilder));
diff --git a/src/proc/play/play-process.hpp b/src/proc/play/play-process.hpp
index 532c3c70c..fdcb68b10 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/play-process.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/play-process.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 //
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 //#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
+#include <tr1/functional>
 //#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -76,14 +77,13 @@ namespace play {
 //    using lumiera::DummyPlayer;
   using util::isnil;
   using proc::mobject::ModelPort;
+  using std::tr1::function;
   
   typedef lib::IterSource<ModelPort>::iterator ModelPorts;
   
   namespace error = lumiera::error;
   
   
-  /** Strategy for configuring the render process */
-  class RenderConfigurator;
   
   
   /**
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace play {
       
     public:
       static PlayProcess*
-      initiate (ModelPorts dataGenerators, RenderConfigurator&);
+      initiate (ModelPorts dataGenerators, function<Feed(ModelPort)>);
     };
   
   
diff --git a/src/proc/play/play-service.cpp b/src/proc/play/play-service.cpp
index b6ae24042..5ddb4fe3f 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/play-service.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/play-service.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
 #include "proc/play/play-service.hpp"
 #include "proc/play/play-process.hpp"
 #include "proc/play/render-configurator.hpp"
+#include "proc/play/output-manager.hpp"
 #include "lib/util-foreach.hpp"
 
 
 #include <string>
 //#include <memory>
-//#include <tr1/functional>
+////#include <tr1/functional>
 #include <tr1/memory>
 //#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
@@ -176,22 +177,18 @@ namespace play {
    * calculated media data to the outputs.
    */
   Play::Controller
-  PlayService::connect (ModelPorts dataGenerators, Output outputDestinations)
+  PlayService::connect (ModelPorts dataGenerators, POutputManager outputPossibilities)
   {
+    Timings playbackTimings; /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////TODO
+    
     return pTable_->establishProcess(
             PlayProcess::initiate(dataGenerators, 
-                buildRenderConfiguration(outputDestinations)));
+                buildRenderConfiguration(outputPossibilities, playbackTimings)));
   }
   
   
   
   /** */
-  RenderConfigurator&
-  PlayService::buildRenderConfiguration (Output outputDestinations)
-  {
-    UNIMPLEMENTED ("how to build a suitable render configuration");
-  }
-  
   
   
   
diff --git a/src/proc/play/play-service.hpp b/src/proc/play/play-service.hpp
index 6cc4f9386..daa494122 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/play-service.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/play-service.hpp
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ namespace play {
       
       
       /** Implementation: build a PlayProcess */
-      virtual Controller connect(ModelPorts, Output);
-      
-      RenderConfigurator& buildRenderConfiguration(Output);
+      virtual Controller connect(ModelPorts, POutputManager);
       
       
     public:
diff --git a/src/proc/play/render-configurator.cpp b/src/proc/play/render-configurator.cpp
index b134de40b..42fc31a37 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/render-configurator.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/render-configurator.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 //#include <string>
 //#include <memory>
+#include <tr1/memory>
 #include <tr1/functional>
 //#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace play {
 //    using lumiera::Subsys;
 //    using std::auto_ptr;
 //    using boost::scoped_ptr;
+  using std::tr1::shared_ptr;
   using std::tr1::bind;
   using std::tr1::placeholders::_1;
   using engine::EngineService;
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ namespace play {
   typedef EngineService::QoS_Definition RenderQuality;
   
   
+ 
+  RenderConfigurator::~RenderConfigurator() { } // emit VTable here...
+  
+  
   
   /** Template Method: how to build an active render feed,
    *  pulling from the given exit point of the model and
@@ -62,9 +68,6 @@ namespace play {
   }
   
   
-  RenderConfigurator::RenderConfigurator()
-    : function<Feed(ModelPort)> (bind (&RenderConfigurator::buildActiveFeed, this, _1))
-    { }
   
   
   
@@ -124,7 +127,27 @@ namespace play {
   
   
   
-  /** */
+  /** @internal this builder function is used by the PlayService
+   * when it comes to creating a new PlayProcess. The generated RenderConfigurator
+   * embodies the specific knowledge how to configure and setup the rendering or
+   * playback at the EngineFacade, based on the general playback speed and
+   * quality desirable for this playback process to be initiated.
+   * @remarks building a special subclass here and managing this instance
+   *          by smart-ptr. Then wrapping all of this up into a functor,
+   *          which can thus be passed on by value. This functor will
+   *          later on be used to transform each desired model port
+   *          into a suitable output connection, where the actual
+   *          output will be resolved through the given
+   *          OutputManager
+   */
+  RenderConfigurator::ConnectFunction
+  buildRenderConfiguration (POutputManager outputPossibilities, Timings playbackTimings)
+  {
+    shared_ptr<RenderConfigurator> specialConfig (new DefaultRenderProcessBuilder (outputPossibilities, playbackTimings));
+    
+    return bind (&RenderConfigurator::buildActiveFeed, specialConfig, _1 );
+  }
   
+ 
   
 }} // namespace proc::play
diff --git a/src/proc/play/render-configurator.hpp b/src/proc/play/render-configurator.hpp
index 7b9ef6336..44b44f171 100644
--- a/src/proc/play/render-configurator.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/play/render-configurator.hpp
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 #include "proc/play/play-process.hpp"
 #include "proc/engine/calc-stream.hpp"
 #include "proc/play/output-slot.hpp"
-//#include "proc/play/output-manager.hpp"
+#include "proc/play/output-manager.hpp"
 //#include "lib/iter-source.hpp"
 //#include "lib/util.hpp"
 //
-//#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
 //#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 //#include <string>
 #include <tr1/functional>
@@ -73,18 +73,17 @@ namespace play {
   
   /** Strategy for configuring the render process */
   class RenderConfigurator
-    : public function<Feed(ModelPort)>
+    : boost::noncopyable
     {
       
     public:
       virtual ~RenderConfigurator();  ///< this is an interface
       
-    private:
       Feed buildActiveFeed (ModelPort);
       
-    protected:
-      RenderConfigurator();
+      typedef function<Feed(ModelPort)> ConnectFunction;
       
+    protected:
       /** retrieve a suitable output sink for the data
        *  to be produced at the given model exit point.
        *  While the port already defines the necessary StreamType,
@@ -107,6 +106,16 @@ namespace play {
       virtual engine::CalcStreams buildCalculationStreams (ModelPort, OutputSlot&)  =0;
       
     };
+  
+  
+  /** Factory function to build a RenderConfigurator
+   *  specifically tailored for a given PlayProcess.
+   * @return the public access point to an RenderConfigurator,
+   *         wrapped as generic function object 
+   */
+  RenderConfigurator::ConnectFunction
+  buildRenderConfiguration (POutputManager outputPossibilities, Timings playbackTimings);
+