diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 671d2f72..f43d59c3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -24461,3 +24461,6 @@
 2023-10-16 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Removed the 'end-pos' parameter from the 'Start Playback' CAE
 	command.
+2023-10-17 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Modified rdcatchd(8) to use the new-style CAE commands for play-out
+	events.
diff --git a/cae/cae.cpp b/cae/cae.cpp
index d22cc9d9..a77550a0 100644
--- a/cae/cae.cpp
+++ b/cae/cae.cpp
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ void MainObject::updateMeters()
 	}
 	if(dvr->getOutputMeters(i,j,levels)) {
 	  SendMeterLevelUpdate("O",i,j,levels);
-	}      
+	}
       }
       dvr->getOutputPosition(i,positions);
       SendMeterPositionUpdate(i,positions);
diff --git a/rdcatch/deckmon.cpp b/rdcatch/deckmon.cpp
index 409ca4ea..77c7ff03 100644
--- a/rdcatch/deckmon.cpp
+++ b/rdcatch/deckmon.cpp
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ void DeckMon::enableMonitorButton(bool state)
 
 void DeckMon::processCatchEvent(RDCatchEvent *evt)
 {
-  //  printf("processCatchEvent(): %s\n",evt->dump().toUtf8().constData());
-
   QList<RDCatchMeterLevel> meter_levels;
 
   if(evt->hostName()==mon_station) {
diff --git a/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.cpp b/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.cpp
index cca319ec..132f426f 100644
--- a/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.cpp
+++ b/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,18 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
 	  this,SLOT(playbackStoppedData(int)));
   rda->syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"starting CAE connection");
   rda->cae()->connectToHost();
+  QList<int> cards;
+  sql=QString("select `CARD_NUMBER` from `DECKS` where ")+
+    "`STATION_NAME`='"+RDEscapeString(rda->station()->name())+"' && "+
+    "`CARD_NUMBER`>=0";
+  q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
+  while(q->next()) {
+    if(!cards.contains(q->value(0).toInt())) {
+      cards.push_back(q->value(0).toInt());
+    }
+  }
+  delete q;
+  rda->cae()->enableMetering(&cards);
 
   //
   // Sound Initialization
@@ -804,29 +816,6 @@ void MainObject::engineData(int id)
 }
 
 
-void MainObject::caeConnectedData(bool state)
-{
-  if(state) {
-    QList<int> cards;
-    QString sql=QString("select `CARD_NUMBER` from `DECKS` where ")+
-      "`STATION_NAME`='"+RDEscapeString(rda->station()->name())+"' && "+
-      "`CARD_NUMBER`>=0";
-    RDSqlQuery *q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
-    while(q->next()) {
-      if(!cards.contains(q->value(0).toInt())) {
-	cards.push_back(q->value(0).toInt());
-      }
-    }
-    delete q;
-    rda->cae()->enableMetering(&cards);
-  }
-  if(!state) {
-    rda->syslog(LOG_ERR,"aborting - unable to connect to Core AudioEngine");
-    exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
-
 void MainObject::recordLoadedData(int card,int stream)
 {
   int deck=GetRecordDeck(card,stream);
@@ -1550,7 +1539,6 @@ void MainObject::LoadEngine(bool adv_day)
   rda->syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"rdcatchd engine load starts...");
   sql=LoadEventSql()+QString(" where `STATION_NAME`='")+
     RDEscapeString(rda->station()->name())+"'";
-  rda->syslog(LOG_NOTICE,"%s",sql.toUtf8().constData());
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
   while(q->next()) {
     catch_events.push_back(CatchEvent(rda->station(),RDConfiguration()));
@@ -1761,7 +1749,6 @@ void MainObject::LoadDeckList()
 	catch_playout_deck_status[i]=RDDeck::Recording;
       }
       else {
-	//	rda->cae()->stopPlay(catch_playout_handle[i]);
 	catch_playout_deck_status[i]=RDDeck::Offline;
       }
     }
diff --git a/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.h b/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.h
index 9a8278f2..d91f306b 100644
--- a/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.h
+++ b/rdcatchd/rdcatchd.h
@@ -65,17 +65,12 @@ class MainObject : public QObject
   void startTimerData(int id);
   void offsetTimerData(int id);
   void engineData(int);
-  void caeConnectedData(bool state);
   void recordLoadedData(int card,int stream);
   void recordingData(int card,int stream);
   void recordStoppedData(int card,int stream);
   void recordUnloadedData(int card,int stream,unsigned msecs);
-  //  void playLoadedData(int handle);
-  //  void playingData(int handle);
   void playStartedData(int serial);
-  //  void playStoppedData(int handle);
   void playbackStoppedData(int serial);
-  //  void playUnloadedData(int handle);
   void runCartData(int chan,int number,unsigned cartnum);
   void meterData();
   void eventFinishedData(int id);
@@ -178,7 +173,6 @@ class MainObject : public QObject
   int catch_playout_card[MAX_DECKS];
   int catch_playout_stream[MAX_DECKS];
   int catch_playout_port[MAX_DECKS];
-  //  int catch_playout_handle[MAX_DECKS];
   int catch_playout_serials[MAX_DECKS];
   RDDeck::Status catch_playout_deck_status[MAX_DECKS];
   int catch_playout_event_id[MAX_DECKS];