diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index ad4e1d657..2a5f91bff 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<Context> Context::CreateInstance(const std::string name, const s
                                                  const std::string configFilePath,
                                                  const std::vector<std::string>& otrFiles,
                                                  const std::unordered_set<uint32_t>& validHashes,
-                                                 uint32_t reservedThreadCount) {
+                                                 uint32_t reservedThreadCount, AudioSettings audioSettings) {
     if (mContext.expired()) {
         auto shared = std::make_shared<Context>(name, shortName, configFilePath);
         mContext = shared;
-        shared->Init(otrFiles, validHashes, reservedThreadCount);
+        shared->Init(otrFiles, validHashes, reservedThreadCount, audioSettings);
         return shared;
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Context::Context(std::string name, std::string shortName, std::string configFile
 }
 
 void Context::Init(const std::vector<std::string>& otrFiles, const std::unordered_set<uint32_t>& validHashes,
-                   uint32_t reservedThreadCount) {
+                   uint32_t reservedThreadCount, AudioSettings audioSettings) {
     InitLogging();
     InitConfiguration();
     InitConsoleVariables();
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void Context::Init(const std::vector<std::string>& otrFiles, const std::unordere
     InitCrashHandler();
     InitConsole();
     InitWindow();
-    InitAudio();
+    InitAudio(audioSettings);
     InitGfxDebugger();
 }
 
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ void Context::InitCrashHandler() {
     mCrashHandler = std::make_shared<CrashHandler>();
 }
 
-void Context::InitAudio() {
+void Context::InitAudio(AudioSettings settings) {
     if (GetAudio() != nullptr) {
         return;
     }
 
-    mAudio = std::make_shared<Audio>();
+    mAudio = std::make_shared<Audio>(settings);
     GetAudio()->Init();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index d2fe74c98..5d64fcf9a 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Context {
                                                    const std::string configFilePath,
                                                    const std::vector<std::string>& otrFiles = {},
                                                    const std::unordered_set<uint32_t>& validHashes = {},
-                                                   uint32_t reservedThreadCount = 1);
+                                                   uint32_t reservedThreadCount = 1, AudioSettings audioSettings = {});
     static std::shared_ptr<Context> CreateUninitializedInstance(const std::string name, const std::string shortName,
                                                                 const std::string configFilePath);
     static std::string GetAppBundlePath();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Context {
     ~Context();
 
     void Init(const std::vector<std::string>& otrFiles, const std::unordered_set<uint32_t>& validHashes,
-              uint32_t reservedThreadCount);
+              uint32_t reservedThreadCount, AudioSettings audioSettings);
 
     std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> GetLogger();
     std::shared_ptr<Config> GetConfig();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Context {
                              const std::unordered_set<uint32_t>& validHashes = {}, uint32_t reservedThreadCount = 1);
     void InitControlDeck(std::vector<CONTROLLERBUTTONS_T> additionalBitmasks = {});
     void InitCrashHandler();
-    void InitAudio();
+    void InitAudio(AudioSettings settings);
     void InitGfxDebugger();
     void InitConsole();
     void InitWindow(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<GuiWindow>> guiWindows = {});
diff --git a/src/audio/Audio.cpp b/src/audio/Audio.cpp
index e2f235acf..757957625 100644
--- a/src/audio/Audio.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/Audio.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include "Context.h"
 
 namespace Ship {
-Audio::Audio() {
-}
 
 Audio::~Audio() {
     SPDLOG_TRACE("destruct audio");
@@ -14,11 +12,11 @@ void Audio::InitAudioPlayer() {
     switch (GetAudioBackend()) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
         case AudioBackend::WASAPI:
-            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<WasapiAudioPlayer>();
+            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<WasapiAudioPlayer>(this->mAudioSettings);
             break;
 #endif
         default:
-            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<SDLAudioPlayer>();
+            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<SDLAudioPlayer>(this->mAudioSettings);
     }
 
     if (mAudioPlayer) {
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ void Audio::InitAudioPlayer() {
             // Failed to initialize system audio player.
             // Fallback to SDL if the native system player does not work.
             SetAudioBackend(AudioBackend::SDL);
-            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<SDLAudioPlayer>();
+            mAudioPlayer = std::make_shared<SDLAudioPlayer>(this->mAudioSettings);
             mAudioPlayer->Init();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/audio/Audio.h b/src/audio/Audio.h
index c5f284dcb..0c31feca9 100644
--- a/src/audio/Audio.h
+++ b/src/audio/Audio.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ enum class AudioBackend { WASAPI, SDL };
 
 class Audio {
   public:
-    Audio();
+    Audio(AudioSettings settings) : mAudioSettings(settings) {
+    }
     ~Audio();
 
     void Init();
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Audio {
   private:
     std::shared_ptr<AudioPlayer> mAudioPlayer;
     AudioBackend mAudioBackend;
+    AudioSettings mAudioSettings;
     std::shared_ptr<std::vector<AudioBackend>> mAvailableAudioBackends;
 };
 } // namespace Ship
diff --git a/src/audio/AudioPlayer.cpp b/src/audio/AudioPlayer.cpp
index d892bbee9..5370f65c4 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AudioPlayer.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 
 namespace Ship {
-AudioPlayer::AudioPlayer() : mInitialized(false){};
-
 AudioPlayer::~AudioPlayer() {
     SPDLOG_TRACE("destruct audio player");
 }
diff --git a/src/audio/AudioPlayer.h b/src/audio/AudioPlayer.h
index e2744738c..78bc253ec 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioPlayer.h
+++ b/src/audio/AudioPlayer.h
@@ -4,28 +4,56 @@
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Ship {
+
+struct AudioSettings {
+    int SampleRate = 44100;
+    int SampleLength = 1024;
+    int DesiredBuffered = 2480;
+};
+
 class AudioPlayer {
 
   public:
-    AudioPlayer();
+    AudioPlayer(AudioSettings settings) : mAudioSettings(settings) {
+    }
     ~AudioPlayer();
 
     bool Init(void);
     virtual int Buffered(void) = 0;
-    virtual int GetDesiredBuffered(void) = 0;
     virtual void Play(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len) = 0;
 
     bool IsInitialized(void);
 
     constexpr int GetSampleRate() const {
-        return 44100;
+        return this->mAudioSettings.SampleRate;
+    }
+
+    constexpr int GetSampleLength() const {
+        return this->mAudioSettings.SampleLength;
+    }
+
+    constexpr int GetDesiredBuffered() const {
+        return this->mAudioSettings.DesiredBuffered;
+    }
+
+    void SetSampleRate(int rate) {
+        this->mAudioSettings.SampleRate = rate;
+    }
+
+    void SetSampleLength(int length) {
+        this->mAudioSettings.SampleLength = length;
+    }
+
+    void SetDesiredBuffered(int size) {
+        this->mAudioSettings.DesiredBuffered = size;
     }
 
   protected:
     virtual bool DoInit(void) = 0;
 
   private:
-    bool mInitialized;
+    bool mInitialized = false;
+    AudioSettings mAudioSettings;
 };
 } // namespace Ship
 
diff --git a/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.cpp b/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.cpp
index 9a2b49ace..f9233e98e 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
 namespace Ship {
-SDLAudioPlayer::SDLAudioPlayer() : AudioPlayer() {
-}
 
 SDLAudioPlayer::~SDLAudioPlayer() {
     SPDLOG_TRACE("destruct SDL audio player");
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ bool SDLAudioPlayer::DoInit(void) {
     want.freq = this->GetSampleRate();
     want.format = AUDIO_S16SYS;
     want.channels = 2;
-    want.samples = 1024;
+    want.samples = this->GetSampleLength();
     want.callback = NULL;
     mDevice = SDL_OpenAudioDevice(NULL, 0, &want, &have, 0);
     if (mDevice == 0) {
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@ int SDLAudioPlayer::Buffered(void) {
     return SDL_GetQueuedAudioSize(mDevice) / 4;
 }
 
-int SDLAudioPlayer::GetDesiredBuffered(void) {
-    return 2480;
-}
-
 void SDLAudioPlayer::Play(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len) {
     if (Buffered() < 6000) {
         // Don't fill the audio buffer too much in case this happens
diff --git a/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.h b/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.h
index a077a4612..418af8bd4 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.h
+++ b/src/audio/SDLAudioPlayer.h
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 namespace Ship {
 class SDLAudioPlayer : public AudioPlayer {
   public:
-    SDLAudioPlayer();
+    SDLAudioPlayer(AudioSettings settings) : AudioPlayer(settings) {
+    }
     ~SDLAudioPlayer();
 
     int Buffered(void);
-    int GetDesiredBuffered(void);
     void Play(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len);
 
   protected:
diff --git a/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.cpp b/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.cpp
index 9cbf5c972..4a796874e 100644
--- a/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ const IID IID_IAudioClient = __uuidof(IAudioClient);
 const IID IID_IAudioRenderClient = __uuidof(IAudioRenderClient);
 
 namespace Ship {
-WasapiAudioPlayer::WasapiAudioPlayer()
-    : mRefCount(1), mBufferFrameCount(0), mInitialized(false), mStarted(false), AudioPlayer(){};
 
 void WasapiAudioPlayer::ThrowIfFailed(HRESULT res) {
     if (FAILED(res)) {
@@ -77,10 +75,6 @@ int WasapiAudioPlayer::Buffered(void) {
     } catch (HRESULT res) { return 0; }
 }
 
-int WasapiAudioPlayer::GetDesiredBuffered(void) {
-    return 2480;
-}
-
 void WasapiAudioPlayer::Play(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len) {
     if (!mInitialized) {
         if (!SetupStream()) {
diff --git a/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.h b/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.h
index 519640a0d..fb98eb088 100644
--- a/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.h
+++ b/src/audio/WasapiAudioPlayer.h
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
 namespace Ship {
 class WasapiAudioPlayer : public AudioPlayer, public IMMNotificationClient {
   public:
-    WasapiAudioPlayer();
+    WasapiAudioPlayer(AudioSettings settings) : AudioPlayer(settings) {
+    }
 
     int Buffered(void);
-    int GetDesiredBuffered(void);
     void Play(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len);
 
   protected:
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class WasapiAudioPlayer : public AudioPlayer, public IMMNotificationClient {
     ComPtr<IMMDevice> mDevice;
     ComPtr<IAudioClient> mClient;
     ComPtr<IAudioRenderClient> mRenderClient;
-    LONG mRefCount;
-    UINT32 mBufferFrameCount;
-    bool mInitialized;
-    bool mStarted;
+    LONG mRefCount = 1;
+    UINT32 mBufferFrameCount = 0;
+    bool mInitialized = false;
+    bool mStarted = false;
 };
 } // namespace Ship
 #endif