diff --git a/include/AudioEngine.h b/include/AudioEngine.h
index ab09544c7cb..91b467041ea 100644
--- a/include/AudioEngine.h
+++ b/include/AudioEngine.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "AudioDevice.h"
 #include "lmms_basics.h"
 #include "SampleFrame.h"
 #include "LocklessList.h"
@@ -230,9 +231,20 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT AudioEngine : public QObject
 	}
 
 
-	sample_rate_t baseSampleRate() const;
-	sample_rate_t outputSampleRate() const;
-	sample_rate_t inputSampleRate() const;
+	sample_rate_t baseSampleRate() const { return m_baseSampleRate; }
+
+
+	sample_rate_t outputSampleRate() const
+	{
+		return m_audioDev != nullptr ? m_audioDev->sampleRate() : m_baseSampleRate;
+	}
+	
+
+	sample_rate_t inputSampleRate() const	
+	{
+		return m_audioDev != nullptr ? m_audioDev->sampleRate() : m_baseSampleRate;
+	}
+
 
 	inline float masterGain() const
 	{
@@ -325,6 +337,7 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT AudioEngine : public QObject
 	SampleFrame* m_inputBuffer[2];
 	f_cnt_t m_inputBufferFrames[2];
 	f_cnt_t m_inputBufferSize[2];
+	sample_rate_t m_baseSampleRate;
 	int m_inputBufferRead;
 	int m_inputBufferWrite;
 
diff --git a/src/core/AudioEngine.cpp b/src/core/AudioEngine.cpp
index 184611cfba6..5206fa3d05f 100644
--- a/src/core/AudioEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AudioEngine.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ AudioEngine::AudioEngine( bool renderOnly ) :
 	m_framesPerPeriod(std::clamp(ConfigManager::inst()
 							->value("audioengine", "framesperaudiobuffer", QString::number(AudioEngine::DefaultBufferSize))
 							.toInt(), AudioEngine::MinimumBufferSize, AudioEngine::MaximumBufferSize)),
+	m_baseSampleRate(std::max(ConfigManager::inst()->value("audioengine", "samplerate").toInt(), 44100)),
 	m_inputBufferRead( 0 ),
 	m_inputBufferWrite( 1 ),
 	m_outputBufferRead(nullptr),
@@ -180,34 +181,6 @@ void AudioEngine::stopProcessing()
 
 
 
-sample_rate_t AudioEngine::baseSampleRate() const
-{
-	sample_rate_t sr = ConfigManager::inst()->value( "audioengine", "samplerate" ).toInt();
-	if( sr < 44100 )
-	{
-		sr = 44100;
-	}
-	return sr;
-}
-
-
-
-
-sample_rate_t AudioEngine::outputSampleRate() const
-{
-	return m_audioDev != nullptr ? m_audioDev->sampleRate() :
-							baseSampleRate();
-}
-
-
-
-
-sample_rate_t AudioEngine::inputSampleRate() const
-{
-	return m_audioDev != nullptr ? m_audioDev->sampleRate() :
-							baseSampleRate();
-}
-
 bool AudioEngine::criticalXRuns() const
 {
 	return cpuLoad() >= 99 && Engine::getSong()->isExporting() == false;