diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/Octoshock.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/Octoshock.cs
index 9c87cf4988..f9d2b72b07 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/Octoshock.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/Octoshock.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Sony.PSX
 		isPorted: true,
 		isReleased: false
 		)]
-	public unsafe class Octoshock : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISoundProvider
+	public unsafe class Octoshock : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISyncSoundProvider
 	{
 		public string SystemId { get { return "NULL"; } }
 
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Sony.PSX
 		private Random rand = new Random();
 		public CoreComm CoreComm { get; private set; }
 		public IVideoProvider VideoProvider { get { return this; } }
-		public ISoundProvider SoundProvider { get { return this; } }
-		public ISyncSoundProvider SyncSoundProvider { get { return new FakeSyncSound(this, 735); } }
-		public bool StartAsyncSound() { return true; }
-		public void EndAsyncSound() { }
 
 		//we can only have one active core at a time, due to the lib being so static.
 		//so we'll track the current one here and detach the previous one whenever a new one is booted up.
@@ -315,6 +311,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Sony.PSX
 				OctoshockDll.shock_GetFramebuffer(psx, ref fb);
 				//alpha channel is added in c++, right now. wish we didnt have to do it at all
 			}
+
+			fixed (short* samples = sbuff)
+			{
+				sbuffcontains = OctoshockDll.shock_GetSamples(null);
+				if (sbuffcontains * 2 > sbuff.Length) throw new InvalidOperationException("shock_GetSamples returned too many samples: " + sbuffcontains);
+				OctoshockDll.shock_GetSamples(samples);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public ControllerDefinition ControllerDefinition { get { return DualShockController; } }
@@ -338,8 +341,29 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Sony.PSX
 		public int BufferWidth { get; private set; }
 		public int BufferHeight { get; private set; }
 		public int BackgroundColor { get { return 0; } }
-		public void GetSamples(short[] samples) { }
-		public void DiscardSamples() { }
-		public int MaxVolume { get; set; }
+
+		#region ISoundProvider
+
+		private short[] sbuff = new short[1454*2]; //this is the most ive ever seen.. dont know why
+		private int sbuffcontains = 0;
+
+		public ISoundProvider SoundProvider { get { throw new InvalidOperationException(); } }
+		public ISyncSoundProvider SyncSoundProvider { get { return this; } }
+		public bool StartAsyncSound() { return false; }
+		public void EndAsyncSound() { }
+
+		public void GetSamples(out short[] samples, out int nsamp)
+		{
+			samples = sbuff;
+			nsamp = sbuffcontains;
+		}
+
+		public void DiscardSamples()
+		{
+			sbuffcontains = 0;
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/OctoshockDll.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/OctoshockDll.cs
index f31b9935db..120b9db35d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/OctoshockDll.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sony/PSX/OctoshockDll.cs
@@ -124,4 +124,7 @@ public unsafe static class OctoshockDll
 
 	[DllImport("octoshock.dll")]
 	public static extern int shock_GetFramebuffer(IntPtr psx, ref ShockFramebufferInfo fb);
+
+	[DllImport("octoshock.dll")]
+	public static extern int shock_GetSamples(void* buffer);
 }
diff --git a/output/dll/octoshock.dll b/output/dll/octoshock.dll
index 5fe5439298..61a314da37 100644
Binary files a/output/dll/octoshock.dll and b/output/dll/octoshock.dll differ
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
index 4abe1f7ecb..8ee22716c7 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.cpp
@@ -1741,6 +1741,17 @@ void NormalizeFramebuffer()
 	s_FramebufferCurrent = curr;
 }
 
+EW_EXPORT s32 shock_GetSamples(void* buffer)
+{
+	//if buffer is NULL, user just wants to know how many samples, so dont do any copying
+	if(buffer != NULL)
+	{
+		memcpy(buffer,espec.SoundBuf,espec.SoundBufSize*4);
+	}
+
+	return espec.SoundBufSize;
+}
+
 EW_EXPORT s32 shock_GetFramebuffer(void* psx, ShockFramebufferInfo* fb)
 {
 	//if user requires normalization, do it now
diff --git a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
index 8f1a9de946..6dabcf981f 100644
--- a/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
+++ b/psx/octoshock/psx/psx.h
@@ -279,5 +279,8 @@ EW_EXPORT s32 shock_Step(void* psx, eShockStep step);
 
 //Fetches the framebuffer. Can retrieve parameters (set the job ptr to NULL) or fill the provided job ptr with the framebuffer (make sure its big enough).
 //This helps us copy fewer times.
-//TODO - support pitch and color format conversion if needed
-EW_EXPORT s32 shock_GetFramebuffer(void* psx, ShockFramebufferInfo* fb);
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+EW_EXPORT s32 shock_GetFramebuffer(void* psx, ShockFramebufferInfo* fb);
+
+//Returns the queued SPU output (usually ~737 samples per frame) as the normal 16bit interleaved stereo format
+//The size of the queue will be returned. Make sure your buffer can handle it. Pass NULL just to get the required size.
+EW_EXPORT s32 shock_GetSamples(void* buffer);
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