diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/BizHawk.Emulation.csproj b/BizHawk.Emulation/BizHawk.Emulation.csproj
index 78c6dcb950..f2e8380d3e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/BizHawk.Emulation.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/BizHawk.Emulation.csproj
@@ -355,9 +355,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\svnrev.cs" />
     <Compile Include="QuickCollections.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\CDAudio.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\CubicResampler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\DualSound.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\Equalizer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\FilterKit.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\IStereoResampler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\LinearResampler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\Resampler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\Utilities\SampleBuffers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Sound\VRC6.cs" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
index 8ab5ebb941..c6db050764 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/SNES/LibsnesCore.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 			_gc_snes_audio_sample = GCHandle.Alloc(soundcb);
 			BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES.LibsnesDll.snes_set_audio_sample(soundcb);
 
+			// start up audio resampler
+			resampler.StartSession(resamplingfactor);
+
 			//strip header
 			if ((romData.Length & 0x7FFF) == 512)
 			{
@@ -437,38 +440,44 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 		/// <summary>total number of samples (left and right combined) in the InBuffer before we ask for resampling</summary>
 		const int resamplechunk = 1000;
 		/// <summary>actual sampling factor used</summary>
-		const double sfactor = 44100.0 / 32040.5;
+		const double resamplingfactor = 44100.0 / 32040.5;
 
-		Sound.Utilities.BizhawkResampler resampler = new Sound.Utilities.BizhawkResampler(false, sfactor, sfactor);
+		Sound.Utilities.IStereoResampler resampler = new Sound.Utilities.BizhawkResampler(false);
+		//Sound.Utilities.IStereoResampler resampler = new Sound.Utilities.CubicResampler();
+		//Sound.Utilities.IStereoResampler resampler = new Sound.Utilities.LinearResampler();
 
 		Sound.MetaspuSoundProvider metaspu = new Sound.MetaspuSoundProvider(Sound.ESynchMethod.ESynchMethod_Z);
 
 		void snes_audio_sample(ushort left, ushort right)
 		{
+			
 			AudioInBuffer.Enqueue((short)left);
 			AudioInBuffer.Enqueue((short)right);
 
+			/*
 			try
 			{
 				// fixme: i get all sorts of crashes if i do the resampling in here.  what?
 
-				/*
+				
 				if (AudioInBuffer.Count >= resamplechunk)
 				{
-					resampler.process(sfactor, false, AudioInBuffer, AudioOutBuffer);
+					resampler.ResampleChunk(AudioInBuffer, AudioOutBuffer, false);
 					// drain into the metaspu immediately
 					// we could skip this step and drain directly by changing SampleBuffers
 					while (AudioOutBuffer.Count > 0)
 						metaspu.buffer.enqueue_sample(AudioOutBuffer.Dequeue(), AudioOutBuffer.Dequeue());
 				}
-				 */
+				 
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
 				System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
 				AudioOutBuffer.Clear();
 			}
-
+			 */
+	
+			
 		}
 
 
@@ -480,7 +489,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo.SNES
 
 			if (true)
 			{
-				resampler.process(sfactor, false, AudioInBuffer, AudioOutBuffer);
+				resampler.ResampleChunk(AudioInBuffer, AudioOutBuffer, false);
 
 				// drain into the metaspu immediately
 				// we could skip this step and drain directly by changing SampleBuffers implementation
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/CubicResampler.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/CubicResampler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e99066b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/CubicResampler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Sound.Utilities
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// a simple cubic interpolation resampler.  no lowpass.  original code
+	/// </summary>
+	public class CubicResampler : IStereoResampler
+	{
+		int[] data = new int[8];
+
+		double mu;
+		/// <summary>input rate / output rate</summary>
+		double ratio;
+
+		public CubicResampler()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		public void StartSession(double ratio)
+		{
+			this.ratio = 1.0 / ratio;
+			mu = 0.0;
+			for (int i = 0; i < data.Length; i++)
+				data[i] = 0;
+		}
+
+		public void ResampleChunk(Queue<short> input, Queue<short> output, bool finish)
+		{
+			while (true)
+			{
+				while (mu >= 1.0 && input.Count >= 2)
+				{
+					mu -= 1.0;
+					for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+						data[i] = data[i + 2];
+					data[6] = input.Dequeue();
+					data[7] = input.Dequeue();
+				}
+				if (mu >= 1.0)
+					return;
+
+				double mu2 = mu * mu;
+				double mu3 = mu2 * mu2;
+
+				int l0 = data[6] - data[4] - data[0] + data[2];
+				int l1 = data[0] - data[2] - l0;
+				int l2 = data[4] - data[0];
+				int l3 = data[2];
+
+				int r0 = data[7] - data[5] - data[1] + data[3];
+				int r1 = data[1] - data[3] - r0;
+				int r2 = data[5] - data[1];
+				int r3 = data[3];
+
+				double ls = l0 * mu3 + l1 * mu2 + l2 * mu + l3;
+				double rs = r0 * mu3 + r1 * mu2 + r2 * mu + r3;
+
+				short l, r;
+
+				if (ls > 32767.0)
+					l = 32767;
+				else if (ls < -32768.0)
+					l = -32768;
+				else
+					l = (short)ls;
+
+				if (rs > 32767.0)
+					r = 32767;
+				else if (ls < -32768.0)
+					r = -32768;
+				else
+					r = (short)ls;
+
+				output.Enqueue(l);
+				output.Enqueue(r);
+
+				mu += ratio;
+
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/IStereoResampler.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/IStereoResampler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31f6971bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/IStereoResampler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Sound.Utilities
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// describes an audio resampler that works with stereo streams of shorts (interleaved)
+	/// </summary>
+	public interface IStereoResampler
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// start a resampling session, with the given conversion rate
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="ratio">outrate / inrate</param>
+		void StartSession(double ratio);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// process any available input
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="input">input samples.  all might not be consumed unless finish == true</param>
+		/// <param name="output">where to put output samples.</param>
+		/// <param name="finish">if true, consume all input and end session</param>
+		void ResampleChunk(Queue<short> input, Queue<short> output, bool finish);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/LinearResampler.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/LinearResampler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0f2c6bf63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/LinearResampler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Sound.Utilities
+{
+	// a simple linear resampler
+	public class LinearResampler : IStereoResampler
+	{
+		short[] data = new short[4];
+
+		double mu;
+		/// <summary>input rate / output rate</summary>
+		double ratio;
+
+		public LinearResampler()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public void StartSession(double ratio)
+		{
+			this.ratio = 1.0 / ratio;
+			mu = 0.0;
+			for (int i = 0; i < data.Length; i++)
+				data[i] = 0;
+		}
+
+		public void ResampleChunk(Queue<short> input, Queue<short> output, bool finish)
+		{
+			while (true)
+			{
+				while (mu >= 1.0 && input.Count >= 2)
+				{
+					mu -= 1.0;
+					data[0] = data[2];
+					data[1] = data[3];
+					data[2] = input.Dequeue();
+					data[3] = input.Dequeue();
+				}
+				if (mu >= 1.0)
+					return;
+
+				double ls = data[0] * (1.0 - mu) + data[1] * mu;
+				double rs = data[1] * (1.0 - mu) + data[3] * mu;
+
+				short l, r;
+
+				if (ls > 32767.0)
+					l = 32767;
+				else if (ls < -32768.0)
+					l = -32768;
+				else
+					l = (short)ls;
+
+				if (rs > 32767.0)
+					r = 32767;
+				else if (ls < -32768.0)
+					r = -32768;
+				else
+					r = (short)ls;
+
+				output.Enqueue(l);
+				output.Enqueue(r);
+
+				mu += ratio;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/Resampler.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/Resampler.cs
index f1709f7a56..346eaa6a62 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/Resampler.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Sound/Utilities/Resampler.cs
@@ -507,37 +507,44 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Sound.Utilities
 	/// implements a pair of Resamplers that work off of interleaved stereo buffers of shorts
 	/// this is what's used inside most of bizhawk
 	/// </summary>
-	public class BizhawkResampler
+	public class BizhawkResampler : IStereoResampler
 	{
-		private Resampler left;
-		private Resampler right;
+		bool highQuality;
+		double ratio;
 
-		public BizhawkResampler(bool highQuality, double minFactor, double maxFactor)
+		public void StartSession(double ratio)
 		{
-			left = new Resampler(highQuality, minFactor, maxFactor);
-			right = new Resampler(highQuality, minFactor, maxFactor);
+			this.ratio = ratio;
+			left = new Resampler(highQuality, ratio, ratio);
+			right = new Resampler(highQuality, ratio, ratio);
 		}
 
-
-		
-		/// <summary>
-		/// resample some audio.
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="factor">outrate / inrate</param>
-		/// <param name="lastBatch">true to finalize (empty buffers and finish)</param>
-		/// <param name="input">input samples, as interleaved stereo shorts.  in general, all won't be used unless <code>lastbatch = true</code></param>
-		/// <param name="output">recieves output samples, as interleaved stereo shorts</param>
-		/// <returns>true if processing finished; only possible with <code>lastbatch = true</code></returns>
-		public bool process(double factor, bool lastBatch, Queue<short> input, Queue<short> output)
+		public void ResampleChunk(Queue<short> input, Queue<short> output, bool finish)
 		{
 			LeftBuffer lb = new LeftBuffer(input, output);
 
 			SampleBuffers rb = lb.GetRightBuffer();
 
-			bool doneleft = left.process(factor, lb, lastBatch);
-			bool doneright = right.process(factor, rb, lastBatch);
+			bool doneleft = left.process(ratio, lb, finish);
+			bool doneright = right.process(ratio, rb, finish);
 
-			return doneleft && doneright;
+			if (finish)
+			{
+				left = null;
+				right = null;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private Resampler left;
+		private Resampler right;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// 
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="highQuality">true for high quality resampling</param>
+		public BizhawkResampler(bool highQuality)
+		{
+			this.highQuality = highQuality;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -635,10 +642,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Sound.Utilities
 					}
 				}
 			}
-
 		}
-
-
 	}
 
 }