diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/NDSGameCore.mm b/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/NDSGameCore.mm
index 26cff12cc..2fe103db0 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/NDSGameCore.mm
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/NDSGameCore.mm
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ volatile bool execute = true;
 	
 	// Set up the DS controller
 	cdsController = [[[[CocoaDSController alloc] init] retain] autorelease];
-	[cdsController startHardwareMicDevice];
 	
 	// Set up the cheat system
 	cdsCheats = [[[[CocoaDSCheatManager alloc] init] retain] autorelease];
@@ -424,16 +423,61 @@ volatile bool execute = true;
 	}
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Internal
+
+- (void)startEmulation
+{
+	[cdsController startHardwareMicDevice];
+	[cdsController setHardwareMicMute:NO];
+	[cdsController setHardwareMicPause:NO];
+	
+	[super startEmulation];
+}
+
+- (void)setPauseEmulation:(BOOL)pauseEmulation
+{
+	[cdsController setHardwareMicPause:pauseEmulation];
+	
+	[super setPauseEmulation:pauseEmulation];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Input
 
 - (oneway void)didPushNDSButton:(OENDSButton)button forPlayer:(NSUInteger)player
 {
-	[cdsController setControllerState:YES controlID:inputID[button]];
+	switch (inputID[button])
+	{
+		case NDSInputID_Microphone:
+			[cdsController setSoftwareMicState:YES mode:MicrophoneMode_InternalNoise];
+			break;
+			
+		case NDSInputID_Paddle:
+			// Do nothing for now. OpenEmu doesn't currently support the Taito Paddle Controller.
+			//[cdsController setPaddleAdjust:0];
+			break;
+			
+		default:
+			[cdsController setControllerState:YES controlID:inputID[button]];
+			break;
+	}
 }
 
 - (oneway void)didReleaseNDSButton:(OENDSButton)button forPlayer:(NSUInteger)player
 {
-	[cdsController setControllerState:NO controlID:inputID[button]];
+	switch (inputID[button])
+	{
+		case NDSInputID_Microphone:
+			[cdsController setSoftwareMicState:NO mode:MicrophoneMode_InternalNoise];
+			break;
+			
+		case NDSInputID_Paddle:
+			[cdsController setPaddleAdjust:0];
+			break;
+			
+		default:
+			[cdsController setControllerState:NO controlID:inputID[button]];
+			break;
+	}
 }
 
 - (oneway void)didTouchScreenPoint:(OEIntPoint)aPoint
diff --git a/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/OESoundInterface.mm b/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/OESoundInterface.mm
index ab72af569..5bed65d27 100644
--- a/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/OESoundInterface.mm
+++ b/desmume/src/frontend/cocoa/openemu/OESoundInterface.mm
@@ -83,17 +83,8 @@ void SNDOpenEmuUpdateAudio(s16 *buffer, u32 num_samples)
 
 u32 SNDOpenEmuGetAudioSpace()
 {
-	// The latest version of the OpenEmu API (as of 11/11/2017) renames [OERingBuffer usedBytes]
-	// to [OERingBuffer freeBytes]. Due to poor planning on their part, using [OERingBuffer freeBytes]
-	// on the current release version of OpenEmu.app, v2.0.5, will cause the plug-in to fail due to
-	// [OERingBuffer freeBytes] not being available in that version.
-	//
-	// Therefore, let's make a note of the problem here and revert OpenEmuBase.framework back to a
-	// version before the method renaming broke things, then use the older-named method instead.
-	//
-	// TODO: Use the newer-named method, [OERingBuffer freeBytes], when a newer version of OpenEmu.app
-	// is finally released. Or maybe wait for the OpenEmu Team to bring back [OERingBuffer usedBytes]
-	// and let them deprecate it correctly.
+	// TODO: Use the newer-named method, [OERingBuffer freeBytes], when a newer version of OpenEmu.app released.
+	// But for now, use the older-named method, [OERingBuffer usedBytes].
 	
 	//return (u32)[openEmuSoundInterfaceBuffer freeBytes] / SPU_SAMPLE_SIZE;
 	return (u32)[openEmuSoundInterfaceBuffer usedBytes] / SPU_SAMPLE_SIZE;