diff --git a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/audio_ratecontrol.rs b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/audio_ratecontrol.rs
index 487baef..20bdfbd 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/audio_ratecontrol.rs
+++ b/ferretro_components/src/provided/sdl2/audio_ratecontrol.rs
@@ -1,91 +1,95 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use std::error::Error;
-use std::mem::{size_of, MaybeUninit};
+use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::path::Path;
 use core::time::Duration;
 
 use sdl2::Sdl;
-use sdl2::audio::{AudioCallback, AudioDevice, AudioFormat, AudioSpec, AudioSpecDesired, AudioCVT, AudioFormatNum};
+use sdl2::audio::{AudioCVT, AudioFormat, AudioFormatNum, AudioQueue, AudioSpec, AudioSpecDesired};
+
+use crate::base::ControlFlow;
 
 pub struct Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
-    sample_rate: f64,
-    dest_over_source_freq: f64,
+    src_freq: f64,
     audio_buffer: Vec<i16>,
-    spec: AudioSpec,
-    audio_device: AudioDevice<MySdlAudio<i16>>,
-    cvt_send: crossbeam_channel::Sender<AudioCVT>,
-    send: crossbeam_channel::Sender<Vec<i16>>,
+    queue: AudioQueue<i16>,
+}
+
+fn resample<C: AudioFormatNum>(converter: &AudioCVT, mut samples: Vec<C>) -> Vec<C> {
+    let sample_size = size_of::<C>();
+
+    let ptr = samples.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8;
+    let length = samples.len() * sample_size;
+    let capacity = samples.capacity() * sample_size;
+    std::mem::forget(samples);
+    let samples_u8 = unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr, length, capacity) };
+
+    let mut resampled_u8 = converter.convert(samples_u8);
+
+    let ptr = resampled_u8.as_mut_ptr() as *mut C;
+    let length = (resampled_u8.len() + (sample_size - 1)) / sample_size;
+    let capacity = (resampled_u8.capacity() + (sample_size - 1)) / sample_size;
+    std::mem::forget(resampled_u8);
+    unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr, length, capacity) }
 }
 
 impl RetroCallbacks for Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
     fn audio_samples(&mut self, stereo_pcm: &[i16]) -> usize {
         self.audio_buffer.extend(stereo_pcm);
-        self.send_audio_samples();
         stereo_pcm.len() / 2
     }
 
     fn set_system_av_info(&mut self, av_info: &SystemAvInfo) -> Option<bool> {
-        match Self::make_converter(av_info.timing.sample_rate, &self.spec).ok()
-            .and_then(|converter| self.cvt_send.send(converter).ok()) {
-            Some(()) => {
-                self.sample_rate = av_info.timing.sample_rate;
-                Some(true)
-            }
-            None => Some(false),
+        if Self::make_converter(av_info.timing.sample_rate, self.queue.spec()).is_ok() {
+            self.src_freq = av_info.timing.sample_rate;
+            Some(true)
+        } else {
+            Some(false)
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl RetroComponent for Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
     fn post_load_game(&mut self, _retro: &mut LibretroWrapper, _rom: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-        self.audio_device.resume();
+        self.queue.resume();
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn post_run(&mut self, _retro: &mut LibretroWrapper) -> ControlFlow {
+        if let Ok(converter) = Self::make_converter(self.src_freq, self.queue.spec()) {
+            let mut samples = std::mem::take(&mut self.audio_buffer);
+            samples = resample(&converter, samples);
+            self.audio_buffer = samples;
+            self.queue.queue(&self.audio_buffer);
+            self.audio_buffer.clear();
+        }
+        ControlFlow::Continue
+    }
 }
 
 impl Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
     pub fn new(sdl_context: &mut Sdl, retro: &LibretroWrapper) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let mut src_freq = retro.get_system_av_info().timing.sample_rate;
-
-        // HACK: some cores don't report this 'til we get an env call to set_system_av_info...
-        //  which is too late for this constructor to pass along to SDL, so...
-        //  less than ideal, but default to the old libsnes default value i guess.
-        if src_freq == 0.0 {
-            src_freq = 32040.5;
-        }
-
-        let (send, recv) = crossbeam_channel::bounded(4);
-        let (cvt_send, cvt_recv) = crossbeam_channel::bounded(4);
-
         let audio = sdl_context.audio().unwrap();
         let desired_spec = AudioSpecDesired {
             freq: None,
             channels: Some(2),
             samples: None,
         };
-        let mut spec_uninit = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-        let audio_device = audio
-            .open_playback(None, &desired_spec, |dest_spec| {
-                if dest_spec.format != AudioFormat::S16LSB && dest_spec.format != AudioFormat::S16MSB {
-                    panic!("unsupported audio format {:?}", dest_spec.format);
-                }
-                let converter = Self::make_converter(src_freq, &dest_spec).unwrap();
-                spec_uninit.write(dest_spec);
-                MySdlAudio { converter, cvt_recv, recv, }
-            })?;
-        let spec = unsafe { spec_uninit.assume_init() };
 
-        let dest_over_source_freq = spec.freq as f64 / src_freq;
+        let queue = AudioQueue::open_queue(&audio, None, &desired_spec)?;
+
+        let mut src_freq = retro.get_system_av_info().timing.sample_rate;
+        // HACK: some cores don't report this 'til we get an env call to set_system_av_info,
+        // so we can just default to the old libsnes default value.
+        if src_freq == 0.0 {
+            src_freq = 32040.5;
+        }
 
         Ok(Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
-            sample_rate: src_freq,
-            dest_over_source_freq,
+            src_freq,
             audio_buffer: Default::default(),
-            spec,
-            audio_device,
-            cvt_send,
-            send,
+            queue,
         })
     }
 
@@ -102,58 +106,4 @@ impl Sdl2RateControlledAudioComponent {
             dest_spec.freq * 64,
         )
     }
-
-    pub fn silence_buffer(&self) {
-        let _ = self.send.try_send(vec![0; self.spec.samples as usize * self.spec.channels as usize]);
-    }
-
-    fn send_audio_samples(&mut self) {
-        let stereo_samples = ((self.spec.samples as usize * 2) as f64 * self.dest_over_source_freq) as usize;
-        while self.audio_buffer.len() >= stereo_samples {
-            let remainder = self.audio_buffer.split_off(stereo_samples);
-            let msg = std::mem::replace(&mut self.audio_buffer, remainder);
-            let _ = self.send.try_send(msg);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct MySdlAudio<C: AudioFormatNum + Send + Copy + 'static> {
-    converter: AudioCVT,
-    cvt_recv: crossbeam_channel::Receiver<AudioCVT>,
-    recv: crossbeam_channel::Receiver<Vec<C>>,
-}
-
-unsafe impl<C: AudioFormatNum + Send + Copy + 'static> Send for MySdlAudio<C> {}
-
-impl<C: AudioFormatNum + Send + Copy + 'static> MySdlAudio<C> {
-    const BYTE_SIZE: usize = size_of::<<Self as AudioCallback>::Channel>();
-}
-
-impl<C: AudioFormatNum + Send + Copy + 'static> AudioCallback for MySdlAudio<C> {
-    type Channel = C;
-
-    fn callback(&mut self, out: &mut [Self::Channel]) {
-        if let Ok(cvt) = self.cvt_recv.try_recv() {
-            self.converter = cvt;
-        }
-        if let Ok(mut samples) = self.recv.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(500)) {
-
-            let ptr = samples.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8;
-            let length = samples.len() * Self::BYTE_SIZE;
-            let capacity = samples.capacity() * Self::BYTE_SIZE;
-            std::mem::forget(samples);
-            let samples_u8 = unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr, length, capacity) };
-
-            let mut resampled_u8 = self.converter.convert(samples_u8);
-
-            let ptr = resampled_u8.as_mut_ptr() as *mut Self::Channel;
-            let length = (resampled_u8.len() + (Self::BYTE_SIZE - 1)) / Self::BYTE_SIZE;
-            let capacity = (resampled_u8.capacity() + (Self::BYTE_SIZE - 1)) / Self::BYTE_SIZE;
-            std::mem::forget(resampled_u8);
-            let resampled = unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr, length, capacity) };
-
-            let end = out.len().min(resampled.len());
-            out[..end].copy_from_slice(&resampled[..end]);
-        }
-    }
 }