diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CentreHitSymbolPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CentreHitSymbolPiece.cs
index cc88105e03..8ad548b3d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CentreHitSymbolPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CentreHitSymbolPiece.cs
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
             Size = new Vector2(CirclePiece.SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE);
             Masking = true;
-            Children = new[]
-            {
-                new Box
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
-                }
-            };
+
+            Children = new[] { new Box { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both } };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
index 698939e278..481f0a6fc8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
+using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
     /// </summary>
     public class CirclePiece : TaikoPiece
     {
-        public const float SYMBOL_SIZE = TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_CIRCLE_DIAMETER * 0.45f;
+        public const float SYMBOL_SIZE = 36;
         public const float SYMBOL_BORDER = 8;
         public const float SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE = SYMBOL_SIZE - 2 * SYMBOL_BORDER;
         private const double pre_beat_transition_time = 80;
@@ -120,30 +121,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                 },
                 content = new Container
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Name = "Content",
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 }
             });
 
             if (isStrong)
             {
-                Size *= TaikoHitObject.STRONG_CIRCLE_DIAMETER_SCALE;
-
-                //default for symbols etc.
-                Content.Scale *= TaikoHitObject.STRONG_CIRCLE_DIAMETER_SCALE;
+                content.Scale = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.STRONG_SCALE);
+                content.Width = 1 / TaikoHitObject.STRONG_SCALE;
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
-
-            //we want to allow for width of content to remain mapped to the area inside us, regardless of the scale applied above.
-            Content.Width = 1 / Content.Scale.X;
-        }
-
         private const float edge_alpha_kiai = 0.5f;
 
         private void resetEdgeEffects()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ElongatedCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ElongatedCirclePiece.cs
index f607e2040f..ce591335f8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ElongatedCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ElongatedCirclePiece.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         /// </summary>
         public float Length;
 
-        public ElongatedCirclePiece(bool isStrong = false) : base(isStrong)
+        public ElongatedCirclePiece(bool isStrong = false)
+            : base(isStrong)
         {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
         }
 
         protected override void Update()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/RimHitSymbolPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/RimHitSymbolPiece.cs
index 704a27a96d..9745b6b42d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/RimHitSymbolPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/RimHitSymbolPiece.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
             Size = new Vector2(CirclePiece.SYMBOL_SIZE);
+
             BorderThickness = CirclePiece.SYMBOL_BORDER;
             BorderColour = Color4.White;
             Masking = true;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SwellSymbolPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SwellSymbolPiece.cs
index 0f703837a9..8e5ab14bac 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SwellSymbolPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SwellSymbolPiece.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System;
+using OpenTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
@@ -15,9 +18,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-            UseFullGlyphHeight = true;
+
             TextSize = CirclePiece.SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE;
+
             Icon = FontAwesome.fa_asterisk;
+            UseFullGlyphHeight = true;
             Shadow = false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TaikoPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TaikoPiece.cs
index 5e7e9e6350..b942809172 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TaikoPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TaikoPiece.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
@@ -35,8 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 
         public TaikoPiece()
         {
-            //just a default
-            Size = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_CIRCLE_DIAMETER);
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TickPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TickPiece.cs
index 2af65f2ed7..5f864bc554 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TickPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/TickPiece.cs
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         /// Any tick that is not the first for a drumroll is not filled, but is instead displayed
         /// as a hollow circle. This is what controls the border width of that circle.
         /// </summary>
-        private const float tick_border_width = TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_CIRCLE_DIAMETER / 16;
+        private const float tick_border_width = 5;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The size of a tick.
         /// </summary>
-        private const float tick_size = TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_CIRCLE_DIAMETER / 6;
+        private const float tick_size = 14;
 
         private bool filled;
         public bool Filled
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 
         public TickPiece()
         {
+            Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
             Size = new Vector2(tick_size);
 
             Add(new CircularContainer