diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index a4cb976d50..352ee72962 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sampleName">The name of the sample.</param>
         /// <returns>A populated <see cref="HitSampleInfo"/>.</returns>
-        protected HitSampleInfo GetSampleInfo(string sampleName = HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
+        public HitSampleInfo GetSampleInfo(string sampleName = HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
         {
             var hitnormalSample = Samples.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL);
-            return hitnormalSample == null ? new HitSampleInfo(sampleName) : hitnormalSample.With(newName: sampleName);
+            return hitnormalSample == null ? new HitSampleInfo(sampleName, SampleControlPoint.DEFAULT_BANK, volume: 100) : hitnormalSample.With(newName: sampleName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs
index 357cc940f2..694b24c567 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 if (h.Samples.Any(s => s.Name == sampleName))
                     return;
 
-                h.Samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo(sampleName));
+                h.Samples.Add(h.GetSampleInfo(sampleName));
                 EditorBeatmap.Update(h);
             });
         }