diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Argon/ArgonDrumSamplePlayer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Argon/ArgonDrumSamplePlayer.cs
index 5b690be780..9ceea14802 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Argon/ArgonDrumSamplePlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Argon/ArgonDrumSamplePlayer.cs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Argon
 {
     public partial class ArgonDrumSamplePlayer : DrumSamplePlayer
     {
-        protected override DrumSampleTriggerSource CreateTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer) =>
-            new ArgonDrumSampleTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer);
+        protected override DrumSampleTriggerSource CreateTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance balance) =>
+            new ArgonDrumSampleTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer, balance);
 
         public partial class ArgonDrumSampleTriggerSource : DrumSampleTriggerSource
         {
-            public ArgonDrumSampleTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer)
-                : base(hitObjectContainer)
+            public ArgonDrumSampleTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance balance)
+                : base(hitObjectContainer, balance)
             {
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSamplePlayer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSamplePlayer.cs
index b60ad209ff..410072994f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSamplePlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSamplePlayer.cs
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                leftRimSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer),
-                leftCentreSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer),
-                rightCentreSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer),
-                rightRimSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer),
+                leftRimSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance.Left),
+                leftCentreSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance.Left),
+                rightCentreSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance.Right),
+                rightRimSampleTriggerSource = CreateTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance.Right),
             };
         }
 
-        protected virtual DrumSampleTriggerSource CreateTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer)
+        protected virtual DrumSampleTriggerSource CreateTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance balance)
             => new DrumSampleTriggerSource(hitObjectContainer);
 
         public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<TaikoAction> e)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
index 939eba684b..50ff20f473 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
@@ -2,17 +2,35 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
     public partial class DrumSampleTriggerSource : GameplaySampleTriggerSource
     {
-        public DrumSampleTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer)
+        private const double stereo_separation = 0.2;
+
+        public DrumSampleTriggerSource(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer, SampleBalance balance = SampleBalance.Centre)
             : base(hitObjectContainer)
         {
+            switch (balance)
+            {
+                case SampleBalance.Left:
+                    AudioContainer.Balance.Value = -stereo_separation;
+                    break;
+
+                case SampleBalance.Centre:
+                    AudioContainer.Balance.Value = 0;
+                    break;
+
+                case SampleBalance.Right:
+                    AudioContainer.Balance.Value = stereo_separation;
+                    break;
+            }
         }
 
         public virtual void Play(HitType hitType)
@@ -39,5 +57,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         }
 
         public override void Play() => throw new InvalidOperationException(@"Use override with HitType parameter instead");
+
+        protected override void ApplySampleInfo(SkinnableSound hitSound, ISampleInfo[] samples)
+        {
+            base.ApplySampleInfo(hitSound, samples);
+
+            hitSound.Balance.Value = -0.05 + RNG.NextDouble(0.1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum SampleBalance
+    {
+        Left,
+        Centre,
+        Right
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/GameplaySampleTriggerSource.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/GameplaySampleTriggerSource.cs
index efbf823058..58410ea14b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/GameplaySampleTriggerSource.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/GameplaySampleTriggerSource.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             }
         }
 
-        private SkinnableSound getNextSample()
+        protected SkinnableSound GetNextSample()
         {
             SkinnableSound hitSound = hitSounds[nextHitSoundIndex];