diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/BananaShower.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/BananaShower.cs
index 5bd4ac86f5..b05c8e5f77 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/BananaShower.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/BananaShower.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
                 {
                     StartTime = time,
                     BananaIndex = i,
-                    Samples = new List<HitSampleInfo> { new Banana.BananaHitSampleInfo(GetSampleInfo().Volume) }
+                    Samples = new List<HitSampleInfo> { new Banana.BananaHitSampleInfo(CreateHitSampleInfo().Volume) }
                 });
 
                 time += spacing;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
index df5898fd67..ba0981e781 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
                 AddNested(i < SpinsRequired
                     ? new SpinnerTick { StartTime = startTime, SpinnerDuration = Duration }
-                    : new SpinnerBonusTick { StartTime = startTime, SpinnerDuration = Duration, Samples = new[] { GetSampleInfo("spinnerbonus") } });
+                    : new SpinnerBonusTick { StartTime = startTime, SpinnerDuration = Duration, Samples = new[] { CreateHitSampleInfo("spinnerbonus") } });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs
index d90c7016e9..303447e672 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Hit.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
             if (isRimType != rimSamples.Any())
             {
                 if (isRimType)
-                    Samples.Add(GetSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP));
+                    Samples.Add(CreateHitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP));
                 else
                 {
                     foreach (var sample in rimSamples)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoStrongableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoStrongableHitObject.cs
index 0043f231d2..479ad8369a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoStrongableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoStrongableHitObject.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
             if (IsStrongBindable.Value != strongSamples.Any())
             {
                 if (IsStrongBindable.Value)
-                    Samples.Add(GetSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
+                    Samples.Add(CreateHitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
                 else
                 {
                     foreach (var sample in strongSamples)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index f5b9e9c8cd..ed3d3a6eb2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -206,14 +206,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a SampleInfo based on the sample settings of the hit normal sample in <see cref="Samples"/>.
+        /// Create a <see cref="HitSampleInfo"/> based on the sample settings of the first <see cref="HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL"/> sample in <see cref="Samples"/>.
+        /// If no sample is available, sane default settings will be used instead.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// In the case an existing sample exists, all settings apart from the sample name will be inherited. This includes volume, bank and suffix.
+        /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="sampleName">The name of the sample.</param>
         /// <returns>A populated <see cref="HitSampleInfo"/>.</returns>
-        public HitSampleInfo GetSampleInfo(string sampleName = HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
+        public HitSampleInfo CreateHitSampleInfo(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);
+            if (Samples.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL) is HitSampleInfo existingSample)
+                return existingSample.With(newName: sampleName);
+
+            return new HitSampleInfo(sampleName);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
index 73e3baf509..b42118b983 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
                 case TernaryState.True:
                     if (existingSample == null)
-                        samples.Add(CurrentPlacement.HitObject.GetSampleInfo(sampleName));
+                        samples.Add(CurrentPlacement.HitObject.CreateHitSampleInfo(sampleName));
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorSelectionHandler.cs
index 694b24c567..3b49b76e7e 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(h.GetSampleInfo(sampleName));
+                h.Samples.Add(h.CreateHitSampleInfo(sampleName));
                 EditorBeatmap.Update(h);
             });
         }