diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
index 62c8457c58..5b79151225 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
 #nullable disable
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
-using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Default;
@@ -93,40 +91,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             ? new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponentLookup(TaikoSkinComponents.CentreHit), _ => new CentreHitCirclePiece(), confineMode: ConfineMode.ScaleToFit)
             : new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponentLookup(TaikoSkinComponents.RimHit), _ => new RimHitCirclePiece(), confineMode: ConfineMode.ScaleToFit);
 
-        public override IEnumerable<HitSampleInfo> GetSamples()
-        {
-            // normal and claps are always handled by the drum (see DrumSampleMapping).
-            // in addition, whistles are excluded as they are an alternative rim marker.
-
-            var samples = HitObject.Samples.Where(s =>
-                s.Name != HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL
-                && s.Name != HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP
-                && s.Name != HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE);
-
-            if (HitObject.Type == HitType.Rim && HitObject.IsStrong)
-            {
-                // strong + rim always maps to whistle.
-                // TODO: this should really be in the legacy decoder, but can't be because legacy encoding parity would be broken.
-                // when we add a taiko editor, this is probably not going to play nice.
-
-                var corrected = samples.ToList();
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < corrected.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    var s = corrected[i];
-
-                    if (s.Name != HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH)
-                        continue;
-
-                    corrected[i] = s.With(HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE);
-                }
-
-                return corrected;
-            }
-
-            return samples;
-        }
-
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
         {
             Debug.Assert(HitObject.HitWindows != null);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
index 1b5d641612..3f4694d71d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
         }
 
-        // Most osu!taiko hitsounds are managed by the drum (see DrumSampleTriggerSource).
-        public override IEnumerable<HitSampleInfo> GetSamples() => Enumerable.Empty<HitSampleInfo>();
+        // osu!taiko hitsounds are managed by the drum (see DrumSampleTriggerSource).
+        public sealed override IEnumerable<HitSampleInfo> GetSamples() => Enumerable.Empty<HitSampleInfo>();
     }
 
     public abstract partial class DrawableTaikoHitObject<TObject> : DrawableTaikoHitObject
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
index 92f2b74568..c732cc000f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
-using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
@@ -18,12 +18,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
         public void Play(HitType hitType)
         {
-            var hitSample = GetMostValidObject()?.Samples?.FirstOrDefault(o => o.Name == HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL);
+            TaikoHitObject? hitObject = GetMostValidObject() as TaikoHitObject;
 
-            if (hitSample == null)
+            if (hitObject == null)
                 return;
 
-            PlaySamples(new ISampleInfo[] { new HitSampleInfo(hitType == HitType.Rim ? HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP : HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL, hitSample.Bank, volume: hitSample.Volume) });
+            List<ISampleInfo> samplesToPlay = new List<ISampleInfo>
+            {
+                hitObject.CreateHitSampleInfo(hitType == HitType.Rim ? HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP : HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
+            };
+
+            // strong + rim always maps to whistle.
+            if ((hitObject as TaikoStrongableHitObject)?.IsStrong == true)
+            {
+                samplesToPlay.Add(hitObject.CreateHitSampleInfo(hitType == HitType.Rim ? HitSampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE : HitSampleInfo.HIT_FINISH));
+            }
+
+            PlaySamples(samplesToPlay.ToArray());
         }
 
         public override void Play() => throw new InvalidOperationException(@"Use override with HitType parameter instead");