diff --git a/osu-resources b/osu-resources
index ffccbeb98d..9f46a456dc 160000
--- a/osu-resources
+++ b/osu-resources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ffccbeb98dc9e8f0965520270b5885e63f244c83
+Subproject commit 9f46a456dc3a56dcbff09671a3f588b16a464106
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
index ec50f19f98..9dcba02849 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                 Clear();
 
                 ManiaPlayfield playField;
-                Add(playField = new ManiaPlayfield(cols, new List<TimingChange>())
+                Add(playField = new ManiaPlayfield(cols, new List<TimingChange> { new TimingChange { BeatLength = 200 } })
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Beatmaps/IO/LegacyFilesystemReader.cs b/osu.Desktop/Beatmaps/IO/LegacyFilesystemReader.cs
index 8c896646bf..8772fc9f28 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Beatmaps/IO/LegacyFilesystemReader.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Beatmaps/IO/LegacyFilesystemReader.cs
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Beatmaps.IO
         {
             // no-op
         }
+
+        public override Stream GetUnderlyingStream() => null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
index d0519c61a8..42bb371975 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 // 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.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 
@@ -40,14 +43,53 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void Update()
+        protected override void CheckJudgement(bool userTriggered)
         {
-            if (Time.Current > HitObject.StartTime)
-                Colour = Color4.Green;
+            if (!userTriggered)
+            {
+                if (Judgement.TimeOffset > HitObject.HitWindows.Bad / 2)
+                    Judgement.Result = HitResult.Miss;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            double offset = Math.Abs(Judgement.TimeOffset);
+
+            if (offset > HitObject.HitWindows.Miss / 2)
+                return;
+
+            ManiaHitResult? tmpResult = HitObject.HitWindows.ResultFor(offset);
+
+            if (tmpResult.HasValue)
+            {
+                Judgement.Result = HitResult.Hit;
+                Judgement.ManiaResult = tmpResult.Value;
+            }
+            else
+                Judgement.Result = HitResult.Miss;
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateState(ArmedState state)
         {
+            switch (State)
+            {
+                case ArmedState.Hit:
+                    Colour = Color4.Green;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (Judgement.Result != HitResult.None)
+                return false;
+
+            if (args.Key != Key)
+                return false;
+
+            if (args.Repeat)
+                return false;
+
+            return UpdateJudgement(true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/ControlPointContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/ControlPointContainer.cs
index 6d390464fe..cc8897840e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/ControlPointContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/ControlPointContainer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Timing
         /// </summary>
         public double TimeSpan { get; set; }
 
-        private readonly List<DrawableControlPoint> drawableControlPoints = new List<DrawableControlPoint>();
+        private readonly List<DrawableControlPoint> drawableControlPoints;
 
         public ControlPointContainer(IEnumerable<TimingChange> timingChanges)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/TimingChange.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/TimingChange.cs
index fb6f1d2db1..9153ba6991 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/TimingChange.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Timing/TimingChange.cs
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Timing
-{
-    public class TimingChange
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The time at which this timing change happened.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double Time;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The beat length.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double BeatLength = 500;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The speed multiplier.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double SpeedMultiplier = 1;
-    }
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Timing
+{
+    public class TimingChange
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time at which this timing change happened.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double Time;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The beat length.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double BeatLength = 500;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The speed multiplier.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double SpeedMultiplier = 1;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
index 4f87467706..82ceaeed1a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
         public const float DEFAULT_STRONG_CIRCLE_DIAMETER = DEFAULT_CIRCLE_DIAMETER * STRONG_CIRCLE_DIAMETER_SCALE;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The time taken from the initial (off-screen) spawn position to the centre of the hit target for a <see cref="ControlPoint.BeatLength"/> of 1000ms.
+        /// The time taken from the initial (off-screen) spawn position to the centre of the hit target for a <see cref="TimingControlPoint.BeatLength"/> of 1000ms.
         /// </summary>
         private const double scroll_time = 6000;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Our adjusted <see cref="scroll_time"/> taking into consideration local <see cref="ControlPoint.BeatLength"/> and other speed multipliers.
+        /// Our adjusted <see cref="scroll_time"/> taking into consideration local <see cref="TimingControlPoint.BeatLength"/> and other speed multipliers.
         /// </summary>
         public double ScrollTime;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/ArchiveReader.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/ArchiveReader.cs
index 9d7d67007e..7ff5668b6f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/ArchiveReader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/ArchiveReader.cs
@@ -63,5 +63,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.IO
                 return buffer;
             }
         }
+
+        public abstract Stream GetUnderlyingStream();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/OszArchiveReader.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/OszArchiveReader.cs
index 6c550def8d..eb9e740779 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/OszArchiveReader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IO/OszArchiveReader.cs
@@ -49,5 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.IO
             archive.Dispose();
             archiveStream.Dispose();
         }
+
+        public override Stream GetUnderlyingStream() => archiveStream;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/BeatmapDatabase.cs b/osu.Game/Database/BeatmapDatabase.cs
index bd25ebe8a9..efd5631077 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/BeatmapDatabase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/BeatmapDatabase.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.IO;
 using osu.Game.IPC;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using SQLite.Net;
 using SQLiteNetExtensions.Extensions;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         {
             foreach (var b in GetAllWithChildren<BeatmapSetInfo>(b => b.DeletePending))
             {
+                if (b.Hash == Intro.MENU_MUSIC_BEATMAP_HASH)
+                    // this is a bit hacky, but will do for now.
+                    continue;
+
                 try
                 {
                     Storage.Delete(b.Path);
@@ -97,50 +102,49 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             typeof(BeatmapDifficulty),
         };
 
+        public void Import(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Import(ArchiveReader.GetReader(Storage, path));
+
+                // We may or may not want to delete the file depending on where it is stored.
+                //  e.g. reconstructing/repairing database with beatmaps from default storage.
+                // Also, not always a single file, i.e. for LegacyFilesystemReader
+                // TODO: Add a check to prevent files from storage to be deleted.
+                try
+                {
+                    File.Delete(path);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logger.Error(e, $@"Could not delete file at {path}");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                e = e.InnerException ?? e;
+                Logger.Error(e, @"Could not import beatmap set");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Import(ArchiveReader archiveReader)
+        {
+            BeatmapSetInfo set = getBeatmapSet(archiveReader);
+
+            //If we have an ID then we already exist in the database.
+            if (set.ID == 0)
+                Import(new[] { set });
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Import multiple <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/> from <paramref name="paths"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="paths">Multiple locations on disk</param>
-        public void Import(IEnumerable<string> paths)
+        public void Import(params string[] paths)
         {
             foreach (string p in paths)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    BeatmapSetInfo set = getBeatmapSet(p);
-
-                    //If we have an ID then we already exist in the database.
-                    if (set.ID == 0)
-                        Import(new[] { set });
-
-                    // We may or may not want to delete the file depending on where it is stored.
-                    //  e.g. reconstructing/repairing database with beatmaps from default storage.
-                    // Also, not always a single file, i.e. for LegacyFilesystemReader
-                    // TODO: Add a check to prevent files from storage to be deleted.
-                    try
-                    {
-                        File.Delete(p);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
-                    {
-                        Logger.Error(e, $@"Could not delete file at {p}");
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    e = e.InnerException ?? e;
-                    Logger.Error(e, @"Could not import beatmap set");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Import <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/> from <paramref name="path"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="path">Location on disk</param>
-        public void Import(string path)
-        {
-            Import(new[] { path });
+                Import(p);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -148,29 +152,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="path">Content location</param>
         /// <returns><see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/></returns>
-        private BeatmapSetInfo getBeatmapSet(string path)
-        {
-            string hash = null;
+        private BeatmapSetInfo getBeatmapSet(string path) => getBeatmapSet(ArchiveReader.GetReader(Storage, path));
 
+        private BeatmapSetInfo getBeatmapSet(ArchiveReader archiveReader)
+        {
             BeatmapMetadata metadata;
 
-            using (var reader = ArchiveReader.GetReader(Storage, path))
-            {
-                using (var stream = new StreamReader(reader.GetStream(reader.BeatmapFilenames[0])))
-                    metadata = BeatmapDecoder.GetDecoder(stream).Decode(stream).Metadata;
-            }
+            using (var stream = new StreamReader(archiveReader.GetStream(archiveReader.BeatmapFilenames[0])))
+                metadata = BeatmapDecoder.GetDecoder(stream).Decode(stream).Metadata;
 
-            if (File.Exists(path)) // Not always the case, i.e. for LegacyFilesystemReader
+            string hash;
+            string path;
+
+            using (var input = archiveReader.GetUnderlyingStream())
             {
-                using (var input = Storage.GetStream(path))
-                {
-                    hash = input.GetMd5Hash();
-                    input.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-                    path = Path.Combine(@"beatmaps", hash.Remove(1), hash.Remove(2), hash);
-                    if (!Storage.Exists(path))
-                        using (var output = Storage.GetStream(path, FileAccess.Write))
-                            input.CopyTo(output);
-                }
+                hash = input.GetMd5Hash();
+                input.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+                path = Path.Combine(@"beatmaps", hash.Remove(1), hash.Remove(2), hash);
+                if (!Storage.Exists(path))
+                    using (var output = Storage.GetStream(path, FileAccess.Write))
+                        input.CopyTo(output);
             }
 
             var existing = Connection.Table<BeatmapSetInfo>().FirstOrDefault(b => b.Hash == hash);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 4cf436a8e4..f13043a745 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             if (args?.Length > 0)
             {
                 var paths = args.Where(a => !a.StartsWith(@"-"));
-                Task.Run(() => BeatmapDatabase.Import(paths));
+                Task.Run(() => BeatmapDatabase.Import(paths.ToArray()));
             }
 
             Dependencies.Cache(this);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
index 9a5fd769cd..ea9ccd3492 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
 {
@@ -11,11 +12,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
     {
         protected override string Header => "Layout";
 
-        private SettingsSlider<double> letterboxPositionX;
-        private SettingsSlider<double> letterboxPositionY;
+        private FillFlowContainer letterboxSettings;
 
         private Bindable<bool> letterboxing;
 
+        private const int transition_duration = 400;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(FrameworkConfigManager config)
         {
@@ -33,34 +35,40 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
                     LabelText = "Letterboxing",
                     Bindable = letterboxing,
                 },
-                letterboxPositionX = new SettingsSlider<double>
+                letterboxSettings = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
-                    LabelText = "Horizontal position",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionX)
-                },
-                letterboxPositionY = new SettingsSlider<double>
-                {
-                    LabelText = "Vertical position",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionY)
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    AutoSizeDuration = transition_duration,
+                    AutoSizeEasing = EasingTypes.OutQuint,
+                    Masking = true,
+
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new SettingsSlider<double>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Horizontal position",
+                            Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionX)
+                        },
+                        new SettingsSlider<double>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Vertical position",
+                            Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionY)
+                        },
+                    }
                 },
             };
 
-            letterboxing.ValueChanged += visibilityChanged;
-            letterboxing.TriggerChange();
-        }
+            letterboxing.ValueChanged += isVisible =>
+            {
+                letterboxSettings.ClearTransforms();
+                letterboxSettings.AutoSizeAxes = isVisible ? Axes.Y : Axes.None;
 
-        private void visibilityChanged(bool newVisibility)
-        {
-            if (newVisibility)
-            {
-                letterboxPositionX.Show();
-                letterboxPositionY.Show();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                letterboxPositionX.Hide();
-                letterboxPositionY.Hide();
-            }
+                if(!isVisible)
+                    letterboxSettings.ResizeHeightTo(0, transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            };
+            letterboxing.TriggerChange();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
index 01659edd72..5791b7f196 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Intro.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.IO;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
     {
         private readonly OsuLogo logo;
 
+        public const string MENU_MUSIC_BEATMAP_HASH = "21c1271b91234385978b5418881fdd88";
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether we have loaded the menu previously.
         /// </summary>
@@ -27,7 +32,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         private MainMenu mainMenu;
         private SampleChannel welcome;
         private SampleChannel seeya;
-        private Track bgm;
 
         internal override bool HasLocalCursorDisplayed => true;
 
@@ -60,15 +64,49 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private Bindable<bool> menuVoice;
         private Bindable<bool> menuMusic;
+        private Track track;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuConfigManager config)
+        private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuConfigManager config, BeatmapDatabase beatmaps, Framework.Game game)
         {
             menuVoice = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuVoice);
             menuMusic = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuMusic);
 
-            bgm = audio.Track.Get(@"circles");
-            bgm.Looping = true;
+            var trackManager = audio.Track;
+
+            BeatmapSetInfo setInfo = null;
+
+            if (!menuMusic)
+            {
+                var query = beatmaps.Query<BeatmapSetInfo>().Where(b => !b.DeletePending);
+                int count = query.Count();
+                if (count > 0)
+                    setInfo = query.ElementAt(RNG.Next(0, count - 1));
+            }
+
+            if (setInfo == null)
+            {
+                var query = beatmaps.Query<BeatmapSetInfo>().Where(b => b.Hash == MENU_MUSIC_BEATMAP_HASH);
+
+                setInfo = query.FirstOrDefault();
+
+                if (setInfo == null)
+                {
+                    // we need to import the default menu background beatmap
+                    beatmaps.Import(new OszArchiveReader(game.Resources.GetStream(@"Tracks/circles.osz")));
+
+                    setInfo = query.First();
+
+                    setInfo.DeletePending = true;
+                    beatmaps.Update(setInfo, false);
+                }
+            }
+
+            beatmaps.GetChildren(setInfo);
+            Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(setInfo.Beatmaps[0]);
+
+            track = Beatmap.Track;
+            trackManager.SetExclusive(track);
 
             welcome = audio.Sample.Get(@"welcome");
             seeya = audio.Sample.Get(@"seeya");
@@ -83,8 +121,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
             Scheduler.AddDelayed(delegate
             {
-                if (menuMusic)
-                    bgm.Start();
+                track.Start();
 
                 LoadComponentAsync(mainMenu = new MainMenu());
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index 71d020b0f2..b74ee52f9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 // 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.Threading.Tasks;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
-using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Charts;
@@ -60,30 +54,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             };
         }
 
-        private Bindable<bool> menuMusic;
-        private TrackManager trackManager;
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuGame game, OsuConfigManager config, BeatmapDatabase beatmaps)
+        private void load(OsuGame game)
         {
-            menuMusic = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuMusic);
             LoadComponentAsync(background);
 
-            if (!menuMusic)
-            {
-                trackManager = game.Audio.Track;
-
-                var query = beatmaps.Query<BeatmapSetInfo>().Where(b => !b.DeletePending);
-                int count = query.Count();
-
-                if (count > 0)
-                {
-                    var beatmap = query.ElementAt(RNG.Next(0, count - 1));
-                    beatmaps.GetChildren(beatmap);
-                    Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap.Beatmaps[0]);
-                }
-            }
-
             buttons.OnSettings = game.ToggleSettings;
 
             preloadSongSelect();
@@ -108,14 +83,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             buttons.FadeInFromZero(500);
             if (last is Intro && Beatmap != null)
             {
-                Task.Run(() =>
+                if (!Beatmap.Track.IsRunning)
                 {
-                    trackManager.SetExclusive(Beatmap.Track);
                     Beatmap.Track.Seek(Beatmap.Metadata.PreviewTime);
                     if (Beatmap.Metadata.PreviewTime == -1)
                         Beatmap.Track.Seek(Beatmap.Track.Length * 0.4f);
                     Beatmap.Track.Start();
-                });
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 1e57c2ba2a..115611c244 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public readonly SongProgress Progress;
         public readonly ModDisplay ModDisplay;
 
-        private Bindable<bool> showKeyCounter;
         private Bindable<bool> showHud;
 
         private static bool hasShownNotificationOnce;
@@ -67,24 +66,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(OsuConfigManager config, NotificationManager notificationManager)
         {
-            showKeyCounter = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay);
-            showKeyCounter.ValueChanged += keyCounterVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (keyCounterVisibility)
-                    KeyCounter.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    KeyCounter.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
-            showKeyCounter.TriggerChange();
-
             showHud = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowInterface);
-            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (hudVisibility)
-                    content.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    content.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
+            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility => content.FadeTo(hudVisibility ? 1 : 0, duration);
             showHud.TriggerChange();
 
             if (!showHud && !hasShownNotificationOnce)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
index 4a561e6036..6e1c8a34e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class KeyCounterCollection : FillFlowContainer<KeyCounter>
     {
+        private const int duration = 100;
+
+        private Bindable<bool> showKeyCounter;
+
         public KeyCounterCollection()
         {
             AlwaysReceiveInput = true;
@@ -34,6 +41,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 counter.ResetCount();
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            showKeyCounter = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay);
+            showKeyCounter.ValueChanged += keyCounterVisibility => FadeTo(keyCounterVisibility ? 1 : 0, duration);
+            showKeyCounter.TriggerChange();
+        }
+
         //further: change default values here and in KeyCounter if needed, instead of passing them in every constructor
         private bool isCounting;
         public bool IsCounting