diff --git a/osu.Game/VolumeControl.cs b/osu.Game/VolumeControl.cs
index 79f8712c31..fe69cc7b71 100644
--- a/osu.Game/VolumeControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/VolumeControl.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game
@@ -10,10 +9,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
     internal class VolumeControl : Container
     {
         private FlowContainer volumeMetersContainer;
-        private VolumeMeter VolumeMeterGlobal;
-        private VolumeMeter VolumeMeterSample;
-        private VolumeMeter VolumeMeterTrack;
-
         public BindableDouble VolumeGlobal { get; set; }
         public BindableDouble VolumeSample { get; set; }
         public BindableDouble VolumeTrack { get; set; }
@@ -28,75 +23,35 @@ namespace osu.Game
             base.Load();
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                volumeMetersContainer = new FlowContainer() {
+                volumeMetersContainer = new FlowContainer
+                {
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                     Position = new Vector2(10, 30),
                     Alpha = 0,
-                    Padding = new Vector2(15,0),
+                    Padding = new Vector2(15, 0),
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        VolumeMeterGlobal = new VolumeMeter("Master"),
-                        VolumeMeterSample= new VolumeMeter("Effects"),
-                        VolumeMeterTrack= new VolumeMeter("Music")
+                        new VolumeMeter("Master", VolumeGlobal),
+                        new VolumeMeter("Effects", VolumeSample),
+                        new VolumeMeter("Music", VolumeTrack)
                     }
                 }
             };
-
-            updateFill();
         }
 
         protected override bool OnWheelDown(InputState state)
         {
             appear();
-
-            if (VolumeMeterSample.Contains(state.Mouse.Position))
-            {
-                VolumeSample.Value -= 0.05f;
-            }
-            else if (VolumeMeterTrack.Contains(state.Mouse.Position))
-            {
-                VolumeTrack.Value -= 0.05f;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                VolumeGlobal.Value -= 0.05f;
-            }
-
-            updateFill();
-
             return base.OnWheelDown(state);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnWheelUp(InputState state)
         {
             appear();
-
-            if (VolumeMeterSample.Contains(state.Mouse.Position))
-            {
-                VolumeSample.Value += 0.05f;
-            }
-            else if (VolumeMeterTrack.Contains(state.Mouse.Position))
-            {
-                VolumeTrack.Value += 0.05f;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                VolumeGlobal.Value += 0.05f;
-            }
-
-            updateFill();
-
             return base.OnWheelUp(state);
         }
 
-        private void updateFill()
-        {
-            VolumeMeterGlobal.MeterFill.ScaleTo(new Vector2(1, (float)VolumeGlobal.Value), 300, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            VolumeMeterSample.MeterFill.ScaleTo(new Vector2(1, (float)VolumeSample.Value), 300, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            VolumeMeterTrack.MeterFill.ScaleTo(new Vector2(1, (float)VolumeTrack.Value), 300, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-        }
-
         private void appear()
         {
             volumeMetersContainer.ClearTransformations();
diff --git a/osu.Game/VolumeMeter.cs b/osu.Game/VolumeMeter.cs
index 9c437e59ae..218126d3c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/VolumeMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/VolumeMeter.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Drawables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -10,8 +13,12 @@ namespace osu.Game
     internal class VolumeMeter : Container
     {
         public Box MeterFill { get; set; }
-        public VolumeMeter(string meterName)
+
+        public BindableDouble Volume { get; set; }
+
+        public VolumeMeter(string meterName, BindableDouble volume)
         {
+            Volume = volume;
             Size = new Vector2(40, 180);
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -45,5 +52,27 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 new SpriteText {Text = meterName, Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,Position = new Vector2(0,-20)}
             };
         }
+
+        public override void Load()
+        {
+            base.Load();
+            updateFill();
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnWheelUp(InputState state)
+        {
+            Volume.Value += 0.05f;
+            updateFill();
+            return base.OnWheelUp(state);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnWheelDown(InputState state)
+        {
+            Volume.Value -= 0.05f;
+            updateFill();
+            return base.OnWheelDown(state);
+        }
+
+        private void updateFill() => MeterFill.ScaleTo(new Vector2(1, (float)Volume.Value), 300, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
     }
 }
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