diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckSongFormat.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckSongFormat.cs
index dd01fe110a..aa039630d4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckSongFormat.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/CheckSongFormat.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using ManagedBass;
-using osu.Framework.Audio.Callbacks;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks.Components;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks
@@ -36,28 +33,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks
             if (beatmapSet == null) yield break;
             if (audioFile == null) yield break;
 
-            using (Stream data = context.WorkingBeatmap.GetStream(audioFile.File.GetStoragePath()))
+            var audioFormat = AudioCheckUtils.GetAudioFormatFromFile(context, context.Beatmap.Metadata.AudioFile);
+
+            // If the format is not supported by BASS
+            if (audioFormat == 0)
             {
-                if (data == null || data.Length <= 0) yield break;
-
-                var fileCallbacks = new FileCallbacks(new DataStreamFileProcedures(data));
-                int decodeStream = Bass.CreateStream(StreamSystem.NoBuffer, BassFlags.Decode, fileCallbacks.Callbacks, fileCallbacks.Handle);
-
-                // If the format is not supported by BASS
-                if (decodeStream == 0)
-                {
-                    yield return new IssueTemplateFormatUnsupported(this).Create(audioFile.Filename);
-
-                    yield break;
-                }
-
-                var audioInfo = Bass.ChannelGetInfo(decodeStream);
-
-                if (!allowedFormats.Contains(audioInfo.ChannelType))
-                    yield return new IssueTemplateIncorrectFormat(this).Create(audioFile.Filename);
-
-                Bass.StreamFree(decodeStream);
+                yield return new IssueTemplateFormatUnsupported(this).Create(audioFile.Filename);
+                yield break;
             }
+
+            if (!allowedFormats.Contains(audioFormat))
+                yield return new IssueTemplateIncorrectFormat(this).Create(audioFile.Filename);
         }
 
         public class IssueTemplateFormatUnsupported : IssueTemplate
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/Components/AudioCheckUtils.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/Components/AudioCheckUtils.cs
index 8a35b84170..7cd7738f69 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/Components/AudioCheckUtils.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Checks/Components/AudioCheckUtils.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedBass;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Callbacks;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks.Components
@@ -10,5 +14,47 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Checks.Components
     public static class AudioCheckUtils
     {
         public static bool HasAudioExtension(string filename) => SupportedExtensions.AUDIO_EXTENSIONS.Contains(Path.GetExtension(filename).ToLowerInvariant());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the audio format (ChannelType) from a stream using BASS.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="data">The audio file stream.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ChannelType of the audio, or 0 if detection fails.</returns>
+        public static ChannelType GetAudioFormat(Stream data)
+        {
+            if (data.Length <= 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            var fileCallbacks = new FileCallbacks(new DataStreamFileProcedures(data));
+            int decodeStream = Bass.CreateStream(StreamSystem.NoBuffer, BassFlags.Decode, fileCallbacks.Callbacks, fileCallbacks.Handle);
+
+            if (decodeStream == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            var audioInfo = Bass.ChannelGetInfo(decodeStream);
+            Bass.StreamFree(decodeStream);
+
+            return audioInfo.ChannelType;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the audio format for a specific file in a beatmapset.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context">The beatmap verifier context.</param>
+        /// <param name="filename">The filename to check.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ChannelType of the audio file, or 0 if detection fails.</returns>
+        public static ChannelType GetAudioFormatFromFile(BeatmapVerifierContext context, string filename)
+        {
+            var beatmapSet = context.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BeatmapSet;
+            var audioFile = beatmapSet?.GetFile(filename);
+
+            if (beatmapSet == null || audioFile == null)
+                return 0;
+
+            using (Stream data = context.WorkingBeatmap.GetStream(audioFile.File.GetStoragePath()))
+            {
+                return GetAudioFormat(data);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }