diff --git a/intern/audaspace/CMakeLists.txt b/intern/audaspace/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c75cd67e6a..df9597612d5 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/intern/audaspace/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ set(SRC
 	intern/AUD_ConverterFunctions.h
 	intern/AUD_ConverterReader.cpp
 	intern/AUD_ConverterReader.h
-	intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.cpp
-	intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.h
 	intern/AUD_FileFactory.cpp
 	intern/AUD_FileFactory.h
 	intern/AUD_I3DDevice.h
@@ -108,6 +106,8 @@ set(SRC
 	intern/AUD_Reference.h
 	intern/AUD_ReferenceHandler.cpp
 	intern/AUD_ResampleFactory.h
+	intern/AUD_ResampleReader.cpp
+	intern/AUD_ResampleReader.h
 	intern/AUD_SequencerFactory.cpp
 	intern/AUD_SequencerFactory.h
 	intern/AUD_SequencerReader.cpp
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/FX/AUD_PitchReader.cpp b/intern/audaspace/FX/AUD_PitchReader.cpp
index 7f8b8b53105..84a76c64ef9 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/FX/AUD_PitchReader.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/FX/AUD_PitchReader.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ AUD_PitchReader::AUD_PitchReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader, float pitch)
 AUD_Specs AUD_PitchReader::getSpecs() const
 {
 	AUD_Specs specs = m_reader->getSpecs();
-	specs.rate = (AUD_SampleRate)((int)(specs.rate * m_pitch));
+	specs.rate *= m_pitch;
 	return specs;
 }
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp b/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
index 2a4cee4dd0e..12bb19644f0 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/Python/AUD_PyAPI.cpp
@@ -2111,13 +2111,13 @@ Device_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 
 	static const char *kwlist[] = {"type", "rate", "channels", "format", "buffer_size", "name", NULL};
 	int device;
-	int rate = AUD_RATE_44100;
+	double rate = AUD_RATE_44100;
 	int channels = AUD_CHANNELS_STEREO;
 	int format = AUD_FORMAT_FLOAT32;
 	int buffersize = AUD_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE;
 	const char* name = "Audaspace";
 
-	if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "i|iiiis:Device", const_cast<char**>(kwlist),
+	if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "i|diiis:Device", const_cast<char**>(kwlist),
 									&device, &rate, &channels, &format, &buffersize, &name))
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.cpp b/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.cpp
index cd6b0ef8c50..a72d8ba393b 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ static const char* state_error = "AUD_SRCResampleReader: SRC State couldn't be "
 
 AUD_SRCResampleReader::AUD_SRCResampleReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader,
 											 AUD_Specs specs) :
-		AUD_EffectReader(reader),
-		m_rate(specs.rate),
+		AUD_ResampleReader(reader, specs.rate),
 		m_channels(reader->getSpecs().channels),
 		m_position(0)
 {
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.h b/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.h
index 896a742356b..dddfeb6a452 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/SRC/AUD_SRCResampleReader.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #ifndef AUD_SRCRESAMPLEREADER
 #define AUD_SRCRESAMPLEREADER
 
-#include "AUD_EffectReader.h"
+#include "AUD_ResampleReader.h"
 #include "AUD_Buffer.h"
 
 #include <samplerate.h>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 /**
  * This resampling reader uses libsamplerate for resampling.
  */
-class AUD_SRCResampleReader : public AUD_EffectReader
+class AUD_SRCResampleReader : public AUD_ResampleReader
 {
 private:
 	/**
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ private:
 	 */
 	AUD_Buffer m_buffer;
 
-	/**
-	 * The target sampling rate.
-	 */
-	AUD_SampleRate m_rate;
-
 	/**
 	 * The reader channels.
 	 */
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.cpp
index 62888da14c3..b52243c3fe0 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.cpp
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void AUD_closeReadDevice(AUD_Device* device)
 float* AUD_readSoundBuffer(const char* filename, float low, float high,
 						   float attack, float release, float threshold,
 						   int accumulate, int additive, int square,
-						   float sthreshold, int samplerate, int* length)
+						   float sthreshold, double samplerate, int* length)
 {
 	AUD_Buffer buffer;
 	AUD_DeviceSpecs specs;
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.h b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.h
index fad54cdb721..b818140a571 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_C-API.h
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ extern void AUD_closeReadDevice(AUD_Device* device);
 extern float* AUD_readSoundBuffer(const char* filename, float low, float high,
 								  float attack, float release, float threshold,
 								  int accumulate, int additive, int square,
-								  float sthreshold, int samplerate,
+								  float sthreshold, double samplerate,
 								  int* length);
 
 /**
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.cpp
index c227baad73b..c33017e912a 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 
 AUD_LinearResampleReader::AUD_LinearResampleReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader,
 												   AUD_Specs specs) :
-	AUD_EffectReader(reader),
-	m_rate(specs.rate),
+	AUD_ResampleReader(reader, specs.rate),
 	m_channels(reader->getSpecs().channels),
 	m_position(0),
 	m_cache_pos(0),
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.h b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.h
index 8e0eac612fa..2d92d106697 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_LinearResampleReader.h
@@ -32,20 +32,15 @@
 #ifndef AUD_LINEARRESAMPLEREADER
 #define AUD_LINEARRESAMPLEREADER
 
-#include "AUD_EffectReader.h"
+#include "AUD_ResampleReader.h"
 #include "AUD_Buffer.h"
 
 /**
  * This resampling reader uses libsamplerate for resampling.
  */
-class AUD_LinearResampleReader : public AUD_EffectReader
+class AUD_LinearResampleReader : public AUD_ResampleReader
 {
 private:
-	/**
-	 * The target specification.
-	 */
-	AUD_SampleRate m_rate;
-
 	/**
 	 * The reader channels.
 	 */
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Mixer.h b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Mixer.h
index 9e2be461452..a68d86dcb83 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Mixer.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Mixer.h
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	AUD_DeviceSpecs getSpecs() const;
 
-	/**
-	 * This funuction prepares a reader for playback.
-	 * \param reader The reader to prepare.
-	 * \return The reader that should be used for playback.
-	 */
-	virtual AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> prepare(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader)=0;
-
 	/**
 	 * Mixes a buffer.
 	 * \param buffer The buffer to superpose.
@@ -95,20 +88,20 @@ public:
 	 * \param length The length of the buffer in samples.
 	 * \param volume The mixing volume. Must be a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
 	 */
-	virtual void mix(sample_t* buffer, int start, int length, float volume);
+	void mix(sample_t* buffer, int start, int length, float volume);
 
 	/**
 	 * Writes the mixing buffer into an output buffer.
 	 * \param buffer The target buffer for superposing.
 	 * \param volume The mixing volume. Must be a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
 	 */
-	virtual void read(data_t* buffer, float volume);
+	void read(data_t* buffer, float volume);
 
 	/**
 	 * Clears the mixing buffer.
 	 * \param length The length of the buffer in samples.
 	 */
-	virtual void clear(int length);
+	void clear(int length);
 };
 
 #endif //AUD_MIXER
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ReadDevice.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ReadDevice.cpp
index eb5177330bb..5c1876aeb34 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ReadDevice.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ReadDevice.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#include "AUD_DefaultMixer.h"
 #include "AUD_ReadDevice.h"
 #include "AUD_IReader.h"
 
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.cpp
similarity index 56%
rename from intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.cpp
rename to intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.cpp
index 62992b0201d..e74d21eb743 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.cpp
@@ -24,38 +24,24 @@
  * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
  */
 
-/** \file audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.cpp
+/** \file audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.cpp
  *  \ingroup audaspaceintern
  */
 
 
-#include "AUD_DefaultMixer.h"
-#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
-#include "AUD_SRCResampleReader.h"
-#else
-#include "AUD_LinearResampleReader.h"
-#endif
-#include "AUD_ChannelMapperReader.h"
-#include "AUD_ChannelMapperFactory.h"
+#include "AUD_ResampleReader.h"
 
-#include <cstring>
-
-AUD_DefaultMixer::AUD_DefaultMixer(AUD_DeviceSpecs specs) :
-	AUD_Mixer(specs)
+AUD_ResampleReader::AUD_ResampleReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader, AUD_SampleRate rate) :
+	AUD_EffectReader(reader), m_rate(rate)
 {
 }
 
-AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> AUD_DefaultMixer::prepare(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader)
+void AUD_ResampleReader::setRate(AUD_SampleRate rate)
 {
-	// resample
-#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
-	reader = new AUD_SRCResampleReader(reader, m_specs.specs);
-#else
-	reader = new AUD_LinearResampleReader(reader, m_specs.specs);
-#endif
-	
-	// rechannel
-	reader = new AUD_ChannelMapperReader(reader, m_specs.channels);
-
-	return reader;
+	m_rate = rate;
+}
+
+AUD_SampleRate AUD_ResampleReader::getRate()
+{
+	return m_rate;
 }
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.h b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.h
similarity index 57%
rename from intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.h
rename to intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.h
index 2600a6fc05d..4c1a1ece9d9 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.h
@@ -24,36 +24,28 @@
  * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
  */
 
-/** \file audaspace/intern/AUD_DefaultMixer.h
+/** \file audaspace/intern/AUD_ResampleReader.h
  *  \ingroup audaspaceintern
  */
 
+#ifndef AUD_RESAMPLEREADER
+#define AUD_RESAMPLEREADER
 
-#ifndef AUD_DEFAULTMIXER
-#define AUD_DEFAULTMIXER
+#include "AUD_EffectReader.h"
 
-#include "AUD_Mixer.h"
-
-/**
- * This class is able to mix audiosignals of different channel count and sample
- * rate and convert it to a specific output format.
- * It uses a default ChannelMapperFactory and a SRCResampleFactory for
- * the perparation.
- */
-class AUD_DefaultMixer : public AUD_Mixer
+class AUD_ResampleReader : public AUD_EffectReader
 {
-public:
+protected:
 	/**
-	 * Creates the mixer.
+	 * The target sampling rate.
 	 */
-	AUD_DefaultMixer(AUD_DeviceSpecs specs);
+	AUD_SampleRate m_rate;
 
-	/**
-	 * This funuction prepares a reader for playback.
-	 * \param reader The reader to prepare.
-	 * \return The reader that should be used for playback.
-	 */
-	virtual AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> prepare(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader);
+	AUD_ResampleReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader, AUD_SampleRate rate);
+
+public:
+	virtual void setRate(AUD_SampleRate rate);
+	AUD_SampleRate getRate();
 };
 
-#endif //AUD_DEFAULTMIXER
+#endif // AUD_RESAMPLEREADER
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SequencerReader.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SequencerReader.cpp
index 40ac7f3134b..9ee0b39c50d 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SequencerReader.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SequencerReader.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@
 
 
 #include "AUD_SequencerReader.h"
-#include "AUD_DefaultMixer.h"
+#include "AUD_Mixer.h"
+
+#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
+#include "AUD_SRCResampleReader.h"
+#else
+#include "AUD_LinearResampleReader.h"
+#endif
+#include "AUD_ChannelMapperReader.h"
 
 #include <math.h>
 
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ AUD_SequencerReader::AUD_SequencerReader(AUD_Reference<AUD_SequencerFactory> fac
 	dspecs.specs = specs;
 	dspecs.format = AUD_FORMAT_FLOAT32;
 
-	m_mixer = new AUD_DefaultMixer(dspecs);
+	m_mixer = new AUD_Mixer(dspecs);
 
 	AUD_Reference<AUD_SequencerStrip> strip;
 
@@ -139,7 +146,16 @@ void AUD_SequencerReader::read(int& length, bool& eos, sample_t* buffer)
 					{
 						try
 						{
-							strip->reader = m_mixer->prepare((*strip->old_sound)->createReader());
+							strip->reader = (*strip->old_sound)->createReader();
+							// resample
+							#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
+								strip->reader = new AUD_SRCResampleReader(strip->reader, m_mixer->getSpecs().specs);
+							#else
+								strip->reader = new AUD_LinearResampleReader(strip->reader, m_mixer->getSpecs().specs);
+							#endif
+
+							// rechannel
+							strip->reader = new AUD_ChannelMapperReader(strip->reader, m_mixer->getSpecs().channels);
 						}
 						catch(AUD_Exception)
 						{
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SinusReader.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SinusReader.cpp
index 288e86bb8d3..bb5477ed5cf 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SinusReader.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SinusReader.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ void AUD_SinusReader::read(int& length, bool& eos, sample_t* buffer)
 	// fill with sine data
 	for(int i = 0; i < length; i++)
 	{
-		buffer[i] = sin((m_position + i) * 2 * M_PI * m_frequency /
-						(float)m_sampleRate);
+		buffer[i] = sin((m_position + i) * 2 * M_PI * m_frequency / m_sampleRate);
 	}
 
 	m_position += length;
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SoftwareDevice.cpp b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SoftwareDevice.cpp
index 8ca735e9ad9..836fbd724d0 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SoftwareDevice.cpp
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_SoftwareDevice.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,14 @@
 
 #include "AUD_SoftwareDevice.h"
 #include "AUD_IReader.h"
-#include "AUD_DefaultMixer.h"
+#include "AUD_Mixer.h"
 #include "AUD_IFactory.h"
+#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
+#include "AUD_SRCResampleReader.h"
+#else
+#include "AUD_LinearResampleReader.h"
+#endif
+#include "AUD_ChannelMapperReader.h"
 
 #include <cstring>
 #include <limits>
@@ -238,7 +244,7 @@ void AUD_SoftwareDevice::create()
 {
 	m_playback = false;
 	m_volume = 1.0f;
-	m_mixer = new AUD_DefaultMixer(m_specs);
+	m_mixer = new AUD_Mixer(m_specs);
 
 	pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
 	pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
@@ -352,7 +358,16 @@ AUD_DeviceSpecs AUD_SoftwareDevice::getSpecs() const
 AUD_Reference<AUD_IHandle> AUD_SoftwareDevice::play(AUD_Reference<AUD_IReader> reader, bool keep)
 {
 	// prepare the reader
-	reader = m_mixer->prepare(reader);
+	// resample
+	#ifdef WITH_SAMPLERATE
+		reader = new AUD_SRCResampleReader(reader, m_specs.specs);
+	#else
+		reader = new AUD_LinearResampleReader(reader, m_specs.specs);
+	#endif
+
+	// rechannel
+	reader = new AUD_ChannelMapperReader(reader, m_specs.channels);
+
 	if(reader.isNull())
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Space.h b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Space.h
index 00bc22b97c6..308e032ff7f 100644
--- a/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Space.h
+++ b/intern/audaspace/intern/AUD_Space.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ typedef enum
 	AUD_RATE_88200   = 88200,		/// 88200 Hz.
 	AUD_RATE_96000   = 96000,		/// 96000 Hz.
 	AUD_RATE_192000  = 192000		/// 192000 Hz.
-} AUD_SampleRate;
+} AUD_DefaultSampleRate;
 
 /// Status of a playback handle.
 typedef enum
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ typedef float sample_t;
 /// Sample data type (format samples)
 typedef unsigned char data_t;
 
+/// Sample rate type.
+typedef double AUD_SampleRate;
+
 /// Specification of a sound source.
 typedef struct
 {