diff --git a/include/hw_defs.hpp b/include/hw_defs.hpp
index 8842740..cd71210 100755
--- a/include/hw_defs.hpp
+++ b/include/hw_defs.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #define __HW_DEFS_HPP
 
 #define AUDIO_CHANNELS 2
-#define SAMPLE_RATE 32734
+#define SAMPLE_RATE 48000
+#define PITCH_RATE (67027964 / ((float)SAMPLE_RATE * 2048))
 
 #define TOP_WIDTH_3DS 400
 #define BOT_WIDTH_3DS 320
diff --git a/source/audio.cpp b/source/audio.cpp
index d07c262..323f413 100755
--- a/source/audio.cpp
+++ b/source/audio.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Audio::Audio(AudioData *audio_data) {
 	// Consume old events
 	this->audio_data->check_audio_restart_request();
 	sf::SoundStream::initialize(AUDIO_CHANNELS, SAMPLE_RATE);
+	this->setPitch(PITCH_RATE);
 	#if (SFML_VERSION_MAJOR > 2) || ((SFML_VERSION_MAJOR == 2) && (SFML_VERSION_MINOR >= 6))
 	// Since we receive data every 16.6 ms, this is useless,
 	// and only increases CPU load... (Default is 10 ms)