diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs
index 1f7785f174..08c9d94141 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Beatmaps/OsuBeatmapProcessor.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Beatmaps
 {
     internal class OsuBeatmapProcessor : IBeatmapProcessor<OsuHitObject>
     {
-        public void SetDefaults(OsuHitObject hitObject, Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
-        {
-            hitObject.SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(beatmap);
-        }
-
         public void PostProcess(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
         {
             if (beatmap.ComboColors.Count == 0)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index cee55a281c..42313a7e71 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
 using OpenTK;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
@@ -67,9 +66,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
             return OsuScoreResult.Miss;
         }
 
-        public virtual void SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults)
         {
-            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
+            base.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
+
+            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (defaults.Difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index fdf3658d44..35883ff131 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using OpenTK;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
@@ -47,19 +46,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
         public double Velocity;
         public double TickDistance;
 
-        public override void SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults)
         {
-            base.SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(beatmap);
-
-            var baseDifficulty = beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty;
+            base.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
 
             ControlPoint overridePoint;
-            ControlPoint timingPoint = beatmap.TimingInfo.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = defaults.Timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
             var velocityAdjustment = overridePoint?.VelocityAdjustment ?? 1;
-            var baseVelocity = 100 * baseDifficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
+            var baseVelocity = 100 * defaults.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
 
             Velocity = baseVelocity / timingPoint.BeatLength;
-            TickDistance = baseVelocity / baseDifficulty.SliderTickRate;
+            TickDistance = baseVelocity / defaults.Difficulty.SliderTickRate;
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<SliderTick> Ticks
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IBeatmapProcessor.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IBeatmapProcessor.cs
index 3773f69279..9157a760b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IBeatmapProcessor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/IBeatmapProcessor.cs
@@ -8,17 +8,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
     /// <summary>
     /// Processes a post-converted Beatmap.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">The type of HitObject contained in the Beatmap.</typeparam>
-    public interface IBeatmapProcessor<T>
-        where T : HitObject
+    /// <typeparam name="TObject">The type of HitObject contained in the Beatmap.</typeparam>
+    public interface IBeatmapProcessor<TObject>
+        where TObject : HitObject
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets default values for a HitObject.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="hitObject">The HitObject to set default values for.</param>
-        /// <param name="beatmap">The Beatmap to extract the default values from.</param>
-        void SetDefaults(T hitObject, Beatmap<T> beatmap);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Post-processes a Beatmap to add mode-specific components that aren't added during conversion.
         /// <para>
@@ -26,6 +19,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         /// </para>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="beatmap">The Beatmap to process.</param>
-        void PostProcess(Beatmap<T> beatmap);
+        void PostProcess(Beatmap<TObject> beatmap);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
index e43702e2da..94e1f88b7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -22,5 +22,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
         /// The sample to be played when this HitObject is hit.
         /// </summary>
         public HitSampleInfo Sample { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Applies default values to this HitObject.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="defaults">The default values to apply.</param>
+        public virtual void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults) { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a0d64391e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A set of default Beatmap values for HitObjects to consume.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class HitObjectDefaults
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The Beatmap timing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TimingInfo Timing;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The Beatmap difficulty.
+        /// </summary>
+        public BaseDifficulty Difficulty;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
index a0ca2549c0..da47bf2c67 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Game.Modes.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -86,16 +87,32 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
         {
             Debug.Assert(beatmap != null, "HitRenderer initialized with a null beatmap.");
 
-            // Convert + process the beatmap
-            Beatmap = CreateBeatmapConverter().Convert(beatmap.Beatmap);
-            Beatmap.HitObjects.ForEach(h => CreateBeatmapProcessor().SetDefaults(h, Beatmap));
-            CreateBeatmapProcessor().PostProcess(Beatmap);
-
-            applyMods(beatmap.Mods.Value);
-
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            IBeatmapConverter<TObject> converter = CreateBeatmapConverter();
+            IBeatmapProcessor<TObject> processor = CreateBeatmapProcessor();
+
+            // Convert the beatmap
+            Beatmap = converter.Convert(beatmap.Beatmap);
+
+            // Apply defaults
+            HitObjectDefaults defaults = new HitObjectDefaults
+            {
+                Timing = Beatmap.TimingInfo,
+                Difficulty = Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty
+            };
+
+            foreach (var h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
+                h.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
+
+            // Post-process the beatmap
+            processor.PostProcess(Beatmap);
+
+            // Add mods, should always be the last thing applied to give full control to mods
+            applyMods(beatmap.Mods.Value);
         }
 
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies the active mods to this HitRenderer.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 80d5c906e0..d7370078ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\BezierApproximator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\CircularArcApproximator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\CurvedHitObject.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\HitObjectDefaults.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\Legacy\LegacyHit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\LegacyHitObjectParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\Legacy\LegacyHold.cs" />