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..bedde7a763 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 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;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -67,9 +68,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
             return OsuScoreResult.Miss;
         }
 
-        public virtual void SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
-            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
+            base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
+
+            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (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..d94b6534ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 // 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;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -47,19 +47,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
         public double Velocity;
         public double TickDistance;
 
-        public override void SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(Beatmap<OsuHitObject> beatmap)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
-            base.SetDefaultsFromBeatmap(beatmap);
-
-            var baseDifficulty = beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty;
+            base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
             ControlPoint overridePoint;
-            ControlPoint timingPoint = beatmap.TimingInfo.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
             var velocityAdjustment = overridePoint?.VelocityAdjustment ?? 1;
-            var baseVelocity = 100 * baseDifficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
+            var baseVelocity = 100 * difficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
 
             Velocity = baseVelocity / timingPoint.BeatLength;
-            TickDistance = baseVelocity / baseDifficulty.SliderTickRate;
+            TickDistance = baseVelocity / 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..f2712d92ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
 {
@@ -22,5 +24,12 @@ 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="difficulty">The difficulty settings to use.</param>
+        /// <param name="timing">The timing settings to use.</param>
+        public virtual void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty) { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
index 1971559f49..b82e3ada51 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -89,16 +89,26 @@ 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
+            foreach (var h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
+                h.ApplyDefaults(Beatmap.TimingInfo, Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty);
+
+            // 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>