diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 4d9d3f97ed..6c0147a3de 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             set { Curve.Distance = value; }
         }
 
-        public List<List<SampleInfo>> RepeatSamples { get; set; } = new List<List<SampleInfo>>();
+        public List<SampleInfoList> RepeatSamples { get; set; } = new List<SampleInfoList>();
         public int RepeatCount { get; set; } = 1;
 
         private int stackHeight;
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                             StackHeight = StackHeight,
                             Scale = Scale,
                             ComboColour = ComboColour,
-                            Samples = Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
+                            Samples = new SampleInfoList(Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
                             {
                                 Bank = s.Bank,
                                 Name = @"slidertick",
                                 Volume = s.Volume
-                            }).ToList()
+                            }))
                         };
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
index cf7b9ce710..0784c94059 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
             var distanceData = obj as IHasDistance;
             var repeatsData = obj as IHasRepeats;
             var endTimeData = obj as IHasEndTime;
+            var curveData = obj as IHasCurve;
 
             // Old osu! used hit sounding to determine various hit type information
-            List<SampleInfo> samples = obj.Samples;
+            SampleInfoList samples = obj.Samples;
 
             bool strong = samples.Any(s => s.Name == SampleInfo.HIT_FINISH);
 
@@ -102,16 +103,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
 
                 if (tickSpacing > 0 && osuDuration < 2 * speedAdjustedBeatLength)
                 {
+                    List<SampleInfoList> allSamples = curveData != null ? curveData.RepeatSamples : new List<SampleInfoList>(new[] { samples });
+
+                    int i = 0;
                     for (double j = obj.StartTime; j <= obj.StartTime + taikoDuration + tickSpacing / 8; j += tickSpacing)
                     {
-                        // Todo: This should generate different type of hits (including strongs)
-                        // depending on hitobject sound additions (not implemented fully yet)
-                        yield return new CentreHit
+                        SampleInfoList currentSamples = allSamples[i];
+                        bool isRim = currentSamples.Any(s => s.Name == SampleInfo.HIT_CLAP || s.Name == SampleInfo.HIT_WHISTLE);
+                        strong = currentSamples.Any(s => s.Name == SampleInfo.HIT_FINISH);
+
+                        if (isRim)
                         {
-                            StartTime = j,
-                            Samples = obj.Samples,
-                            IsStrong = strong,
-                        };
+                            yield return new RimHit
+                            {
+                                StartTime = j,
+                                Samples = currentSamples,
+                                IsStrong = strong
+                            };
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            yield return new CentreHit
+                            {
+                                StartTime = j,
+                                Samples = currentSamples,
+                                IsStrong = strong,
+                            };
+                        }
+
+                        i = (i + 1) % allSamples.Count;
                     }
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
index 4f89fb8248..f79c01b643 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
                     TickSpacing = tickSpacing,
                     StartTime = t,
                     IsStrong = IsStrong,
-                    Samples = Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
+                    Samples = new SampleInfoList(Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
                     {
                         Bank = s.Bank,
                         Name = @"slidertick",
                         Volume = s.Volume
-                    }).ToList()
+                    }))
                 });
 
                 first = false;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObjectDifficulty.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObjectDifficulty.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8bb73abbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObjectDifficulty.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
+{
+    internal class TaikoHitObjectDifficulty
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Factor by how much individual / overall strain decays per second.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// These values are results of tweaking a lot and taking into account general feedback.
+        /// </remarks>
+        internal const double DECAY_BASE = 0.30;
+
+        private const double type_change_bonus = 0.75;
+        private const double rhythm_change_bonus = 1.0;
+        private const double rhythm_change_base_threshold = 0.2;
+        private const double rhythm_change_base = 2.0;
+
+        internal TaikoHitObject BaseHitObject;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Measures note density in a way
+        /// </summary>
+        internal double Strain = 1;
+
+        private double timeElapsed;
+        private int sameTypeSince = 1;
+
+        private bool isRim => BaseHitObject is RimHit;
+
+        public TaikoHitObjectDifficulty(TaikoHitObject baseHitObject)
+        {
+            BaseHitObject = baseHitObject;
+        }
+
+        internal void CalculateStrains(TaikoHitObjectDifficulty previousHitObject, double timeRate)
+        {
+            // Rather simple, but more specialized things are inherently inaccurate due to the big difference playstyles and opinions make.
+            // See Taiko feedback thread.
+            timeElapsed = (BaseHitObject.StartTime - previousHitObject.BaseHitObject.StartTime) / timeRate;
+            double decay = Math.Pow(DECAY_BASE, timeElapsed / 1000);
+
+            double addition = 1;
+
+            // Only if we are no slider or spinner we get an extra addition
+            if (previousHitObject.BaseHitObject is Hit && BaseHitObject is Hit
+                && BaseHitObject.StartTime - previousHitObject.BaseHitObject.StartTime < 1000) // And we only want to check out hitobjects which aren't so far in the past
+            {
+                addition += typeChangeAddition(previousHitObject);
+                addition += rhythmChangeAddition(previousHitObject);
+            }
+
+            double additionFactor = 1.0;
+            // Scale AdditionFactor linearly from 0.4 to 1 for TimeElapsed from 0 to 50
+            if (timeElapsed < 50.0)
+                additionFactor = 0.4 + 0.6 * timeElapsed / 50.0;
+
+            Strain = previousHitObject.Strain * decay + addition * additionFactor;
+        }
+
+        private TypeSwitch lastTypeSwitchEven = TypeSwitch.None;
+        private double typeChangeAddition(TaikoHitObjectDifficulty previousHitObject)
+        {
+            // If we don't have the same hit type, trigger a type change!
+            if (previousHitObject.isRim != isRim)
+            {
+                lastTypeSwitchEven = previousHitObject.sameTypeSince % 2 == 0 ? TypeSwitch.Even : TypeSwitch.Odd;
+
+                // We only want a bonus if the parity of the type switch changes!
+                switch (previousHitObject.lastTypeSwitchEven)
+                {
+                    case TypeSwitch.Even:
+                        if (lastTypeSwitchEven == TypeSwitch.Odd)
+                            return type_change_bonus;
+                        break;
+                    case TypeSwitch.Odd:
+                        if (lastTypeSwitchEven == TypeSwitch.Even)
+                            return type_change_bonus;
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+            // No type change? Increment counter and keep track of last type switch
+            else
+            {
+                lastTypeSwitchEven = previousHitObject.lastTypeSwitchEven;
+                sameTypeSince = previousHitObject.sameTypeSince + 1;
+            }
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        private double rhythmChangeAddition(TaikoHitObjectDifficulty previousHitObject)
+        {
+            // We don't want a division by zero if some random mapper decides to put 2 HitObjects at the same time.
+            if (timeElapsed == 0 || previousHitObject.timeElapsed == 0)
+                return 0;
+
+            double timeElapsedRatio = Math.Max(previousHitObject.timeElapsed / timeElapsed, timeElapsed / previousHitObject.timeElapsed);
+
+            if (timeElapsedRatio >= 8)
+                return 0;
+
+            double difference = Math.Log(timeElapsedRatio, rhythm_change_base) % 1.0;
+
+            if (isWithinChangeThreshold(difference))
+                return rhythm_change_bonus;
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        private bool isWithinChangeThreshold(double value)
+        {
+            return value > rhythm_change_base_threshold && value < 1 - rhythm_change_base_threshold;
+        }
+
+        private enum TypeSwitch
+        {
+            None,
+            Even,
+            Odd
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs
index cd61709db8..33e9510f1c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -6,18 +6,133 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
 {
-    public class TaikoDifficultyCalculator : DifficultyCalculator<TaikoHitObject>
+    internal class TaikoDifficultyCalculator : DifficultyCalculator<TaikoHitObject>
     {
-        public TaikoDifficultyCalculator(Beatmap beatmap) : base(beatmap)
+        private const double star_scaling_factor = 0.04125;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// In milliseconds. For difficulty calculation we will only look at the highest strain value in each time interval of size STRAIN_STEP.
+        /// This is to eliminate higher influence of stream over aim by simply having more HitObjects with high strain.
+        /// The higher this value, the less strains there will be, indirectly giving long beatmaps an advantage.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const double strain_step = 400;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The weighting of each strain value decays to this number * it's previous value
+        /// </summary>
+        private const double decay_weight = 0.9;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// HitObjects are stored as a member variable.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly List<TaikoHitObjectDifficulty> difficultyHitObjects = new List<TaikoHitObjectDifficulty>();
+
+        public TaikoDifficultyCalculator(Beatmap beatmap)
+            : base(beatmap)
         {
         }
 
         protected override double CalculateInternal(Dictionary<string, string> categoryDifficulty)
         {
-            return 0;
+            // Fill our custom DifficultyHitObject class, that carries additional information
+            difficultyHitObjects.Clear();
+
+            foreach (var hitObject in Objects)
+                difficultyHitObjects.Add(new TaikoHitObjectDifficulty(hitObject));
+
+            // Sort DifficultyHitObjects by StartTime of the HitObjects - just to make sure.
+            difficultyHitObjects.Sort((a, b) => a.BaseHitObject.StartTime.CompareTo(b.BaseHitObject.StartTime));
+
+            if (!calculateStrainValues()) return 0;
+
+            double starRating = calculateDifficulty() * star_scaling_factor;
+
+            if (categoryDifficulty != null)
+            {
+                categoryDifficulty.Add("Strain", starRating.ToString("0.00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                categoryDifficulty.Add("Hit window 300", (35 /*HitObjectManager.HitWindow300*/ / TimeRate).ToString("0.00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+            }
+
+            return starRating;
+        }
+
+        private bool calculateStrainValues()
+        {
+            // Traverse hitObjects in pairs to calculate the strain value of NextHitObject from the strain value of CurrentHitObject and environment.
+            using (List<TaikoHitObjectDifficulty>.Enumerator hitObjectsEnumerator = difficultyHitObjects.GetEnumerator())
+            {
+                if (!hitObjectsEnumerator.MoveNext()) return false;
+
+                TaikoHitObjectDifficulty current = hitObjectsEnumerator.Current;
+
+                // First hitObject starts at strain 1. 1 is the default for strain values, so we don't need to set it here. See DifficultyHitObject.
+                while (hitObjectsEnumerator.MoveNext())
+                {
+                    var next = hitObjectsEnumerator.Current;
+                    next?.CalculateStrains(current, TimeRate);
+                    current = next;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private double calculateDifficulty()
+        {
+            double actualStrainStep = strain_step * TimeRate;
+
+            // Find the highest strain value within each strain step
+            List<double> highestStrains = new List<double>();
+            double intervalEndTime = actualStrainStep;
+            double maximumStrain = 0; // We need to keep track of the maximum strain in the current interval
+
+            TaikoHitObjectDifficulty previousHitObject = null;
+            foreach (var hitObject in difficultyHitObjects)
+            {
+                // While we are beyond the current interval push the currently available maximum to our strain list
+                while (hitObject.BaseHitObject.StartTime > intervalEndTime)
+                {
+                    highestStrains.Add(maximumStrain);
+
+                    // The maximum strain of the next interval is not zero by default! We need to take the last hitObject we encountered, take its strain and apply the decay
+                    // until the beginning of the next interval.
+                    if (previousHitObject == null)
+                    {
+                        maximumStrain = 0;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        double decay = Math.Pow(TaikoHitObjectDifficulty.DECAY_BASE, (intervalEndTime - previousHitObject.BaseHitObject.StartTime) / 1000);
+                        maximumStrain = previousHitObject.Strain * decay;
+                    }
+
+                    // Go to the next time interval
+                    intervalEndTime += actualStrainStep;
+                }
+
+                // Obtain maximum strain
+                maximumStrain = Math.Max(hitObject.Strain, maximumStrain);
+
+                previousHitObject = hitObject;
+            }
+
+            // Build the weighted sum over the highest strains for each interval
+            double difficulty = 0;
+            double weight = 1;
+            highestStrains.Sort((a, b) => b.CompareTo(a)); // Sort from highest to lowest strain.
+
+            foreach (double strain in highestStrains)
+            {
+                difficulty += weight * strain;
+                weight *= decay_weight;
+            }
+
+            return difficulty;
         }
 
         protected override BeatmapConverter<TaikoHitObject> CreateBeatmapConverter() => new TaikoBeatmapConverter();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj
index c668b90ec4..f890e32f90 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Replays\TaikoFramedReplayInputHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Replays\TaikoAutoReplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\TaikoHitObject.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\TaikoHitObjectDifficulty.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Scoring\TaikoScoreProcessor.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Audio/SampleInfoList.cs b/osu.Game/Audio/SampleInfoList.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..594341bbb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Audio/SampleInfoList.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Audio
+{
+    public class SampleInfoList : List<SampleInfo>
+    {
+        public SampleInfoList()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public SampleInfoList(IEnumerable<SampleInfo> elements)
+        {
+            AddRange(elements);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
index 727c89049f..8e9266b644 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         protected DifficultyCalculator(Beatmap beatmap)
         {
             Objects = CreateBeatmapConverter().Convert(beatmap).HitObjects;
+
+            foreach (var h in Objects)
+                h.ApplyDefaults(beatmap.TimingInfo, beatmap.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty);
+
             PreprocessHitObjects();
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index 12e4ca6df1..46fb5fcf70 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 {
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// and can be treated as the default samples for the hit object.
         /// </para>
         /// </summary>
-        public List<SampleInfo> Samples = new List<SampleInfo>();
+        public SampleInfoList Samples = new SampleInfoList();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies default values to this HitObject.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 1550772f8e..5c534456ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Catch/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Catch
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<SampleInfoList> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index ad028e0cee..c5551082ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
                 }
 
                 // Generate the final per-node samples
-                var nodeSamples = new List<List<SampleInfo>>(nodes);
+                var nodeSamples = new List<SampleInfoList>(nodes);
                 for (int i = 0; i <= repeatCount; i++)
                     nodeSamples.Add(convertSoundType(nodeSoundTypes[i], nodeBankInfos[i]));
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         /// <param name="repeatCount">The slider repeat count.</param>
         /// <param name="repeatSamples">The samples to be played when the repeat nodes are hit. This includes the head and tail of the slider.</param>
         /// <returns>The hit object.</returns>
-        protected abstract HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples);
+        protected abstract HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<SampleInfoList> repeatSamples);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a legacy Spinner-type hit object.
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         /// <returns>The hit object.</returns>
         protected abstract HitObject CreateSpinner(Vector2 position, double endTime);
 
-        private List<SampleInfo> convertSoundType(LegacySoundType type, SampleBankInfo bankInfo)
+        private SampleInfoList convertSoundType(LegacySoundType type, SampleBankInfo bankInfo)
         {
-            var soundTypes = new List<SampleInfo>
+            var soundTypes = new SampleInfoList
             {
                 new SampleInfo
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
index 06391a9906..7580404e81 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertSlider.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
         public CurveType CurveType { get; set; }
         public double Distance { get; set; }
 
-        public List<List<SampleInfo>> RepeatSamples { get; set; }
+        public List<SampleInfoList> RepeatSamples { get; set; }
         public int RepeatCount { get; set; } = 1;
 
         public double EndTime { get; set; }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index b21857797f..224f068323 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Mania/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Mania
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<SampleInfoList> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index e45a161f52..41bf142831 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Osu/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Osu
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<SampleInfoList> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 2de2f217d1..0d755d7527 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/Taiko/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy.Taiko
             };
         }
 
-        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<List<SampleInfo>> repeatSamples)
+        protected override HitObject CreateSlider(Vector2 position, bool newCombo, List<Vector2> controlPoints, double length, CurveType curveType, int repeatCount, List<SampleInfoList> repeatSamples)
         {
             return new ConvertSlider
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasRepeats.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasRepeats.cs
index 2fe2424d49..5abad2d661 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasRepeats.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Types/IHasRepeats.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types
         /// <summary>
         /// The samples to be played when each repeat node is hit (0 -> first repeat node, 1 -> second repeat node, etc).
         /// </summary>
-        List<List<SampleInfo>> RepeatSamples { get; }
+        List<SampleInfoList> RepeatSamples { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index cc9fe00cdc..cb491055c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Audio\SampleInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Audio\SampleInfoList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\Drawables\BeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\DifficultyCalculator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Online\API\Requests\PostMessageRequest.cs" />