diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Catch/CatchHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Catch/CatchHitRenderer.cs
index d8e5aaaa35..6862759035 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Catch/CatchHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Catch/CatchHitRenderer.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 //Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Catch;
@@ -11,9 +10,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Catch
 {
     public class CatchHitRenderer : HitRenderer<CatchBaseHit>
     {
-        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchPlayfield();
+        private static readonly CatchConverter converter = new CatchConverter();
 
-        protected override List<CatchBaseHit> Convert(List<HitObject> objects) => new CatchConverter().Convert(objects);
+        protected override HitObjectConverter<CatchBaseHit> Converter => converter;
+
+        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchPlayfield();
 
         protected override Drawable GetVisualRepresentation(CatchBaseHit h) => new DrawableFruit(h);
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/HitRenderer.cs
index b18d9ebb6d..53cca2072c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework;
 namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play
 {
     public abstract class HitRenderer<T> : Container
+        where T : HitObject
     {
         private List<T> objects;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play
 
         protected abstract Playfield CreatePlayfield();
 
-        protected abstract List<T> Convert(List<HitObject> objects);
+        protected abstract HitObjectConverter<T> Converter { get; }
+
+        protected virtual List<T> Convert(List<HitObject> objects) => Converter.Convert(objects);
 
         public override void Load(BaseGame game)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Mania/ManiaHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Mania/ManiaHitRenderer.cs
index 302f40878b..ef74fd4a7a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Mania/ManiaHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Mania/ManiaHitRenderer.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 //Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 //Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using OpenTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Mania;
-using OpenTK;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Mania.Drawable;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Mania
 {
@@ -17,13 +16,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Mania
         public ManiaHitRenderer(int columns = 5)
         {
             this.columns = columns;
+            Converter = new ManiaConverter(columns);
         }
 
-        protected override List<ManiaBaseHit> Convert(List<HitObject> objects)
-        {
-            ManiaConverter converter = new ManiaConverter(columns);
-            return converter.Convert(objects);
-        }
+        protected override HitObjectConverter<ManiaBaseHit> Converter { get; }
 
         protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new ManiaPlayfield(columns);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuHitRenderer.cs
index 130d6d212f..78532b8f25 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuHitRenderer.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 //Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Osu;
@@ -11,9 +10,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Osu
 {
     public class OsuHitRenderer : HitRenderer<OsuBaseHit>
     {
-        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new OsuPlayfield();
+        private static readonly OsuConverter converter = new OsuConverter();
 
-        protected override List<OsuBaseHit> Convert(List<HitObject> objects) => new OsuConverter().Convert(objects);
+        protected override HitObjectConverter<OsuBaseHit> Converter => converter;
+
+        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new OsuPlayfield();
 
         protected override Drawable GetVisualRepresentation(OsuBaseHit h) => new DrawableCircle(h);
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Taiko/TaikoHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Taiko/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
index 9fab5998f5..54d1eefab1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Taiko/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Taiko/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 //Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Taiko;
@@ -11,10 +10,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Taiko
 {
     public class TaikoHitRenderer : HitRenderer<TaikoBaseHit>
     {
-        protected override List<TaikoBaseHit> Convert(List<HitObject> objects) => new TaikoConverter().Convert(objects);
+        private static readonly TaikoConverter converter = new TaikoConverter();
+
+        protected override HitObjectConverter<TaikoBaseHit> Converter => converter;
 
         protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new TaikoPlayfield();
 
         protected override Drawable GetVisualRepresentation(TaikoBaseHit h) => new DrawableTaikoHit(h);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}