diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
index c82efe2d32..1d3aef0653 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
@@ -283,9 +283,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 this.Delay(early_activation).Schedule(() =>
                 {
                     if (beatIndex % timingPoint.TimeSignature.Numerator == 0)
-                        sampleDownbeat.Play();
+                    {
+                        sampleDownbeat?.Play();
+                    }
                     else
-                        sampleBeat.Play();
+                    {
+                        var channel = sampleBeat.GetChannel();
+                        channel.Frequency.Value = 0.95 + RNG.NextDouble(0.1);
+                        channel.Play();
+                    }
                 });
             }