diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
index 60b709c2..a1194d74 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,41 @@ namespace SHADE
 
     denseListener = &SHComponentManager::GetDense<SHAudioListenerComponent>();
     fmodStudioSystem->getCoreSystem(&fmodSystem);
-    fmodSystem->setSoftwareFormat(0, FMOD_SPEAKERMODE_5POINT1, 0);
-    result = fmodStudioSystem->initialize(AUDIO_SYS_MAX_CHANNELS, AUDIO_SYS_MAX_CHANNELS, FMOD_STUDIO_INIT_NORMAL | FMOD_INIT_NORMAL, extraDriverData);
-    
-    ErrorCheck();
 
-    fmodSystem->setSoftwareFormat(0, speakerMode, 0);
+    result = fmodSystem->setSoftwareFormat(0, FMOD_SPEAKERMODE_5POINT1, 0);
+    ErrorCheck();
+    result = fmodSystem->setOutput(FMOD_OUTPUTTYPE_AUDIO3D);
+    if(result != FMOD_OK)
+    {
+      result = fmodSystem->setOutput(FMOD_OUTPUTTYPE_WINSONIC);
+      if (result == FMOD_OK)
+      {
+        result = fmodSystem->setSoftwareFormat(0, FMOD_SPEAKERMODE_7POINT1POINT4, 0);
+        ErrorCheck();
+      }
+    }
+
+    int numDrivers{};
+    result = fmodSystem->getNumDrivers(&numDrivers);
+    if(numDrivers == 0)
+    {
+      fmodSystem->setDSPBufferSize(512, 4);
+      fmodSystem->setOutput(FMOD_OUTPUTTYPE_AUTODETECT);
+    }
+    FMOD_OUTPUTTYPE outputType = FMOD_OUTPUTTYPE_WINSONIC;
+    fmodSystem->getSoftwareFormat(0, &speakerMode, 0);
+    fmodSystem->getOutput(&outputType);
+
+    FMOD_STUDIO_INITFLAGS studioInitFlags = FMOD_STUDIO_INIT_NORMAL;
+    FMOD_INITFLAGS coreInitFlags = FMOD_INIT_NORMAL | FMOD_INIT_3D_RIGHTHANDED | FMOD_INIT_PREFER_DOLBY_DOWNMIX;
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+    studioInitFlags |= FMOD_STUDIO_INIT_LIVEUPDATE;
+    coreInitFlags |= FMOD_INIT_PROFILE_ENABLE;
+#endif    
+
+    result = fmodStudioSystem->initialize(AUDIO_SYS_MAX_CHANNELS, studioInitFlags, coreInitFlags, extraDriverData);
+
+    ErrorCheck();
 
     result = fmodSystem->createChannelGroup("SFX", &sfxChannelGroup);
     ErrorCheck();