diff --git a/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.cpp b/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.cpp
index 6c7f3e7408..5666b09bb8 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 
 namespace AudioCore {
 
+using SampleQueue = Common::SPSCQueue<Frontend::Mic::Samples>;
+
 struct CubebInput::Impl {
     cubeb* ctx = nullptr;
     cubeb_stream* stream = nullptr;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<Frontend::Mic::SampleQueue> sample_queue{};
+    std::unique_ptr<SampleQueue> sample_queue{};
     u8 sample_size_in_bytes = 0;
 
     static long DataCallback(cubeb_stream* stream, void* user_data, const void* input_buffer,
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ CubebInput::CubebInput() : impl(std::make_unique<Impl>()) {
         LOG_ERROR(Audio, "cubeb_init failed! Mic will not work properly");
         return;
     }
-    impl->sample_queue = std::make_unique<Frontend::Mic::SampleQueue>();
+    impl->sample_queue = std::make_unique<SampleQueue>();
 }
 
 CubebInput::~CubebInput() {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ CubebInput::~CubebInput() {
     cubeb_destroy(impl->ctx);
 }
 
-void CubebInput::StartSampling(Frontend::Mic::Parameters params) {
+void CubebInput::StartSampling(const Frontend::Mic::Parameters& params) {
     // Cubeb apparently only supports signed 16 bit PCM (and float32 which the 3ds doesn't support)
     // TODO resample the input stream
     if (params.sign == Frontend::Mic::Signedness::Unsigned) {
@@ -103,12 +105,11 @@ Frontend::Mic::Samples CubebInput::Read() {
 long CubebInput::Impl::DataCallback(cubeb_stream* stream, void* user_data, const void* input_buffer,
                                     void* output_buffer, long num_frames) {
     Impl* impl = static_cast<Impl*>(user_data);
-    u8 const* data = reinterpret_cast<u8 const*>(input_buffer);
-
     if (!impl) {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    u8 const* data = reinterpret_cast<u8 const*>(input_buffer);
     impl->sample_queue->Push(std::vector(data, data + num_frames * impl->sample_size_in_bytes));
 
     // returning less than num_frames here signals cubeb to stop sampling
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> ListCubebInputDevices() {
     if (cubeb_enumerate_devices(ctx, CUBEB_DEVICE_TYPE_INPUT, &collection) != CUBEB_OK) {
         LOG_WARNING(Audio_Sink, "Audio input device enumeration not supported");
     } else {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < collection.count; i++) {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < collection.count; i++) {
             const cubeb_device_info& device = collection.device[i];
             if (device.state == CUBEB_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED && device.friendly_name) {
                 device_list.emplace_back(device.friendly_name);
diff --git a/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.h b/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.h
index 20f9c4cea6..a38737849a 100644
--- a/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.h
+++ b/src/audio_core/cubeb_input.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     CubebInput();
     ~CubebInput() override;
 
-    void StartSampling(Frontend::Mic::Parameters params) override;
+    void StartSampling(const Frontend::Mic::Parameters& params) override;
 
     void StopSampling() override;
 
diff --git a/src/citra/config.cpp b/src/citra/config.cpp
index e6eea37cc9..70f05b7b5d 100644
--- a/src/citra/config.cpp
+++ b/src/citra/config.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
         sdl2_config->GetBoolean("Audio", "enable_audio_stretching", true);
     Settings::values.audio_device_id = sdl2_config->GetString("Audio", "output_device", "auto");
     Settings::values.volume = sdl2_config->GetReal("Audio", "volume", 1);
+    Settings::values.mic_input_device =
+        sdl2_config->GetString("Audio", "mic_input_device", "Default");
+    Settings::values.mic_input_type =
+        static_cast<Settings::MicInputType>(sdl2_config->GetInteger("Audio", "mic_input_type", 0));
 
     // Data Storage
     Settings::values.use_virtual_sd =
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp b/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
index 29f61fae32..2f55a4e92e 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/configuration/config.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
     Settings::values.audio_device_id =
         ReadSetting("output_device", "auto").toString().toStdString();
     Settings::values.volume = ReadSetting("volume", 1).toFloat();
-    Settings::values.mic_input_type = ReadSetting("mic_input_type", 0).toInt();
+    Settings::values.mic_input_type =
+        static_cast<Settings::MicInputType>(ReadSetting("mic_input_type", 0).toInt());
     Settings::values.mic_input_device =
         ReadSetting("mic_input_device", "Default").toString().toStdString();
     qt_config->endGroup();
@@ -483,8 +484,8 @@ void Config::SaveValues() {
     WriteSetting("enable_audio_stretching", Settings::values.enable_audio_stretching, true);
     WriteSetting("output_device", QString::fromStdString(Settings::values.audio_device_id), "auto");
     WriteSetting("volume", Settings::values.volume, 1.0f);
-    WriteSetting("mic_input_device", QString::fromStdString(Settings::values.mic_input_device), 0);
-    WriteSetting("mic_input_type", Settings::values.mic_input_type, "Default");
+    WriteSetting("mic_input_device", QString::fromStdString(Settings::values.mic_input_device), "Default");
+    WriteSetting("mic_input_type", static_cast<int>(Settings::values.mic_input_type), 0);
     qt_config->endGroup();
 
     using namespace Service::CAM;
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
index 1d9731cd30..e84c2f14d5 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_audio.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 #include <memory>
-#include <QAudioDeviceInfo>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 #include "audio_core/cubeb_input.h"
 #include "audio_core/sink.h"
@@ -37,14 +36,14 @@ ConfigureAudio::ConfigureAudio(QWidget* parent)
         ui->input_device_combo_box->addItem(QString::fromStdString(device));
     }
 
-    connect(ui->input_type_combo_box, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this,
+    connect(ui->input_type_combo_box, qOverload<int>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this,
             &ConfigureAudio::updateAudioInputDevices);
 
     ui->input_type_combo_box->setEnabled(!Core::System::GetInstance().IsPoweredOn());
     ui->input_device_combo_box->setEnabled(!Core::System::GetInstance().IsPoweredOn());
 
     this->setConfiguration();
-    connect(ui->output_sink_combo_box, QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this,
+    connect(ui->output_sink_combo_box, qOverload<int>(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged), this,
             &ConfigureAudio::updateAudioOutputDevices);
 }
 
@@ -74,10 +73,11 @@ void ConfigureAudio::setConfiguration() {
     }
     ui->emulation_combo_box->setCurrentIndex(selection);
 
-    ui->input_type_combo_box->setCurrentIndex(Settings::values.mic_input_type);
+    int index = static_cast<int>(Settings::values.mic_input_type);
+    ui->input_type_combo_box->setCurrentIndex(index);
     ui->input_device_combo_box->setCurrentText(
         QString::fromStdString(Settings::values.mic_input_device));
-    updateAudioInputDevices(Settings::values.mic_input_type);
+    updateAudioInputDevices(index);
 }
 
 void ConfigureAudio::setOutputSinkFromSinkID() {
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ void ConfigureAudio::applyConfiguration() {
         static_cast<float>(ui->volume_slider->sliderPosition()) / ui->volume_slider->maximum();
     Settings::values.enable_dsp_lle = ui->emulation_combo_box->currentIndex() != 0;
     Settings::values.enable_dsp_lle_multithread = ui->emulation_combo_box->currentIndex() == 2;
-    Settings::values.mic_input_type = ui->input_type_combo_box->currentIndex();
+    Settings::values.mic_input_type =
+        static_cast<Settings::MicInputType>(ui->input_type_combo_box->currentIndex());
     Settings::values.mic_input_device = ui->input_device_combo_box->currentText().toStdString();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/mic.cpp b/src/core/frontend/mic.cpp
index 5d880fcf7f..84f090cb2a 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/mic.cpp
+++ b/src/core/frontend/mic.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Copyright 2019 Citra Emulator Project
 // Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
@@ -12,39 +12,28 @@ constexpr std::array<u8, 32> NOISE_SAMPLE_8_BIT = {
     0xFC, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xF5, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x8E, 0xFF,
     0xF4, 0xE1, 0xBF, 0x9A, 0x71, 0x58, 0x5B, 0x5F, 0x62, 0xC2, 0x25, 0x05, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01};
 
-constexpr std::array<u8, 512> NOISE_SAMPLE_16_BIT = {
+constexpr std::array<u8, 32> NOISE_SAMPLE_16_BIT = {
     0x64, 0x61, 0x74, 0x61, 0x56, 0xD7, 0x00, 0x00, 0x48, 0xF7, 0x86, 0x05, 0x77, 0x1A, 0xF4, 0x1F,
-    0x28, 0x0F, 0x6B, 0xEB, 0x1C, 0xC0, 0xCB, 0x9D, 0x46, 0x90, 0xDF, 0x98, 0xEA, 0xAE, 0xB5, 0xC4,
-    0x9D, 0xCE, 0xB6, 0xC9, 0xDF, 0xBD, 0x82, 0xBA, 0x83, 0xCD, 0x57, 0xF9, 0x96, 0x30, 0x2C, 0x5B,
-    0x29, 0x64, 0xD3, 0x46, 0x0D, 0x12, 0x3E, 0xDE, 0x00, 0xBD, 0x74, 0xAE, 0xF0, 0xA4, 0x91, 0x93,
-    0x02, 0x80, 0x00, 0x80, 0x03, 0x80, 0x6F, 0xAA, 0x8E, 0xE8, 0xEE, 0x1A, 0x2B, 0x2C, 0xC6, 0x18,
-    0xF8, 0xED, 0xC2, 0xBE, 0x00, 0x99, 0xC1, 0x82, 0x00, 0x80, 0xA6, 0x8A, 0x37, 0xA8, 0x6B, 0xCE,
-    0x20, 0xEF, 0xD0, 0xFD, 0x68, 0xF9, 0x50, 0xEF, 0x89, 0xF2, 0xDE, 0x0C, 0x24, 0x36, 0xDB, 0x58,
-    0xB2, 0x61, 0xD5, 0x4C, 0x0B, 0x27, 0x6D, 0x02, 0xDC, 0xE8, 0x13, 0xD8, 0x2F, 0xC9, 0x07, 0xBC,
-    0xAB, 0xBA, 0x70, 0xD1, 0xDE, 0x01, 0xF2, 0x3C, 0x64, 0x6A, 0xFF, 0x78, 0x47, 0x6B, 0x26, 0x56,
-    0x9B, 0x51, 0xF3, 0x65, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0x88, 0x6B, 0x46, 0x24, 0xBF, 0xD8, 0x8C, 0xB4,
-    0xD9, 0xCF, 0x77, 0x1C, 0x43, 0x6B, 0xFE, 0x7F, 0x15, 0x64, 0xA6, 0x13, 0x03, 0xCE, 0x51, 0xBF,
-    0xC7, 0xEB, 0xCB, 0x2E, 0x6C, 0x58, 0xA7, 0x51, 0x40, 0x2A, 0x24, 0x06, 0x45, 0xFB, 0xD3, 0xFE,
-    0x51, 0xF2, 0x1E, 0xC5, 0x79, 0x8A, 0x00, 0x80, 0x94, 0x8E, 0x7A, 0xDE, 0x83, 0x29, 0x8E, 0x3C,
-    0x4B, 0x0F, 0xD8, 0xCB, 0x41, 0xAB, 0xC1, 0xC5, 0xC6, 0xFE, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x92, 0x05, 0x4B, 0xC4,
-    0xDC, 0x8F, 0xE1, 0x90, 0xE3, 0xC0, 0xDB, 0xF1, 0xCC, 0xF8, 0xC8, 0xD4, 0x2A, 0xAF, 0xB7, 0xB5,
-    0x7F, 0xF0, 0xB2, 0x39, 0xD4, 0x5C, 0xD6, 0x41, 0x69, 0xFD, 0xEA, 0xBB, 0x57, 0x9B, 0x59, 0x98,
-    0x8E, 0x9B, 0x8A, 0x97, 0x54, 0x98, 0xE6, 0xB5, 0x25, 0xF8, 0x77, 0x48, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0xFF, 0x7F,
-    0x49, 0x6B, 0xB4, 0x4B, 0xE9, 0x45, 0xE3, 0x57, 0x60, 0x64, 0x8C, 0x4D, 0x69, 0x10, 0x10, 0xCA,
-    0x13, 0xA4, 0xC5, 0xB7, 0xE4, 0xFD, 0x7C, 0x54, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0xFF, 0x7F, 0xE0, 0x52,
-    0x5E, 0x22, 0x31, 0x0B, 0xB5, 0x12, 0xB1, 0x2E, 0xA7, 0x4D, 0x17, 0x61, 0x46, 0x65, 0xA5, 0x5F,
-    0x5C, 0x57, 0xB6, 0x4C, 0x3B, 0x38, 0xFD, 0x11, 0x70, 0xDC, 0x2A, 0xA8, 0xB9, 0x8C, 0xEA, 0x98,
-    0x07, 0xC6, 0xDF, 0xF7, 0x2D, 0x0C, 0xEC, 0xF0, 0xA8, 0xB2, 0x02, 0x80, 0x00, 0x80, 0xBA, 0x8A,
-    0x0E, 0xCB, 0x54, 0xF7, 0x2B, 0xEE, 0x4C, 0xB9, 0x48, 0x89, 0x8F, 0x90, 0x0E, 0xD8, 0x83, 0x32,
-    0xC5, 0x5C, 0x54, 0x34, 0x86, 0xD6, 0x78, 0x8C, 0x88, 0x90, 0x87, 0xDE, 0x75, 0x37, 0x55, 0x56,
-    0xF1, 0x28, 0xF0, 0xDA, 0xE2, 0xAB, 0xE6, 0xB6, 0xD6, 0xDF, 0x4D, 0xF4, 0xCF, 0xDE, 0x3E, 0xBA,
-    0xC6, 0xB3, 0x81, 0xDA, 0xFE, 0x0D, 0xE9, 0x1D, 0xCE, 0xFB, 0x59, 0xCD, 0x57, 0xCA, 0x77, 0x06,
-    0x63, 0x5A, 0xFE, 0x7F, 0x49, 0x63, 0x7F, 0x14, 0x0E, 0xDB, 0x2A, 0xE5, 0x3B, 0x27, 0xFF, 0x69,
-    0x0A, 0x7C, 0xC5, 0x56, 0x65, 0x19, 0xEC, 0xE5, 0x0E, 0xC6, 0xA6, 0xB0, 0x09, 0xA2, 0x06, 0xA8,
-    0xC7, 0xD1, 0xE9, 0x15, 0xD5, 0x4E, 0xBB, 0x56, 0x85, 0x2A, 0x25, 0xF0, 0x78, 0xD6, 0x70, 0xEB,
-    0xF2, 0x0F, 0xE1, 0x15, 0x66, 0xEC, 0xC7, 0xB0, 0xE7, 0x93, 0x9D, 0xAD, 0xD1, 0xE6, 0xD3, 0x0D,
-    0xAC, 0x00, 0xB2, 0xC7, 0x5D, 0x8B, 0x00, 0x80, 0xA1, 0x88, 0x14, 0xBE, 0xDF, 0xFB, 0xCF, 0x32,
-    0xD8, 0x5B, 0x0F, 0x6F, 0x6C, 0x62, 0xD9, 0x33, 0x76, 0xF3, 0xD6, 0xBF, 0x41, 0xB3, 0x5C, 0xD1};
+    0x28, 0x0F, 0x6B, 0xEB, 0x1C, 0xC0, 0xCB, 0x9D, 0x46, 0x90, 0xDF, 0x98, 0xEA, 0xAE, 0xB5, 0xC4};
+
+Interface::~Interface() = default;
+
+void NullMic::StartSampling(const Parameters& params) {
+    parameters = params;
+    is_sampling = true;
+}
+
+void NullMic::StopSampling() {
+    is_sampling = false;
+}
+
+void NullMic::AdjustSampleRate(u32 sample_rate) {
+    parameters.sample_rate = sample_rate;
+}
+
+Samples NullMic::Read() {
+    return {};
+}
 
 StaticMic::StaticMic()
     : CACHE_8_BIT{NOISE_SAMPLE_8_BIT.begin(), NOISE_SAMPLE_8_BIT.end()},
@@ -52,7 +41,7 @@ StaticMic::StaticMic()
 
 StaticMic::~StaticMic() = default;
 
-void StaticMic::StartSampling(Parameters params) {
+void StaticMic::StartSampling(const Parameters& params) {
     sample_rate = params.sample_rate;
     sample_size = params.sample_size;
 
@@ -70,17 +59,4 @@ Samples StaticMic::Read() {
     return (sample_size == 8) ? CACHE_8_BIT : CACHE_16_BIT;
 }
 
-static std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> current_mic;
-
-void RegisterMic(std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> mic) {
-    current_mic = mic;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> GetCurrentMic() {
-    if (!current_mic) {
-        current_mic = std::make_shared<Mic::NullMic>();
-    }
-    return current_mic;
-}
-
 } // namespace Frontend::Mic
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/mic.h b/src/core/frontend/mic.h
index 13f79e4fa1..296e434f6e 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/mic.h
+++ b/src/core/frontend/mic.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Copyright 2019 Citra Emulator Project
 // Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ enum class Signedness : u8 {
 };
 
 using Samples = std::vector<u8>;
-using SampleQueue = Common::SPSCQueue<Samples>;
 
 struct Parameters {
     Signedness sign;
@@ -32,17 +31,19 @@ class Interface {
 public:
     Interface() = default;
 
-    virtual ~Interface() = default;
+    virtual ~Interface();
 
     /// Starts the microphone. Called by Core
-    virtual void StartSampling(Parameters params) = 0;
+    virtual void StartSampling(const Parameters& params) = 0;
 
     /// Stops the microphone. Called by Core
     virtual void StopSampling() = 0;
 
-    /// Called from the actual event timing read back. The frontend impl is responsible for wrapping
-    /// up any data and returning them to the core so the core can write them to the sharedmem. If
-    /// theres nothing to return just return an empty vector
+    /**
+     * Called from the actual event timing at a constant period under a given sample rate.
+     * When sampling is enabled this function is expected to return a buffer of 16 samples in ideal
+     * conditions, but can be lax if the data is coming in from another source like a real mic.
+     */
     virtual Samples Read() = 0;
 
     /// Adjusts the Parameters. Implementations should update the parameters field in addition to
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public:
         return is_sampling;
     }
 
-    Parameters GetParameters() const {
+    const Parameters& GetParameters() const {
         return parameters;
     }
 
@@ -83,22 +84,13 @@ protected:
 
 class NullMic final : public Interface {
 public:
-    void StartSampling(Parameters params) override {
-        parameters = params;
-        is_sampling = true;
-    }
+    void StartSampling(const Parameters& params) override;
 
-    void StopSampling() override {
-        is_sampling = false;
-    }
+    void StopSampling() override;
 
-    void AdjustSampleRate(u32 sample_rate) override {
-        parameters.sample_rate = sample_rate;
-    }
+    void AdjustSampleRate(u32 sample_rate) override;
 
-    Samples Read() override {
-        return {};
-    }
+    Samples Read() override;
 };
 
 class StaticMic final : public Interface {
@@ -106,7 +98,7 @@ public:
     StaticMic();
     ~StaticMic() override;
 
-    void StartSampling(Parameters params) override;
+    void StartSampling(const Parameters& params) override;
     void StopSampling() override;
     void AdjustSampleRate(u32 sample_rate) override;
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.cpp
index 577d7740f6..0ac6a13400 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ enum class Encoding : u8 {
     PCM16Signed = 3, ///< Signed 16-bit PCM.
 };
 
-/// Microphone audio sampling rates.
+/// Microphone audio sampling rates. The actual accurate sampling rate can be calculated using
+/// (16756991 / 512) / (SampleRate + 1) where SampleRate is one of the above values.
 enum class SampleRate : u8 {
     Rate32730 = 0, ///< 32728.498 Hz
     Rate16360 = 1, ///< 16364.479 Hz
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ enum class SampleRate : u8 {
 constexpr u32 GetSampleRateInHz(SampleRate sample_rate) {
     switch (sample_rate) {
     case SampleRate::Rate8180:
-        return 8180;
+        return 8182;
     case SampleRate::Rate10910:
-        return 10910;
+        return 10909;
     case SampleRate::Rate16360:
-        return 16360;
+        return 16364;
     case SampleRate::Rate32730:
-        return 32730;
+        return 32728;
     default:
         UNREACHABLE();
     }
@@ -54,45 +55,28 @@ constexpr u64 BufferUpdateRate16360 = BASE_CLOCK_RATE_ARM11 / 1022;
 constexpr u64 BufferUpdateRate32730 = BASE_CLOCK_RATE_ARM11 / 2045;
 
 constexpr u64 GetBufferUpdateRate(SampleRate sample_rate) {
-    switch (sample_rate) {
-    case SampleRate::Rate8180:
-        return BufferUpdateRate8180;
-    case SampleRate::Rate10910:
-        return BufferUpdateRate10910;
-    case SampleRate::Rate16360:
-        return BufferUpdateRate16360;
-    case SampleRate::Rate32730:
-        return BufferUpdateRate32730;
-    default:
-        UNREACHABLE();
-    }
+    return GetSampleRateInHz(sample_rate) / 16;
 }
 
 // Variables holding the current mic buffer writing state
 struct State {
     u8* sharedmem_buffer = nullptr;
     u32 sharedmem_size = 0;
-    size_t size = 0;
+    std::size_t size = 0;
     u32 offset = 0;
     u32 initial_offset = 0;
     bool looped_buffer = false;
     u8 sample_size = 0;
     SampleRate sample_rate = SampleRate::Rate16360;
 
-    void UpdateOffset() {
-        // The last 4 bytes of the shared memory contains the latest offset
-        // so update that as well https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/MIC_Shared_Memory
-        std::memcpy(sharedmem_buffer + (sharedmem_size - sizeof(u32)),
-                    reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&offset), sizeof(u32));
-    }
-
     void WriteSamples(const std::vector<u8>& samples) {
         u32 bytes_total_written = 0;
-        const size_t remaining_space = size - offset;
-        size_t bytes_to_write = std::min(samples.size(), remaining_space);
+        const std::size_t remaining_space = size - offset;
+        std::size_t bytes_to_write = std::min(samples.size(), remaining_space);
 
         // Write as many samples as we can to the buffer.
-        // TODO if the sample size is 16bit, this could theoretically cut a sample
+        // TODO if the sample size is 16bit, this could theoretically cut a sample in the case where
+        // the application configures an odd size
         std::memcpy(sharedmem_buffer + offset, samples.data(), bytes_to_write);
         offset += static_cast<u32>(bytes_to_write);
         bytes_total_written += static_cast<u32>(bytes_to_write);
@@ -105,6 +89,12 @@ struct State {
                         bytes_to_write);
             offset += static_cast<u32>(bytes_to_write);
         }
+
+        // The last 4 bytes of the shared memory contains the latest offset
+        // so update that as well https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/MIC_Shared_Memory
+        u32_le off = offset;
+        std::memcpy(sharedmem_buffer + (sharedmem_size - sizeof(u32)), reinterpret_cast<u8*>(&off),
+                    sizeof(u32));
     }
 };
 
@@ -112,9 +102,10 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
     explicit Impl(Core::System& system) : timing(system.CoreTiming()) {
         buffer_full_event =
             system.Kernel().CreateEvent(Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "MIC_U::buffer_full_event");
-        buffer_write_event = timing.RegisterEvent(
-            "MIC_U::UpdateBuffer", std::bind(&Impl::UpdateSharedMemBuffer, this,
-                                             std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2));
+        buffer_write_event =
+            timing.RegisterEvent("MIC_U::UpdateBuffer", [this](u64 userdata, s64 cycles_late) {
+                UpdateSharedMemBuffer(userdata, cycles_late);
+            });
     }
 
     void MapSharedMem(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -131,7 +122,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
 
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U MapSharedMem called, size=0x{:X}", size);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MapSharedMem called, size=0x{:X}", size);
     }
 
     void UnmapSharedMem(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -139,7 +130,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         shared_memory = nullptr;
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U UnmapSharedMem called");
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "UnmapSharedMem called");
     }
 
     void UpdateSharedMemBuffer(u64 userdata, s64 cycles_late) {
@@ -152,8 +143,6 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         if (!samples.empty()) {
             // write the samples to sharedmem page
             state.WriteSamples(samples);
-            // write the new offset to the last 4 bytes of the buffer
-            state.UpdateOffset();
         }
 
         // schedule next run
@@ -194,7 +183,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
         LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC,
-                  "MIC:U StartSampling called, encoding={}, sample_rate={}, "
+                  "StartSampling called, encoding={}, sample_rate={}, "
                   "audio_buffer_offset={}, audio_buffer_size={}, audio_buffer_loop={}",
                   static_cast<u32>(encoding), static_cast<u32>(sample_rate), audio_buffer_offset,
                   audio_buffer_size, audio_buffer_loop);
@@ -207,8 +196,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
 
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U AdjustSampling sample_rate={}",
-                  static_cast<u32>(sample_rate));
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "AdjustSampling sample_rate={}", static_cast<u32>(sample_rate));
     }
 
     void StopSampling(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -217,7 +205,8 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
         mic->StopSampling();
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U StopSampling called");
+        timing.RemoveEvent(buffer_write_event);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "StopSampling called");
     }
 
     void IsSampling(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -227,7 +216,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
         bool is_sampling = mic->IsSampling();
         rb.Push<bool>(is_sampling);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U IsSampling: {}", is_sampling);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "IsSampling: {}", is_sampling);
     }
 
     void GetBufferFullEvent(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -246,7 +235,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
 
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U SetGain gain={}", gain);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "SetGain gain={}", gain);
     }
 
     void GetGain(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -256,7 +245,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
         u8 gain = mic->GetGain();
         rb.Push<u8>(gain);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U GetGain gain={}", gain);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "GetGain gain={}", gain);
     }
 
     void SetPower(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -266,7 +255,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
 
         IPC::RequestBuilder rb = rp.MakeBuilder(1, 0);
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U SetPower mic_power={}", power);
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "SetPower mic_power={}", power);
     }
 
     void GetPower(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -276,7 +265,7 @@ struct MIC_U::Impl {
         rb.Push(RESULT_SUCCESS);
         bool mic_power = mic->GetPower();
         rb.Push<u8>(mic_power);
-        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "MIC:U GetPower called");
+        LOG_TRACE(Service_MIC, "GetPower called");
     }
 
     void SetIirFilterMic(Kernel::HLERequestContext& ctx) {
@@ -437,3 +426,19 @@ void InstallInterfaces(Core::System& system) {
 }
 
 } // namespace Service::MIC
+
+namespace Frontend::Mic {
+static std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> current_mic;
+
+void RegisterMic(std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> mic) {
+    current_mic = mic;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Mic::Interface> GetCurrentMic() {
+    if (!current_mic) {
+        current_mic = std::make_shared<Mic::NullMic>();
+    }
+    return current_mic;
+}
+
+} // namespace Frontend::Mic
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.h b/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.h
index bdd94fdd9b..bc49332293 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/mic_u.h
@@ -192,6 +192,4 @@ private:
 
 void InstallInterfaces(Core::System& system);
 
-void ChangeMicImpl();
-
 } // namespace Service::MIC
diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index cd810f2db1..39a56e5672 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ void Apply() {
     }
     // TODO support mic hotswapping by creating the new impl, and copying any parameters to it.
     switch (Settings::values.mic_input_type) {
-    case 0:
+    case Settings::MicInputType::None:
         Frontend::Mic::RegisterMic(std::make_shared<Frontend::Mic::NullMic>());
         break;
-    case 1:
+    case Settings::MicInputType::Real:
         Frontend::Mic::RegisterMic(std::make_shared<AudioCore::CubebInput>());
         break;
-    case 2:
+    case Settings::MicInputType::Static:
         Frontend::Mic::RegisterMic(std::make_shared<Frontend::Mic::StaticMic>());
         break;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 702dd4d212..ef5e484109 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ enum class LayoutOption {
     SideScreen,
 };
 
+enum class MicInputType {
+    None,
+    Real,
+    Static,
+};
+
 namespace NativeButton {
 enum Values {
     A,
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ struct Values {
     bool enable_audio_stretching;
     std::string audio_device_id;
     float volume;
-    u8 mic_input_type;
+    MicInputType mic_input_type;
     std::string mic_input_device;
 
     // Camera