diff --git a/HitsoundTweaks/HarmonyPatches/NoteCutSoundEffectManager_Max_Active_SoundEffects_Patch.cs b/HitsoundTweaks/HarmonyPatches/NoteCutSoundEffectManager_Max_Active_SoundEffects_Patch.cs
index 5659003..c4fd693 100644
--- a/HitsoundTweaks/HarmonyPatches/NoteCutSoundEffectManager_Max_Active_SoundEffects_Patch.cs
+++ b/HitsoundTweaks/HarmonyPatches/NoteCutSoundEffectManager_Max_Active_SoundEffects_Patch.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> Transpiler(IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> inst
                 if (code[i].opcode == OpCodes.Callvirt && (MethodInfo)code[i].operand == AccessTools.PropertyGetter(typeof(List<NoteCutSoundEffect>), "Count"))
                 {
                     // subtract 8 to give some overhead, don't go below base game value of 64
-                    code[i + 1].operand = Mathf.Max(HitsoundTweaksController.Instance.NumVirtualVoices - 8, 64);
+                    code[i + 1].operand = Mathf.Max(HitsoundTweaksController.CurrentNumVirtualVoices - 8, 64);
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/HitsoundTweaks/HitsoundTweaksController.cs b/HitsoundTweaks/HitsoundTweaksController.cs
index 8bab045..ea0b6c7 100644
--- a/HitsoundTweaks/HitsoundTweaksController.cs
+++ b/HitsoundTweaks/HitsoundTweaksController.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class HitsoundTweaksController : MonoBehaviour
     {
         public static HitsoundTweaksController Instance { get; private set; }
 
-        public int NumVirtualVoices = 32;
+        public static int CurrentNumVirtualVoices = 32;
 
         #region Monobehaviour Messages
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private void Awake()
             Plugin.Log?.Info($"Attempting to set number of real voices to {config.numRealVoices}");
             AudioSettings.Reset(config);
             var newConfig = AudioSettings.GetConfiguration();
-            NumVirtualVoices = newConfig.numVirtualVoices;
+            CurrentNumVirtualVoices = newConfig.numVirtualVoices;
 
             if (newConfig.numVirtualVoices == config.numVirtualVoices)
             {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private void Awake()
             else
             {
                 Plugin.Log?.Warn($"Failed to set number of virtual voices to the desired value");
-                Plugin.Log?.Info($"Number of virtual voices is currently: {NumVirtualVoices}");
+                Plugin.Log?.Info($"Number of virtual voices is currently: {CurrentNumVirtualVoices}");
             }
 
             if (newConfig.numRealVoices == config.numRealVoices)