diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 8c471eb3..e936d38e 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
 import { loadBuffer } from './sampler.mjs';
 
 export const DEFAULT_MAX_POLYPHONY = 128;
+const DEFAULT_AUDIO_DEVICE_NAME = 'System Standard';
+
 let maxPolyphony = DEFAULT_MAX_POLYPHONY;
 export function setMaxPolyphony(polyphony) {
   maxPolyphony = parseInt(polyphony) ?? DEFAULT_MAX_POLYPHONY;
@@ -91,6 +93,18 @@ export function getSound(s) {
   return soundMap.get()[s.toLowerCase()];
 }
 
+export const getAudioDevices = async () => {
+  await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
+  let mediaDevices = await navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices();
+  mediaDevices = mediaDevices.filter((device) => device.kind === 'audiooutput' && device.deviceId !== 'default');
+  const devicesMap = new Map();
+  devicesMap.set(DEFAULT_AUDIO_DEVICE_NAME, '');
+  mediaDevices.forEach((device) => {
+    devicesMap.set(device.label, device.deviceId);
+  });
+  return devicesMap;
+};
+
 const defaultDefaultValues = {
   s: 'triangle',
   gain: 0.8,
@@ -161,19 +175,40 @@ export function getAudioContextCurrentTime() {
 let workletsLoading;
 function loadWorklets() {
   if (!workletsLoading) {
-    workletsLoading = getAudioContext().audioWorklet.addModule(workletsUrl);
+    const audioCtx = getAudioContext();
+    workletsLoading = audioCtx.audioWorklet.addModule(workletsUrl);
   }
+
   return workletsLoading;
 }
 
 // this function should be called on first user interaction (to avoid console warning)
 export async function initAudio(options = {}) {
-  const { disableWorklets = false, maxPolyphony } = options;
+  const { disableWorklets = false, maxPolyphony, audioDeviceName = DEFAULT_AUDIO_DEVICE_NAME } = options;
   setMaxPolyphony(maxPolyphony);
   if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
     return;
   }
-  await getAudioContext().resume();
+
+  const audioCtx = getAudioContext();
+
+  if (audioDeviceName != null && audioDeviceName != DEFAULT_AUDIO_DEVICE_NAME) {
+    try {
+      const devices = await getAudioDevices();
+      const id = devices.get(audioDeviceName);
+      const isValidID = (id ?? '').length > 0;
+      if (audioCtx.sinkId !== id && isValidID) {
+        await audioCtx.setSinkId(id);
+      }
+      logger(
+        `[superdough] Audio Device set to ${audioDeviceName}, it might take a few seconds before audio plays on all output channels`,
+      );
+    } catch {
+      logger('[superdough] failed to set audio interface', 'warning');
+    }
+  }
+
+  await audioCtx.resume();
   if (disableWorklets) {
     logger('[superdough]: AudioWorklets disabled with disableWorklets');
     return;
diff --git a/website/src/repl/components/panel/AudioDeviceSelector.jsx b/website/src/repl/components/panel/AudioDeviceSelector.jsx
index d1f13c22..288ffc0a 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/components/panel/AudioDeviceSelector.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/components/panel/AudioDeviceSelector.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { getAudioDevices, setAudioDevice } from '../../util.mjs';
+
 import { SelectInput } from './SelectInput';
+import { getAudioDevices } from '@strudel/webaudio';
 
 const initdevices = new Map();
 
@@ -21,9 +22,7 @@ export function AudioDeviceSelector({ audioDeviceName, onChange, isDisabled }) {
     if (!devicesInitialized) {
       return;
     }
-    const deviceID = devices.get(deviceName);
     onChange(deviceName);
-    setAudioDevice(deviceID);
   };
   const options = new Map();
   Array.from(devices.keys()).forEach((deviceName) => {
diff --git a/website/src/repl/useReplContext.jsx b/website/src/repl/useReplContext.jsx
index 801a0886..f0895aaa 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/useReplContext.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/useReplContext.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   resetLoadedSounds,
   initAudioOnFirstClick,
 } from '@strudel/webaudio';
-import { getAudioDevices, setAudioDevice, setVersionDefaultsFrom } from './util.mjs';
+import { setVersionDefaultsFrom } from './util.mjs';
 import { StrudelMirror, defaultSettings } from '@strudel/codemirror';
 import { clearHydra } from '@strudel/hydra';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   setViewingPatternData,
 } from '../user_pattern_utils.mjs';
 import { superdirtOutput } from '@strudel/osc/superdirtoutput';
-import { audioEngineTargets, defaultAudioDeviceName } from '../settings.mjs';
+import { audioEngineTargets } from '../settings.mjs';
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
 import { prebake } from './prebake.mjs';
 import { getRandomTune, initCode, loadModules, shareCode } from './util.mjs';
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import './Repl.css';
 import { setInterval, clearInterval } from 'worker-timers';
 import { getMetadata } from '../metadata_parser';
 
-const { latestCode, maxPolyphony } = settingsMap.get();
+const { latestCode, maxPolyphony, audioDeviceName } = settingsMap.get();
 let modulesLoading, presets, drawContext, clearCanvas, audioReady;
 
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  audioReady = initAudioOnFirstClick({ maxPolyphony });
+  audioReady = initAudioOnFirstClick({ maxPolyphony, audioDeviceName });
   modulesLoading = loadModules();
   presets = prebake();
   drawContext = getDrawContext();
@@ -159,20 +159,6 @@ export function useReplContext() {
     editorRef.current?.updateSettings(editorSettings);
   }, [_settings]);
 
-  // on first load, set stored audio device if possible
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const { audioDeviceName } = _settings;
-    if (audioDeviceName !== defaultAudioDeviceName) {
-      getAudioDevices().then((devices) => {
-        const deviceID = devices.get(audioDeviceName);
-        if (deviceID == null) {
-          return;
-        }
-        setAudioDevice(deviceID);
-      });
-    }
-  }, []);
-
   //
   // UI Actions
   //
diff --git a/website/src/repl/util.mjs b/website/src/repl/util.mjs
index a8d18428..f49dd568 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/util.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/util.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { evalScope, hash2code, logger } from '@strudel/core';
-import { settingPatterns, defaultAudioDeviceName } from '../settings.mjs';
-import { getAudioContext, initializeAudioOutput, setDefaultAudioContext, setVersionDefaults } from '@strudel/webaudio';
+import { settingPatterns } from '../settings.mjs';
+import { setVersionDefaults } from '@strudel/webaudio';
 import { getMetadata } from '../metadata_parser';
 import { isTauri } from '../tauri.mjs';
 import './Repl.css';
@@ -159,38 +159,6 @@ export const isUdels = () => {
   return window.top?.location?.pathname.includes('udels');
 };
 
-export const getAudioDevices = async () => {
-  await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
-  let mediaDevices = await navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices();
-  mediaDevices = mediaDevices.filter((device) => device.kind === 'audiooutput' && device.deviceId !== 'default');
-  const devicesMap = new Map();
-  devicesMap.set(defaultAudioDeviceName, '');
-  mediaDevices.forEach((device) => {
-    devicesMap.set(device.label, device.deviceId);
-  });
-  return devicesMap;
-};
-
-export const setAudioDevice = async (id) => {
-  let audioCtx = getAudioContext();
-  if (audioCtx.sinkId === id) {
-    return;
-  }
-  await audioCtx.suspend();
-  await audioCtx.close();
-  audioCtx = setDefaultAudioContext();
-  await audioCtx.resume();
-  const isValidID = (id ?? '').length > 0;
-  if (isValidID) {
-    try {
-      await audioCtx.setSinkId(id);
-    } catch {
-      logger('failed to set audio interface', 'warning');
-    }
-  }
-  initializeAudioOutput();
-};
-
 export function setVersionDefaultsFrom(code) {
   try {
     const metadata = getMetadata(code);
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index 132d84bd..1b4ba33f 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
 import { register } from '@strudel/core';
 import { isUdels } from './repl/util.mjs';
 
-export const defaultAudioDeviceName = 'System Standard';
-
 export const audioEngineTargets = {
   webaudio: 'webaudio',
   osc: 'osc',
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ export const defaultSettings = {
   isPanelOpen: true,
   togglePanelTrigger: 'click', //click | hover
   userPatterns: '{}',
-  audioDeviceName: defaultAudioDeviceName,
   audioEngineTarget: audioEngineTargets.webaudio,
   isButtonRowHidden: false,
   isCSSAnimationDisabled: false,