diff --git a/src/engine/platform/opll.cpp b/src/engine/platform/opll.cpp
index 50eab344f..027acb798 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/opll.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/opll.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ void DivPlatformOPLL::tick(bool sysTick) {
   for (int i=0; i<11; i++) {
     if (chan[i].freqChanged) {
       chan[i].freq=parent->calcFreq(chan[i].baseFreq,chan[i].pitch,false,octave(chan[i].baseFreq),chan[i].pitch2,chipClock,CHIP_FREQBASE);
+      if (chan[i].fixedFreq>0) chan[i].freq=chan[i].fixedFreq;
       if (chan[i].freq>262143) chan[i].freq=262143;
       int freqt=toFreq(chan[i].freq)+chan[i].pitch2;
       chan[i].freqL=freqt&0xff;
@@ -420,15 +421,16 @@ int DivPlatformOPLL::dispatch(DivCommand c) {
           if (chan[c.chan].state.opllPreset==16 && chan[c.chan].state.fixedDrums) {
             switch (c.chan) {
               case 6:
-                chan[c.chan].baseFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.kickFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.kickFreq>>9);
+                chan[c.chan].fixedFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.kickFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.kickFreq>>9);
                 break;
               case 7: case 10:
-                chan[c.chan].baseFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.snareHatFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.snareHatFreq>>9);
+                chan[c.chan].fixedFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.snareHatFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.snareHatFreq>>9);
                 break;
               case 8: case 9:
-                chan[c.chan].baseFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.tomTopFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.tomTopFreq>>9);
+                chan[c.chan].fixedFreq=(chan[c.chan].state.tomTopFreq&511)<<(chan[c.chan].state.tomTopFreq>>9);
                 break;
               default:
+                chan[c.chan].fixedFreq=0;
                 chan[c.chan].baseFreq=NOTE_FREQUENCY(c.value);
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/opll.h b/src/engine/platform/opll.h
index 7a06bbb77..d2d208269 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/opll.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/opll.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DivPlatformOPLL: public DivDispatch {
       DivInstrumentFM state;
       DivMacroInt std;
       unsigned char freqH, freqL;
-      int freq, baseFreq, pitch, pitch2, note, ins;
+      int freq, baseFreq, pitch, pitch2, note, ins, fixedFreq;
       bool active, insChanged, freqChanged, keyOn, keyOff, portaPause, furnaceDac, inPorta;
       int vol, outVol;
       unsigned char pan;
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class DivPlatformOPLL: public DivDispatch {
         pitch2(0),
         note(0),
         ins(-1),
+        fixedFreq(0),
         active(false),
         insChanged(true),
         freqChanged(false),