diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.cpp
index 6a5d9a4ece..6784452743 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK DSound::EnumCallback(LPGUID lpGuid, LPCSTR lpcstrDescription, LPCS
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* The PortAudio directsound code does this.  I'm not sure if it actually matters;
- * it's an experiment based on some recent reports.  (The default primary buffer
- * mode is 22050 8-bit.  However, we mix through secondary buffers, and I'm not sure
- * when the primary buffer mode matters there--I'm certainly not getting 22050 8-bit
- * sound.) */
 void DSound::SetPrimaryBufferMode()
 {
 #ifndef _XBOX
@@ -397,7 +392,7 @@ bool DSoundBuf::get_output_buf(char **buffer, unsigned *bufsiz, int chunksize)
 
 	/* Increment last_cursor_pos to point at where the data we're about to
 	 * ask for will actually be played. */
-	last_cursor_pos += num_bytes_empty / samplesize();
+	last_cursor_pos += num_bytes_empty / bytes_per_frame();
 
 	buffer_locked = true;
 
@@ -414,8 +409,8 @@ int DSoundBuf::GetPosition() const
 {
 	DWORD cursor, junk;
 	buf->GetCurrentPosition(&cursor, &junk);
-	int cursor_frames = int(cursor) / samplesize();
-	int write_cursor_frames = write_cursor  / samplesize();
+	int cursor_frames = int(cursor) / bytes_per_frame();
+	int write_cursor_frames = write_cursor  / bytes_per_frame();
 
 	int frames_behind = write_cursor_frames - cursor_frames;
 	if(frames_behind <= 0)
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.h b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.h
index 307b2b6be3..4adfc8d03c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/DSoundHelpers.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class DSoundBuf
 
 	int buffersize;
 	
-	int buffersize_frames() const { return buffersize / samplesize(); }
-	int samplesize() const { return channels*samplebits/8; }
+	int buffersize_frames() const { return buffersize / bytes_per_frame(); }
+	int bytes_per_frame() const { return channels*samplebits/8; }
 
 	int write_cursor, buffer_bytes_filled; /* bytes */
 	int last_cursor_pos; /* frames */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
index 932d1b0d69..3cf6cc400d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_DSound_Software.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 
 /* samples */
 const int channels = 2;
-const int samplesize = channels*2; /* 16-bit */
+const int bytes_per_frame = channels*2; /* 16-bit */
 const int samplerate = 44100;
 const int buffersize_frames = 1024*4;	/* in frames */
-const int buffersize = buffersize_frames * samplesize; /* in bytes */
+const int buffersize = buffersize_frames * bytes_per_frame; /* in bytes */
 
 /* We'll fill the buffer in chunks this big.  This should evenly divide the
  * buffer size. */
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void RageSound_DSound_Software::StopMixing(RageSound *snd)
 	delete sounds[i];
 	sounds.erase(sounds.begin()+i, sounds.begin()+i+1);
 
-	/* If nothing is playing, reset the sample count; this is just to
+	/* If nothing is playing, reset the frame count; this is just to
      * prevent eventual overflow. */
 	if(sounds.empty())
 		str_ds->Reset();