diff --git a/Core/RenderManager.cs b/Core/RenderManager.cs
index 51a3fbc..d4a68b8 100644
--- a/Core/RenderManager.cs
+++ b/Core/RenderManager.cs
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Core
                     scrController.instance.noFailInfiniteMargin = true;
                 }
 
-                timeBase = Time.timeAsDouble;
-                unscaledTimeBase = Time.unscaledTimeAsDouble;
-                dspTimeBase = AudioSettings.dspTime;
-                frameCountBase = Time.frameCount;
-
                 StartRendering();
                 countdown = 3; 
                 wonFrame = -1;
@@ -387,6 +382,10 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Core
             }
             
             frameCount = 0;
+            timeBase = Time.timeAsDouble;
+            unscaledTimeBase = Time.unscaledTimeAsDouble;
+            dspTimeBase = AudioSettings.dspTime;
+            frameCountBase = Time.frameCount;
             
             _frameReader?.Dispose();
             _frameReader = new FrameReader();
diff --git a/Util/AudioSpectrumGenerator.cs b/Util/AudioSpectrumGenerator.cs
index 8b07750..9e27c31 100644
--- a/Util/AudioSpectrumGenerator.cs
+++ b/Util/AudioSpectrumGenerator.cs
@@ -75,13 +75,7 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util
 
         public static void GetSpectrumData(float[] samples, int channel, FFTWindow window)
         {
-            if (AudioClipData == null || AudioClipData.Length == 0 || scrConductor.instance == null)
-            {
-                Array.Clear(samples, 0, samples.Length);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (!scrConductor.instance.hasSongStarted || scrConductor.instance.song == null)
+            if (AudioClipData == null || AudioClipData.Length == 0 || !scrConductor.instance || !scrConductor.instance.hasSongStarted || !scrConductor.instance.song)
             {
                 Array.Clear(samples, 0, samples.Length);
                 return;