diff --git a/sunshine/audio.cpp b/sunshine/audio.cpp
index 2bd76b16..1d78175a 100644
--- a/sunshine/audio.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/audio.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace audio {
 using namespace std::literals;
 using opus_t = util::safe_ptr<OpusMSEncoder, opus_multistream_encoder_destroy>;
+using sample_queue_t = std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<std::vector<std::int16_t>>>;
 
 struct opus_stream_config_t {
   std::int32_t sampleRate;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ static opus_stream_config_t HighSurround51 = {
     map_high_surround51
 };
 
-void encodeThread(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<platf::audio_t>> samples, config_t config) {
+void encodeThread(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, sample_queue_t samples, config_t config) {
   //FIXME: Pick correct opus_stream_config_t based on config.channels
   auto stream = &stereo;
    opus_t opus { opus_multistream_encoder_create(
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ void encodeThread(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, std::shared_
   while(auto sample = samples->pop()) {
     packet_t packet { 16*1024 }; // 16KB
 
-    int bytes = opus_multistream_encode(opus.get(), platf::audio_data(sample), frame_size, std::begin(packet), packet.size());  
+    int bytes = opus_multistream_encode(opus.get(), sample->data(), frame_size, std::begin(packet), packet.size());
     if(bytes < 0) {
       std::cout << "Error: "sv << opus_strerror(bytes) << std::endl;
       exit(7);
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ void encodeThread(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, std::shared_
 }
 
 void capture(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, config_t config) {
-  auto samples = std::make_shared<safe::queue_t<platf::audio_t>>();
+  auto samples = std::make_shared<sample_queue_t::element_type>();
 
   auto mic = platf::microphone();
   if(!mic) {
@@ -89,11 +90,11 @@ void capture(std::shared_ptr<safe::queue_t<packet_t>> packets, config_t config)
   auto stream = &stereo;
 
   auto frame_size = config.packetDuration * stream->sampleRate / 1000;
-  int bytes_per_frame = frame_size * sizeof(std::int16_t) * stream->channelCount;
+  int samples_per_frame = frame_size * stream->channelCount;
 
   std::thread thread { encodeThread, packets, samples, config };
   while(packets->running()) {
-    auto sample = platf::audio(mic, bytes_per_frame);
+    auto sample = mic->sample(samples_per_frame);
 
     samples->raise(std::move(sample));
   }
diff --git a/sunshine/platform/common.h b/sunshine/platform/common.h
index 8e7ca0ce..770d2a9b 100644
--- a/sunshine/platform/common.h
+++ b/sunshine/platform/common.h
@@ -22,26 +22,25 @@ public:
 class display_t {
 public:
   virtual std::unique_ptr<img_t> snapshot(bool cursor) = 0;
-  virtual ~display_t() {};
+  virtual ~display_t() = default;
+};
+
+class mic_t {
+public:
+  virtual std::vector<std::int16_t> sample(std::size_t sample_size) = 0;
+
+  virtual ~mic_t() = default;
 };
 
-void freeAudio(void*);
-void freeMic(void*);
 void freeInput(void*);
 
-using mic_t     = util::safe_ptr<void, freeMic>;
-using audio_t   = util::safe_ptr<void, freeAudio>;
 using input_t   = util::safe_ptr<void, freeInput>;
 
 std::string get_local_ip();
 
-mic_t microphone();
-audio_t audio(mic_t &mic, std::uint32_t sample_size);
-
+std::unique_ptr<mic_t> microphone();
 std::unique_ptr<display_t> display();
 
-int16_t *audio_data(audio_t &);
-
 input_t input();
 void move_mouse(input_t &input, int deltaX, int deltaY);
 void button_mouse(input_t &input, int button, bool release);
diff --git a/sunshine/platform/linux.cpp b/sunshine/platform/linux.cpp
index 929cba11..5efeb0b6 100644
--- a/sunshine/platform/linux.cpp
+++ b/sunshine/platform/linux.cpp
@@ -211,9 +211,23 @@ struct shm_attr_t : display_t {
   }
 };
 
-struct mic_attr_t {
+struct mic_attr_t : public mic_t {
   pa_sample_spec ss;
   util::safe_ptr<pa_simple, pa_simple_free> mic;
+
+  explicit mic_attr_t(const pa_sample_spec& ss) : ss(ss), mic {} {}
+  std::vector<std::int16_t> sample(std::size_t sample_size) override {
+    std::vector<std::int16_t> sample_buf;
+    sample_buf.resize(sample_size);
+
+    auto buf = sample_buf.data();
+    int error;
+    if(pa_simple_read(mic.get(), buf, sample_size * 2, &error)) {
+      std::cout << "pa_simple_read() failed: "sv << pa_strerror(error) << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    return sample_buf;
+  }
 };
 
 std::unique_ptr<display_t> shm_display() {
@@ -264,21 +278,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<display_t> display() {
 }
 
 //FIXME: Pass frame_rate instead of hard coding it
-mic_t microphone() {
-  mic_t mic {
-    new mic_attr_t { 
-      { PA_SAMPLE_S16LE, 48000, 2 },
-      { }
+std::unique_ptr<mic_t> microphone() {
+  std::unique_ptr<mic_attr_t> mic {
+    new mic_attr_t {
+      { PA_SAMPLE_S16LE, 48000, 2 }
     }
   };
 
   int error;
-  mic_attr_t *mic_attr = (mic_attr_t*)mic.get();
-  mic_attr->mic.reset(
-    pa_simple_new(nullptr, "sunshine", pa_stream_direction_t::PA_STREAM_RECORD, nullptr, "sunshine_record", &mic_attr->ss, nullptr, nullptr, &error)
+  mic->mic.reset(
+    pa_simple_new(nullptr, "sunshine", pa_stream_direction_t::PA_STREAM_RECORD, nullptr, "sunshine_record", &mic->ss, nullptr, nullptr, &error)
   );
 
-  if(!mic_attr->mic) {
+  if(!mic->mic) {
     auto err_str = pa_strerror(error);
     std::cout << "pa_simple_new() failed: "sv << err_str << std::endl;
 
@@ -288,24 +300,6 @@ mic_t microphone() {
   return mic;
 }
 
-audio_t audio(mic_t &mic, std::uint32_t buf_size) {
-  auto mic_attr = (mic_attr_t*)mic.get();
-
-  audio_t result { new std::uint8_t[buf_size] };
-
-  auto buf = (std::uint8_t*)result.get();
-  int error;
-  if(pa_simple_read(mic_attr->mic.get(), buf, buf_size, &error)) {
-    std::cout << "pa_simple_read() failed: "sv << pa_strerror(error) << std::endl;
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-std::int16_t *audio_data(audio_t &audio) {
-  return (int16_t*)audio.get();
-}
-
 ifaddr_t get_ifaddrs() {
   ifaddrs *p { nullptr };
 
@@ -368,12 +362,4 @@ std::string get_local_ip() { return get_local_ip(AF_INET); }
 void freeImage(XImage *p) {
   XDestroyImage(p);
 }
-
-void freeMic(void*p) {
-  delete (mic_attr_t*)p;
-}
-
-void freeAudio(void*p) {
-  delete[] (std::uint8_t*)p;
-}
 }