diff --git a/src/audio/audio_synthesis.c b/src/audio/audio_synthesis.c
index 1558adfc..84d894c5 100644
--- a/src/audio/audio_synthesis.c
+++ b/src/audio/audio_synthesis.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ Acmd* AudioSynth_ProcessNote(s32 noteIndex, NoteSubEu* noteSub, NoteSynthesisSta
                         dmemUncompressedAddrOffset1 = numSamplesToLoadAdj;
 
                         if (((synthState->samplePosInt * 2) + (numSamplesToLoadAdj)*SAMPLE_SIZE) < bookSample->size) {
-                            bytesToRead = (numSamplesToLoadAdj)*SAMPLE_SIZE;
+                            bytesToRead = (numSamplesToLoadAdj + 16)*SAMPLE_SIZE;
                         } else {
                             bytesToRead = bookSample->size - (synthState->samplePosInt * 2);
                         }