diff --git a/packages/superdough/audioContext.mjs b/packages/superdough/audioContext.mjs
index 94ec32d15..1c708e814 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/audioContext.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/audioContext.mjs
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ Copyright (C) 2025 Strudel contributors - see <https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+import { clearNodePool } from './nodePools.mjs';
+
 let audioContext;
 
 export const setDefaultAudioContext = () => {
-  audioContext = new AudioContext();
-  return audioContext;
+  return setAudioContext(new AudioContext());
 };
 
 export const setAudioContext = (context) => {
+  // Existing nodes in the node pool contain references to the previous AudioContext,
+  // so all the nodes in the pool must be cleared when we set a new AudioContext.
+  clearNodePool();
   audioContext = context;
   return audioContext;
 };
diff --git a/packages/superdough/nodePools.mjs b/packages/superdough/nodePools.mjs
index 90b4c0ae7..66319e8c6 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/nodePools.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/nodePools.mjs
@@ -5,11 +5,24 @@ Copyright (C) 2025 Strudel contributors - see <https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+import { releaseAudioNode } from './helpers.mjs';
+
 const nodePools = new Map();
 const POOL_KEY = Symbol('nodePoolKey');
 
 export const isPoolable = (node) => !!node[POOL_KEY];
 
+export const clearNodePool = () => {
+  for (const pool of nodePools) {
+    for (const node of pool) {
+      if (node instanceof AudioNode) {
+        releaseAudioNode(node);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  nodePools.clear();
+};
+
 const getNodeTime = (node) => {
   return node.context?.currentTime ?? 0;
 };