diff --git a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.cpp b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.cpp
index 9c8d9434b..990c1fc36 100644
--- a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.cpp
+++ b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void k053260_core::voice_t::keyon()
 	m_bitpos		  = 4;
 	m_data			  = 0;
 	m_output		  = 0;
-	std::fill(m_out.begin(), m_out.end(), 0);
+	std::fill_n(m_out, 2, 0);
 }
 
 // key off trigger
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@ void k053260_core::reset()
 
 	//m_intf.write_int(0);
 
-	std::fill(m_host2snd.begin(), m_host2snd.end(), 0);
-	std::fill(m_snd2host.begin(), m_snd2host.end(), 0);
+	std::fill_n(m_host2snd, 2, 0);
+	std::fill_n(m_snd2host, 2, 0);
 	m_ctrl.reset();
 	//m_dac.reset();
 
-	std::fill(m_reg.begin(), m_reg.end(), 0);
-	std::fill(m_out.begin(), m_out.end(), 0);
+	std::fill_n(m_reg, 64, 0);
+	std::fill_n(m_out, 2, 0);
 }
 
 // reset voice
diff --git a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.hpp b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.hpp
index feaffeac5..bfb7ea002 100644
--- a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.hpp
+++ b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/k053260/k053260.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class k053260_core : public vgsound_emu_core
 					, m_data(0)
 					, m_output(0)
 				{
-					m_out.fill(0);
+					std::fill_n(m_out, 2, 0);
 				}
 
 				// internal state
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class k053260_core : public vgsound_emu_core
 				u8 m_bitpos	  = 4;	 // bit position for ADPCM decoding
 				u8 m_data	  = 0;	 // current data
 				s8 m_output   = 0;	 // ADPCM buffer
-				std::array<s32, 2> m_out;	 // current output
+				s32 m_out[2];	 // current output
 		};
 
 		class ctrl_t
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ class k053260_core : public vgsound_emu_core
 			//, m_ym3012(ym3012_t())
 			//, m_dac(dac_t())
 		{
-			m_host2snd.fill(0);
-			m_snd2host.fill(0);
-			m_reg.fill(0);
-			m_out.fill(0);
+			std::fill_n(m_host2snd, 2, 0);
+			std::fill_n(m_snd2host, 2, 0);
+			std::fill_n(m_reg, 64, 0);
+			std::fill_n(m_out, 2, 0);
 		}
 
 		// communications
@@ -267,19 +267,19 @@ class k053260_core : public vgsound_emu_core
 		inline s32 adpcm_lut(const u8 nibble) { return m_adpcm_lut[nibble]; }
 
 	private:
-		std::array<voice_t, 4> m_voice;
+		voice_t m_voice[4];
 		k053260_intf &m_intf;  // common memory interface
 
-		std::array<u8, 2> m_host2snd;
-		std::array<u8, 2> m_snd2host;
+		u8 m_host2snd[2];
+		u8 m_snd2host[2];
 
 		ctrl_t m_ctrl;	// chip control
 
 		//ym3012_t m_ym3012;	// YM3012 output
 		//dac_t m_dac;		// YM3012 interface
 
-		std::array<u8, 64> m_reg;	 // register pool
-		std::array<s32, 2> m_out;	 // stereo output
+		u8 m_reg[64];	 // register pool
+		s32 m_out[2];	 // stereo output
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/k053260.cpp b/src/engine/platform/k053260.cpp
index 47e7636d1..f42a532dc 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/k053260.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/k053260.cpp
@@ -22,20 +22,32 @@
 #include "../../ta-log.h"
 #include <math.h>
 
-#define rWrite(a,v) {if(!skipRegisterWrites) {k053260.write(a,v); regPool[a]=v; if(dumpWrites) addWrite(a,v);}}
+#define rWrite(a,v) {if(!skipRegisterWrites && a<0x30) {k053260.write(a,v); regPool[a]=v; if(dumpWrites) addWrite(a,v);}}
 
-#define CHIP_DIVIDER 64
-#define TICK_DIVIDER 4
+#define CHIP_DIVIDER 16
+#define TICK_DIVIDER 64 // for match to YM3012 output rate
 
 const char* regCheatSheetK053260[]={
-  "FreqL", "0",
-  "FreqH", "1",
-  "LengthL", "2",
-  "LengthH", "3",
-  "StartL", "4",
-  "StartM", "5",
-  "StartH", "6",
-  "Volume", "7",
+  "MainToSub0", "00",
+  "MainToSub1", "01",
+  "SubToMain0", "02",
+  "SubToMain1", "03",
+  "CHx_FreqL", "08+x*8",
+  "CHx_FreqH", "09+x*8",
+  "CHx_LengthL", "0A+x*8",
+  "CHx_LengthH", "0B+x*8",
+  "CHx_StartL", "0C+x*8",
+  "CHx_StartM", "0D+x*8",
+  "CHx_StartH", "0E+x*8",
+  "CHx_Volume", "0F+x*8",
+  "KeyOn", "28",
+  "Status", "29",
+  "LoopFormat", "2A",
+  "Test", "2B",
+  "CH01_Pan", "2C",
+  "CH23_Pan", "2D",
+  "ROMReadback", "2E",
+  "Control", "2F",
   NULL
 };
 
@@ -49,8 +61,14 @@ inline void DivPlatformK053260::chWrite(unsigned char ch, unsigned int addr, uns
   }
 }
 
-// TODO: this code is weird
-//       make sure newDispatch didn't break it up
+u8 DivPlatformK053260::read_sample(u32 address) {
+  if ((sampleMem!=NULL) && (address<getSampleMemCapacity())) {
+    address&=0x1fffff;
+    return sampleMem[address];
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 void DivPlatformK053260::acquire(short** buf, size_t len) {
   for (int i=0; i<len; i++) {
     k053260.tick(TICK_DIVIDER);
@@ -387,14 +405,15 @@ void DivPlatformK053260::setFlags(const DivConfig& flags) {
 }
 
 void DivPlatformK053260::poke(unsigned int addr, unsigned short val) {
-  rWrite(addr&0x0f,val);
+  rWrite(addr&0x3f,val);
 }
 
 void DivPlatformK053260::poke(std::vector<DivRegWrite>& wlist) {
-  for (DivRegWrite& i: wlist) rWrite(i.addr&0x0f,i.val);
+  for (DivRegWrite& i: wlist) rWrite(i.addr&0x3f,i.val);
 }
 
 unsigned char* DivPlatformK053260::getRegisterPool() {
+  regPool[0x29]=k053260.read(0x29); // dynamically updated
   return regPool;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/k053260.h b/src/engine/platform/k053260.h
index c449206f6..3b21cb4dc 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/k053260.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/k053260.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class DivPlatformK053260: public DivDispatch, public k053260_intf {
   friend void putDispatchChan(void*,int,int);
 
   public:
+    virtual u8 read_sample(u32 address) override;
     void acquire(short** buf, size_t len);
     int dispatch(DivCommand c);
     void* getChanState(int chan);