diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
index c6ed339..03d7690 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/MusicPlayer.kt
@@ -17,23 +17,31 @@ import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.BlockStateProperties
 import quaedam.projector.Projector
 import kotlin.random.Random
 
-class MusicPlayer(val seed: Long, val level: Level, val pos: BlockPos, val startedAt: Long = level.gameTime) {
+class MusicPlayer(
+    val noteSeed: Long,
+    val rhythmSeed: Long,
+    val level: Level,
+    val pos: BlockPos,
+    val startedAt: Long = level.gameTime
+) {
 
     companion object {
-        const val TAG_SEED = "Seed"
+        const val TAG_NOTE_SEED = "NoteSeed"
+        const val TAG_RHYTHM_SEED = "RhythmSeed"
         const val TAG_STARTED_AT = "StartedAt"
     }
 
     constructor(tag: CompoundTag, level: Level, pos: BlockPos) : this(
-        tag.getLong(TAG_SEED),
+        tag.getLong(TAG_NOTE_SEED),
+        tag.getLong(TAG_RHYTHM_SEED),
         level,
         pos,
         tag.getLong(TAG_STARTED_AT)
     )
 
     var notes = Composer(
-        noteRandom = Random(seed),
-        rhythmRandom = Random(startedAt / 20),
+        noteRandom = Random(noteSeed),
+        rhythmRandom = Random(rhythmSeed),
         instrument = level.getBlockState(pos).getValue(BlockStateProperties.NOTEBLOCK_INSTRUMENT)
     ).composeMusic().toMutableList()
     val totalTime = notes.sumOf { it.time }.toLong()
@@ -112,7 +120,8 @@ class MusicPlayer(val seed: Long, val level: Level, val pos: BlockPos, val start
     }
 
     fun toTag() = CompoundTag().apply {
-        putLong(TAG_SEED, seed)
+        putLong(TAG_NOTE_SEED, noteSeed)
+        putLong(TAG_RHYTHM_SEED, rhythmSeed)
         putLong(TAG_STARTED_AT, startedAt)
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/SmartInstrument.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/SmartInstrument.kt
index 3e38034..78077cc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/SmartInstrument.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/music/SmartInstrument.kt
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ class SmartInstrumentBlockEntity(pos: BlockPos, state: BlockState) :
     override fun load(tag: CompoundTag) {
         super.load(tag)
         if (TAG_MUSIC in tag) {
-            if (level == null) {
-                playerData = tag.getCompound(TAG_MUSIC)
-            } else {
+            try {
                 player = MusicPlayer(tag.getCompound(TAG_MUSIC), level!!, blockPos)
+            } catch (e: Throwable) {
+                playerData = tag.getCompound(TAG_MUSIC)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class SmartInstrumentBlockEntity(pos: BlockPos, state: BlockState) :
 
     fun startMusic(force: Boolean = false, synced: Boolean = false) {
         if ((player == null || force) && !level!!.isClientSide && checkProjections()) {
-            player = MusicPlayer(level!!.random.nextLong(), level!!, blockPos)
+            player = MusicPlayer(level!!.random.nextLong(), level!!.gameTime / 20, level!!, blockPos)
             setChanged()
             sendBlockUpdated()
             if (!synced) {