diff --git a/src/soundbase.cpp b/src/soundbase.cpp
index 5151b5d7..5a478539 100755
--- a/src/soundbase.cpp
+++ b/src/soundbase.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@
 
 
 /* Implementation *************************************************************/
+CSoundBase::CSoundBase ( const bool bNewIsCallbackAudioInterface,
+                         void (*fpNewProcessCallback) ( CVector<int16_t>& psData, void* pParg ),
+                         void* pParg ) :
+    fpProcessCallback ( fpNewProcessCallback ),
+    pProcessCallbackArg ( pParg ), bRun ( false ),
+    bIsCallbackAudioInterface ( bNewIsCallbackAudioInterface )
+{
+    // initializations for the sound card names (default)
+    lNumDevs          = 1;
+    strDriverNames[0] = "Default";
+
+    // set current device
+    lCurDev = 0; // default device
+}
+
 int CSoundBase::Init ( const int iNewPrefMonoBufferSize )
 {
     // init audio sound card buffer
diff --git a/src/soundbase.h b/src/soundbase.h
index 7d067ffc..865c722f 100755
--- a/src/soundbase.h
+++ b/src/soundbase.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define SOUNDBASE_HOIHGEH8_3_4344456456345634565KJIUHF1912__INCLUDED_
 
 #include <qthread.h>
+#include <qstring.h>
 #include "global.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -38,19 +39,19 @@ class CSoundBase : public QThread
 public:
     CSoundBase ( const bool bNewIsCallbackAudioInterface,
         void (*fpNewProcessCallback) ( CVector<int16_t>& psData, void* pParg ),
-        void* pParg ) : fpProcessCallback ( fpNewProcessCallback ),
-        pProcessCallbackArg ( pParg ), bRun ( false ),
-        bIsCallbackAudioInterface ( bNewIsCallbackAudioInterface ) {}
+        void* pParg );
 
     virtual int  Init ( const int iNewPrefMonoBufferSize );
     virtual void Start();
     virtual void Stop();
 
+    // device selection
+    virtual int     GetNumDev() { return lNumDevs; }
+    virtual QString GetDeviceName ( const int iDiD ) { return strDriverNames[iDiD]; }
+
     // dummy implementations in base class
-    virtual int     GetNumDev()                 { return 1; }
-    virtual QString GetDeviceName ( const int ) { return "Default"; }
     virtual QString SetDev ( const int )        { return ""; }
-    virtual int     GetDev()                    { return 0; }
+    virtual int     GetDev()                    { return lCurDev; }
 
     virtual int     GetNumInputChannels() { return 2; }
     virtual QString GetInputChannelName ( const int ) { return "Default"; }
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ protected:
 
     CVector<int16_t> vecsAudioSndCrdStereo;
 
+    long    lNumDevs;
+    long    lCurDev;
+    QString strDriverNames[MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS];
+
 signals:
     void ReinitRequest();
 };
diff --git a/windows/sound.cpp b/windows/sound.cpp
index a55c812e..fd054ee1 100755
--- a/windows/sound.cpp
+++ b/windows/sound.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ CSound::CSound ( void (*fpNewCallback) ( CVector<int16_t>& psData, void* arg ),
     // get available ASIO driver names in system
     for ( i = 0; i < MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS; i++ )
     {
+        // allocate memory for driver names
         cDriverNames[i] = new char[32];
     }
 
@@ -558,6 +559,13 @@ CSound::CSound ( void (*fpNewCallback) ( CVector<int16_t>& psData, void* arg ),
     }
     asioDrivers->removeCurrentDriver();
 
+    // copy driver names to base class but internally we still have to use
+    // the char* variable because of the ASIO API :-(
+    for ( i = 0; i < lNumDevs; i++ )
+    {
+        strDriverNames[i] = cDriverNames[i];
+    }
+
     // init device index with illegal value to show that driver is not initialized
     lCurDev = -1;
 
diff --git a/windows/sound.h b/windows/sound.h
index 5300a56f..354b0518 100755
--- a/windows/sound.h
+++ b/windows/sound.h
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ public:
     virtual void OpenDriverSetup() { ASIOControlPanel(); }
 
     // device selection
-    virtual int     GetNumDev() { return lNumDevs; }
-    virtual QString GetDeviceName ( const int iDiD ) { return cDriverNames[iDiD]; }
     virtual QString SetDev ( const int iNewDev );
-    virtual int     GetDev() { return lCurDev; }
 
     // channel selection
     virtual int     GetNumInputChannels() { return static_cast<int> ( lNumInChan ); }
@@ -126,9 +123,7 @@ protected:
     static void      sampleRateChanged ( ASIOSampleRate ) {}
     static long      asioMessages ( long selector, long value, void* message, double* opt );
 
-    long             lNumDevs;
-    long             lCurDev;
-    char*            cDriverNames[MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS];
+    char* cDriverNames[MAX_NUMBER_SOUND_CARDS];
 };
 
 #endif // !defined ( _SOUNDIN_H__9518A621_7F78_11D3_8C0D_EEBF182CF549__INCLUDED_ )