diff --git a/KREngine/kraken/KRAudioManager.cpp b/KREngine/kraken/KRAudioManager.cpp
index 325827a..9a88acf 100644
--- a/KREngine/kraken/KRAudioManager.cpp
+++ b/KREngine/kraken/KRAudioManager.cpp
@@ -1508,19 +1508,7 @@ void KRAudioManager::setGlobalAmbientGain(float gain)
 
 void KRAudioManager::startFrame(float deltaTime)
 {
-    static unsigned long trackCount = 0;
-    static unsigned long trackMissed = 0;
-    trackCount++;
-    if (trackCount > 200) {
-//        printf("Missed %ld out of 200 try_lock attempts on audio startFrame\n", trackMissed);
-        trackCount = 0;
-        trackMissed = 0;
-    }
-    
-    if (!m_mutex.try_lock()) {
-        trackMissed++;
-        return;     // if we are rendering audio don't update audio state
-    }               // NOTE: this misses anywhere from 0 to to 30 times out of 200 on the iPad2
+    m_mutex.lock();
     
     // ----====---- Determine Ambient Zone Contributions ----====----
     m_ambient_zone_weights.clear();