diff --git a/src/audio.rs b/src/audio.rs
index 2a23c9c18..0dc62f343 100644
--- a/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/audio.rs
@@ -371,6 +371,24 @@ impl Audio {
     pub fn connect_handler(&self, cb: Box<Fn(AudioSignal, AudioUser)>) {
         self.handlers.add_handler(cb);
     }
+
+
+    /// Get the current card name.
+    pub fn card_name(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        return self.acard.borrow().card_name();
+    }
+
+
+    /// Get the currently playable channel names.
+    pub fn playable_chan_names(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        return get_playable_selem_names(&self.acard.borrow().mixer);
+    }
+
+
+    /// Get the current active channel name.
+    pub fn chan_name(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        return self.acard.borrow().chan_name();
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/support_audio.rs b/src/support_audio.rs
index 70ab25a2c..5a51eaba5 100644
--- a/src/support_audio.rs
+++ b/src/support_audio.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use audio::{Audio, AudioUser};
 use errors::*;
 use prefs::*;
+use support_alsa::*;
 
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -91,3 +92,19 @@ pub fn percent_to_vol(vol: f64, range: (i64, i64), dir: VolDir) -> Result<i64> {
     let _v = lrint(vol / 100.0 * ((max - min) as f64), dir) + (min as f64);
     return Ok(_v as i64);
 }
+
+
+/// Get all playable card names.
+pub fn get_playable_card_names() -> Vec<String> {
+    return get_playable_alsa_card_names();
+}
+
+
+/// Get all playable channel names.
+pub fn get_playable_chan_names(card_name: String) -> Vec<String> {
+    let card = try_r!(get_alsa_card_by_name(card_name), Vec::default());
+    let mixer = try_r!(get_mixer(&card), Vec::default());
+
+    return get_playable_selem_names(&mixer);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/ui_prefs_dialog.rs b/src/ui_prefs_dialog.rs
index 57bf1f477..7e3491af6 100644
--- a/src/ui_prefs_dialog.rs
+++ b/src/ui_prefs_dialog.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk;
 use prefs::*;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use support_alsa::*;
+use support_audio::*;
 
 
 
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ fn fill_card_combo(appstate: &AppS) {
     let m_cc = appstate.gui.prefs_dialog.borrow();
     let card_combo = &m_cc.as_ref().unwrap().card_combo;
     card_combo.remove_all();
-    let acard = appstate.audio.acard.borrow();
+    let audio = &appstate.audio;
 
     /* set card combo */
-    let cur_card_name = try_w!(acard.card_name(),
+    let cur_card_name = try_w!(audio.card_name(),
                                "Can't get current card name!");
-    let available_card_names = get_playable_alsa_card_names();
+    let available_card_names = get_playable_card_names();
 
     /* set_active_id doesn't work, so save the index */
     let mut c_index: i32 = -1;
@@ -402,16 +402,14 @@ fn fill_chan_combo(appstate: &AppS, cardname: Option<String>) {
     let chan_combo = &m_cc.as_ref().unwrap().chan_combo;
     chan_combo.remove_all();
 
-    let cur_acard = appstate.audio.acard.borrow();
-    let card = match cardname {
-        Some(name) => try_w!(get_alsa_card_by_name(name).from_err()),
-        None => cur_acard.as_ref().card,
+    let audio = &appstate.audio;
+    let available_chan_names = match cardname {
+        Some(name) => get_playable_chan_names(name),
+        None => audio.playable_chan_names(),
     };
 
     /* set chan combo */
-    let cur_chan_name = try_w!(cur_acard.chan_name());
-    let mixer = try_w!(get_mixer(&card));
-    let available_chan_names = get_playable_selem_names(&mixer);
+    let cur_chan_name = try_w!(audio.chan_name());
 
     /* set_active_id doesn't work, so save the index */
     let mut c_index: i32 = -1;