diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
index e65982b240..18eebada00 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -37,10 +36,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
                         Child = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Clock = new FramedClock(new StopwatchClock()),
                         }.With(c =>
                         {
-                            c.Add(CreateHitObject().With(h => h.AccentColour.Value = Color4.Orange));
+                            c.Add(CreateHitObject().With(h =>
+                            {
+                                h.HitObject.StartTime = START_TIME;
+                                h.AccentColour.Value = Color4.Orange;
+                            }));
                         })
                     },
                     new ColumnTestContainer(1, ManiaAction.Key2)
@@ -52,10 +54,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
                         Child = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Clock = new FramedClock(new StopwatchClock()),
                         }.With(c =>
                         {
-                            c.Add(CreateHitObject().With(h => h.AccentColour.Value = Color4.Orange));
+                            c.Add(CreateHitObject().With(h =>
+                            {
+                                h.HitObject.StartTime = START_TIME;
+                                h.AccentColour.Value = Color4.Orange;
+                            }));
                         })
                     },
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
index 41fb7c727e..eaa2a56e36 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class ManiaSkinnableTestScene : SkinnableTestScene
     {
+        protected const double START_TIME = 1000000000;
+
         [Cached(Type = typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
         private readonly TestScrollingInfo scrollingInfo = new TestScrollingInfo();
 
@@ -52,7 +54,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
 
             IBindable<ScrollingDirection> IScrollingInfo.Direction => Direction;
             IBindable<double> IScrollingInfo.TimeRange { get; } = new Bindable<double>(1000);
-            IScrollAlgorithm IScrollingInfo.Algorithm { get; } = new ConstantScrollAlgorithm();
+            IScrollAlgorithm IScrollingInfo.Algorithm { get; } = new ZeroScrollAlgorithm();
+        }
+
+        private class ZeroScrollAlgorithm : IScrollAlgorithm
+        {
+            public double GetDisplayStartTime(double originTime, float offset, double timeRange, float scrollLength)
+                => double.MinValue;
+
+            public float GetLength(double startTime, double endTime, double timeRange, float scrollLength)
+                => scrollLength;
+
+            public float PositionAt(double time, double currentTime, double timeRange, float scrollLength)
+                => (float)((time - START_TIME) / timeRange) * scrollLength;
+
+            public double TimeAt(float position, double currentTime, double timeRange, float scrollLength)
+                => 0;
+
+            public void Reset()
+            {
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
index 19623a5705..95e86de884 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
@@ -10,15 +13,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
 {
     public class TestSceneHoldNote : ManiaHitObjectTestScene
     {
+        public TestSceneHoldNote()
+        {
+            AddToggleStep("toggle hitting", v =>
+            {
+                foreach (var holdNote in CreatedDrawables.SelectMany(d => d.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHoldNote>()))
+                {
+                    ((Bindable<bool>)holdNote.IsHitting).Value = v;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         protected override DrawableManiaHitObject CreateHitObject()
         {
             var note = new HoldNote { Duration = 1000 };
             note.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty());
 
-            return new DrawableHoldNote(note)
-            {
-                Height = 200,
-            };
+            return new DrawableHoldNote(note);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
index 643d92ff41..1ffee98a6c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
             if (!(sprite is TextureAnimation animation))
                 return;
 
+            animation.GotoFrame(0);
             animation.IsPlaying = isHitting.NewValue;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
index d893a3fdde..30e0aafb7d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-
-            Size = new Vector2(1, 0.8f);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index c6102675a1..1e190f4857 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -72,30 +72,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        new Container
+                        new Box
                         {
-                            Name = "Columns mask",
+                            Name = "Background",
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = Color4.Black
+                        },
+                        columnFlow = new FillFlowContainer<Column>
+                        {
+                            Name = "Columns",
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            Masking = true,
-                            CornerRadius = 5,
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
-                            {
-                                new Box
-                                {
-                                    Name = "Background",
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    Colour = Color4.Black
-                                },
-                                columnFlow = new FillFlowContainer<Column>
-                                {
-                                    Name = "Columns",
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = COLUMN_SPACING, Right = COLUMN_SPACING },
-                                },
-                            }
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = COLUMN_SPACING, Right = COLUMN_SPACING },
                         },
                         new Container
                         {