diff --git a/src/channelwidget.cc b/src/channelwidget.cc
index cc9988b..d58bf96 100644
--- a/src/channelwidget.cc
+++ b/src/channelwidget.cc
@@ -47,16 +47,32 @@ ChannelWidget::ChannelWidget(BaseObjectType* cobject, const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Bu
     volumeScale->signal_value_changed().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ChannelWidget::onVolumeScaleValueChanged));
 }
 
-ChannelWidget* ChannelWidget::create() {
+ChannelWidget* ChannelWidget::createOne(MinimalStreamWidget *owner, int channelIndex, pa_channel_position channelPosition, bool can_decibel) {
     ChannelWidget* w;
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder> x = Gtk::Builder::create();
     x->add_from_file(GLADE_FILE, "adjustment1");
     x->add_from_file(GLADE_FILE, "channelWidget");
     x->get_widget_derived("channelWidget", w);
     w->reference();
+
+    w->channel = channelIndex;
+    w->can_decibel = can_decibel;
+    w->minimalStreamWidget = owner;
+
+    char text[64];
+    snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "<b>%s</b>", pa_channel_position_to_pretty_string(channelPosition));
+    w->channelLabel->set_markup(text);
+
     return w;
 }
 
+void ChannelWidget::create(MinimalStreamWidget *owner, const pa_channel_map &m, bool can_decibel, ChannelWidget *widgets[PA_CHANNELS_MAX]) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < m.channels; i++)
+        widgets[i] = ChannelWidget::createOne(owner, i, m.map[i], can_decibel);
+
+    widgets[m.channels - 1]->last = true;
+}
+
 void ChannelWidget::setVolume(pa_volume_t volume) {
     double v;
     char txt[64];
diff --git a/src/channelwidget.h b/src/channelwidget.h
index bcfa48d..c9c5c9d 100644
--- a/src/channelwidget.h
+++ b/src/channelwidget.h
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ class MinimalStreamWidget;
 class ChannelWidget : public Gtk::EventBox {
 public:
     ChannelWidget(BaseObjectType* cobject, const Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Builder>& x);
-    static ChannelWidget* create();
+
+    /* This creates multiple ChannelWidgets based on the given channel map. The
+     * widgets are stored in the caller-provided array. */
+    static void create(MinimalStreamWidget *owner, const pa_channel_map &m, bool can_decibel,
+                       ChannelWidget *widgets[PA_CHANNELS_MAX]);
 
     void setVolume(pa_volume_t volume);
 
@@ -47,7 +51,10 @@ public:
 
     virtual void set_sensitive(bool enabled);
     virtual void setBaseVolume(pa_volume_t);
+
+private:
+    static ChannelWidget *createOne(MinimalStreamWidget *owner, int channelIndex, pa_channel_position channelPosition,
+                                    bool can_decibel);
 };
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/devicewidget.cc b/src/devicewidget.cc
index 0a51bc0..b7405bb 100644
--- a/src/devicewidget.cc
+++ b/src/devicewidget.cc
@@ -83,19 +83,13 @@ void DeviceWidget::init(MainWindow* mainWindow, Glib::ustring deviceType) {
 
 void DeviceWidget::setChannelMap(const pa_channel_map &m, bool can_decibel) {
     channelMap = m;
+    ChannelWidget::create(this, m, can_decibel, channelWidgets);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m.channels; i++) {
-        ChannelWidget *cw = channelWidgets[i] = ChannelWidget::create();
-        cw->channel = i;
-        cw->can_decibel = can_decibel;
-        cw->minimalStreamWidget = this;
-        char text[64];
-        snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "<b>%s</b>", pa_channel_position_to_pretty_string(m.map[i]));
-        cw->channelLabel->set_markup(text);
+        ChannelWidget *cw = channelWidgets[i];
         channelsVBox->pack_start(*cw, false, false, 0);
         cw->unreference();
     }
-    channelWidgets[m.channels-1]->last = true;
 
     lockToggleButton->set_sensitive(m.channels > 1);
     hideLockedChannels(lockToggleButton->get_active());
diff --git a/src/streamwidget.cc b/src/streamwidget.cc
index 8aab675..00b7796 100644
--- a/src/streamwidget.cc
+++ b/src/streamwidget.cc
@@ -76,18 +76,14 @@ bool StreamWidget::onContextTriggerEvent(GdkEventButton* event) {
 void StreamWidget::setChannelMap(const pa_channel_map &m, bool can_decibel) {
     channelMap = m;
 
+    ChannelWidget::create(this, m, can_decibel, channelWidgets);
+
     for (int i = 0; i < m.channels; i++) {
-        ChannelWidget *cw = channelWidgets[i] = ChannelWidget::create();
-        cw->channel = i;
-        cw->can_decibel = can_decibel;
-        cw->minimalStreamWidget = this;
-        char text[64];
-        snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "<b>%s</b>", pa_channel_position_to_pretty_string(m.map[i]));
-        cw->channelLabel->set_markup(text);
+        ChannelWidget *cw = channelWidgets[i];
         channelsVBox->pack_start(*cw, false, false, 0);
         cw->unreference();
     }
-    channelWidgets[m.channels-1]->last = true;
+
     channelWidgets[m.channels-1]->setBaseVolume(PA_VOLUME_NORM);
 
     lockToggleButton->set_sensitive(m.channels > 1);