diff --git a/include/QF/sys.h b/include/QF/sys.h
index 5b6d6389d..e4663c9cb 100644
--- a/include/QF/sys.h
+++ b/include/QF/sys.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void Sys_MaskPrintf (int mask, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(print
 #define SYS_NET     (1|64)
 #define SYS_RUA_OBJ (1|128)
 #define SYS_RUA_MSG (1|256)
+#define SYS_SND     (1|512)
 
 int Sys_CheckInput (int idle, int net_socket);
 const char *Sys_ConsoleInput (void);
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd_linux.c b/libs/audio/cd_linux.c
index aeae950fd..c6904d2c8 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd_linux.c
+++ b/libs/audio/cd_linux.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ I_CDAudio_CloseDoor (void)
 		return;							// no cd init'd
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMCLOSETRAY) == -1)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromclosetray failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromclosetray failed\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Eject (void)
 		return;							// no cd init'd
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMEJECT) == -1)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromeject failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromeject failed\n");
 }
 
 static int
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ I_CDAudio_GetAudioDiskInfo (void)
 	cdValid = false;
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMREADTOCHDR, &tochdr) == -1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtochdr failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtochdr failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (tochdr.cdth_trk0 < 1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: no music tracks\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: no music tracks\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Pause (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMPAUSE) == -1)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdrompause failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdrompause failed\n");
 
 	wasPlaying = playing;
 	playing = false;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Stop (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMSTOP) == -1)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromstop failed (%d)\n",
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromstop failed (%d)\n",
 						errno);
 
 	wasPlaying = false;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 	entry0.cdte_track = track;
 	entry0.cdte_format = CDROM_MSF;
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMREADTOCENTRY, &entry0) == -1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtocentry failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtocentry failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	entry1.cdte_track = track + 1;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 		entry1.cdte_track = CDROM_LEADOUT;
 	}
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMREADTOCENTRY, &entry1) == -1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtocentry failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromreadtocentry failed\n");
 		return;
 	}
 	if (entry0.cdte_ctrl == CDROM_DATA_TRACK) {
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 	msf.cdmsf_sec1 = entry1.cdte_addr.msf.second;
 	msf.cdmsf_frame1 = entry1.cdte_addr.msf.frame;
 
-	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "%2d:%02d:%02d %2d:%02d:%02d\n",
+	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "%2d:%02d:%02d %2d:%02d:%02d\n",
 					msf.cdmsf_min0,
 					msf.cdmsf_sec0,
 					msf.cdmsf_frame0,
 					msf.cdmsf_min1, msf.cdmsf_sec1, msf.cdmsf_frame1);
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMPLAYMSF, &msf) == -1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV,
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND,
 						"CDAudio: ioctl cdromplaytrkind failed (%s)\n",
 						strerror (errno));
 		return;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Resume (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMRESUME) == -1)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromresume failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromresume failed\n");
 	playing = true;
 }
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Update (void)
 		lastchk = time (NULL) + 2;		// two seconds between chks
 		subchnl.cdsc_format = CDROM_MSF;
 		if (ioctl (cdfile, CDROMSUBCHNL, &subchnl) == -1) {
-			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromsubchnl failed\n");
+			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: ioctl cdromsubchnl failed\n");
 			playing = false;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Mus_CDChange (cvar_t *mus_cdaudio)
 
 	cdfile = open (mus_cdaudio->string, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (cdfile == -1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV,
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND,
 						"Mus_CDInit: open device \"%s\" failed (error %i)\n",
 						mus_cdaudio->string, errno);
 		return;
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd_sdl.c b/libs/audio/cd_sdl.c
index e24e0cc3a..cd420d944 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd_sdl.c
+++ b/libs/audio/cd_sdl.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Eject (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (SDL_CDEject (cd_id))
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "Unable to eject CD-ROM tray.\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "Unable to eject CD-ROM tray.\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Pause (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (SDL_CDPause (cd_id))
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Pause: Failed to pause track.\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Pause: Failed to pause track.\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Stop (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (SDL_CDStop (cd_id))
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Stop: Failed to stop track.\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Stop: Failed to stop track.\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 
 	if (SDL_CDPlay (cd_id, cd_id->track[track].offset,
 					cd_id->track[track].length)) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Play: Unable to play track: %d\n",
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Play: Unable to play track: %d\n",
 						track + 1);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Resume (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (SDL_CDResume (cd_id))
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Resume: Failed tp resume track.\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Resume: Failed tp resume track.\n");
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd_sgi.c b/libs/audio/cd_sgi.c
index 9209dd563..ae88bc207 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd_sgi.c
+++ b/libs/audio/cd_sgi.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ I_SGI_Eject (void)
 		return;							// no cd init'd
 
 	if (CDeject (cdp) == 0)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "I_SGI_Eject: CDeject failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "I_SGI_Eject: CDeject failed\n");
 }
 
 static int
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ I_SGI_GetState (void)
 		return -1;						// no cd init'd
 
 	if (CDgetstatus (cdp, &cds) == 0) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_GetStatus: CDgetstatus failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_GetStatus: CDgetstatus failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ I_SGI_MaxTrack (void)
 		return -1;						// no cd init'd
 
 	if (CDgetstatus (cdp, &cds) == 0) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "I_SGI_MaxTrack: CDgetstatus failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "I_SGI_MaxTrack: CDgetstatus failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ I_SGI_Pause (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (CDtogglepause (cdp) == 0)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_PAUSE: CDtogglepause failed (%d)\n", errno);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_PAUSE: CDtogglepause failed (%d)\n", errno);
 }
 
 void
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ I_SGI_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 	}
 
 	if (maxtrack < 0) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV,
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND,
 						"CDAudio_Play: Error getting maximum track number\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ I_SGI_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 	}
 
 	if (CDplaytrack (cdp, track, cdvolume == 0.0 ? 0 : 1) == 0) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Play: CDplay failed (%d)\n", errno);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Play: CDplay failed (%d)\n", errno);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ I_SGI_Resume (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (CDtogglepause (cdp) == 0)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Resume: CDtogglepause failed (%d)\n",
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Resume: CDtogglepause failed (%d)\n",
 						errno);
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ I_SGI_Stop (void)
 		return;
 
 	if (CDstop (cdp) == 0)
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "I_SGI_Stop: CDStop failed (%d)\n", errno);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "I_SGI_Stop: CDStop failed (%d)\n", errno);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd_win.c b/libs/audio/cd_win.c
index c1bfd0a36..b222d8b91 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd_win.c
+++ b/libs/audio/cd_win.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ I_CDAudio_CloseDoor (void)
 	dwReturn =
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_SET, MCI_SET_DOOR_CLOSED, (DWORD_PTR) NULL);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_SET_DOOR_CLOSED failed (%li)\n",
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_SET_DOOR_CLOSED failed (%li)\n",
 						dwReturn);
 	}
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Eject (void)
 	dwReturn = mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_SET, MCI_SET_DOOR_OPEN,
 							   (DWORD_PTR) NULL);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_SET_DOOR_OPEN failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_SET_DOOR_OPEN failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ I_CDAudio_GetAudioDiskInfo (void)
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_STATUS, MCI_STATUS_ITEM | MCI_WAIT,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciStatusParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV,
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND,
 						"CDAudio: drive ready test - get status failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (!mciStatusParms.dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: drive not ready\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: drive not ready\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ I_CDAudio_GetAudioDiskInfo (void)
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_STATUS, MCI_STATUS_ITEM | MCI_WAIT,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciStatusParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: get tracks - status failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: get tracks - status failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (mciStatusParms.dwReturn < 1) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: no music tracks\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: no music tracks\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ static I_CDAudio_MessageHandler (HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			break;
 
 		case MCI_NOTIFY_FAILURE:
-			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_NOTIFY_FAILURE\n");
+			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_NOTIFY_FAILURE\n");
 			I_CDAudio_Stop ();
 			cdValid = false;
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "Unexpected MM_MCINOTIFY type (%i)\n",
+			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "Unexpected MM_MCINOTIFY type (%i)\n",
 							wParam);
 			return 1;
 	}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Pause (void)
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_PAUSE, 0,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciGenericParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_PAUSE failed (%li)", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_PAUSE failed (%li)", dwReturn);
 	}
 
 	wasPlaying = playing;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 						MCI_STATUS_ITEM | MCI_TRACK | MCI_WAIT,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciStatusParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_STATUS failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_STATUS failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (mciStatusParms.dwReturn != MCI_CDA_TRACK_AUDIO) {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 						MCI_STATUS_ITEM | MCI_TRACK | MCI_WAIT,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciStatusParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_STATUS failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_STATUS failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Play (int track, qboolean looping)
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_PLAY, MCI_NOTIFY | MCI_FROM | MCI_TO,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciPlayParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: MCI_PLAY failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: MCI_PLAY failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Resume (void)
 		mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_PLAY, MCI_TO | MCI_NOTIFY,
 						(DWORD_PTR) (LPVOID) & mciPlayParms);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio: MCI_PLAY failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio: MCI_PLAY failed (%li)\n", dwReturn);
 		return;
 	}
 	playing = true;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Shutdown (void)
 		return;
 	I_CDAudio_Stop ();
 	if (mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_CLOSE, MCI_WAIT, (DWORD_PTR) NULL))
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "CDAudio_Shutdown: MCI_CLOSE failed\n");
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "CDAudio_Shutdown: MCI_CLOSE failed\n");
 }
 
 static void
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ I_CDAudio_Stop (void)
 
 	dwReturn = mciSendCommand (wDeviceID, MCI_STOP, 0, (DWORD_PTR) NULL);
 	if (dwReturn) {
-		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "MCI_STOP failed (%li)", dwReturn);
+		Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "MCI_STOP failed (%li)", dwReturn);
 	}
 
 	wasPlaying = false;
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd_xmms.c b/libs/audio/cd_xmms.c
index c9ed2126f..774ba5962 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd_xmms.c
+++ b/libs/audio/cd_xmms.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ I_XMMS_Running (void)
 				break;
 			case -1:					// ICH!
 				// inform user
-				Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "XMMSAudio: error, can't fork!?\n");
+				Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "XMMSAudio: error, can't fork!?\n");
 				break;
 			default:					// Parent
 				// don't need now :/
diff --git a/libs/audio/targets/snd_win.c b/libs/audio/targets/snd_win.c
index 80d5beb04..df46dcab5 100644
--- a/libs/audio/targets/snd_win.c
+++ b/libs/audio/targets/snd_win.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ SNDDMA_Submit (void)
 	// find which sound blocks have completed
 	while (1) {
 		if (snd_completed == snd_sent) {
-			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "Sound overrun\n");
+			Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_SND, "Sound overrun\n");
 			break;
 		}