diff --git a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
index 6d775e2dd..dd288c71b 100644
--- a/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/mididevices/music_timiditypp_mididevice.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ MIDIDevice *CreateTimidityPPMIDIDevice(const char *args)
 void TimidityPP_Shutdown()
 {
 	TimidityPPMIDIDevice::ClearInstruments();
+	TimidityPlus::free_gauss_table();
 	TimidityPlus::free_global_mblock();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sound/timiditypp/common.cpp b/src/sound/timiditypp/common.cpp
index 90bd184ef..dc51ae98e 100644
--- a/src/sound/timiditypp/common.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/timiditypp/common.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ void close_file(struct timidity_file *tf)
 	if (tf->url != NULL)
 	{
 		tf->url->Close();
+		delete tf->url;
 	}
 	delete tf;
 }
diff --git a/src/sound/timiditypp/instrum.cpp b/src/sound/timiditypp/instrum.cpp
index 45072bb99..5d47a460d 100644
--- a/src/sound/timiditypp/instrum.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/timiditypp/instrum.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ Instrument *Instruments::load_gus_instrument(char *name, ToneBank *bank, int dr,
 	}
 	if (noluck) 
 	{
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_ERROR, VERB_DEBUG, "Instrument `%s' can't be found.", name);
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_INFO, VERB_DEBUG, "Instrument `%s' can't be found.", name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* Read some headers and do cursory sanity checks. There are loads
@@ -1099,8 +1099,8 @@ int Instruments::fill_bank(int dr, int b, int *rc)
 				bank->tone[i].instrument = load_instrument(dr, b, i);
 				if (bank->tone[i].instrument == NULL)
 				{
-					ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING,
-						(b != 0) ? VERB_VERBOSE : VERB_NORMAL,
+					// This would be too annoying on 'warning' level.
+					ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_DEBUG,
 						"No instrument mapped to %s %d, program %d%s",
 						dr ? "drum set" : "tone bank",
 						dr ? b + progbase : b,
diff --git a/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.cpp b/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.cpp
index db8972059..c50e7ed97 100644
--- a/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.cpp
@@ -1312,7 +1312,6 @@ int Player::find_samples(MidiEvent *e, int *vlist)
 	ch = e->channel;
 	if (channel[ch].special_sample > 0) {
 		if ((s = instruments->specialPatch(channel[ch].special_sample)) == NULL) {
-			ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_VERBOSE,"Strange: Special patch %d is not installed",channel[ch].special_sample);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		note = e->a + channel[ch].key_shift + note_key_offset;
diff --git a/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.h b/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.h
index 9c400cfb6..75bd350d6 100644
--- a/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.h
+++ b/src/sound/timiditypp/playmidi.h
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ public:
 	int parse_sysex_event(const uint8_t *val, int32_t len, MidiEvent *ev, Instruments *instruments);
 };
 
+void free_gauss_table(void);
+
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sound/timiditypp/sffile.cpp b/src/sound/timiditypp/sffile.cpp
index f8d739e00..da02477e7 100644
--- a/src/sound/timiditypp/sffile.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/timiditypp/sffile.cpp
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ int Instruments::load_soundfont(SFInfo *sf, struct timidity_file *fd)
 				break;
 		}
 		else {
-			ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-				"%s: *** illegal id in level 0: %4.4s %4d",
-				fd->filename.c_str(), chunk.id, chunk.size);
+			ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: *** illegal id in level 0: %4.4s %4d",	fd->filename.c_str(), chunk.id, chunk.size);
 			FSKIP(chunk.size, fd);
 		}
 	}
@@ -290,9 +288,7 @@ int Instruments::process_list(int size, SFInfo *sf, struct timidity_file *fd)
 	case PDTA_ID:
 		return process_pdta(size, sf, fd);
 	default:
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-			"%s: *** illegal id in level 1: %4.4s",
-			fd->filename.c_str(), chunk.id);
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: *** illegal id in level 1: %4.4s",	fd->filename.c_str(), chunk.id);
 		FSKIP(size, fd); /* skip it */
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -441,9 +437,7 @@ void Instruments::load_sample_names(int size, SFInfo *sf, struct timidity_file *
 {
 	int i, nsamples;
 	if (sf->version > 1) {
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-			"%s: *** version 2 has obsolete format??",
-			fd->filename.c_str());
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: *** version 2 has obsolete format??",fd->filename.c_str());
 		FSKIP(size, fd);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -455,9 +449,7 @@ void Instruments::load_sample_names(int size, SFInfo *sf, struct timidity_file *
 		sf->sample = NEW(SFSampleInfo, sf->nsamples);
 	}
 	else if (sf->nsamples != nsamples) {
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-			"%s: *** different # of samples ?? (%d : %d)\n",
-			fd->filename.c_str(), sf->nsamples, nsamples);
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: *** different # of samples ?? (%d : %d)\n",fd->filename.c_str(), sf->nsamples, nsamples);
 		FSKIP(size, fd);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -624,8 +616,7 @@ void Instruments::convert_layers(SFInfo *sf)
 
 	if (prbags.bag == NULL || prbags.gen == NULL ||
 		inbags.bag == NULL || inbags.gen == NULL) {
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-			"%s: *** illegal bags / gens", sf->sf_name);
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: *** illegal bags / gens", sf->sf_name);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -653,9 +644,7 @@ void Instruments::generate_layers(SFHeader *hdr, SFHeader *next, SFBags *bags)
 
 	hdr->nlayers = next->bagNdx - hdr->bagNdx;
 	if (hdr->nlayers < 0) {
-		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-			"%s: illegal layer numbers %d",
-			"", hdr->nlayers);
+		ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,	"%s: illegal layer numbers %d",	"", hdr->nlayers);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (hdr->nlayers == 0)
@@ -666,9 +655,7 @@ void Instruments::generate_layers(SFHeader *hdr, SFHeader *next, SFBags *bags)
 		int genNdx = bags->bag[i];
 		layp->nlists = bags->bag[i + 1] - genNdx;
 		if (layp->nlists < 0) {
-			ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL,
-				"%s: illegal list numbers %d",
-				"", layp->nlists);
+			ctl_cmsg(CMSG_WARNING, VERB_NORMAL, "%s: illegal list numbers %d", "", layp->nlists);
 			return;
 		}
 		layp->list = (SFGenRec*)safe_malloc(sizeof(SFGenRec) * layp->nlists);