diff --git a/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp b/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
index bc05d4da50..453ea70774 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ static void SetupWgOpn()
 
 static void SetupDMXGUS()
 {
-	int lump = fileSystem.CheckNumForFullName("DMXGUS");
+	int lump = fileSystem.CheckNumForName("DMXGUSC", ns_global);
+	if (lump < 0) lump = fileSystem.CheckNumForName("DMXGUS", ns_global);
 	if (lump < 0)
 	{
 		return;
diff --git a/src/common/audio/music/i_soundfont.cpp b/src/common/audio/music/i_soundfont.cpp
index 8d928a42ca..a01f835e65 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/music/i_soundfont.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/music/i_soundfont.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ FileReader FSF2Reader::OpenFile(const char *name)
 
 FZipPatReader::FZipPatReader(const char *filename)
 {
+	mAllowAbsolutePaths = true;
 	resf = FResourceFile::OpenResourceFile(filename, true);
 }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ FileReader FZipPatReader::OpenFile(const char *name)
 			return lump->NewReader();
 		}
 	}
+	fr.OpenFile(name);
 	return fr;
 }
 
@@ -478,13 +480,6 @@ FSoundFontReader *FSoundFontManager::OpenSoundFont(const char *name, int allowed
 		}
 	}
 
-	auto sfi = FindSoundFont(name, allowed);
-	if (sfi != nullptr)
-	{
-		if (sfi->type == SF_SF2) return new FSF2Reader(sfi->mFilename);
-		else return new FZipPatReader(sfi->mFilename);
-	}
-	// The sound font collection did not yield any good results.
 	// Next check if the file is a .sf file
 	if (allowed & SF_SF2)
 	{
@@ -500,6 +495,7 @@ FSoundFontReader *FSoundFontManager::OpenSoundFont(const char *name, int allowed
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// Next check if the file is a resource file (it should contains gus patches and a timidity.cfg file)
 	if (allowed & SF_GUS)
 	{
 		FileReader fr;
@@ -523,6 +519,13 @@ FSoundFontReader *FSoundFontManager::OpenSoundFont(const char *name, int allowed
 			return new FPatchSetReader(name);
 		}
 	}
+	// Lastly check in the sound font collection for a specific item or pick the first valid item available.
+	auto sfi = FindSoundFont(name, allowed);
+	if (sfi != nullptr)
+	{
+		if (sfi->type == SF_SF2) return new FSF2Reader(sfi->mFilename);
+		else return new FZipPatReader(sfi->mFilename);
+	}
 	return nullptr;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/common/audio/music/music_config.cpp b/src/common/audio/music/music_config.cpp
index 86eef267e3..ee85706110 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/music/music_config.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/music/music_config.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(String, opn_custom_bank, "", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_VIRTUAL)
 //==========================================================================
 
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(String, midi_config, GAMENAMELOWERCASE, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_VIRTUAL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(String, midi_config, "", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_VIRTUAL)
 {
 	FORWARD_STRING_CVAR(gus_config);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
index 7e344c314d..44d3040e2f 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static void InitMusicMenus()
 {
 	DMenuDescriptor **advmenu = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey("AdvSoundOptions");
 	auto soundfonts = sfmanager.GetList();
-	std::tuple<const char *, int, const char *> sfmenus[] = { std::make_tuple("GusConfigMenu", SF_SF2 | SF_GUS, "midi_config"),
+	std::tuple<const char *, int, const char *> sfmenus[] = { std::make_tuple("GusConfigMenu", SF_GUS, "midi_config"),
 																std::make_tuple("WildMidiConfigMenu", SF_GUS, "wildmidi_config"),
 																std::make_tuple("TimidityConfigMenu", SF_SF2 | SF_GUS, "timidity_config"),
 																std::make_tuple("FluidPatchsetMenu", SF_SF2, "fluid_patchset"),
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 90e3ed0edf..8b39980847 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ OptionMenu ModReplayerOptions protected
 	Title "$ADVSNDMNU_TIMIDITY"
 	LabeledSubMenu "$ADVSNDMNU_SELCONFIG",		"timidity_config", "TimidityConfigMenu"
 	Option "$ADVSNDMNU_REVERB", 			"timidity_reverb", "TimidityReverb"
-	Slider "$ADVSNDMNU_REVERB_LEVEL", 		"timidity_reverb_level", 9, 127, 1, 0
+	Slider "$ADVSNDMNU_REVERB_LEVEL", 		"timidity_reverb_level", 0, 127, 1, 0
 	Option "$ADVSNDMNU_CHORUS", 			"timidity_chorus", "OnOff"
 	// other CVARs need to be revieved for usefulness
  }