diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
index 4b88ea42c..d1dafa4d7 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "renderlayer.h" // for win_gethwnd()
 #include <atomic>
 
-#define DQSIZE 128
+#define DQSIZE 256
 
 int32_t g_numEnvSoundsPlaying, g_highestSoundIdx = 0;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void S_SoundStartup(void)
 
     FX_SetReverseStereo(ud.config.ReverseStereo);
     FX_SetCallBack(S_Callback);
-    FX_SetPrintf(initprintf);
+    FX_SetPrintf(OSD_Printf);
 }
 
 void S_SoundShutdown(void)
@@ -377,9 +377,8 @@ void S_StopMusic(void)
 void S_Cleanup(void)
 {
     static uint32_t ldnum;
-    uint32_t const odnum = dnum;
 
-    while (ldnum < odnum)
+    while (ldnum < dnum)
     {
         uint32_t num = dq[ldnum++ & (DQSIZE - 1)];
 
@@ -816,6 +815,8 @@ void S_StopEnvSound(int32_t num, int32_t i)
     {
         for (j=0; j<MAXSOUNDINSTANCES; ++j)
         {
+            S_Cleanup();
+
             if ((i == -1 && g_sounds[num].voices[j].id > FX_Ok) || (i != -1 && g_sounds[num].voices[j].owner == i))
             {
 #ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
@@ -825,8 +826,8 @@ void S_StopEnvSound(int32_t num, int32_t i)
 #endif
                 if (g_sounds[num].voices[j].id > FX_Ok)
                 {
-                    FX_StopSound(g_sounds[num].voices[j].id);
-                    S_Cleanup();
+                    if (FX_SoundActive(g_sounds[num].voices[j].id))
+                        FX_StopSound(g_sounds[num].voices[j].id);
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -861,8 +862,6 @@ void S_ChangeSoundPitch(int soundNum, int spriteNum, int pitchoffset)
 
 void S_Update(void)
 {
-    S_Cleanup();
-
     if ((g_player[myconnectindex].ps->gm & (MODE_GAME|MODE_DEMO)) == 0)
         return;
 
@@ -892,6 +891,8 @@ void S_Update(void)
         if (g_sounds[sndnum].num == 0)
             continue;
 
+        S_Cleanup();
+
         for (auto &voice : g_sounds[sndnum].voices)
         {
             int const spriteNum = voice.owner;
@@ -919,7 +920,9 @@ void S_Callback(uint32_t num)
     if ((int32_t)num == MUSIC_ID)
         return;
 
-    dq[dnum++ & (DQSIZE - 1)] = num;
+    int const ldnum = dnum;
+    dq[ldnum & (DQSIZE - 1)] = num;
+    dnum++;
 }
 
 void S_ClearSoundLocks(void)