diff --git a/src/Audio.c b/src/Audio.c
index b3400671c..26468f007 100644
--- a/src/Audio.c
+++ b/src/Audio.c
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 
 int Audio_SoundsVolume, Audio_MusicVolume;
 
+const char* const Sound_Names[SOUND_COUNT] = {
+	"none", "wood", "gravel", "grass", "stone",
+	"metal", "glass", "cloth", "sand", "snow",
+};
+
 const cc_string Sounds_ZipPathMC = String_FromConst("audio/default.zip");
 const cc_string Sounds_ZipPathCC = String_FromConst("audio/classicube.zip");
 static const cc_string audio_dir = String_FromConst("audio");
 
-struct Sound {
-	int channels, sampleRate;
-	struct AudioChunk chunk;
-};
-
 
 /*########################################################################################################################*
 *--------------------------------------------------------Sounds-----------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ static void Sounds_Start(void) {
 void Audio_PlayDigSound(cc_uint8 type)  { }
 void Audio_PlayStepSound(cc_uint8 type) { }
 #else
-#define AUDIO_MAX_SOUNDS 10
-
-struct SoundGroup {
-	int count;
-	struct Sound sounds[AUDIO_MAX_SOUNDS];
-};
-struct Soundboard { struct SoundGroup groups[SOUND_COUNT]; };
-
 static struct Soundboard digBoard, stepBoard;
 static RNGState sounds_rnd;
 
diff --git a/src/Audio.h b/src/Audio.h
index 41028cfee..729b1a021 100644
--- a/src/Audio.h
+++ b/src/Audio.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ cc_result Audio_Play(struct AudioContext* ctx);
 /* Returns the number of buffers being played or queued */
 /* (e.g. if inUse is 0, no audio buffers are being played or queued) */
 cc_result Audio_Poll(struct AudioContext* ctx, int* inUse);
-cc_result Audio_Pause(struct AudioContext* ctx); /* Only implemented with OpenSL ES backend */
+cc_result Audio_Pause(struct AudioContext* ctx);
 
 /* Outputs more detailed information about errors with audio. */
 cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst);
@@ -93,5 +93,27 @@ void Audio_Warn(cc_result res, const char* action);
 cc_result AudioPool_Play(struct AudioData* data);
 void AudioPool_Close(void);
 
+
+/*########################################################################################################################*
+*---------------------------------------------------------Sounds---------------------------------------------------------*
+*#########################################################################################################################*/
+enum SoundType {
+	SOUND_NONE,  SOUND_WOOD,  SOUND_GRAVEL, SOUND_GRASS, 
+	SOUND_STONE, SOUND_METAL, SOUND_GLASS,  SOUND_CLOTH, 
+	SOUND_SAND,  SOUND_SNOW,  SOUND_COUNT
+};
+extern const char* const Sound_Names[SOUND_COUNT];
+
+#define AUDIO_MAX_SOUNDS 10
+struct Sound {
+	int channels, sampleRate;
+	struct AudioChunk chunk;
+};
+struct SoundGroup {
+	int count;
+	struct Sound sounds[AUDIO_MAX_SOUNDS];
+};
+struct Soundboard { struct SoundGroup groups[SOUND_COUNT]; };
+
 CC_END_HEADER
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Audio_3DS.c b/src/Audio_3DS.c
index 3fceb1bf6..7ca76daad 100644
--- a/src/Audio_3DS.c
+++ b/src/Audio_3DS.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct AudioContext {
 	int sampleRate;
 	cc_bool stereo;
 };
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 static int channelIDs;
diff --git a/src/Audio_Dreamcast.c b/src/Audio_Dreamcast.c
index 946c1e3a6..dcdc54bba 100644
--- a/src/Audio_Dreamcast.c
+++ b/src/Audio_Dreamcast.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct AudioContext {
 	struct AudioBuffer bufs[AUDIO_MAX_BUFFERS];
 	int count, sampleRate;
 };
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 cc_bool AudioBackend_Init(void) {
diff --git a/src/Audio_GCWii.c b/src/Audio_GCWii.c
index cf202cc40..8f24c63df 100644
--- a/src/Audio_GCWii.c
+++ b/src/Audio_GCWii.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct AudioContext {
 	int channels, sampleRate, volume;
 	cc_bool makeAvailable;
 };
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 cc_bool AudioBackend_Init(void) {
diff --git a/src/Audio_Null.c b/src/Audio_Null.c
index 81fd0c373..ee2bb43ce 100644
--- a/src/Audio_Null.c
+++ b/src/Audio_Null.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #if CC_AUD_BACKEND == CC_AUD_BACKEND_NULL
 struct AudioContext { int count; };
+
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 cc_bool AudioBackend_Init(void) { return false; }
diff --git a/src/Audio_OS2.c b/src/Audio_OS2.c
index f5503f513..50966b310 100644
--- a/src/Audio_OS2.c
+++ b/src/Audio_OS2.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <kai.h>
 
-#define AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 struct AudioContext {
@@ -187,13 +186,5 @@ cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 		*dst = String_FromReadonly("Unknown Error");
 	return true;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Audio_OpenAL.c b/src/Audio_OpenAL.c
index 59ec138cb..b02a6fe1d 100644
--- a/src/Audio_OpenAL.c
+++ b/src/Audio_OpenAL.c
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ static void   (APIENTRY *_alGenSources)(ALsizei n, ALuint* sources);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alDeleteSources)(ALsizei n, const ALuint* sources);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alGetSourcei)(ALuint source, ALenum param, ALint* value);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourcef)(ALuint source, ALenum param, float value);
-static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourcePlay)(ALuint source);
-static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourceStop)(ALuint source);
+static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourcePlay) (ALuint source);
+static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourcePause)(ALuint source);
+static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourceStop) (ALuint source);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourceQueueBuffers)(ALuint source, ALsizei nb, const ALuint* buffers);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alSourceUnqueueBuffers)(ALuint source, ALsizei nb, ALuint* buffers);
 static void   (APIENTRY *_alGenBuffers)(ALsizei n, ALuint* buffers);
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ static cc_bool LoadALFuncs(void) {
 		DynamicLib_ReqSym(alSourcePlay),      DynamicLib_ReqSym(alSourceStop),
 		DynamicLib_ReqSym(alSourceQueueBuffers), DynamicLib_ReqSym(alSourceUnqueueBuffers),
 		DynamicLib_ReqSym(alGenBuffers),      DynamicLib_ReqSym(alDeleteBuffers),
-		DynamicLib_ReqSym(alBufferData),      DynamicLib_ReqSym(alDistanceModel)
+		DynamicLib_ReqSym(alBufferData),      DynamicLib_ReqSym(alDistanceModel),
+		DynamicLib_OptSym(alSourcePlay)
 	};
 	void* lib;
 	
@@ -226,6 +228,13 @@ cc_result Audio_Play(struct AudioContext* ctx) {
 	return _alGetError();
 }
 
+cc_result Audio_Pause(struct AudioContext* ctx) {
+	if (!_alSourcePause) return ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
+	_alSourcePause(ctx->source);
+	return _alGetError();
+}
+
 cc_result Audio_Poll(struct AudioContext* ctx, int* inUse) {
 	ALint processed = 0;
 	ALuint buffer;
@@ -270,13 +279,5 @@ cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 	if (err) String_AppendConst(dst, err);
 	return err != NULL;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Audio_SLES.c b/src/Audio_SLES.c
index 43138c7a9..bea671deb 100644
--- a/src/Audio_SLES.c
+++ b/src/Audio_SLES.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <SLES/OpenSLES.h>
 #include <SLES/OpenSLES_Android.h>
 #include "ExtMath.h"
+
 static SLObjectItf slEngineObject;
 static SLEngineItf slEngineEngine;
 static SLObjectItf slOutputObject;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ struct AudioContext {
 	SLVolumeItf       playerVolume;
 };
 
-#define AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 static SLresult (SLAPIENTRY *_slCreateEngine)(SLObjectItf* engine, SLuint32 numOptions, const SLEngineOption* engineOptions,
@@ -254,13 +254,5 @@ cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 	if (err) String_AppendConst(dst, err);
 	return err != NULL;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Audio_Switch.c b/src/Audio_Switch.c
index 1c7349086..c0547d132 100644
--- a/src/Audio_Switch.c
+++ b/src/Audio_Switch.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct AudioContext {
 	AudioDriverWaveBuf bufs[AUDIO_MAX_BUFFERS];
 	int channels, sampleRate;
 };
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 static int channelIDs;
diff --git a/src/Audio_Symbian.cpp b/src/Audio_Symbian.cpp
index cddc643f1..ea3d3c734 100644
--- a/src/Audio_Symbian.cpp
+++ b/src/Audio_Symbian.cpp
@@ -361,18 +361,10 @@ cc_result Audio_SetFormat(struct AudioContext* ctx, int channels, int sampleRate
 	return 0;
 }
 
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
 static cc_bool Audio_FastPlay(struct AudioContext* ctx, struct AudioData* data) {
 	int channels   = data->channels;
 	int sampleRate = Audio_AdjustSampleRate(data->sampleRate, data->rate);
 	return !ctx->channels || (ctx->channels == channels && ctx->sampleRate == sampleRate);
 }
-
 #endif
+
diff --git a/src/Audio_Web.c b/src/Audio_Web.c
index 34cca2d6c..915d7e7c6 100644
--- a/src/Audio_Web.c
+++ b/src/Audio_Web.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #if defined CC_BUILD_WEBAUDIO
 struct AudioContext { int contextID, count, rate; void* data; };
 
-#define AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
+#define AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 extern int  interop_InitAudio(void);
@@ -69,13 +69,5 @@ cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 	String_AppendUtf8(dst, buffer, len);
 	return len > 0;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Audio_WiiU.c b/src/Audio_WiiU.c
index 321ceaa44..eeca40ede 100644
--- a/src/Audio_WiiU.c
+++ b/src/Audio_WiiU.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ static cc_bool ax_inited;
 
 struct AudioContext { int count; };
 
-#define AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 cc_bool AudioBackend_Init(void) {
@@ -64,13 +63,5 @@ static cc_bool Audio_FastPlay(struct AudioContext* ctx, struct AudioData* data)
 cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 	return false;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Audio_WinMM.c b/src/Audio_WinMM.c
index 15ce67656..e13cc81d8 100644
--- a/src/Audio_WinMM.c
+++ b/src/Audio_WinMM.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct AudioContext {
 };
 
 #define AUDIO_COMMON_VOLUME
-#define AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
 #include "_AudioBase.h"
 
 cc_bool AudioBackend_Init(void) { return true; }
@@ -159,13 +158,5 @@ cc_bool Audio_DescribeError(cc_result res, cc_string* dst) {
 	String_AppendConst(dst, buffer);
 	return true;
 }
-
-cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	return AudioBase_AllocChunks(size, chunks, numChunks);
-}
-
-void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
-	AudioBase_FreeChunks(chunks, numChunks);
-}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Block.c b/src/Block.c
index 1a6383ee4..a7e91f4a2 100644
--- a/src/Block.c
+++ b/src/Block.c
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@
 #include "Event.h"
 #include "Picking.h"
 #include "Lighting.h"
+#include "Audio.h"
 
 struct _BlockLists Blocks;
 
-const char* const Sound_Names[SOUND_COUNT] = {
-	"none", "wood", "gravel", "grass", "stone",
-	"metal", "glass", "cloth", "sand", "snow",
-};
-
 /*########################################################################################################################*
 *---------------------------------------------------Default properties----------------------------------------------------*
 *#########################################################################################################################*/
diff --git a/src/Block.h b/src/Block.h
index f38eb89ed..688e7aadd 100644
--- a/src/Block.h
+++ b/src/Block.h
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ CC_BEGIN_HEADER
 struct IGameComponent;
 extern struct IGameComponent Blocks_Component;
 
-enum SoundType {
-	SOUND_NONE,  SOUND_WOOD,  SOUND_GRAVEL, SOUND_GRASS, 
-	SOUND_STONE, SOUND_METAL, SOUND_GLASS,  SOUND_CLOTH, 
-	SOUND_SAND,  SOUND_SNOW,  SOUND_COUNT
-};
-extern const char* const Sound_Names[SOUND_COUNT];
-
 /* Describes how a block is rendered in the world. */
 enum DrawType {
 	DRAW_OPAQUE,            /* Completely covers blocks behind (e.g. dirt). */
diff --git a/src/BlockPhysics.c b/src/BlockPhysics.c
index b1f5966f9..626cde467 100644
--- a/src/BlockPhysics.c
+++ b/src/BlockPhysics.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "Vectors.h"
 #include "Chat.h"
+#include "Audio.h"
 
 /* Data for a resizable queue, used for liquid physic tick entries. */
 struct TickQueue {
diff --git a/src/Commands.c b/src/Commands.c
index 9239ea82b..c3d1f519a 100644
--- a/src/Commands.c
+++ b/src/Commands.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "TexturePack.h"
 #include "Options.h"
 #include "Drawer2D.h"
+#include "Audio.h"
 
 #define COMMANDS_PREFIX "/client"
 #define COMMANDS_PREFIX_SPACE "/client "
diff --git a/src/Formats.c b/src/Formats.c
index c0dd0e85c..576c093d6 100644
--- a/src/Formats.c
+++ b/src/Formats.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Chat.h"
 #include "TexturePack.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
+#include "Audio.h"
 
 #ifdef CC_BUILD_FILESYSTEM
 static struct LocationUpdate* spawn_point;
diff --git a/src/Protocol.c b/src/Protocol.c
index 93ebdb5be..51d1b1495 100644
--- a/src/Protocol.c
+++ b/src/Protocol.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "HeldBlockRenderer.h"
 #include "Options.h"
 #include "Screens.h"
+#include "Audio.h"
 
 struct _ProtocolData Protocol;
 
diff --git a/src/_AudioBase.h b/src/_AudioBase.h
index 29e722861..1638f0884 100644
--- a/src/_AudioBase.h
+++ b/src/_AudioBase.h
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static cc_bool AudioBase_AdjustSound(struct AudioContext* ctx, int i, struct Aud
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef AUDIO_COMMON_ALLOC
-static cc_result AudioBase_AllocChunks(int size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
+#ifndef AUDIO_OVERRIDE_ALLOC
+cc_result Audio_AllocChunks(cc_uint32 size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
 	cc_uint8* dst = (cc_uint8*)Mem_TryAlloc(numChunks, size);
 	int i;
 	if (!dst) return ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static cc_result AudioBase_AllocChunks(int size, struct AudioChunk* chunks, int
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void AudioBase_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
+void Audio_FreeChunks(struct AudioChunk* chunks, int numChunks) {
 	Mem_Free(chunks[0].data);
 }
 #endif