diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index f99351bd59..db048499ff 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -589,11 +589,11 @@ void RageSound::StartPlaying()
 
 	m_bPlaying = true;
 
-	SOUNDMAN->StartMixing( this );
-
 	if( !m_Param.m_bIsCriticalSound && SOUNDMAN->GetPlayOnlyCriticalSounds() )
 		m_Param.m_Volume = 0;
 
+	SOUNDMAN->StartMixing( this );
+
 //	LOG->Trace("StartPlaying %p finished (%s)", this, this->GetLoadedFilePath().c_str());
 }