diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
index 4d77c485db..75baf583f8 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.cpp
@@ -1647,8 +1647,11 @@ bool GameState::OneIsHot() const
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool GameState::IsTimeToPlayAttractSounds() const
+bool GameState::IsTimeToPlaySounds() const
 {
+	if( !GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox )
+		return true;
+
 	// m_iNumTimesThroughAttract will be -1 from the first attract screen after 
 	// the end of a game until the next time FIRST_ATTRACT_SCREEN is reached.
 	// Play attract sounds for this sort span of time regardless of 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameState.h b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
index eb03884508..23813b3abf 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameState.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameState.h
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public:
 	// Attract stuff
 	//
 	int m_iNumTimesThroughAttract;	// negative means play regardless of m_iAttractSoundFrequency setting
-	bool IsTimeToPlayAttractSounds() const;
+	bool IsTimeToPlaySounds() const;
 	void VisitAttractScreen( const CString sScreenName );
 
 	//
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 934181e5c0..1b390c57aa 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks.h"
 #include "RageSoundUtil.h"
+#include "GameState.h"
 
 #include "RageSoundReader_Preload.h"
 #include "RageSoundReader_Resample.h"
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ RageSoundParams::RageSoundParams():
 	m_LengthSeconds = -1;
 	m_FadeLength = 0;
 	m_Volume = 1.0f;
+
+	if( !GAMESTATE->IsTimeToPlaySounds() )
+		m_Volume = 0;
+
 	m_Balance = 0; // center
 	speed_input_samples = speed_output_samples = 1;
 	m_bAccurateSync = false;
@@ -883,7 +888,8 @@ float RageSound::GetVolume() const
 
 float RageSound::GetAbsoluteVolume() const
 {
-	float f = m_Param.m_Volume * SOUNDMAN->GetMixVolume();
+	float f = m_Param.m_Volume;
+	f *= SOUNDMAN->GetMixVolume();
 	return f;
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
index 23280f19db..5d78db8bd3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenAttract.cpp
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ void ScreenAttract::AttractInput( const InputEventPlus &input, ScreenWithMenuEle
 
 void ScreenAttract::StartPlayingMusic()
 {
-	if( !GAMESTATE->IsTimeToPlayAttractSounds() )
-	{
-		SOUND->StopMusic();
-		return;
-	}
-
 	ScreenWithMenuElements::StartPlayingMusic();
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
index c20093094c..a6e31965e7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ float ScreenGameplay::StartPlayingSong(float MinTimeToNotes, float MinTimeToMusi
 	p.m_StartSecond = fStartSecond;
 
 	// Silence music if not playing attract sounds in demonstration.
-	if( GAMESTATE->m_bDemonstrationOrJukebox && !GAMESTATE->IsTimeToPlayAttractSounds() )
+	if( !GAMESTATE->IsTimeToPlaySounds() )
 		p.m_Volume = 0;
 	
 	ASSERT( !m_pSoundMusic->IsPlaying() );