diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
index 4b8c489d65..26232944e9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.cpp
@@ -162,10 +162,13 @@ void RageSound::Fail(CString reason)
 	error = reason;
 }
 
-bool RageSound::Load(CString sSoundFilePath, bool cache)
+bool RageSound::Load(CString sSoundFilePath, int precache)
 {
 	LOG->Trace( "RageSound::LoadSound( '%s' )", sSoundFilePath.GetString() );
 
+	if(precache == 2)
+		precache = false;
+
 	/* Don't load over copies. */
 	ASSERT(original == this || m_sFilePath == "");
 
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ bool RageSound::Load(CString sSoundFilePath, bool cache)
 
 	/* Try to decode into full_buf. */
 	big = false;
-	if(!cache)
+	if(!precache)
 		big = true; /* Don't. */
 
 	/* Check the length, and see if we think it'll fit in the buffer. */
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
index 30ce020182..553e382116 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageSound.h
@@ -39,16 +39,23 @@ public:
 	~RageSound();
 	RageSound(const RageSound &cpy);
 
-	/* If cache is true, we'll preload the entire file into memory if it's
-	 * small enough.  False is only generally used when we're going to do
-	 * operations on a file but not actually play it (eg. to find out
-	 * its length).
+	/* If cache == true (1), we'll preload the entire file into memory if
+	 * it's small enough.  If this is done, a large number of copies of the
+	 * sound can be played without much performance penalty.  This is useful
+	 * for BM (keyed sounds), and for rapidly-repeating  sound effects, such
+	 * as the music wheel.
+	 *
+	 * If cache == false (0), we'll never preload the file (always stream
+	 * it).  This makes loads much faster.
+	 * 
+	 * If cache is 2 (the default), it means "don't care".  Currently, this
+	 * means false; this may become a preference.
 	 * 
 	 * If the file failed to load, false is returned, Error() is set
 	 * and a null sample will be loaded.  (This makes failed loads nonfatal;
 	 * they can be ignored most of the time, so we continue to work if a file
 	 * is broken or missing.) */
-	bool Load(CString fn, bool cache = true);
+	bool Load(CString fn, int precache = 2);
 	void Unload();
 
 	void SetStopMode(StopMode_t m) { StopMode = m; }