diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index e43c7097ed6..c30518ab42a 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -626,12 +626,8 @@ void SoundCommandParser::reconstructPlayList() {
 
 	const MusicList::iterator end = _music->getPlayListEnd();
 	for (MusicList::iterator i = _music->getPlayListStart(); i != end; ++i) {
-		if ((*i)->resourceId && _resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeSound, (*i)->resourceId))) {
-			(*i)->soundRes = new SoundResource((*i)->resourceId, _resMan, _soundVersion);
-			_music->soundInitSnd(*i);
-		} else {
-			(*i)->soundRes = 0;
-		}
+		initSoundResource(*i);
+
 		if ((*i)->status == kSoundPlaying) {
 			// Sync the sound object's selectors related to playing with the stored
 			// ones in the playlist, as they may have been invalidated when loading.
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
index b7231178118..a91b1032149 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SoundCommandParser::SoundCommandParser(ResourceManager *resMan, SegManager *segM
 
 	_music = new SciMusic(_soundVersion);
 	_music->init();
+	_bMultiMidi = ConfMan.getBool("multi_midi");
 }
 
 SoundCommandParser::~SoundCommandParser() {
@@ -63,31 +64,12 @@ int SoundCommandParser::getSoundResourceId(reg_t obj) {
 	return resourceId;
 }
 
-void SoundCommandParser::processInitSound(reg_t obj) {
-	int resourceId = getSoundResourceId(obj);
-
-	// Check if a track with the same sound object is already playing
-	MusicEntry *oldSound = _music->getSlot(obj);
-	if (oldSound)
-		processDisposeSound(obj);
-
-	MusicEntry *newSound = new MusicEntry();
-	newSound->resourceId = resourceId;
-	if (resourceId && _resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeSound, resourceId)))
-		newSound->soundRes = new SoundResource(resourceId, _resMan, _soundVersion);
+void SoundCommandParser::initSoundResource(MusicEntry *newSound) {
+	if (newSound->resourceId && _resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeSound, newSound->resourceId)))
+		newSound->soundRes = new SoundResource(newSound->resourceId, _resMan, _soundVersion);
 	else
 		newSound->soundRes = 0;
 
-	newSound->soundObj = obj;
-	newSound->loop = readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(loop));
-	newSound->priority = readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(pri)) & 0xFF;
-	if (_soundVersion >= SCI_VERSION_1_EARLY)
-		newSound->volume = CLIP<int>(readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(vol)), 0, MUSIC_VOLUME_MAX);
-	newSound->reverb = -1;	// initialize to SCI invalid, it'll be set correctly in soundInitSnd() below
-
-	debugC(kDebugLevelSound, "kDoSound(init): %04x:%04x number %d, loop %d, prio %d, vol %d", PRINT_REG(obj),
-			resourceId,	newSound->loop, newSound->priority, newSound->volume);
-
 	// In SCI1.1 games, sound effects are started from here. If we can find
 	// a relevant audio resource, play it, otherwise switch to synthesized
 	// effects. If the resource exists, play it using map 65535 (sound
@@ -98,16 +80,41 @@ void SoundCommandParser::processInitSound(reg_t obj) {
 	// if we play those, we will only make the user deaf and break speakers. Sierra SCI doesn't play anything
 	// on soundblaster. FIXME: check, why this is
 
-	if (checkAudioResource && _resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeAudio, resourceId))) {
-		// Found a relevant audio resource, play it
-		int sampleLen;
-		newSound->pStreamAud = _audio->getAudioStream(resourceId, 65535, &sampleLen);
-		newSound->soundType = Audio::Mixer::kSpeechSoundType;
-	} else {
-		if (newSound->soundRes)
-			_music->soundInitSnd(newSound);
+	if (checkAudioResource && _resMan->testResource(ResourceId(kResourceTypeAudio, newSound->resourceId))) {
+		// Found a relevant audio resource, create an audio stream
+		if (_bMultiMidi || !newSound->soundRes) {
+			int sampleLen;
+			newSound->pStreamAud = _audio->getAudioStream(newSound->resourceId, 65535, &sampleLen);
+			newSound->soundType = Audio::Mixer::kSpeechSoundType;
+		}
 	}
 
+	if (!newSound->pStreamAud && newSound->soundRes)
+		_music->soundInitSnd(newSound);
+}
+
+void SoundCommandParser::processInitSound(reg_t obj) {
+	int resourceId = getSoundResourceId(obj);
+
+	// Check if a track with the same sound object is already playing
+	MusicEntry *oldSound = _music->getSlot(obj);
+	if (oldSound)
+		processDisposeSound(obj);
+
+	MusicEntry *newSound = new MusicEntry();
+	newSound->resourceId = resourceId;
+	newSound->soundObj = obj;
+	newSound->loop = readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(loop));
+	newSound->priority = readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(pri)) & 0xFF;
+	if (_soundVersion >= SCI_VERSION_1_EARLY)
+		newSound->volume = CLIP<int>(readSelectorValue(_segMan, obj, SELECTOR(vol)), 0, MUSIC_VOLUME_MAX);
+	newSound->reverb = -1;	// initialize to SCI invalid, it'll be set correctly in soundInitSnd() below
+
+	debugC(kDebugLevelSound, "kDoSound(init): %04x:%04x number %d, loop %d, prio %d, vol %d", PRINT_REG(obj),
+			resourceId,	newSound->loop, newSound->priority, newSound->volume);
+
+	initSoundResource(newSound);
+
 	_music->pushBackSlot(newSound);
 
 	if (newSound->soundRes || newSound->pStreamAud) {
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.h b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.h
index 7f6e2a0fe86..c1dce014d2d 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.h
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Sci {
 class Console;
 class SciMusic;
 class SoundCommandParser;
+class MusicEntry;
 //typedef void (SoundCommandParser::*SoundCommand)(reg_t obj, int16 value);
 
 //struct MusicEntryCommand {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
 	void processPlaySound(reg_t obj);
 	void processStopSound(reg_t obj, bool sampleFinishedPlaying);
+	void initSoundResource(MusicEntry *newSound);
 
 	MusicType getMusicType() const;
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ private:
 	SciMusic *_music;
 	AudioPlayer *_audio;
 	SciVersion _soundVersion;
+	bool _bMultiMidi;
 
 	void processInitSound(reg_t obj);
 	void processDisposeSound(reg_t obj);