diff --git a/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp b/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
index 45a83ab4..8ae61791 100644
--- a/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
+++ b/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <rw/defines.hpp>
+#include <AL/al.h>
+#include <AL/alc.h>
+#include "audio/alCheck.hpp"
 
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -25,6 +28,10 @@ class MADStream : public sf::SoundStream
 	unsigned int mReadProgress;
 	std::vector<int16_t> mCurrentSamples;
 
+	constexpr static size_t numALbuffers = 8;
+	ALuint buffers[numALbuffers];
+	ALuint alSource;
+
 	static inline signed int scale(mad_fixed_t sample);
 	static mad_flow ms_header(void* user, mad_header const* header);
 	static mad_flow ms_input(void* user, mad_stream* stream);
diff --git a/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp b/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp
index 0fdf493e..e81cb0d7 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void MADStream::onSeek(sf::Time timeOffset)
 MADStream::MADStream()
 	: mFdm(nullptr)
 {
-
+	alCheck(alGenBuffers(numALbuffers, buffers));
+	alCheck(alGenSources(1, &alSource));
 }
 
 MADStream::~MADStream()
@@ -136,5 +137,11 @@ bool MADStream::openFromFile(const std::string& loc)
 
 	this->initialize(2, mMadSampleRate);
 
+	alCheck(alSourcef(alSource, AL_PITCH, 1));
+	alCheck(alSourcef(alSource, AL_GAIN, 1));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(alSource, AL_POSITION, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(alSource, AL_VELOCITY, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSourcei(alSource, AL_LOOPING, AL_FALSE));
+
 	return true;
 }