diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
index 05567d2bb..9b736fa7a 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/App.java
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ public class App implements ApplicationListener {
 
     public static void playGUIsound(MusicContainer sound, double volume, float pan) {
         if (!highPrioritySoundPlaying) {
-            var it = audioMixer.getFreeGuiTrackNoMatterWhat();
+            var it = audioMixer.getFreeGuiTrack();
             if (it != null) {
                 it.stop();
                 it.setCurrentTrack(sound);
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
index f22e2a036..c4de7988c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MixerTrackProcessor.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package net.torvald.terrarum.audio
 
-import net.torvald.reflection.forceInvoke
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
 import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.AudioMixer.Companion.DS_FLTIDX_LOW
 import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.AudioMixer.Companion.DS_FLTIDX_PAN
@@ -13,7 +12,9 @@ import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.dsp.NullFilter
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.ActorWithBody
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.ActorWithBody.Companion.GAME_TO_SI_VELO
 import org.dyn4j.geometry.Vector2
-import kotlin.math.*
+import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
+import kotlin.math.cosh
+import kotlin.math.sqrt
 
 /**
  * Created by minjaesong on 2023-11-17.
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7577cc467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicCache.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package net.torvald.terrarum.audio
+
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable
+import net.torvald.terrarum.tryDispose
+
+class MusicCache(val trackName: String) : Disposable {
+
+    private val cache = HashMap<String, MusicContainer>()
+
+    fun getOrPut(music: MusicContainer?): MusicContainer? {
+        if (music != null && music.toRAM) { // for now only the on-the-RAM tracks are getting cached
+            println("Cacheing music ${music.name} for track $trackName")
+            return cache.getOrPut(music.name) { music.makeCopy() }
+        }
+        else return null
+    }
+
+    override fun dispose() {
+        cache.values.forEach { it.tryDispose() }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicContainer.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicContainer.kt
index 04b582338..8b378ac41 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicContainer.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/MusicContainer.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ data class MusicContainer(
     val codec: String
 
     var samplesReadCount = 0L; internal set
-    val samplesTotal: Long
+    var samplesTotal: Long
 
     private val gdxMusic: Music = Gdx.audio.newMusic(FileHandle(file))
 
@@ -185,4 +185,22 @@ data class MusicContainer(
         gdxMusic.dispose()
         soundBuf?.destroy()
     }
+
+    fun makeCopy(): MusicContainer {
+        val new = MusicContainer(name, file, looping, false, songFinishedHook)
+
+        synchronized(this) {
+            if (this.toRAM) {
+                // perform unsafe memcpy
+                new.soundBuf = UnsafeHelper.allocate(this.soundBuf!!.size)
+                UnsafeHelper.memcpy(this.soundBuf!!, 0L, new.soundBuf!!, 0L, new.soundBuf!!.size)
+
+                // set toRAM flag
+                val toRamField = new.javaClass.getDeclaredField("toRAM")
+                UnsafeHelper.unsafe.putBoolean(new, UnsafeHelper.unsafe.objectFieldOffset(toRamField), true)
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
index dc99ee4f9..5c680b928 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/TerrarumAudioMixerTrack.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ class TerrarumAudioMixerTrack(
     }
 
     var currentTrack: MusicContainer? = null
+        set(value) {
+            field = musicCache.getOrPut(value)
+        }
+
     var nextTrack: MusicContainer? = null
+        set(value) {
+            field = musicCache.getOrPut(value)
+        }
 
     var volume: TrackVolume = 1.0
         get() = field
@@ -66,11 +73,14 @@ class TerrarumAudioMixerTrack(
     var playStartedTime = 0L; internal set
     var checkedOutTime = 0L; internal set
 
+    private var musicCache = MusicCache(name)
+
     fun copyStatusTo(other: TerrarumAudioMixerTrack) {
         other.pullNextTrack = this.pullNextTrack
         other.currentTrack = this.currentTrack
         other.nextTrack = this.nextTrack
         other.volume = this.volume
+        other.musicCache = this.musicCache
         other.trackingTarget = this.trackingTarget
         other.streamPlaying.set(this.streamPlaying.get())
         other.playStartedTime = this.playStartedTime
@@ -156,6 +166,7 @@ class TerrarumAudioMixerTrack(
         processor.stop()
         processorThread.join()*/
         adev?.dispose()
+        musicCache.dispose()
     }
 
     override fun equals(other: Any?) = this.hash == (other as TerrarumAudioMixerTrack).hash
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/dsp/LoFi.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/dsp/LoFi.kt
index 900461543..e0415acc2 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/dsp/LoFi.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/audio/dsp/LoFi.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 package net.torvald.terrarum.audio.dsp
 
-import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.SpriteBatch
-import net.torvald.reflection.forceInvoke
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App
 import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.AudioHelper
-import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.AudioProcessBuf.Companion.MP3_CHUNK_SIZE
-import net.torvald.terrarum.audio.decibelsToFullscale
-import net.torvald.terrarum.serialise.toUint
-import java.io.File
 import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 import kotlin.math.tanh