diff --git a/Nautilus/Handlers/CustomSoundHandler.cs b/Nautilus/Handlers/CustomSoundHandler.cs
index e0590971..aca29f47 100644
--- a/Nautilus/Handlers/CustomSoundHandler.cs
+++ b/Nautilus/Handlers/CustomSoundHandler.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ public static class CustomSoundHandler
     /// <param name="id">The Id of your custom sound which is used when checking which sounds to play.</param>
     /// <param name="filePath">The file path on disk of the sound file to load.</param>
     /// <param name="busPath">The bus path to play the sound on.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The audio MODE of the sound.
+    /// Standard values of this property can be found in the <see cref="AudioUtils"/> class (i.e. <see cref="AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_3D"/>).</param>
     /// <returns>the <see cref="Sound"/> loaded</returns>
-    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, string busPath)
+    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, string busPath, MODE mode = MODE.DEFAULT)
     {
         Bus bus = RuntimeManager.GetBus(busPath);
-        return RegisterCustomSound(id, filePath, bus);
+        return RegisterCustomSound(id, filePath, bus, mode);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -32,10 +34,16 @@ public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, string busPa
     /// <param name="id">The Id of your custom sound which is used when checking which sounds to play.</param>
     /// <param name="filePath">The file path on disk of the sound file to load.</param>
     /// <param name="bus">The bus to play the sound on.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The audio MODE of the sound.
+    /// Standard values of this property can be found in the <see cref="AudioUtils"/> class (i.e. <see cref="AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_3D"/>).</param>
     /// <returns>the <see cref="Sound"/> loaded</returns>
-    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, Bus bus)
+    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, Bus bus, MODE mode = MODE.DEFAULT)
     {
-        Sound sound = AudioUtils.CreateSound(filePath);
+        if (bus.getChannelGroup(out _) != RESULT.OK)
+        {
+            bus.lockChannelGroup().CheckResult();
+        }
+        Sound sound = AudioUtils.CreateSound(filePath, mode);
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSounds[id] = sound;
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSoundBuses[id] = bus;
         return sound;
@@ -47,11 +55,13 @@ public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, string filePath, Bus bus)
     /// <param name="id">The Id of your custom sound which is used when checking which sounds to play.</param>
     /// <param name="audio">The AudioClip to register.</param>
     /// <param name="busPath">The bus path to play the sound on.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The audio MODE of the sound.
+    /// Standard values of this property can be found in the <see cref="AudioUtils"/> class (i.e. <see cref="AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_3D"/>).</param>
     /// <returns>the <see cref="Sound"/> loaded</returns>
-    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, AudioClip audio, string busPath)
+    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, AudioClip audio, string busPath, MODE mode = MODE.DEFAULT)
     {
         Bus bus = RuntimeManager.GetBus(busPath);
-        return RegisterCustomSound(id, audio, bus);
+        return RegisterCustomSound(id, audio, bus, mode);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -60,10 +70,16 @@ public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, AudioClip audio, string busPa
     /// <param name="id">The Id of your custom sound which is used when checking which sounds to play.</param>
     /// <param name="audio">The AudioClip to register.</param>
     /// <param name="bus">The bus to play the sound on.</param>
+    /// <param name="mode">The audio MODE of the sound.
+    /// Standard values of this property can be found in the <see cref="AudioUtils"/> class (i.e. <see cref="AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_3D"/>).</param>
     /// <returns>the <see cref="Sound"/> loaded</returns>
-    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, AudioClip audio, Bus bus)
+    public static Sound RegisterCustomSound(string id, AudioClip audio, Bus bus, MODE mode = MODE.DEFAULT)
     {
-        Sound sound = AudioUtils.CreateSound(audio);
+        if (bus.getChannelGroup(out _) != RESULT.OK)
+        {
+            bus.lockChannelGroup().CheckResult();
+        }
+        Sound sound = AudioUtils.CreateSound(audio, mode);
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSounds[id] = sound;
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSoundBuses[id] = bus;
         return sound;
@@ -99,6 +115,10 @@ public static void RegisterCustomSound(string id, Sound sound, string busPath)
     /// <param name="bus">The bus to play the sound on.</param>
     public static void RegisterCustomSound(string id, Sound sound, Bus bus)
     {
+        if (bus.getChannelGroup(out _) != RESULT.OK)
+        {
+            bus.lockChannelGroup().CheckResult();
+        }
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSounds[id] = sound;
         CustomSoundPatcher.CustomSoundBuses[id] = bus;
     }
@@ -107,7 +127,7 @@ public static void RegisterCustomSound(string id, Sound sound, Bus bus)
     /// Try to find and play a custom <see cref="Sound"/> that has been registered.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="id">The Id of the custom sound</param>
-    /// <param name="channel">the <see cref="Channel"/>the sound is playing on.</param>
+    /// <param name="channel">the <see cref="Channel"/> the sound is playing on.</param>
     public static bool TryPlayCustomSound(string id, out Channel channel)
     {
         channel = default;
diff --git a/Nautilus/Handlers/PDAHandler.cs b/Nautilus/Handlers/PDAHandler.cs
index 43747512..97b191ed 100644
--- a/Nautilus/Handlers/PDAHandler.cs
+++ b/Nautilus/Handlers/PDAHandler.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public static void AddLogEntry(string key, string languageKey, Sound sound, Spri
     /// <param name="icon">The icon that will be used in the Log tab for this entry. if unassigned, it will use the default log entry icon.</param>
     public static void AddLogEntry(string key, string languageKey, AudioClip audioClip, Sprite icon = null)
     {
-        AddLogEntry(key, languageKey, CustomSoundHandler.RegisterCustomSound(key, audioClip, AudioUtils.BusPaths.PDAVoice), icon);
+        AddLogEntry(key, languageKey, CustomSoundHandler.RegisterCustomSound(key, audioClip, AudioUtils.BusPaths.PDAVoice, AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_Stream), icon);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public static void AddLogEntry(string key, string languageKey, AudioClip audioCl
     /// <param name="icon">The icon that will be used in the Log tab for this entry. if unassigned, it will use the default log entry icon.</param>
     public static void AddLogEntry(string key, string languageKey, string soundFilePath, Sprite icon = null)
     {
-        AddLogEntry(key, languageKey, CustomSoundHandler.RegisterCustomSound(key, soundFilePath, AudioUtils.BusPaths.PDAVoice), icon);
+        AddLogEntry(key, languageKey, CustomSoundHandler.RegisterCustomSound(key, soundFilePath, AudioUtils.BusPaths.PDAVoice, AudioUtils.StandardSoundModes_Stream), icon);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Nautilus/Patchers/CustomSoundPatcher.cs b/Nautilus/Patchers/CustomSoundPatcher.cs
index 2637b2d2..6ca5378b 100644
--- a/Nautilus/Patchers/CustomSoundPatcher.cs
+++ b/Nautilus/Patchers/CustomSoundPatcher.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using FMOD;
 using FMOD.Studio;
 using FMODUnity;
@@ -32,6 +32,43 @@ public static void PDASounds_Deinitialize_Postfix()
         PlayedChannels.Clear();
     }
 
+    [HarmonyPrefix]
+    [HarmonyPatch(typeof(FMODExtensions), nameof(FMODExtensions.GetLength))]
+    public static bool FMODExtension_GetLength_Prefix(string path, ref int __result)
+    {
+        if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+        {
+            __result = 0;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        InternalLogger.Debug($"FMODExtensions.GetLength(\"{path}\") executed. Checking if it's a custom sound...");
+
+        if (!CustomSounds.ContainsKey(path))
+            return true;
+
+        InternalLogger.Debug($"FMODExtensions.GetLength(\"{path}\") executed. It was a custom sound.");
+
+        if(CustomSounds.TryGetValue(path, out Sound sound))
+        {
+            RESULT res = sound.getLength(out uint length, TIMEUNIT.MS);
+            if(res == RESULT.OK)
+            {
+                __result = (int)length;
+                return false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                InternalLogger.Log($"An error occured while trying to get length of a sound.\n{res}");
+            }
+            res.CheckResult();
+        }
+
+        InternalLogger.Debug($"FMODExtensions.GetLength(\"{path}\") executed. It was maybe not a CustomSounds but a CustomFModSounds ?");
+        __result = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
 #if SUBNAUTICA
         
     [HarmonyPatch(typeof(FMODUWE), nameof(FMODUWE.PlayOneShotImpl))]
@@ -409,7 +446,7 @@ public static bool SoundQueue_Update_Prefix(SoundQueue __instance)
                 return true;
             }
 #if BELOWZERO
-            if (SoundQueue.GetPlaybackState(__instance.eventInstance) is not PLAYBACK_STATE.STARTING or PLAYBACK_STATE.PLAYING)
+            if (SoundQueue.GetPlaybackState(__instance.eventInstance) is not (PLAYBACK_STATE.STARTING or PLAYBACK_STATE.PLAYING))
             {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -417,7 +454,7 @@ public static bool SoundQueue_Update_Prefix(SoundQueue __instance)
             if (!SoundQueue.GetIsStartingOrPlaying(__instance.eventInstance)) return true;
 #endif
 
-            ATTRIBUTES_3D attributes = Player.main.transform.To3DAttributes();
+        ATTRIBUTES_3D attributes = Player.main.transform.To3DAttributes();
             channel.set3DAttributes(ref attributes.position, ref attributes.velocity);
             channel.getPosition(out uint position, TIMEUNIT.MS);
             instanceCurrent.position = (int)position;
diff --git a/Nautilus/Utility/AudioUtils.cs b/Nautilus/Utility/AudioUtils.cs
index 90aa0643..8ddccec8 100644
--- a/Nautilus/Utility/AudioUtils.cs
+++ b/Nautilus/Utility/AudioUtils.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ namespace Nautilus.Utility;
 /// </summary>
 public static partial class AudioUtils
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 3D sounds
+    /// </summary>
+    public const MODE StandardSoundModes_3D = MODE.DEFAULT | MODE._3D | MODE.ACCURATETIME | MODE._3D_LINEARSQUAREROLLOFF;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 2D sounds
+    /// </summary>
+    public const MODE StandardSoundModes_2D = MODE.DEFAULT | MODE._2D | MODE.ACCURATETIME;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// For music, PDA voices and any 2D sounds that can have more than one instance at a time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const MODE StandardSoundModes_Stream = StandardSoundModes_2D | MODE.CREATESTREAM;
+
     private static FMOD.System FMOD_System => RuntimeManager.CoreSystem;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -72,6 +85,10 @@ public static bool TryPlaySound(Sound sound, string busPath, out Channel channel
     {
         channel = default;
         Bus bus = RuntimeManager.GetBus(busPath);
+        if (bus.getChannelGroup(out _) != RESULT.OK)
+        {
+            bus.lockChannelGroup().CheckResult();
+        }
         return bus.getChannelGroup(out ChannelGroup channelGroup) == RESULT.OK &&
                channelGroup.getPaused(out bool paused) == RESULT.OK &&
                FMOD_System.playSound(sound, channelGroup, paused, out channel) == RESULT.OK;
@@ -87,6 +104,10 @@ public static bool TryPlaySound(Sound sound, string busPath, out Channel channel
     public static bool TryPlaySound(Sound sound, Bus bus, out Channel channel)
     {
         channel = default;
+        if (bus.getChannelGroup(out _) != RESULT.OK)
+        {
+            bus.lockChannelGroup().CheckResult();
+        }
         return bus.getChannelGroup(out ChannelGroup channelGroup) == RESULT.OK &&
                channelGroup.getPaused(out bool paused) == RESULT.OK &&
                FMOD_System.playSound(sound, channelGroup, paused, out channel) == RESULT.OK;