diff --git a/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp b/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
index 5893ea64..d6bb1975 100644
--- a/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
@@ -1012,6 +1012,15 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 		
 	}
 	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	TRACE("cache");
+	FILE *cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "rb");
+	if (cacheFile) {
+		fread(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+		m_bInitialised = true;
+	}else {
+#endif
 	TRACE("cdrom");
 	
 	S32 tatalms;
@@ -1168,7 +1177,13 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			_bUseHDDAudio = false;
 	}
 #endif
-	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "wb");
+	fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+	fclose(cacheFile);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	TRACE("stream");
 	{
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < MAX_STREAMS; i++ )
diff --git a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
index de55c2ed..bf2eca7d 100644
--- a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,13 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
-	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	FILE *cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "rb");
+	if (cacheFile) {
+		fread(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+	} else
+#endif
 	{
 	
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS; i++ )
@@ -622,6 +628,11 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			else
 				USERERROR("Can't open '%s'\n", StreamedNameTable[i]);
 		}
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+		cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "wb");
+		fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+#endif
 	}
 		
 	LoadSampleBank(SAMPLEBANK_MAIN);
diff --git a/src/core/FileLoader.cpp b/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
index a7ab365c..a29d26fa 100644
--- a/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ CFileLoader::LoadLevel(const char *filename)
 			LoadingScreenLoadingFile(line + 4);
 			LoadScene(line + 4);
 		}else if(strncmp(line, "SPLASH", 6) == 0){
+#ifndef DISABLE_LOADING_SCREEN
 			LoadSplash(GetRandomSplashScreen());
+#endif
 		}else if(strncmp(line, "CDIMAGE", 7) == 0){
 			CdStreamAddImage(line + 8);
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 95550dd6..c63ce4c8 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -289,3 +289,6 @@ enum Config {
 // Camera
 #define IMPROVED_CAMERA		// Better Debug cam, and maybe more in the future
 #define FREE_CAM		// Rotating cam
+
+// Audio
+#define AUDIO_CACHE // cache sound lengths to speed up the cold boot