diff --git a/aoapplication.h b/aoapplication.h
index 202a1b0..bb3067e 100644
--- a/aoapplication.h
+++ b/aoapplication.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
   QString get_default_theme_path(QString p_file);
   QString get_character_path(QString p_character, QString p_file);
   QString get_character_emotions_path(QString p_character, QString p_file);
-  QString get_sounds_path();
+  QString get_sounds_path(QString p_file);
   QString get_music_path(QString p_song);
   QString get_background_path(QString p_file);
   QString get_default_background_path(QString p_file);
diff --git a/aoblipplayer.cpp b/aoblipplayer.cpp
index 5e3929e..1e33236 100644
--- a/aoblipplayer.cpp
+++ b/aoblipplayer.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ AOBlipPlayer::~AOBlipPlayer()
 void AOBlipPlayer::set_blips(QString p_sfx)
 {
   m_sfxplayer->stop();
-  QString f_path = ao_app->get_sounds_path() + p_sfx.toLower();
+  QString f_path = ao_app->get_sounds_path(p_sfx);
   m_sfxplayer->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(f_path));
   set_volume(m_volume);
 }
diff --git a/aosfxplayer.cpp b/aosfxplayer.cpp
index 03a3ac5..575e91f 100644
--- a/aosfxplayer.cpp
+++ b/aosfxplayer.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ AOSfxPlayer::~AOSfxPlayer()
 void AOSfxPlayer::play(QString p_sfx, QString p_char)
 {
   m_sfxplayer->stop();
-  p_sfx = p_sfx.toLower();
+  p_sfx = p_sfx;
   QString f_path;
   if (p_char != "")
     f_path = ao_app->get_character_path(p_char, p_sfx);
   else
-    f_path = ao_app->get_sounds_path() + p_sfx;
+    f_path = ao_app->get_sounds_path(p_sfx);
 
   m_sfxplayer->setSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(f_path));
   set_volume(m_volume);
diff --git a/path_functions.cpp b/path_functions.cpp
index f066102..4d7e246 100644
--- a/path_functions.cpp
+++ b/path_functions.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ QString AOApplication::get_character_emotions_path(QString p_character, QString
 #endif
 }
 
-QString AOApplication::get_sounds_path()
+QString AOApplication::get_sounds_path(QString p_file)
 {
-  QString path = get_base_path() + "sounds/general/";
+  QString path = get_base_path() + "sounds/general/" + p_file;
 #ifndef CASE_SENSITIVE_FILESYSTEM
   return path;
 #else
diff --git a/text_file_functions.cpp b/text_file_functions.cpp
index e31ff86..f63e720 100644
--- a/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@ QString AOApplication::get_chat(QString p_char)
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "chat", "[Options]", "[Time]");
 
   //handling the correct order of chat is a bit complicated, we let the caller do it
-  return f_result.toLower();
+  return f_result;
 }
 
 QString AOApplication::get_char_shouts(QString p_char)
 {
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "shouts", "[Options]", "[Time]");
 
-  return f_result.toLower();
+  return f_result;
 }
 
 int AOApplication::get_preanim_duration(QString p_char, QString p_emote)