diff --git a/src/mips/modplayer/Makefile b/src/mips/modplayer/Makefile
index f485991cd..8aeb31f75 100644
--- a/src/mips/modplayer/Makefile
+++ b/src/mips/modplayer/Makefile
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ timewarped.o \
 
 include ../common.mk
 
-timewarped.o: timewarped.hit
-	$(PREFIX)-objcopy -I binary --set-section-alignment .data=4 --rename-section .data=.rodata,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents -O $(FORMAT) -B mips timewarped.hit timewarped.o
+# convert HIT files to bin
+%.o: %.hit
+	$(PREFIX)-objcopy -I binary --set-section-alignment .data=4 --rename-section .data=.rodata,alloc,load,readonly,data,contents -O $(FORMAT) -B mips $< $@
diff --git a/src/mips/modplayer/README.md b/src/mips/modplayer/README.md
index 0f2148431..03912094b 100644
--- a/src/mips/modplayer/README.md
+++ b/src/mips/modplayer/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ This code is a reverse engineering of the file MODPLAY.BIN, located in the zip f
 
 The current API behaves roughly the same the original one. The code should provide information about the alterations made to it.
 
-The demo song, "timewarped", written by [Jesster](https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_profile&query=69138), comes from [the modarchive](https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=106481) with a [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) license, allowing non-commercial adaptations. The file has been converted from MOD to HIT using the MODCONV.EXE software provided by Hitmen.
+The demo song, "timewarped", written by [Jester](https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_profile&query=69138), comes from [the modarchive](https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=106481) with a [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) license, allowing non-commercial adaptations. The file has been converted from MOD to HIT using the MODCONV.EXE software provided by Hitmen.
+
+# Creating MOD files
+
+You can use the opensource [openMPT](https://openmpt.org/) to create MOD (OpenTracker) files. Keep in mind that Hitmen's `MODCONV.EXE` utility only allows 16 channels MODs.  
diff --git a/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.c b/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.c
index 5d884eab1..2d3aa3753 100644
--- a/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.c
+++ b/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.c
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ static void SPUUploadInstruments(uint32_t SpuAddr, const uint8_t* data, uint32_t
 
 static void SPUUnMute() { SPU_CTRL = 0xc000; }
 
-static void SPUSetVoiceVolume(int voiceID, uint16_t left, uint16_t right) {
-    SPU_VOICES[voiceID].volumeLeft = left >> 2;
-    SPU_VOICES[voiceID].volumeRight = right >> 2;
+static uint32_t s_masterVolume = 16384;
+
+static void SPUSetVoiceVolume(int voiceID, uint32_t left, uint32_t right) {
+    SPU_VOICES[voiceID].volumeLeft = (left * s_masterVolume) >> 16;
+    SPU_VOICES[voiceID].volumeRight = (right * s_masterVolume) >> 16;
 }
 
 static void SPUSetStartAddress(int voiceID, uint32_t spuAddr) { SPU_VOICES[voiceID].sampleStartAddr = spuAddr >> 3; }
@@ -804,3 +806,18 @@ void MOD_PlayNote(unsigned channel, unsigned sampleID, unsigned note, int16_t vo
     int32_t newPeriod = channelData->period = MOD_PeriodTable[note];
     SETVOICESAMPLERATE(channel, newPeriod);
 }
+
+void MOD_PlaySoundEffect(unsigned channel, unsigned sampleID, unsigned note, int16_t volume) {
+    uint32_t s_prevVolume = s_masterVolume;
+    s_masterVolume = 16384;
+    MOD_PlayNote( channel, sampleID, note, volume);
+    s_masterVolume = s_prevVolume;
+}
+
+void MOD_SetMusicVolume(uint32_t musicVolume) {
+    s_masterVolume = musicVolume;
+    const unsigned channels = MOD_Channels;
+    for (unsigned channel = 0; channel < MOD_Channels; channel++) {
+        SETVOICEVOLUME(channel, s_channelData[channel].volume);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.h b/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.h
index 8a27a6631..3d2bb09fa 100644
--- a/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.h
+++ b/src/mips/modplayer/modplayer.h
@@ -146,5 +146,12 @@ void MOD_Relocate(uint8_t* buffer);
 // setting the volume of the voice to 0.
 void MOD_PlayNote(unsigned voiceID, unsigned sampleID, unsigned note, int16_t volume);
 
+// Plays a sound effect
+// As opposed to MOD_PlayNote(), MOD_PlaySoundEffect()'s volume is absolute. 0 == mute, 63 == max SPU voice volume
+void MOD_PlaySoundEffect(unsigned channel, unsigned sampleID, unsigned note, int16_t volume);
+
 // Added API to reset the SPU and silence everything.
 void MOD_Silence();
+
+// Set MOD Volume to musicVolume, where musicVolume is between 0 and 65535.
+void MOD_SetMusicVolume(uint32_t musicVolume);
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