diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data.hs b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
index db18af086..7551056bb 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 module Dodge.Data 
     ( module Dodge.Data
     , Point2 (..)
+    , Sound (..)
+    , soundTime
     )
     where
 -- imports {{{
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ import Picture.Data
 
 import Geometry.Data
 
+import Sound.Preload
+
 import Control.Lens
 import Control.Monad.State
 import System.Random
@@ -243,15 +247,6 @@ data MenuState
     | InGame
     deriving (Eq,Ord)
 
-data Sound = Sound { _soundTime :: Int
-                   , _soundFadeTime :: Int
-                   --, _soundChannel :: Maybe Int
-                   , _soundChannel :: Maybe Mix.Channel
-                   , _soundPos :: Maybe Point2
-                   , _soundType :: Int
-                   }
-    deriving (Eq,Ord,Show)
-
 data Button = Button 
                 { _btPict :: Drawing
                 , _btPos :: Point2
@@ -696,7 +691,6 @@ makeLenses ''Button
 makeLenses ''PSType
 makeLenses ''PlacementSpot
 makeLenses ''Room
-makeLenses ''Sound
 --
 -- }}}
 
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update.hs b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
index d3b0db06e..12bd715eb 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
@@ -65,30 +65,6 @@ update w
 updateSoundQueue = set soundQueue []
                     . set sounds M.empty
 
---updateSound :: World -> World
---updateSound = set soundQueue [] . stepSoundTimers
---stepSoundTimers :: World -> IO World
---stepSoundTimers w = M.foldrWithKey stepSoundTimer (return w) (_sounds w)
-
----- ok, this is hard to reason about-- bugs can occur because I am unsure when
----- everything is evaluated
---stepSoundTimer :: SoundOrigin -> Sound -> IO World -> IO World
---stepSoundTimer so s w = 
---    case _soundChannel s of
---        Nothing -> do w1 <- w
---                      let soundChunk = _loadedSounds w1 IM.! _soundType s
-----                      n <- Mix.playingCount
---                      channel <- Mix.playOn (-1) (-1) soundChunk
---                      -- w2 <- w -- Note that using w2 instead of w1 in the
---                                 -- final return breaks the sound sometimes, must be
---                                 -- something to do with order of evaluation
---                      return $ set (sounds . ix so . soundChannel) (Just $ fromIntegral channel) w1
---        Just channel -> case _soundTime s of
---                                x | x > 0     -> fmap (set (sounds . ix so . soundTime) (x-1)) w
---                                  | x <= 0 -> do Mix.fadeOut channel (fromIntegral $ _soundFadeTime s+ 1)
---                                                 fmap (over sounds (M.delete so)) w
----- the sound fade doesn't seem to like being 0
-
 updateLightSources w = set tempLightSources (catMaybes tlss) w'
     where (w',tlss) = mapAccumR (\a b -> _tlsUpdate b a b) w $ _tempLightSources w
 
diff --git a/src/Sound.hs b/src/Sound.hs
index face9d388..01a9c4b7d 100644
--- a/src/Sound.hs
+++ b/src/Sound.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import qualified Data.Map as M
 
 import Control.Lens
 
-import Dodge.Data
 
 playSoundQueue :: SoundData a -> [Int] -> IO ()
 playSoundQueue sd ns = 
diff --git a/src/Sound/Preload.hs b/src/Sound/Preload.hs
index 8032d99e0..ac0ecbdf6 100644
--- a/src/Sound/Preload.hs
+++ b/src/Sound/Preload.hs
@@ -8,14 +8,25 @@ import qualified Data.Map as M
 
 import Control.Lens
 
-import Dodge.Data
+import Geometry
+
 
 data SoundData a = SoundData
     {_loadedChunks :: IM.IntMap Mix.Chunk
     ,_playingSounds :: M.Map a Sound
     }
+data Sound = Sound { _soundTime :: Int
+                   , _soundFadeTime :: Int
+                   --, _soundChannel :: Maybe Int
+                   , _soundChannel :: Maybe Mix.Channel
+                   , _soundPos :: Maybe Point2
+                   , _soundType :: Int
+                   }
+    deriving (Eq,Ord,Show)
+
 
 makeLenses ''SoundData
+makeLenses ''Sound
 
 
 cleanUpSoundPreload :: SoundData a -> IO ()