diff --git a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
index a309b8bb..f6885d2a 100644
--- a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void audiomanager::initsound()
             conoutf("Driver: %s", alGetString(AL_VERSION));
 
             // allocate OpenAL resources
-            scheduler.init();
+            sourcescheduler::default().init();
             
             // let the stream get the first source from the scheduler
             gamemusic = new oggstream();
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void audiomanager::soundcleanup()
     bufferpool.clear();
     
     // kill scheduler
-    scheduler.reset();
+    sourcescheduler::default().reset();
     
     // shutdown openal
     alcMakeContextCurrent(NULL);
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ COMMANDF(mapsoundreset, ARG_NONE, ()
 	audiomgr.mapsoundreset();
 });
 
-VARF(soundchannels, 4, 32, 1024, { if(!audiomgr.nosound) scheduler.init(); });
+VARF(soundchannels, 4, 32, 1024, { if(!audiomgr.nosound) sourcescheduler::default().init(); });
 
 VARFP(soundvol, 0, 128, 255,
 {
diff --git a/source/src/oggstream.cpp b/source/src/oggstream.cpp
index aa1e8807..1d7a8995 100644
--- a/source/src/oggstream.cpp
+++ b/source/src/oggstream.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ oggstream::oggstream() : valid(false), isopen(false), src(NULL)
     reset();
 
     // grab a source and keep it during the whole lifetime
-    src = scheduler.newsource(SP_HIGHEST, camera1->o);
+    src = sourcescheduler::default().newsource(SP_HIGHEST, camera1->o);
     if(src)
     {
         if(src->valid)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ oggstream::oggstream() : valid(false), isopen(false), src(NULL)
         }
         else
         {
-            scheduler.releasesource(src);
+            sourcescheduler::default().releasesource(src);
             src = NULL;
         }
     }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ oggstream::~oggstream()
 { 
     reset();
 
-    if(src) scheduler.releasesource(src);
+    if(src) sourcescheduler::default().releasesource(src);
     
     if(alIsBuffer(bufferids[0]) || alIsBuffer(bufferids[1]))
     {
diff --git a/source/src/sound.h b/source/src/sound.h
index df4606b0..06d65080 100644
--- a/source/src/sound.h
+++ b/source/src/sound.h
@@ -154,14 +154,17 @@ public:
     virtual sbuffer *find(char *name);
 };
 
-// manages sources
+// manages available sources, abstracts audio channels
+// is a singleton
 
 class sourcescheduler
 {
-public:
+    static sourcescheduler *instance;
     vector<source *> sources;
 
+public:
     sourcescheduler();
+    static sourcescheduler &default(); // singleton access
 
     void init();
     void reset();
@@ -405,7 +408,6 @@ extern ov_callbacks oggcallbacks;
 extern int soundvol;
 extern int audiodebug;
 
-extern sourcescheduler scheduler; // FIXME
 extern audiomanager audiomgr;
 
 
diff --git a/source/src/soundlocation.cpp b/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
index df3c816e..920c3198 100644
--- a/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
+++ b/source/src/soundlocation.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ location::location(int sound, const worldobjreference &r, int priority) : cfg(NU
     }
 
     // obtain source
-    src = scheduler.newsource(priority, r.currentposition());
+    src = sourcescheduler::default().newsource(priority, r.currentposition());
     // apply configuration
     if(!src || !src->valid || !src->buffer(cfg->buf->id) || !src->looping(cfg->loop) || !src->gain(cfg->vol/100.0f*((float)gainscale)/100.0f))
     {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ location::location(int sound, const worldobjreference &r, int priority) : cfg(NU
 
 location::~location() 
 {
-    if(src) scheduler.releasesource(src);
+    if(src) sourcescheduler::default().releasesource(src);
     if(cfg) cfg->ondetach(); 
     if(ref)
     {
diff --git a/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp b/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
index 6074f6d1..292b07d7 100644
--- a/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
+++ b/source/src/soundscheduler.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,18 @@ VARP(soundscheddistancescore, 0, 5, 1000);
 VARP(soundschedoldbonus, 0, 100, 1000);
 VARP(soundschedreserve, 0, 2, 100);
 
+sourcescheduler *sourcescheduler::instance;
+
 sourcescheduler::sourcescheduler()
 {
 }
 
+sourcescheduler &sourcescheduler::default()
+{
+    if(instance==NULL) instance = new sourcescheduler();
+    return *instance;
+}
+
 void sourcescheduler::init()
 {
     int newchannels = soundchannels - sources.length();
@@ -150,5 +158,4 @@ void sourcescheduler::releasesource(source *src)
     }
 }
 
-sourcescheduler scheduler; // FIXME, move to audiomanager