diff --git a/src/Sound/sample_queue.cxx b/src/Sound/sample_queue.cxx
index 267bee3c9..a55fd6399 100644
--- a/src/Sound/sample_queue.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/sample_queue.cxx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 FGSampleQueue::FGSampleQueue ( SGSoundMgr *smgr, const std::string &refname ) :
     last_enabled( true ),
     last_volume( 0.0 ),
-    _enabled( fgGetNode("/sim/sound/chatter/enabled", true) ),
-    _volume( fgGetNode("/sim/sound/chatter/volume", true) )
+    _enabled( fgGetNode("/sim/sound/"+refname+"/enabled", true) ),
+    _volume( fgGetNode("/sim/sound/"+refname+"/volume", true) )
 {
     SGSampleGroup::_smgr = smgr;
     SGSampleGroup::_smgr->add(this, refname);
diff --git a/src/Sound/soundmanager.cxx b/src/Sound/soundmanager.cxx
index 45a921ac0..29bda3849 100644
--- a/src/Sound/soundmanager.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/soundmanager.cxx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void FGSoundManager::shutdown()
     
     stop();
 
-    _chatterQueue.clear();
+    _queue.clear();
     globals->get_commands()->removeCommand("play-audio-sample");
 
 
@@ -210,19 +210,21 @@ void FGSoundManager::update(double dt)
  */
 bool FGSoundManager::playAudioSampleCommand(const SGPropertyNode * arg, SGPropertyNode * root)
 {
+    const char *qname = arg->getStringValue("queue");
+    string name = qname ? qname : "chatter";
     string path = arg->getStringValue("path");
     string file = arg->getStringValue("file");
     float volume = arg->getFloatValue("volume");
     // cout << "playing " << path << " / " << file << endl;
     try {
-        if ( !_chatterQueue ) {
-            _chatterQueue = new FGSampleQueue(this, "chatter");
-            _chatterQueue->tie_to_listener();
+        if ( !_queue[name] ) {
+            _queue[name] = new FGSampleQueue(this, name);
+            _queue[name]->tie_to_listener();
         }
 
         SGSoundSample *msg = new SGSoundSample(file.c_str(), path);
         msg->set_volume( volume );
-        _chatterQueue->add( msg );
+        _queue[name]->add( msg );
 
         return true;
 
diff --git a/src/Sound/soundmanager.hxx b/src/Sound/soundmanager.hxx
index a200e21df..24e337dfa 100644
--- a/src/Sound/soundmanager.hxx
+++ b/src/Sound/soundmanager.hxx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ private:
 
     bool playAudioSampleCommand(const SGPropertyNode * arg, SGPropertyNode * root);
 
-    SGSharedPtr<FGSampleQueue> _chatterQueue;
+    std::map<std::string,SGSharedPtr<FGSampleQueue>> _queue;
 
     double _active_dt;
     bool _is_initialized, _enabled;