@@ -300,8 +300,9 @@
 						found = true
 					end
 				end
 				if not found then
+					if user.sound then minetest.sound_fade(user.sound,1,0) end
 					portal_context.users[name] = nil
 				end
 			end
 		end
@@ -314,8 +315,12 @@
 					if not portal_context.users[pname] then
 						portal_context.users[pname] = { time = 0, portal = pos } end
 					local user = portal_context.users[pname]
 					if not vector.equals(pos,user.portal) then
+						if user.sound then
+							minetest.sound_fade(user.sound,1,0)
+							user.sound = nil
+						end
 						user.time = 0
 						user.portal = pos
 					end
 					local cap = sorcery.ley.netcaps(pos,delta)
@@ -325,8 +330,11 @@
 						sorcery.lib.node.preload(user.dest, u.object)
 					end
 					if not user.dest then goto skippad end
 					local fac = math.min(1,(user.time / constants.portal_jump_time))
+					if user.time == 0 then
+						user.sound = minetest.sound_play('sorcery_windup', {pos=pos})
+					end
 					minetest.add_particlespawner {
 						time = 1, amount = 100 + (fac * 200);
 						minsize = 0.2 + fac*0.7, maxsize = 0.4 + fac*0.9;
 						minvel = {y = 0.2, x=0,z=0}, maxvel = {y = 0.5, x=0,z=0};
@@ -365,8 +373,12 @@
 					end
 					-- hack to try and swat an unkillable fucking impossibug
 					if user.time > constants.portal_jump_time * 2 then
 						user.time = 0
+						if user.sound then
+							minetest.sound_stop(user.sound)
+							user.sound = nil
+						end
 					elseif user.time >= constants.portal_jump_time then
 						local dd = portal_disposition(portal_composition(user.dest))
 						if #dd.freepads > 0 then
 							local destpad = dd.freepads[math.random(#dd.freepads)].pad
@@ -395,10 +407,17 @@
 										aspect_w = 16, aspect_h = 16;
 									};
 								}
 							end
+							if user.sound then
+								minetest.sound_fade(user.sound,1,0)
+								user.sound = nil
+							end
 							user.dest = nil
 							user.time = 0
+							user.sound = nil
+							minetest.sound_play('sorcery_zap',{pos=pos},true)
+							minetest.sound_play('sorcery_zap',{pos=destpad},true)
 							portal_context.users[pname] = nil
 							u.object:set_pos(vector.add(destpad, {y=0.5,z=0,x=0}))
 						end
 					else