diff --git a/cleo_plugins/Audio/C3DAudioStream.cpp b/cleo_plugins/Audio/C3DAudioStream.cpp
index e3e86d63..fe4766b1 100644
--- a/cleo_plugins/Audio/C3DAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/cleo_plugins/Audio/C3DAudioStream.cpp
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ void C3DAudioStream::UpdatePosition()
         }
         else // listener inside sound soruce, no lef-right panning or Doppler effects then
         {
-            // blending curve
-            outsideness = max(2.0f * outsideness - 1.0f, 0.0f); // blending curve
+            auto fakeVel = velocity * outsideness + CSoundSystem::velocity * (1.0f - outsideness); // blend
+
+            // modify blending curve for stereo panning
+            outsideness = max(2.0f * outsideness - 1.0f, 0.0f); 
             outsideness *= outsideness;
 
             auto fakePos = CSoundSystem::position + CSoundSystem::forward; // 1 meter in front of the listener, dead center
             fakePos = position * outsideness + fakePos * (1.0f - outsideness); // blend
 
-            auto fakeVel = velocity * outsideness + CSoundSystem::velocity * (1.0f - outsideness); // blend
-
             BASS_ChannelSet3DPosition(streamInternal,
                 &toBass(fakePos),
                 &toBass(direction),
diff --git a/cleo_plugins/Audio/CAudioStream.cpp b/cleo_plugins/Audio/CAudioStream.cpp
index e30215d1..fbeb9f33 100644
--- a/cleo_plugins/Audio/CAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/cleo_plugins/Audio/CAudioStream.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ void CAudioStream::ProcessTransitions(bool instant)
 
 void CAudioStream::ApplyParams()
 {
+    if (CSoundSystem::skipFrame) return;
+
     // volume
     float volume = CalculateVolume();
     BASS_ChannelSetAttribute(streamInternal, BASS_ATTRIB_VOL, volume);