diff --git a/code/game/area/Space Station 13 areas.dm b/code/game/area/Space Station 13 areas.dm
index 3b4ddd3e7b0..3d0a80c1736 100644
--- a/code/game/area/Space Station 13 areas.dm	
+++ b/code/game/area/Space Station 13 areas.dm	
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
 	power_light = 0
 	power_equip = 0
 	power_environ = 0
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambispace.ogg','sound/music/title2.ogg','sound/music/space.ogg','sound/music/main.ogg','sound/music/traitor.ogg')
 
 //These are shuttle areas, they must contain two areas in a subgroup if you want to move a shuttle from one
 //place to another. Look at escape shuttle for example.
@@ -781,6 +782,8 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
  	icon_state = "atmos"
 
 //Maintenance
+/area/maintenance
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimaint1.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambimaint2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambimaint3.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambimaint4.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambimaint5.ogg')
 
 /area/maintenance/atmos_control
 	name = "Atmospherics Maintenance"
@@ -1072,6 +1075,7 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
 /area/chapel/main
 	name = "\improper Chapel"
 	icon_state = "chapel"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambicha1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha2.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha3.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha4.ogg','sound/music/traitor.ogg')
 
 /area/chapel/office
 	name = "\improper Chapel Office"
@@ -1201,6 +1205,8 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
 
 
 //Engineering
+/area/engine
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin3.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin4.ogg')
 
 /area/engine/engine_smes
 	name = "\improper Engineering SMES"
@@ -1321,6 +1327,7 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
 	name = "\improper Abandoned Teleporter"
 	icon_state = "teleporter"
 	music = "signal"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimalf.ogg')
 
 /area/toxins/telesci
 	name = "\improper Telescience Lab"
@@ -1424,6 +1431,7 @@ var/list/ghostteleportlocs = list()
 /area/medical/morgue
 	name = "\improper Morgue"
 	icon_state = "morgue"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimo1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambimo2.ogg','sound/music/main.ogg')
 
 /area/medical/chemistry
 	name = "\improper Chemistry"
@@ -2065,6 +2073,9 @@ area/security/podbay
 	name = "Emergency Storage"
 	icon_state = "storage"
 
+/area/turret_protected/
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimalf.ogg')
+
 /area/turret_protected/ai_upload
 	name = "\improper AI Upload Chamber"
 	icon_state = "ai_upload"
@@ -2153,6 +2164,9 @@ area/security/podbay
 
 // Telecommunications Satellite
 
+/area/tcommsat
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
+
 /area/tcommsat/entrance
 	name = "\improper Telecoms Teleporter"
 	icon_state = "tcomsatentrance"
@@ -2164,18 +2178,22 @@ area/security/podbay
 /area/turret_protected/tcomsat
 	name = "\improper Telecoms Satellite"
 	icon_state = "tcomsatlob"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
 
 /area/turret_protected/tcomfoyer
 	name = "\improper Telecoms Foyer"
 	icon_state = "tcomsatentrance"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
 
 /area/turret_protected/tcomwest
 	name = "\improper Telecommunications Satellite West Wing"
 	icon_state = "tcomsatwest"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
 
 /area/turret_protected/tcomeast
 	name = "\improper Telecommunications Satellite East Wing"
 	icon_state = "tcomsateast"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
 
 /area/tcommsat/computer
 	name = "\improper Telecoms Control Room"
@@ -2284,6 +2302,7 @@ area/security/podbay
 	luminosity = 1
 	lighting_use_dynamic = 0
 	requires_power = 0
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/shore.ogg', 'sound/ambience/seag1.ogg','sound/ambience/seag2.ogg','sound/ambience/seag2.ogg')
 
 ////////////////////////AWAY AREAS///////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index 70d2f84d4c4..44b562ecaed 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 /area
 	var/global/global_uid = 0
 	var/uid
+	var/list/ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambigen1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen3.ogg',\
+								'sound/ambience/ambigen4.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen5.ogg',\
+								'sound/ambience/ambigen6.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen7.ogg',\
+								'sound/ambience/ambigen8.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen9.ogg',\
+								'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen11.ogg',\
+								'sound/ambience/ambigen12.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen14.ogg')
+
 
 /area/New()
 	icon_state = ""
@@ -336,8 +343,6 @@
 
 
 /area/Entered(A)
-	var/musVolume = 25
-	var/sound = 'sound/ambience/ambigen1.ogg'
 	var/area/newarea
 	var/area/oldarea
 
@@ -370,31 +375,14 @@
 	else if (L && L.client && !(L.client.prefs.sound & SOUND_BUZZ)) L.client.ambience_playing = 0
 
 	if(prob(35) && !newarea.media_source && L && L.client && (L.client.prefs.sound & SOUND_AMBIENCE))
-		// TODO: This is dumb. - N3X
-		if(istype(src, /area/chapel))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambicha1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha2.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha3.ogg','sound/ambience/ambicha4.ogg','sound/music/traitor.ogg')
-		else if(istype(src, /area/medical/morgue))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambimo1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambimo2.ogg','sound/music/main.ogg')
-		else if(type == /area)
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambispace.ogg','sound/music/title2.ogg','sound/music/space.ogg','sound/music/main.ogg','sound/music/traitor.ogg')
-		else if(istype(src, /area/engine))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambisin1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin3.ogg','sound/ambience/ambisin4.ogg')
-		else if(istype(src, /area/AIsattele) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/ai) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/ai_upload) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/ai_upload_foyer))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambimalf.ogg')
-		else if(istype(src, /area/mine/explored) || istype(src, /area/mine/unexplored))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambimine.ogg', 'sound/ambience/song_game.ogg')
-			musVolume = 25
-		else if(istype(src, /area/tcommsat) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/tcomwest) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/tcomeast) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/tcomfoyer) || istype(src, /area/turret_protected/tcomsat))
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambisin2.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/signal.ogg', 'sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg')
-		else
-			sound = pick('sound/ambience/ambigen1.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen3.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen4.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen5.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen6.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen7.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen8.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen9.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen10.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen11.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen12.ogg','sound/ambience/ambigen14.ogg')
+		var/sound = pick(ambientsounds)
 
-			if(!L.client.played)
-				L << sound(sound, repeat = 0, wait = 0, volume = musVolume, channel = 1)
-				L.client.played = 1
-				spawn(600)			//ewww - this is very very bad
-					if(L.&& L.client)
-						L.client.played = 0
+		if(!L.client.played)
+			L << sound(sound, repeat = 0, wait = 0, volume = 25, channel = 1)
+			L.client.played = 1
+			spawn(600)			//ewww - this is very very bad
+				if(L.&& L.client)
+					L.client.played = 0
 
 /area/proc/gravitychange(var/gravitystate = 0, var/area/A)
 	A.has_gravity = gravitystate
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_areas.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_areas.dm
index 0a8b01bb194..a8b37f18d2e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_areas.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_areas.dm
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 /area/mine/explored
 	name = "Mine"
 	icon_state = "explored"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimine.ogg')
 
 /area/mine/unexplored
 	name = "Mine"
 	icon_state = "unexplored"
+	ambientsounds = list('sound/ambience/ambimine.ogg')
 
 /area/mine/lobby
 	name = "Mining station"
diff --git a/sound/ambience/ambimaint1.ogg b/sound/ambience/ambimaint1.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c18c46af68
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/ambience/ambimaint1.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/ambience/ambimaint2.ogg b/sound/ambience/ambimaint2.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..655d940cda9
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/ambience/ambimaint2.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/ambience/ambimaint3.ogg b/sound/ambience/ambimaint3.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9891916010e
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diff --git a/sound/ambience/ambimaint4.ogg b/sound/ambience/ambimaint4.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d01e2016ca
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/ambience/ambimaint4.ogg differ
diff --git a/sound/ambience/ambimaint5.ogg b/sound/ambience/ambimaint5.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a065ecbcb3
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/ambience/ambimaint5.ogg differ