diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
index 639c84fdbc7..831dc2806c6 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/sound/AudioClip.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
     private Clip clip;
     private boolean started;
+    private boolean looping;
 
     public static boolean fileExists(String fileName) {
         File fSound = new File(ForgeConstants.SOUND_DIR, fileName);
@@ -76,7 +77,16 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
             return;
         }
         synchronized (this) {
+            if (clip.isRunning()) {
+                // introduce small delay to make a batch sounds more granular,
+                // e.g. when you auto-tap 4 lands the 4 tap sounds should
+                // not become completely merged
+                waitSoundSystemDelay();
+            }
             clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
+            if (!this.looping && clip.isRunning()) {
+                return;
+            }
             this.started = false;
             clip.start();
             wait(() -> this.started);
@@ -90,9 +100,13 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
         }
         synchronized (this) {
             clip.setMicrosecondPosition(0);
+            if (this.looping && clip.isRunning()) {
+                return;
+            }
             this.started = false;
             clip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);
             wait(() -> this.started);
+            this.looping = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,6 +117,7 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
         }
         synchronized (this) {
             clip.stop();
+            this.looping = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,18 +132,22 @@ public class AudioClip implements IAudioClip {
     private void wait(Supplier<Boolean> completed) {
         final int attempts = 5;
         for (int i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
-            if (completed.get()) {
-                break;
-            }
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(SoundSystem.DELAY);
-            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-                ex.printStackTrace();
+            if (completed.get() || !waitSoundSystemDelay()) {
                 break;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean waitSoundSystemDelay() {
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(SoundSystem.DELAY);
+            return true;
+        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void lineStatusChanged(LineEvent line) {
         LineEvent.Type status = line.getType();
         this.started |= status == LineEvent.Type.START;