diff --git a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.cpp b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.cpp
index 1ef39165b..192ce6eb3 100644
--- a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.cpp
+++ b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.cpp
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ void es5506_core::voice_t::tick(u8 voice)
 	if (m_alu.busy())
 	{
 		// Send to output
-		m_output[0] = volume_calc(m_lvol, sign_ext<s32>(m_filter.o4_1(), 16));
-		m_output[1] = volume_calc(m_rvol, sign_ext<s32>(m_filter.o4_1(), 16));
+		m_output[0] = m_mute ? 0 : volume_calc(m_lvol, sign_ext<s32>(m_filter.o4_1(), 16));
+		m_output[1] = m_mute ? 0 : volume_calc(m_rvol, sign_ext<s32>(m_filter.o4_1(), 16));
 
 		m_ch.set_left(m_output[0]);
 		m_ch.set_right(m_output[1]);
diff --git a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.hpp b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.hpp
index 12e9982ea..ea8b5a8fb 100644
--- a/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.hpp
+++ b/extern/vgsound_emu-modified/vgsound_emu/src/es550x/es5506.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class es5506_core : public es550x_shared_core
 				{
 				}
 
-				void reset()
+				inline void reset()
 				{
 					m_left	= 0;
 					m_right = 0;
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ class es5506_core : public es550x_shared_core
 
 				inline filter_ramp_t &k1ramp() { return m_k1ramp; }
 
+        inline bool muted() { return m_mute; }
+
 				output_t &ch() { return m_ch; }
 
 				// for debug/preview only