diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/sound/driver/sound_driver.h b/code/nel/include/nel/sound/driver/sound_driver.h
index 1fba9c887..9c758487a 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/sound/driver/sound_driver.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/sound/driver/sound_driver.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
 	/// Create a native music channel, only supported by the FMod driver.
 	virtual IMusicChannel *createMusicChannel() { return NULL; }
 	/** Get music info. Returns false if the song is not found or the function is not implemented.
-	 *  \param filepath path to file, CPath::lookup done by driver
+	 *  \param filepath full path to file
 	 *  \param artist returns the song artist (empty if not available)
 	 *  \param title returns the title (empty if not available)
 	 */
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
index ac7745721..1314cd448 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/audio_decoder.cpp
@@ -116,10 +116,9 @@ IAudioDecoder *IAudioDecoder::createAudioDecoder(const std::string &type, NLMISC
 
 bool IAudioDecoder::getInfo(const std::string &filepath, std::string &artist, std::string &title, float &length)
 {
-	std::string lookup = CPath::lookup(filepath, false);
-	if (lookup.empty())
+	if (filepath.empty() || !CFile::fileExists(filepath))
 	{
-		nlwarning("Music file %s does not exist!", filepath.c_str());
+		nlwarning("Music file '%s' does not exist!", filepath.c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ bool IAudioDecoder::getInfo(const std::string &filepath, std::string &artist, st
 	CIFile ifile;
 	ifile.setCacheFileOnOpen(false);
 	ifile.allowBNPCacheFileOnOpen(false);
-	if (ifile.open(lookup))
+	if (ifile.open(filepath))
 		return CAudioDecoderFfmpeg::getInfo(&ifile, artist, title, length);
 #else
 	std::string type = CFile::getExtension(filepath);
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ bool IAudioDecoder::getInfo(const std::string &filepath, std::string &artist, st
 		CIFile ifile;
 		ifile.setCacheFileOnOpen(false);
 		ifile.allowBNPCacheFileOnOpen(false);
-		if (ifile.open(lookup))
+		if (ifile.open(filepath))
 			return CAudioDecoderVorbis::getInfo(&ifile, artist, title, length);
 
 		nlwarning("Unable to open: '%s'", filepath.c_str());
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ bool IAudioDecoder::getInfo(const std::string &filepath, std::string &artist, st
 		CIFile ifile;
 		ifile.setCacheFileOnOpen(false);
 		ifile.allowBNPCacheFileOnOpen(false);
-		if (ifile.open(lookup))
+		if (ifile.open(filepath))
 			return CAudioDecoderMP3::getInfo(&ifile, artist, title, length);
 
 		nlwarning("Unable to open: '%s'", filepath.c_str());
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.cpp b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.cpp
index d98aa600f..2b250a1d3 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.cpp
@@ -496,36 +496,20 @@ bool getTag (std::string &result, const char *tag, FSOUND_STREAM *stream)
 }
 
 /** Get music info. Returns false if the song is not found or the function is not implemented. 
- *  \param filepath path to file, CPath::lookup done by driver
+ *  \param filepath full path to file
  *  \param artist returns the song artist (empty if not available)
  *  \param title returns the title (empty if not available)
  */
 bool CSoundDriverFMod::getMusicInfo(const std::string &filepath, std::string &artist, std::string &title, float &length)
 {
-	/* Open a stream, get the tag if it exists, close the stream */
-	string pathName = CPath::lookup(filepath, false);
-	uint32 fileOffset = 0, fileSize = 0;
-	if (pathName.empty())
+	if (filepath.empty() || !CFile::fileExists(filepath))
 	{
 		nlwarning("NLSOUND FMod Driver: Music file %s not found!", filepath.c_str());
 		return false;
 	}
-	// if the file is in a bnp
-	if (pathName.find('@') != string::npos)
-	{
-		if (CBigFile::getInstance().getFileInfo(pathName, fileSize, fileOffset))
-		{
-			// set pathname to bnp
-			pathName = pathName.substr(0, pathName.find('@'));			
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			nlwarning("NLSOUND FMod Driver: BNP BROKEN");
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
 
-	FSOUND_STREAM *stream = FSOUND_Stream_Open((const char *)CPath::lookup(filepath, false).c_str(), FSOUND_2D, (sint)fileOffset, (sint)fileSize);
+	uint32 fileOffset = 0, fileSize = 0;
+	FSOUND_STREAM *stream = FSOUND_Stream_Open(filepath.c_str(), FSOUND_2D, (sint)fileOffset, (sint)fileSize);
 	if (stream)
 	{
 		getTag(artist, "ARTIST", stream);
diff --git a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.h b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.h
index db82cde6e..73d3b8673 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/sound/driver/fmod/sound_driver_fmod.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 	virtual IMusicChannel *createMusicChannel();
 	
 	/** Get music info. Returns false if the song is not found or the function is not implemented.
-	 *  \param filepath path to file, CPath::lookup done by driver
+	 *  \param filepath full path to file
 	 *  \param artist returns the song artist (empty if not available)
 	 *  \param title returns the title (empty if not available)
 	 */