diff --git a/MLEM/Extensions/SoundExtensions.cs b/MLEM/Extensions/SoundExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d14f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MLEM/Extensions/SoundExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio;
+
+namespace MLEM.Extensions {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A set of extensions for dealing with <see cref="SoundEffect"/> and <see cref="SoundEffectInstance"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class SoundExtensions {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="SoundEffectInstance"/> from the given <see cref="SoundEffect"/>, allowing optional instance data to be supplied as part of the method call
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="effect">The sound effect to create an instance from</param>
+        /// <param name="volume">The value to set the returned instance's <see cref="SoundEffectInstance.Volume"/> to. Defaults to 1.</param>
+        /// <param name="pitch">The value to set the returned instance's <see cref="SoundEffectInstance.Pitch"/> to. Defaults to 0.</param>
+        /// <param name="pan">The value to set the returned instance's <see cref="SoundEffectInstance.Pan"/> to. Defaults to 0.</param>
+        /// <param name="isLooped">The value to set the returned instance's <see cref="SoundEffectInstance.IsLooped"/> to. Defaults to false.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static SoundEffectInstance CreateInstance(this SoundEffect effect, float volume = 1, float pitch = 0, float pan = 0, bool isLooped = false) {
+            var instance = effect.CreateInstance();
+            instance.Volume = volume;
+            instance.Pitch = pitch;
+            instance.Pan = pan;
+            instance.IsLooped = isLooped;
+            return instance;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MLEM/Misc/SoundEffectInfo.cs b/MLEM/Misc/SoundEffectInfo.cs
index 4ec3632..bffca93 100644
--- a/MLEM/Misc/SoundEffectInfo.cs
+++ b/MLEM/Misc/SoundEffectInfo.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Audio;
+using MLEM.Extensions;
 
 namespace MLEM.Misc {
     /// <summary>
@@ -49,13 +50,10 @@ namespace MLEM.Misc {
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="SoundEffectInstance"/> with this sound effect info's data.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="isLooped">The value to set the returned instance's <see cref="SoundEffectInstance.IsLooped"/> to. Defaults to false.</param>
         /// <returns>A new sound effect instance, with this info's data applied</returns>
-        public SoundEffectInstance CreateInstance() {
-            var instance = this.Sound.CreateInstance();
-            instance.Volume = this.Volume;
-            instance.Pitch = this.Pitch;
-            instance.Pan = this.Pan;
-            return instance;
+        public SoundEffectInstance CreateInstance(bool isLooped = false) {
+            return this.Sound.CreateInstance(this.Volume, this.Pitch, this.Pan, isLooped);
         }
 
     }