diff --git a/src/audio/sfx_base.hpp b/src/audio/sfx_base.hpp
index da601bbf1..803ff4fca 100644
--- a/src/audio/sfx_base.hpp
+++ b/src/audio/sfx_base.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Vec3;
 /**
  * \brief The base class for sound effects.
  *  It gets a sound buffer from the sound
- *  manager, which is shared between all instances. Do create a new sound
+ *  manager, which is shared between all instances. To create a new sound
  *  effect object, use sfx_manager->getSFX(...); do not create an instance
  *  with new, since SFXManager makes sure to stop/restart all SFX (esp.
  *  looping sfx like engine sounds) when necessary.
diff --git a/src/karts/controller/local_player_controller.cpp b/src/karts/controller/local_player_controller.cpp
index 40d8ceffc..5d8ce42bf 100644
--- a/src/karts/controller/local_player_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/controller/local_player_controller.cpp
@@ -392,8 +392,6 @@ void LocalPlayerController::collectedItem(const ItemState &item_state,
         switch(item_state.getType())
         {
         case Item::ITEM_BANANA:
-            m_kart->playSound(m_ugh_sound);
-            break;
         case Item::ITEM_BUBBLEGUM:
             //More sounds are played by the kart class
             //See Kart::collectedItem()
diff --git a/src/karts/kart.cpp b/src/karts/kart.cpp
index 461423be3..65e077379 100644
--- a/src/karts/kart.cpp
+++ b/src/karts/kart.cpp
@@ -3080,7 +3080,12 @@ void Kart::kartIsInRestNow()
 
 SFXBase* Kart::getNextEmitter()
 {
-    m_emitter_id = (m_emitter_id + 1) % 3;
+    m_emitter_id = (m_emitter_id + 1) % EMITTER_COUNT;
+
+    // The emitter is requested when a new sound is to be played.
+    // Always reset the volume to 1.0f (full), see #3596
+    m_emitters[m_emitter_id]->setVolume(1.0f);
+
     return m_emitters[m_emitter_id];
 }