diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
index 5d04ab35c91..693f8c7d51a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 /obj/item/device/megaphone/proc/speak(mob/living/user, message, emagged = FALSE)
 	for(var/mob/O in (viewers(user)))
 		O.show_message("<B>[user]</B> broadcasts, [FONT_GIANT("\"[emagged ? pick(insultmsg) : message]\"")]", AUDIBLE_MESSAGE)
-		playsound(src, 'sound/items/megaphone.ogg', 50, 0, 1)
+		playsound(src, 'sound/items/megaphone.ogg', 20, 0, 1)
 		if(O.get_preference_value(/datum/client_preference/runechat) == GLOB.PREF_YES && !O.is_deaf())
 			O.create_chat_message(O, message, FALSE, "big")
 	for(var/obj/item/device/radio/intercom/I in view(3, user))
diff --git a/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm b/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
index e90fae27cf9..89e1895e2e1 100644
--- a/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
+++ b/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
 		if ("whistle")
 			playsound(user, SFX_WHISTLE, 25, 1)
 		if ("clap")
-			playsound(user, SFX_CLAP, 50, 0)
+			playsound(user, SFX_CLAP, 30, 0)
 		if ("snore")
-			playsound(user, SFX_SNORE, 25, 1)
+			playsound(user, SFX_SNORE, 15, 1)
 
 /decl/emote/proc/do_emote(atom/user, extra_params)