diff --git a/Aquaria/Avatar.cpp b/Aquaria/Avatar.cpp
index 87a399c..f7da9b4 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Avatar.cpp
@@ -6054,10 +6054,7 @@ void Avatar::splash(bool down)
 
 	if (down)
 	{
-		int freq = 1000;
-		if (rolling)
-			freq = 900;
-		sound("splash-into", freq);
+		sound("splash-into", rolling ? 0.9f : 1.0f);
 		//dsq->postProcessingFx.disable(FXT_RADIALBLUR);
 		if (_isUnderWater && core->afterEffectManager)
 			core->afterEffectManager->addEffect(new ShockEffect(Vector(core->width/2, core->height/2),core->screenCenter,0.08,0.05,22,0.2f, 1.2));
diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
index 68eee0e..2c0828f 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
@@ -2186,10 +2186,13 @@ PlaySfx DSQ::calcPositionalSfx(const Vector &position, float maxdist)
 	{
 		Vector diff = position - dsq->game->avatar->position;
 
-		// TODO: this might be cooler if finetuned for different aspect ratios.
-		// This value is suitable enough for widescreen in default zoom, at least -- FG
+		// Aspect-ratio-adjustment:
+		// Just multiplying the cut-off distance with aspect increases it too much on widescreen,
+		// so only a part of it is aspect-corrected to make it sound better.
+		// Aspect is most likely >= 5/4 here, which results in a higher value than
+		// the default of 1024; this is intended. -- FG
 		if (maxdist <= 0)
-			maxdist = 1024;
+			maxdist = 724 + (300 * aspect);
 
 		float dist = diff.getLength2D();
 		if (dist < maxdist)
diff --git a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
index 2c7762b..fff56be 100644
--- a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -1421,7 +1421,13 @@ luaFunc(entity_sound)
 	Entity *e = entity(L);
 	if (e && !dsq->isSkippingCutscene())
 	{
-		e->sound(lua_tostring(L, 2), lua_tonumber(L, 3), lua_tonumber(L, 4));
+		float freq = lua_tonumber(L, 3);
+		// HACK: most old scripts still use a freq value of ~1000 as normal pitch.
+		// Pitch values this high produce a barely audible click only,
+		// so a cheap hack like this fixes it without changing older scripts. -- FG
+		if (freq >= 100)
+			freq *= 0.001f;
+		e->sound(lua_tostring(L, 2), freq, lua_tonumber(L, 4));
 	}
 	luaReturnNum(0);
 }
diff --git a/game_scripts/scripts/entities/anglerfish.lua b/game_scripts/scripts/entities/anglerfish.lua
index a27b399..e2aabcf 100644
--- a/game_scripts/scripts/entities/anglerfish.lua
+++ b/game_scripts/scripts/entities/anglerfish.lua
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function animationKey(me, key)
 			]]--
 		elseif key == 3 then
 			
-			entity_sound(me, "Bite", 400 + math.random(100))
+			entity_sound(me, "Bite", 700 + math.random(100))
 			entity_moveTowardsTarget(me, 1, 8000)
 		end
 	end