diff --git a/README b/README
index 5f5ead81..ca60b23f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ vary). The most important options (tested with OpenAL Soft 1.14) are:
   several hard to resamples sound effects. Especially the earthquake sound can
   distort if a low quality resampler is employed!
 
+If the sound is distorted and cracking, most likely the ingame volume is set too 
+high. Lower it by setting the "s_volume" CVAR to 0.3 or even less and use the 
+system mixer instead!
+
 ===============================================================================
 
 6. Bugreports
diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_al.c b/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
index ce4f0446..0a53b300 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ AL_Update(void)
 	AL_CopyVector(listener_forward, orientation);
 	AL_CopyVector(listener_up, orientation + 3);
 	qalListenerfv(AL_ORIENTATION, orientation);
-	qalListenerf(AL_GAIN, s_volume->value / 3);
 	qalDistanceModel(AL_LINEAR_DISTANCE_CLAMPED);
 
 	/* update spatialization for dynamic sounds */
diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
index 947ada3a..c48b31a6 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ S_IssuePlaysound(playsound_t *ps)
 #if USE_OPENAL
 	if (sound_started == SS_OAL)
 	{
-		ch->oal_vol = ps->volume;
+		ch->oal_vol = ps->volume * (s_volume->value);
 		AL_PlayChannel(ch);
 	}
 	else
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ S_RawSamples(int samples, int rate, int width,
 #if USE_OPENAL
 	if (sound_started == SS_OAL)
 	{
+		volume = volume * (s_volume->value);
 		AL_RawSamples(samples, rate, width, channels, data, volume);
 		return;
 	}