diff --git a/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs b/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
index a00bec1a3..3af49944d 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Render/Picture.hs
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ soundPic :: World -> Sound -> Picture
 soundPic w s = fixedSizePicClampArrow 50 50 thePic p w
   where
     p = _soundPos s
-    thePic = scale 0.15 0.15 $ text $ soundToOnomato $ _soundChunkID s
+    thePic 
+        = rotate (_cameraRot w) 
+        . scale theScale theScale 
+        . centerText 
+        . soundToOnomato 
+        $ _soundChunkID s
+    theScale = 0.15 * f (_soundVolume s * 0.0001)
+    f x = 1 - 0.5 * (1 - x)
 
 crDraw :: World -> Creature -> Picture
 crDraw w c = _crPict c c w
diff --git a/src/Dodge/WorldEvent/SpawnParticle.hs b/src/Dodge/WorldEvent/SpawnParticle.hs
index e58f52b25..752f74bb4 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/WorldEvent/SpawnParticle.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/WorldEvent/SpawnParticle.hs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ moveFlame rotd w pt
         _                     -> (glare $ doSound damcrs        , mvPt)
   where 
     time = _btTimer' pt
-    doSound = soundContinue Flame (V2 x y) fireS (Just 2) -- . over worldEvents ((.) $ flameGlareAt ep)
+    doSound = soundContinue Flame (V2 x y) fireLoudS (Just 2) -- . over worldEvents ((.) $ flameGlareAt ep)
     glare 
         | time `mod` 5 == 0
                     = tempLightSources %~ (theTLS :)
diff --git a/src/Picture.hs b/src/Picture.hs
index ac4b471f1..271d1d1b1 100644
--- a/src/Picture.hs
+++ b/src/Picture.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Picture
     , line
     , lineCol
     , text
+    , centerText
     , pictures
     , concatMapPic
     , appendPic
@@ -244,6 +245,10 @@ circle :: Float -> Picture
 {-# INLINE circle #-}
 circle rad = thickArc 0 (2*pi) rad 1
 
+centerText :: String -> Picture
+{-# INLINE centerText #-}
+centerText s = translate (25 * (negate . fromIntegral $ length s)) 0 $ text s
+
 text :: String -> Picture
 {-# INLINE text #-}
 text s = map f $ stringToList s