diff --git a/source/PlayState.hx b/source/PlayState.hx
index bfb9b2030..840d9da17 100644
--- a/source/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/PlayState.hx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 	var halloweenLevel:Bool = false;
 
-	private var vocals:FlxSound;
+	private var vocals:VoicesGroup;
 	private var vocalsFinished:Bool = false;
 
 	private var dad:Character;
@@ -1524,15 +1524,16 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 		curSong = songData.song;
 
 		if (SONG.needsVoices)
-			vocals = new FlxSound().loadEmbedded(Paths.voices(SONG.song));
+		{
+			vocals = new VoicesGroup(SONG.song);
+		}
 		else
-			vocals = new FlxSound();
+			vocals = new VoicesGroup(SONG.song, null, false);
 
-		vocals.onComplete = function()
+		vocals.members[0].onComplete = function()
 		{
 			vocalsFinished = true;
 		};
-		FlxG.sound.list.add(vocals);
 
 		notes = new FlxTypedGroup<Note>();
 		add(notes);
diff --git a/source/VoicesGroup.hx b/source/VoicesGroup.hx
index 94e1ad9e0..426e2fe2e 100644
--- a/source/VoicesGroup.hx
+++ b/source/VoicesGroup.hx
@@ -7,11 +7,22 @@ class VoicesGroup extends FlxTypedGroup<FlxSound>
 {
 	public var time(default, set):Float = 0;
 
+	public var volume(default, set):Float = 1;
+
 	// make it a group that you add to?
-	public function new(song:String, ?files:Array<String>)
+	public function new(song:String, ?files:Array<String>, ?needsVoices:Bool = true)
 	{
 		super();
 
+		if (!needsVoices)
+		{
+			// simply adds an empty sound? fills it in moreso for easier backwards compatibility
+			add(new FlxSound());
+			// FlxG.sound.list.add(snd);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (files == null)
 			files = [""]; // loads with no file name assumption, to load "Voices.ogg" or whatev normally
 
@@ -58,4 +69,15 @@ class VoicesGroup extends FlxTypedGroup<FlxSound>
 
 		return time;
 	}
+
+	// in PlayState, adjust the code so that it only mutes the player1 vocal tracks?
+	function set_volume(volume:Float):Float
+	{
+		forEachAlive(function(snd)
+		{
+			snd.volume = volume;
+		});
+
+		return volume;
+	}
 }