Background noise really loud in Mass Effect

Yesterday, I bought Mass Effect on steam, and after it downloaded, I start to play it. One thing really bugged me, however, The background noises were way too loud, and I couldn’t hear anything that the people were saying. I tried turning down the volume in the audio options, but it still stayed too loud. Anyone know how to fix this? This is the steam version, if that helps.

You have to upgrade your ears later in the game.

Or just upgrade your audio drivers or something.

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