diff --git a/frontend/src/sound.js b/frontend/src/sound.js
index 960ad4d..2082345 100644
--- a/frontend/src/sound.js
+++ b/frontend/src/sound.js
@@ -30,30 +30,41 @@ const noiseBuffer = (c) => {
   return noise
 }
 
-// one "tock" of a die hitting the table
+// one bounce of a heavy die on a wooden table: a low thump with a dull knock on top
 const tock = (c, out, t, strength) => {
   const src = c.createBufferSource()
   src.buffer = noiseBuffer(c)
   const f = c.createBiquadFilter()
   f.type = 'bandpass'
-  f.frequency.value = 900 + Math.random() * 3200
-  f.Q.value = 1.2 + Math.random() * 2
+  f.frequency.value = 260 + Math.random() * 900
+  f.Q.value = 0.7 + Math.random()
   const g = c.createGain()
   g.gain.setValueAtTime(0.0001, t)
-  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(strength, t + 0.003)
-  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.0001, t + 0.04 + Math.random() * 0.04)
+  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(strength, t + 0.004)
+  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.0001, t + 0.07 + Math.random() * 0.06)
   src.connect(f).connect(g).connect(out)
   src.start(t, Math.random() * 0.1)
-  src.stop(t + 0.12)
+  src.stop(t + 0.2)
+  const o = c.createOscillator() // the weight: a sine that drops in pitch
+  o.type = 'sine'
+  o.frequency.setValueAtTime(130 + Math.random() * 40, t)
+  o.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(48, t + 0.14)
+  const og = c.createGain()
+  og.gain.setValueAtTime(0.0001, t)
+  og.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(strength * 1.1, t + 0.006)
+  og.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.0001, t + 0.16)
+  o.connect(og).connect(out)
+  o.start(t)
+  o.stop(t + 0.2)
 }
 
-const tone = (c, out, t, freq, len, type = 'sine', vol = 0.25) => {
+const tone = (c, out, t, freq, len, type = 'triangle', vol = 0.25) => {
   const o = c.createOscillator()
   o.type = type
   o.frequency.value = freq
   const g = c.createGain()
   g.gain.setValueAtTime(0.0001, t)
-  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(vol, t + 0.015)
+  g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(vol, t + 0.02)
   g.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.0001, t + len)
   o.connect(g).connect(out)
   o.start(t)
@@ -67,21 +78,24 @@ export function playRoll(n, outcome) {
   if (!c) return
   const out = c.createGain()
   out.gain.value = sound.volume
-  out.connect(c.destination)
+  const dull = c.createBiquadFilter() // takes the brightness off everything
+  dull.type = 'lowpass'
+  dull.frequency.value = 2200
+  const comp = c.createDynamicsCompressor()
+  out.connect(dull).connect(comp).connect(c.destination)
   const t0 = c.currentTime + 0.02
   let end = 0
   for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(n, 10); i++) {
-    const start = t0 + i * 0.09
-    let t = start
-    for (let k = 0; k < 6; k++) { // bounces get softer and further apart
-      tock(c, out, t, 0.9 * Math.pow(0.62, k) * (0.7 + Math.random() * 0.3))
-      t += 0.045 + k * 0.035 + Math.random() * 0.03
+    let t = t0 + i * 0.11
+    for (let k = 0; k < 5; k++) { // fewer, heavier bounces that die away quickly
+      tock(c, out, t, 0.85 * Math.pow(0.55, k) * (0.75 + Math.random() * 0.25))
+      t += 0.07 + k * 0.05 + Math.random() * 0.03
     }
     end = Math.max(end, t)
   }
-  const t1 = end + 0.12
-  if (outcome === 'crit_success') { tone(c, out, t1, 784, 0.35, 'sine', 0.22); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.12, 1175, 0.5, 'sine', 0.22); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.12, 1568, 0.5, 'sine', 0.08) }
-  else if (outcome === 'success') tone(c, out, t1, 698, 0.3, 'sine', 0.2)
-  else if (outcome === 'failure') tone(c, out, t1, 196, 0.28, 'triangle', 0.22)
-  else if (outcome === 'crit_failure') { tone(c, out, t1, 220, 0.3, 'sawtooth', 0.12); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.18, 147, 0.6, 'sawtooth', 0.14) }
+  const t1 = end + 0.1
+  if (outcome === 'crit_success') { tone(c, out, t1, 196, 0.7, 'triangle', 0.3); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.16, 294, 0.8, 'triangle', 0.28); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.16, 392, 0.9, 'sine', 0.12) }
+  else if (outcome === 'success') { tone(c, out, t1, 147, 0.5, 'triangle', 0.3); tone(c, out, t1, 220, 0.4, 'sine', 0.1) }
+  else if (outcome === 'failure') tone(c, out, t1, 82, 0.55, 'triangle', 0.35)
+  else if (outcome === 'crit_failure') { tone(c, out, t1, 98, 0.5, 'sawtooth', 0.14); tone(c, out, t1 + 0.22, 62, 1.0, 'sawtooth', 0.18) }
 }