With footsteps, that has been a toss up (on whether they are silent or not) ever since installing MM7 on newer operating systems. But for me, that is not that much of an issue. It doesn't affect gameplay either way.With Mok's patch, I still do hear character's voices, they are just drowned out with the very loud music. I can't confirm any louder noise with fighting, though, as I didn't get that far to test it out.
I am a bit confused by your post, though. You said at first you found with the "patch" installed, you do not hear footsteps sometimes and characters voices, but that the noise of fighting and music is greatly increased.
But then you indicate in the next paragraph that without BDJ's mod, the game music and noises run smoothly regardless of Mok's patch. Did you mean by the "patch" you referred to in the first paragraph (when you said you heard the louder combat and voices) as BDJ's mod?
To be honest, I can't remember when I started to hear the louder music now. If it was after I installed Mok's patch or BDJ's mod. But I am pretty sure it happened after Mok's patch.
It would be nice if it just happened on Emerald Island.
Has no one else experienced this yet? If so, any way to fix it (without turning down the speaker volume)?