Try placing an AudioAttenuation plugin on all your audio sources. It changes how volume falls off with distance. Volume will probably still wrong at first, but it should be way easier to tweak and in the plugin UI you get additional volume sliders for VR and Desktop separately.
Your most essential MacGruber tools in a convenient single VAR package. Note that you can download older versions of this plugin for free from here. AudioReverb Adds an Reverb filter effect to the audio source you place the plugin on. It's...
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