diff --git a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
index ff72b1e125..803b9e1b36 100644
--- a/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/Conductor.hx
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Conductor
     }
 
     // Take into account instrumental and file format song offsets.
-    songPos += applyOffsets ? (instrumentalOffset + formatOffset + audioVisualOffset) : 0;
+    songPos += applyOffsets ? (combinedOffset) : 0;
 
     var oldMeasure:Float = this.currentMeasure;
     var oldBeat:Float = this.currentBeat;
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
index 14b9429d76..d28ae6535a 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
@@ -1457,11 +1457,34 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
     if (FlxG.sound.music != null)
     {
       var correctSync:Float = Math.min(FlxG.sound.music.length, Math.max(0, Conductor.instance.songPosition - Conductor.instance.combinedOffset));
+      var playerVoicesError:Float = 0;
+      var opponentVoicesError:Float = 0;
 
-      if (!startingSong && (Math.abs(FlxG.sound.music.time - correctSync) > 5 || Math.abs(vocals.checkSyncError(correctSync)) > 5))
+      if (vocals != null)
+      {
+        @:privateAccess // todo: maybe make the groups public :thinking:
+        {
+          vocals.playerVoices.forEachAlive(function(voice:FunkinSound) {
+            var currentRawVoiceTime:Float = voice.time + vocals.playerVoicesOffset;
+            if (Math.abs(currentRawVoiceTime - correctSync) > Math.abs(playerVoicesError)) playerVoicesError = currentRawVoiceTime - correctSync;
+          });
+
+          vocals.opponentVoices.forEachAlive(function(voice:FunkinSound) {
+            var currentRawVoiceTime:Float = voice.time + vocals.opponentVoicesOffset;
+            if (Math.abs(currentRawVoiceTime - correctSync) > Math.abs(opponentVoicesError)) opponentVoicesError = currentRawVoiceTime - correctSync;
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!startingSong
+        && (Math.abs(FlxG.sound.music.time - correctSync) > 5 || Math.abs(playerVoicesError) > 5 || Math.abs(opponentVoicesError) > 5))
       {
         trace("VOCALS NEED RESYNC");
-        if (vocals != null) trace(vocals.checkSyncError(correctSync));
+        if (vocals != null)
+        {
+          trace(playerVoicesError);
+          trace(opponentVoicesError);
+        }
         trace(FlxG.sound.music.time);
         trace(correctSync);
         resyncVocals();