It's off but it's not that bad IMO.
If they should patch anything, it should be so that you can use the MadCatz spinner to aim.
Actually, I knew this too from the beginning, having an arcade that still has a machine reminded me it was out of tune....
Then I realized if you run the game on "enhanced" graphics through the options, the sounds get extensively better as a side effect.
Not sure why, it just does.
So if the sound is killing you, switch to enhanced graphics. Much better. :-)