diff --git a/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp b/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
index d190537d4..6623ad790 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/music/i_music.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int		nomusic = 0;
 // Maximum volume of MOD/stream music.
 //==========================================================================
 
-CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, snd_musicvolume, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "controls music volume")
+CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, snd_musicvolume, 1.0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "controls music volume")
 {
 	if (self < 0.f)
 		self = 0.f;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, snd_musicvolume, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "contr
 		ChangeMusicSetting(zmusic_snd_musicvolume, nullptr, self);
 		if (GSnd != nullptr)
 		{
-			GSnd->SetMusicVolume(clamp<float>(self * relative_volume * snd_mastervolume, 0, 1));
+			GSnd->SetMusicVolume(clamp<float>(self * relative_volume * snd_mastervolume * 0.5f, 0, 1));
 		}
 		// For music not implemented through the digital sound system,
 		// let them know about the change.
diff --git a/src/common/audio/sound/i_sound.cpp b/src/common/audio/sound/i_sound.cpp
index 7d6acef96..81c8f1d11 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/sound/i_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/sound/i_sound.cpp
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ void I_CloseSound ();
 // Maximum volume of all audio
 //==========================================================================
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, snd_mastervolume, 0.5f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, snd_mastervolume, 1.0f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	if (self < 0.f)
 		self = 0.f;
 	else if (self > 1.f)
 		self = 1.f;
 
-	ChangeMusicSetting(zmusic_snd_mastervolume, nullptr, self);
+	ChangeMusicSetting(zmusic_snd_mastervolume, nullptr, self * 0.5f);
 	snd_sfxvolume->Callback();
 	snd_musicvolume->Callback();
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, snd_mastervolume, 0.5f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CV
 // Maximum volume of a sound effect.
 //==========================================================================
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR (Float, snd_sfxvolume, 0.5f, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR (Float, snd_sfxvolume, 1.0f, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	if (self < 0.f)
 		self = 0.f;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (Float, snd_sfxvolume, 0.5f, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOI
 		self = 1.f;
 	else if (GSnd != NULL)
 	{
-		GSnd->SetSfxVolume (self * snd_mastervolume);
+		GSnd->SetSfxVolume (self * snd_mastervolume * 0.25f);
 	}
 }