diff --git a/voxygen/src/settings/audio.rs b/voxygen/src/settings/audio.rs
index a5adb20978..4275555600 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/settings/audio.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/settings/audio.rs
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pub struct AudioSettings {
 impl Default for AudioSettings {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            master_volume: AudioVolume::new(1.0, false),
+            master_volume: AudioVolume::new(0.8, false),
             inactive_master_volume_perc: AudioVolume::new(0.5, false),
-            music_volume: AudioVolume::new(0.4, false),
+            music_volume: AudioVolume::new(0.3, false),
             sfx_volume: AudioVolume::new(0.6, false),
             ambience_volume: AudioVolume::new(0.6, false),
             num_sfx_channels: 60,