diff --git a/config/menus_settings.cfg b/config/menus_settings.cfg
index 6aa5adf8..e18bc61a 100644
--- a/config/menus_settings.cfg
+++ b/config/menus_settings.cfg
@@ -217,20 +217,20 @@ const new_gfx_quality [
 const new_sound_quality [
   if (= $arg1 3) [ // high sound (DEFAULT)
     soundqualityalias = 3
-    maxsoundsatonce 10
+    maxsoundsatonce (getvarrange default maxsoundsatonce)
     footsteps 1
     bulletairsound 1
     bulletbouncesound 1
   ] [
     if (= $arg1 2) [ // medium
       soundqualityalias = 2
-      maxsoundsatonce 8
+      maxsoundsatonce (div (getvarrange default maxsoundsatonce) 2)
       footsteps 1
       bulletairsound 0
       bulletbouncesound 1
     ] [ // low
       soundqualityalias = 1
-      maxsoundsatonce 5
+      maxsoundsatonce (div (getvarrange default maxsoundsatonce) 4)
       footsteps 0
       bulletairsound 0
       bulletbouncesound 0
diff --git a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
index b40c9651..d0c70af6 100644
--- a/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/source/src/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ void audiomanager::updateaudio()
 
             if(hearable && !loc) // play
             {
-                _playsound(sound, entref, SP_HIGH, 0.0f, true);
+                _playsound(sound, entref, SP_LOW, 0.0f, true);
             }
             else if(!hearable && loc) // stop
             {
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@ COMMANDF(mapsoundreset, "", ()
     flagmapconfigchange();
 });
 
-VARF(soundchannels, 4, 32, 1024, audiomgr.setchannels(soundchannels); );
+VARF(soundchannels, 4, 128, 1024, audiomgr.setchannels(soundchannels));
 
-VARFP(soundvol, 0, 128, 255, audiomgr.setlistenervol(soundvol); );
+VARFP(soundvol, 0, 128, 255, audiomgr.setlistenervol(soundvol));
 
 COMMANDF(registersound, "siii", (char *name, int *vol, int *loop, int *audibleradius)
 {