diff --git a/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp b/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
index edc2730b2a6..ec1a96e278e 100644
--- a/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bool sanitize( sampleFrame * src, int frames )
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				src[f][c] = qBound( -100.0f, src[f][c], 100.0f );
+				src[f][c] = qBound( -4.0f, src[f][c], 4.0f );
 			}
 		}
 	}