diff --git a/src/sound/mididevices/music_fluidsynth_mididevice.cpp b/src/sound/mididevices/music_fluidsynth_mididevice.cpp
index 07102c43d6..42244b61a7 100644
--- a/src/sound/mididevices/music_fluidsynth_mididevice.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/mididevices/music_fluidsynth_mididevice.cpp
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, fluid_gain, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 		currSong->FluidSettingNum("synth.gain", self);
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, fluid_reverb, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, fluid_reverb, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
 	if (currSong != NULL)
 		currSong->FluidSettingInt("synth.reverb.active", self);
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, fluid_chorus, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, fluid_chorus, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
 	if (currSong != NULL)
 		currSong->FluidSettingInt("synth.chorus.active", self);