diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
index 6c55db4f8..d590b5a20 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void CONFIG_SetDefaults(void)
 #if defined GEKKO || defined __OPENDINGUX__
     ud.config.NumVoices = 32;
 #else
-    ud.config.NumVoices = 256;
+    ud.config.NumVoices = 64;
 #endif
     ud.config.ReverseStereo = 0;
     ud.auto_run = 1;
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/osdcmds.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/osdcmds.cpp
index bf1b05e37..7516fc392 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/osdcmds.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/osdcmds.cpp
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ int32_t registerosdcommands(void)
         { "snd_fxvolume", "volume of sound effects", (void *)&ud.config.FXVolume, CVAR_INT, 1, 255 },
         { "snd_mixrate", "sound mixing rate", (void *)&ud.config.MixRate, CVAR_INT, 0, 48000 },
         { "snd_numchannels", "the number of sound channels", (void *)&ud.config.NumChannels, CVAR_INT, 0, 2 },
-        { "snd_numvoices", "the number of concurrent sounds", (void *)&ud.config.NumVoices, CVAR_INT, 0, 256 },
+        { "snd_numvoices", "the number of concurrent sounds", (void *)&ud.config.NumVoices, CVAR_INT, 1, 128 },
         { "snd_reversestereo", "reverses the stereo channels", (void *)&ud.config.ReverseStereo, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
         { "snd_speech", "enables/disables player speech", (void *)&ud.config.VoiceToggle, CVAR_INT, 0, 5 },