diff --git a/src/al-util.h b/src/al-util.h
index 08c126e..78ae615 100644
--- a/src/al-util.h
+++ b/src/al-util.h
@@ -238,5 +238,6 @@ inline ALenum chooseALFormat(int sampleSize, int channelCount)
 
 #define AUDIO_SLEEP 10
 #define STREAM_BUF_SIZE 32768
+#define GLOBAL_VOLUME 0.8
 
 #endif // ALUTIL_H
diff --git a/src/audiostream.cpp b/src/audiostream.cpp
index 16cade7..75f7acd 100644
--- a/src/audiostream.cpp
+++ b/src/audiostream.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ float AudioStream::playingOffset()
 
 void AudioStream::updateVolume()
 {
-	float vol = 1.0;
+	float vol = GLOBAL_VOLUME;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < VolumeTypeCount; ++i)
 		vol *= volumes[i];
diff --git a/src/soundemitter.cpp b/src/soundemitter.cpp
index 965556c..57c81fc 100644
--- a/src/soundemitter.cpp
+++ b/src/soundemitter.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void SoundEmitter::play(const std::string &filename,
 	if (switchBuffer)
 		AL::Source::attachBuffer(src, buffer->alBuffer);
 
-	AL::Source::setVolume(src, _volume);
+	AL::Source::setVolume(src, _volume * GLOBAL_VOLUME);
 	AL::Source::setPitch(src, _pitch);
 
 	AL::Source::play(src);