diff --git a/src/sfizz/Config.h b/src/sfizz/Config.h
index 9268cb89..65cc2286 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Config.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Config.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace config {
     constexpr int numVoices { 64 };
     constexpr unsigned maxVoices { 256 };
     constexpr unsigned smoothingSteps { 512 };
-    constexpr uint8_t gainSmoothing { 5 };
+    constexpr uint8_t gainSmoothing { 0 };
     constexpr unsigned powerTableSizeExponent { 11 };
     constexpr int maxFilePromises { maxVoices };
     constexpr int sustainCC { 64 };