diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 259148f..b44b649 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@
 *.exe
 *.out
 *.app
+
+#
+*.swp
diff --git a/.swp b/.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bde060..0000000
Binary files a/.swp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index d81c821..ebd746d 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
 #else
 #define AUDIO_MEM 384
 #endif
-#define REDUCE_LOUDNESS 2
+#define REDUCE_LOUDNESS 0
+#define REDUCE_LOUDNESS_FACTOR 0.65
 #else // IF TEENSY_AUDIO_BOARD
 #define SGTL5000_LINEOUT_LEVEL 29
 #if AUDIO_BLOCK_SAMPLES == 64
diff --git a/dexed.cpp b/dexed.cpp
index d00c8ff..187dfdb 100644
--- a/dexed.cpp
+++ b/dexed.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ void Dexed::getSamples(uint16_t n_samples, int16_t* buffer)
 #endif
 
           float f = static_cast<float>(clip_val >> REDUCE_LOUDNESS) / 0x7fff;
+#if defined(REDUCE_LOUDNESS_FACTOR)
+          f *= REDUCE_LOUDNESS_FACTOR;
+#endif
           if (f > 1.0)
           {
             f = 1.0;