diff --git a/audio/mixeng.c b/audio/mixeng.c
index 725b529be7..739a500449 100644
--- a/audio/mixeng.c
+++ b/audio/mixeng.c
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ f_sample *mixeng_clip[2][2][2][3] = {
 #define CONV_NATURAL_FLOAT(x) (x)
 #define CLIP_NATURAL_FLOAT(x) (x)
 #else
-static const float float_scale = UINT_MAX;
+static const float float_scale = UINT_MAX / 2.f;
 #define CONV_NATURAL_FLOAT(x) ((x) * float_scale)
 
 #ifdef RECIPROCAL
-static const float float_scale_reciprocal = 1.f / UINT_MAX;
+static const float float_scale_reciprocal = 2.f / UINT_MAX;
 #define CLIP_NATURAL_FLOAT(x) ((x) * float_scale_reciprocal)
 #else
 #define CLIP_NATURAL_FLOAT(x) ((x) / float_scale)
diff --git a/audio/mixeng_template.h b/audio/mixeng_template.h
index 77cc89b9e8..fc8e1d4d9e 100644
--- a/audio/mixeng_template.h
+++ b/audio/mixeng_template.h
@@ -41,32 +41,31 @@ static inline mixeng_real glue (conv_, ET) (IN_T v)
 
 #ifdef RECIPROCAL
 #ifdef SIGNED
-    return nv * (1.f / (mixeng_real) (IN_MAX - IN_MIN));
+    return nv * (2.f / ((mixeng_real)IN_MAX - IN_MIN));
 #else
-    return (nv - HALF) * (1.f / (mixeng_real) IN_MAX);
+    return (nv - HALF) * (2.f / (mixeng_real)IN_MAX);
 #endif
 #else  /* !RECIPROCAL */
 #ifdef SIGNED
-    return nv / (mixeng_real) ((mixeng_real) IN_MAX - IN_MIN);
+    return nv / (((mixeng_real)IN_MAX - IN_MIN) / 2.f);
 #else
-    return (nv - HALF) / (mixeng_real) IN_MAX;
+    return (nv - HALF) / ((mixeng_real)IN_MAX / 2.f);
 #endif
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline IN_T glue (clip_, ET) (mixeng_real v)
 {
-    if (v >= 0.5) {
+    if (v >= 1.f) {
         return IN_MAX;
-    }
-    else if (v < -0.5) {
+    } else if (v < -1.f) {
         return IN_MIN;
     }
 
 #ifdef SIGNED
-    return ENDIAN_CONVERT ((IN_T) (v * ((mixeng_real) IN_MAX - IN_MIN)));
+    return ENDIAN_CONVERT((IN_T)(v * (((mixeng_real)IN_MAX - IN_MIN) / 2.f)));
 #else
-    return ENDIAN_CONVERT ((IN_T) ((v * IN_MAX) + HALF));
+    return ENDIAN_CONVERT((IN_T)((v * ((mixeng_real)IN_MAX / 2.f)) + HALF));
 #endif
 }