diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 6f32e1e7fb..4a8a1b32f7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.NotifyOnPrivateMessage, true);
 
             // Audio
-            SetDefault(OsuSetting.VolumeInactive, 0.25, 0, 1, 0.01);
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.VolumeInactive, 0.25, 0, 1);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.MenuVoice, true);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.MenuMusic, true);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 87920fdf55..948cbe31f1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         {
             AddInternal(audioDuckFilter = new AudioFilter(audio.TrackMixer));
             audio.Tracks.AddAdjustment(AdjustableProperty.Volume, audioDuckVolume);
-            sampleVolume = audio.VolumeSample.GetBoundCopy();
+            sampleVolume = audio.VolumeSample.Scaled.GetBoundCopy();
 
             configManager.BindWith(OsuSetting.RandomSelectAlgorithm, randomSelectAlgorithm);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/VolumeSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/VolumeSettings.cs
index 2bb5fa983f..a813c8a147 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/VolumeSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Audio/VolumeSettings.cs
@@ -15,29 +15,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Audio
     {
         protected override LocalisableString Header => AudioSettingsStrings.VolumeHeader;
 
+        private readonly VolumeScaler volumeInactive = new VolumeScaler();
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
+            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.VolumeInactive, volumeInactive.Real);
+            volumeInactive.Scale();
+
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new VolumeAdjustSlider
                 {
                     LabelText = AudioSettingsStrings.MasterVolume,
-                    Current = audio.Volume,
+                    Current = audio.Volume.Scaled,
                     KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
                     DisplayAsPercentage = true
                 },
                 new SettingsSlider<double>
                 {
                     LabelText = AudioSettingsStrings.MasterVolumeInactive,
-                    Current = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.VolumeInactive),
+                    Current = volumeInactive.Scaled,
                     KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
                     DisplayAsPercentage = true
                 },
                 new VolumeAdjustSlider
                 {
                     LabelText = AudioSettingsStrings.EffectVolume,
-                    Current = audio.VolumeSample,
+                    Current = audio.VolumeSample.Scaled,
                     KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
                     DisplayAsPercentage = true
                 },
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Audio
                 new VolumeAdjustSlider
                 {
                     LabelText = AudioSettingsStrings.MusicVolume,
-                    Current = audio.VolumeTrack,
+                    Current = audio.VolumeTrack.Scaled,
                     KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
                     DisplayAsPercentage = true
                 },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarMusicButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarMusicButton.cs
index 51b95b7d32..a962063391 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarMusicButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarMusicButton.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            globalVolume = audio.Volume.GetBoundCopy();
+            globalVolume = audio.Volume.Scaled.GetBoundCopy();
             globalVolume.BindValueChanged(v => volumeBar.ResizeHeightTo((float)v.NewValue, 200, Easing.OutQuint), true);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/VolumeOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/VolumeOverlay.cs
index bb2ad60695..b22cb69d39 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/VolumeOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/VolumeOverlay.cs
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 },
             });
 
-            volumeMeterMaster.Bindable.BindTo(audio.Volume);
-            volumeMeterEffect.Bindable.BindTo(audio.VolumeSample);
-            volumeMeterMusic.Bindable.BindTo(audio.VolumeTrack);
+            volumeMeterMaster.Bindable.BindTo(audio.Volume.Scaled);
+            volumeMeterEffect.Bindable.BindTo(audio.VolumeSample.Scaled);
+            volumeMeterMusic.Bindable.BindTo(audio.VolumeTrack.Scaled);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()