diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/HoverSounds.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/HoverSounds.cs
index 00cf5798e7..4ba79236d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/HoverSounds.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/HoverSounds.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         public override void PlayHoverSample()
         {
-            sampleHover.Frequency.Value = 0.96 + RNG.NextDouble(0.08);
+            sampleHover.Frequency.Value = 0.98 + RNG.NextDouble(0.04);
             sampleHover.Play();
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselHeader.cs
index 2fbf64de29..40ca3e0764 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselHeader.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             {
                 if (sampleHover == null) return;
 
-                sampleHover.Frequency.Value = 0.90 + RNG.NextDouble(0.2);
+                sampleHover.Frequency.Value = 0.99 + RNG.NextDouble(0.02);
                 sampleHover.Play();
             }
         }