diff --git a/base/commandLine.cpp b/base/commandLine.cpp
index 2cd9025ad4d..9e14cf48df4 100644
--- a/base/commandLine.cpp
+++ b/base/commandLine.cpp
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ static const char HELP_STRING[] =
 	"  -e, --music-driver=MODE  Select music driver (see README for details)\n"
 	"  -q, --language=LANG      Select language (en,de,fr,it,pt,es,jp,zh,kr,se,gb,\n"
 	"                           hb,ru,cz)\n"
-	"  -m, --music-volume=NUM   Set the music volume, 0-127 (default: 127)\n"
-	"  -s, --sfx-volume=NUM     Set the sfx volume, 0-127 (default: 127)\n"
-	"  -r, --speech-volume=NUM  Set the speech volume, 0-127 (default: 127)\n"
+	"  -m, --music-volume=NUM   Set the music volume, 0-255 (default: 192)\n"
+	"  -s, --sfx-volume=NUM     Set the sfx volume, 0-255 (default: 192)\n"
+	"  -r, --speech-volume=NUM  Set the speech volume, 0-255 (default: 192)\n"
 	"  --speech-mode=NUM        Set the mode of speech 1-Text only, 2-Speech Only, 3-Speech and Text\n"
 	"  --midi-gain=NUM          Set the gain for MIDI playback, 0-1000 (default:\n"
 	"                           100) (only supported by some MIDI drivers)\n"
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ void registerDefaults() {
 	ConfMan.registerDefault("show_fps", "false");
 
 	// Sound & Music
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("music_volume", 127);
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("sfx_volume", 127);
-	ConfMan.registerDefault("speech_volume", 127);
+	ConfMan.registerDefault("music_volume", 192);
+	ConfMan.registerDefault("sfx_volume", 192);
+	ConfMan.registerDefault("speech_volume", 192);
 	ConfMan.registerDefault("speech_mute", false);
 	ConfMan.registerDefault("speech_mode", "3");
 	ConfMan.registerDefault("multi_midi", false);
diff --git a/engines/grim/grim.cpp b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
index c5fe033fcfb..4a2d819b0fa 100644
--- a/engines/grim/grim.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ GrimEngine::GrimEngine(OSystem *syst, uint32 gameFlags, GrimGameType gameType, C
 	_softRenderer = true;
 #endif
 
-	_mixer->setVolumeForSoundType(Audio::Mixer::kPlainSoundType, 127);
+	_mixer->setVolumeForSoundType(Audio::Mixer::kPlainSoundType, 192);
 	_mixer->setVolumeForSoundType(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, ConfMan.getInt("sfx_volume"));
 	_mixer->setVolumeForSoundType(Audio::Mixer::kSpeechSoundType, ConfMan.getInt("speech_volume"));
 	_mixer->setVolumeForSoundType(Audio::Mixer::kMusicSoundType, ConfMan.getInt("music_volume"));
diff --git a/engines/grim/registry.cpp b/engines/grim/registry.cpp
index eb9a6245c46..8a47960821a 100644
--- a/engines/grim/registry.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/registry.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "engines/grim/registry.h"
 
-#include "base/commandLine.h"
+#include "audio/mixer.h"
 
 #include "common/config-manager.h"
 
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Registry::Registry() : _dirty(true) {
 	_dataPath = ConfMan.get("path");
 	_savePath = ConfMan.get("savepath");
 	_lastSet = ConfMan.get("last_set");
-	_musicVolume = ConfMan.get("music_volume");
-	_sfxVolume = ConfMan.get("sfx_volume");
-	_voiceVolume = ConfMan.get("speech_volume");
+	_musicVolume = convertVolumeFromMixer(ConfMan.getInt("music_volume"));
+	_sfxVolume = convertVolumeFromMixer(ConfMan.getInt("sfx_volume"));
+	_voiceVolume = convertVolumeFromMixer(ConfMan.getInt("speech_volume"));
 	_lastSavedGame = ConfMan.get("last_saved_game");
 	_gamma = ConfMan.get("gamma");
 	_voiceEffects = ConfMan.get("voice_effects");
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ void Registry::save() {
 	ConfMan.set("path", _dataPath);
 	ConfMan.set("savepath", _savePath);
 	ConfMan.set("last_set", _lastSet);
-	ConfMan.set("music_volume", _musicVolume);
-	ConfMan.set("sfx_volume", _sfxVolume);
-	ConfMan.set("speech_volume", _voiceVolume);
+	ConfMan.setInt("music_volume", convertVolumeToMixer(_musicVolume));
+	ConfMan.setInt("sfx_volume", convertVolumeToMixer(_sfxVolume));
+	ConfMan.setInt("speech_volume", convertVolumeToMixer(_voiceVolume));
 	ConfMan.set("last_saved_game", _lastSavedGame);
 	ConfMan.set("gamma", _gamma);
 	ConfMan.set("speech_effects", _voiceEffects);
@@ -209,4 +209,12 @@ void Registry::save() {
 	_dirty = false;
 }
 
+uint Registry::convertVolumeToMixer(const Common::String &grimVolume) {
+	return CLIP<uint>(atoi(grimVolume.c_str()) * 2, 0, Audio::Mixer::kMaxMixerVolume);
+}
+
+Common::String Registry::convertVolumeFromMixer(uint volume) {
+	return Common::String::format("%d", CLIP<uint>(volume / 2, 0, 127));
+}
+
 } // end of namespace Grim
diff --git a/engines/grim/registry.h b/engines/grim/registry.h
index 8b52201bc98..6c0520255f2 100644
--- a/engines/grim/registry.h
+++ b/engines/grim/registry.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ private:
 	Common::String _engineSpeed;
 
 	bool _dirty;
+
+	uint convertVolumeToMixer(const Common::String &volume);
+	Common::String convertVolumeFromMixer(uint volume);
+
 };
 
 extern Registry *g_registry;