diff --git a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/export/AudioMerger.java b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/export/AudioMerger.java
index ac363b6..59b8250 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/export/AudioMerger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/export/AudioMerger.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  */
 package net.raphimc.noteblocktool.audio.export;
 
+import net.raphimc.noteblocktool.util.SoundSampleUtil;
+
 public class AudioMerger {
 
     private final long[] samples;
@@ -40,36 +42,38 @@ public void pushSamples(final int samples) {
     }
 
     public byte[] normalizeBytes() {
+        this.normalize(Byte.MAX_VALUE);
         final byte[] bytes = new byte[this.samples.length];
-        final long max = this.getMax();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.samples.length; i++) {
-            bytes[i] = (byte) (this.samples[i] * Byte.MAX_VALUE / max);
+            bytes[i] = (byte) this.samples[i];
         }
         return bytes;
     }
 
     public short[] normalizeShorts() {
+        this.normalize(Short.MAX_VALUE);
         final short[] shorts = new short[this.samples.length];
-        final long max = this.getMax();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.samples.length; i++) {
-            shorts[i] = (short) (this.samples[i] * Short.MAX_VALUE / max);
+            shorts[i] = (short) this.samples[i];
         }
         return shorts;
     }
 
     public int[] normalizeInts() {
+        this.normalize(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
         final int[] ints = new int[this.samples.length];
-        final long max = this.getMax();
         for (int i = 0; i < this.samples.length; i++) {
-            ints[i] = (int) (this.samples[i] * Integer.MAX_VALUE / max);
+            ints[i] = (int) this.samples[i];
         }
         return ints;
     }
 
-    private long getMax() {
-        long max = 1;
-        for (long sample : this.samples) max = Math.max(max, Math.abs(sample));
-        return max;
+    private void normalize(final long maxValue) {
+        long max = SoundSampleUtil.getMax(this.samples);
+        float factor = (float) maxValue / max;
+        for (int i = 0; i < this.samples.length; i++) {
+            this.samples[i] = (long) (this.samples[i] * factor);
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/soundsystem/impl/JavaxSoundSystem.java b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/soundsystem/impl/JavaxSoundSystem.java
index cc5e997..531b91f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/soundsystem/impl/JavaxSoundSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/audio/soundsystem/impl/JavaxSoundSystem.java
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ public void setMasterVolume(final float volume) {
 
     private byte[] write(final long[] samples) {
         final byte[] out = new byte[samples.length * 2];
+        final long max = SoundSampleUtil.getMax(samples);
+        final float div = Math.max(1, (float) max / Short.MAX_VALUE);
         for (int i = 0; i < samples.length; i++) {
-            long sample = samples[i];
-            if (sample > Short.MAX_VALUE) sample = Short.MAX_VALUE;
-            else if (sample < Short.MIN_VALUE) sample = Short.MIN_VALUE;
-
-            final short conv = (short) sample;
+            final short conv = (short) (samples[i] / div);
             out[i * 2] = (byte) (conv & 0xFF);
             out[i * 2 + 1] = (byte) ((conv >> 8) & 0xFF);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/util/SoundSampleUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/util/SoundSampleUtil.java
index f7f012e..0b97501 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/util/SoundSampleUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/raphimc/noteblocktool/util/SoundSampleUtil.java
@@ -115,4 +115,10 @@ public static int[] mutate(final int[] samples, final float volume, final float
         return newSamples;
     }
 
+    public static long getMax(final long[] samples) {
+        long max = 1;
+        for (long sample : samples) max = Math.max(max, Math.abs(sample));
+        return max;
+    }
+
 }