diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
index b4d43f0c8..13ca7bf72 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_sounds/init.lua
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ end
 function mcl_sounds.node_sound_leaves_defaults(table)
 	table = table or {}
 	table.footstep = table.footstep or
-			{name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.35}
+			{name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.1325}
 	table.dug = table.dug or
-			{name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.85}
+			{name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.425}
 	table.dig = table.dig or
 			{name="default_dig_snappy", gain=0.4}
 	table.place = table.place or
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
index 978dde648..9705514c7 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_base.lua
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:dirt_with_grass", {
 	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1,dirt=2,grass_block=1, grass_block_no_snow=1, soil=1, soil_sapling=2, soil_sugarcane=1, cultivatable=2, spreading_dirt_type=1, enderman_takable=1, building_block=1},
 	drop = 'mcl_core:dirt',
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
-		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
+		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.1},
 	}),
 	on_construct = function(pos)
 		local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:grass_path", {
 	},
 	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, cultivatable=2, dirtifies_below_solid=1, dirtifier=1, deco_block=1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
-		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
+		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.1},
 	}),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 0.65,
 	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:mycelium", {
 	groups = {handy=1,shovely=1, dirt=2,spreading_dirt_type=1, enderman_takable=1, building_block=1},
 	drop = 'mcl_core:dirt',
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
-		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.4},
+		footstep = {name="default_grass_footstep", gain=0.1},
 	}),
 
 	on_construct = mcl_core.on_snowable_construct,