diff --git a/src/effects/PanEffect.js b/src/effects/PanEffect.js
index a31890b..b8090e0 100644
--- a/src/effects/PanEffect.js
+++ b/src/effects/PanEffect.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class PanEffect {
         const leftVal = Math.cos(p * Math.PI / 2);
         const rightVal = Math.sin(p * Math.PI / 2);
 
-        this.leftGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(leftVal, 0, this.audioEngine.ONE_THIRD_FRAME);
-        this.rightGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(rightVal, 0, this.audioEngine.ONE_THIRD_FRAME);
+        this.leftGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(leftVal, 0, this.audioEngine.DECAY_TIME);
+        this.rightGain.gain.setTargetAtTime(rightVal, 0, this.audioEngine.DECAY_TIME);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3cab5d8..501452f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
         this.panEffect.set(0);
         this.pitchEffect.set(0, this.activeSoundPlayers);
         if (this.audioEngine === null) return;
-        this.effectsNode.gain.setTargetAtTime(1.0, 0, this.audioEngine.ONE_THIRD_FRAME);
+        this.effectsNode.gain.setTargetAtTime(1.0, 0, this.audioEngine.DECAY_TIME);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
      */
     setVolume (value) {
         if (this.audioEngine === null) return;
-        this.effectsNode.gain.setTargetAtTime(value / 100, 0, this.audioEngine.ONE_THIRD_FRAME);
+        this.effectsNode.gain.setTargetAtTime(value / 100, 0, this.audioEngine.DECAY_TIME);
     }
 }
 
@@ -167,15 +167,13 @@ class AudioEngine {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The duration in seconds of one third of one frame, at 30 frames per second.
-     * This is useful for setting web audio time constants. For example, in order for
-     * a gain to reach 95% of its target value in one frame, use this time constant.
+     * A short duration, for use as a time constant for exponential audio parameter transitions.
      * See:
      * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AudioParam/setTargetAtTime
      * @const {number}
      */
-    get ONE_THIRD_FRAME () {
-        return (1 / 30) / 3;
+    get DECAY_TIME () {
+        return 0.001;
     }
 
     /**