diff --git a/agb/examples/mixer_basic.rs b/agb/examples/mixer_basic.rs
index 97403e8b..ad29463c 100644
--- a/agb/examples/mixer_basic.rs
+++ b/agb/examples/mixer_basic.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main(mut gba: Gba) -> ! {
 
         {
             if let Some(channel) = mixer.channel(&channel_id) {
-                let half: Num<i16, 4> = num!(0.5);
+                let half: Num<i16, 8> = num!(0.5);
                 let half_usize: Num<u32, 8> = num!(0.5);
                 match input.x_tri() {
                     Tri::Negative => channel.panning(-half),
diff --git a/examples/the-purple-night/src/sfx.rs b/examples/the-purple-night/src/sfx.rs
index 445dd148..6c604f7b 100644
--- a/examples/the-purple-night/src/sfx.rs
+++ b/examples/the-purple-night/src/sfx.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use agb::fixnum::Num;
+use agb::fixnum::num;
 use agb::rng;
 use agb::sound::mixer::{ChannelId, Mixer, SoundChannel};
 
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ impl<'a> Sfx<'a> {
 
     pub fn slime_boing(&mut self) {
         let mut channel = SoundChannel::new(SLIME_BOING);
-        let one: Num<i16, 4> = 1.into();
-        channel.volume(one / 4);
+        channel.volume(num!(0.25));
         self.mixer.play_sound(channel);
     }