diff --git a/plugins/spectral_compressor/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/spectral_compressor/CHANGELOG.md
index b5eecc0a..dd9e49f0 100644
--- a/plugins/spectral_compressor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugins/spectral_compressor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic
 Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Changed
+
+- The default window size changed to 2048 since this offers a slightly better
+  tradeoff between faster timings and more spectral precision. Existing
+  instances are not affected.
+
 ## [0.4.2] - 2023-03-22
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
index ee8e4b05..39277492 100644
--- a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ mod editor;
 const MIN_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 6;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 const MIN_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << MIN_WINDOW_ORDER; // 64
-const DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 12;
+const DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 11;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-const DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER; // 4096
+const DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER; // 2048
 const MAX_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 15;
 const MAX_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << MAX_WINDOW_ORDER; // 32768