diff --git a/src/effects/Effect.cpp b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
index 0a58719fa..83b9087b7 100644
--- a/src/effects/Effect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void Effect::Preview()
       return;
 
    // Mix a few seconds of audio from all of the tracks
-   double previewLen = 3.0;
+   double previewLen = 6.0;
    gPrefs->Read(wxT("/AudioIO/EffectsPreviewLen"), &previewLen);
    
    WaveTrack *mixLeft = NULL;
diff --git a/src/prefs/PlaybackPrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/PlaybackPrefs.cpp
index 4f0a01000..dc39fd278 100644
--- a/src/prefs/PlaybackPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/PlaybackPrefs.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void PlaybackPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
       {
          w = S.TieNumericTextBox(_("&Length of preview:"),
                                  wxT("/AudioIO/EffectsPreviewLen"),
-                                 3.0,
+                                 6.0,
                                  9);
          S.AddUnits(_("seconds"));
          w->SetName(w->GetName() + wxT(" ") + _("seconds"));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void PlaybackPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
       {
          w = S.TieNumericTextBox(_("Preview &before cut region:"),
                                  wxT("/AudioIO/CutPreviewBeforeLen"),
-                                 1.0,
+                                 2.0,
                                  9);
          S.AddUnits(_("seconds"));
          w->SetName(w->GetName() + wxT(" ") + _("seconds"));
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index f5b77f57c..e6eec7e48 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ void ControlToolBar::PlayPlayRegion(double t0, double t1,
       int token;
       if (cutpreview) {
          double beforeLen, afterLen;
-         gPrefs->Read(wxT("/AudioIO/CutPreviewBeforeLen"), &beforeLen, 1.0);
+         gPrefs->Read(wxT("/AudioIO/CutPreviewBeforeLen"), &beforeLen, 2.0);
          gPrefs->Read(wxT("/AudioIO/CutPreviewAfterLen"), &afterLen, 1.0);
          double tcp0 = t0-beforeLen;
          double tcp1 = (t1+afterLen) - (t1-t0);