diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 192a458..09df882 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {createCanvas, drawLine, drawRect, drawText, loop} from './gfx.js';
 import {key} from './input.js';
 import {clamp, deg2rad, parable, randomInt, vec, wrap} from './math.js';
 import {createSky} from './sky.js';
-import {audio, createOsc} from './sound.js';
+import {audio, createOsc, playTickSound} from './sound.js';
 import {collapseTerrain, createTerrain, isTerrain, landHeight, closestLand} from './terrain.js';
 import {WEAPON_TYPES, EXPLOSION_TYPES} from './weapons.js';
 import {sample} from './utils.js';
@@ -53,15 +53,20 @@ function update() {
   else if (state === 'aim') {
     const player = players[currentPlayer];
     const {x, y, a, p, energy} = player;
+    const maxPower = energy * PLAYER_ENERGY_POWER_MULTIPLIER;
 
     if (key('ArrowLeft')) {
       player.a = wrap(0, a -1, 180);
+      if (a % 2 === 0) playTickSound();
     } else if (key('ArrowRight')) {
       player.a = wrap(0, a +1, 180);
+      if (a % 2 === 0) playTickSound();
     } else if (key('ArrowUp')) {
-      player.p = clamp(0, p +1, energy * PLAYER_ENERGY_POWER_MULTIPLIER);
+      player.p = clamp(0, p +2, maxPower);
+      if (p < maxPower && p % 4 === 0) playTickSound();
     } else if (key('ArrowDown')) {
-      player.p = clamp(0, p -1, energy * PLAYER_ENERGY_POWER_MULTIPLIER);
+      player.p = clamp(0, p -2, maxPower);
+      if (p > 0 && p % 4 === 0) playTickSound();
     } else if (key(' ')) {
       state = 'fire';
       const [px, py] = vec(x, y-3, a+180, 5);
diff --git a/sound.js b/sound.js
index bb42850..5a6d9f3 100644
--- a/sound.js
+++ b/sound.js
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export function createOsc() {
   return osc;
 }
 
+export function playTickSound() {
+  const osc = createOsc();
+  osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(440, audio.currentTime);
+  osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(0, audio.currentTime + 0.005);
+  osc.start();
+  osc.stop(audio.currentTime + 0.005);
+}
+
 function clickInit() {
   const osc = createOsc();
   osc.start();
diff --git a/weapons.js b/weapons.js
index 4c1f330..c35c41d 100644
--- a/weapons.js
+++ b/weapons.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const EXPLOSION_TYPES = {
       const {x, y, cr, osc} = explosion;
       const f = explosion.cr % 2 === 0 ? 220 + explosion.cr : 0;
       osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(f, audio.currentTime);
-      osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(0, audio.currentTime+1);
+      osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(0, audio.currentTime+0.1);
       drawExplosion(foreground, x, y, cr);
     },
     clip(explosion, terrain) {