diff --git a/src/core/KGProject.ts b/src/core/KGProject.ts
index 5a7ad45..0a30895 100644
--- a/src/core/KGProject.ts
+++ b/src/core/KGProject.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class KGProject {
 
   @Expose()
   @WithDefault(1)
-  private barWidthMultiplier: number = 1;
+  private barWidthMultiplier: number = 2;
 
   @Expose()
   @WithDefault(1)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class KGProject {
   private globalTracks: KGGlobalTrack[] = createDefaultGlobalTracks();
 
   // Constructor
-  constructor(name: string = RESERVED_PROJECT_NAME, maxBars: number = 32, currentBars: number = 0, bpm: number = 125, timeSignature: TimeSignature = { numerator: 4, denominator: 4 }, keySignature: KeySignature = "C major", selectedMode: string = "ionian", isLooping: boolean = false, loopingRange: [number, number] = [0, 0], barWidthMultiplier: number = 1, tracks: KGTrack[] = [], projectStructureVersion: number = KGProject.CURRENT_PROJECT_STRUCTURE_VERSION, pianoRollZoom: number = 1, globalTracks: KGGlobalTrack[] = createDefaultGlobalTracks()) {
+  constructor(name: string = RESERVED_PROJECT_NAME, maxBars: number = 32, currentBars: number = 0, bpm: number = 125, timeSignature: TimeSignature = { numerator: 4, denominator: 4 }, keySignature: KeySignature = "C major", selectedMode: string = "ionian", isLooping: boolean = false, loopingRange: [number, number] = [0, 0], barWidthMultiplier: number = 2, tracks: KGTrack[] = [], projectStructureVersion: number = KGProject.CURRENT_PROJECT_STRUCTURE_VERSION, pianoRollZoom: number = 1, globalTracks: KGGlobalTrack[] = createDefaultGlobalTracks()) {
     this.name = name;
     this.maxBars = maxBars;
     this.currentBars = currentBars;
diff --git a/src/core/io/KGProjectStorage.test.ts b/src/core/io/KGProjectStorage.test.ts
index af8dba8..385a5ff 100644
--- a/src/core/io/KGProjectStorage.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/io/KGProjectStorage.test.ts
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ describe('KGProjectStorage', () => {
     return new KGProject(name, 16, 0, 120);
   }
 
-  it('defaults both zoom levels to 1 on a fresh project', () => {
+  it('defaults the main-grid zoom to 2 and piano-roll zoom to 1 on a fresh project', () => {
     const project = new KGProject();
 
-    expect(project.getBarWidthMultiplier()).toBe(1);
+    expect(project.getBarWidthMultiplier()).toBe(2);
     expect(project.getPianoRollZoom()).toBe(1);
   });