diff --git a/client/public/version.js b/client/public/version.js
index 9d9c07e..5d3be8f 100644
--- a/client/public/version.js
+++ b/client/public/version.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Maintainer-controlled web client version.
 // Format: YYYY.MM.DD Rn (example: 2026.02.20 R2)
-window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.22 R196";
+window.CHGRID_WEB_VERSION = "2026.02.22 R197";
 // Optional display timezone for timestamps. Falls back to America/Detroit if unset/invalid.
 window.CHGRID_TIME_ZONE = "America/Detroit";
diff --git a/client/src/items/itemPropertyEditor.ts b/client/src/items/itemPropertyEditor.ts
index ff8bcb2..13d184f 100644
--- a/client/src/items/itemPropertyEditor.ts
+++ b/client/src/items/itemPropertyEditor.ts
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ export function createItemPropertyEditor(deps: EditorDeps): {
       } else if (
         propertyKey === 'mediaVolume' ||
         propertyKey === 'emitVolume' ||
-        propertyKey === 'emitSoundSpeed' ||
-        propertyKey === 'emitSoundTempo' ||
         propertyKey === 'emitRange' ||
         propertyKey === 'sides' ||
         propertyKey === 'number'
       ) {
         if (!submitNumericParam(propertyKey, true)) return;
+      } else if (propertyKey === 'emitSoundSpeed' || propertyKey === 'emitSoundTempo') {
+        if (!submitNumericParam(propertyKey, false)) return;
       } else if (propertyKey === 'mediaEffect' || propertyKey === 'emitEffect') {
         const normalized = value.trim().toLowerCase();
         if (!deps.effectIds.has(normalized)) {
diff --git a/server/app/item_catalog.py b/server/app/item_catalog.py
index 877a296..3a4c732 100644
--- a/server/app/item_catalog.py
+++ b/server/app/item_catalog.py
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ GLOBAL_ITEM_PROPERTY_METADATA: dict[str, dict[str, object]] = {
     "emitSoundSpeed": {
         "valueType": "number",
         "tooltip": "Global emitted sound speed/pitch percent. 50 is normal.",
-        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 1},
+        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 0.1},
     },
     "emitSoundTempo": {
         "valueType": "number",
         "tooltip": "Global emitted sound tempo percent. 50 is normal.",
-        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 1},
+        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 0.1},
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/server/app/items/widget.py b/server/app/items/widget.py
index d2db81b..d2a01d1 100644
--- a/server/app/items/widget.py
+++ b/server/app/items/widget.py
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ PROPERTY_METADATA: dict[str, dict[str, object]] = {
     "emitSoundSpeed": {
         "valueType": "number",
         "tooltip": "Playback speed/pitch percent for emitted sound. 50 is normal, 0 is half, 100 is double. Using speed and tempo together may sound weird.",
-        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 1},
+        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 0.1},
     },
     "emitSoundTempo": {
         "valueType": "number",
         "tooltip": "Playback tempo percent for emitted sound. 50 is normal, 0 is half, 100 is double. Using speed and tempo together may sound weird.",
-        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 1},
+        "range": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "step": 0.1},
     },
     "emitEffect": {"valueType": "list", "tooltip": "Effect applied to emitted sound."},
     "emitEffectValue": {
@@ -147,20 +147,20 @@ def validate_update(item: WorldItem, next_params: dict) -> dict:
     next_params["emitVolume"] = emit_volume
 
     try:
-        emit_speed = int(next_params.get("emitSoundSpeed", item.params.get("emitSoundSpeed", 50)))
+        emit_speed = float(next_params.get("emitSoundSpeed", item.params.get("emitSoundSpeed", 50)))
     except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
-        raise ValueError("emitSoundSpeed must be an integer between 0 and 100.") from exc
+        raise ValueError("emitSoundSpeed must be a number between 0 and 100.") from exc
     if not (0 <= emit_speed <= 100):
         raise ValueError("emitSoundSpeed must be between 0 and 100.")
-    next_params["emitSoundSpeed"] = emit_speed
+    next_params["emitSoundSpeed"] = round(emit_speed, 1)
 
     try:
-        emit_tempo = int(next_params.get("emitSoundTempo", item.params.get("emitSoundTempo", 50)))
+        emit_tempo = float(next_params.get("emitSoundTempo", item.params.get("emitSoundTempo", 50)))
     except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
-        raise ValueError("emitSoundTempo must be an integer between 0 and 100.") from exc
+        raise ValueError("emitSoundTempo must be a number between 0 and 100.") from exc
     if not (0 <= emit_tempo <= 100):
         raise ValueError("emitSoundTempo must be between 0 and 100.")
-    next_params["emitSoundTempo"] = emit_tempo
+    next_params["emitSoundTempo"] = round(emit_tempo, 1)
 
     emit_effect = str(next_params.get("emitEffect", item.params.get("emitEffect", "off"))).strip().lower()
     if emit_effect not in EFFECT_OPTIONS: