diff --git a/include/FloatModelEditorBase.h b/include/FloatModelEditorBase.h
index 35fab8195..043885d52 100644
--- a/include/FloatModelEditorBase.h
+++ b/include/FloatModelEditorBase.h
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT FloatModelEditorBase : public QWidget, public FloatModelView
 	void initUi( const QString & _name ); //!< to be called by ctors
 
 public:
-	FloatModelEditorBase( QWidget * _parent = nullptr, const QString & _name = QString() ); //!< default ctor
+
+	enum class DirectionOfManipulation
+	{
+		Vertical,
+		Horizontal
+	};
+
+	FloatModelEditorBase( DirectionOfManipulation directionOfManipulation = DirectionOfManipulation::Vertical, QWidget * _parent = nullptr, const QString & _name = QString() ); //!< default ctor
 	FloatModelEditorBase( const FloatModelEditorBase& other ) = delete;
 
 	// TODO: remove
@@ -109,6 +116,8 @@ private:
 	QPoint m_lastMousePos; //!< mouse position in last mouseMoveEvent
 	float m_leftOver;
 	bool m_buttonPressed;
+
+	DirectionOfManipulation m_directionOfManipulation;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/BarModelEditor.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/BarModelEditor.cpp
index 74c2e2b1f..0464fb789 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/BarModelEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/BarModelEditor.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace lmms::gui
 {
 
 BarModelEditor::BarModelEditor(QString text, FloatModel * floatModel, QWidget * parent) :
-	FloatModelEditorBase(parent),
+	FloatModelEditorBase(DirectionOfManipulation::Horizontal, parent),
 	m_text(text)
 {
 	setModel(floatModel);
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
index 44aa60448..d96938d7e 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/FloatModelEditorBase.cpp
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ namespace lmms::gui
 
 SimpleTextFloat * FloatModelEditorBase::s_textFloat = nullptr;
 
-FloatModelEditorBase::FloatModelEditorBase(QWidget * _parent, const QString & _name ) :
+FloatModelEditorBase::FloatModelEditorBase(DirectionOfManipulation directionOfManipulation, QWidget * _parent, const QString & _name ) :
 	QWidget( _parent ),
 	FloatModelView( new FloatModel( 0, 0, 0, 1, nullptr, _name, true ), this ),
 	m_volumeKnob( false ),
 	m_volumeRatio( 100.0, 0.0, 1000000.0 ),
-	m_buttonPressed( false )
+	m_buttonPressed( false ),
+	m_directionOfManipulation(directionOfManipulation)
 {
 	initUi( _name );
 }
@@ -80,10 +81,11 @@ void FloatModelEditorBase::initUi( const QString & _name )
 
 float FloatModelEditorBase::getValue( const QPoint & _p )
 {
-	float value;
+	// Find out which direction/coordinate is relevant for this control
+	int const coordinate = m_directionOfManipulation == DirectionOfManipulation::Vertical ? _p.y() : -_p.x();
 
 	// knob value increase is linear to mouse movement
-	value = .4f * _p.y();
+	float value = .4f * coordinate;
 
 	// if shift pressed we want slower movement
 	if( getGUI()->mainWindow()->isShiftPressed() )