diff --git a/plugins/Eq/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/Eq/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cd4b8885..75c9b2911 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/Eq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FFTW3F_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 LINK_DIRECTORIES(${FFTW3F_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 LINK_LIBRARIES(${FFTW3F_LIBRARIES})
-BUILD_PLUGIN(eq EqEffect.cpp EqControls.cpp EqControlsDialog.cpp EqFilter.h EqParameterWidget.cpp EqFader.h EqSpectrumView.h
-MOCFILES EqControls.h EqParameterWidget.h EqFader.h  EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png")
+BUILD_PLUGIN(eq EqEffect.cpp EqControls.cpp EqControlsDialog.cpp EqFilter.h EqParameterWidget.cpp EqFader.h EqSpectrumView.h DBvModel.cpp DBvModel.h
+MOCFILES EqControls.h EqParameterWidget.h EqFader.h  DBvModel.h EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png")
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.cpp b/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bd128ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "DBvModel.h"
+
+DBvModel::DBvModel(float val, float min, float max, float step,
+								   Model *parent, const QString &displayName,
+								   bool defaultConstructed) :
+		FloatModel( val, min, max, step, parent, displayName, defaultConstructed )
+{
+		connect(this, SIGNAL( dataChanged() ), this,SLOT( calcAmp() ) );
+}
+
+void DBvModel::calcAmp()
+{
+		m_amp = dbvToAmp( value() );
+}
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.h b/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef6d80a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Eq/DBvModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef DBVMODEL
+#define DBVMODEL
+
+#include "AutomatableModel.h"
+
+
+class DBvModel : public FloatModel
+{
+		Q_OBJECT
+public:
+		DBvModel( float val = 0, float min = 0, float max = 0, float step = 0,
+						  Model * parent = NULL,
+						  const QString& displayName = QString(),
+						  bool defaultConstructed = false );
+		inline float getAmp() const
+		{
+				return m_amp;
+		}
+
+private slots:
+		void calcAmp();
+
+private:
+		float m_amp;
+};
+
+
+
+
+#endif // DBVMODEL
+
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
index 833ea7080..76e5b4a95 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 EqControls::EqControls( EqEffect *effect ) :
 	EffectControls( effect ),
 	m_effect( effect ),
-	m_inGainModel( 0.0, -60.0, 6.0, 0.01, this, tr( "Input gain") ),
-	m_outGainModel( -.0, -60.0, 6.0, 0.1, this, tr( "Output gain" ) ),
+	m_inGainModel( 0.0, -60.0, 20.0, 0.01, this, tr( "Input gain") ),
+	m_outGainModel( -.0, -60.0, 20.0, 0.01, this, tr( "Output gain" ) ),
 	m_lowShelfGainModel(  0.0 , -40, 40, 0.001, this, tr( "Low shelf gain" ) ),
 	m_para1GainModel(  0.0 , -40, 40, 0.001, this, tr( "Peak 1 gain" ) ),
 	m_para2GainModel(  0.0 , -40, 40, 0.001, this, tr( "Peak 2 gain" ) ),
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.h b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.h
index 874d75ea8..dfb75287e 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.h
+++ b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.h
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
 #include "EffectControls.h"
 #include "EqControlsDialog.h"
 #include "Knob.h"
+#include "DBvModel.h"
 
 class EqEffect;
 
+
 class EqControls : public EffectControls
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ public:
 private:
 	EqEffect* m_effect;
 
-	FloatModel m_inGainModel;
-	FloatModel m_outGainModel;
+	DBvModel m_inGainModel;
+	DBvModel m_outGainModel;
 	FloatModel m_lowShelfGainModel;
 	FloatModel m_para1GainModel;
 	FloatModel m_para2GainModel;
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp b/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
index 9663926f8..3407c7953 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "interpolation.h"
 #include "Engine.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
+#include "EqFader.h"
 
 extern "C"
 {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ bool EqEffect::processAudioBuffer(sampleFrame *buf, const fpp_t frames)
 	{
 		outSum += buf[f][0]*buf[f][0] + buf[f][1]*buf[f][1];
 	}
-	const float outGain = dbvToAmp( m_eqControls.m_outGainModel.value() );
+	const float outGain =  m_eqControls.m_outGainModel.getAmp();
 	const int sampleRate = Engine::mixer()->processingSampleRate();
 	sampleFrame m_inPeak = { 0, 0 };
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ bool EqEffect::processAudioBuffer(sampleFrame *buf, const fpp_t frames)
 	{
 		m_eqControls.m_inFftBands.clear();
 	}
-	gain(buf , frames, dbvToAmp( m_eqControls.m_inGainModel.value() ), &m_inPeak );
+	gain(buf , frames, m_eqControls.m_inGainModel.getAmp() , &m_inPeak );
 	m_eqControls.m_inPeakL = m_eqControls.m_inPeakL < m_inPeak[0] ? m_inPeak[0] : m_eqControls.m_inPeakL;
 	m_eqControls.m_inPeakR = m_eqControls.m_inPeakR < m_inPeak[1] ? m_inPeak[1] : m_eqControls.m_inPeakR;