diff --git a/plugins/examples/sine/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/sine/src/lib.rs
index 6b7c8fe9..1a5b286d 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/sine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/sine/src/lib.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl Plugin for Sine {
             };
 
             for sample in channel_samples {
-                *sample = sine * util::db_to_gain(gain);
+                *sample = sine * util::db_to_gain_fast(gain);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/compressor_bank.rs b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/compressor_bank.rs
index 7a66536f..ef728157 100644
--- a/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/compressor_bank.rs
+++ b/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/compressor_bank.rs
@@ -881,9 +881,9 @@ impl CompressorBank {
 
                 // This threshold must never reach zero as it's used in divisions to get a gain ratio
                 // above the threshold
-                *threshold = util::db_to_gain(threshold_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
-                *knee_start = util::db_to_gain(knee_start_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
-                *knee_end = util::db_to_gain(knee_end_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
+                *threshold = util::db_to_gain_fast(threshold_db);
+                *knee_start = util::db_to_gain_fast(knee_start_db);
+                *knee_end = util::db_to_gain_fast(knee_end_db);
             }
         }
 
@@ -910,9 +910,9 @@ impl CompressorBank {
                 let knee_end_db =
                     threshold_db + (params.compressors.upwards.knee_width_db.value() / 2.0);
 
-                *threshold = util::db_to_gain(threshold_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
-                *knee_start = util::db_to_gain(knee_start_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
-                *knee_end = util::db_to_gain(knee_end_db).max(f32::EPSILON);
+                *threshold = util::db_to_gain_fast(threshold_db);
+                *knee_start = util::db_to_gain_fast(knee_start_db);
+                *knee_end = util::db_to_gain_fast(knee_end_db);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 227bf378..c36c912a 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ pub fn gain_to_db(gain: f32) -> f32 {
 }
 
 /// An approximation of [`db_to_gain()`] using `exp()`. Does not treat values below
-/// [`MINUS_INFINITY_DB`] as 0.0 gain to avoid branching. Will run faster on most architectures, but
-/// the result may be slightly different.
+/// [`MINUS_INFINITY_DB`] as 0.0 gain to avoid branching. As a result this function will thus also
+/// never return 0.0 for normal input values. Will run faster on most architectures, but the result
+/// may be slightly different.
 #[inline]
 pub fn db_to_gain_fast(dbs: f32) -> f32 {
     const CONVERSION_FACTOR: f32 = std::f32::consts::LN_10 / 20.0;