diff --git a/plugins/examples/gain/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/gain/src/lib.rs
index 707ee710..9f5b5590 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/gain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/gain/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ struct Gain {
 struct GainParams {
     /// The parameter's ID is used to identify the parameter in the wrappred plugin API. As long as
     /// these IDs remain constant, you can rename and reorder these fields as you wish. The
-    /// parameters are exposed to the host in the same order they were defined.
+    /// parameters are exposed to the host in the same order they were defined. In this case, this
+    /// gain parameter is stored as linear gain while the values are displayed in decibels.
     #[id = "gain"]
     pub gain: FloatParam,
 
@@ -56,20 +57,29 @@ impl Default for Gain {
 impl Default for GainParams {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
+            // This gain is stored as linear gain. NIH-plug comes with useful conversion functions
+            // to treat these kinds of parameters as if we were dealing with decibels. Storing this
+            // as decibels is easier to work with, but requires a conversion for every sample.
             gain: FloatParam::new(
                 "Gain",
-                0.0,
-                FloatRange::Linear {
-                    min: -30.0,
-                    max: 30.0,
+                nih_dbg!(util::db_to_gain(0.0)),
+                FloatRange::Skewed {
+                    min: util::db_to_gain(-30.0),
+                    max: util::db_to_gain(30.0),
+                    // This makes the range appear as if it was linear when displaying the values as
+                    // decibels
+                    factor: FloatRange::gain_skew_factor(-30.0, 30.0),
                 },
             )
-            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Linear(50.0))
-            .with_step_size(0.01)
+            // Because the gain parameter is stored as linear gain instead of storing the value as
+            // decibels, we need logarithmic smoothing
+            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Logarithmic(50.0))
             .with_unit(" dB")
-            // This is actually redundant, because a step size of two decimal places already
-            // causes the parameter to shown rounded
-            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_rounded(2)),
+            // There are many predefined formatters we can use here. If the gain was stored as
+            // decibels instead of as a linear gain value, we could have also used the
+            // `.with_step_size(0.1)` function to get internal rounding.
+            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_gain_to_db(2))
+            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_f32_gain_to_db()),
             // Persisted fields can be intialized like any other fields, and they'll keep their
             // values when restoring the plugin's state.
             random_data: RwLock::new(Vec::new()),
@@ -139,7 +149,7 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
             let gain = self.params.gain.smoothed.next();
 
             for sample in channel_samples {
-                *sample *= util::db_to_gain(gain);
+                *sample *= gain;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_egui/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_egui/src/lib.rs
index c7cf4b17..de66b453 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,17 +48,20 @@ impl Default for GainParams {
         Self {
             editor_state: EguiState::from_size(300, 180),
 
+            // See the main gain example for more details
             gain: FloatParam::new(
                 "Gain",
-                0.0,
-                FloatRange::Linear {
-                    min: -30.0,
-                    max: 30.0,
+                util::db_to_gain(0.0),
+                FloatRange::Skewed {
+                    min: util::db_to_gain(-30.0),
+                    max: util::db_to_gain(30.0),
+                    factor: FloatRange::gain_skew_factor(-30.0, 30.0),
                 },
             )
-            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Linear(50.0))
-            .with_step_size(0.01)
-            .with_unit(" dB"),
+            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Logarithmic(50.0))
+            .with_unit(" dB")
+            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_gain_to_db(2))
+            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_f32_gain_to_db()),
             some_int: IntParam::new("Something", 3, IntRange::Linear { min: 0, max: 3 }),
         }
     }
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
 
             let gain = self.params.gain.smoothed.next();
             for sample in channel_samples {
-                *sample *= util::db_to_gain(gain);
+                *sample *= gain;
                 amplitude += *sample;
             }
 
diff --git a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_iced/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_iced/src/lib.rs
index f8071848..23042219 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_iced/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_iced/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,17 +46,20 @@ impl Default for GainParams {
         Self {
             editor_state: editor::default_state(),
 
+            // See the main gain example for more details
             gain: FloatParam::new(
                 "Gain",
-                0.0,
-                FloatRange::Linear {
-                    min: -30.0,
-                    max: 30.0,
+                util::db_to_gain(0.0),
+                FloatRange::Skewed {
+                    min: util::db_to_gain(-30.0),
+                    max: util::db_to_gain(30.0),
+                    factor: FloatRange::gain_skew_factor(-30.0, 30.0),
                 },
             )
-            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Linear(50.0))
-            .with_step_size(0.01)
-            .with_unit(" dB"),
+            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Logarithmic(50.0))
+            .with_unit(" dB")
+            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_gain_to_db(2))
+            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_f32_gain_to_db()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
 
             let gain = self.params.gain.smoothed.next();
             for sample in channel_samples {
-                *sample *= util::db_to_gain(gain);
+                *sample *= gain;
                 amplitude += *sample;
             }
 
diff --git a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_vizia/src/lib.rs b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_vizia/src/lib.rs
index d24b2673..f5f4ae0e 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/gain_gui_vizia/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/examples/gain_gui_vizia/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,15 +48,17 @@ impl Default for GainParams {
 
             gain: FloatParam::new(
                 "Gain",
-                0.0,
-                FloatRange::Linear {
-                    min: -30.0,
-                    max: 30.0,
+                util::db_to_gain(0.0),
+                FloatRange::Skewed {
+                    min: util::db_to_gain(-30.0),
+                    max: util::db_to_gain(30.0),
+                    factor: FloatRange::gain_skew_factor(-30.0, 30.0),
                 },
             )
-            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Linear(50.0))
-            .with_step_size(0.01)
-            .with_unit(" dB"),
+            .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Logarithmic(50.0))
+            .with_unit(" dB")
+            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_gain_to_db(2))
+            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_f32_gain_to_db()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
 
             let gain = self.params.gain.smoothed.next();
             for sample in channel_samples {
-                *sample *= util::db_to_gain(gain);
+                *sample *= gain;
                 amplitude += *sample;
             }