diff --git a/src/iface-mixer.c b/src/iface-mixer.c
index 39b3646..8f41d5a 100644
--- a/src/iface-mixer.c
+++ b/src/iface-mixer.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "widget-boolean.h"
 #include "widget-combo.h"
 #include "widget-dual.h"
-#include "widget-volume.h"
+#include "widget-gain.h"
 #include "window-helper.h"
 #include "window-levels.h"
 #include "window-mixer.h"
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void create_output_controls(
     // output controls
     if (strncmp(elem->name, "Line", 4) == 0) {
       if (strstr(elem->name, "Playback Volume")) {
-        w = make_volume_alsa_elem(elem);
+        w = make_gain_alsa_elem(elem);
         gtk_grid_attach(
           GTK_GRID(output_grid), w, line_num - 1 + line_1_col, 1, 1, 1
         );
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static void create_output_controls(
         "outputs which have been set to “HW”."
       );
       gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(output_grid), l, 0, 0, 1, 1);
-      w = make_volume_alsa_elem(elem);
+      w = make_gain_alsa_elem(elem);
       gtk_grid_attach(GTK_GRID(output_grid), w, 0, 1, 1, 1);
     } else if (strcmp(elem->name, "Mute Playback Switch") == 0) {
       w = make_boolean_alsa_elem(
diff --git a/src/widget-gain.c b/src/widget-gain.c
index ed322e0..6b75a08 100644
--- a/src/widget-gain.c
+++ b/src/widget-gain.c
@@ -14,14 +14,20 @@ static void gain_updated(struct alsa_elem *elem) {
   int is_writable = alsa_get_elem_writable(elem);
   gtk_widget_set_sensitive(elem->widget, is_writable);
 
-  int value = alsa_get_elem_value(elem);
-  gtk_dial_set_value(GTK_DIAL(elem->widget), value);
+  int alsa_value = alsa_get_elem_value(elem);
+  gtk_dial_set_value(GTK_DIAL(elem->widget), alsa_value);
 
   char s[20];
   float scale = (float)(elem->max_dB - elem->min_dB) /
                        (elem->max_val - elem->min_val);
 
-  snprintf(s, 20, "%.1f", value * scale + elem->min_dB);
+  float value = (float)alsa_value * scale + elem->min_dB;
+
+  if (scale < 1)
+    snprintf(s, 20, "%.1f", value);
+  else
+    snprintf(s, 20, "%.0fdB", value);
+
   gtk_label_set_text(GTK_LABEL(elem->widget2), s);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widget-volume.c b/src/widget-volume.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 61ef001..0000000
--- a/src/widget-volume.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Geoffrey D. Bennett <g@b4.vu>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#include "gtkdial.h"
-#include "widget-volume.h"
-
-static void volume_changed(GtkWidget *widget, struct alsa_elem *elem) {
-  int value = gtk_dial_get_value(GTK_DIAL(widget));
-
-  alsa_set_elem_value(elem, value);
-}
-
-static void volume_updated(struct alsa_elem *elem) {
-  int is_writable = alsa_get_elem_writable(elem);
-  gtk_widget_set_sensitive(elem->widget, is_writable);
-
-  int value = alsa_get_elem_value(elem);
-  gtk_dial_set_value(GTK_DIAL(elem->widget), value);
-
-  char s[20];
-  float scale = (float)(elem->max_dB - elem->min_dB) /
-                       (elem->max_val - elem->min_val);
-
-  snprintf(s, 20, "%ddB", (int)(value * scale + elem->min_dB));
-  gtk_label_set_text(GTK_LABEL(elem->widget2), s);
-}
-
-GtkWidget *make_volume_alsa_elem(struct alsa_elem *elem) {
-  GtkWidget *vbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 0);
-  gtk_widget_set_hexpand(vbox, TRUE);
-
-  GtkWidget *dial = gtk_dial_new_with_range(
-    elem->min_val, elem->max_val, 1
-  );
-
-  // calculate 0dB value from min/max dB and min/max value
-  float scale = (float)(elem->max_dB - elem->min_dB) /
-                       (elem->max_val - elem->min_val);
-  int zero_db_value = (int)((0 - elem->min_dB) / scale + elem->min_val);
-
-  gtk_dial_set_zero_db(GTK_DIAL(dial), zero_db_value);
-
-  gtk_widget_set_vexpand(dial, TRUE);
-
-  g_signal_connect(
-    dial, "value-changed", G_CALLBACK(volume_changed), elem
-  );
-  elem->widget = dial;
-  elem->widget_callback = volume_updated;
-
-  GtkWidget *label = gtk_label_new(NULL);
-  elem->widget2 = label;
-
-  volume_updated(elem);
-
-  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(vbox), dial);
-  gtk_box_append(GTK_BOX(vbox), label);
-
-  return vbox;
-}
diff --git a/src/widget-volume.h b/src/widget-volume.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 842ca3d..0000000
--- a/src/widget-volume.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Geoffrey D. Bennett <g@b4.vu>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-
-#include "alsa.h"
-
-GtkWidget *make_volume_alsa_elem(struct alsa_elem *alsa_elem);