diff --git a/vban_cmd/bus.py b/vban_cmd/bus.py
index 3a9f54d..4cb8bd6 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/bus.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/bus.py
@@ -32,17 +32,12 @@ class Bus(IRemote):
     def gain(self) -> float:
         def fget():
             val = self.public_packet.busgain[self.index]
-            if val < 10000:
-                return -val
-            elif val == ((1 << 16) - 1):
-                return 0
-            else:
-                return ((1 << 16) - 1) - val
+            if 0 <= val <= 1200:
+                return val * 0.01
+            return (((1 << 16) - 1) - val) * -0.01
 
         val = self.getter("gain")
-        if val is None:
-            val = fget() * 0.01
-        return round(val, 1)
+        return round(val if val else fget(), 1)
 
     @gain.setter
     def gain(self, val: float):
@@ -79,9 +74,16 @@ class BusLevel(IRemote):
     def getter(self):
         """Returns a tuple of level values for the channel."""
 
+        if self._remote.running and self._remote.event.ldirty:
+            return tuple(
+                round(i * -0.01, 1)
+                for i in self._remote.cache["bus_level"][self.range[0] : self.range[-1]]
+            )
         return tuple(
-            round(-i * 0.01, 1)
-            for i in self._remote.cache["bus_level"][self.range[0] : self.range[-1]]
+            round(i * -0.01, 1)
+            for i in self._remote._get_levels(self.public_packet)[1][
+                self.range[0] : self.range[-1]
+            ]
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/vban_cmd/packet.py b/vban_cmd/packet.py
index 1adf91e..68a8ef3 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/packet.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/packet.py
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ class VbanRtPacket:
     def inputlevels(self) -> Generator[float, None, None]:
         """returns the entire level array across all inputs"""
         for i in range(0, 68, 2):
-            val = ((1 << 16) - 1) - int.from_bytes(
-                self._inputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], "little"
-            )
+            val = int.from_bytes(self._inputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], "little")
             if val != ((1 << 16) - 1):
                 yield val
 
@@ -90,9 +88,7 @@ class VbanRtPacket:
     def outputlevels(self) -> Generator[float, None, None]:
         """returns the entire level array across all outputs"""
         for i in range(0, 128, 2):
-            val = ((1 << 16) - 1) - int.from_bytes(
-                self._outputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], "little"
-            )
+            val = int.from_bytes(self._outputLeveldB100[i : i + 2], "little")
             if val != ((1 << 16) - 1):
                 yield val
 
@@ -114,64 +110,56 @@ class VbanRtPacket:
     @property
     def stripgainlayer1(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer1[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer1[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer2(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer2[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer2[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer3(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer3[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer3[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer4(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer4[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer4[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer5(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer5[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer5[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer6(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer6[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer6[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer7(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer7[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer7[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
     @property
     def stripgainlayer8(self) -> tuple:
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1)
-            - int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer8[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._stripGaindB100Layer8[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
@@ -179,7 +167,7 @@ class VbanRtPacket:
     def busgain(self) -> tuple:
         """returns tuple of bus gains"""
         return tuple(
-            ((1 << 16) - 1) - int.from_bytes(self._busGaindB100[i : i + 2], "little")
+            int.from_bytes(self._busGaindB100[i : i + 2], "little")
             for i in range(0, 16, 2)
         )
 
diff --git a/vban_cmd/strip.py b/vban_cmd/strip.py
index dbf52d8..052e529 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/strip.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/strip.py
@@ -103,9 +103,20 @@ class StripLevel(IRemote):
         self.range = self.level_map[self.index]
 
     def getter(self):
+        """Returns a tuple of level values for the channel."""
+
+        if self._remote.running and self._remote.event.ldirty:
+            return tuple(
+                round(i * -0.01, 1)
+                for i in self._remote.cache["strip_level"][
+                    self.range[0] : self.range[-1]
+                ]
+            )
         return tuple(
-            round(-i * 0.01, 1)
-            for i in self._remote.cache["strip_level"][self.range[0] : self.range[-1]]
+            round(i * -0.01, 1)
+            for i in self._remote._get_levels(self.public_packet)[0][
+                self.range[0] : self.range[-1]
+            ]
         )
 
     @property
@@ -149,17 +160,12 @@ class GainLayer(IRemote):
     def gain(self) -> float:
         def fget():
             val = getattr(self.public_packet, f"stripgainlayer{self._i+1}")[self.index]
-            if val < 10000:
-                return -val
-            elif val == ((1 << 16) - 1):
-                return 0
-            else:
-                return ((1 << 16) - 1) - val
+            if 0 <= val <= 1200:
+                return val * 0.01
+            return (((1 << 16) - 1) - val) * -0.01
 
         val = self.getter(f"GainLayer[{self._i}]")
-        if val is None:
-            val = fget() * 0.01
-        return round(val, 1)
+        return round(val if val else fget(), 1)
 
     @gain.setter
     def gain(self, val: float):