diff --git a/lib/voicemeeter/bus.rb b/lib/voicemeeter/bus.rb
index 72906bc..9adfb97 100644
--- a/lib/voicemeeter/bus.rb
+++ b/lib/voicemeeter/bus.rb
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ module Voicemeeter
     end
 
     def getter(mode)
+      convert = ->(x) { (x > 0) ? (20 * Math.log(x, 10)).round(1) : -200.0 }
+
       vals = if @remote.running && @remote.event.ldirty
         @remote.cache[:bus_level][@init, @offset]
       else
         (@init...@init + @offset).map { |i| @remote.get_level(mode, i) }
       end
-      vals.map { |x| (x > 0) ? (20 * Math.log(x, 10)).round(1) : -200.0 }
+      vals.map(&convert)
     end
 
     def all
diff --git a/lib/voicemeeter/strip.rb b/lib/voicemeeter/strip.rb
index a46e530..2451053 100644
--- a/lib/voicemeeter/strip.rb
+++ b/lib/voicemeeter/strip.rb
@@ -212,13 +212,15 @@ module Voicemeeter
       end
 
       def get_level(mode)
+        convert = ->(x) { (x > 0) ? (20 * Math.log(x, 10)).round(1) : -200.0 }
+
         @remote.cache[:strip_mode] = mode
         vals = if @remote.running && @remote.event.ldirty
           @remote.cache[:strip_level][@init, @offset]
         else
           (@init...@init + @offset).map { |i| @remote.get_level(mode, i) }
         end
-        vals.map { |x| (x > 0) ? (20 * Math.log(x, 10)).round(1) : -200.0 }
+        vals.map(&convert)
       end
 
       def prefader