diff --git a/include/AutomatableModel.h b/include/AutomatableModel.h
index a4096f9ba8e..dd9bd7680cf 100644
--- a/include/AutomatableModel.h
+++ b/include/AutomatableModel.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class FloatModel : public AutomatableModel
 	{
 	}
 	float getRoundedValue() const;
-	float getDigitCount();
+	int getDigitCount() const;
 	defaultTypedMethods(float);
 
 } ;
diff --git a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
index 468f701e509..0391061b65f 100644
--- a/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/AutomatableModel.cpp
@@ -716,19 +716,19 @@ float AutomatableModel::globalAutomationValueAt( const MidiTime& time )
 
 float FloatModel::getRoundedValue() const
 {
-	return static_cast<float>( static_cast<int>( value() / step<float>() + 0.5 ) ) * step<float>();
+	return qRound( value() / step<float>() ) * step<float>();
 }
 
 
 
 
-float FloatModel::getDigitCount()
+int FloatModel::getDigitCount() const
 {
 	float steptemp = step<float>();
 	int digits = 0;
 	while ( steptemp < 1 )
 	{
-		steptemp = steptemp / 0.1f;
+		steptemp = steptemp * 10.0f;
 		digits++;
 	}
 	return digits;
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/Knob.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/Knob.cpp
index 2c173954010..73ef427585b 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/Knob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/Knob.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@ void Knob::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent * _me )
 		emit sliderMoved( model()->value() );
 		QCursor::setPos( mapToGlobal( m_origMousePos ) );
 	}
-
 	s_textFloat->setText( displayValue() );
 }
 
@@ -735,7 +734,7 @@ void Knob::setPosition( const QPoint & _p )
 		float newValue = value * ratio;
 		if( qAbs( newValue ) >= step )
 		{
-			float roundedValue = static_cast<float>( static_cast<int>( ( oldValue - newValue ) / step + 0.5 ) ) * step;
+			float roundedValue = qRound( ( oldValue - value ) / step ) * step;
 			model()->setValue( roundedValue );
 			m_leftOver = 0.0f;
 		}
@@ -749,7 +748,7 @@ void Knob::setPosition( const QPoint & _p )
 	{
 		if( qAbs( value ) >= step )
 		{
-			float roundedValue = static_cast<float>( static_cast<int>( ( oldValue - value ) / step + 0.5 ) ) * step;
+			float roundedValue = qRound( ( oldValue - value ) / step ) * step;
 			model()->setValue( roundedValue );
 			m_leftOver = 0.0f;
 		}