diff --git a/dsp/levelpath.cpp b/dsp/levelpath.cpp
index 95d9fac..bca6187 100644
--- a/dsp/levelpath.cpp
+++ b/dsp/levelpath.cpp
@@ -61,22 +61,19 @@ static float eval_lut_bin(float x, const BandConfig* band) {
     float result;
     if (band->flag == 0) {
         // Linear path (0x563595): t = x^(1/γ) if γ!=1 && x>0; val = A + (B-A)*t
+        // decomp: fVar16 = expf(logf(x)/gamma)  (FLOAT log/exp)
         float t = x;
         if (gamma != ONE && x > ZERO) {
-            double d = static_cast<double>(fabsf(x));
-            d = std::log(d) / static_cast<double>(gamma);
-            t = static_cast<float>(std::exp(d));
+            t = expf(logf(x) / gamma);
         }
         result = band->A + (band->B - band->A) * t;
     } else {
         // Power-law path (0x5635cd): t = 2x-1; if γ!=1 && t!=0: t = sign(t)·|t|^(1/γ)
-        // val = A + (B-A)·0.5·(1+t)
+        // val = A + (B-A)·0.5·(1+t); decomp: sign·expf(logf(|t|)/gamma)
         float t = TWO * x - ONE;
         if (gamma != ONE && t != ZERO) {
             float sign = (t < ZERO) ? NEG1 : ONE;
-            double d = static_cast<double>(fabsf(t));
-            d = std::log(d) / static_cast<double>(gamma);
-            t = static_cast<float>(std::exp(d)) * sign;
+            t = expf(logf(fabsf(t)) / gamma) * sign;
         }
         result = band->A + (band->B - band->A) * HALF * (ONE + t);
     }