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The table below describes the indexes used to represent standard values used in the Bongiovi DPS algorithm (generation 1). These values normally apply to equalizer functions.

EQ Gain Index	HEX	Decibels	Freq Index	HEX	Freq Hz	Q Index	HEX	Q Value
0	0	-12	0	0	28	0	0	0.4
1	1	-11.5	1	1	31	1	1	0.5
2	2	-11	2	2	35	2	2	0.6
3	3	-10.5	3	3	40	3	3	0.7
4	4	-10	4	4	45	4	4	0.8
5	5	-9.5	5	5	50	5	5	0.9
6	6	-9	6	6	56	6	6	1
7	7	-8.5	7	7	63	7	7	1.2
8	8	-8	8	8	70	8	8	1.4
9	9	-7.5	9	9	80	9	9	2
10	A	-7	10	A	90	10	A	2.5
11	B	-6.5	11	B	100	11	B	3
12	C	-6	12	C	112	12	C	4
13	D	-5.5	13	D	125	13	D	5
14	E	-5	14	E	141	14	E	6.5
15	F	-4.5	15	F	160	15	F	8
16	10	-4	16	10	180
17	11	-3.5	17	11	200
18	12	-3	18	12	225
19	13	-2.5	19	13	250
20	14	-2	20	14	280
21	15	-1.5	21	15	315
22	16	-1	22	16	350
23	17	-0.5	23	17	400
24	18	0	24	18	450
25	19	0.5	25	19	500
26	1A	1	26	1A	560
27	1B	1.5	27	1B	630
28	1C	2	28	1C	700
29	1D	2.5	29	1D	800
30	1E	3	30	1E	900
31	1F	3.5	31	1F	1000
32	20	4	32	20	1120
33	21	4.5	33	21	1250
34	22	5	34	22	1400
35	23	5.5	35	23	1600
36	24	6	36	24	1800
37	25	6.5	37	25	2000
38	26	7	38	26	2250
39	27	7.5	39	27	2500
40	28	8	40	28	2800
41	29	8.5	41	29	3150
42	2A	9	42	2A	3500
43	2B	9.5	43	2B	4000
44	2C	10	44	2C	4500
45	2D	10.5	45	2D	5000
46	2E	11	46	2E	5600
47	2F	11.5	47	2F	6300
48	30	12	48	30	7000
49	31	12.5	49	31	8000
50	32	13	50	32	9000
51	33	13.5	51	33	10000
52	34	14	52	34	11200
53	35	14.5	53	35	12500
54	36	15	54	36	14100
55	37	15.5	55	37	16000
56	38	16	56	38	18000
57	39	16.5	57	39	20000
58	3A	17
59	3B	17.5
60	3C	18

User Gain Index

In cases where a wide range of attenuation is required, the special User Gain index table applies:

Special Gain Index	HEX	Decibels
160	A0	0
159	9F	-0.5
158	9E	-1
157	9D	-1.5
156	9C	-2
155	9B	-2.5
154	9A	-3
153	99	-3.5
152	98	-4
151	97	-4.5
150	96	-5
149	95	-5.5
148	94	-6
147	93	-6.5
146	92	-7
145	91	-7.5
144	90	-8
143	8F	-8.5
142	8E	-9
141	8D	-9.5
140	8C	-10
139	8B	-10.5
138	8A	-11
137	89	-11.5
136	88	-12
135	87	-12.5
134	86	-13
133	85	-13.5
132	84	-14
131	83	-14.5
130	82	-15
129	81	-15.5
128	80	-16
127	7F	-16.5
126	7E	-17
125	7D	-17.5
124	7C	-18
123	7B	-18.5
122	7A	-19
121	79	-19.5
120	78	-20
119	77	-20.5
118	76	-21
117	75	-21.5
116	74	-22
115	73	-22.5
114	72	-23
113	71	-23.5
112	70	-24
111	6F	-24.5
110	6E	-25
109	6D	-25.5
108	6C	-26
107	6B	-26.5
106	6A	-27
105	69	-27.5
104	68	-28
103	67	-28.5
102	66	-29
101	65	-29.5
100	64	-30
99	63	-30.5
98	62	-31
97	61	-31.5
96	60	-32
95	5F	-32.5
94	5E	-33
93	5D	-33.5
92	5C	-34
91	5B	-34.5
90	5A	-35
89	59	-35.5
88	58	-36
87	57	-36.5
86	56	-37
85	55	-37.5
84	54	-38
83	53	-38.5
82	52	-39
81	51	-39.5
80	50	-40
79	4F	-40.5
78	4E	-41
77	4D	-41.5
76	4C	-42
75	4B	-42.5
74	4A	-43
73	49	-43.5
72	48	-44
71	47	-44.5
70	46	-45
69	45	-45.5
68	44	-46
67	43	-46.5
66	42	-47
65	41	-47.5
64	40	-48
63	3F	-48.5
62	3E	-49
61	3D	-49.5
60	3C	-50
59	3B	-50.5
58	3A	-51
57	39	-51.5
56	38	-52
55	37	-52.5
54	36	-53
53	35	-53.5
52	34	-54
51	33	-54.5
50	32	-55
49	31	-55.5
48	30	-56
47	2F	-56.5
46	2E	-57
45	2D	-57.5
44	2C	-58
43	2B	-58.5
42	2A	-59
41	29	-59.5
40	28	-60
39	27	-60.5
38	26	-61
37	25	-61.5
36	24	-62
35	23	-62.5
34	22	-63
33	21	-63.5
32	20	-64
31	1F	-64.5
30	1E	-65
29	1D	-65.5
28	1C	-66
27	1B	-66.5
26	1A	-67
25	19	-67.5
24	18	-68
23	17	-68.5
22	16	-69
21	15	-69.5
20	14	-70
19	13	-70.5
18	12	-71
17	11	-71.5
16	10	-72
15	F	-72.5
14	E	-73
13	D	-73.5
12	C	-74
11	B	-74.5
10	A	-75
9	9	-75.5
8	8	-76
7	7	-76.5
6	6	-77
5	5	-77.5
4	4	-78
3	3	-78.5
2	2	-79
1	1	-79.5
0	0	-80

Calibration Gain Index

Input Gain, Output Gain, and AGC Makeup Gain all have a range of -40dB to +23.5dB:

Index	HEX	Decibels
0	0	-40
1	1	-39.5
2	2	-39
3	3	-38.5
4	4	-38
5	5	-37.5
6	6	-37
7	7	-36.5
8	8	-36
9	9	-35.5
10	A	-35
11	B	-34.5
12	C	-34
13	D	-33.5
14	E	-33
15	F	-32.5
16	10	-32
17	11	-31.5
18	12	-31
19	13	-30.5
20	14	-30
21	15	-29.5
22	16	-29
23	17	-28.5
24	18	-28
25	19	-27.5
26	1A	-27
27	1B	-26.5
28	1C	-26
29	1D	-25.5
30	1E	-25
31	1F	-24.5
32	20	-24
33	21	-23.5
34	22	-23
35	23	-22.5
36	24	-22
37	25	-21.5
38	26	-21
39	27	-20.5
40	28	-20
41	29	-19.5
42	2A	-19
43	2B	-18.5
44	2C	-18
45	2D	-17.5
46	2E	-17
47	2F	-16.5
48	30	-16
49	31	-15.5
50	32	-15
51	33	-14.5
52	34	-14
53	35	-13.5
54	36	-13
55	37	-12.5
56	38	-12
57	39	-11.5
58	3A	-11
59	3B	-10.5
60	3C	-10
61	3D	-9.5
62	3E	-9
63	3F	-8.5
64	40	-8
65	41	-7.5
66	42	-7
67	43	-6.5
68	44	-6
69	45	-5.5
70	46	-5
71	47	-4.5
72	48	-4
73	49	-3.5
74	4A	-3
75	4B	-2.5
76	4C	-2
77	4D	-1.5
78	4E	-1
79	4F	-0.5
80	50	0
81	51	0.5
82	52	1
83	53	1.5
84	54	2
85	55	2.5
86	56	3
87	57	3.5
88	58	4
89	59	4.5
90	5A	5
91	5B	5.5
92	5C	6
93	5D	6.5
94	5E	7
95	5F	7.5
96	60	8
97	61	8.5
98	62	9
99	63	9.5
100	64	10
101	65	10.5
102	66	11
103	67	11.5
104	68	12
105	69	12.5
106	6A	13
107	6B	13.5
108	6C	14
109	6D	14.5
110	6E	15
111	6F	15.5
112	70	16
113	71	16.5
114	72	17
115	73	17.5
116	74	18
117	75	18.5
118	76	19
119	77	19.5
120	78	20
121	79	20.5
122	7A	21
123	7B	21.5
124	7C	22
125	7D	22.5
126	7E	23
127	7F	23.5

Compressor Ratio Index

Compressor Ratio Index	HEX	Ratio
0	0	1:1
1	1	2:1
2	2	3:1
3	3	4:1
4	4	6:1
5	5	infty:1

Other Tables

High Pass Filter (HPF)

Index 20 – 255 = 20Hz to 255Hz

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Compressor Threshold

Index 0 = -52dB

0.5dB increments

Index 104 = 0dB

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Limiter Threshold

Index 0 = -80dB

0.5dB increments

Index 160 = 0dB

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Limiter Release

Index 0 = 2ms

2ms increments

Index 249 = 500ms

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Compressor Attack Time

Index 0 to 99 = 0ms to 99ms

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Compressor Release Time

Index 0 = 0ms

5ms increments

Index 99 = 495ms