diff --git a/include/engine/ParamQuantity.hpp b/include/engine/ParamQuantity.hpp
index 6f4edba0..8644e5bf 100644
--- a/include/engine/ParamQuantity.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/ParamQuantity.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ namespace engine {
 struct Module;
 
 
-/** A Quantity that wraps an engine::Param. */
+/** A Quantity that wraps an engine::Param.
+
+If `smoothEnabled` is true, all methods access/modify the target value of the Engine's smoothing algorithm for a Param instead of the value directly.
+*/
 struct ParamQuantity : Quantity {
 	Module* module = NULL;
 	int paramId = -1;
@@ -64,11 +67,26 @@ struct ParamQuantity : Quantity {
 	bool snapEnabled = false;
 
 	Param* getParam();
-	/** If smoothEnabled is true, requests to the engine to smoothly move to a target value each sample. */
-	void setSmoothValue(float value);
-	float getSmoothValue();
 
+	/** Deprecated. Use setValue() instead. */
+	DEPRECATED void setSmoothValue(float value);
+	/** Deprecated. Use getValue() instead. */
+	DEPRECATED float getSmoothValue();
+
+	void setDirectValue(float value);
+	float getDirectValue();
+
+	/** Sets the Param's smoothing target value, or direct value if smoothing is disabled.
+
+	Before Rack 2.3.0, this always set the Param's value directly.
+	For this behavior, use `setDirectValue()` instead.
+	*/
 	void setValue(float value) override;
+	/** Gets the Param's smoothing target value, or direct value if smoothing is disabled.
+
+	Before Rack 2.3.0, this always got the Param's value directly.
+	For this behavior, use `getDirectValue()` instead.
+	*/
 	float getValue() override;
 	float getMinValue() override;
 	float getMaxValue() override;
diff --git a/src/app/Knob.cpp b/src/app/Knob.cpp
index 0bd3c8bf..0b73dec4 100644
--- a/src/app/Knob.cpp
+++ b/src/app/Knob.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void Knob::onDragStart(const DragStartEvent& e) {
 
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		internal->oldValue = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		internal->oldValue = pq->getValue();
 		internal->snapDelta = 0.f;
 	}
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void Knob::onDragEnd(const DragEndEvent& e) {
 
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		float newValue = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		float newValue = pq->getValue();
 		if (!std::isnan(internal->oldValue) && internal->oldValue != newValue) {
 			// Push ParamChange history action
 			history::ParamChange* h = new history::ParamChange;
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void Knob::onDragMove(const DragMoveEvent& e) {
 
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		float value = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		float value = pq->getValue();
 
 		// Ratio between parameter value scale / (angle range / 2*pi)
 		float rangeRatio;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void Knob::onDragMove(const DragMoveEvent& e) {
 		}
 
 		// Set value
-		pq->setSmoothValue(value);
+		pq->setValue(value);
 	}
 
 	internal->distDragged += e.mouseDelta.norm();
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void Knob::onHoverScroll(const HoverScrollEvent& e) {
 	if (!pq)
 		return;
 
-	float value = pq->getSmoothValue();
+	float value = pq->getValue();
 	// Set old value if unset
 	if (std::isnan(internal->oldValue)) {
 		internal->oldValue = value;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void Knob::onHoverScroll(const HoverScrollEvent& e) {
 	}
 
 	value += delta;
-	pq->setSmoothValue(value);
+	pq->setValue(value);
 
 	e.consume(this);
 }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void Knob::onLeave(const LeaveEvent& e) {
 
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		float newValue = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		float newValue = pq->getValue();
 		if (!std::isnan(internal->oldValue) && internal->oldValue != newValue) {
 			// Push ParamChange history action
 			history::ParamChange* h = new history::ParamChange;
diff --git a/src/app/ParamWidget.cpp b/src/app/ParamWidget.cpp
index 137f9be8..583b5960 100644
--- a/src/app/ParamWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/ParamWidget.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void ParamWidget::destroyTooltip() {
 void ParamWidget::step() {
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		float value = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		float value = pq->getValue();
 		// Dispatch change event when the ParamQuantity value changes
 		if (value != internal->lastValue) {
 			ChangeEvent eChange;
diff --git a/src/app/SvgKnob.cpp b/src/app/SvgKnob.cpp
index 4eeee93b..5445451e 100644
--- a/src/app/SvgKnob.cpp
+++ b/src/app/SvgKnob.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void SvgKnob::onChange(const ChangeEvent& e) {
 	// Re-transform the widget::TransformWidget
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		float value = pq->getSmoothValue();
+		float value = pq->getValue();
 		float angle;
 		if (!pq->isBounded()) {
 			// Number of rotations equals value for unbounded range
diff --git a/src/app/SvgSlider.cpp b/src/app/SvgSlider.cpp
index ec17caae..61268c4d 100644
--- a/src/app/SvgSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/app/SvgSlider.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void SvgSlider::onChange(const ChangeEvent& e) {
 	float v = 1.f;
 	engine::ParamQuantity* pq = getParamQuantity();
 	if (pq) {
-		v = math::rescale(pq->getSmoothValue(), pq->getMinValue(), pq->getMaxValue(), 0.f, 1.f);
+		v = pq->getScaledValue();
 	}
 
 	// Interpolate handle position
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.cpp b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
index 4790f26b..277b01a1 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -1060,19 +1060,19 @@ void Engine::setParamValue(Module* module, int paramId, float value) {
 		internal->smoothModule = NULL;
 		internal->smoothParamId = 0;
 	}
-	module->params[paramId].value = value;
+	module->params[paramId].setValue(value);
 }
 
 
 float Engine::getParamValue(Module* module, int paramId) {
-	return module->params[paramId].value;
+	return module->params[paramId].getValue();
 }
 
 
 void Engine::setParamSmoothValue(Module* module, int paramId, float value) {
 	// If another param is being smoothed, jump value
 	if (internal->smoothModule && !(internal->smoothModule == module && internal->smoothParamId == paramId)) {
-		internal->smoothModule->params[internal->smoothParamId].value = internal->smoothValue;
+		internal->smoothModule->params[internal->smoothParamId].setValue(internal->smoothValue);
 	}
 	internal->smoothParamId = paramId;
 	internal->smoothValue = value;
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ void Engine::setParamSmoothValue(Module* module, int paramId, float value) {
 float Engine::getParamSmoothValue(Module* module, int paramId) {
 	if (internal->smoothModule == module && internal->smoothParamId == paramId)
 		return internal->smoothValue;
-	return module->params[paramId].value;
+	return module->params[paramId].getValue();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/engine/Module.cpp b/src/engine/Module.cpp
index d83a5b75..cd4f52ff 100644
--- a/src/engine/Module.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Module.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void Module::paramsFromJson(json_t* rootJ) {
 
 		json_t* valueJ = json_object_get(paramJ, "value");
 		if (valueJ)
-			pq->setValue(json_number_value(valueJ));
+			pq->setDirectValue(json_number_value(valueJ));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/ParamQuantity.cpp b/src/engine/ParamQuantity.cpp
index 0b0b2357..46863155 100644
--- a/src/engine/ParamQuantity.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/ParamQuantity.cpp
@@ -19,24 +19,26 @@ engine::Param* ParamQuantity::getParam() {
 }
 
 void ParamQuantity::setSmoothValue(float value) {
+	setValue(value);
+}
+
+float ParamQuantity::getSmoothValue() {
+	return getValue();
+}
+
+void ParamQuantity::setDirectValue(float value) {
 	if (!module)
 		return;
 	value = math::clampSafe(value, getMinValue(), getMaxValue());
 	if (snapEnabled)
 		value = std::round(value);
-	if (smoothEnabled)
-		APP->engine->setParamSmoothValue(module, paramId, value);
-	else
-		APP->engine->setParamValue(module, paramId, value);
+	APP->engine->setParamValue(module, paramId, value);
 }
 
-float ParamQuantity::getSmoothValue() {
+float ParamQuantity::getDirectValue() {
 	if (!module)
 		return 0.f;
-	if (smoothEnabled)
-		return APP->engine->getParamSmoothValue(module, paramId);
-	else
-		return APP->engine->getParamValue(module, paramId);
+	return APP->engine->getParamValue(module, paramId);
 }
 
 void ParamQuantity::setValue(float value) {
@@ -45,13 +47,19 @@ void ParamQuantity::setValue(float value) {
 	value = math::clampSafe(value, getMinValue(), getMaxValue());
 	if (snapEnabled)
 		value = std::round(value);
-	APP->engine->setParamValue(module, paramId, value);
+	if (smoothEnabled)
+		APP->engine->setParamSmoothValue(module, paramId, value);
+	else
+		APP->engine->setParamValue(module, paramId, value);
 }
 
 float ParamQuantity::getValue() {
 	if (!module)
 		return 0.f;
-	return APP->engine->getParamValue(module, paramId);
+	if (smoothEnabled)
+		return APP->engine->getParamSmoothValue(module, paramId);
+	else
+		return APP->engine->getParamValue(module, paramId);
 }
 
 float ParamQuantity::getMinValue() {
@@ -67,8 +75,7 @@ float ParamQuantity::getDefaultValue() {
 }
 
 float ParamQuantity::getDisplayValue() {
-	// We don't want the text to be smoothed (animated), so get the smooth target value.
-	float v = getSmoothValue();
+	float v = getValue();
 	if (displayBase == 0.f) {
 		// Linear
 		// v is unchanged