From 639220c6fab17376d69fa362f709d0f2ca97b0d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jage9 <jj@bestmidi.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:01:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Soften directional rear muffling and restore 50 percent rear
 range

---
 client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts     | 7 ++++---
 client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts | 7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts b/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
index 5b04922..63bd911 100644
--- a/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
+++ b/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class ItemEmitRuntime {
           enabled: spatialConfig.directional,
           facingDeg: spatialConfig.facingDeg,
           coneDeg: 120,
-          rearGain: 0.35,
+          rearGain: 0.5,
         },
       });
       const gainValue = mix?.gain ?? 0;
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ export class ItemEmitRuntime {
         },
       );
       const clearCutoffHz = 22050;
-      const rearCutoffHz = 2500;
-      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleRatio;
+      const rearCutoffHz = 4500;
+      const muffleCurve = muffleRatio * muffleRatio;
+      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleCurve;
       output.directionalFilter.frequency.linearRampToValueAtTime(cutoffHz, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       output.gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(gainValue, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       if (output.panner) {
diff --git a/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts b/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts
index 4182a6e..969e942 100644
--- a/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts
+++ b/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class RadioStationRuntime {
           enabled: spatialConfig.directional,
           facingDeg: spatialConfig.facingDeg,
           coneDeg: 120,
-          rearGain: 0.35,
+          rearGain: 0.5,
         },
       });
       const gainValue = mix?.gain ?? 0;
@@ -243,8 +243,9 @@ export class RadioStationRuntime {
         },
       );
       const clearCutoffHz = 22050;
-      const rearCutoffHz = 2500;
-      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleRatio;
+      const rearCutoffHz = 4500;
+      const muffleCurve = muffleRatio * muffleRatio;
+      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleCurve;
       output.directionalFilter.frequency.linearRampToValueAtTime(cutoffHz, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       output.gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(gainValue, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       if (output.panner) {