From 97bda001ea3ffdb9a11357184ddfacd258c47e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jage9 <jj@bestmidi.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:56:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Keep directional cone interior fully clear of low-pass
 filtering

---
 client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts     | 4 +++-
 client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts b/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
index 8c439bf..5b04922 100644
--- a/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
+++ b/client/src/audio/itemEmitRuntime.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ export class ItemEmitRuntime {
           rearGain: 0.35,
         },
       );
-      const cutoffHz = 12000 - (12000 - 2500) * muffleRatio;
+      const clearCutoffHz = 22050;
+      const rearCutoffHz = 2500;
+      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleRatio;
       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 f654008..4182a6e 100644
--- a/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts
+++ b/client/src/audio/radioStationRuntime.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ export class RadioStationRuntime {
           rearGain: 0.35,
         },
       );
-      const cutoffHz = 12000 - (12000 - 2500) * muffleRatio;
+      const clearCutoffHz = 22050;
+      const rearCutoffHz = 2500;
+      const cutoffHz = clearCutoffHz - (clearCutoffHz - rearCutoffHz) * muffleRatio;
       output.directionalFilter.frequency.linearRampToValueAtTime(cutoffHz, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       output.gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(gainValue, audioCtx.currentTime + 0.1);
       if (output.panner) {