# Simple Low Pass Filter build - cutoff range problem **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY STUFF\ **Created:** [February 13, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/simple-low-pass-filter-build-cutoff-range-problem/5911 "2023-02-13T23:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
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> [@dreamcoil](#): > > no more than half of the travel on the knob before the sound cuts out at the high end The high end? Normally a low pass filter would cut off at the low end, because the cutoff frequency there is so low it blocks everything in the input signal. Unless the pot’s wired the other way around, of course. If that’s what’s happening then it’ll cut off at a higher frequency when the input signal is higher frequency, so… are you testing this with a low note or a high note going in? Does it self oscillate at high resonance? If so you can verify which direction the frequency is going, and measure (or estimate by ear) the frequency range. If indeed the range is too low, so the cutoff frequency goes below even bass notes halfway through the pot range, my first guess would be a problem with the CV exponential converter. That’s the 100k, 1.8k, 470R, and 4.7k resistors, transistors, 4.7 nF capacitor, and op amp pins 12–14. Also: [General advice for troubleshooting a module and asking for help](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/general-advice-for-troubleshooting-a-module-and-asking-for-help/2049) --- _[View the full topic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/simple-low-pass-filter-build-cutoff-range-problem/5911)._