diff --git a/packages/superdough/dough.mjs b/packages/superdough/dough.mjs
index f3365b06c..876cfdf11 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/dough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/dough.mjs
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ const defaultDefaultValues = {
 let getDefaultValue = (key) => defaultDefaultValues[key];
 
 export class Dough {
-  init(value) {
+  init(value, sampleRate) {
     // params without defaults:
     /*
     bank,
@@ -424,6 +424,14 @@ export class Dough {
     this._sound = new SourceClass();
     this._lpf = this.cutoff ? new Lpf() : null;
     this._adsr = new ADSR();
+
+    this.piOverSr = Math.PI / sampleRate;
+    this.eighthOverLogHalf = 0.125 / Math.log(0.5);
+  }
+  // credits to pulu: https://github.com/felixroos/kabelsalat/issues/35
+  freq2cutoff(freq) {
+    const c = 2 * Math.sin(freq * this.piOverSr);
+    return 1 - Math.log(c) * this.eighthOverLogHalf;
   }
   update(t) {
     if (!this._sound) {
@@ -432,14 +440,19 @@ export class Dough {
     // sound source
     let s = this._sound.update(this.freq);
     // lpf
-    s = this._lpf ? this._lpf.update(s, this.cutoff, this.resonance) : s;
+    if (this._lpf) {
+      const cutoff = this.freq2cutoff(this.cutoff);
+      s = this._lpf ? this._lpf.update(s, cutoff, this.resonance) : s;
+    }
     // not sure if gain is applied here
     s = s * this.gain;
     // envelope
     let gate = Number(t >= this._begin && t <= this._end);
+    /* Math.random() > 0.99 && console.log('gate', gate); */
     const env = this._adsr.update(t, gate, this.attack, this.decay, this.sustain, this.release);
     s = s * env;
-    s = s * this.postgain;
+
+    s = s * this.postgain * 0.3;
     return s;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
index 43a21477b..7633c6441 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/worklets.mjs
@@ -901,42 +901,30 @@ class DoughProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.dough = new Dough();
-    this.port.onmessage = (event) => this.dough.init(event.data);
-  }
-  static get parameterDescriptors() {
-    return [
-      {
-        name: 'begin',
-        defaultValue: 0,
-        max: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
-        min: 0,
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'end',
-        defaultValue: 0,
-        max: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
-        min: 0,
-      },
-    ];
+    this.port.onmessage = (event) => this.dough.init(event.data, sampleRate);
   }
 
   process(inputs, outputs, params) {
     if (this.disconnected) {
       return false;
     }
-    if (currentTime <= params.begin[0]) {
+    if (this.dough._begin === undefined) {
       return true;
     }
-    if (currentTime >= params.end[0]) {
-      return false;
+    if (currentTime <= this.dough._begin) {
+      return true;
     }
-    if (this.t == null) {
-      this.t = params.begin[0] * sampleRate;
+    if (currentTime >= this.dough._end + 1) {
+      return false; // this causes cracks for some reason (seems to kick in too early for some reason)
+      // it works with + 1 but not sure why this is needed
+    }
+    if (this.t === undefined) {
+      this.t = Math.floor(this.dough._begin * sampleRate);
     }
     const output = outputs[0];
     for (let i = 0; i < output[0].length; i++) {
-      const out = this.dough.update(currentTime);
-
+      // const out = this.dough.update(currentTime);
+      const out = this.dough.update(this.t / sampleRate);
       for (let c = 0; c < output.length; c++) {
         //prevent speaker blowout via clipping if threshold exceeds
         output[c][i] = clamp(out, -1, 1);
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/supradough.mjs b/packages/webaudio/supradough.mjs
index 514d5e606..8887a4132 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/supradough.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/supradough.mjs
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ Pattern.prototype.supradough = function () {
     let o = getWorklet(
       ac,
       'dough-processor',
-      {
-        begin, // we might not need these, as we could send them via postMessage below
-        end,
-      },
+      {},
       {
         outputChannelCount: [2],
       },
diff --git a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
index 44a683480..8f7d041a9 100644
--- a/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
+++ b/packages/webaudio/webaudio.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 
 import * as strudel from '@strudel/core';
 import { superdough, getAudioContext, setLogger, doughTrigger } from 'superdough';
+import './supradough.mjs';
 const { Pattern, logger, repl } = strudel;
 
 setLogger(logger);