diff --git a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
index d628d851..1bc1a878 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
@@ -71,14 +71,17 @@ export const getADSR = (attack, decay, sustain, release, velocity, begin, end) =
 };
 
 export const getParamADSR = (param, attack, decay, sustain, release, min, max, begin, end) => {
+  // let phase = begin;
   const range = max - min;
   const peak = min + range;
   const sustainLevel = min + sustain * range;
   param.setValueAtTime(min, begin);
-  param.linearRampToValueAtTime(peak, begin + attack);
-  param.linearRampToValueAtTime(sustainLevel, begin + attack + decay);
-  // param.setValueAtTime(sustainLevel, end);
-  param.linearRampToValueAtTime(min, end + Math.max(release, 0.1));
+  param.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(peak, begin + attack);
+  param.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(sustainLevel, begin + attack + decay);
+  //stop current envelope ramp at event end, and begin release ramp
+  console.log(param);
+  param.cancelAndHoldAtTime(end);
+  param.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(min, end + Math.max(release, 0.1));
 };
 
 export function getCompressor(ac, threshold, ratio, knee, attack, release) {
@@ -91,11 +94,14 @@ export function getCompressor(ac, threshold, ratio, knee, attack, release) {
   };
   return new DynamicsCompressorNode(ac, options);
 }
+
+// changes the default values of the envelope based on what parameters the user has defined
+// so it behaves more like you would expect/familiar as other synthesis tools
+// ex: sound(val).decay(val) will behave as a decay only envelope. sound(val).attack(val).decay(val) will behave like an "ad" env, etc.
 const envmin = 0.001;
 export const getADSRValues = (params, defaultValues = [envmin, envmin, 1, envmin]) => {
   const [a, d, s, r] = params;
   const [defA, defD, defS, defR] = defaultValues;
-  console.log(a, d, s, r);
   if (a == null && d == null && s == null && r == null) {
     return defaultValues;
   }
@@ -103,20 +109,8 @@ export const getADSRValues = (params, defaultValues = [envmin, envmin, 1, envmin
   return [a ?? envmin, d ?? envmin, sustain, r ?? envmin];
 };
 
-export function createFilter(
-  context,
-  type,
-  frequency,
-  Q,
-  attack,
-  decay,
-  sustain,
-  release,
-  fenv,
-  start,
-  end,
-  fanchor = 0.5,
-) {
+export function createFilter(context, type, frequency, Q, att, dec, sus, rel, fenv, start, end, fanchor = 0.5) {
+  const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues([att, dec, sus, rel], [0.01, 0.01, 1, 0.01]);
   const filter = context.createBiquadFilter();
   filter.type = type;
   filter.Q.value = Q;
@@ -129,8 +123,6 @@ export function createFilter(
     const min = clamp(2 ** -offset * frequency, 0, 20000);
     const max = clamp(2 ** (fenv - offset) * frequency, 0, 20000);
 
-    // console.log('min', min, 'max', max);
-
     getParamADSR(filter.frequency, attack, decay, sustain, release, min, max, start, end);
     return filter;
   }
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 9a35c277..b4c16a53 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import './reverb.mjs';
 import './vowel.mjs';
 import { clamp, nanFallback } from './util.mjs';
 import workletsUrl from './worklets.mjs?url';
-import { createFilter, gainNode, getADSRValues, getCompressor } from './helpers.mjs';
+import { createFilter, gainNode, getCompressor } from './helpers.mjs';
 import { map } from 'nanostores';
 import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
 import { loadBuffer } from './sampler.mjs';
@@ -269,16 +269,26 @@ export const superdough = async (value, deadline, hapDuration) => {
     // low pass
     cutoff,
     lpenv,
+    lpattack,
+    lpdecay,
+    lpsustain,
+    lprelease,
     resonance = 1,
     // high pass
     hpenv,
     hcutoff,
-
+    hpattack,
+    hpdecay,
+    hpsustain,
+    hprelease,
     hresonance = 1,
     // band pass
     bpenv,
     bandf,
-
+    bpattack,
+    bpdecay,
+    bpsustain,
+    bprelease,
     bandq = 1,
     channels = [1, 2],
     //phaser
@@ -357,14 +367,7 @@ export const superdough = async (value, deadline, hapDuration) => {
   // gain stage
   chain.push(gainNode(gain));
 
-  const filterEnvDefaults = [0.01, 0.01, 1, 0.01];
-
   if (cutoff !== undefined) {
-    const [lpattack, lpdecay, lpsustain, lprelease] = getADSRValues(
-      [value.lpattack, value.lpdecay, value.lpsustain, value.lprelease],
-      filterEnvDefaults,
-    );
-
     let lp = () =>
       createFilter(
         ac,
@@ -387,10 +390,6 @@ export const superdough = async (value, deadline, hapDuration) => {
   }
 
   if (hcutoff !== undefined) {
-    const [hpattack, hpdecay, hpsustain, hprelease] = getADSRValues(
-      [value.hpattack, value.hpdecay, value.hpsustain, value.hprelease],
-      filterEnvDefaults,
-    );
     let hp = () =>
       createFilter(
         ac,
@@ -413,10 +412,6 @@ export const superdough = async (value, deadline, hapDuration) => {
   }
 
   if (bandf !== undefined) {
-    const [bpattack, bpdecay, bpsustain, bprelease] = getADSRValues(
-      [value.bpattack, value.bpdecay, value.bpsustain, value.bprelease],
-      filterEnvDefaults,
-    );
     let bp = () =>
       createFilter(
         ac,