diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index e317af35..79155833 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -1288,6 +1288,151 @@ export const { fanchor } = registerControl('fanchor');
  */
 // currently an alias of 'hcutoff' https://codeberg.org/uzu/strudel/issues/496
 // ['hpf'],
+
+/**
+ * Rate of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lprate
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in hertz
+ */
+export const { lprate } = registerControl('lprate');
+
+/**
+ * Cycle-synced rate of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lpsync
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in cycles
+ */
+export const { lpsync } = registerControl('lpsync');
+
+/**
+ * Depth of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lpdepth
+ * @param {number | Pattern} depth depth of modulation
+ */
+export const { lpdepth } = registerControl('lpdepth');
+
+/**
+ * Shape of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lpshape
+ * @param {number | Pattern} shape Shape of the lfo (0, 1, 2, ..)
+ */
+export const { lpshape } = registerControl('lpshape');
+
+/**
+ * DC offset of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lpdc
+ * @param {number | Pattern} dcoffset dc offset. set to 0 for unipolar
+ */
+export const { lpdc } = registerControl('lpdc');
+
+/**
+ * Skew of the LFO for the lowpass filter
+ *
+ * @name lpskew
+ * @param {number | Pattern} skew How much to bend the LFO shape
+ */
+export const { lpskew } = registerControl('lpskew');
+
+/**
+ * Rate of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bprate
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in hertz
+ */
+export const { bprate } = registerControl('bprate');
+
+/**
+ * Cycle-synced rate of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bpsync
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in cycles
+ */
+export const { bpsync } = registerControl('bpsync');
+
+/**
+ * Depth of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bpdepth
+ * @param {number | Pattern} depth depth of modulation
+ */
+export const { bpdepth } = registerControl('bpdepth');
+
+/**
+ * Shape of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bpshape
+ * @param {number | Pattern} shape Shape of the lfo (0, 1, 2, ..)
+ */
+export const { bpshape } = registerControl('bpshape');
+
+/**
+ * DC offset of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bpdc
+ * @param {number | Pattern} dcoffset dc offset. set to 0 for unipolar
+ */
+export const { bpdc } = registerControl('bpdc');
+
+/**
+ * Skew of the LFO for the bandpass filter
+ *
+ * @name bpskew
+ * @param {number | Pattern} skew How much to bend the LFO shape
+ */
+export const { bpskew } = registerControl('bpskew');
+
+/**
+ * Rate of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hprate
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in hertz
+ */
+export const { hprate } = registerControl('hprate');
+
+/**
+ * Cycle-synced rate of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hpsync
+ * @param {number | Pattern} rate rate in cycles
+ */
+export const { hpsync } = registerControl('hpsync');
+
+/**
+ * Depth of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hpdepth
+ * @param {number | Pattern} depth depth of modulation
+ */
+export const { hpdepth } = registerControl('hpdepth');
+
+/**
+ * Shape of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hpshape
+ * @param {number | Pattern} shape Shape of the lfo (0, 1, 2, ..)
+ */
+export const { hpshape } = registerControl('hpshape');
+
+/**
+ * DC offset of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hpdc
+ * @param {number | Pattern} dcoffset dc offset. set to 0 for unipolar
+ */
+export const { hpdc } = registerControl('hpdc');
+
+/**
+ * Skew of the LFO for the highpass filter
+ *
+ * @name hpskew
+ * @param {number | Pattern} skew How much to bend the LFO shape
+ */
+export const { hpskew } = registerControl('hpskew');
+
 /**
  * Applies a vibrato to the frequency of the oscillator.
  *
diff --git a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
index b06f584a..47161ed6 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/helpers.mjs
@@ -154,6 +154,24 @@ export const getADSRValues = (params, curve = 'linear', defaultValues) => {
   return [Math.max(a ?? 0, envmin), Math.max(d ?? 0, envmin), Math.min(sustain, envmax), Math.max(r ?? 0, releaseMin)];
 };
 
+export function getParamLfo(audioContext, param, start, end, lfoValues) {
+  let { defaultDepth = 1, depth, dcoffset, ...getLfoInputs } = lfoValues;
+  if (depth == null) {
+    const hasLFOParams = Object.values(getLfoInputs).some((v) => v != null);
+    depth = hasLFOParams ? defaultDepth : 0;
+  }
+  let lfo;
+  if (depth) {
+    lfo = getLfo(audioContext, start, end, {
+      depth,
+      dcoffset,
+      ...getLfoInputs,
+    });
+    lfo.connect(param);
+  }
+  return lfo;
+}
+
 // helper utility for applying standard modulators to a parameter
 export function applyParameterModulators(audioContext, param, start, end, envelopeValues, lfoValues) {
   let { amount, offset, defaultAmount = 1, curve = 'linear', values, holdEnd, defaultValues } = envelopeValues;
@@ -170,55 +188,58 @@ export function applyParameterModulators(audioContext, param, start, end, envelo
     const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues(values, curve, defaultValues);
     getParamADSR(param, attack, decay, sustain, release, min, max, start, holdEnd, curve);
   }
-  let lfo;
-  let { defaultDepth = 1, depth, dcoffset, ...getLfoInputs } = lfoValues;
-
-  if (depth == null) {
-    const hasLFOParams = Object.values(getLfoInputs).some((v) => v != null);
-    depth = hasLFOParams ? defaultDepth : 0;
-  }
-  if (depth) {
-    lfo = getLfo(audioContext, start, end, {
-      depth,
-      dcoffset,
-      ...getLfoInputs,
-    });
-    lfo.connect(param);
-  }
-
+  const lfo = getParamLfo(audioContext, param, start, end, lfoValues);
   return { lfo, disconnect: () => lfo?.disconnect() };
 }
 
-export function createFilter(context, type, frequency, Q, att, dec, sus, rel, fenv, start, end, fanchor, model, drive) {
-  const curve = 'exponential';
-  const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues([att, dec, sus, rel], curve, [0.005, 0.14, 0, 0.1]);
-  let filter;
-  let frequencyParam;
+export function createFilter(context, start, end, params, cps) {
+  let {
+    frequency,
+    anchor,
+    env,
+    type,
+    model,
+    q = 1,
+    drive = 0.69,
+    depth,
+    dcoffset = -0.5,
+    skew,
+    shape,
+    rate,
+    sync,
+  } = params;
+  let frequencyParam, filter;
   if (model === 'ladder') {
-    filter = getWorklet(context, 'ladder-processor', { frequency, q: Q, drive });
+    filter = getWorklet(context, 'ladder-processor', { frequency, q, drive });
     frequencyParam = filter.parameters.get('frequency');
   } else {
     filter = context.createBiquadFilter();
     filter.type = type;
-    filter.Q.value = Q;
+    filter.Q.value = q;
     filter.frequency.value = frequency;
     frequencyParam = filter.frequency;
   }
-
+  const envelopeValues = [params.attack, params.decay, params.sustain, params.release];
+  const [attack, decay, sustain, release] = getADSRValues(envelopeValues, 'exponential', [0.005, 0.14, 0, 0.1]);
   // envelope is active when any of these values is set
-  const hasEnvelope = att ?? dec ?? sus ?? rel ?? fenv;
+  const hasEnvelope = [...envelopeValues, env].some((v) => v !== undefined);
   // Apply ADSR to filter frequency
-  if (hasEnvelope !== undefined) {
-    fenv = nanFallback(fenv, 1, true);
-    fanchor = nanFallback(fanchor, 0, true);
-    const fenvAbs = Math.abs(fenv);
-    const offset = fenvAbs * fanchor;
+  if (hasEnvelope) {
+    env = nanFallback(env, 1, true);
+    anchor = nanFallback(anchor, 0, true);
+    const envAbs = Math.abs(env);
+    const offset = envAbs * anchor;
     let min = clamp(2 ** -offset * frequency, 0, 20000);
-    let max = clamp(2 ** (fenvAbs - offset) * frequency, 0, 20000);
-    if (fenv < 0) [min, max] = [max, min];
-    getParamADSR(frequencyParam, attack, decay, sustain, release, min, max, start, end, curve);
-    return filter;
+    let max = clamp(2 ** (envAbs - offset) * frequency, 0, 20000);
+    if (env < 0) [min, max] = [max, min];
+    getParamADSR(frequencyParam, attack, decay, sustain, release, min, max, start, end, 'exponential');
   }
+
+  if (sync != null) {
+    rate = cps * sync;
+  }
+  const lfoValues = { depth, dcoffset, skew, shape, frequency: rate };
+  getParamLfo(context, frequencyParam, start, end, lfoValues);
   return filter;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 36bd6896..b59e3ae0 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 import './feedbackdelay.mjs';
 import './reverb.mjs';
 import './vowel.mjs';
-import { nanFallback, _mod, cycleToSeconds } from './util.mjs';
+import { nanFallback, _mod, cycleToSeconds, pickAndRename } from './util.mjs';
 import workletsUrl from './worklets.mjs?audioworklet';
 import { createFilter, gainNode, getCompressor, getDistortion, getLfo, getWorklet, effectSend } from './helpers.mjs';
 import { map } from 'nanostores';
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ let defaultDefaultValues = {
   gain: 0.8,
   postgain: 1,
   density: '.03',
-  ftype: '12db',
-  fanchor: 0,
-  resonance: 1,
-  hresonance: 1,
-  bandq: 1,
   channels: [1, 2],
   phaserdepth: 0.75,
   shapevol: 1,
@@ -415,32 +410,7 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5)
     djf,
     // filters
     fanchor = getDefaultValue('fanchor'),
-    drive = 0.69,
     release = 0,
-    // low pass
-    cutoff,
-    lpenv,
-    lpattack,
-    lpdecay,
-    lpsustain,
-    lprelease,
-    resonance = getDefaultValue('resonance'),
-    // high pass
-    hpenv,
-    hcutoff,
-    hpattack,
-    hpdecay,
-    hpsustain,
-    hprelease,
-    hresonance = getDefaultValue('hresonance'),
-    // band pass
-    bpenv,
-    bandf,
-    bpattack,
-    bpdecay,
-    bpsustain,
-    bprelease,
-    bandq = getDefaultValue('bandq'),
 
     //phaser
     phaserrate: phaser,
@@ -565,57 +535,87 @@ export const superdough = async (value, t, hapDuration, cps = 0.5, cycle = 0.5)
   // gain stage
   chain.push(gainNode(gain));
 
-  //filter
+  // filter
   const ftype = getFilterType(value.ftype);
-  if (cutoff !== undefined) {
-    let lp = () =>
-      createFilter(
-        ac,
-        'lowpass',
-        cutoff,
-        resonance,
-        lpattack,
-        lpdecay,
-        lpsustain,
-        lprelease,
-        lpenv,
-        t,
-        end,
-        fanchor,
-        ftype,
-        drive,
-      );
+
+  if (value.cutoff !== undefined) {
+    const lpMap = {
+      frequency: 'cutoff',
+      q: 'resonance',
+      attack: 'lpattack',
+      decay: 'lpdecay',
+      sustain: 'lpsustain',
+      release: 'lprelease',
+      env: 'lpenv',
+      anchor: 'fanchor',
+      model: 'ftype',
+      drive: 'drive',
+      rate: 'lprate',
+      sync: 'lpsync',
+      depth: 'lpdepth',
+      shape: 'lpshape',
+      dcoffset: 'lpdc',
+      skew: 'lpskew',
+    };
+    const lpParams = pickAndRename(value, lpMap);
+    lpParams.type = 'lowpass';
+    let lp = () => createFilter(ac, t, end, lpParams, cps);
     chain.push(lp());
     if (ftype === '24db') {
       chain.push(lp());
     }
   }
 
-  if (hcutoff !== undefined) {
-    let hp = () =>
-      createFilter(
-        ac,
-        'highpass',
-        hcutoff,
-        hresonance,
-        hpattack,
-        hpdecay,
-        hpsustain,
-        hprelease,
-        hpenv,
-        t,
-        end,
-        fanchor,
-      );
+  if (value.hcutoff !== undefined) {
+    const hpMap = {
+      frequency: 'hcutoff',
+      q: 'hresonance',
+      attack: 'hpattack',
+      decay: 'hpdecay',
+      sustain: 'hpsustain',
+      release: 'hprelease',
+      env: 'hpenv',
+      anchor: 'fanchor',
+      model: 'ftype',
+      drive: 'drive',
+      rate: 'hprate',
+      sync: 'hpsync',
+      depth: 'hpdepth',
+      shape: 'hpshape',
+      dcoffset: 'hpdc',
+      skew: 'hpskew',
+    };
+    const hpParams = pickAndRename(value, hpMap);
+    hpParams.type = 'highpass';
+    let hp = () => createFilter(ac, t, end, hpParams, cps);
     chain.push(hp());
     if (ftype === '24db') {
       chain.push(hp());
     }
   }
 
-  if (bandf !== undefined) {
-    let bp = () =>
-      createFilter(ac, 'bandpass', bandf, bandq, bpattack, bpdecay, bpsustain, bprelease, bpenv, t, end, fanchor);
+  if (value.bandf !== undefined) {
+    const bpMap = {
+      frequency: 'bandf',
+      q: 'bandq',
+      attack: 'bpattack',
+      decay: 'bpdecay',
+      sustain: 'bpsustain',
+      release: 'bprelease',
+      env: 'bpenv',
+      anchor: 'fanchor',
+      model: 'ftype',
+      drive: 'drive',
+      rate: 'bprate',
+      sync: 'bpsync',
+      depth: 'bpdepth',
+      shape: 'bpshape',
+      dcoffset: 'bpdc',
+      skew: 'bpskew',
+    };
+    const bpParams = pickAndRename(value, bpMap);
+    bpParams.type = 'bandpass';
+    let bp = () => createFilter(ac, t, end, bpParams, cps);
     chain.push(bp());
     if (ftype === '24db') {
       chain.push(bp());
diff --git a/packages/superdough/util.mjs b/packages/superdough/util.mjs
index 418b7af0..44ec79f7 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/util.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/util.mjs
@@ -109,3 +109,8 @@ export function getCommonSampleInfo(hapValue, bank) {
   const label = `${s}:${index}`;
   return { transpose, url, index, midi, label };
 }
+
+/** Selects entries from `source` and renames them via `map` */
+export const pickAndRename = (source, map) => {
+  return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(map).map(([newKey, oldKey]) => [newKey, source[oldKey]]));
+};