diff --git a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
index f65e61ec02..692714ec57 100644
--- a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
+++ b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ class AudioReactive : public Usermod {
           DEBUGSR_PRINTLN(F("AR: Analog Microphone (left channel only)."));
           audioSource = new I2SAdcSource(SAMPLE_RATE, BLOCK_SIZE);
           delay(100);
+          useBandPassFilter = true;  // PDM bandpass filter seems to help for bad quality analog
           if (audioSource) audioSource->initialize(audioPin);
           break;
         #endif