Apparently, there is a limit to the F after the calculation F = Fcenter*2^(signal*octaves).
in
void AudioFilterStateVariable::update_variable(const int16_t *in,
const int16_t *ctl, int16_t *lp, int16_t *bp, int16_t *hp)
...
if (fmult > 5378279) fmult = 5378279;
fmult = fmult << 8;
...