Hiki i nā kānana hoʻokuʻu-band ke hiki ke ālai a hōʻemi paha i nā hōʻailona ma kahi ākea kikoʻī, ʻoiai ʻo nā hōʻailona ma waho o kēlā laula e hoʻomau mau ʻia.
Loaʻa i nā kānana band-stop nā alapine ʻokiʻoki ʻelua, kahi alapine ʻoki haʻahaʻa a me kahi alapine cutoff kiʻekiʻe, e hana ana i kahi alapine i kapa ʻia ʻo "passband".ʻAʻole e hoʻopilikia nui ʻia nā hōʻailona ma ka laulā passband e ka kānana.Hana ʻia nā kānana hoʻokuʻu ʻana i hoʻokahi a ʻoi aʻe paha nā pae alapine i kapa ʻia ʻo "stopbands" ma waho o ka laulā passband.Hoʻopau ʻia ka hōʻailona ma ka laulā stopband a paʻa ʻia paha e ka kānana.