Hi can this be done? I found some information on turning a linear trimpot into log with the help of some resistors but the equations and circuit diagrams were not given.

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Use the linear pot to drive an LED which then shines on a LDR (light dependent resistor).
You will need to experiment with it to get the desired response.

 

This may be what You are looking for .......................
https://sound-au.com/project01.htm
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There's quite a long section in Doug Self's book "Small Signal Audio Design". I'll scan a few pages if you don't have access to it.

 

If you search "tailoring potentiometers" on this forum, I think you'll get good results. Well, maybe not. Try this Elektor article. It's behind a free registration wall. https://www.elektormagazine.com/magazine/elektor-197912/58523

 

Below is the LTspice simulation of the referenced circuit for a 100kΩ linear pot with three different values of R2.
The log curve (second plot) would be a straight line for a perfectly log response.