change dummy backend to default to _("Silence").
[ardour.git] / libs / backends / dummy / dummy_audiobackend.cc
index f0eeb8db1218337e65606627085ed092f6f0da54..ce78c96321a4229909e921b66e3ad8762676ee9a 100644 (file)
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <regex.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <glibmm.h>
 
 #include "dummy_audiobackend.h"
+
 #include "pbd/error.h"
+#include "ardour/port_manager.h"
 #include "i18n.h"
 
 using namespace ARDOUR;
 
 static std::string s_instance_name;
 size_t DummyAudioBackend::_max_buffer_size = 8192;
+std::vector<std::string> DummyAudioBackend::_midi_options;
+std::vector<AudioBackend::DeviceStatus> DummyAudioBackend::_device_status;
 
-DummyAudioBackend::DummyAudioBackend (AudioEngine& e)
-       : AudioBackend (e)
+DummyAudioBackend::DummyAudioBackend (AudioEngine& e, AudioBackendInfo& info)
+       : AudioBackend (e, info)
        , _running (false)
        , _freewheeling (false)
+       , _device ("")
        , _samplerate (48000)
        , _samples_per_period (1024)
        , _dsp_load (0)
        , _n_inputs (0)
        , _n_outputs (0)
+       , _n_midi_inputs (0)
+       , _n_midi_outputs (0)
        , _systemic_input_latency (0)
        , _systemic_output_latency (0)
        , _processed_samples (0)
+       , _port_change_flag (false)
 {
        _instance_name = s_instance_name;
+       _device = _("Silence");
+       pthread_mutex_init (&_port_callback_mutex, 0);
 }
 
 DummyAudioBackend::~DummyAudioBackend ()
 {
+       pthread_mutex_destroy (&_port_callback_mutex);
 }
 
 /* AUDIOBACKEND API */
@@ -66,9 +80,15 @@ DummyAudioBackend::is_realtime () const
 std::vector<AudioBackend::DeviceStatus>
 DummyAudioBackend::enumerate_devices () const
 {
-       std::vector<AudioBackend::DeviceStatus> s;
-       s.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Dummy"), true));
-       return s;
+       if (_device_status.empty()) {
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Silence"), true));
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Sine Wave"), true));
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Uniform White Noise"), true));
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Gaussian White Noise"), true));
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Pink Noise"), true));
+               _device_status.push_back (DeviceStatus (_("Pink Noise (low CPU)"), true));
+       }
+       return _device_status;
 }
 
 std::vector<float>
@@ -131,8 +151,9 @@ DummyAudioBackend::can_change_buffer_size_when_running () const
 }
 
 int
-DummyAudioBackend::set_device_name (const std::string&)
+DummyAudioBackend::set_device_name (const std::string& d)
 {
+       _device = d;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +216,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::set_systemic_output_latency (uint32_t sl)
 std::string
 DummyAudioBackend::device_name () const
 {
-       return _("Dummy Device");
+       return _device;
 }
 
 float
@@ -240,25 +261,41 @@ DummyAudioBackend::systemic_output_latency () const
        return _systemic_output_latency;
 }
 
+
 /* MIDI */
 std::vector<std::string>
 DummyAudioBackend::enumerate_midi_options () const
 {
-       std::vector<std::string> m;
-       m.push_back (_("None"));
-       return m;
+       if (_midi_options.empty()) {
+               _midi_options.push_back (_("1 in, 1 out"));
+               _midi_options.push_back (_("2 in, 2 out"));
+               _midi_options.push_back (_("8 in, 8 out"));
+       }
+       return _midi_options;
 }
 
 int
-DummyAudioBackend::set_midi_option (const std::string&)
+DummyAudioBackend::set_midi_option (const std::string& opt)
 {
-       return -1;
+       if (opt == _("1 in, 1 out")) {
+               _n_midi_inputs = _n_midi_outputs = 1;
+       }
+       else if (opt == _("2 in, 2 out")) {
+               _n_midi_inputs = _n_midi_outputs = 2;
+       }
+       else if (opt == _("8 in, 8 out")) {
+               _n_midi_inputs = _n_midi_outputs = 8;
+       }
+       else {
+               _n_midi_inputs = _n_midi_outputs = 0;
+       }
+       return 0;
 }
 
 std::string
 DummyAudioBackend::midi_option () const
 {
-       return "";
+       return ""; // TODO
 }
 
 /* State Control */
@@ -281,6 +318,10 @@ DummyAudioBackend::_start (bool /*for_latency_measurement*/)
 
        if (_ports.size()) {
                PBD::warning << _("DummyAudioBackend: recovering from unclean shutdown, port registry is not empty.") << endmsg;
+               for (std::vector<DummyPort*>::const_iterator it = _ports.begin (); it != _ports.end (); ++it) {
+                       PBD::info << _("DummyAudioBackend: port '") << (*it)->name () << "' exists." << endmsg;
+               }
+               _system_inputs.clear();
                _ports.clear();
        }
 
@@ -289,6 +330,9 @@ DummyAudioBackend::_start (bool /*for_latency_measurement*/)
                return -1;
        }
 
+       engine.sample_rate_change (_samplerate);
+       engine.buffer_size_change (_samples_per_period);
+
        if (engine.reestablish_ports ()) {
                PBD::error << _("DummyAudioBackend: Could not re-establish ports.") << endmsg;
                stop ();
@@ -296,13 +340,14 @@ DummyAudioBackend::_start (bool /*for_latency_measurement*/)
        }
 
        engine.reconnect_ports ();
+       _port_change_flag = false;
 
        if (pthread_create (&_main_thread, NULL, pthread_process, this)) {
                PBD::error << _("DummyAudioBackend: cannot start.") << endmsg;
        }
 
        int timeout = 5000;
-       while (!_running && --timeout > 0) { usleep (1000); }
+       while (!_running && --timeout > 0) { Glib::usleep (1000); }
 
        if (timeout == 0 || !_running) {
                PBD::error << _("DummyAudioBackend: failed to start process thread.") << endmsg;
@@ -317,7 +362,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::stop ()
 {
        void *status;
        if (!_running) {
-               return -1;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        _running = false;
@@ -325,7 +370,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::stop ()
                PBD::error << _("DummyAudioBackend: failed to terminate.") << endmsg;
                return -1;
        }
-       unregister_system_ports();
+       unregister_ports();
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -351,7 +396,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::raw_buffer_size (DataType t)
 {
        switch (t) {
                case DataType::AUDIO:
-                       return _max_buffer_size * sizeof(Sample);
+                       return _samples_per_period * sizeof(Sample);
                case DataType::MIDI:
                        return _max_buffer_size; // XXX not really limited
        }
@@ -401,8 +446,10 @@ DummyAudioBackend::create_process_thread (boost::function<void()> func)
 
        if (pthread_create (&thread_id, &attr, dummy_process_thread, td)) {
                PBD::error << _("AudioEngine: cannot create process thread.") << endmsg;
+               pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
                return -1;
        }
+       pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
 
        _threads.push_back (thread_id);
        return 0;
@@ -430,15 +477,9 @@ DummyAudioBackend::in_process_thread ()
 {
        for (std::vector<pthread_t>::const_iterator i = _threads.begin (); i != _threads.end (); ++i)
        {
-#ifdef COMPILER_MINGW
-               if (*i == GetCurrentThread ()) {
-                       return true;
-               }
-#else // pthreads
                if (pthread_equal (*i, pthread_self ()) != 0) {
                        return true;
                }
-#endif
        }
        return false;
 }
@@ -452,6 +493,8 @@ DummyAudioBackend::process_thread_count ()
 void
 DummyAudioBackend::update_latencies ()
 {
+       // trigger latency callback in RT thread (locked graph)
+       port_connect_add_remove_callback();
 }
 
 /* PORTENGINE API */
@@ -553,6 +596,9 @@ DummyAudioBackend::register_port (
 {
        if (name.size () == 0) { return 0; }
        if (flags & IsPhysical) { return 0; }
+       if (!_running) {
+               PBD::info << _("DummyBackend::register_port: Engine is not running.") << endmsg;
+       }
        return add_port (_instance_name + ":" + name, type, flags);
 }
 
@@ -571,10 +617,10 @@ DummyAudioBackend::add_port (
        DummyPort* port = NULL;
        switch (type) {
                case DataType::AUDIO:
-                       port = new DummyAudioPort (name, flags);
+                       port = new DummyAudioPort (*this, name, flags);
                        break;
                case DataType::MIDI:
-                       port = new DummyMidiPort (name, flags);
+                       port = new DummyMidiPort (*this, name, flags);
                        break;
                default:
                        PBD::error << _("DummyBackend::register_port: Invalid Data Type.") << endmsg;
@@ -589,8 +635,10 @@ DummyAudioBackend::add_port (
 void
 DummyAudioBackend::unregister_port (PortEngine::PortHandle port_handle)
 {
-       if (!valid_port (port_handle)) {
-               PBD::error << _("DummyBackend::unregister_port: Invalid Port.") << endmsg;
+       if (!_running) {
+               PBD::info << _("DummyBackend::unregister_port: Engine is not running.") << endmsg;
+               assert (!valid_port (port_handle));
+               return;
        }
        DummyPort* port = static_cast<DummyPort*>(port_handle);
        std::vector<DummyPort*>::iterator i = std::find (_ports.begin (), _ports.end (), static_cast<DummyPort*>(port_handle));
@@ -607,11 +655,25 @@ int
 DummyAudioBackend::register_system_ports()
 {
        LatencyRange lr;
+       enum DummyAudioPort::GeneratorType gt;
+       if (_device == _("Uniform White Noise")) {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::UniformWhiteNoise;
+       } else if (_device == _("Gaussian White Noise")) {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::GaussianWhiteNoise;
+       } else if (_device == _("Pink Noise")) {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::PinkNoise;
+       } else if (_device == _("Pink Noise (low CPU)")) {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::PonyNoise;
+       } else if (_device == _("Sine Wave")) {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::SineWave;
+       } else {
+               gt = DummyAudioPort::Silence;
+       }
 
        const int a_ins = _n_inputs > 0 ? _n_inputs : 8;
        const int a_out = _n_outputs > 0 ? _n_outputs : 8;
-       const int m_ins = 2; // TODO
-       const int m_out = 2;
+       const int m_ins = _n_midi_inputs > 0 ? _n_midi_inputs : 2;
+       const int m_out = _n_midi_outputs > 0 ? _n_midi_outputs : 2;
 
        /* audio ports */
        lr.min = lr.max = _samples_per_period + _systemic_input_latency;
@@ -621,6 +683,8 @@ DummyAudioBackend::register_system_ports()
                PortHandle p = add_port(std::string(tmp), DataType::AUDIO, static_cast<PortFlags>(IsOutput | IsPhysical | IsTerminal));
                if (!p) return -1;
                set_latency_range (p, false, lr);
+               _system_inputs.push_back (static_cast<DummyAudioPort*>(p));
+               static_cast<DummyAudioPort*>(p)->setup_generator (gt, _samplerate);
        }
 
        lr.min = lr.max = _samples_per_period + _systemic_output_latency;
@@ -629,7 +693,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::register_system_ports()
                snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "system:playback_%d", i);
                PortHandle p = add_port(std::string(tmp), DataType::AUDIO, static_cast<PortFlags>(IsInput | IsPhysical | IsTerminal));
                if (!p) return -1;
-               set_latency_range (p, false, lr);
+               set_latency_range (p, true, lr);
        }
 
        /* midi ports */
@@ -648,20 +712,21 @@ DummyAudioBackend::register_system_ports()
                snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "system:midi_playback_%d", i);
                PortHandle p = add_port(std::string(tmp), DataType::MIDI, static_cast<PortFlags>(IsInput | IsPhysical | IsTerminal));
                if (!p) return -1;
-               set_latency_range (p, false, lr);
+               set_latency_range (p, true, lr);
        }
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 void
-DummyAudioBackend::unregister_system_ports()
+DummyAudioBackend::unregister_ports (bool system_only)
 {
        size_t i = 0;
+       _system_inputs.clear();
        while (i <  _ports.size ()) {
                DummyPort* port = _ports[i];
-               if (port->is_physical () && port->is_terminal ()) {
+               if (! system_only || (port->is_physical () && port->is_terminal ())) {
                        port->disconnect_all ();
+                       delete port;
                        _ports.erase (_ports.begin() + i);
                } else {
                        ++i;
@@ -828,14 +893,14 @@ DummyAudioBackend::midi_event_put (
 uint32_t
 DummyAudioBackend::get_midi_event_count (void* port_buffer)
 {
-       assert (port_buffer && _running);
+       assert (port_buffer);
        return static_cast<DummyMidiBuffer*>(port_buffer)->size ();
 }
 
 void
 DummyAudioBackend::midi_clear (void* port_buffer)
 {
-       assert (port_buffer && _running);
+       assert (port_buffer);
        DummyMidiBuffer * buf = static_cast<DummyMidiBuffer*>(port_buffer);
        assert (buf);
        buf->clear ();
@@ -908,7 +973,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::get_physical_outputs (DataType type, std::vector<std::string>
 {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < _ports.size (); ++i) {
                DummyPort* port = _ports[i];
-               if ((port->type () == type) && port->is_output () && port->is_physical ()) {
+               if ((port->type () == type) && port->is_input () && port->is_physical ()) {
                        port_names.push_back (port->name ());
                }
        }
@@ -919,7 +984,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::get_physical_inputs (DataType type, std::vector<std::string>&
 {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < _ports.size (); ++i) {
                DummyPort* port = _ports[i];
-               if ((port->type () == type) && port->is_input () && port->is_physical ()) {
+               if ((port->type () == type) && port->is_output () && port->is_physical ()) {
                        port_names.push_back (port->name ());
                }
        }
@@ -972,7 +1037,7 @@ DummyAudioBackend::n_physical_inputs () const
 void*
 DummyAudioBackend::get_buffer (PortEngine::PortHandle port, pframes_t nframes)
 {
-       assert (port && _running);
+       assert (port);
        assert (valid_port (port));
        return static_cast<DummyPort*>(port)->get_buffer (nframes);
 }
@@ -985,28 +1050,67 @@ DummyAudioBackend::main_process_thread ()
        _running = true;
        _processed_samples = 0;
 
-       struct timeval clock1, clock2;
-       ::gettimeofday (&clock1, NULL);
+       manager.registration_callback();
+       manager.graph_order_callback();
+
+       uint64_t clock1, clock2;
+       clock1 = g_get_monotonic_time();
        while (_running) {
+
+               // re-set input buffers, generate on demand.
+               for (std::vector<DummyAudioPort*>::const_iterator it = _system_inputs.begin (); it != _system_inputs.end (); ++it) {
+                       (*it)->next_period();
+               }
+
                if (engine.process_callback (_samples_per_period)) {
                        return 0;
                }
                _processed_samples += _samples_per_period;
                if (!_freewheeling) {
-                       ::gettimeofday (&clock2, NULL);
-                       const int elapsed_time = (clock2.tv_sec - clock1.tv_sec) * 1000000 + (clock2.tv_usec - clock1.tv_usec);
-                       const int nomial_time = 1000000 * _samples_per_period / _samplerate;
+                       clock2 = g_get_monotonic_time();
+                       const int64_t elapsed_time = clock2 - clock1;
+                       const int64_t nomial_time = 1e6 * _samples_per_period / _samplerate;
                        _dsp_load = elapsed_time / (float) nomial_time;
                        if (elapsed_time < nomial_time) {
-                               ::usleep (nomial_time - elapsed_time);
+                               Glib::usleep (nomial_time - elapsed_time);
                        } else {
-                               ::usleep (100); // don't hog cpu
+                               Glib::usleep (100); // don't hog cpu
                        }
                } else {
                        _dsp_load = 1.0;
-                       ::usleep (100); // don't hog cpu
+                       Glib::usleep (100); // don't hog cpu
+               }
+               clock1 = g_get_monotonic_time();
+
+               bool connections_changed = false;
+               bool ports_changed = false;
+               if (!pthread_mutex_trylock (&_port_callback_mutex)) {
+                       if (_port_change_flag) {
+                               ports_changed = true;
+                               _port_change_flag = false;
+                       }
+                       if (!_port_connection_queue.empty ()) {
+                               connections_changed = true;
+                       }
+                       while (!_port_connection_queue.empty ()) {
+                               PortConnectData *c = _port_connection_queue.back ();
+                               manager.connect_callback (c->a, c->b, c->c);
+                               _port_connection_queue.pop_back ();
+                               delete c;
+                       }
+                       pthread_mutex_unlock (&_port_callback_mutex);
+               }
+               if (ports_changed) {
+                       manager.registration_callback();
                }
-               ::gettimeofday (&clock1, NULL);
+               if (connections_changed) {
+                       manager.graph_order_callback();
+               }
+               if (connections_changed || ports_changed) {
+                       engine.latency_callback(false);
+                       engine.latency_callback(true);
+               }
+
        }
        _running = false;
        return 0;
@@ -1017,11 +1121,24 @@ DummyAudioBackend::main_process_thread ()
 
 static boost::shared_ptr<DummyAudioBackend> _instance;
 
+static boost::shared_ptr<AudioBackend> backend_factory (AudioEngine& e);
+static int instantiate (const std::string& arg1, const std::string& /* arg2 */);
+static int deinstantiate ();
+static bool already_configured ();
+
+static ARDOUR::AudioBackendInfo _descriptor = {
+       "Dummy",
+       instantiate,
+       deinstantiate,
+       backend_factory,
+       already_configured,
+};
+
 static boost::shared_ptr<AudioBackend>
 backend_factory (AudioEngine& e)
 {
        if (!_instance) {
-               _instance.reset (new DummyAudioBackend (e));
+               _instance.reset (new DummyAudioBackend (e, _descriptor));
        }
        return _instance;
 }
@@ -1046,14 +1163,6 @@ already_configured ()
        return false;
 }
 
-static ARDOUR::AudioBackendInfo _descriptor = {
-       "Dummy",
-       instantiate,
-       deinstantiate,
-       backend_factory,
-       already_configured,
-};
-
 extern "C" ARDOURBACKEND_API ARDOUR::AudioBackendInfo* descriptor ()
 {
        return &_descriptor;
@@ -1061,18 +1170,21 @@ extern "C" ARDOURBACKEND_API ARDOUR::AudioBackendInfo* descriptor ()
 
 
 /******************************************************************************/
-DummyPort::DummyPort (const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
-       : _name  (name)
+DummyPort::DummyPort (DummyAudioBackend &b, const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
+       : _dummy_backend (b)
+       , _name  (name)
        , _flags (flags)
 {
        _capture_latency_range.min = 0;
        _capture_latency_range.max = 0;
        _playback_latency_range.min = 0;
        _playback_latency_range.max = 0;
+       _dummy_backend.port_connect_add_remove_callback();
 }
 
 DummyPort::~DummyPort () {
        disconnect_all ();
+       _dummy_backend.port_connect_add_remove_callback();
 }
 
 
@@ -1122,6 +1234,7 @@ void DummyPort::_connect (DummyPort *port, bool callback)
        _connections.push_back (port);
        if (callback) {
                port->_connect (this, false);
+               _dummy_backend.port_connect_callback (name(),  port->name(), true);
        }
 }
 
@@ -1152,6 +1265,7 @@ void DummyPort::_disconnect (DummyPort *port, bool callback)
 
        if (callback) {
                port->_disconnect (this, false);
+               _dummy_backend.port_connect_callback (name(),  port->name(), false);
        }
 }
 
@@ -1160,6 +1274,7 @@ void DummyPort::disconnect_all ()
 {
        while (!_connections.empty ()) {
                _connections.back ()->_disconnect (this, false);
+               _dummy_backend.port_connect_callback (name(),  _connections.back ()->name(), false);
                _connections.pop_back ();
        }
 }
@@ -1182,13 +1297,171 @@ bool DummyPort::is_physically_connected () const
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-DummyAudioPort::DummyAudioPort (const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
-       : DummyPort (name, flags)
+DummyAudioPort::DummyAudioPort (DummyAudioBackend &b, const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
+       : DummyPort (b, name, flags)
+       , _gen_type (Silence)
+       , _gen_cycle (false)
+       , _b0 (0)
+       , _b1 (0)
+       , _b2 (0)
+       , _b3 (0)
+       , _b4 (0)
+       , _b5 (0)
+       , _b6 (0)
+       , _wavetable (0)
+       , _tbl_length (0)
+       , _tbl_offset (0)
+       , _pass (false)
+       , _rn1 (0)
 {
        memset (_buffer, 0, sizeof (_buffer));
 }
 
-DummyAudioPort::~DummyAudioPort () { }
+DummyAudioPort::~DummyAudioPort () {
+       free(_wavetable);
+       _wavetable = 0;
+}
+
+void DummyAudioPort::setup_generator (GeneratorType const g, float const samplerate)
+{
+       _gen_type = g;
+       _rseed = g_get_monotonic_time() % UINT_MAX;
+
+       switch (_gen_type) {
+               case PinkNoise:
+               case PonyNoise:
+               case UniformWhiteNoise:
+               case GaussianWhiteNoise:
+               case Silence:
+                       break;
+               case SineWave:
+                       {
+                               _tbl_length = 5 + randi() % (int)(samplerate / 20.f);
+                               _wavetable = (Sample*) malloc( _tbl_length * sizeof(Sample));
+                               for (uint32_t i = 0 ; i < _tbl_length; ++i) {
+                                       _wavetable[i] = .12589f * sinf(2.0 * M_PI * (float)i / (float)_tbl_length);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       break;
+       }
+}
+
+inline uint32_t
+DummyAudioPort::randi ()
+{
+       // 31bit Park-Miller-Carta Pseudo-Random Number Generator
+       // http://www.firstpr.com.au/dsp/rand31/
+       uint32_t hi, lo;
+       lo = 16807 * (_rseed & 0xffff);
+       hi = 16807 * (_rseed >> 16);
+
+       lo += (hi & 0x7fff) << 16;
+       lo += hi >> 15;
+#if 1
+       lo = (lo & 0x7fffffff) + (lo >> 31);
+#else
+       if (lo > 0x7fffffff) { lo -= 0x7fffffff; }
+#endif
+       return (_rseed = lo);
+}
+
+inline float
+DummyAudioPort::randf ()
+{
+       return (randi() / 1073741824.f) - 1.f;
+}
+
+float DummyAudioPort::grandf ()
+{
+       // Gaussian White Noise
+       // http://www.musicdsp.org/archive.php?classid=0#109
+       float x1, x2, r;
+
+       if (_pass) {
+               _pass = false;
+               return _rn1;
+       }
+
+       do {
+               x1 = randf ();
+               x2 = randf ();
+               r = x1 * x1 + x2 * x2;
+       } while ((r >= 1.0f) || (r < 1e-22f));
+
+       r = sqrtf (-2.f * logf (r) / r);
+
+       _pass = true;
+       _rn1 = r * x2;
+       return r * x1;
+}
+
+void DummyAudioPort::generate (const pframes_t n_samples)
+{
+       Glib::Threads::Mutex::Lock lm (generator_lock);
+       if (_gen_cycle) {
+               return;
+       }
+
+       switch (_gen_type) {
+               case Silence:
+                       memset (_buffer, 0, n_samples * sizeof (Sample));
+                       break;
+               case SineWave:
+                       assert(_wavetable && _tbl_length > 0);
+                       {
+                               pframes_t written = 0;
+                               while (written < n_samples) {
+                                       const uint32_t remain = n_samples - written;
+                                       const uint32_t to_copy = std::min(remain, _tbl_length - _tbl_offset);
+                                       memcpy((void*)&_buffer[written],
+                                                       (void*)&_wavetable[_tbl_offset],
+                                                       to_copy * sizeof(Sample));
+                                       written += to_copy;
+                                       _tbl_offset = (_tbl_offset + to_copy) % _tbl_length;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case UniformWhiteNoise:
+                       for (pframes_t i = 0 ; i < n_samples; ++i) {
+                               _buffer[i] = .158489f * randf();
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case GaussianWhiteNoise:
+                       for (pframes_t i = 0 ; i < n_samples; ++i) {
+                               _buffer[i] = .089125f * grandf();
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case PinkNoise:
+                       for (pframes_t i = 0 ; i < n_samples; ++i) {
+                               // Paul Kellet's refined method
+                               // http://www.musicdsp.org/files/pink.txt
+                               // NB. If 'white' consists of uniform random numbers,
+                               // the pink noise will have an almost gaussian distribution.
+                               const float white = .0498f * randf ();
+                               _b0 = .99886f * _b0 + white * .0555179f;
+                               _b1 = .99332f * _b1 + white * .0750759f;
+                               _b2 = .96900f * _b2 + white * .1538520f;
+                               _b3 = .86650f * _b3 + white * .3104856f;
+                               _b4 = .55000f * _b4 + white * .5329522f;
+                               _b5 = -.7616f * _b5 - white * .0168980f;
+                               _buffer[i] = _b0 + _b1 + _b2 + _b3 + _b4 + _b5 + _b6 + white * 0.5362;
+                               _b6 = white * 0.115926;
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case PonyNoise:
+                       for (pframes_t i = 0 ; i < n_samples; ++i) {
+                               const float white = 0.0498f * randf ();
+                               // Paul Kellet's economy method
+                               // http://www.musicdsp.org/files/pink.txt
+                               _b0 = 0.99765 * _b0 + white * 0.0990460;
+                               _b1 = 0.96300 * _b1 + white * 0.2965164;
+                               _b2 = 0.57000 * _b2 + white * 1.0526913;
+                               _buffer[i] = _b0 + _b1 + _b2 + white * 0.1848;
+                       }
+                       break;
+       }
+       _gen_cycle = true;
+}
 
 void* DummyAudioPort::get_buffer (pframes_t n_samples)
 {
@@ -1197,13 +1470,19 @@ void* DummyAudioPort::get_buffer (pframes_t n_samples)
                if (it == get_connections ().end ()) {
                        memset (_buffer, 0, n_samples * sizeof (Sample));
                } else {
-                       DummyAudioPort const * source = static_cast<const DummyAudioPort*>(*it);
+                       DummyAudioPort * source = static_cast<DummyAudioPort*>(*it);
                        assert (source && source->is_output ());
+                       if (source->is_physical() && source->is_terminal()) {
+                               source->get_buffer(n_samples); // generate signal.
+                       }
                        memcpy (_buffer, source->const_buffer (), n_samples * sizeof (Sample));
                        while (++it != get_connections ().end ()) {
-                               source = static_cast<const DummyAudioPort*>(*it);
+                               source = static_cast<DummyAudioPort*>(*it);
                                assert (source && source->is_output ());
                                Sample* dst = buffer ();
+                               if (source->is_physical() && source->is_terminal()) {
+                                       source->get_buffer(n_samples); // generate signal.
+                               }
                                const Sample* src = source->const_buffer ();
                                for (uint32_t s = 0; s < n_samples; ++s, ++dst, ++src) {
                                        *dst += *src;
@@ -1211,20 +1490,28 @@ void* DummyAudioPort::get_buffer (pframes_t n_samples)
                        }
                }
        } else if (is_output () && is_physical () && is_terminal()) {
-               memset (_buffer, 0, n_samples * sizeof (Sample));
+               if (!_gen_cycle) {
+                       generate(n_samples);
+               }
        }
        return _buffer;
 }
 
 
-DummyMidiPort::DummyMidiPort (const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
-       : DummyPort (name, flags)
+DummyMidiPort::DummyMidiPort (DummyAudioBackend &b, const std::string& name, PortFlags flags)
+       : DummyPort (b, name, flags)
 {
        _buffer.clear ();
 }
 
 DummyMidiPort::~DummyMidiPort () { }
 
+struct MidiEventSorter {
+       bool operator() (const boost::shared_ptr<DummyMidiEvent>& a, const boost::shared_ptr<DummyMidiEvent>& b) {
+               return *a < *b;
+       }
+};
+
 void* DummyMidiPort::get_buffer (pframes_t /* nframes */)
 {
        if (is_input ()) {
@@ -1237,7 +1524,7 @@ void* DummyMidiPort::get_buffer (pframes_t /* nframes */)
                                _buffer.push_back (boost::shared_ptr<DummyMidiEvent>(new DummyMidiEvent (**it)));
                        }
                }
-               std::sort (_buffer.begin (), _buffer.end ());
+               std::sort (_buffer.begin (), _buffer.end (), MidiEventSorter());
        } else if (is_output () && is_physical () && is_terminal()) {
                _buffer.clear ();
        }