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# Audio engine requirements
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## Real-time callback rules
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The callback must not allocate/free memory, lock blocking mutexes, perform
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filesystem/network/console I/O, log, load plugins or samples, call GUI APIs,
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or wait for another thread.
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Use preallocated buffers and bounded work. Publish parameter and graph changes
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through a documented real-time-safe mechanism. Verify atomics are lock-free
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where required on the target platform.
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## Processing model
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Process a bounded number of frames per block. Do not assume a fixed block size
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unless the backend guarantees it. Define maximum frame and event counts and
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safe behavior when those limits are reached.
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The initial milestone is offline processing, then a test oscillator -> gain ->
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meter/output graph, then a hardware backend.
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## Clock and transport
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Audio sample position is the authoritative playback clock. Use integer or
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rational timeline representations to avoid cumulative floating-point drift.
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Define tempo-map conversion and behavior at tempo changes before implementing
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tempo automation.
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