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[ardour.git] / libs / ardour / session_process.cc
1 /*
2     Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Paul Davis 
3
4     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
7     (at your option) any later version.
8
9     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
12     GNU General Public License for more details.
13
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15     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
17
18 */
19
20 #include <cmath>
21 #include <cerrno>
22 #include <algorithm>
23 #include <unistd.h>
24
25 #include <pbd/error.h>
26  
27 #include <glibmm/thread.h>
28
29 #include <ardour/ardour.h>
30 #include <ardour/session.h>
31 #include <ardour/timestamps.h>
32 #include <ardour/audio_diskstream.h>
33 #include <ardour/audioengine.h>
34 #include <ardour/slave.h>
35 #include <ardour/auditioner.h>
36 #include <ardour/cycles.h>
37 #include <ardour/cycle_timer.h>
38
39 #include "i18n.h"
40
41 using namespace ARDOUR;
42 using namespace PBD;
43 using namespace std;
44
45 void
46 Session::process (nframes_t nframes)
47 {
48         _silent = false;
49
50         if (processing_blocked()) {
51                 _silent = true;
52                 return;
53         }
54
55         if (non_realtime_work_pending()) {
56                 if (!transport_work_requested ()) {
57                         post_transport ();
58                 } 
59         } 
60
61         (this->*process_function) (nframes);
62         
63         {
64                 Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (midi_lock, Glib::TRY_LOCK);
65                 SendFeedback (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
66         }
67 }
68
69 void
70 Session::prepare_diskstreams ()
71 {
72         boost::shared_ptr<DiskstreamList> dsl = diskstreams.reader();
73         for (DiskstreamList::iterator i = dsl->begin(); i != dsl->end(); ++i) {
74                 (*i)->prepare ();
75         }
76 }
77
78 int
79 Session::fail_roll (nframes_t nframes)
80 {
81         Port::set_port_offset (0);
82         return no_roll (nframes);
83         
84 }
85
86 int
87 Session::no_roll (nframes_t nframes)
88 {
89         nframes_t end_frame = _transport_frame + nframes;
90         int ret = 0;
91         bool declick = get_transport_declick_required();
92         boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
93
94         if (_click_io) {
95                 _click_io->silence (nframes);
96         }
97
98         for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
99                 
100                 if ((*i)->hidden()) {
101                         continue;
102                 }
103                 
104                 (*i)->set_pending_declick (declick);
105                 
106                 if ((*i)->no_roll (nframes, _transport_frame, end_frame, non_realtime_work_pending(), 
107                                    actively_recording(), declick)) {
108                         error << string_compose(_("Session: error in no roll for %1"), (*i)->name()) << endmsg;
109                         ret = -1;
110                         break;
111                 }
112         }
113
114         return ret;
115 }
116
117 int
118 Session::process_routes (nframes_t nframes)
119 {
120         bool record_active;
121         int  declick = get_transport_declick_required();
122         bool rec_monitors = get_rec_monitors_input();
123         boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
124
125         if (transport_sub_state & StopPendingCapture) {
126                 /* force a declick out */
127                 declick = -1;
128         }
129
130         record_active = actively_recording(); // || (get_record_enabled() && get_punch_in());
131
132         for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
133
134                 int ret;
135
136                 if ((*i)->hidden()) {
137                         continue;
138                 }
139
140                 (*i)->set_pending_declick (declick);
141
142                 if ((ret = (*i)->roll (nframes, _transport_frame, _transport_frame + nframes, declick, record_active, rec_monitors)) < 0) {
143
144                         /* we have to do this here. Route::roll() for an AudioTrack will have called AudioDiskstream::process(),
145                            and the DS will expect AudioDiskstream::commit() to be called. but we're aborting from that
146                            call path, so make sure we release any outstanding locks here before we return failure.
147                         */
148
149                         boost::shared_ptr<DiskstreamList> dsl = diskstreams.reader();
150                         for (DiskstreamList::iterator ids = dsl->begin(); ids != dsl->end(); ++ids) {
151                                 (*ids)->recover ();
152                         }
153
154                         stop_transport ();
155                         return -1;
156                 } 
157         }
158
159         return 0;
160 }
161
162 int
163 Session::silent_process_routes (nframes_t nframes)
164 {
165         bool record_active = actively_recording();
166         int  declick = get_transport_declick_required();
167         bool rec_monitors = get_rec_monitors_input();
168         boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
169
170         if (transport_sub_state & StopPendingCapture) {
171                 /* force a declick out */
172                 declick = -1;
173         }
174
175         for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
176
177                 int ret;
178
179                 if ((*i)->hidden()) {
180                         continue;
181                 }
182
183                 if ((ret = (*i)->silent_roll (nframes, _transport_frame, _transport_frame + nframes, record_active, rec_monitors)) < 0) {
184                         
185                         /* we have to do this here. Route::roll() for an AudioTrack will have called AudioDiskstream::process(),
186                            and the DS will expect AudioDiskstream::commit() to be called. but we're aborting from that
187                            call path, so make sure we release any outstanding locks here before we return failure.
188                         */
189
190                         boost::shared_ptr<DiskstreamList> dsl = diskstreams.reader();
191                         for (DiskstreamList::iterator ids = dsl->begin(); ids != dsl->end(); ++ids) {
192                                 (*ids)->recover ();
193                         }
194
195                         stop_transport ();
196                         return -1;
197                 } 
198         }
199
200         return 0;
201 }
202
203 void
204 Session::commit_diskstreams (nframes_t nframes, bool &needs_butler)
205 {
206         int dret;
207         float pworst = 1.0f;
208         float cworst = 1.0f;
209
210         boost::shared_ptr<DiskstreamList> dsl = diskstreams.reader();
211         for (DiskstreamList::iterator i = dsl->begin(); i != dsl->end(); ++i) {
212
213                 if ((*i)->hidden()) {
214                         continue;
215                 }
216                 
217                 /* force all diskstreams not handled by a Route to call do their stuff.
218                    Note: the diskstreams that were handled by a route will just return zero
219                    from this call, because they know they were processed. So in fact, this
220                    also runs commit() for every diskstream.
221                  */
222
223                 if ((dret = (*i)->process (_transport_frame, nframes, actively_recording(), get_rec_monitors_input())) == 0) {
224                         if ((*i)->commit (nframes)) {
225                                 needs_butler = true;
226                         }
227
228                 } else if (dret < 0) {
229                         (*i)->recover();
230                 }
231                 
232                 pworst = min (pworst, (*i)->playback_buffer_load());
233                 cworst = min (cworst, (*i)->capture_buffer_load());
234         }
235
236         uint32_t pmin = g_atomic_int_get (&_playback_load);
237         uint32_t pminold = g_atomic_int_get (&_playback_load_min);
238         uint32_t cmin = g_atomic_int_get (&_capture_load);
239         uint32_t cminold = g_atomic_int_get (&_capture_load_min);
240
241         g_atomic_int_set (&_playback_load, (uint32_t) floor (pworst * 100.0f));
242         g_atomic_int_set (&_capture_load, (uint32_t) floor (cworst * 100.0f));
243         g_atomic_int_set (&_playback_load_min, min (pmin, pminold));
244         g_atomic_int_set (&_capture_load_min, min (cmin, cminold));
245
246         if (actively_recording()) {
247                 set_dirty();
248         }
249 }
250
251 void
252 Session::process_with_events (nframes_t nframes)
253 {
254         Event* ev;
255         nframes_t this_nframes;
256         nframes_t end_frame;
257
258         bool session_needs_butler = false;
259         nframes_t stop_limit;
260         long           frames_moved;
261         
262         /* make sure the auditioner is silent */
263
264         if (auditioner) {
265                 auditioner->silence (nframes);
266         }
267
268         /* handle any pending events */
269
270         while (pending_events.read (&ev, 1) == 1) {
271                 merge_event (ev);
272         }
273
274         /* if we are not in the middle of a state change,
275            and there are immediate events queued up,
276            process them. 
277         */
278
279         while (!non_realtime_work_pending() && !immediate_events.empty()) {
280                 Event *ev = immediate_events.front ();
281                 immediate_events.pop_front ();
282                 process_event (ev);
283         }
284
285         if (!process_can_proceed()) {
286                 _silent = true;
287                 return;
288         }
289                 
290         if (events.empty() || next_event == events.end()) {
291                 process_without_events (nframes);
292                 return;
293         }
294
295         end_frame = _transport_frame + (nframes_t)abs(floor(nframes * _transport_speed));
296
297         {
298                 Event* this_event;
299                 Events::iterator the_next_one;
300                 
301                 if (!process_can_proceed()) {
302                         _silent = true;
303                         return;
304                 }
305                 
306                 if (!_exporting && _slave) {
307                         if (!follow_slave (nframes)) {
308                                 return;
309                         }
310                 } 
311
312                 if (_transport_speed == 0) {
313                         no_roll (nframes);
314                         return;
315                 }
316
317                 if (actively_recording()) {
318                         stop_limit = max_frames;
319                 } else {
320
321                         if (Config->get_stop_at_session_end()) {
322                                 stop_limit = current_end_frame();
323                         } else {
324                                 stop_limit = max_frames;
325                         }
326                 }
327
328                 if (maybe_stop (stop_limit)) {
329                         no_roll (nframes);
330                         return;
331                 } 
332
333                 this_event = *next_event;
334                 the_next_one = next_event;
335                 ++the_next_one;
336
337
338                 while (nframes) {
339
340                         this_nframes = nframes; /* real (jack) time relative */
341                         frames_moved = (long) floor (_transport_speed * nframes); /* transport relative */
342
343                         /* running an event, position transport precisely to its time */
344                         if (this_event && this_event->action_frame <= end_frame && this_event->action_frame >= _transport_frame) {
345                                 /* this isn't quite right for reverse play */
346                                 frames_moved = (long) (this_event->action_frame - _transport_frame);
347                                 this_nframes = (nframes_t) abs( floor(frames_moved / _transport_speed) );
348                         } 
349
350                         if (this_nframes) {
351                                 
352                                 click (_transport_frame, nframes);
353                                 
354                                 /* now process frames between now and the first event in this block */
355                                 prepare_diskstreams ();
356
357                                 if (process_routes (this_nframes)) {
358                                         fail_roll (nframes);
359                                         return;
360                                 }
361                                 
362                                 commit_diskstreams (this_nframes, session_needs_butler);
363                                 
364                                 nframes -= this_nframes;
365                                 
366                                 if (frames_moved < 0) {
367                                         decrement_transport_position (-frames_moved);
368                                 } else {
369                                         increment_transport_position (frames_moved);
370                                 }
371
372                                 maybe_stop (stop_limit);
373                                 check_declick_out ();
374                         }
375
376                         /* reset port offsets so that Port::get_buffer() will fetch the correct data */
377
378                         Port::increment_port_offset (this_nframes);
379
380                         /* now handle this event and all others scheduled for the same time */
381                         
382                         while (this_event && this_event->action_frame == _transport_frame) {
383                                 process_event (this_event);
384
385                                 if (the_next_one == events.end()) {
386                                         this_event = 0;
387                                 } else {
388                                         this_event = *the_next_one;
389                                         ++the_next_one;
390                                 }
391                         } 
392
393                         /* if an event left our state changing, do the right thing */
394
395                         if (nframes && non_realtime_work_pending()) {
396                                 no_roll (nframes);
397                                 break;
398                         }
399
400                         /* this is necessary to handle the case of seamless looping */
401                         end_frame = _transport_frame + (nframes_t) floor (nframes * _transport_speed);
402                 }
403
404                 set_next_event ();
405
406         } /* implicit release of route lock */
407
408
409         if (session_needs_butler) {
410                 summon_butler ();
411         } 
412         
413         if (!_engine.freewheeling() && session_send_mtc) {
414                 send_midi_time_code_in_another_thread ();
415         }
416
417         return;
418 }               
419
420 void
421 Session::reset_slave_state ()
422 {
423         average_slave_delta = 1800;
424         delta_accumulator_cnt = 0;
425         have_first_delta_accumulator = false;
426         slave_state = Stopped;
427 }
428
429 bool
430 Session::transport_locked () const
431 {
432         Slave* sl = _slave;
433
434         if (!locate_pending() && ((Config->get_slave_source() == None) || (sl && sl->ok() && sl->locked()))) {
435                 return true;
436         }
437
438         return false;
439 }
440
441 bool
442 Session::follow_slave (nframes_t nframes)
443 {
444         float slave_speed;
445         nframes_t slave_transport_frame;
446         nframes_t this_delta;
447         int dir;
448         bool starting;
449
450         if (!_slave->ok()) {
451                 stop_transport ();
452                 Config->set_slave_source (None);
453                 goto noroll;
454         }
455         
456         _slave->speed_and_position (slave_speed, slave_transport_frame);
457
458         if (!_slave->locked()) {
459                 // cerr << "Slave not locked, not rolling\n";
460                 goto noroll;
461         }
462
463         if (slave_transport_frame > _transport_frame) {
464                 this_delta = slave_transport_frame - _transport_frame;
465                 dir = 1;
466         } else {
467                 this_delta = _transport_frame - slave_transport_frame;
468                 dir = -1;
469         }
470
471         if ((starting = _slave->starting())) {
472                 slave_speed = 0.0f;
473         }
474
475 #if 0
476         cerr << "delta = " << (int) (dir * this_delta)
477              << " speed = " << slave_speed 
478              << " ts = " << _transport_speed 
479              << " M@ "<< slave_transport_frame << " S@ " << _transport_frame 
480              << " avgdelta = " << average_slave_delta 
481              << endl;
482 #endif  
483
484         if (_slave->is_always_synced() || Config->get_timecode_source_is_synced()) {
485
486                 /* if the TC source is synced, then we assume that its 
487                    speed is binary: 0.0 or 1.0
488                 */
489
490                 if (slave_speed != 0.0f) {
491                         slave_speed = 1.0f;
492                 } 
493
494         } else {
495
496                 /* TC source is able to drift relative to us (slave)
497                    so we need to keep track of the drift and adjust
498                    our speed to remain locked.
499                 */
500
501                 if (delta_accumulator_cnt >= delta_accumulator_size) {
502                         have_first_delta_accumulator = true;
503                         delta_accumulator_cnt = 0;
504                 }
505
506                 if (delta_accumulator_cnt != 0 || this_delta < _current_frame_rate) {
507                         delta_accumulator[delta_accumulator_cnt++] = dir*this_delta;
508                 }
509                 
510                 if (have_first_delta_accumulator) {
511                         average_slave_delta = 0;
512                         for (int i = 0; i < delta_accumulator_size; ++i) {
513                                 average_slave_delta += delta_accumulator[i];
514                         }
515                         average_slave_delta /= delta_accumulator_size;
516                         if (average_slave_delta < 0) {
517                                 average_dir = -1;
518                                 average_slave_delta = -average_slave_delta;
519                         } else {
520                                 average_dir = 1;
521                         }
522                         // cerr << "avgdelta = " << average_slave_delta*average_dir << endl;
523                 }
524         }
525
526         if (slave_speed != 0.0f) {
527
528                 /* slave is running */
529
530                 switch (slave_state) {
531                 case Stopped:
532                         if (_slave->requires_seekahead()) {
533                                 slave_wait_end = slave_transport_frame + _current_frame_rate;
534                                 locate (slave_wait_end, false, false);
535                                 slave_state = Waiting;
536                                 starting = true;
537
538                         } else {
539
540                                 slave_state = Running;
541
542                                 Location* al = _locations.auto_loop_location();
543
544                                 if (al && play_loop && (slave_transport_frame < al->start() || slave_transport_frame > al->end())) {
545                                         // cancel looping
546                                         request_play_loop(false);
547                                 }
548
549                                 if (slave_transport_frame != _transport_frame) {
550                                         locate (slave_transport_frame, false, false);
551                                 }
552                         }
553                         break;
554
555                 case Waiting:
556                         break;
557
558                 default:
559                         break;
560
561                 }
562
563                 if (slave_state == Waiting) {
564
565                         // cerr << "waiting at " << slave_transport_frame << endl;
566                         
567                         if (slave_transport_frame >= slave_wait_end) {
568                                 // cerr << "\tstart at " << _transport_frame << endl;
569
570                                 slave_state = Running;
571
572                                 bool ok = true;
573                                 nframes_t frame_delta = slave_transport_frame - _transport_frame;
574
575                                 boost::shared_ptr<DiskstreamList> dsl = diskstreams.reader();
576                                 
577                                 for (DiskstreamList::iterator i = dsl->begin(); i != dsl->end(); ++i) {
578                                         if (!(*i)->can_internal_playback_seek (frame_delta)) {
579                                                 ok = false;
580                                                 break;
581                                         }
582                                 }
583
584                                 if (ok) {
585                                         for (DiskstreamList::iterator i = dsl->begin(); i != dsl->end(); ++i) {
586                                                 (*i)->internal_playback_seek (frame_delta);
587                                         }
588                                         _transport_frame += frame_delta;
589                                        
590                                 } else {
591                                         // cerr << "cannot micro-seek\n";
592                                         /* XXX what? */
593                                 }
594
595                                 memset (delta_accumulator, 0, sizeof (nframes_t) * delta_accumulator_size);
596                                 average_slave_delta = 0;
597                                 this_delta = 0;
598                         }
599                 }
600                 
601                 if (slave_state == Running && _transport_speed == 0.0f) {
602                         
603                         // cerr << "slave starts transport\n";
604                         
605                         start_transport ();
606                 } 
607
608         } else {
609
610                 /* slave has stopped */
611
612                 if (_transport_speed != 0.0f) {
613
614                         // cerr << "slave stops transport: " << slave_speed << " frame: " << slave_transport_frame 
615                         // << " tf = " << _transport_frame
616                         // << endl;
617                         
618                         if (Config->get_slave_source() == JACK) {
619                                 last_stop_frame = _transport_frame;
620                         }
621
622                         stop_transport();
623                 }
624
625                 if (slave_transport_frame != _transport_frame) {
626                         // cerr << "slave stopped, move to " << slave_transport_frame << endl;
627                         force_locate (slave_transport_frame, false);
628                 }
629
630                 slave_state = Stopped;
631         }
632
633         if (slave_state == Running && !_slave->is_always_synced() && !Config->get_timecode_source_is_synced()) {
634
635
636                 if (_transport_speed != 0.0f) {
637                         
638                         /* 
639                            note that average_dir is +1 or -1 
640                         */
641                         
642                         const float adjust_seconds = 1.0f;
643                         float delta;
644
645                         //if (average_slave_delta == 0) {
646                                 delta = this_delta;
647                                 delta *= dir;
648 //                      } else {
649 //                              delta = average_slave_delta;
650 //                              delta *= average_dir;
651 //                      }
652
653                         float adjusted_speed = slave_speed +
654                                 (delta / (adjust_seconds * _current_frame_rate));
655                         
656 #if 0
657                         cerr << "adjust using " << delta
658                              << " towards " << adjusted_speed
659                              << " ratio = " << adjusted_speed / slave_speed
660                              << " current = " << _transport_speed
661                              << " slave @ " << slave_speed
662                              << endl;
663 #endif
664                         
665                         request_transport_speed (adjusted_speed);
666                         
667 #if 1
668                         if ((nframes_t) average_slave_delta > _slave->resolution()) {
669                                 // cerr << "not locked\n";
670                                 goto silent_motion;
671                         }
672 #endif
673                 }
674         } 
675
676         if (!starting && !non_realtime_work_pending()) {
677                 /* speed is set, we're locked, and good to go */
678                 return true;
679         }
680
681   silent_motion:
682
683         if (slave_speed && _transport_speed) {
684
685                 /* something isn't right, but we should move with the master
686                    for now.
687                 */
688
689                 bool need_butler;
690                 
691                 prepare_diskstreams ();
692                 silent_process_routes (nframes);
693                 commit_diskstreams (nframes, need_butler);
694
695                 if (need_butler) {
696                         summon_butler ();
697                 }
698                 
699                 int32_t frames_moved = (int32_t) floor (_transport_speed * nframes);
700                 
701                 if (frames_moved < 0) {
702                         decrement_transport_position (-frames_moved);
703                 } else {
704                         increment_transport_position (frames_moved);
705                 }
706                 
707                 nframes_t stop_limit;
708                 
709                 if (actively_recording()) {
710                         stop_limit = max_frames;
711                 } else {
712                         if (Config->get_stop_at_session_end()) {
713                                 stop_limit = current_end_frame();
714                         } else {
715                                 stop_limit = max_frames;
716                         }
717                 }
718
719                 maybe_stop (stop_limit);
720         }
721
722   noroll:
723         /* don't move at all */
724         no_roll (nframes);
725         return false;
726 }
727
728 void
729 Session::process_without_events (nframes_t nframes)
730 {
731         bool session_needs_butler = false;
732         nframes_t stop_limit;
733         long frames_moved;
734
735         if (!process_can_proceed()) {
736                 _silent = true;
737                 return;
738         }
739
740         if (!_exporting && _slave) {
741                 if (!follow_slave (nframes)) {
742                         return;
743                 }
744         } 
745
746         if (_transport_speed == 0) {
747                 fail_roll (nframes);
748                 return;
749         }
750                 
751         if (actively_recording()) {
752                 stop_limit = max_frames;
753         } else {
754                 if (Config->get_stop_at_session_end()) {
755                         stop_limit = current_end_frame();
756                 } else {
757                         stop_limit = max_frames;
758                 }
759         }
760                 
761         if (maybe_stop (stop_limit)) {
762                 no_roll (nframes);
763                 return;
764         } 
765
766         if (maybe_sync_start (nframes)) {
767                 return;
768         }
769
770         click (_transport_frame, nframes);
771
772         prepare_diskstreams ();
773         
774         frames_moved = (long) floor (_transport_speed * nframes);
775
776         if (process_routes (nframes)) {
777                 fail_roll (nframes);
778                 return;
779         }
780
781         commit_diskstreams (nframes, session_needs_butler);
782
783         if (frames_moved < 0) {
784                 decrement_transport_position (-frames_moved);
785         } else {
786                 increment_transport_position (frames_moved);
787         }
788
789         maybe_stop (stop_limit);
790         check_declick_out ();
791
792         if (session_needs_butler) {
793                 summon_butler ();
794         } 
795         
796         if (!_engine.freewheeling() && session_send_mtc) {
797                 send_midi_time_code_in_another_thread ();
798         }
799
800         return;
801 }               
802
803 void
804 Session::process_audition (nframes_t nframes)
805 {
806         Event* ev;
807         boost::shared_ptr<RouteList> r = routes.reader ();
808
809         for (RouteList::iterator i = r->begin(); i != r->end(); ++i) {
810                 if (!(*i)->hidden()) {
811                         (*i)->silence (nframes);
812                 }
813         }
814
815         /* run the auditioner, and if it says we need butler service, ask for it */
816         
817         if (auditioner->play_audition (nframes) > 0) {
818                 summon_butler ();
819         } 
820
821         /* handle pending events */
822
823         while (pending_events.read (&ev, 1) == 1) {
824                 merge_event (ev);
825         }
826
827         /* if we are not in the middle of a state change,
828            and there are immediate events queued up,
829            process them. 
830         */
831
832         while (!non_realtime_work_pending() && !immediate_events.empty()) {
833                 Event *ev = immediate_events.front ();
834                 immediate_events.pop_front ();
835                 process_event (ev);
836         }
837
838         if (!auditioner->active()) {
839                 process_function = &Session::process_with_events;
840         }
841 }
842
843 bool
844 Session::maybe_sync_start (nframes_t& nframes)
845 {
846         nframes_t sync_offset;
847         
848         if (!waiting_for_sync_offset) {
849                 return false;
850         }
851
852         if (_engine.get_sync_offset (sync_offset) && sync_offset < nframes) {
853
854                 /* generate silence up to the sync point, then
855                    adjust nframes + offset to reflect whatever
856                    is left to do.
857                 */
858
859                 no_roll (sync_offset);
860                 nframes -= sync_offset;
861                 Port::increment_port_offset (sync_offset);
862                 waiting_for_sync_offset = false;
863                 
864                 if (nframes == 0) {
865                         return true; // done, nothing left to process
866                 }
867                 
868         } else {
869
870                 /* sync offset point is not within this process()
871                    cycle, so just generate silence. and don't bother 
872                    with any fancy stuff here, just the minimal silence.
873                 */
874
875                 _silent = true;
876
877                 if (Config->get_locate_while_waiting_for_sync()) {
878                         if (micro_locate (nframes)) {
879                                 /* XXX ERROR !!! XXX */
880                         }
881                 }
882
883                 return true; // done, nothing left to process
884         }
885
886         return false;
887 }
888