diff --git a/libs/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp b/libs/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
index 19a442a..8aaa325 100644
--- a/libs/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
+++ b/libs/audioflinger/AudioMixer.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
         t->volume[1] = UNITY_GAIN;
         t->volumeInc[0] = 0;
         t->volumeInc[1] = 0;
+        t->auxLevel = 0;
+        t->auxInc = 0;
         t->channelCount = 2;
         t->enabled = 0;
         t->format = 16;
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@
         t->resampler = 0;
         t->sampleRate = mSampleRate;
         t->in = 0;
+        t->mainBuffer = NULL;
+        t->auxBuffer = NULL;
         t++;
     }
 }
@@ -169,28 +173,48 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t AudioMixer::setParameter(int target, int name, int value)
+status_t AudioMixer::setParameter(int target, int name, void *value)
 {
+    int valueInt = (int)value;
+    int32_t *valueBuf = (int32_t *)value;
+
     switch (target) {
     case TRACK:
         if (name == CHANNEL_COUNT) {
-            if ((uint32_t(value) <= MAX_NUM_CHANNELS) && (value)) {
-                if (mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].channelCount != value) {
-                    mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].channelCount = value;
-                    LOGV("setParameter(TRACK, CHANNEL_COUNT, %d)", value);
+            if ((uint32_t(valueInt) <= MAX_NUM_CHANNELS) && (valueInt)) {
+                if (mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].channelCount != valueInt) {
+                    mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].channelCount = valueInt;
+                    LOGV("setParameter(TRACK, CHANNEL_COUNT, %d)", valueInt);
                     invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
                 }
                 return NO_ERROR;
             }
         }
+        if (name == MAIN_BUFFER) {
+            if (mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].mainBuffer != valueBuf) {
+                mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].mainBuffer = valueBuf;
+                LOGV("setParameter(TRACK, MAIN_BUFFER, %p)", valueBuf);
+                invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
+            }
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (name == AUX_BUFFER) {
+            if (mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].auxBuffer != valueBuf) {
+                mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ].auxBuffer = valueBuf;
+                LOGV("setParameter(TRACK, AUX_BUFFER, %p)", valueBuf);
+                invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
+            }
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
+
         break;
     case RESAMPLE:
         if (name == SAMPLE_RATE) {
-            if (value > 0) {
+            if (valueInt > 0) {
                 track_t& track = mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ];
-                if (track.setResampler(uint32_t(value), mSampleRate)) {
+                if (track.setResampler(uint32_t(valueInt), mSampleRate)) {
                     LOGV("setParameter(RESAMPLE, SAMPLE_RATE, %u)",
-                            uint32_t(value));
+                            uint32_t(valueInt));
                     invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
                 }
                 return NO_ERROR;
@@ -201,18 +225,39 @@
     case VOLUME:
         if ((uint32_t(name-VOLUME0) < MAX_NUM_CHANNELS)) {
             track_t& track = mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ];
-            if (track.volume[name-VOLUME0] != value) {
+            if (track.volume[name-VOLUME0] != valueInt) {
+                LOGV("setParameter(VOLUME, VOLUME0/1: %04x)", valueInt);
                 track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0] = track.volume[name-VOLUME0] << 16;
-                track.volume[name-VOLUME0] = value;
+                track.volume[name-VOLUME0] = valueInt;
                 if (target == VOLUME) {
-                    track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0] = value << 16;
+                    track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0] = valueInt << 16;
                     track.volumeInc[name-VOLUME0] = 0;
                 } else {
-                    int32_t d = (value<<16) - track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0];
+                    int32_t d = (valueInt<<16) - track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0];
                     int32_t volInc = d / int32_t(mState.frameCount);
                     track.volumeInc[name-VOLUME0] = volInc;
                     if (volInc == 0) {
-                        track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0] = value << 16;
+                        track.prevVolume[name-VOLUME0] = valueInt << 16;
+                    }
+                }
+                invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
+            }
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        } else if (name == AUXLEVEL) {
+            track_t& track = mState.tracks[ mActiveTrack ];
+            if (track.auxLevel != valueInt) {
+                LOGV("setParameter(VOLUME, AUXLEVEL: %04x)", valueInt);
+                track.prevAuxLevel = track.auxLevel << 16;
+                track.auxLevel = valueInt;
+                if (target == VOLUME) {
+                    track.prevAuxLevel = valueInt << 16;
+                    track.auxInc = 0;
+                } else {
+                    int32_t d = (valueInt<<16) - track.prevAuxLevel;
+                    int32_t volInc = d / int32_t(mState.frameCount);
+                    track.auxInc = volInc;
+                    if (volInc == 0) {
+                        track.prevAuxLevel = valueInt << 16;
                     }
                 }
                 invalidateState(1<<mActiveTrack);
@@ -245,7 +290,7 @@
 }
 
 inline
-void AudioMixer::track_t::adjustVolumeRamp()
+void AudioMixer::track_t::adjustVolumeRamp(bool aux)
 {
     for (int i=0 ; i<2 ; i++) {
         if (((volumeInc[i]>0) && (((prevVolume[i]+volumeInc[i])>>16) >= volume[i])) ||
@@ -254,6 +299,13 @@
             prevVolume[i] = volume[i]<<16;
         }
     }
+    if (aux) {
+        if (((auxInc>0) && (((prevAuxLevel+auxInc)>>16) >= auxLevel)) ||
+            ((auxInc<0) && (((prevAuxLevel+auxInc)>>16) <= auxLevel))) {
+            auxInc = 0;
+            prevAuxLevel = auxLevel<<16;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -265,13 +317,13 @@
 
 
 
-void AudioMixer::process(void* output)
+void AudioMixer::process()
 {
-    mState.hook(&mState, output);
+    mState.hook(&mState);
 }
 
 
-void AudioMixer::process__validate(state_t* state, void* output)
+void AudioMixer::process__validate(state_t* state)
 {
     LOGW_IF(!state->needsChanged,
         "in process__validate() but nothing's invalid");
@@ -308,7 +360,10 @@
         n |= NEEDS_CHANNEL_1 + t.channelCount - 1;
         n |= NEEDS_FORMAT_16;
         n |= t.doesResample() ? NEEDS_RESAMPLE_ENABLED : NEEDS_RESAMPLE_DISABLED;
-       
+        if (t.auxLevel != 0 && t.auxBuffer != NULL) {
+            n |= NEEDS_AUX_ENABLED;
+        }
+
         if (t.volumeInc[0]|t.volumeInc[1]) {
             volumeRamp = 1;
         } else if (!t.doesResample() && t.volumeRL == 0) {
@@ -319,6 +374,9 @@
         if ((n & NEEDS_MUTE__MASK) == NEEDS_MUTE_ENABLED) {
             t.hook = track__nop;
         } else {
+            if ((n & NEEDS_AUX__MASK) == NEEDS_AUX_ENABLED) {
+                all16BitsStereoNoResample = 0;
+            }
             if ((n & NEEDS_RESAMPLE__MASK) == NEEDS_RESAMPLE_ENABLED) {
                 all16BitsStereoNoResample = 0;
                 resampling = 1;
@@ -369,7 +427,7 @@
         countActiveTracks, state->enabledTracks,
         all16BitsStereoNoResample, resampling, volumeRamp);
 
-   state->hook(state, output);
+   state->hook(state);
 
    // Now that the volume ramp has been done, set optimal state and
    // track hooks for subsequent mixer process
@@ -390,7 +448,7 @@
        }
        if (allMuted) {
            state->hook = process__nop;
-       } else if (!resampling && all16BitsStereoNoResample) {
+       } else if (all16BitsStereoNoResample) {
            if (countActiveTracks == 1) {
               state->hook = process__OneTrack16BitsStereoNoResampling;
            }
@@ -481,30 +539,44 @@
 }
 
 
-void AudioMixer::track__genericResample(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t outFrameCount, int32_t* temp)
+void AudioMixer::track__genericResample(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t outFrameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
 {
     t->resampler->setSampleRate(t->sampleRate);
 
     // ramp gain - resample to temp buffer and scale/mix in 2nd step
-    if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
+    if (aux != NULL) {
+        // always resample with unity gain when sending to auxiliary buffer to be able
+        // to apply send level after resampling
+        // TODO: modify each resampler to support aux channel?
         t->resampler->setVolume(UNITY_GAIN, UNITY_GAIN);
         memset(temp, 0, outFrameCount * MAX_NUM_CHANNELS * sizeof(int32_t));
         t->resampler->resample(temp, outFrameCount, t->bufferProvider);
-        volumeRampStereo(t, out, outFrameCount, temp);
-    }
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]|t->auxInc) {
+            volumeRampStereo(t, out, outFrameCount, temp, aux);
+        } else {
+            volumeStereo(t, out, outFrameCount, temp, aux);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
+            t->resampler->setVolume(UNITY_GAIN, UNITY_GAIN);
+            memset(temp, 0, outFrameCount * MAX_NUM_CHANNELS * sizeof(int32_t));
+            t->resampler->resample(temp, outFrameCount, t->bufferProvider);
+            volumeRampStereo(t, out, outFrameCount, temp, aux);
+        }
 
-    // constant gain
-    else {
-        t->resampler->setVolume(t->volume[0], t->volume[1]);
-        t->resampler->resample(out, outFrameCount, t->bufferProvider);
+        // constant gain
+        else {
+            t->resampler->setVolume(t->volume[0], t->volume[1]);
+            t->resampler->resample(out, outFrameCount, t->bufferProvider);
+        }
     }
 }
 
-void AudioMixer::track__nop(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t outFrameCount, int32_t* temp)
+void AudioMixer::track__nop(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t outFrameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
 {
 }
 
-void AudioMixer::volumeRampStereo(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp)
+void AudioMixer::volumeRampStereo(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
 {
     int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
     int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
@@ -514,98 +586,238 @@
     //LOGD("[0] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
     //        t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
     //       (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
-   
+
     // ramp volume
-    do {
-        *out++ += (vl >> 16) * (*temp++ >> 12);
-        *out++ += (vr >> 16) * (*temp++ >> 12);
-        vl += vlInc;
-        vr += vrInc;
-    } while (--frameCount);
-
-    t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
-    t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
-    t->adjustVolumeRamp();
-}
-
-void AudioMixer::track__16BitsStereo(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp)
-{
-    int16_t const *in = static_cast<int16_t const *>(t->in);
-
-    // ramp gain
-    if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
-        int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
-        int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
-        const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
-        const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
-
-        // LOGD("[1] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
-        //        t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
-        //        (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
+    if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+        int32_t va = t->prevAuxLevel;
+        const int32_t vaInc = t->auxInc;
+        int32_t l;
+        int32_t r;
 
         do {
-            *out++ += (vl >> 16) * (int32_t) *in++;
-            *out++ += (vr >> 16) * (int32_t) *in++;
+            l = (*temp++ >> 12);
+            r = (*temp++ >> 12);
+            *out++ += (vl >> 16) * l;
+            *out++ += (vr >> 16) * r;
+            *aux++ += (va >> 17) * (l + r);
+            vl += vlInc;
+            vr += vrInc;
+            va += vaInc;
+        } while (--frameCount);
+        t->prevAuxLevel = va;
+    } else {
+        do {
+            *out++ += (vl >> 16) * (*temp++ >> 12);
+            *out++ += (vr >> 16) * (*temp++ >> 12);
             vl += vlInc;
             vr += vrInc;
         } while (--frameCount);
-       
-        t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
-        t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
-        t->adjustVolumeRamp();
     }
+    t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
+    t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
+    t->adjustVolumeRamp((aux != NULL));
+}
 
-    // constant gain
-    else {
-        const uint32_t vrl = t->volumeRL;
+void AudioMixer::volumeStereo(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
+{
+    const int16_t vl = t->volume[0];
+    const int16_t vr = t->volume[1];
+
+    if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+        const int16_t va = (int16_t)t->auxLevel;
         do {
-            uint32_t rl = *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t const *>(in);
-            in += 2;
-            out[0] = mulAddRL(1, rl, vrl, out[0]);
-            out[1] = mulAddRL(0, rl, vrl, out[1]);
+            int16_t l = (int16_t)(*temp++ >> 12);
+            int16_t r = (int16_t)(*temp++ >> 12);
+            out[0] = mulAdd(l, vl, out[0]);
+            int16_t a = (int16_t)(((int32_t)l + r) >> 1);
+            out[1] = mulAdd(r, vr, out[1]);
+            out += 2;
+            aux[0] = mulAdd(a, va, aux[0]);
+            aux++;
+        } while (--frameCount);
+    } else {
+        do {
+            int16_t l = (int16_t)(*temp++ >> 12);
+            int16_t r = (int16_t)(*temp++ >> 12);
+            out[0] = mulAdd(l, vl, out[0]);
+            out[1] = mulAdd(r, vr, out[1]);
             out += 2;
         } while (--frameCount);
     }
+}
+
+void AudioMixer::track__16BitsStereo(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
+{
+    int16_t const *in = static_cast<int16_t const *>(t->in);
+
+    if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+        int32_t l;
+        int32_t r;
+        // ramp gain
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]|t->auxInc) {
+            int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
+            int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
+            int32_t va = t->prevAuxLevel;
+            const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
+            const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
+            const int32_t vaInc = t->auxInc;
+            // LOGD("[1] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
+            //        t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
+            //        (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
+
+            do {
+                l = (int32_t)*in++;
+                r = (int32_t)*in++;
+                *out++ += (vl >> 16) * l;
+                *out++ += (vr >> 16) * r;
+                *aux++ += (va >> 17) * (l + r);
+                vl += vlInc;
+                vr += vrInc;
+                va += vaInc;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+
+            t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
+            t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
+            t->prevAuxLevel = va;
+            t->adjustVolumeRamp(true);
+        }
+
+        // constant gain
+        else {
+            const uint32_t vrl = t->volumeRL;
+            const int16_t va = (int16_t)t->auxLevel;
+            do {
+                uint32_t rl = *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t const *>(in);
+                int16_t a = (int16_t)(((int32_t)in[0] + in[1]) >> 1);
+                in += 2;
+                out[0] = mulAddRL(1, rl, vrl, out[0]);
+                out[1] = mulAddRL(0, rl, vrl, out[1]);
+                out += 2;
+                aux[0] = mulAdd(a, va, aux[0]);
+                aux++;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+        }
+    } else {
+        // ramp gain
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
+            int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
+            int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
+            const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
+            const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
+
+            // LOGD("[1] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
+            //        t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
+            //        (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
+
+            do {
+                *out++ += (vl >> 16) * (int32_t) *in++;
+                *out++ += (vr >> 16) * (int32_t) *in++;
+                vl += vlInc;
+                vr += vrInc;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+
+            t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
+            t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
+            t->adjustVolumeRamp(false);
+        }
+
+        // constant gain
+        else {
+            const uint32_t vrl = t->volumeRL;
+            do {
+                uint32_t rl = *reinterpret_cast<uint32_t const *>(in);
+                in += 2;
+                out[0] = mulAddRL(1, rl, vrl, out[0]);
+                out[1] = mulAddRL(0, rl, vrl, out[1]);
+                out += 2;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+        }
+    }
     t->in = in;
 }
 
-void AudioMixer::track__16BitsMono(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp)
+void AudioMixer::track__16BitsMono(track_t* t, int32_t* out, size_t frameCount, int32_t* temp, int32_t* aux)
 {
     int16_t const *in = static_cast<int16_t const *>(t->in);
 
-    // ramp gain
-    if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
-        int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
-        int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
-        const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
-        const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
+    if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+        // ramp gain
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]|t->auxInc) {
+            int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
+            int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
+            int32_t va = t->prevAuxLevel;
+            const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
+            const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
+            const int32_t vaInc = t->auxInc;
 
-        // LOGD("[2] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
-        //         t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
-        //         (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
+            // LOGD("[2] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
+            //         t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
+            //         (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
 
-        do {
-            int32_t l = *in++;
-            *out++ += (vl >> 16) * l;
-            *out++ += (vr >> 16) * l;
-            vl += vlInc;
-            vr += vrInc;
-        } while (--frameCount);
-       
-        t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
-        t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
-        t->adjustVolumeRamp();
-    }
-    // constant gain
-    else {
-        const int16_t vl = t->volume[0];
-        const int16_t vr = t->volume[1];
-        do {
-            int16_t l = *in++;
-            out[0] = mulAdd(l, vl, out[0]);
-            out[1] = mulAdd(l, vr, out[1]);
-            out += 2;
-        } while (--frameCount);
+            do {
+                int32_t l = *in++;
+                *out++ += (vl >> 16) * l;
+                *out++ += (vr >> 16) * l;
+                *aux++ += (va >> 16) * l;
+                vl += vlInc;
+                vr += vrInc;
+                va += vaInc;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+
+            t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
+            t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
+            t->prevAuxLevel = va;
+            t->adjustVolumeRamp(true);
+        }
+        // constant gain
+        else {
+            const int16_t vl = t->volume[0];
+            const int16_t vr = t->volume[1];
+            const int16_t va = (int16_t)t->auxLevel;
+            do {
+                int16_t l = *in++;
+                out[0] = mulAdd(l, vl, out[0]);
+                out[1] = mulAdd(l, vr, out[1]);
+                out += 2;
+                aux[0] = mulAdd(l, va, aux[0]);
+                aux++;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+        }
+    } else {
+        // ramp gain
+        if UNLIKELY(t->volumeInc[0]|t->volumeInc[1]) {
+            int32_t vl = t->prevVolume[0];
+            int32_t vr = t->prevVolume[1];
+            const int32_t vlInc = t->volumeInc[0];
+            const int32_t vrInc = t->volumeInc[1];
+
+            // LOGD("[2] %p: inc=%f, v0=%f, v1=%d, final=%f, count=%d",
+            //         t, vlInc/65536.0f, vl/65536.0f, t->volume[0],
+            //         (vl + vlInc*frameCount)/65536.0f, frameCount);
+
+            do {
+                int32_t l = *in++;
+                *out++ += (vl >> 16) * l;
+                *out++ += (vr >> 16) * l;
+                vl += vlInc;
+                vr += vrInc;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+
+            t->prevVolume[0] = vl;
+            t->prevVolume[1] = vr;
+            t->adjustVolumeRamp(false);
+        }
+        // constant gain
+        else {
+            const int16_t vl = t->volume[0];
+            const int16_t vr = t->volume[1];
+            do {
+                int16_t l = *in++;
+                out[0] = mulAdd(l, vl, out[0]);
+                out[1] = mulAdd(l, vr, out[1]);
+                out += 2;
+            } while (--frameCount);
+        }
     }
     t->in = in;
 }
@@ -624,37 +836,56 @@
 }
 
 // no-op case
-void AudioMixer::process__nop(state_t* state, void* output)
+void AudioMixer::process__nop(state_t* state)
 {
-    // this assumes output 16 bits stereo, no resampling
-    memset(output, 0, state->frameCount*4);
-    uint32_t en = state->enabledTracks;
-    while (en) {
-        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
-        en &= ~(1<<i);
-        track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
-        size_t outFrames = state->frameCount;
-        while (outFrames) {
-            t.buffer.frameCount = outFrames;
-            t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
-            if (!t.buffer.raw) break;
-            outFrames -= t.buffer.frameCount;
-            t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
+    uint32_t e0 = state->enabledTracks;
+    size_t bufSize = state->frameCount * sizeof(int16_t) * MAX_NUM_CHANNELS;
+    while (e0) {
+        // process by group of tracks with same output buffer to
+        // avoid multiple memset() on same buffer
+        uint32_t e1 = e0, e2 = e0;
+        int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e1);
+        track_t& t1 = state->tracks[i];
+        e2 &= ~(1<<i);
+        while (e2) {
+            i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e2);
+            e2 &= ~(1<<i);
+            track_t& t2 = state->tracks[i];
+            if UNLIKELY(t2.mainBuffer != t1.mainBuffer) {
+                e1 &= ~(1<<i);
+            }
+        }
+        e0 &= ~(e1);
+
+        memset(t1.mainBuffer, 0, bufSize);
+
+        while (e1) {
+            i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e1);
+            e1 &= ~(1<<i);
+            t1 = state->tracks[i];
+            size_t outFrames = state->frameCount;
+            while (outFrames) {
+                t1.buffer.frameCount = outFrames;
+                t1.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t1.buffer);
+                if (!t1.buffer.raw) break;
+                outFrames -= t1.buffer.frameCount;
+                t1.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t1.buffer);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
 // generic code without resampling
-void AudioMixer::process__genericNoResampling(state_t* state, void* output)
+void AudioMixer::process__genericNoResampling(state_t* state)
 {
     int32_t outTemp[BLOCKSIZE * MAX_NUM_CHANNELS] __attribute__((aligned(32)));
 
     // acquire each track's buffer
     uint32_t enabledTracks = state->enabledTracks;
-    uint32_t en = enabledTracks;
-    while (en) {
-        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
-        en &= ~(1<<i);
+    uint32_t e0 = enabledTracks;
+    while (e0) {
+        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e0);
+        e0 &= ~(1<<i);
         track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
         t.buffer.frameCount = state->frameCount;
         t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
@@ -666,110 +897,156 @@
             enabledTracks &= ~(1<<i);
     }
 
-    // this assumes output 16 bits stereo, no resampling
-    int32_t* out = static_cast<int32_t*>(output);
-    size_t numFrames = state->frameCount;
-    do {
-        memset(outTemp, 0, sizeof(outTemp));
-
-        en = enabledTracks;
-        while (en) {
-            const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
-            en &= ~(1<<i);
-            track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
-            size_t outFrames = BLOCKSIZE;
-           
-            while (outFrames) {
-                size_t inFrames = (t.frameCount > outFrames)?outFrames:t.frameCount;
-                if (inFrames) {
-                    (t.hook)(&t, outTemp + (BLOCKSIZE-outFrames)*MAX_NUM_CHANNELS, inFrames, state->resampleTemp);
-                    t.frameCount -= inFrames;
-                    outFrames -= inFrames;
-                }
-                if (t.frameCount == 0 && outFrames) {
-                    t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
-                    t.buffer.frameCount = numFrames - (BLOCKSIZE - outFrames);
-                    t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
-                    t.in = t.buffer.raw;
-                    if (t.in == NULL) {
-                        enabledTracks &= ~(1<<i);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    t.frameCount = t.buffer.frameCount;
-                 }
+    e0 = enabledTracks;
+    while (e0) {
+        // process by group of tracks with same output buffer to
+        // optimize cache use
+        uint32_t e1 = e0, e2 = e0;
+        int j = 31 - __builtin_clz(e1);
+        track_t& t1 = state->tracks[j];
+        e2 &= ~(1<<j);
+        while (e2) {
+            j = 31 - __builtin_clz(e2);
+            e2 &= ~(1<<j);
+            track_t& t2 = state->tracks[j];
+            if UNLIKELY(t2.mainBuffer != t1.mainBuffer) {
+                e1 &= ~(1<<j);
             }
         }
-
-        ditherAndClamp(out, outTemp, BLOCKSIZE);
-        out += BLOCKSIZE;
-        numFrames -= BLOCKSIZE;
-    } while (numFrames);
-
+        e0 &= ~(e1);
+        // this assumes output 16 bits stereo, no resampling
+        int32_t *out = t1.mainBuffer;
+        size_t numFrames = 0;
+        do {
+            memset(outTemp, 0, sizeof(outTemp));
+            e2 = e1;
+            while (e2) {
+                const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e2);
+                e2 &= ~(1<<i);
+                track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
+                size_t outFrames = BLOCKSIZE;
+                int32_t *aux = NULL;
+                if UNLIKELY((t.needs & NEEDS_AUX__MASK) == NEEDS_AUX_ENABLED) {
+                    aux = t.auxBuffer + numFrames;
+                }
+                while (outFrames) {
+                    size_t inFrames = (t.frameCount > outFrames)?outFrames:t.frameCount;
+                    if (inFrames) {
+                        (t.hook)(&t, outTemp + (BLOCKSIZE-outFrames)*MAX_NUM_CHANNELS, inFrames, state->resampleTemp, aux);
+                        t.frameCount -= inFrames;
+                        outFrames -= inFrames;
+                        if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+                            aux += inFrames;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (t.frameCount == 0 && outFrames) {
+                        t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
+                        t.buffer.frameCount = (state->frameCount - numFrames) - (BLOCKSIZE - outFrames);
+                        t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
+                        t.in = t.buffer.raw;
+                        if (t.in == NULL) {
+                            enabledTracks &= ~(1<<i);
+                            e1 &= ~(1<<i);
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        t.frameCount = t.buffer.frameCount;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            ditherAndClamp(out, outTemp, BLOCKSIZE);
+            out += BLOCKSIZE;
+            numFrames += BLOCKSIZE;
+        } while (numFrames < state->frameCount);
+    }
 
     // release each track's buffer
-    en = enabledTracks;
-    while (en) {
-        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
-        en &= ~(1<<i);
+    e0 = enabledTracks;
+    while (e0) {
+        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e0);
+        e0 &= ~(1<<i);
         track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
         t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
     }
 }
 
-// generic code with resampling
-void AudioMixer::process__genericResampling(state_t* state, void* output)
+
+  // generic code with resampling
+void AudioMixer::process__genericResampling(state_t* state)
 {
     int32_t* const outTemp = state->outputTemp;
     const size_t size = sizeof(int32_t) * MAX_NUM_CHANNELS * state->frameCount;
     memset(outTemp, 0, size);
 
-    int32_t* out = static_cast<int32_t*>(output);
     size_t numFrames = state->frameCount;
 
-    uint32_t en = state->enabledTracks;
-    while (en) {
-        const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
-        en &= ~(1<<i);
-        track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
-
-        // this is a little goofy, on the resampling case we don't
-        // acquire/release the buffers because it's done by
-        // the resampler.
-        if ((t.needs & NEEDS_RESAMPLE__MASK) == NEEDS_RESAMPLE_ENABLED) {
-            (t.hook)(&t, outTemp, numFrames, state->resampleTemp);
-        } else {
-
-            size_t outFrames = numFrames;
-           
-            while (outFrames) {
-                t.buffer.frameCount = outFrames;
-                t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
-                t.in = t.buffer.raw;
-                // t.in == NULL can happen if the track was flushed just after having
-                // been enabled for mixing.
-                if (t.in == NULL) break;
-
-                (t.hook)(&t, outTemp + (numFrames-outFrames)*MAX_NUM_CHANNELS, t.buffer.frameCount, state->resampleTemp);
-                outFrames -= t.buffer.frameCount;
-                t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
+    uint32_t e0 = state->enabledTracks;
+    while (e0) {
+        // process by group of tracks with same output buffer
+        // to optimize cache use
+        uint32_t e1 = e0, e2 = e0;
+        int j = 31 - __builtin_clz(e1);
+        track_t& t1 = state->tracks[j];
+        e2 &= ~(1<<j);
+        while (e2) {
+            j = 31 - __builtin_clz(e2);
+            e2 &= ~(1<<j);
+            track_t& t2 = state->tracks[j];
+            if UNLIKELY(t2.mainBuffer != t1.mainBuffer) {
+                e1 &= ~(1<<j);
             }
         }
-    }
+        e0 &= ~(e1);
+        int32_t *out = t1.mainBuffer;
+        while (e1) {
+            const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(e1);
+            e1 &= ~(1<<i);
+            track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
+            int32_t *aux = NULL;
+            if UNLIKELY((t.needs & NEEDS_AUX__MASK) == NEEDS_AUX_ENABLED) {
+                aux = t.auxBuffer;
+            }
 
-    ditherAndClamp(out, outTemp, numFrames);
+            // this is a little goofy, on the resampling case we don't
+            // acquire/release the buffers because it's done by
+            // the resampler.
+            if ((t.needs & NEEDS_RESAMPLE__MASK) == NEEDS_RESAMPLE_ENABLED) {
+                (t.hook)(&t, outTemp, numFrames, state->resampleTemp, aux);
+            } else {
+
+                size_t outFrames = 0;
+
+                while (outFrames < numFrames) {
+                    t.buffer.frameCount = numFrames - outFrames;
+                    t.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&t.buffer);
+                    t.in = t.buffer.raw;
+                    // t.in == NULL can happen if the track was flushed just after having
+                    // been enabled for mixing.
+                    if (t.in == NULL) break;
+
+                    if UNLIKELY(aux != NULL) {
+                        aux += outFrames;
+                    }
+                    (t.hook)(&t, outTemp + outFrames*MAX_NUM_CHANNELS, t.buffer.frameCount, state->resampleTemp, aux);
+                    outFrames += t.buffer.frameCount;
+                    t.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&t.buffer);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ditherAndClamp(out, outTemp, numFrames);
+    }
 }
 
 // one track, 16 bits stereo without resampling is the most common case
-void AudioMixer::process__OneTrack16BitsStereoNoResampling(state_t* state, void* output)
+void AudioMixer::process__OneTrack16BitsStereoNoResampling(state_t* state)
 {
     const int i = 31 - __builtin_clz(state->enabledTracks);
     const track_t& t = state->tracks[i];
 
     AudioBufferProvider::Buffer& b(t.buffer);
-   
-    int32_t* out = static_cast<int32_t*>(output);
+
+    int32_t* out = t.mainBuffer;
     size_t numFrames = state->frameCount;
-  
+
     const int16_t vl = t.volume[0];
     const int16_t vr = t.volume[1];
     const uint32_t vrl = t.volumeRL;
@@ -787,7 +1064,7 @@
             return;
         }
         size_t outFrames = b.frameCount;
-       
+
         if (UNLIKELY(uint32_t(vl) > UNITY_GAIN || uint32_t(vr) > UNITY_GAIN)) {
             // volume is boosted, so we might need to clamp even though
             // we process only one track.
@@ -816,7 +1093,9 @@
 }
 
 // 2 tracks is also a common case
-void AudioMixer::process__TwoTracks16BitsStereoNoResampling(state_t* state, void* output)
+// NEVER used in current implementation of process__validate()
+// only use if the 2 tracks have the same output buffer
+void AudioMixer::process__TwoTracks16BitsStereoNoResampling(state_t* state)
 {
     int i;
     uint32_t en = state->enabledTracks;
@@ -829,24 +1108,25 @@
     i = 31 - __builtin_clz(en);
     const track_t& t1 = state->tracks[i];
     AudioBufferProvider::Buffer& b1(t1.buffer);
-   
+
     int16_t const *in0;
     const int16_t vl0 = t0.volume[0];
     const int16_t vr0 = t0.volume[1];
     size_t frameCount0 = 0;
-  
+
     int16_t const *in1;
     const int16_t vl1 = t1.volume[0];
     const int16_t vr1 = t1.volume[1];
     size_t frameCount1 = 0;
-   
-    int32_t* out = static_cast<int32_t*>(output);
+
+    //FIXME: only works if two tracks use same buffer
+    int32_t* out = t0.mainBuffer;
     size_t numFrames = state->frameCount;
     int16_t const *buff = NULL;
 
-  
+
     while (numFrames) {
-   
+
         if (frameCount0 == 0) {
             b0.frameCount = numFrames;
             t0.bufferProvider->getNextBuffer(&b0);
@@ -875,13 +1155,13 @@
             }
             frameCount1 = b1.frameCount;
         }
-       
+
         size_t outFrames = frameCount0 < frameCount1?frameCount0:frameCount1;
 
         numFrames -= outFrames;
         frameCount0 -= outFrames;
         frameCount1 -= outFrames;
-       
+
         do {
             int32_t l0 = *in0++;
             int32_t r0 = *in0++;
@@ -896,17 +1176,17 @@
             r = clamp16(r);
             *out++ = (r<<16) | (l & 0xFFFF);
         } while (--outFrames);
-       
+
         if (frameCount0 == 0) {
             t0.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&b0);
         }
         if (frameCount1 == 0) {
             t1.bufferProvider->releaseBuffer(&b1);
         }
-    }   
-       
+    }
+
     if (buff != NULL) {
-        delete [] buff;       
+        delete [] buff;
     }
 }