--- a/src/audio/mint/SDL_mintaudio.c	Fri Apr 17 21:32:45 2015 +0200
+++ b/src/audio/mint/SDL_mintaudio.c	Fri Apr 17 21:41:11 2015 +0200
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@
 	SDL_CalculateAudioSpec(spec);
 	MINTAUDIO_audiosize = spec->size * MAX_DMA_BUF;
 
-	/* Allocate memory for audio buffers in DMA-able RAM */
+	/* Allocate audio buffer memory for application in FastRAM */
+	MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf = Atari_SysMalloc(MINTAUDIO_audiosize, MX_TTRAM);
+	if (MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf) {
+		SDL_memset(MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf, spec->silence, MINTAUDIO_audiosize);
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate audio buffers memory for hardware in DMA-able RAM */
 	MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[0] = Atari_SysMalloc(2 * MINTAUDIO_audiosize, MX_STRAM);
 	if (MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[0]==NULL) {
 		SDL_SetError("SDL_MintAudio_OpenAudio: Not enough memory for audio buffer");
@@ -104,6 +110,10 @@
 {
 	SDL_AudioDevice *this = SDL_MintAudio_device;
 
+	if (MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf) {
+		Mfree(MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf);
+		MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf = NULL;
+	}
 	if (MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[0]) {
 		Mfree(MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[0]);
 		MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[0] = MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[1] = NULL;
@@ -156,33 +166,40 @@
 	Uint8 *buffer;
 	int i;
 
- 	buffer = MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[SDL_MintAudio_numbuf];
+ 	buffer = (MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf ?
+		MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf :
+		MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[SDL_MintAudio_numbuf]);
 	SDL_memset(buffer, this->spec.silence, this->spec.size * SDL_MintAudio_max_buf);
 
-	if (this->paused)
-		return;
+	if (!this->paused) {
+		for (i=0; i<SDL_MintAudio_max_buf; i++) {
+			if (this->convert.needed) {
+				int silence;
 
-	for (i=0; i<SDL_MintAudio_max_buf; i++) {
-		if (this->convert.needed) {
-			int silence;
+				if ( this->convert.src_format == AUDIO_U8 ) {
+					silence = 0x80;
+				} else {
+					silence = 0;
+				}
+				SDL_memset(this->convert.buf, silence, this->convert.len);
+				this->spec.callback(this->spec.userdata,
+					(Uint8 *)this->convert.buf,this->convert.len);
+				SDL_ConvertAudio(&this->convert);
+				SDL_memcpy(buffer, this->convert.buf, this->convert.len_cvt);
 
-			if ( this->convert.src_format == AUDIO_U8 ) {
-				silence = 0x80;
+				buffer += this->convert.len_cvt;
 			} else {
-				silence = 0;
+				this->spec.callback(this->spec.userdata, buffer,
+					this->spec.size);
+
+				buffer += this->spec.size;
 			}
-			SDL_memset(this->convert.buf, silence, this->convert.len);
-			this->spec.callback(this->spec.userdata,
-				(Uint8 *)this->convert.buf,this->convert.len);
-			SDL_ConvertAudio(&this->convert);
-			SDL_memcpy(buffer, this->convert.buf, this->convert.len_cvt);
+		}
+	}
 
-			buffer += this->convert.len_cvt;
-		} else {
-			this->spec.callback(this->spec.userdata, buffer, this->spec.size);
-
-			buffer += this->spec.size;
-		}
+	if (MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf) {
+		SDL_memcpy(MINTAUDIO_audiobuf[SDL_MintAudio_numbuf], MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf,
+			this->spec.size * SDL_MintAudio_max_buf);
 	}
 }
 

--- a/src/audio/mint/SDL_mintaudio.h	Fri Apr 17 21:32:45 2015 +0200
+++ b/src/audio/mint/SDL_mintaudio.h	Fri Apr 17 21:41:11 2015 +0200
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 	int	numfreq;	/* Number of selected frequency */
 
 	Uint8	*audiobuf[2];	/* DMA buffers */
+	Uint8	*fastrambuf;	/* Intermediate buffer to be filled by application */
 	int	audiosize;	/* and their size, variable depending on latency */
 
 	void (*swapbuf)(Uint8 *nextbuf, int nextsize);	/* Routine to swap DMA buffers */
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 #define MINTAUDIO_numfreq	(this->hidden->numfreq)
 #define MINTAUDIO_swapbuf	(this->hidden->swapbuf)
 #define MINTAUDIO_audiobuf	(this->hidden->audiobuf)
+#define MINTAUDIO_fastrambuf	(this->hidden->fastrambuf)
 #define MINTAUDIO_audiosize	(this->hidden->audiosize)
 
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