Adding verbose output monitor that prints output RMS and warns if the overall...

Adding verbose output monitor that prints output RMS and warns if the overall output is zero. Activating NCTC reproduction module for default config

conf/VACore.ini

@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ Outputs = MyTalkthroughHeadphones
 NumChannels = 2
 IRFilterLengthSamples = 88200
 IRFilterDelaySamples = 0
+OutputMonitoring = true
 
 [Renderer:MyAirTrafficNoiseRenderer]
 Class = BinauralAirTrafficNoise

src/Rendering/Prototyping/GenericPath/VAPTGenericPathAudioRenderer.cpp

@@ -193,12 +193,15 @@ void CVAPTGenericPathAudioRenderer::Init( const CVAStruct& oArgs )
 
 	conf.OptInteger( "FilterDelaySamples", m_iFilterDelaySamples, 0 );
 
+
 	if( m_iIRFilterLengthSamples < 0 )
 		ITA_EXCEPT1( INVALID_PARAMETER, "IR filter size must be positive" );
 
 	if( m_iFilterDelaySamples >= m_iIRFilterLengthSamples )
 		ITA_EXCEPT1( INVALID_PARAMETER, "IR filter delay samples must be smaller than IR filter length" );
 
+	conf.OptBool( "OutputMonitoring", m_bOutputMonitoring, false );
+
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -803,7 +806,31 @@ void CVAPTGenericPathAudioRenderer::HandleProcessStream( ITADatasourceRealizatio
 		CVAPTGPListener* pActiveListener = m_mListeners.begin()->second;
 		for( int n=0; n< int( m_pOutput->GetNumberOfChannels() ); n++ )
 			for( int i=0; i<int( m_pOutput->GetBlocklength() ); i++ )
-				m_pOutput->GetWritePointer( n )[i] = (*pActiveListener->psfOutput)[n][i];
+				m_pOutput->GetWritePointer( n )[ i ] = ( *pActiveListener->psfOutput )[ n ][ i ];
+
+		bool bDataPresent = false;
+		std::vector< float > vfRMS( m_iNumChannels );
+		for( int n = 0; n< int( m_pOutput->GetNumberOfChannels() ); n++ )
+		{
+			vfRMS[ n ] = 0.0f;
+			for( int i = 0; i<int( m_pOutput->GetBlocklength() ); i++ )
+				vfRMS[ n ] += pow( std::abs( m_pOutput->GetWritePointer( n )[ i ] ), 2 );
+			vfRMS[ n ] = std::sqrtf( vfRMS[ n ] ) / m_pOutput->GetBlocklength();
+			if( vfRMS[ n ] != 0.0f )
+				bDataPresent = true;
+		}
+
+		if( m_bOutputMonitoring && int( pStreamInfo->nSamples / m_pOutput->GetBlocklength() ) % int( m_pOutput->GetSamplerate() / m_pOutput->GetBlocklength() * 2.0f ) == 0 )
+		{
+			if( bDataPresent )
+			{
+				VA_TRACE( GetObjectName(), "RMS at active listener: <Ch1," << vfRMS[ 0 ] << "> <Ch2," << vfRMS[ 1 ] << "> " );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				VA_WARN( GetObjectName(), "Not data on output channel for active listener present (empty filters?)" );
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{

src/Rendering/Prototyping/GenericPath/VAPTGenericPathAudioRenderer.h

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ private:
 	int m_iIRFilterLengthSamples; //!< Length of the HRIR filter DSP module
 	int m_iNumChannels;		      //!< Number of channels per sound path
 	int m_iFilterDelaySamples;    //!< Filter delay in samples
+	bool m_bOutputMonitoring;     //!< Shows output infos / warnings if the overall listener output is zero (no filter loaded)
 	ITADatasourceRealization* m_pOutput;
 
 	class CVAPTGPUpdateMessage : public CVAPoolObject

src/VACoreBuildConfig.h

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_TALKTHROUGH 1
 #define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_HEADPHONES 0
 #define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_AMBISONICS 0
-#define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_BINAURAL_NCTC 0
+#define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_BINAURAL_NCTC 1
 #define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_BINAURAL_MIXDOWN 0
 #define VACORE_REPRODUCTION_AMBISONICS_BINAURAL_MIXDOWN 0