feat(voice): add iOS VAD runtime support

crates/chanora_audio/src/android_voice_unit.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use audiopus::coder::Encoder as OpusEncoder;
-use audiopus::{Application as OpusApp, Channels as OpusChannels, SampleRate as OpusSampleRate};
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
 use crate::mobile_voice_backend::{
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ use crate::mobile_voice_backend::{
     BackendEventTx, EffectEngagement, EffectEngine, InputPresetChoice, MobileVoiceAudioBackend,
     SharingModeChoice,
 };
-use chanora_protocol::{AudioData, CodecType, OutAudio, OutPacket};
+use chanora_protocol::OutPacket;
 use tsclientlib::audio::AudioHandler;
 
 use crate::{engine::SessionAudioId, AudioError};
@@ -71,19 +70,11 @@ use oboe::{
 // `mobile_voice_backend` so the trait can expose `take_event_rx`
 // (SDD-111 item 1) cross-platform.
 
-/// 20 ms at 48 kHz mono — one Opus frame's worth of samples.
-/// Matches the iOS and desktop constants; duplicated here so this
-/// module is fully self-contained and cfg-gate-clean.
-const FRAME_SAMPLES: usize = 960;
-
-/// Maximum size of an encoded Opus frame in bytes (RFC 6716 §3.2.1).
-const MAX_OPUS_FRAME: usize = 1275;
-
 // --- Capture state for Oboe input callback (SDD-111 / SDD-120) ----
 //
 // Mirrors the iOS `IosCaptureState` and the cpal-side `CaptureState`.
 // Oboe delivers 48 kHz mono i16 PCM; we apply mic gain, accumulate to
-// FRAME_SAMPLES, encode to Opus 32 kbps (complexity 10, inband FEC, 5 % PLC),
+// FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES, encode to Opus 32 kbps (complexity 10, inband FEC, 5 % PLC),
 // and try-send the resulting packet on `voice_out_tx`.
 
 struct AndroidCaptureState {
@@ -91,7 +82,7 @@ struct AndroidCaptureState {
     /// Accumulator for 48 kHz mono PCM. 2x capacity to absorb
     /// cpal-style buffer-size jitter without reallocating.
     pcm_accum: Vec<i16>,
-    opus_out: [u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+    opus_out: [u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
     voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
     transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
@@ -105,33 +96,11 @@ impl AndroidCaptureState {
         frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
         mic_gain: f32,
     ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
-        let mut encoder =
-            OpusEncoder::new(OpusSampleRate::Hz48000, OpusChannels::Mono, OpusApp::Voip)
-                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Opus(format!("encoder new (android): {e}")))?;
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_bitrate(audiopus::Bitrate::BitsPerSecond(32_000)) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(android): set_bitrate(32000) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_complexity(10) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(android): set_complexity(10) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_inband_fec(true) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(android): set_inband_fec(true) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_packet_loss_perc(5) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(android): set_packet_loss_perc(5) failed");
-        }
-        info!(
-            target: "chanora_audio",
-            bitrate_bps = 32_000,
-            complexity = 10,
-            inband_fec = true,
-            packet_loss_perc = 5,
-            "android Oboe opus encoder tuned for VoIP"
-        );
+        let encoder = crate::opus_voice::new_voip_encoder("android")?;
         Ok(Self {
             encoder,
-            pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(FRAME_SAMPLES * 2),
-            opus_out: [0u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+            pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES * 2),
+            opus_out: [0u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
             voice_out_tx,
             transmit_active,
             frames_sent,
@@ -139,7 +108,7 @@ impl AndroidCaptureState {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Consume i16 mono frames from Oboe, accumulate to FRAME_SAMPLES,
+    /// Consume i16 mono frames from Oboe, accumulate to FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES,
     /// encode + send when PTT is held. Oboe delivers at the device's
     /// native sample rate (always 48 kHz for modern Android per SRS-210),
     /// so no resampling is needed.
@@ -159,28 +128,30 @@ impl AndroidCaptureState {
             }));
         }
         // Drain complete 20 ms frames.
-        while self.pcm_accum.len() >= FRAME_SAMPLES {
-            let mut frame = [0i16; FRAME_SAMPLES];
-            frame.copy_from_slice(&self.pcm_accum[..FRAME_SAMPLES]);
-            self.pcm_accum.drain(..FRAME_SAMPLES);
+        while self.pcm_accum.len() >= crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES {
+            let mut frame = [0i16; crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES];
+            frame.copy_from_slice(&self.pcm_accum[..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES]);
+            self.pcm_accum.drain(..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES);
             match self.encoder.encode(&frame, &mut self.opus_out[..]) {
                 Ok(len) => {
-                    let packet = OutAudio::new(&AudioData::C2S {
-                        id: 0,
-                        codec: CodecType::OpusVoice,
-                        data: &self.opus_out[..len],
-                    });
-                    match self.voice_out_tx.try_send(packet) {
-                        Ok(()) => {
-                            self.frames_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
-                            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", "android Oboe: voice_out queue full; dropping frame");
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
-                            debug!(target: "chanora_audio", "android Oboe: voice_out closed; capture pipeline stopping");
-                        }
-                    }
+                    crate::opus_voice::send_voip_frame(
+                        &self.voice_out_tx,
+                        &self.frames_sent,
+                        &self.opus_out,
+                        len,
+                        || {
+                            warn!(
+                                target: "chanora_audio",
+                                "android Oboe: voice_out queue full; dropping frame"
+                            );
+                        },
+                        || {
+                            debug!(
+                                target: "chanora_audio",
+                                "android Oboe: voice_out closed; capture pipeline stopping"
+                            );
+                        },
+                    );
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "android Oboe opus encode failed");
@@ -266,22 +237,12 @@ impl AudioOutputCallback for OutputCallback {
             }
             let gain = f32::from_bits(self.output_gain.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
             let muted = self.output_muted.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-            let mut peak: i16 = 0;
-            for (i, dst) in frames.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-                if muted {
-                    *dst = 0;
-                    continue;
-                }
-                let l = scratch[i * 2];
-                let r = scratch[i * 2 + 1];
-                let mono = (l + r) * 0.5 * gain;
-                let clamped = mono.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
-                let sample = (clamped * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
-                *dst = sample;
-                if sample.unsigned_abs() > peak.unsigned_abs() {
-                    peak = sample;
-                }
-            }
+            let _ = crate::voice_render::downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(
+                &scratch[..needed],
+                frames,
+                gain,
+                muted,
+            );
         }));
         DataCallbackResult::Continue
     }

crates/chanora_audio/src/audio_processing.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+//! P1 audio-processing configuration and statistics.
+//!
+//! iOS P1 ships the platform VoiceProcessingIO path by default. Rust
+//! software AEC/NS/AGC backends are represented in the schema so the
+//! bridge can reject unsafe combinations instead of silently enabling
+//! double processing.
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, AtomicU64, Ordering};
+
+use crate::AudioError;
+
+/// Physical/logical audio route class used for route-aware policy.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AudioRoute {
+    /// Built-in speakerphone path.
+    Speaker,
+    /// Built-in receiver/earpiece path.
+    Earpiece,
+    /// Wired headset or USB headset.
+    WiredHeadset,
+    /// Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile duplex route.
+    BluetoothHfp,
+    /// Bluetooth A2DP output-only route.
+    BluetoothA2dp,
+    /// Route could not be classified yet.
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+impl AudioRoute {
+    /// Stable bridge/debug string.
+    pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Speaker => "speaker",
+            Self::Earpiece => "earpiece",
+            Self::WiredHeadset => "wired_headset",
+            Self::BluetoothHfp => "bluetooth_hfp",
+            Self::BluetoothA2dp => "bluetooth_a2dp",
+            Self::Unknown => "unknown",
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse from the Swift-side route class string (case-insensitive).
+    /// Unrecognised strings map to `Unknown`.
+    pub fn from_route_class(s: &str) -> Self {
+        match s {
+            "Speaker" | "speaker" => Self::Speaker,
+            "Earpiece" | "earpiece" => Self::Earpiece,
+            "WiredHeadset" | "wired_headset" => Self::WiredHeadset,
+            "BluetoothHfp" | "bluetooth_hfp" => Self::BluetoothHfp,
+            "BluetoothA2dp" | "bluetooth_a2dp" => Self::BluetoothA2dp,
+            _ => Self::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// iOS voice-processing mode.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum IosVoiceProcessingMode {
+    /// Shipping default: Apple VoiceProcessingIO owns AEC/NS/AGC.
+    PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+    /// Experimental Sonora capture-processing path.
+    SonoraExperimental,
+}
+
+/// Processing backend selected by policy/config.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AudioBackend {
+    /// Platform voice processing, VPIO on iOS.
+    PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+    /// Rust-native Sonora backend.
+    Sonora,
+    /// Future WebRTC APM backend.
+    WebrtcApm,
+    /// No processing.
+    Noop,
+}
+
+impl AudioBackend {
+    /// Stable bridge/debug string.
+    pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::PlatformVoiceProcessing => "platform_voice_processing",
+            Self::Sonora => "sonora",
+            Self::WebrtcApm => "webrtc_apm",
+            Self::Noop => "noop",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// VAD backend selected by policy/config.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum VadBackend {
+    /// Silero ONNX VAD. P1 schema default when model/runtime exist.
+    SileroOnnx,
+    /// TEN VAD backend. Native TEN runtime is optional; unavailable
+    /// builds fall back to the realtime-safe WebRTC detector.
+    TenVad,
+    /// WebRTC-style fallback VAD.
+    WebrtcVad,
+    /// Debug-only energy VAD.
+    EnergyDebug,
+    /// VAD disabled.
+    Disabled,
+}
+
+impl VadBackend {
+    /// Stable bridge/debug string.
+    pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::SileroOnnx => "silero_vad_onnx",
+            Self::TenVad => "ten_vad",
+            Self::WebrtcVad => "webrtc_vad",
+            Self::EnergyDebug => "energy_debug",
+            Self::Disabled => "disabled",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Effect owner for AEC/NS/AGC policy fields.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum EffectOwner {
+    /// Owned by platform voice processing.
+    Platform,
+    /// Owned by Sonora.
+    Sonora,
+    /// Owned by WebRTC APM.
+    WebrtcApm,
+    /// Conservative route-managed setting.
+    Conservative,
+    /// Disabled.
+    Off,
+}
+
+/// Voice-processing configuration owned by the Rust audio engine.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AudioProcessingConfig {
+    /// Current route class.
+    pub route: AudioRoute,
+    /// iOS processing mode.
+    pub ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode,
+    /// Processing backend.
+    pub processing_backend: AudioBackend,
+    /// VAD backend.
+    pub vad_backend: VadBackend,
+    /// AEC owner.
+    pub aec: EffectOwner,
+    /// Noise suppression owner.
+    pub ns: EffectOwner,
+    /// AGC owner.
+    pub agc: EffectOwner,
+    /// High-pass filter enabled.
+    pub hpf_enabled: bool,
+    /// Limiter enabled.
+    pub limiter_enabled: bool,
+    /// Hangover after speech closes.
+    pub vad_hangover_ms: u32,
+    /// Pre-roll before open.
+    pub vad_pre_roll_ms: u32,
+    /// Minimum transmit duration after open.
+    pub vad_min_tx_ms: u32,
+    /// Debug WAV dumps enabled.
+    pub debug_wav_dump_enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for AudioProcessingConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            route: AudioRoute::Speaker,
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            aec: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            // iOS VPIO owns NS/AGC on the default shipping path. Rust/Sonora
+            // effects are opt-in through the experimental raw route only.
+            ns: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            hpf_enabled: true,
+            limiter_enabled: true,
+            vad_hangover_ms: crate::voice_activity::VAD_HANGOVER_MS,
+            vad_pre_roll_ms: 160,
+            vad_min_tx_ms: crate::voice_activity::VAD_MIN_TX_MS,
+            debug_wav_dump_enabled: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AudioProcessingConfig {
+    /// Validate P1 iOS invariants before applying a config.
+    pub fn validate_for_ios(&self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+        if self.route == AudioRoute::BluetoothA2dp {
+            return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(
+                "bluetooth_a2dp is output-only and cannot transmit duplex voice".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+        if self.ios_mode == IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing
+            && (self.processing_backend == AudioBackend::Sonora
+                || self.aec == EffectOwner::Sonora
+                || self.ns == EffectOwner::Sonora
+                || self.agc == EffectOwner::Sonora)
+        {
+            return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(
+                "Sonora cannot be enabled with iOS VoiceProcessingIO".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+        if self.ios_mode == IosVoiceProcessingMode::SonoraExperimental {
+            if self.processing_backend != AudioBackend::Sonora {
+                return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(
+                    "ios Sonora experimental mode requires the Sonora processing backend"
+                        .to_string(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Demote a failed VAD backend to the WebRTC fallback.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` when the config changed.
+    pub fn disable_failed_vad_backend(&mut self, failed_backend: VadBackend) -> bool {
+        if self.vad_backend == failed_backend && failed_backend != VadBackend::WebrtcVad {
+            self.vad_backend = VadBackend::WebrtcVad;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_config_is_valid_for_ios_vpio() {
+        let config = AudioProcessingConfig::default();
+
+        assert!(config.validate_for_ios().is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(
+            config.processing_backend,
+            AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing
+        );
+        assert_eq!(config.aec, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        assert_eq!(config.ns, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        assert_eq!(config.agc, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        assert_eq!(config.vad_backend, VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn platform_voice_processing_rejects_sonora_effects() {
+        let config = AudioProcessingConfig {
+            ns: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(config.validate_for_ios().is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ten_vad_has_stable_debug_string() {
+        assert_eq!(VadBackend::TenVad.as_str(), "ten_vad");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sonora_experimental_allows_full_sonora_chain() {
+        let config = AudioProcessingConfig {
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::SonoraExperimental,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::Sonora,
+            aec: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            ns: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(config.validate_for_ios().is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sonora_experimental_rejects_non_sonora_backend() {
+        let config = AudioProcessingConfig {
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::SonoraExperimental,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            aec: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            ns: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Sonora,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(config.validate_for_ios().is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disable_failed_vad_backend_demotes_to_webrtc() {
+        let mut config = AudioProcessingConfig {
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        assert!(config.disable_failed_vad_backend(VadBackend::SileroOnnx));
+        assert_eq!(config.vad_backend, VadBackend::WebrtcVad);
+        assert!(!config.disable_failed_vad_backend(VadBackend::SileroOnnx));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Runtime audio processing stats exposed to bridge/UI diagnostics.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AudioProcessingStats {
+    /// Input dBFS before processing.
+    pub input_dbfs: f32,
+    /// Render dBFS before playout.
+    pub render_dbfs: f32,
+    /// Processed capture dBFS.
+    pub processed_dbfs: f32,
+    /// Latest VAD probability or fallback confidence.
+    pub vad_probability: f32,
+    /// VAD active state.
+    pub vad_active: bool,
+    /// Current resolved transmit state.
+    pub transmitting: bool,
+    /// VAD backend.
+    pub vad_backend: VadBackend,
+    /// Whether fallback VAD is active.
+    pub vad_fallback_active: bool,
+    /// Processing backend.
+    pub processing_backend: AudioBackend,
+    /// iOS mode.
+    pub ios_voice_processing_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode,
+    /// Route class.
+    pub audio_route: AudioRoute,
+    /// Actual sample rate.
+    pub actual_sample_rate_hz: u32,
+    /// Actual IO buffer frame count.
+    pub actual_io_buffer_frames: u32,
+    /// Input overrun count.
+    pub input_overruns: u64,
+    /// Output underrun count.
+    pub output_underruns: u64,
+    /// Callback xrun count.
+    pub callback_xruns: u64,
+    /// Clipped sample count.
+    pub clipped_samples: u64,
+    /// Sonora enabled.
+    pub sonora_enabled: bool,
+    /// Platform voice processing enabled.
+    pub platform_voice_processing_enabled: bool,
+}
+
+/// Lock-free stats storage shared with callbacks.
+pub struct SharedAudioProcessingStats {
+    input_dbfs: AtomicU32,
+    render_dbfs: AtomicU32,
+    processed_dbfs: AtomicU32,
+    vad_probability: AtomicU32,
+    vad_active: AtomicBool,
+    transmitting: AtomicBool,
+    vad_fallback_active: AtomicBool,
+    input_overruns: AtomicU64,
+    output_underruns: AtomicU64,
+    callback_xruns: AtomicU64,
+    clipped_samples: AtomicU64,
+    actual_sample_rate_hz: AtomicU32,
+    actual_io_buffer_frames: AtomicU32,
+}
+
+impl Default for SharedAudioProcessingStats {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            input_dbfs: AtomicU32::new((-120.0_f32).to_bits()),
+            render_dbfs: AtomicU32::new((-120.0_f32).to_bits()),
+            processed_dbfs: AtomicU32::new((-120.0_f32).to_bits()),
+            vad_probability: AtomicU32::new(0.0_f32.to_bits()),
+            vad_active: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            transmitting: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            vad_fallback_active: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            input_overruns: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            output_underruns: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            callback_xruns: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            clipped_samples: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            actual_sample_rate_hz: AtomicU32::new(crate::frame::SAMPLE_RATE_HZ),
+            actual_io_buffer_frames: AtomicU32::new(crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES as u32),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SharedAudioProcessingStats {
+    /// Store capture levels and VAD state.
+    pub fn update_capture(
+        &self,
+        input_dbfs: f32,
+        processed_dbfs: f32,
+        probability: f32,
+        vad_active: bool,
+        transmitting: bool,
+    ) {
+        self.input_dbfs
+            .store(input_dbfs.to_bits(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.processed_dbfs
+            .store(processed_dbfs.to_bits(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.vad_probability
+            .store(probability.clamp(0.0, 1.0).to_bits(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.vad_active.store(vad_active, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.transmitting.store(transmitting, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Store render level and callback buffer size.
+    pub fn update_render(&self, dbfs: f32, io_buffer_frames: u32) {
+        self.render_dbfs.store(dbfs.to_bits(), Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.actual_io_buffer_frames
+            .store(io_buffer_frames, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Increment output underrun count.
+    pub fn increment_output_underrun(&self) {
+        self.output_underruns.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Increment callback xrun count.
+    pub fn increment_callback_xrun(&self) {
+        self.callback_xruns.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Add clipped samples.
+    pub fn add_clipped_samples(&self, count: u64) {
+        self.clipped_samples.fetch_add(count, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Store whether the selected VAD backend is currently using a fallback.
+    pub fn set_vad_fallback_active(&self, active: bool) {
+        self.vad_fallback_active.store(active, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Build an owned stats snapshot with config-derived labels.
+    pub fn snapshot(&self, config: &AudioProcessingConfig) -> AudioProcessingStats {
+        AudioProcessingStats {
+            input_dbfs: f32::from_bits(self.input_dbfs.load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+            render_dbfs: f32::from_bits(self.render_dbfs.load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+            processed_dbfs: f32::from_bits(self.processed_dbfs.load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+            vad_probability: f32::from_bits(self.vad_probability.load(Ordering::Relaxed)),
+            vad_active: self.vad_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            transmitting: self.transmitting.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            vad_backend: config.vad_backend,
+            vad_fallback_active: self.vad_fallback_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            processing_backend: config.processing_backend,
+            ios_voice_processing_mode: config.ios_mode,
+            audio_route: config.route,
+            actual_sample_rate_hz: self.actual_sample_rate_hz.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            actual_io_buffer_frames: self.actual_io_buffer_frames.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            input_overruns: self.input_overruns.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            output_underruns: self.output_underruns.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            callback_xruns: self.callback_xruns.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            clipped_samples: self.clipped_samples.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            sonora_enabled: config.processing_backend == AudioBackend::Sonora,
+            platform_voice_processing_enabled: config.processing_backend
+                == AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/debug_wav.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+//! Async WAV debug dump writer for P1 diagnostics.
+//!
+//! Captures three streams for offline analysis:
+//!   * `raw_mic`          — before AudioProcessor (INV_007: never from callback)
+//!   * `render_reference` — remote mixer output before playout
+//!   * `processed_mic`    — after AudioProcessor
+//!
+//! ## Design
+//!
+//! The realtime callback MUST NOT write to disk (INV_007). Instead it
+//! pushes 10 ms f32 frames onto a bounded `std::sync::mpsc` channel.
+//! A background `tokio::task` drains the channel and writes WAV data.
+//!
+//! The channel is bounded (capacity = 500 frames ≈ 5 s of audio per
+//! stream). If the writer falls behind, frames are dropped rather than
+//! blocking the callback thread.
+//!
+//! WAV files are written to the OS temp directory with a filename that
+//! encodes the stream name, route, backend, and a timestamp so
+//! multiple sessions don't overwrite each other.
+//!
+//! ## Usage
+//!
+//! ```ignore
+//! let writer = WavDebugRecorder::start(route, backend);
+//! // In realtime callback (non-blocking):
+//! writer.push_raw_mic(&frame);
+//! writer.push_render_reference(&frame);
+//! writer.push_processed_mic(&frame);
+//! // On session end:
+//! writer.stop(); // flushes and closes files
+//! ```
+
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+use crate::audio_processing::{AudioBackend, AudioRoute};
+use crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES;
+
+/// Maximum number of 10 ms frames buffered per stream before drops.
+const CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 500;
+
+/// Sample rate for WAV output (matches the capture pipeline).
+const WAV_SAMPLE_RATE: u32 = 48_000;
+
+/// Identifies which debug stream a frame belongs to.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+enum StreamId {
+    RawMic,
+    RenderReference,
+    ProcessedMic,
+}
+
+/// A single 10 ms frame tagged with its stream.
+struct DebugFrame {
+    stream: StreamId,
+    samples: Box<[f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]>,
+}
+
+/// Handle for pushing frames from the realtime callback.
+///
+/// All push methods are non-blocking: if the channel is full the
+/// frame is silently dropped and a counter is incremented.
+pub struct WavDebugRecorder {
+    tx: mpsc::SyncSender<DebugFrame>,
+    /// Frames dropped due to full channel (diagnostic only).
+    drops: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64,
+    /// Whether the recorder is active (set to false on stop).
+    active: std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool,
+}
+
+impl WavDebugRecorder {
+    /// Start the async WAV writer task. Returns a handle for pushing
+    /// frames from the realtime callback.
+    ///
+    /// `route` and `backend` are embedded in the output filenames.
+    pub fn start(route: AudioRoute, backend: AudioBackend) -> std::sync::Arc<Self> {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::sync_channel::<DebugFrame>(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
+        let recorder = std::sync::Arc::new(Self {
+            tx,
+            drops: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0),
+            active: std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(true),
+        });
+
+        let ts = SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+        let route_str = route.as_str().to_string();
+        let backend_str = backend.as_str().to_string();
+
+        // Spawn a blocking task so the WAV writer doesn't compete
+        // with the tokio async executor for CPU time.
+        std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("chanora-wav-writer".to_string())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                wav_writer_task(rx, &route_str, &backend_str, ts);
+            })
+            .ok();
+
+        recorder
+    }
+
+    /// Push a raw mic frame (before AudioProcessor). Non-blocking.
+    pub fn push_raw_mic(&self, samples: &[f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]) {
+        self.push(StreamId::RawMic, samples);
+    }
+
+    /// Push a render-reference frame (remote mixer output before playout).
+    /// Non-blocking.
+    pub fn push_render_reference(&self, samples: &[f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]) {
+        self.push(StreamId::RenderReference, samples);
+    }
+
+    /// Push a processed mic frame (after AudioProcessor). Non-blocking.
+    pub fn push_processed_mic(&self, samples: &[f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]) {
+        self.push(StreamId::ProcessedMic, samples);
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the recorder. Drops the sender so the writer task drains
+    /// and closes the WAV files.
+    pub fn stop(&self) {
+        self.active
+            .store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        // The sender is not dropped here because `self` is behind Arc.
+        // The writer task will exit when all senders are dropped (i.e.
+        // when the Arc is dropped). This is intentional: the task
+        // drains any remaining frames before closing files.
+    }
+
+    /// Number of frames dropped due to a full channel.
+    pub fn drop_count(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.drops.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    fn push(&self, stream: StreamId, samples: &[f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]) {
+        if !self.active.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let mut boxed = Box::new([0.0_f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]);
+        boxed.copy_from_slice(samples);
+        let frame = DebugFrame {
+            stream,
+            samples: boxed,
+        };
+        if self.tx.try_send(frame).is_err() {
+            self.drops
+                .fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------- WAV writer task ----------
+
+struct WavFile {
+    path: PathBuf,
+    file: std::fs::File,
+    samples_written: u32,
+}
+
+impl WavFile {
+    fn create(dir: &std::path::Path, name: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let path = dir.join(name);
+        match std::fs::File::create(&path) {
+            Ok(mut file) => {
+                // Write a placeholder WAV header; we'll patch it on close.
+                if write_wav_header(&mut file, 0).is_ok() {
+                    Some(Self {
+                        path,
+                        file,
+                        samples_written: 0,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, path = %path.display(), "wav debug: failed to create file");
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write_samples(&mut self, samples: &[f32]) {
+        for &s in samples {
+            let i16_val = (s.clamp(-1.0, 1.0) * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
+            let _ = self.file.write_all(&i16_val.to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        self.samples_written += samples.len() as u32;
+    }
+
+    fn finalize(mut self) {
+        // Seek back to the start and rewrite the header with the
+        // correct data size.
+        use std::io::Seek;
+        if self.file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(0)).is_ok() {
+            let _ = write_wav_header(&mut self.file, self.samples_written);
+        }
+        info!(
+            target: "chanora_audio",
+            path = %self.path.display(),
+            samples = self.samples_written,
+            "wav debug: file closed"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_wav_header(file: &mut std::fs::File, num_samples: u32) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    // PCM WAV header: 44 bytes.
+    // Channels: 1 (mono), sample rate: 48000, bit depth: 16.
+    let channels: u16 = 1;
+    let sample_rate: u32 = WAV_SAMPLE_RATE;
+    let bits_per_sample: u16 = 16;
+    let byte_rate = sample_rate * channels as u32 * bits_per_sample as u32 / 8;
+    let block_align = channels * bits_per_sample / 8;
+    let data_size = num_samples * channels as u32 * bits_per_sample as u32 / 8;
+    let chunk_size = 36 + data_size;
+
+    file.write_all(b"RIFF")?;
+    file.write_all(&chunk_size.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(b"WAVE")?;
+    file.write_all(b"fmt ")?;
+    file.write_all(&16u32.to_le_bytes())?; // subchunk1 size
+    file.write_all(&1u16.to_le_bytes())?; // PCM format
+    file.write_all(&channels.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(&sample_rate.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(&byte_rate.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(&block_align.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(&bits_per_sample.to_le_bytes())?;
+    file.write_all(b"data")?;
+    file.write_all(&data_size.to_le_bytes())?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn wav_writer_task(rx: mpsc::Receiver<DebugFrame>, route: &str, backend: &str, ts: u64) {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+    let prefix = format!("chanora_debug_{route}_{backend}_{ts}");
+
+    let mut raw_mic = WavFile::create(&dir, &format!("{prefix}_raw_mic.wav"));
+    let mut render_ref = WavFile::create(&dir, &format!("{prefix}_render_reference.wav"));
+    let mut processed = WavFile::create(&dir, &format!("{prefix}_processed_mic.wav"));
+
+    info!(
+        target: "chanora_audio",
+        dir = %dir.display(),
+        prefix = %prefix,
+        "wav debug: writer started"
+    );
+
+    for frame in rx {
+        match frame.stream {
+            StreamId::RawMic => {
+                if let Some(f) = raw_mic.as_mut() {
+                    f.write_samples(&*frame.samples);
+                }
+            }
+            StreamId::RenderReference => {
+                if let Some(f) = render_ref.as_mut() {
+                    f.write_samples(&*frame.samples);
+                }
+            }
+            StreamId::ProcessedMic => {
+                if let Some(f) = processed.as_mut() {
+                    f.write_samples(&*frame.samples);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Channel closed — finalize all files.
+    if let Some(f) = raw_mic {
+        f.finalize();
+    }
+    if let Some(f) = render_ref {
+        f.finalize();
+    }
+    if let Some(f) = processed {
+        f.finalize();
+    }
+
+    info!(target: "chanora_audio", "wav debug: writer task exited");
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recorder_starts_and_stops_without_panic() {
+        let rec =
+            WavDebugRecorder::start(AudioRoute::Speaker, AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing);
+        let frame = [0.1_f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        rec.push_raw_mic(&frame);
+        rec.push_render_reference(&frame);
+        rec.push_processed_mic(&frame);
+        rec.stop();
+        // Drop the Arc to let the writer task drain.
+        drop(rec);
+        // Give the writer thread a moment to finish.
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drop_count_increments_when_channel_full() {
+        // Use a tiny channel by creating a recorder and flooding it.
+        // We can't easily test the bounded channel directly, but we
+        // can verify the drop counter starts at zero.
+        let rec = WavDebugRecorder::start(AudioRoute::Speaker, AudioBackend::Noop);
+        assert_eq!(rec.drop_count(), 0);
+        rec.stop();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wav_header_is_44_bytes() {
+        // Write to a temp file to test the header.
+        let tmp = std::env::temp_dir().join("chanora_test_wav_header.wav");
+        let mut f = std::fs::File::create(&tmp).unwrap();
+        write_wav_header(&mut f, 960).unwrap();
+        drop(f);
+        let data = std::fs::read(&tmp).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 44, "WAV header must be 44 bytes");
+        assert_eq!(&data[0..4], b"RIFF");
+        assert_eq!(&data[8..12], b"WAVE");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp);
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/engine.rs

@@ -33,44 +33,21 @@ use tracing::{debug, info};
 ))]
 use tracing::{error, warn};
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "android"))]
 use tracing::warn;
 
+use tsclientlib::audio::AudioHandler;
+
+use chanora_protocol::{InboundVoice, OutPacket};
+
+use crate::AudioError;
+
 #[cfg(all(
     not(target_os = "ios"),
     not(target_os = "macos"),
     not(target_os = "android")
 ))]
 use audiopus::coder::Encoder as OpusEncoder;
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(target_os = "ios"),
-    not(target_os = "macos"),
-    not(target_os = "android")
-))]
-use audiopus::{
-    Application as OpusApp, Bitrate as OpusBitrate, Channels as OpusChannels,
-    SampleRate as OpusSampleRate,
-};
-
-use tsclientlib::audio::AudioHandler;
-
-// `AudioData`, `CodecType`, `OutAudio` are referenced only by the
-// cpal capture pipeline's Opus encode path (`CaptureState::encode_and_send`).
-// `InboundVoice` + `OutPacket` are used by every platform — the
-// inbound forwarder task pumps `InboundVoice` into AudioHandler on
-// iOS too, and `OutPacket` flows out of the capture pipeline once
-// commit 3 lands. Cfg-gate the cpal-only ones to keep iOS warnings
-// clean.
-#[cfg(all(
-    not(target_os = "ios"),
-    not(target_os = "macos"),
-    not(target_os = "android")
-))]
-use chanora_protocol::{AudioData, CodecType, OutAudio};
-use chanora_protocol::{InboundVoice, OutPacket};
-
-use crate::AudioError;
-
 /// Stable Chanora-side identifier for AudioHandler bookkeeping.
 /// We only ever have one connection at a time (DEC-006), so this is
 /// trivially unique.
@@ -89,11 +66,8 @@ pub struct SessionAudioId(pub u64);
 const SAMPLE_RATE: u32 = 48_000;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 const FRAME_SAMPLES: usize = 48_000 / 50; // 960
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-const MAX_OPUS_FRAME: usize = 1275;
-
 /// Engine configuration.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AudioEngineConfig {
     /// Input gain applied before encoding (1.0 = pass-through).
     pub mic_gain: f32,
@@ -117,6 +91,24 @@ pub struct AudioEngineConfig {
     /// is rejected on Android because the P0 path intentionally has
     /// no generic mobile-audio fallback.
     pub mobile_voice_preset: bool,
+    /// Optional selector used by P1 VoiceActivity to publish VAD state.
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for AudioEngineConfig {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("AudioEngineConfig")
+            .field("mic_gain", &self.mic_gain)
+            .field("ptt_initial", &self.ptt_initial)
+            .field("effects", &self.effects)
+            .field("mobile_voice_preset", &self.mobile_voice_preset)
+            .field(
+                "voice_activity_selector",
+                &self.voice_activity_selector.as_ref().map(|_| "present"),
+            )
+            .finish()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for AudioEngineConfig {
@@ -126,6 +118,7 @@ impl Default for AudioEngineConfig {
             ptt_initial: false,
             effects: crate::AudioEffects::default(),
             mobile_voice_preset: true,
+            voice_activity_selector: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -150,6 +143,16 @@ pub struct AudioEngine {
     /// independent of the server-side mute the protocol layer
     /// broadcasts.
     output_muted: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+    audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    audio_handler: Arc<Mutex<AudioHandler<SessionAudioId>>>,
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    mic_gain: f32,
 
     // Streams must be dropped to stop audio. Both are `!Send` because
     // cpal's Stream isn't Send on some backends; we keep them in an
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@ pub struct AudioEngine {
     ))]
     _output_stream: Mutex<Option<cpal::Stream>>,
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
-    _ios_voice_unit: Mutex<Option<crate::ios_voice_unit::IosVoiceUnit>>,
+    _ios_voice_backend: Mutex<Option<IosVoiceBackend>>,
     /// SDD-111..SDD-115: Android Oboe voice backend. Owns the input
     /// and output streams, SDD-113 hardware-effect handles, and the
     /// foreground-service lifecycle; tearing it down on engine drop
@@ -237,6 +240,105 @@ pub struct AudioEngine {
 unsafe impl Send for AudioEngine {}
 unsafe impl Sync for AudioEngine {}
 
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+enum IosVoiceBackend {
+    Vpio(crate::ios_voice_unit::IosVoiceUnit),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+    Raw(crate::ios_raw_unit::IosRawUnit),
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+impl IosVoiceBackend {
+    fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        {
+            match self {
+                Self::Vpio(unit) => unit.pause(),
+                Self::Raw(unit) => unit.pause(),
+            }
+        }
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        {
+            match self {
+                Self::Vpio(unit) => unit.resume(),
+                Self::Raw(unit) => unit.resume(),
+            }
+        }
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn open_ios_voice_backend(
+    handler: Arc<Mutex<AudioHandler<SessionAudioId>>>,
+    output_gain: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+    output_muted: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+    transmit_flag_for_capture: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+    mic_gain: f32,
+    voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+    audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+    audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+) -> Result<IosVoiceBackend, AudioError> {
+    let _cfg = audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap().clone();
+    #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+    {
+        if _cfg.ios_mode == crate::IosVoiceProcessingMode::SonoraExperimental {
+            match crate::ios_raw_unit::IosRawUnit::start(
+                handler.clone(),
+                output_gain.clone(),
+                output_muted.clone(),
+                voice_out_tx.clone(),
+                transmit_flag_for_capture.clone(),
+                frames_sent.clone(),
+                mic_gain,
+                voice_activity_selector.clone(),
+                audio_processing_config.clone(),
+                audio_processing_stats.clone(),
+            ) {
+                Ok(unit) => {
+                    info!(target: "chanora_audio", "ios: RemoteIO/Sonora experimental backend selected");
+                    return Ok(IosVoiceBackend::Raw(unit));
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!(
+                        target: "chanora_audio",
+                        error = %e,
+                        "ios: RemoteIO/Sonora backend failed; falling back to VoiceProcessingIO"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let unit = crate::ios_voice_unit::IosVoiceUnit::start(
+        handler,
+        output_gain,
+        output_muted,
+        voice_out_tx,
+        transmit_flag_for_capture,
+        frames_sent,
+        mic_gain,
+        voice_activity_selector,
+        audio_processing_config,
+        audio_processing_stats,
+    )?;
+    Ok(IosVoiceBackend::Vpio(unit))
+}
+
 impl AudioEngine {
     /// Start the engine: open capture + playback streams, spawn the
     /// inbound-voice forwarder, return a handle.
@@ -259,6 +361,7 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         voice_in_rx: mpsc::Receiver<InboundVoice>,
         transmit_gate: crate::ptt::AudioTransmitGate,
     ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
+        #[allow(clippy::needless_return)]
         // Apple platforms route to a separate backend (VoiceProcessingIO
         // via coreaudio-rs) because cpal does not expose the native
         // voice-processing AudioUnit controls Chanora needs for VoIP.
@@ -353,6 +456,8 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         let frames_received = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0));
         let output_gain = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(1.0_f32.to_bits()));
         let output_muted = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let audio_processing_config = Arc::new(Mutex::new(crate::AudioProcessingConfig::default()));
+        let audio_processing_stats = Arc::new(crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats::default());
 
         // ---------- Capture ----------
         // Capture is best-effort. If the platform default input
@@ -525,6 +630,8 @@ impl AudioEngine {
             frames_received,
             output_gain,
             output_muted,
+            audio_processing_config,
+            audio_processing_stats,
             _input_stream: Mutex::new(input_stream),
             _output_stream: Mutex::new(Some(output_stream)),
             shutdown_tx: Some(shutdown_tx),
@@ -549,6 +656,8 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         let frames_received = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0));
         let output_gain = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(1.0_f32.to_bits()));
         let output_muted = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let audio_processing_config = Arc::new(Mutex::new(crate::AudioProcessingConfig::default()));
+        let audio_processing_stats = Arc::new(crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats::default());
 
         let audio_handler: Arc<Mutex<AudioHandler<SessionAudioId>>> =
             Arc::new(Mutex::new(AudioHandler::new()));
@@ -678,6 +787,8 @@ impl AudioEngine {
             frames_received,
             output_gain,
             output_muted,
+            audio_processing_config,
+            audio_processing_stats,
             _android_voice_unit: Mutex::new(Some(android_voice_unit)),
             audio_mode_stack: Mutex::new(audio_mode_stack),
             shutdown_tx: Some(shutdown_tx),
@@ -725,23 +836,26 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         let frames_received = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0));
         let output_gain = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(1.0_f32.to_bits()));
         let output_muted = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+        let audio_processing_config = Arc::new(Mutex::new(crate::AudioProcessingConfig::default()));
+        let audio_processing_stats = Arc::new(crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats::default());
 
         let audio_handler: Arc<Mutex<AudioHandler<SessionAudioId>>> =
             Arc::new(Mutex::new(AudioHandler::new()));
+        let voice_out_tx_for_backend = voice_out_tx.clone();
 
-        // Construct the VPIO unit. Commit 1 ships a no-op callback
-        // pair; commits 3 + 4 land the real capture + playback
-        // wiring. Construction failure here is fatal (mirrors how
-        // the cpal output-stream construction failure is fatal in
-        // the non-iOS path).
-        let ios_voice_unit = crate::ios_voice_unit::IosVoiceUnit::start(
+        // Construct the live iOS voice backend. Platform VPIO stays
+        // the default shipping path; Sonora/RemoteIO remains opt-in.
+        let ios_voice_backend = open_ios_voice_backend(
             audio_handler.clone(),
             output_gain.clone(),
             output_muted.clone(),
-            voice_out_tx,
+            voice_out_tx_for_backend,
             transmit_flag_for_capture,
             frames_sent.clone(),
             cfg.mic_gain,
+            cfg.voice_activity_selector.clone(),
+            audio_processing_config.clone(),
+            audio_processing_stats.clone(),
         )?;
 
         // Capture is always considered active on iOS — VPIO's
@@ -791,7 +905,13 @@ impl AudioEngine {
             frames_received,
             output_gain,
             output_muted,
-            _ios_voice_unit: Mutex::new(Some(ios_voice_unit)),
+            audio_processing_config,
+            audio_processing_stats,
+            audio_handler,
+            voice_out_tx,
+            voice_activity_selector: cfg.voice_activity_selector.clone(),
+            mic_gain: cfg.mic_gain,
+            _ios_voice_backend: Mutex::new(Some(ios_voice_backend)),
             shutdown_tx: Some(shutdown_tx),
             capture_active,
             ptt_watchdog,
@@ -826,7 +946,7 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         }
         #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
         {
-            let _ = self._ios_voice_unit.lock().unwrap().take();
+            let _ = self._ios_voice_backend.lock().unwrap().take();
         }
         // SDD-115 reverse-order teardown on Android:
         //   1) close the voice unit (releases SDD-113 hardware
@@ -900,15 +1020,25 @@ impl AudioEngine {
     /// iOS-only: restart the underlying VoiceProcessingIO unit after
     /// route changes.
     pub fn ios_restart_voice_unit(&self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
         {
-            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_unit.lock().unwrap();
-            let unit = guard
-                .as_mut()
-                .ok_or_else(|| AudioError::Backend("ios voice unit not running".to_string()))?;
-            return unit.restart();
+            let backend = open_ios_voice_backend(
+                self.audio_handler.clone(),
+                self.output_gain.clone(),
+                self.output_muted.clone(),
+                self.voice_out_tx.clone(),
+                self.transmit_gate.flag_arc(),
+                self.frames_sent.clone(),
+                self.mic_gain,
+                self.voice_activity_selector.clone(),
+                self.audio_processing_config.clone(),
+                self.audio_processing_stats.clone(),
+            )?;
+            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_backend.lock().unwrap();
+            *guard = Some(backend);
+            Ok(())
         }
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "ios"))]
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
         {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -916,15 +1046,15 @@ impl AudioEngine {
 
     /// iOS-only: pause the underlying VoiceProcessingIO unit.
     pub fn ios_pause_voice_unit(&self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
         {
-            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_unit.lock().unwrap();
+            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_backend.lock().unwrap();
             let unit = guard
                 .as_mut()
-                .ok_or_else(|| AudioError::Backend("ios voice unit not running".to_string()))?;
-            return unit.pause();
+                .ok_or_else(|| AudioError::Backend("ios voice backend not running".to_string()))?;
+            unit.pause()
         }
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "ios"))]
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
         {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -932,15 +1062,15 @@ impl AudioEngine {
 
     /// iOS-only: resume the underlying VoiceProcessingIO unit.
     pub fn ios_resume_voice_unit(&self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
         {
-            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_unit.lock().unwrap();
+            let mut guard = self._ios_voice_backend.lock().unwrap();
             let unit = guard
                 .as_mut()
-                .ok_or_else(|| AudioError::Backend("ios voice unit not running".to_string()))?;
-            return unit.resume();
+                .ok_or_else(|| AudioError::Backend("ios voice backend not running".to_string()))?;
+            unit.resume()
         }
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "ios"))]
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
         {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -1014,6 +1144,29 @@ impl AudioEngine {
         self.frames_received.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
+    /// Current audio-processing config snapshot.
+    pub fn audio_processing_config_snapshot(&self) -> crate::AudioProcessingConfig {
+        self.audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap().clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Apply a voice-processing config after validating iOS invariants.
+    pub fn set_audio_processing_config(
+        &self,
+        config: crate::AudioProcessingConfig,
+    ) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+        config.validate_for_ios()?;
+        let mut guard = self.audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap();
+        *guard = config;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Current voice-processing stats snapshot.
+    pub fn audio_processing_stats(&self) -> crate::AudioProcessingStats {
+        let config = self.audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        self.audio_processing_stats.snapshot(&config)
+    }
+
     /// Latest Android voice-audio diagnostics snapshot (SDD-112 item
     /// 10 / SDD-113 item 7 / SDD-116 item 3). On non-Android targets
     /// this always returns `None`. On Android it returns `Some(...)`
@@ -1091,58 +1244,7 @@ fn try_open_capture(
         in_stream_cfg.buffer_size = cpal::BufferSize::Default;
     }
 
-    let mut opus_enc = OpusEncoder::new(OpusSampleRate::Hz48000, OpusChannels::Mono, OpusApp::Voip)
-        .map_err(|e| AudioError::Opus(format!("encoder new: {e}")))?;
-
-    // Opus VOIP tuning. Defaults give us 'auto' bitrate (can drop
-    // to ~6 kbps during silence \u2014 which sounds garbled when
-    // talking resumes) and inband FEC disabled. On lossy mobile
-    // networks (cellular / iPhone WiFi roaming), packet loss
-    // without FEC produces audible clicks + cut-out frames.
-    //
-    // Settings derived from the Opus IETF VoIP recommendations
-    // (RFC 6716 \u00a7 7.1) and Discord's voice client tuning:
-    //
-    //   * Bitrate 32 kbps : sweet spot for mono voice. Lower
-    //     than 24 kbps starts to sound watery; higher than
-    //     64 kbps wastes bandwidth without perceptual gain on a
-    //     human voice. Discord uses 64 kbps; mumble defaults to
-    //     40 kbps; we pick 32 kbps as a conservative VoIP value
-    //     that survives 100 kbps uplinks comfortably.
-    //   * Complexity 10 : max quality. The CPU cost on a modern
-    //     iPhone (A14+) or any desktop is negligible (~0.5 % of
-    //     a single core for 48 kHz mono).
-    //   * Inband FEC on : opus inserts a low-bitrate redundancy
-    //     copy of the previous frame inside the current packet
-    //     so a single dropped packet can be reconstructed from
-    //     the next one. Essential on lossy mobile.
-    //   * Packet loss perc 5 % : tells the encoder to expect 5 %
-    //     loss and pre-emptively budget bits for FEC. Higher
-    //     values trade audio quality for resilience.
-    //
-    // Errors here are non-fatal: log + continue. The encoder
-    // works with defaults if any setter fails on an exotic
-    // libopus build.
-    if let Err(e) = opus_enc.set_bitrate(OpusBitrate::BitsPerSecond(32_000)) {
-        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus: set_bitrate(32000) failed");
-    }
-    if let Err(e) = opus_enc.set_complexity(10) {
-        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus: set_complexity(10) failed");
-    }
-    if let Err(e) = opus_enc.set_inband_fec(true) {
-        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus: set_inband_fec(true) failed");
-    }
-    if let Err(e) = opus_enc.set_packet_loss_perc(5) {
-        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus: set_packet_loss_perc(5) failed");
-    }
-    info!(
-        target: "chanora_audio",
-        bitrate_bps = 32_000,
-        complexity = 10,
-        inband_fec = true,
-        packet_loss_perc = 5,
-        "opus encoder tuned for VoIP"
-    );
+    let opus_enc = crate::opus_voice::new_voip_encoder("cpal capture")?;
 
     let capture_state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(CaptureState::new(
         opus_enc,
@@ -1184,7 +1286,7 @@ struct CaptureState {
     /// roughly at the period rate (~100 Hz for a 10 ms period on
     /// Linux ALSA defaults).
     resample_last: f32,
-    opus_out: [u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+    opus_out: [u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
     voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
     /// The PTT transmission gate. Read once per outbound frame; the
     /// CaptureState never mutates this flag.
@@ -1224,7 +1326,7 @@ impl CaptureState {
             pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(FRAME_SAMPLES * 2),
             resample_pos: 0.0,
             resample_last: 0.0,
-            opus_out: [0u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+            opus_out: [0u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
             voice_out_tx,
             transmit_active,
             frames_sent,
@@ -1310,22 +1412,21 @@ impl CaptureState {
                 .encode_float(&frame[..], &mut self.opus_out[..])
             {
                 Ok(len) => {
-                    let packet = OutAudio::new(&AudioData::C2S {
-                        id: 0,
-                        codec: CodecType::OpusVoice,
-                        data: &self.opus_out[..len],
-                    });
-                    match self.voice_out_tx.try_send(packet) {
-                        Ok(()) => {
-                            self.frames_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
-                            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", "voice_out queue full; dropping frame");
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                    crate::opus_voice::send_voip_frame(
+                        &self.voice_out_tx,
+                        &self.frames_sent,
+                        &self.opus_out,
+                        len,
+                        || {
+                            warn!(
+                                target: "chanora_audio",
+                                "voice_out queue full; dropping frame"
+                            );
+                        },
+                        || {
                             warn!(target: "chanora_audio", "voice_out closed; stopping send");
-                        }
-                    }
+                        },
+                    );
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus encode failed");
@@ -1851,10 +1952,7 @@ pub fn android_set_audio_mode(mode: i32) -> Result<(), AudioModeError> {
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos", target_os = "android")))]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod bench_seam {
-    use super::{
-        Arc, AtomicBool, AtomicU32, CaptureState, OpusApp, OpusChannels, OpusEncoder,
-        OpusSampleRate, OutPacket,
-    };
+    use super::{Arc, AtomicBool, AtomicU32, CaptureState, OpusEncoder, OutPacket};
     use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
     /// Opaque handle wrapping a CaptureState plus the dummy mpsc
@@ -1880,8 +1978,7 @@ pub mod bench_seam {
         /// (typically 1 or 2).
         pub fn new(in_sample_rate: u32, in_channels: usize) -> Self {
             let encoder =
-                OpusEncoder::new(OpusSampleRate::Hz48000, OpusChannels::Mono, OpusApp::Voip)
-                    .expect("opus encoder init");
+                crate::opus_voice::new_voip_encoder("cpal bench").expect("opus encoder init");
             let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<OutPacket>(64);
             let transmit_active = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
             let frames_sent = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0));

crates/chanora_audio/src/frame.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+//! Canonical P1 voice frame helpers.
+//!
+//! The network contract remains 48 kHz mono, 20 ms Opus frames. P1
+//! processing works internally on 10 ms f32 frames so VAD and future
+//! processors can share a stable frame size without changing the
+//! transport layer.
+
+/// P1 sample rate in Hz.
+pub const SAMPLE_RATE_HZ: u32 = 48_000;
+/// Network frame duration in milliseconds.
+pub const NETWORK_FRAME_MS: u32 = 20;
+/// Processing frame duration in milliseconds.
+pub const PROCESSING_FRAME_MS: u32 = 10;
+/// Samples in one 10 ms mono frame at 48 kHz.
+pub const FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES: usize = 480;
+/// Samples in one 20 ms mono frame at 48 kHz.
+pub const FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES: usize = 960;
+
+/// 10 ms, 48 kHz, mono f32 processing frame.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AudioFrame10ms {
+    /// Samples normalized to `[-1.0, 1.0]`.
+    pub samples: [f32; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+}
+
+/// 20 ms, 48 kHz, mono f32 network-frame-sized buffer.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AudioFrame20ms {
+    /// Samples normalized to `[-1.0, 1.0]`.
+    pub samples: [f32; FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES],
+}
+
+impl AudioFrame20ms {
+    /// Convert one 20 ms frame into two 10 ms processing frames.
+    pub fn split(&self) -> (AudioFrame10ms, AudioFrame10ms) {
+        let mut first = [0.0; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        let mut second = [0.0; FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        first.copy_from_slice(&self.samples[..FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]);
+        second.copy_from_slice(&self.samples[FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES..]);
+        (
+            AudioFrame10ms { samples: first },
+            AudioFrame10ms { samples: second },
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl AudioFrame10ms {
+    /// Merge two 10 ms processing frames back into the 20 ms network
+    /// cadence used by the existing Opus path.
+    pub fn merge(first: &Self, second: &Self) -> AudioFrame20ms {
+        let mut samples = [0.0; FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES];
+        samples[..FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES].copy_from_slice(&first.samples);
+        samples[FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES..].copy_from_slice(&second.samples);
+        AudioFrame20ms { samples }
+    }
+
+    /// Compute RMS dBFS for diagnostics and fallback VAD.
+    pub fn dbfs(&self) -> f32 {
+        dbfs(&self.samples)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert i16 PCM to normalized f32 PCM.
+pub fn i16_to_f32(sample: i16) -> f32 {
+    sample as f32 / i16::MAX as f32
+}
+
+/// Convert normalized f32 PCM to saturated i16 PCM.
+pub fn f32_to_i16(sample: f32) -> i16 {
+    (sample.clamp(-1.0, 1.0) * i16::MAX as f32) as i16
+}
+
+/// RMS dBFS for a normalized f32 slice. Silence returns `-120.0`.
+pub fn dbfs(samples: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+    if samples.is_empty() {
+        return -120.0;
+    }
+    let sum = samples.iter().map(|s| s * s).sum::<f32>();
+    let rms = (sum / samples.len() as f32).sqrt();
+    if rms <= 0.000_001 {
+        -120.0
+    } else {
+        20.0 * rms.log10()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn split_merge_preserves_samples() {
+        let mut samples = [0.0; FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES];
+        for (i, s) in samples.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            *s = i as f32 / FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES as f32;
+        }
+        let original = AudioFrame20ms { samples };
+        let (a, b) = original.split();
+        assert_eq!(AudioFrame10ms::merge(&a, &b), original);
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_raw_unit.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,492 @@
+//! Optional raw iOS RemoteIO path for the Sonora experimental mode.
+//!
+//! Provides an alternative to `ios_voice_unit.rs` for the
+//! `SonoraExperimental` processing mode. Instead of
+//! `kAudioUnitSubType_VoiceProcessingIO` (which owns AEC/NS/AGC), it
+//! opens `kAudioUnitSubType_RemoteIO` with voice processing explicitly
+//! disabled so Rust's Sonora DSP chain can own the full signal path.
+//!
+//! ## Hard invariants enforced here
+//!
+//! * INV_009: Rust AEC only active when platform AEC is disabled.
+//! * INV_010: VoiceProcessingIO and Sonora AEC3 are mutually exclusive.
+//! * INV_011: Software AEC backend receives both capture and render-reference.
+//! * INV_012: Render reference is copied from decoded/mixed remote PCM
+//!   before playout.
+//!
+//! ## Fallback
+//!
+//! If RemoteIO construction fails, the caller falls back to `IosVoiceUnit`
+//! (VPIO) and logs the error.
+//!
+//! ## Status
+//!
+//! Experimental / disabled by default. Only activated when the user
+//! explicitly selects `SonoraExperimental` mode via the bridge API.
+//!
+//! ## Platform
+//!
+//! `kAudioUnitSubType_RemoteIO` is only available in the iOS SDK.
+//! This module is gated to `target_os = "ios"`.
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+pub use inner::IosRawUnit;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+mod inner {
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+    use audiopus::coder::Encoder as OpusEncoder;
+    use coreaudio::audio_unit::audio_format::LinearPcmFlags;
+    use coreaudio::audio_unit::render_callback::{self, data};
+    use coreaudio::audio_unit::IOType;
+    use coreaudio::audio_unit::{AudioUnit, Element, SampleFormat, Scope, StreamFormat};
+    use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+    use tracing::{info, warn};
+    use tsclientlib::audio::AudioHandler;
+
+    use crate::engine::SessionAudioId;
+    use crate::processor::AudioProcessor;
+    use crate::AudioError;
+    use chanora_protocol::OutPacket;
+
+    const SAMPLE_RATE_HZ: f64 = 48_000.0;
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+    //  Render-reference ring buffer                                        //
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+
+    /// 4-slot ring buffer shared between the render callback (writer) and
+    /// the capture callback (reader for Sonora AEC3). Capacity: 4 × 10 ms
+    /// = 40 ms of headroom.
+    ///
+    /// If the capture callback runs before the render callback has written
+    /// a frame it reads zeros (silence reference), which is safe — Sonora
+    /// AEC3 simply skips cancellation for that frame.
+    struct RenderReferenceBuffer {
+        buf: Box<[[f32; 480]; 4]>,
+        write_idx: std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize,
+    }
+
+    impl RenderReferenceBuffer {
+        fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
+            Arc::new(Self {
+                buf: Box::new([[0.0; 480]; 4]),
+                write_idx: std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            })
+        }
+
+        /// Write one 10 ms render-reference frame. Realtime-safe.
+        fn write(&self, frame: &[f32; 480]) {
+            let idx = self.write_idx.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+            // SAFETY: only one writer (render callback); torn reads
+            // are bounded to one frame of AEC degradation.
+            unsafe {
+                let slot = &self.buf[idx] as *const [f32; 480] as *mut [f32; 480];
+                (*slot).copy_from_slice(frame);
+            }
+            self.write_idx.store((idx + 1) % 4, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+
+        /// Read the most recently completed render-reference frame.
+        fn read_latest(&self) -> [f32; 480] {
+            let wi = self.write_idx.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+            let ri = (wi + 3) % 4;
+            self.buf[ri]
+        }
+    }
+
+    // SAFETY: accessed from two audio callback threads; data races are
+    // bounded to one frame of AEC quality degradation.
+    unsafe impl Send for RenderReferenceBuffer {}
+    unsafe impl Sync for RenderReferenceBuffer {}
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+    //  Capture pipeline state                                              //
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+
+    struct RawCaptureState {
+        encoder: OpusEncoder,
+        pcm_accum: Vec<i16>,
+        opus_out: [u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+        voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+        transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+        frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+        mic_gain: f32,
+        voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+        vad_detector: crate::vad::WebRtcFallbackVad,
+        vad_state: crate::voice_activity::VoiceActivityStateMachine,
+        /// Processing config — retained for route-change reloads; not read in the hot path.
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
+        audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+        sonora_processor: crate::processor::SonoraProcessor,
+        audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+        render_reference: Arc<RenderReferenceBuffer>,
+        pending_10ms: [i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+        pending_10ms_len: usize,
+        wav_recorder: Option<Arc<crate::debug_wav::WavDebugRecorder>>,
+    }
+
+    impl RawCaptureState {
+        fn new(
+            voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+            transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+            frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+            mic_gain: f32,
+            voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+            audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+            audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+            render_reference: Arc<RenderReferenceBuffer>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
+            let encoder = crate::opus_voice::new_voip_encoder("ios raw")?;
+            Ok(Self {
+                encoder,
+                pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES * 2),
+                opus_out: [0u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+                voice_out_tx,
+                transmit_active,
+                frames_sent,
+                mic_gain,
+                voice_activity_selector,
+                vad_detector: crate::vad::WebRtcFallbackVad::default(),
+                vad_state: crate::voice_activity::VoiceActivityStateMachine::default(),
+                audio_processing_config,
+                sonora_processor: crate::processor::SonoraProcessor::with_config(
+                    crate::processor::sonora::SonoraConfig::with_aec3(),
+                ),
+                audio_processing_stats,
+                render_reference,
+                pending_10ms: [0_i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+                pending_10ms_len: 0,
+                wav_recorder: None,
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn disable_failed_vad_backend(&mut self, failed_backend: crate::VadBackend) {
+            if let Ok(mut cfg) = self.audio_processing_config.try_lock() {
+                let _ = cfg.disable_failed_vad_backend(failed_backend);
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn ingest_i16(&mut self, samples: &[i16]) {
+            // Accumulate into 10 ms frames for VAD / Sonora processing.
+            let mut offset = 0;
+            while offset < samples.len() {
+                let remaining = crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES - self.pending_10ms_len;
+                let take = remaining.min(samples.len() - offset);
+                self.pending_10ms[self.pending_10ms_len..self.pending_10ms_len + take]
+                    .copy_from_slice(&samples[offset..offset + take]);
+                self.pending_10ms_len += take;
+                offset += take;
+
+                if self.pending_10ms_len == crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES {
+                    let frame = self.pending_10ms;
+                    self.process_10ms_capture_frame(&frame);
+                    self.pending_10ms_len = 0;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if !self.transmit_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                self.pcm_accum.clear();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Encode complete 20 ms Opus frames.
+            while self.pcm_accum.len() >= crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES {
+                let mut frame = [0i16; crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES];
+                frame.copy_from_slice(&self.pcm_accum[..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES]);
+                self.pcm_accum.drain(..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES);
+
+                match self.encoder.encode(&frame, &mut self.opus_out[..]) {
+                    Ok(len) => {
+                        crate::opus_voice::send_voip_frame(
+                            &self.voice_out_tx,
+                            &self.frames_sent,
+                            &self.opus_out,
+                            len,
+                            || {
+                                warn!(
+                                    target: "chanora_audio",
+                                    "ios raw: voice_out queue full; dropping frame"
+                                );
+                            },
+                            || {},
+                        );
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::error!(target: "chanora_audio",
+                                        error = %e, "ios raw opus encode failed");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn process_10ms_capture_frame(
+            &mut self,
+            samples: &[i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+        ) {
+            let mut frame = [0.0_f32; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+            for (dst, src) in frame.iter_mut().zip(samples.iter().copied()) {
+                *dst = crate::frame::i16_to_f32(src);
+            }
+            let input_dbfs = crate::frame::dbfs(&frame);
+
+            // WAV tap: raw mic (before processing).
+            if let Some(ref rec) = self.wav_recorder {
+                rec.push_raw_mic(&frame);
+            }
+
+            // INV_012: feed render reference to Sonora AEC3 before capture.
+            let render_ref = self.render_reference.read_latest();
+            self.sonora_processor.process_render(&render_ref);
+            self.sonora_processor.process_capture(&mut frame);
+
+            // WAV tap: processed mic (after Sonora).
+            if let Some(ref rec) = self.wav_recorder {
+                rec.push_processed_mic(&frame);
+            }
+
+            let (vad_backend, vad_hangover) = self
+                .audio_processing_config
+                .try_lock()
+                .map(|cfg| (cfg.vad_backend, cfg.vad_hangover_ms))
+                .unwrap_or((
+                    crate::VadBackend::WebrtcVad,
+                    crate::voice_activity::VAD_HANGOVER_MS,
+                ));
+            self.vad_state.configure(
+                crate::voice_activity::VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS,
+                vad_hangover,
+                crate::voice_activity::VAD_MIN_TX_MS,
+            );
+            let mut used_fallback_vad = false;
+            let vad = if vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::Disabled {
+                crate::vad::VadOutput {
+                    probability: 1.0,
+                    speech: true,
+                }
+            } else {
+                used_fallback_vad = matches!(
+                    vad_backend,
+                    crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx | crate::VadBackend::TenVad
+                );
+                if used_fallback_vad {
+                    self.disable_failed_vad_backend(vad_backend);
+                }
+                crate::vad::VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut self.vad_detector, &frame)
+            };
+            self.audio_processing_stats
+                .set_vad_fallback_active(used_fallback_vad);
+            let active = self.vad_state.update(vad.speech);
+            if let Some(sel) = &self.voice_activity_selector {
+                sel.set_voice_activity_open(active);
+            }
+            self.audio_processing_stats.update_capture(
+                input_dbfs,
+                crate::frame::dbfs(&frame),
+                vad.probability,
+                active,
+                self.transmit_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            );
+
+            if !self.transmit_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let gain = self.mic_gain;
+            if (gain - 1.0).abs() < f32::EPSILON {
+                self.pcm_accum
+                    .extend(frame.iter().copied().map(crate::frame::f32_to_i16));
+            } else {
+                self.pcm_accum.extend(frame.iter().copied().map(|s| {
+                    let scaled = crate::frame::f32_to_i16(s) as f32 * gain;
+                    scaled.clamp(i16::MIN as f32, i16::MAX as f32) as i16
+                }));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+    //  IosRawUnit                                                          //
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------ //
+
+    /// Raw iOS RemoteIO audio unit for the Sonora experimental path.
+    pub struct IosRawUnit {
+        unit: AudioUnit,
+    }
+
+    impl IosRawUnit {
+        /// Open a RemoteIO AudioUnit, install render + input callbacks, start.
+        #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+        pub fn start(
+            handler: Arc<Mutex<AudioHandler<SessionAudioId>>>,
+            output_gain: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+            output_muted: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+            voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+            transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+            frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+            mic_gain: f32,
+            voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+            audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+            audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+        ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
+            // INV_010: reject if config requests VPIO (that's IosVoiceUnit's job).
+            {
+                let cfg = audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap();
+                if cfg.ios_mode == crate::IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing {
+                    return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(
+                        "IosRawUnit requires SonoraExperimental mode".to_string(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
+            let mut unit = AudioUnit::new_uninitialized(IOType::RemoteIO)
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio new: {e}")))?;
+
+            // Enable input on bus 1.
+            const ENABLE_IO: u32 = 2003;
+            let enable: u32 = 1;
+            unit.set_property(ENABLE_IO, Scope::Input, Element::Input, Some(&enable))
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio enable input: {e}")))?;
+
+            // 48 kHz Int16 mono on both buses.
+            let fmt = StreamFormat {
+                sample_rate: SAMPLE_RATE_HZ,
+                sample_format: SampleFormat::I16,
+                flags: LinearPcmFlags::IS_SIGNED_INTEGER | LinearPcmFlags::IS_PACKED,
+                channels: 1,
+            };
+            unit.set_stream_format(fmt, Scope::Input, Element::Output)
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::StreamConfig(format!("remoteio fmt output: {e}")))?;
+            unit.set_stream_format(fmt, Scope::Output, Element::Input)
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::StreamConfig(format!("remoteio fmt input: {e}")))?;
+
+            // Shared render-reference buffer (INV_011 / INV_012).
+            let render_ref_buf = RenderReferenceBuffer::new();
+            let render_ref_for_capture = render_ref_buf.clone();
+
+            let mut capture_state = RawCaptureState::new(
+                voice_out_tx,
+                transmit_active,
+                frames_sent,
+                mic_gain,
+                voice_activity_selector,
+                audio_processing_config,
+                audio_processing_stats.clone(),
+                render_ref_for_capture,
+            )?;
+
+            unit.set_input_callback(move |args: render_callback::Args<data::Interleaved<i16>>| {
+                capture_state.ingest_i16(args.data.buffer);
+                Ok(())
+            })
+            .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio input cb: {e}")))?;
+
+            let mut scratch: Vec<f32> = Vec::with_capacity(2048);
+            let stats_render = audio_processing_stats.clone();
+
+            unit.set_render_callback(move |args: render_callback::Args<data::Interleaved<i16>>| {
+                let out = args.data.buffer;
+                let n = out.len();
+                let stereo_n = n * 2;
+                if scratch.len() < stereo_n {
+                    scratch.resize(stereo_n, 0.0);
+                }
+                scratch[..stereo_n].fill(0.0);
+
+                match handler.try_lock() {
+                    Ok(mut h) => {
+                        let _ = h.fill_buffer(&mut scratch[..stereo_n]);
+                    }
+                    Err(std::sync::TryLockError::WouldBlock) => {
+                        stats_render.increment_callback_xrun();
+                    }
+                    Err(std::sync::TryLockError::Poisoned(e)) => {
+                        warn!(target: "chanora_audio",
+                                  "AudioHandler poisoned (raw render): {e}");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // INV_012: copy render reference BEFORE playout.
+                let mono_n = n.min(480);
+                let mut ref_frame = [0.0_f32; 480];
+                crate::voice_render::downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_f32(
+                    &scratch[..stereo_n],
+                    &mut ref_frame[..mono_n],
+                );
+                render_ref_buf.write(&ref_frame);
+
+                let gain = f32::from_bits(output_gain.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+                let muted = output_muted.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+                let mix_stats = crate::voice_render::downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(
+                    &scratch[..stereo_n],
+                    out,
+                    gain,
+                    muted,
+                );
+                if mix_stats.clipped_samples > 0 {
+                    stats_render.add_clipped_samples(mix_stats.clipped_samples);
+                }
+                stats_render.update_render(crate::frame::dbfs(&scratch[..stereo_n]), n as u32);
+                Ok(())
+            })
+            .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio render cb: {e}")))?;
+
+            unit.initialize()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio init: {e}")))?;
+            unit.start()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio start: {e}")))?;
+
+            info!(
+                target: "chanora_audio",
+                sample_rate_hz = SAMPLE_RATE_HZ,
+                "ios RemoteIO (Sonora experimental) started"
+            );
+            Ok(Self { unit })
+        }
+
+        /// Restart the unit after a route change (stop → uninit → init → start).
+        pub fn restart(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+            self.unit
+                .stop()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio restart stop: {e}")))?;
+            self.unit
+                .uninitialize()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio restart uninit: {e}")))?;
+            self.unit
+                .initialize()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio restart init: {e}")))?;
+            self.unit
+                .start()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio restart start: {e}")))?;
+            info!(target: "chanora_audio", "ios RemoteIO restarted");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        /// Pause the unit during an AVAudioSession interruption.
+        pub fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+            self.unit
+                .stop()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio pause: {e}")))
+        }
+
+        /// Resume the unit after an interruption ends.
+        pub fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+            self.unit
+                .start()
+                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("remoteio resume: {e}")))
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Drop for IosRawUnit {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            if let Err(e) = self.unit.stop() {
+                warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e,
+                      "ios RemoteIO stop on drop failed");
+            } else {
+                info!(target: "chanora_audio", "ios RemoteIO stopped");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/ios_voice_unit.rs

@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use audiopus::coder::Encoder as OpusEncoder;
-use audiopus::{
-    Application as OpusApp, Bitrate as OpusBitrate, Channels as OpusChannels,
-    SampleRate as OpusSampleRate,
-};
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::audio_format::LinearPcmFlags;
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::render_callback::{self, data};
 use coreaudio::audio_unit::IOType;
@@ -89,22 +85,7 @@ use tsclientlib::audio::AudioHandler;
 
 use crate::engine::SessionAudioId;
 use crate::AudioError;
-use chanora_protocol::{AudioData, CodecType, OutAudio, OutPacket};
-
-/// 20 ms at 48 kHz mono — one Opus frame's worth of samples.
-/// Aligning the AudioUnit IO buffer to this frame size keeps the
-/// jitter-buffer / encoder handshake tight (no fractional-frame
-/// reads inside fill_buffer or accumulator drift inside the
-/// capture pipeline).
-const FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO: usize = 960;
-
-/// Maximum size of an encoded Opus frame in bytes (per RFC 6716
-/// §3.2.1). Same constant the cpal-side `CaptureState` uses; we
-/// duplicate it here instead of cross-importing from engine.rs
-/// because engine.rs's copy is cfg-gated to non-iOS for cpal-only
-/// reasons. Post-step-5 review may dedupe by promoting both to a
-/// shared `crate::framing` module.
-const MAX_OPUS_FRAME: usize = 1275;
+use chanora_protocol::OutPacket;
 
 /// Sample rate every layer above us assumes. Matches the Opus
 /// encoder rate, the `tsclientlib::AudioHandler` mix rate, and the
@@ -124,6 +105,11 @@ const OUTPUT_BUS: Element = Element::Output;
 /// samples in.
 const INPUT_BUS: Element = Element::Input;
 
+/// Pre-roll buffer capacity: 160 ms / 10 ms = 16 frames.
+/// Stores processed i16 frames so the first syllable is not lost
+/// when the VAD gate opens (VAD_004 / pre_roll_ms=160).
+const PRE_ROLL_FRAMES: usize = 16;
+
 /// Capture pipeline state owned by the VPIO input callback. The
 /// AudioUnit hands us 48 kHz signed-int16 mono PCM directly (no
 /// downmix or resample needed — VPIO's hardware-side mix-down
@@ -146,17 +132,36 @@ const INPUT_BUS: Element = Element::Input;
 /// shared with `AudioEngine`.
 struct IosCaptureState {
     encoder: OpusEncoder,
-    /// 48 kHz mono PCM scratch accumulating to FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO
+    /// 48 kHz mono PCM scratch accumulating to FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES
     /// per encode. Capacity 2x to absorb cpal-style buffer-size
     /// jitter without reallocating.
     pcm_accum: Vec<i16>,
-    opus_out: [u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+    opus_out: [u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
     voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
-    /// PTT transmission gate. Read once per outbound frame; this
-    /// struct never mutates the flag (SAD-075 / SDD-089).
     transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
     mic_gain: f32,
+    voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+    vad_detector: crate::vad::WebRtcFallbackVad,
+    /// Background Silero worker — enqueues frames off the realtime
+    /// callback and publishes the latest probability atomically.
+    silero_vad_worker: Option<crate::vad::silero_onnx::SileroOnnxVadWorker>,
+    /// Last VAD backend we configured — used to detect backend changes.
+    current_vad_backend: crate::VadBackend,
+    /// Last observed configured Silero model epoch.
+    silero_model_epoch: u64,
+    vad_state: crate::voice_activity::VoiceActivityStateMachine,
+    audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+    sonora_processor: crate::processor::SonoraProcessor,
+    audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+    pending_10ms: [i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+    pending_10ms_len: usize,
+    pre_roll_buf: [[i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]; PRE_ROLL_FRAMES],
+    pre_roll_head: usize,
+    pre_roll_count: usize,
+    pre_roll_flushed: bool,
+    capture_frame_seq: u64,
+    wav_recorder: Arc<Mutex<Option<Arc<crate::debug_wav::WavDebugRecorder>>>>,
 }
 
 impl IosCaptureState {
@@ -164,54 +169,55 @@ impl IosCaptureState {
     /// Encoder configuration is the same as cpal-side
     /// `try_open_capture` (engine.rs) so audio quality is platform-
     /// neutral.
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     fn new(
         voice_out_tx: mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
         transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
         mic_gain: f32,
+        voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+        audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+        audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
+        wav_recorder: Arc<Mutex<Option<Arc<crate::debug_wav::WavDebugRecorder>>>>,
     ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
-        let mut encoder =
-            OpusEncoder::new(OpusSampleRate::Hz48000, OpusChannels::Mono, OpusApp::Voip)
-                .map_err(|e| AudioError::Opus(format!("encoder new (ios): {e}")))?;
-
-        // VoIP-tuned settings — bitrate 32 kbps, complexity 10,
-        // inband FEC on, packet-loss-perc 5. Soft-fail each setter
-        // with a warn log to match the cpal-side behaviour: an
-        // unusual libopus build that rejects one setter shouldn't
-        // tank the whole pipeline. Full rationale + RFC citations
-        // are in engine.rs::try_open_capture line ~640.
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_bitrate(OpusBitrate::BitsPerSecond(32_000)) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(ios): set_bitrate(32000) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_complexity(10) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(ios): set_complexity(10) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_inband_fec(true) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(ios): set_inband_fec(true) failed");
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = encoder.set_packet_loss_perc(5) {
-            warn!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "opus(ios): set_packet_loss_perc(5) failed");
-        }
-        info!(
-            target: "chanora_audio",
-            bitrate_bps = 32_000,
-            complexity = 10,
-            inband_fec = true,
-            packet_loss_perc = 5,
-            "ios VPIO opus encoder tuned for VoIP"
-        );
+        let encoder = crate::opus_voice::new_voip_encoder("ios VPIO")?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             encoder,
-            pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO * 2),
-            opus_out: [0u8; MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
+            pcm_accum: Vec::with_capacity(crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES * 2),
+            opus_out: [0u8; crate::opus_voice::MAX_OPUS_FRAME],
             voice_out_tx,
             transmit_active,
             frames_sent,
             mic_gain,
+            voice_activity_selector,
+            vad_detector: crate::vad::WebRtcFallbackVad::default(),
+            silero_vad_worker: None,
+            current_vad_backend: crate::VadBackend::WebrtcVad,
+            silero_model_epoch: crate::vad::silero_model_epoch(),
+            vad_state: crate::voice_activity::VoiceActivityStateMachine::default(),
+            audio_processing_config,
+            sonora_processor: crate::processor::SonoraProcessor::new(),
+            audio_processing_stats,
+            pending_10ms: [0_i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES],
+            pending_10ms_len: 0,
+            pre_roll_buf: [[0_i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]; PRE_ROLL_FRAMES],
+            pre_roll_head: 0,
+            pre_roll_count: 0,
+            pre_roll_flushed: false,
+            capture_frame_seq: 0,
+            wav_recorder,
         })
     }
 
+    fn disable_failed_vad_backend(&mut self, failed_backend: crate::VadBackend) {
+        if let Ok(mut cfg) = self.audio_processing_config.try_lock() {
+            if cfg.disable_failed_vad_backend(failed_backend) {
+                self.current_vad_backend = crate::VadBackend::WebrtcVad;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Consume the i16 mono buffer delivered by VPIO, accumulate
     /// to a 20 ms frame boundary, encode + send when PTT is held.
     ///
@@ -220,6 +226,22 @@ impl IosCaptureState {
     /// In practice "interleaved mono" is the same byte layout as
     /// "planar mono" so we just take the buffer as-is.
     fn ingest_i16(&mut self, samples: &[i16]) {
+        let mut offset = 0;
+        while offset < samples.len() {
+            let remaining = crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES - self.pending_10ms_len;
+            let take = remaining.min(samples.len() - offset);
+            self.pending_10ms[self.pending_10ms_len..self.pending_10ms_len + take]
+                .copy_from_slice(&samples[offset..offset + take]);
+            self.pending_10ms_len += take;
+            offset += take;
+
+            if self.pending_10ms_len == crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES {
+                let frame = self.pending_10ms;
+                self.process_10ms_capture_frame(&frame);
+                self.pending_10ms_len = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
         if !self.transmit_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
             // Drain accumulator while muted so we don't pop on the
             // PTT release edge. Matches cpal-side behaviour.
@@ -227,63 +249,40 @@ impl IosCaptureState {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Mic-gain application. When gain==1.0 we skip the
-        // multiply + saturate loop entirely — that's the common
-        // case and the loop is the inner-most hot path of the
-        // realtime audio thread.
-        if (self.mic_gain - 1.0).abs() < f32::EPSILON {
-            self.pcm_accum.extend_from_slice(samples);
-        } else {
-            let gain = self.mic_gain;
-            self.pcm_accum.extend(samples.iter().map(|&s| {
-                // Saturating mul-then-cast keeps the signal in
-                // the i16 envelope. Clipping in this branch is
-                // expected — if the user pushed mic_gain past 1.0
-                // and is shouting, the alternative is wrap-around
-                // distortion which sounds far worse.
-                let scaled = (s as f32) * gain;
-                scaled.clamp(i16::MIN as f32, i16::MAX as f32) as i16
-            }));
-        }
-
         // Drain complete 20 ms frames out of the accumulator, encode
         // each, send the resulting Opus packet on the protocol
         // queue. The `while` covers the case where a single VPIO
         // callback delivers more than one frame's worth (rare on
         // iOS where the HW IO buffer duration aligns with the
         // Opus frame, but always possible during route changes).
-        while self.pcm_accum.len() >= FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO {
+        while self.pcm_accum.len() >= crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES {
             // Use a stack-allocated frame buffer to avoid the
             // per-callback allocation a `drain(..N).collect()`
             // would incur. The encoder doesn't need ownership.
-            let mut frame = [0i16; FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO];
-            frame.copy_from_slice(&self.pcm_accum[..FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO]);
-            self.pcm_accum.drain(..FRAME_SAMPLES_MONO);
+            let mut frame = [0i16; crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES];
+            frame.copy_from_slice(&self.pcm_accum[..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES]);
+            self.pcm_accum.drain(..crate::frame::FRAME_20MS_SAMPLES);
 
             match self.encoder.encode(&frame, &mut self.opus_out[..]) {
                 Ok(len) => {
-                    let packet = OutAudio::new(&AudioData::C2S {
-                        id: 0,
-                        codec: CodecType::OpusVoice,
-                        data: &self.opus_out[..len],
-                    });
-                    match self.voice_out_tx.try_send(packet) {
-                        Ok(()) => {
-                            self.frames_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                    crate::opus_voice::send_voip_frame(
+                        &self.voice_out_tx,
+                        &self.frames_sent,
+                        &self.opus_out,
+                        len,
+                        || {
                             warn!(
                                 target: "chanora_audio",
                                 "ios VPIO: voice_out queue full; dropping frame"
                             );
-                        }
-                        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                        },
+                        || {
                             debug!(
                                 target: "chanora_audio",
                                 "ios VPIO: voice_out closed; capture pipeline stopping"
                             );
-                        }
-                    }
+                        },
+                    );
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "ios VPIO opus encode failed");
@@ -291,6 +290,260 @@ impl IosCaptureState {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fn process_10ms_capture_frame(&mut self, samples: &[i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES]) {
+        let mut frame = [0.0_f32; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        for (dst, src) in frame.iter_mut().zip(samples.iter().copied()) {
+            *dst = crate::frame::i16_to_f32(src);
+        }
+        let input_dbfs = crate::frame::dbfs(&frame);
+
+        // WAV tap: raw mic (before processing, DIAG_002).
+        if let Ok(guard) = self.wav_recorder.try_lock() {
+            if let Some(rec) = guard.as_ref() {
+                rec.push_raw_mic(&frame);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Read config once per frame (try_lock: non-blocking, falls back to
+        // last-known values if the lock is contended — safe to miss one frame).
+        let (
+            run_ns,
+            run_agc,
+            run_hpf,
+            vad_backend,
+            vad_hangover,
+            debug_wav_dump_enabled,
+            route,
+            processing_backend,
+        ) = self
+            .audio_processing_config
+            .try_lock()
+            .map(|cfg| {
+                let ns =
+                    cfg.ns != crate::EffectOwner::Off && cfg.ns != crate::EffectOwner::Platform;
+                let agc =
+                    cfg.agc != crate::EffectOwner::Off && cfg.agc != crate::EffectOwner::Platform;
+                let hpf = cfg.hpf_enabled;
+                (
+                    ns,
+                    agc,
+                    hpf,
+                    cfg.vad_backend,
+                    cfg.vad_hangover_ms,
+                    cfg.debug_wav_dump_enabled,
+                    cfg.route,
+                    cfg.processing_backend,
+                )
+            })
+            .unwrap_or((
+                false,
+                false,
+                true,
+                crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+                crate::voice_activity::VAD_HANGOVER_MS,
+                false,
+                crate::AudioRoute::Unknown,
+                crate::AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            ));
+
+        // Switch VAD backend when the config changes.
+        let silero_model_epoch = crate::vad::silero_model_epoch();
+        let silero_model_changed = vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx
+            && silero_model_epoch != self.silero_model_epoch;
+
+        if let Ok(mut recorder_guard) = self.wav_recorder.try_lock() {
+            if debug_wav_dump_enabled {
+                if recorder_guard.is_none() {
+                    *recorder_guard = Some(crate::debug_wav::WavDebugRecorder::start(
+                        route,
+                        processing_backend,
+                    ));
+                }
+            } else if let Some(recorder) = recorder_guard.take() {
+                recorder.stop();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if vad_backend != self.current_vad_backend || silero_model_changed {
+            self.current_vad_backend = vad_backend;
+            self.silero_model_epoch = silero_model_epoch;
+            match vad_backend {
+                crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx => {
+                    // Attempt to load Silero model from the well-known
+                    // bundle path. The actual inference runs on a
+                    // background worker; the callback only enqueues
+                    // 10 ms frames and falls back to WebRTC if the
+                    // worker is missing or stale.
+                    let model_path = crate::vad::silero_model_bundle_path();
+                    self.silero_vad_worker =
+                        crate::vad::silero_onnx::SileroOnnxVadWorker::try_new(&model_path);
+                    if self.silero_vad_worker.is_none() {
+                        warn!(
+                            target: "chanora_audio",
+                            "Silero VAD model not found at {model_path}; falling back to WebRTC VAD"
+                        );
+                        self.disable_failed_vad_backend(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+                    }
+                    self.audio_processing_stats
+                        .set_vad_fallback_active(self.silero_vad_worker.is_none());
+                }
+                crate::VadBackend::TenVad => {
+                    self.silero_vad_worker = None;
+                    warn!(
+                        target: "chanora_audio",
+                        "TEN VAD selected but native TEN runtime is not bundled; falling back to WebRTC VAD"
+                    );
+                    self.disable_failed_vad_backend(crate::VadBackend::TenVad);
+                    self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(true);
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    self.silero_vad_worker = None;
+                    self.audio_processing_stats.set_vad_fallback_active(false);
+                }
+            }
+            // Reset VAD state machine timers on backend switch.
+            self.vad_state = crate::voice_activity::VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(
+                crate::voice_activity::VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS,
+                vad_hangover,
+                crate::voice_activity::VAD_MIN_TX_MS,
+            );
+            self.vad_state.reset();
+        }
+
+        // Keep the VAD state machine aligned with the active config.
+        self.vad_state.configure(
+            crate::voice_activity::VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS,
+            vad_hangover,
+            crate::voice_activity::VAD_MIN_TX_MS,
+        );
+        let transmit_active = self.transmit_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+        // Apply the enabled stages through the SonoraProcessor.
+        // We reconfigure it on-the-fly to match the current settings.
+        if run_ns || run_agc || run_hpf {
+            use crate::processor::sonora::SonoraConfig;
+            use crate::processor::AudioProcessor;
+            let new_cfg = SonoraConfig {
+                hpf: run_hpf,
+                aec3: false, // NEVER in VPIO path (INV_009)
+                ns: run_ns,
+                agc2: run_agc,
+            };
+            if new_cfg != *self.sonora_processor.config() {
+                self.sonora_processor.apply_config(new_cfg);
+            }
+            self.sonora_processor.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        }
+
+        // VAD: use Silero if loaded, otherwise WebRTC fallback.
+        // Disabled backend → always open (Continuous-like for VAD mode).
+        self.capture_frame_seq = self.capture_frame_seq.wrapping_add(1);
+        let capture_seq = self.capture_frame_seq;
+        let mut used_fallback_vad = false;
+        let vad = if vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::Disabled {
+            crate::vad::VadOutput {
+                probability: 1.0,
+                speech: true,
+            }
+        } else if vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx {
+            if let Some(worker) = self.silero_vad_worker.as_ref() {
+                if worker.try_send(capture_seq, &frame) && !worker.is_stale(capture_seq) {
+                    let probability = worker.latest_probability();
+                    crate::vad::VadOutput {
+                        probability,
+                        speech: probability >= 0.5,
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    used_fallback_vad = true;
+                    self.silero_vad_worker = None;
+                    self.disable_failed_vad_backend(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+                    crate::vad::VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut self.vad_detector, &frame)
+                }
+            } else {
+                used_fallback_vad = true;
+                self.disable_failed_vad_backend(crate::VadBackend::SileroOnnx);
+                crate::vad::VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut self.vad_detector, &frame)
+            }
+        } else if vad_backend == crate::VadBackend::TenVad {
+            used_fallback_vad = true;
+            self.disable_failed_vad_backend(crate::VadBackend::TenVad);
+            crate::vad::VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut self.vad_detector, &frame)
+        } else {
+            crate::vad::VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut self.vad_detector, &frame)
+        };
+        self.audio_processing_stats
+            .set_vad_fallback_active(used_fallback_vad);
+        let gate_open = self.vad_state.update(vad.speech);
+        if let Some(selector) = &self.voice_activity_selector {
+            selector.set_voice_activity_open(gate_open);
+        }
+        self.audio_processing_stats.update_capture(
+            input_dbfs,
+            crate::frame::dbfs(&frame),
+            vad.probability,
+            gate_open,
+            transmit_active,
+        );
+
+        // WAV tap: processed mic (after Rust DSP, DIAG_002).
+        if let Ok(guard) = self.wav_recorder.try_lock() {
+            if let Some(rec) = guard.as_ref() {
+                rec.push_processed_mic(&frame);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Convert to i16 for accumulation.
+        let mut pcm_frame = [0_i16; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        if (self.mic_gain - 1.0).abs() < f32::EPSILON {
+            for (dst, src) in pcm_frame.iter_mut().zip(frame.iter().copied()) {
+                *dst = crate::frame::f32_to_i16(src);
+            }
+        } else {
+            let gain = self.mic_gain;
+            for (dst, src) in pcm_frame.iter_mut().zip(frame.iter().copied()) {
+                let scaled = crate::frame::f32_to_i16(src) as f32 * gain;
+                *dst = scaled.clamp(i16::MIN as f32, i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Update pre-roll ring buffer (VAD_004: preserve first syllable).
+        let slot_idx = self.pre_roll_head % PRE_ROLL_FRAMES;
+        self.pre_roll_buf[slot_idx] = pcm_frame;
+        self.pre_roll_head = (self.pre_roll_head + 1) % PRE_ROLL_FRAMES;
+        if self.pre_roll_count < PRE_ROLL_FRAMES {
+            self.pre_roll_count += 1;
+        }
+
+        // If the transmit gate just opened and we haven't flushed the
+        // pre-roll yet, drain it into the accumulator.
+        if transmit_active && !self.pre_roll_flushed {
+            self.pre_roll_flushed = true;
+            // The oldest frame in the ring is at
+            // (pre_roll_head + PRE_ROLL_FRAMES - pre_roll_count) % PRE_ROLL_FRAMES.
+            // We emit frames in chronological order (oldest first), excluding
+            // the frame we just wrote (which goes into pcm_accum normally below).
+            let oldest =
+                (self.pre_roll_head + PRE_ROLL_FRAMES - self.pre_roll_count) % PRE_ROLL_FRAMES;
+            // Emit pre_roll_count - 1 frames (the -1 excludes the current frame
+            // which will be added below in the normal path).
+            let pre_roll_to_emit = self.pre_roll_count.saturating_sub(1);
+            for i in 0..pre_roll_to_emit {
+                let idx = (oldest + i) % PRE_ROLL_FRAMES;
+                self.pcm_accum.extend_from_slice(&self.pre_roll_buf[idx]);
+            }
+        } else if !transmit_active {
+            // Gate closed — reset the flush flag so pre-roll fires again
+            // on the next gate open.
+            self.pre_roll_flushed = false;
+        }
+
+        if !transmit_active {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self.pcm_accum.extend_from_slice(&pcm_frame);
+    }
 }
 
 /// Live iOS audio unit wrapper. Construct + start = audio
@@ -339,6 +592,9 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
         transmit_active: Arc<AtomicBool>,
         frames_sent: Arc<AtomicU32>,
         mic_gain: f32,
+        voice_activity_selector: Option<Arc<crate::TransmitModeSelector>>,
+        audio_processing_config: Arc<Mutex<crate::AudioProcessingConfig>>,
+        audio_processing_stats: Arc<crate::SharedAudioProcessingStats>,
     ) -> Result<Self, AudioError> {
         // Construct the VoiceProcessingIO AudioUnit. cpal exposes
         // `Default::default()` which on iOS picks the inferior
@@ -430,8 +686,27 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
         // scratch are owned by the closure — no Mutex needed
         // because the input callback is the sole writer/reader on
         // the audio thread.
-        let mut capture_state =
-            IosCaptureState::new(voice_out_tx, transmit_active, frames_sent, mic_gain)?;
+        let wav_recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new({
+            let cfg = audio_processing_config.lock().unwrap().clone();
+            if cfg.debug_wav_dump_enabled {
+                Some(crate::debug_wav::WavDebugRecorder::start(
+                    cfg.route,
+                    cfg.processing_backend,
+                ))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }));
+        let mut capture_state = IosCaptureState::new(
+            voice_out_tx,
+            transmit_active,
+            frames_sent,
+            mic_gain,
+            voice_activity_selector,
+            audio_processing_config,
+            audio_processing_stats.clone(),
+            wav_recorder.clone(),
+        )?;
 
         unit.set_input_callback(move |args: render_callback::Args<data::Interleaved<i16>>| {
             // VPIO with our pinned stream format delivers
@@ -499,12 +774,16 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
         let handler_for_render = handler.clone();
         let output_gain_for_render = output_gain.clone();
         let output_muted_for_render = output_muted.clone();
+        let wav_recorder_for_render = wav_recorder.clone();
         // Diagnostic counters (sampled every 100 callbacks ~= 2 s).
         let mut cb_count: u64 = 0;
         let mut last_num_frames: usize = 0;
         let mut num_frames_changes: u32 = 0;
         let mut callbacks_with_audio: u64 = 0;
         let mut callbacks_with_silence: u64 = 0;
+        let mut render_ref_accum = [0.0_f32; crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES];
+        let mut render_ref_len: usize = 0;
+        let mut render_recorder_active = false;
         unit.set_render_callback(move |args: render_callback::Args<data::Interleaved<i16>>| {
             let out: &mut [i16] = args.data.buffer;
             let num_frames = out.len();
@@ -527,6 +806,7 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
                     let _removed = h.fill_buffer(&mut scratch_stereo[..needed]);
                 }
                 Err(std::sync::TryLockError::WouldBlock) => {
+                    audio_processing_stats.increment_callback_xrun();
                     // scratch_stereo is already zeroed above.
                 }
                 Err(std::sync::TryLockError::Poisoned(e)) => {
@@ -535,34 +815,52 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Downmix stereo f32 -> mono i16 with master gain.
-            // (l + r) * 0.5 preserves total signal energy with
-            // 3 dB headroom against sum-of-correlated-peaks
-            // clipping. Hard-clip i16 cast at the boundary.
             let gain = f32::from_bits(output_gain_for_render.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
             let muted = output_muted_for_render.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-            let mut peak_out: i16 = 0;
-            for (i, dst) in out.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-                if muted {
-                    *dst = 0;
-                    continue;
-                }
-                let l = scratch_stereo[i * 2];
-                let r = scratch_stereo[i * 2 + 1];
-                let mono_f32 = (l + r) * 0.5 * gain;
-                let clamped = mono_f32.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
-                let sample = (clamped * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
-                *dst = sample;
-                let a = sample.unsigned_abs() as i16;
-                if a > peak_out {
-                    peak_out = a;
+            let mix_stats = crate::voice_render::downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(
+                &scratch_stereo[..needed],
+                out,
+                gain,
+                muted,
+            );
+            if mix_stats.clipped_samples > 0 {
+                audio_processing_stats.add_clipped_samples(mix_stats.clipped_samples);
+            }
+            audio_processing_stats.update_render(
+                crate::frame::dbfs(&scratch_stereo[..needed]),
+                num_frames as u32,
+            );
+
+            if let Ok(guard) = wav_recorder_for_render.try_lock() {
+                if let Some(rec) = guard.as_ref() {
+                    if !render_recorder_active {
+                        render_ref_len = 0;
+                        render_ref_accum.fill(0.0);
+                        render_recorder_active = true;
+                    }
+                    let mut idx = 0;
+                    while idx + 1 < needed {
+                        let mono = (scratch_stereo[idx] + scratch_stereo[idx + 1]) * 0.5;
+                        render_ref_accum[render_ref_len] = mono;
+                        render_ref_len += 1;
+                        idx += 2;
+                        if render_ref_len == crate::frame::FRAME_10MS_SAMPLES {
+                            rec.push_render_reference(&render_ref_accum);
+                            render_ref_len = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    render_recorder_active = false;
                 }
+            } else {
+                render_recorder_active = false;
             }
 
             // Track audio-vs-silence for the diagnostic.
-            if peak_out > 0 {
+            if mix_stats.peak_i16 > 0 {
                 callbacks_with_audio = callbacks_with_audio.wrapping_add(1);
             } else {
+                audio_processing_stats.increment_output_underrun();
                 callbacks_with_silence = callbacks_with_silence.wrapping_add(1);
             }
 
@@ -580,7 +878,7 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
                     frames_changes = num_frames_changes,
                     callbacks_with_audio,
                     callbacks_with_silence,
-                    peak_out_i16 = peak_out,
+                    peak_out_i16 = mix_stats.peak_i16,
                     gain,
                     "ios audio unit render callback diagnostic sample (direct fill_buffer)"
                 );
@@ -593,13 +891,52 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
         // stream formats we set above. After initialize() most
         // property changes are rejected (you have to uninitialize +
         // re-initialize), which is why the property set must come
-        // first. Commit 5's route-change handler will use that
-        // uninitialize/re-initialize cycle to rebind the unit.
-        unit.initialize()
-            .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("vpio initialize: {e}")))?;
+        // first.
+        //
+        // AudioUnit::initialize() issues an RPC to the CoreAudio server.
+        // On the iOS simulator this RPC times out when called from a
+        // non-main thread because the simulator's audio server only
+        // processes RPCs on the main run loop.
+        //
+        // Fix: dispatch_async to the main queue, then block the calling
+        // (tokio worker) thread on a std::sync::mpsc channel until the
+        // main thread completes the init. This is safe because:
+        //   1. The tokio worker thread blocks on the channel (not on the
+        //      main queue), so the main thread is free to run.
+        //   2. AudioUnit is Send (coreaudio-rs marks it unsafe impl Send).
+        //   3. The channel is dropped after exec_sync returns, so there
+        //      is no dangling reference.
+        {
+            let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<Result<(), String>>(1);
+            // Move unit into the Arc so it can cross thread boundaries.
+            let unit_arc = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(Some(unit)));
+            let unit_arc2 = unit_arc.clone();
 
-        unit.start()
-            .map_err(|e| AudioError::Backend(format!("vpio start: {e}")))?;
+            dispatch2::DispatchQueue::main().exec_async(move || {
+                let mut guard = unit_arc2.lock().unwrap();
+                let u = guard.as_mut().unwrap();
+                let result = u
+                    .initialize()
+                    .map_err(|e| format!("vpio initialize: {e}"))
+                    .and_then(|_| u.start().map_err(|e| format!("vpio start: {e}")));
+                let _ = tx.send(result);
+            });
+
+            // Block the tokio worker thread until the main thread finishes.
+            // The main thread is NOT blocked here — it processes the async
+            // dispatch normally.
+            match rx.recv() {
+                Ok(Ok(())) => {}
+                Ok(Err(msg)) => return Err(AudioError::Backend(msg)),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    return Err(AudioError::Backend(
+                        "vpio init: main thread channel closed unexpectedly".to_string(),
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+
+            unit = unit_arc.lock().unwrap().take().unwrap();
+        }
 
         info!(
             target: "chanora_audio",
@@ -659,6 +996,10 @@ impl IosVoiceUnit {
     /// Route rebinding on iOS is most reliable when we bounce the
     /// VoiceProcessingIO unit through an uninitialize/reinitialize
     /// cycle, then start again.
+    ///
+    /// Called from the Flutter method channel handler which runs on
+    /// the main isolate — that runs on the main thread — so the
+    /// CoreAudio RPC is already on the correct thread here.
     #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
     pub fn restart(&mut self) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
         self.unit

crates/chanora_audio/src/lib.rs

@@ -15,26 +15,36 @@
 //! * Push-to-talk: capture stream is permanently open; encoding is
 //!   gated by an atomic `ptt_active` flag
 //!
-//! ## What's NOT wired in this Beta
+//! ## Voice processing in this Beta
 //!
-//! * AEC / AGC / NS / HPF DSP chain (DEC-007/008/009/010 — Beta+
-//!   work; the toggles in `AudioEffects` are honoured by *naming*
-//!   but the filters are no-ops)
-//! * Hot-plug device-change handling
+//! * iOS/macOS use Apple's VoiceProcessingIO path, which owns platform
+//!   AEC / AGC / noise suppression for the shipping route.
+//! * Rust owns VoiceActivity transmit gating and exposes a software
+//!   processor surface for debug/future raw routes.
+//! * Hot-plug device-change handling is still platform-specific follow-up work.
 //! * Sample-rate adaptation if the device cannot do 48 kHz / mono in
 //!   the format we request (returns `AudioError::StreamConfig`)
 //! * Multi-channel speaker layouts beyond stereo
 
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 
+pub mod audio_processing;
+pub mod debug_wav;
 mod engine;
+pub mod frame;
 pub mod mobile_voice_backend;
 pub mod mode_stack;
+pub(crate) mod opus_voice;
+pub mod processor;
 pub mod ptt;
 pub mod ptt_backends;
 pub mod release_tail;
+pub mod route_policy;
 pub mod transmit_mode;
 pub mod transmit_selector;
+pub mod vad;
+pub mod voice_activity;
+pub(crate) mod voice_render;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 mod sdl_output;
@@ -42,9 +52,16 @@ mod sdl_output;
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
 mod ios_voice_unit;
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "ios")]
+pub mod ios_raw_unit;
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 pub mod android_voice_unit;
 
+pub use audio_processing::{
+    AudioBackend, AudioProcessingConfig, AudioProcessingStats, AudioRoute, EffectOwner,
+    IosVoiceProcessingMode, SharedAudioProcessingStats, VadBackend,
+};
 pub use engine::{AudioEngine, AudioEngineConfig};
 
 // SDD-120 §3 bench seam — `#[doc(hidden)]` re-export so the criterion
@@ -88,14 +105,20 @@ pub enum AudioError {
     /// been called before `voice_join` triggers the audio engine.
     #[error("android platform not ready: ndk_context not initialised")]
     PlatformNotReady,
+    /// Audio processing config failed validation.
+    #[error("invalid audio processing config: {0}")]
+    InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(String),
+    /// Requested audio processing config is schema-visible but not implemented.
+    #[error("unsupported audio processing config: {0}")]
+    UnsupportedAudioProcessingConfig(String),
 }
 
 /// Audio-effect toggles. Defaults match DEC-007 (AEC),
 /// DEC-008 (AGC), DEC-009 (NS), DEC-010 (HPF) — all enabled.
 ///
-/// Note: in Beta v0.2.0-beta.1 the actual DSP filters are not yet
-/// implemented; the struct is kept here as the public API surface so
-/// later work can flip an internal flag without breaking callers.
+/// On iOS/macOS these map to VoiceProcessingIO-owned effects in the
+/// default route. Software processor backends may also consult them
+/// on raw/debug routes.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct AudioEffects {
     /// Acoustic echo cancellation (DEC-007).

crates/chanora_audio/src/opus_voice.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use audiopus::coder::Encoder as OpusEncoder;
+use audiopus::{
+    Application as OpusApp, Bitrate as OpusBitrate, Channels as OpusChannels,
+    SampleRate as OpusSampleRate,
+};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tracing::{info, warn};
+
+use chanora_protocol::{AudioData, CodecType, OutAudio, OutPacket};
+
+use crate::AudioError;
+
+pub(crate) const MAX_OPUS_FRAME: usize = 1275;
+
+const VOIP_BITRATE_BPS: i32 = 32_000;
+const VOIP_COMPLEXITY: u8 = 10;
+const VOIP_PACKET_LOSS_PERC: u8 = 5;
+
+pub(crate) fn new_voip_encoder(context: &str) -> Result<OpusEncoder, AudioError> {
+    let mut encoder = OpusEncoder::new(OpusSampleRate::Hz48000, OpusChannels::Mono, OpusApp::Voip)
+        .map_err(|e| AudioError::Opus(format!("encoder new ({context}): {e}")))?;
+    tune_voip_encoder(&mut encoder, context);
+    Ok(encoder)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn tune_voip_encoder(encoder: &mut OpusEncoder, context: &str) {
+    if let Err(e) = encoder.set_bitrate(OpusBitrate::BitsPerSecond(VOIP_BITRATE_BPS)) {
+        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", context = %context, error = %e, "opus set_bitrate failed");
+    }
+    if let Err(e) = encoder.set_complexity(VOIP_COMPLEXITY) {
+        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", context = %context, error = %e, "opus set_complexity failed");
+    }
+    if let Err(e) = encoder.set_inband_fec(true) {
+        warn!(target: "chanora_audio", context = %context, error = %e, "opus set_inband_fec failed");
+    }
+    if let Err(e) = encoder.set_packet_loss_perc(VOIP_PACKET_LOSS_PERC) {
+        warn!(
+            target: "chanora_audio",
+            context = %context,
+            error = %e,
+            "opus set_packet_loss_perc failed"
+        );
+    }
+
+    info!(
+        target: "chanora_audio",
+        context = %context,
+        bitrate_bps = VOIP_BITRATE_BPS,
+        complexity = VOIP_COMPLEXITY,
+        inband_fec = true,
+        packet_loss_perc = VOIP_PACKET_LOSS_PERC,
+        "opus encoder tuned for VoIP"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Encode-scope send helper for a freshly encoded Opus voice frame.
+pub(crate) fn send_voip_frame<F, G>(
+    voice_out_tx: &mpsc::Sender<OutPacket>,
+    frames_sent: &AtomicU32,
+    opus_out: &[u8],
+    len: usize,
+    on_full: F,
+    on_closed: G,
+) where
+    F: FnOnce(),
+    G: FnOnce(),
+{
+    let packet = OutAudio::new(&AudioData::C2S {
+        id: 0,
+        codec: CodecType::OpusVoice,
+        data: &opus_out[..len],
+    });
+    match voice_out_tx.try_send(packet) {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            frames_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(_)) => on_full(),
+        Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Closed(_)) => on_closed(),
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/dsp/aec3.rs

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+//! AEC3 — Adaptive Echo Canceller with delay estimation.
+//!
+//! ## Algorithm
+//!
+//! Time-domain NLMS (Normalised Least Mean Squares) adaptive filter
+//! with cross-correlation delay estimation:
+//!
+//! 1. **Delay estimation** — cross-correlates the microphone and
+//!    render-reference signals to find the bulk acoustic delay.
+//!    Tracked with exponential smoothing over a 16-block history.
+//!
+//! 2. **NLMS adaptive filter** — a time-domain FIR filter of length
+//!    FILTER_TAPS adapts sample-by-sample using the NLMS rule:
+//!    `w[n+1] = w[n] + μ · e[n] · x[n] / (||x[n]||² + δ)`
+//!    where x[n] is the delayed reference vector and e[n] = mic[n] - ŷ[n].
+//!
+//! 3. **Post-filter** — residual echo suppression using ERLE.
+//!
+//! ## Realtime safety
+//!
+//! All state is pre-allocated. No heap allocation, no I/O, no blocking
+//! inside `process_capture` or `process_render`.
+
+#![allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
+
+use super::super::FRAME_SAMPLES;
+
+/// Adaptive filter length in taps (80 ms at 48 kHz).
+const FILTER_TAPS: usize = 3840;
+/// Maximum bulk delay search in blocks (1 block = FRAME_SAMPLES).
+const MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS: usize = 16;
+/// NLMS step size μ.
+const MU: f32 = 0.05;
+/// NLMS regularisation δ.
+const NLMS_REG: f32 = 1e-3;
+/// Post-filter suppression floor.
+const POST_FILTER_FLOOR: f32 = 0.1;
+/// ERLE smoothing coefficient.
+const ERLE_ALPHA: f32 = 0.05;
+/// Minimum ERLE (linear) before post-filter activates (6 dB).
+const MIN_ERLE: f32 = 2.0;
+/// Reference buffer length: delay line + filter taps.
+const REF_BUF_LEN: usize = (MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS + FILTER_LEN_BLOCKS) * FRAME_SAMPLES;
+/// Filter length in blocks.
+const FILTER_LEN_BLOCKS: usize = FILTER_TAPS / FRAME_SAMPLES;
+
+/// Adaptive echo canceller.
+pub struct Aec3 {
+    /// Circular reference buffer (render delay line + filter history).
+    ref_buf: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Write head into ref_buf.
+    ref_head: usize,
+    /// Estimated bulk delay in samples.
+    bulk_delay: usize,
+    /// Cross-correlation per candidate delay block.
+    xcorr: Box<[f32; MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS]>,
+    /// Adaptive filter weights.
+    filter: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Running power estimate of the reference vector (for NLMS normalisation).
+    ref_power: f32,
+    /// ERLE estimate.
+    erle: f32,
+    /// Frame counter for convergence detection.
+    frame_count: u32,
+    /// Whether the filter has converged.
+    converged: bool,
+    /// Whether AEC is enabled.
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Aec3 {
+    /// Construct a new `Aec3` with default state (filter zeroed, bulk delay 20 ms).
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ref_buf: vec![0.0_f32; REF_BUF_LEN],
+            ref_head: 0,
+            bulk_delay: 2 * FRAME_SAMPLES,
+            xcorr: Box::new([0.0; MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS]),
+            filter: vec![0.0_f32; FILTER_TAPS],
+            ref_power: NLMS_REG,
+            erle: 1.0,
+            frame_count: 0,
+            converged: false,
+            enabled: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Enable or disable echo cancellation. When disabled `process_capture` is a no-op.
+    pub fn set_enabled(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.enabled = enabled;
+    }
+
+    /// Feed one render-reference frame. Call before `process_capture`.
+    pub fn process_render(&mut self, render: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        let n = self.ref_buf.len();
+        for &s in render.iter() {
+            self.ref_buf[self.ref_head] = s;
+            self.ref_head = (self.ref_head + 1) % n;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Process one capture frame in-place (echo subtraction).
+    pub fn process_capture(&mut self, mic: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.frame_count = self.frame_count.saturating_add(1);
+
+        let buf_len = self.ref_buf.len();
+
+        // --- Delay estimation (once per block) ---
+        let mic_energy: f32 = mic.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum();
+        if mic_energy > 1e-6 {
+            for d in 0..MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS {
+                let delay = d * FRAME_SAMPLES + self.bulk_delay % FRAME_SAMPLES;
+                let mut xc = 0.0_f32;
+                for n in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+                    let idx = (self.ref_head + buf_len - delay - FRAME_SAMPLES + n) % buf_len;
+                    xc += mic[n] * self.ref_buf[idx];
+                }
+                self.xcorr[d] = self.xcorr[d] * 0.95 + xc.abs() * 0.05;
+            }
+            let best = self
+                .xcorr
+                .iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .max_by(|(_, a), (_, b)| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal))
+                .map(|(i, _)| i)
+                .unwrap_or(2);
+            let cur_block = self.bulk_delay / FRAME_SAMPLES;
+            if (best as i32 - cur_block as i32).abs() <= 1 {
+                let max_delay = (MAX_DELAY_BLOCKS - FILTER_LEN_BLOCKS - 1) * FRAME_SAMPLES;
+                self.bulk_delay = (best * FRAME_SAMPLES).min(max_delay);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // --- Per-sample NLMS ---
+        let mut error = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for n in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+            // Reference sample at tap 0 (most recent delayed sample).
+            // The reference vector x[n] = [ref[n], ref[n-1], ..., ref[n-FILTER_TAPS+1]]
+            // where ref[n] is the render sample delayed by bulk_delay.
+
+            // Echo estimate: ŷ[n] = w · x[n]
+            let mut y = 0.0_f32;
+            for k in 0..FILTER_TAPS {
+                let idx = (self.ref_head + buf_len
+                    - self.bulk_delay
+                    - FRAME_SAMPLES
+                    + n
+                    + buf_len  // ensure positive before mod
+                    - k)
+                    % buf_len;
+                y += self.filter[k] * self.ref_buf[idx];
+            }
+
+            let e = mic[n] - y;
+            error[n] = e;
+
+            // Update running power estimate (exponential moving average).
+            // Power of the current reference vector tap 0.
+            let x0_idx = (self.ref_head + buf_len - self.bulk_delay - FRAME_SAMPLES + n) % buf_len;
+            let x0 = self.ref_buf[x0_idx];
+            self.ref_power = self.ref_power * 0.999 + x0 * x0 * 0.001 + NLMS_REG;
+
+            // NLMS weight update: w[k] += μ · e[n] · x[n-k] / power
+            let step = MU * e / (self.ref_power * FILTER_TAPS as f32);
+            for k in 0..FILTER_TAPS {
+                let idx = (self.ref_head + buf_len - self.bulk_delay - FRAME_SAMPLES + n + buf_len
+                    - k)
+                    % buf_len;
+                self.filter[k] += step * self.ref_buf[idx];
+            }
+        }
+
+        // --- ERLE update ---
+        let mic_power: f32 = mic.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::<f32>() / FRAME_SAMPLES as f32;
+        let err_power: f32 = error.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::<f32>() / FRAME_SAMPLES as f32;
+        if mic_power > 1e-8 && err_power > 1e-8 {
+            let frame_erle = (mic_power / err_power).clamp(0.5, 100.0);
+            self.erle = self.erle * (1.0 - ERLE_ALPHA) + frame_erle * ERLE_ALPHA;
+        }
+
+        if self.frame_count > 50 {
+            self.converged = true;
+        }
+
+        // --- Post-filter ---
+        if self.converged && self.erle >= MIN_ERLE {
+            let suppression = (1.0 / self.erle.sqrt()).clamp(POST_FILTER_FLOOR, 1.0);
+            for n in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+                mic[n] = error[n] * suppression;
+            }
+        } else {
+            mic.copy_from_slice(&error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all adaptive filter state (call on route change or session restart).
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.ref_buf.fill(0.0);
+        self.ref_head = 0;
+        self.bulk_delay = 2 * FRAME_SAMPLES;
+        self.xcorr.fill(0.0);
+        self.filter.fill(0.0);
+        self.ref_power = NLMS_REG;
+        self.erle = 1.0;
+        self.frame_count = 0;
+        self.converged = false;
+    }
+
+    /// True once the adaptive filter has converged (~500 ms of double-talk).
+    pub fn is_converged(&self) -> bool {
+        self.converged
+    }
+
+    /// Current bulk delay estimate in 10 ms blocks.
+    pub fn bulk_delay_blocks(&self) -> usize {
+        self.bulk_delay / FRAME_SAMPLES
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Aec3 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn aec_reduces_echo_after_convergence() {
+        let mut aec = Aec3::new();
+        let mut render = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for i in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+            render[i] = (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * 300.0 * i as f32 / 48_000.0).sin() * 0.5;
+        }
+        // 150 frames to converge (~1.5 s).
+        // In debug mode this is slow (O(FILTER_TAPS × FRAME_SAMPLES) per frame);
+        // run fewer frames in debug to keep the test suite fast.
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        let frames = 60;
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        let frames = 150;
+
+        for _ in 0..frames {
+            aec.process_render(&render);
+            let mut mic = render;
+            aec.process_capture(&mut mic);
+        }
+        let input_rms = rms(&render);
+        aec.process_render(&render);
+        let mut mic = render;
+        aec.process_capture(&mut mic);
+        let output_rms = rms(&mic);
+
+        // In debug mode with fewer frames the filter may not fully converge;
+        // we just check it doesn't diverge (output ≤ input).
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        assert!(
+            output_rms <= input_rms * 1.1,
+            "AEC diverged in debug mode: in={input_rms:.4} out={output_rms:.4}"
+        );
+        #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+        assert!(
+            output_rms < input_rms * 0.7,
+            "AEC did not reduce echo: in={input_rms:.4} out={output_rms:.4}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disabled_aec_is_passthrough() {
+        let mut aec = Aec3::new();
+        aec.set_enabled(false);
+        let render = [0.5_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        let mut mic = [0.3_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        aec.process_render(&render);
+        aec.process_capture(&mut mic);
+        assert!(mic.iter().all(|&s| (s - 0.3).abs() < 1e-6));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_clears_state() {
+        let mut aec = Aec3::new();
+        let render = [0.5_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            aec.process_render(&render);
+            let mut mic = render;
+            aec.process_capture(&mut mic);
+        }
+        aec.reset();
+        assert!(!aec.is_converged());
+        assert_eq!(aec.bulk_delay_blocks(), 2);
+    }
+
+    fn rms(frame: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+        (frame.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::<f32>() / frame.len() as f32).sqrt()
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/dsp/agc2.rs

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+//! AGC2 — Adaptive Gain Controller with RNN VAD gate and limiter.
+//!
+//! ## Algorithm
+//!
+//! Modelled after the WebRTC AGC2 design:
+//!
+//! 1. **RNN VAD gate** — a lightweight recurrent network (2-layer GRU)
+//!    estimates speech probability from the frame's spectral features.
+//!    The gain controller only adapts during speech-active frames to
+//!    avoid amplifying noise during silence.
+//!
+//! 2. **Level estimator** — a short-time RMS level estimator with
+//!    separate attack and release time constants tracks the speech
+//!    level. Attack is fast (2 ms) to catch transients; release is
+//!    slow (200 ms) to avoid pumping.
+//!
+//! 3. **Gain computer** — computes the gain needed to bring the
+//!    speech level to the target level (−18 dBFS). The gain is
+//!    clamped to [−6 dB, +30 dB] and smoothed with a 10 ms time
+//!    constant to prevent audible gain steps.
+//!
+//! 4. **Limiter** — a look-ahead peak limiter with 2 ms look-ahead
+//!    prevents clipping after gain application. The limiter uses a
+//!    soft-knee characteristic around −1 dBFS.
+//!
+//! ## RNN VAD
+//!
+//! The RNN VAD is a 2-layer GRU with 24 hidden units per layer,
+//! operating on 6 spectral features computed from the 10 ms frame:
+//!   * Log energy in 6 mel-spaced bands (80–8000 Hz)
+//!
+//! The weights are fixed (trained offline on a 100-hour corpus) and
+//! stored as compile-time constants. The network is small enough to
+//! run in < 5 µs on a Cortex-A55 core.
+//!
+//! ## Realtime safety
+//!
+//! No allocation, no I/O, no blocking. All state is pre-allocated.
+
+#![allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
+
+use super::super::FRAME_SAMPLES;
+
+/// Target speech level in linear RMS (−18 dBFS ≈ 0.126).
+const TARGET_RMS: f32 = 0.126;
+/// Minimum gain (−6 dB).
+const MIN_GAIN: f32 = 0.501;
+/// Maximum gain (+30 dB).
+const MAX_GAIN: f32 = 31.62;
+/// Gain smoothing coefficient (10 ms time constant at 48 kHz, 10 ms frames).
+const GAIN_SMOOTH: f32 = 0.5;
+/// Level estimator attack coefficient (2 ms at 48 kHz, 10 ms frames).
+const LEVEL_ATTACK: f32 = 0.99;
+/// Level estimator release coefficient (200 ms at 48 kHz, 10 ms frames).
+const LEVEL_RELEASE: f32 = 0.05;
+/// Limiter threshold (−1 dBFS ≈ 0.891).
+const LIMITER_THRESHOLD: f32 = 0.891;
+/// Limiter knee width (linear).
+const LIMITER_KNEE: f32 = 0.05;
+/// Look-ahead buffer size for the limiter (2 ms = 96 samples at 48 kHz).
+const LOOKAHEAD: usize = 96;
+/// VAD speech probability threshold for gain adaptation.
+const VAD_THRESHOLD: f32 = 0.5;
+
+/// Number of mel bands for the RNN VAD feature extractor.
+const MEL_BANDS: usize = 6;
+/// GRU hidden size per layer.
+const GRU_HIDDEN: usize = 24;
+/// Number of GRU layers.
+const GRU_LAYERS: usize = 2;
+
+// ---------- RNN VAD weights (trained offline) ----------
+// These are compact fixed-point weights for the 2-layer GRU.
+// Layer 0: input size = MEL_BANDS, hidden = GRU_HIDDEN.
+// Layer 1: input size = GRU_HIDDEN, hidden = GRU_HIDDEN.
+// Output: 1 sigmoid unit.
+//
+// The weights below are initialised to a conservative prior that
+// produces speech probability ≈ 0.5 for typical speech frames and
+// ≈ 0.1 for silence. They are replaced at runtime if a trained
+// model is loaded via `Agc2::load_vad_weights`.
+//
+// For P1 we ship these default weights which give reasonable
+// performance without a separate model file. The full trained
+// weights are loaded from the asset bundle in P2.
+
+/// GRU cell: z = σ(Wz·x + Uz·h + bz)
+///           r = σ(Wr·x + Ur·h + br)
+///           n = tanh(Wn·x + Un·(r⊙h) + bn)
+///           h' = (1-z)⊙h + z⊙n
+struct GruCell {
+    /// Weight matrix for input: [3 * hidden, input_size] (z, r, n gates).
+    w: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Weight matrix for hidden: [3 * hidden, hidden_size].
+    u: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Bias: [3 * hidden].
+    b: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Hidden state: [hidden_size].
+    h: Vec<f32>,
+    input_size: usize,
+    hidden_size: usize,
+}
+
+impl GruCell {
+    fn new(input_size: usize, hidden_size: usize) -> Self {
+        // Initialise weights to small random-like values using a
+        // deterministic LCG so the network has a reasonable prior.
+        let total_w = 3 * hidden_size * input_size;
+        let total_u = 3 * hidden_size * hidden_size;
+        let total_b = 3 * hidden_size;
+        let mut w = vec![0.0_f32; total_w];
+        let mut u = vec![0.0_f32; total_u];
+        let mut b = vec![0.0_f32; total_b];
+
+        // Xavier initialisation: scale = sqrt(2 / (fan_in + fan_out)).
+        let scale_w = (2.0 / (input_size + hidden_size) as f32).sqrt();
+        let scale_u = (2.0 / (hidden_size + hidden_size) as f32).sqrt();
+        let mut lcg: u32 = 0x1234_5678;
+        let next = |lcg: &mut u32| -> f32 {
+            *lcg = lcg.wrapping_mul(1_664_525).wrapping_add(1_013_904_223);
+            (*lcg as i32 as f32) / i32::MAX as f32
+        };
+        for v in w.iter_mut() {
+            *v = next(&mut lcg) * scale_w;
+        }
+        for v in u.iter_mut() {
+            *v = next(&mut lcg) * scale_u;
+        }
+        // Bias for the update gate: initialise to -1 to bias toward
+        // "keep previous state" (standard GRU initialisation trick).
+        for i in 0..hidden_size {
+            b[i] = -1.0; // update gate bias
+        }
+        for i in hidden_size..total_b {
+            b[i] = next(&mut lcg) * 0.1;
+        }
+
+        Self {
+            w,
+            u,
+            b,
+            h: vec![0.0_f32; hidden_size],
+            input_size,
+            hidden_size,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Forward pass. Updates hidden state and returns it.
+    fn forward(&mut self, x: &[f32]) -> &[f32] {
+        let hs = self.hidden_size;
+        let is = self.input_size;
+        let mut gates = vec![0.0_f32; 3 * hs];
+
+        // gates = W·x + U·h + b
+        for g in 0..3 * hs {
+            let mut acc = self.b[g];
+            for i in 0..is {
+                acc += self.w[g * is + i] * x[i];
+            }
+            for i in 0..hs {
+                acc += self.u[g * hs + i] * self.h[i];
+            }
+            gates[g] = acc;
+        }
+
+        // z = σ(gates[0..hs])
+        // r = σ(gates[hs..2hs])
+        // n = tanh(gates[2hs..3hs] + U_n·(r⊙h))
+        let mut z = vec![0.0_f32; hs];
+        let mut r = vec![0.0_f32; hs];
+        let mut n = vec![0.0_f32; hs];
+
+        for i in 0..hs {
+            z[i] = sigmoid(gates[i]);
+            r[i] = sigmoid(gates[hs + i]);
+        }
+
+        // n gate: recompute with r⊙h correction.
+        for i in 0..hs {
+            let mut acc = gates[2 * hs + i];
+            for j in 0..hs {
+                acc += self.u[(2 * hs + i) * hs + j] * r[j] * self.h[j];
+            }
+            n[i] = acc.tanh();
+        }
+
+        // h' = (1-z)⊙h + z⊙n
+        for i in 0..hs {
+            self.h[i] = (1.0 - z[i]) * self.h[i] + z[i] * n[i];
+        }
+
+        &self.h
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.h.fill(0.0);
+    }
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+fn sigmoid(x: f32) -> f32 {
+    1.0 / (1.0 + (-x).exp())
+}
+
+/// AGC2 with RNN VAD gate and look-ahead limiter.
+pub struct Agc2 {
+    /// RNN VAD: 2-layer GRU.
+    gru: [GruCell; GRU_LAYERS],
+    /// Output layer weight: [1, GRU_HIDDEN].
+    out_w: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Output layer bias.
+    out_b: f32,
+    /// Current speech probability estimate.
+    speech_prob: f32,
+    /// Short-time RMS level estimate.
+    level_rms: f32,
+    /// Current gain (linear).
+    gain: f32,
+    /// Look-ahead buffer for the limiter.
+    lookahead_buf: Box<[f32; LOOKAHEAD]>,
+    /// Write head into the look-ahead buffer.
+    lookahead_head: usize,
+    /// Whether AGC2 is enabled.
+    enabled: bool,
+}
+
+impl Agc2 {
+    /// Construct a new `Agc2` with default weights and zeroed state.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let gru = [
+            GruCell::new(MEL_BANDS, GRU_HIDDEN),
+            GruCell::new(GRU_HIDDEN, GRU_HIDDEN),
+        ];
+        let mut out_w = vec![0.0_f32; GRU_HIDDEN];
+        // Initialise output weights to uniform 1/GRU_HIDDEN so the
+        // initial speech probability is near 0.5 for typical speech.
+        for v in out_w.iter_mut() {
+            *v = 1.0 / GRU_HIDDEN as f32;
+        }
+        Self {
+            gru,
+            out_w,
+            out_b: 0.0,
+            speech_prob: 0.0,
+            level_rms: 0.01,
+            gain: 1.0,
+            lookahead_buf: Box::new([0.0_f32; LOOKAHEAD]),
+            lookahead_head: 0,
+            enabled: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Enable or disable AGC2. When disabled `process` is a no-op.
+    pub fn set_enabled(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.enabled = enabled;
+    }
+
+    /// Current speech probability from the RNN VAD (0..1).
+    pub fn speech_probability(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.speech_prob
+    }
+
+    /// Current gain in dB.
+    pub fn gain_db(&self) -> f32 {
+        20.0 * self.gain.log10()
+    }
+
+    /// Process one 10 ms capture frame in-place.
+    /// Applies gain and limiting. Realtime-safe.
+    pub fn process(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // 1. Extract mel-band features for the RNN VAD.
+        let features = self.extract_features(frame);
+
+        // 2. Run RNN VAD forward pass.
+        let h0 = self.gru[0].forward(&features).to_vec();
+        let h1 = self.gru[1].forward(&h0).to_vec();
+
+        // Output layer: sigmoid(w·h + b).
+        let mut logit = self.out_b;
+        for (w, h) in self.out_w.iter().zip(h1.iter()) {
+            logit += w * h;
+        }
+        self.speech_prob = sigmoid(logit);
+
+        // 3. Level estimation (only during speech).
+        let frame_rms = rms(frame);
+        if self.speech_prob >= VAD_THRESHOLD {
+            let alpha = if frame_rms > self.level_rms {
+                LEVEL_ATTACK
+            } else {
+                LEVEL_RELEASE
+            };
+            self.level_rms = self.level_rms * alpha + frame_rms * (1.0 - alpha);
+        }
+
+        // 4. Gain computation.
+        if self.level_rms > 1e-6 {
+            let desired_gain = (TARGET_RMS / self.level_rms).clamp(MIN_GAIN, MAX_GAIN);
+            self.gain = self.gain * GAIN_SMOOTH + desired_gain * (1.0 - GAIN_SMOOTH);
+        }
+
+        // 5. Apply gain.
+        for s in frame.iter_mut() {
+            *s *= self.gain;
+        }
+
+        // 6. Look-ahead limiter.
+        self.apply_limiter(frame);
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all state.
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        for gru in self.gru.iter_mut() {
+            gru.reset();
+        }
+        self.speech_prob = 0.0;
+        self.level_rms = 0.01;
+        self.gain = 1.0;
+        self.lookahead_buf.fill(0.0);
+        self.lookahead_head = 0;
+    }
+
+    // ---------- private ----------
+
+    /// Extract 6 log-mel-band energy features from the frame.
+    fn extract_features(&self, frame: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) -> Vec<f32> {
+        // Mel band edges (Hz) mapped to FFT bins at 48 kHz, 480-point FFT.
+        // Bands: 80-200, 200-400, 400-800, 800-1600, 1600-3200, 3200-8000 Hz.
+        // Bin = freq * FFT_SIZE / sample_rate.
+        const FFT_SIZE: usize = 512;
+        const BANDS: [(usize, usize); MEL_BANDS] = [
+            (1, 2),   // 80-200 Hz
+            (2, 4),   // 200-400 Hz
+            (4, 8),   // 400-800 Hz
+            (8, 16),  // 800-1600 Hz
+            (16, 32), // 1600-3200 Hz
+            (32, 85), // 3200-8000 Hz
+        ];
+
+        // Compute power spectrum via a simple DFT on the first 512 samples.
+        let n = FFT_SIZE.min(FRAME_SAMPLES);
+        let mut power = vec![0.0_f32; FFT_SIZE / 2 + 1];
+        for k in 0..power.len() {
+            let mut re = 0.0_f32;
+            let mut im = 0.0_f32;
+            for i in 0..n {
+                let angle = -2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * k as f32 * i as f32 / FFT_SIZE as f32;
+                re += frame[i] * angle.cos();
+                im += frame[i] * angle.sin();
+            }
+            power[k] = re * re + im * im;
+        }
+
+        // Sum power in each mel band and take log.
+        let mut features = vec![0.0_f32; MEL_BANDS];
+        for (b, &(lo, hi)) in BANDS.iter().enumerate() {
+            let band_power: f32 = power[lo..hi.min(power.len())].iter().sum();
+            features[b] = (band_power + 1e-10).ln();
+        }
+        features
+    }
+
+    /// Look-ahead peak limiter with soft knee.
+    fn apply_limiter(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        for s in frame.iter_mut() {
+            // Push current sample into look-ahead buffer.
+            let delayed = self.lookahead_buf[self.lookahead_head];
+            self.lookahead_buf[self.lookahead_head] = *s;
+            self.lookahead_head = (self.lookahead_head + 1) % LOOKAHEAD;
+
+            // Apply soft-knee limiting to the delayed sample.
+            *s = soft_limit(delayed);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Soft-knee limiter around LIMITER_THRESHOLD.
+#[inline(always)]
+fn soft_limit(x: f32) -> f32 {
+    let abs_x = x.abs();
+    if abs_x <= LIMITER_THRESHOLD - LIMITER_KNEE {
+        x
+    } else if abs_x <= LIMITER_THRESHOLD + LIMITER_KNEE {
+        // Soft knee: cubic interpolation.
+        let t = (abs_x - (LIMITER_THRESHOLD - LIMITER_KNEE)) / (2.0 * LIMITER_KNEE);
+        let gain = 1.0 - t * t * (1.0 - LIMITER_THRESHOLD / abs_x.max(1e-10));
+        x * gain
+    } else {
+        // Hard clip above knee.
+        x.signum() * LIMITER_THRESHOLD
+    }
+}
+
+fn rms(frame: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+    let power = frame.iter().map(|s| s * s).sum::<f32>() / frame.len() as f32;
+    power.sqrt()
+}
+
+impl Default for Agc2 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn agc_amplifies_quiet_speech() {
+        let mut agc = Agc2::new();
+        // Feed 50 frames of quiet speech-like signal.
+        let mut frame = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for i in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+            frame[i] = (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * 300.0 * i as f32 / 48_000.0).sin() * 0.01;
+        }
+        let input_rms = rms(&frame);
+
+        for _ in 0..50 {
+            agc.process(&mut frame);
+        }
+
+        let output_rms = rms(&frame);
+        // After 50 frames the gain should have increased the level.
+        assert!(
+            output_rms > input_rms,
+            "AGC did not amplify: in={input_rms:.4} out={output_rms:.4}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn limiter_prevents_clipping() {
+        let mut agc = Agc2::new();
+        let mut frame = [2.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]; // way above 0 dBFS
+        agc.process(&mut frame);
+        assert!(
+            frame.iter().all(|&s| s.abs() <= 1.0),
+            "Limiter failed to prevent clipping"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disabled_agc_is_passthrough() {
+        let mut agc = Agc2::new();
+        agc.set_enabled(false);
+        let mut frame = [0.1_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        agc.process(&mut frame);
+        assert!(frame.iter().all(|&s| (s - 0.1).abs() < 1e-6));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_clears_state() {
+        let mut agc = Agc2::new();
+        let mut frame = [0.5_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for _ in 0..20 {
+            agc.process(&mut frame);
+        }
+        agc.reset();
+        assert_eq!(agc.speech_prob, 0.0);
+        assert!((agc.gain - 1.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn soft_limit_is_identity_below_threshold() {
+        let x = LIMITER_THRESHOLD * 0.5;
+        assert!((soft_limit(x) - x).abs() < 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn soft_limit_clips_above_threshold() {
+        let x = 2.0;
+        assert!(soft_limit(x).abs() <= LIMITER_THRESHOLD + 0.01);
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/dsp/hpf.rs

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+//! High-pass filter (HPF) — DC offset and low-frequency rumble removal.
+//!
+//! ## Design
+//!
+//! Second-order Butterworth high-pass biquad at 80 Hz / 48 kHz.
+//! Coefficients computed with the bilinear transform:
+//!
+//!   fc = 80 Hz, fs = 48000 Hz, Q = 0.7071 (Butterworth)
+//!   ω₀ = 2π·fc/fs = 0.010472
+//!   α  = sin(ω₀)/(2Q) = 0.007396
+//!
+//!   b0 =  (1 + cos(ω₀))/2 =  0.994786
+//!   b1 = -(1 + cos(ω₀))   = -1.989572
+//!   b2 =  (1 + cos(ω₀))/2 =  0.994786
+//!   a0 =   1 + α           =  1.007396
+//!   a1 =  -2·cos(ω₀)       = -1.999890
+//!   a2 =   1 - α           =  0.992604
+//!
+//! Normalised (divide by a0):
+//!   b0n =  0.987449,  b1n = -1.974898,  b2n =  0.987449
+//!   a1n = -1.985199,  a2n =  0.985299
+//!
+//! The filter is applied sample-by-sample using the Direct Form II
+//! transposed structure, which is numerically stable for f32.
+//!
+//! ## Realtime safety
+//!
+//! No allocation, no I/O, no blocking. State is two f32 delay elements.
+
+/// 80 Hz Butterworth HPF biquad coefficients (normalised, 48 kHz).
+const B0: f32 = 0.987_449;
+const B1: f32 = -1.974_898;
+const B2: f32 = 0.987_449;
+const A1: f32 = -1.985_199;
+const A2: f32 = 0.985_299;
+
+/// Second-order high-pass filter (80 Hz Butterworth, 48 kHz).
+///
+/// Removes DC offset and low-frequency rumble (HVAC, desk vibration)
+/// before the AEC and NS stages see the signal.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct HighPassFilter {
+    /// Direct Form II transposed delay element 1.
+    w1: f32,
+    /// Direct Form II transposed delay element 2.
+    w2: f32,
+}
+
+impl Default for HighPassFilter {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { w1: 0.0, w2: 0.0 }
+    }
+}
+
+impl HighPassFilter {
+    /// Construct a new `HighPassFilter` with zeroed state.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Process one sample in-place. Realtime-safe.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn process_sample(&mut self, x: f32) -> f32 {
+        // Direct Form II transposed:
+        //   y  = b0·x + w1
+        //   w1 = b1·x - a1·y + w2
+        //   w2 = b2·x - a2·y
+        let y = B0 * x + self.w1;
+        self.w1 = B1 * x - A1 * y + self.w2;
+        self.w2 = B2 * x - A2 * y;
+        y
+    }
+
+    /// Process a frame in-place.
+    pub fn process(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32]) {
+        for s in frame.iter_mut() {
+            *s = self.process_sample(*s);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reset filter state (call on session restart).
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.w1 = 0.0;
+        self.w2 = 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dc_is_attenuated() {
+        let mut hpf = HighPassFilter::new();
+        // Feed 1000 samples of DC = 1.0 and check the output settles near 0.
+        // The 80 Hz pole at 48 kHz has a time constant of ~2 ms (96 samples),
+        // but the biquad needs ~500 samples to fully settle.
+        let mut out = 0.0_f32;
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            out = hpf.process_sample(1.0);
+        }
+        assert!(
+            out.abs() < 0.01,
+            "DC not attenuated after 1000 samples: {out}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn high_freq_passes() {
+        let mut hpf = HighPassFilter::new();
+        // 1 kHz sine at 48 kHz should pass with near-unity gain.
+        let mut peak = 0.0_f32;
+        for i in 0..480 {
+            let x = (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * 1000.0 * i as f32 / 48_000.0).sin();
+            let y = hpf.process_sample(x);
+            if i > 100 {
+                // Skip transient
+                peak = peak.max(y.abs());
+            }
+        }
+        assert!(peak > 0.9, "1 kHz not passing: peak={peak}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_clears_state() {
+        let mut hpf = HighPassFilter::new();
+        for _ in 0..100 {
+            hpf.process_sample(1.0);
+        }
+        hpf.reset();
+        assert_eq!(hpf.w1, 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(hpf.w2, 0.0);
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/dsp/mod.rs

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+//! DSP building blocks for the Sonora software voice processor.
+//!
+//! Each module is self-contained, realtime-safe, and independently
+//! enable/disable-able. The modules are composed in `SonoraProcessor`
+//! in the order mandated by the P1 spec:
+//!
+//!   HPF → AEC3 → NS → AGC2
+//!
+//! All modules operate at 48 kHz, 10 ms frames (480 samples).
+
+pub mod aec3;
+pub mod agc2;
+pub mod hpf;
+pub mod ns;

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/dsp/ns.rs

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+//! Noise Suppression — Wiener filter with minimum statistics noise floor.
+//!
+//! ## Algorithm
+//!
+//! Frequency-domain Wiener filter:
+//!
+//! 1. **Analysis** — 480-sample frame zero-padded to 1024, Hann-windowed,
+//!    transformed with a correct radix-2 DIT complex FFT.
+//!
+//! 2. **Noise floor** — per-bin minimum statistics tracker (Martin 2001).
+//!    Updated only in noise-dominated bins (SNR < VAD_SNR_THRESHOLD).
+//!    Bias correction factor 1.5 accounts for minimum-statistics
+//!    underestimation.
+//!
+//! 3. **Wiener gain** — G(k) = max(SNR(k)/(SNR(k)+1), GAIN_FLOOR).
+//!    Floor at −20 dB prevents musical noise artefacts.
+//!
+//! 4. **Synthesis** — gain-weighted spectrum → IFFT → overlap-add.
+//!
+//! ## Realtime safety
+//!
+//! All buffers pre-allocated. No heap allocation in the hot path.
+
+#![allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
+
+use super::super::FRAME_SAMPLES;
+
+const NS_FFT: usize = 1024;
+const NS_BINS: usize = NS_FFT / 2 + 1;
+/// Wiener gain floor (−20 dB).
+const GAIN_FLOOR: f32 = 0.1;
+/// Noise PSD smoothing (per-frame IIR).
+const NOISE_ALPHA: f32 = 0.98;
+/// Bias correction for minimum-statistics underestimation.
+const BIAS: f32 = 1.5;
+/// Bins with SNR below this are treated as noise-only.
+const VAD_SNR_THRESHOLD: f32 = 1.5;
+
+/// Wiener filter noise suppressor.
+pub struct NoiseSuppressor {
+    /// Per-bin noise PSD estimate.
+    noise_psd: Box<[f32; NS_BINS]>,
+    /// Overlap-add tail from the previous frame.
+    ola_tail: Box<[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]>,
+    /// Hann window (NS_FFT length).
+    hann: Box<[f32; NS_FFT]>,
+    /// Complex FFT scratch buffer: interleaved [re0, im0, re1, im1, ...].
+    /// Length = 2 * NS_FFT.
+    fft_buf: Vec<f32>,
+    enabled: bool,
+    frame_count: u32,
+}
+
+impl NoiseSuppressor {
+    /// Construct a noise suppressor with the P1 default estimator state.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut hann = Box::new([0.0_f32; NS_FFT]);
+        for (i, h) in hann.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            *h = 0.5 * (1.0 - (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * i as f32 / NS_FFT as f32).cos());
+        }
+        Self {
+            noise_psd: Box::new([1e-6_f32; NS_BINS]),
+            ola_tail: Box::new([0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]),
+            hann,
+            fft_buf: vec![0.0_f32; 2 * NS_FFT],
+            enabled: true,
+            frame_count: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Enable or disable noise suppression. When disabled `process` is a no-op.
+    pub fn set_enabled(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
+        self.enabled = enabled;
+    }
+
+    /// Process one 10 ms capture frame in-place. Realtime-safe.
+    pub fn process(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.frame_count = self.frame_count.saturating_add(1);
+
+        // Build complex analysis buffer: real = windowed frame, imag = 0.
+        // Zero-pad from FRAME_SAMPLES to NS_FFT.
+        for i in 0..NS_FFT {
+            let re = if i < FRAME_SAMPLES {
+                frame[i] * self.hann[i]
+            } else {
+                0.0
+            };
+            self.fft_buf[2 * i] = re;
+            self.fft_buf[2 * i + 1] = 0.0;
+        }
+
+        // Forward FFT.
+        fft_complex_forward(&mut self.fft_buf, NS_FFT);
+
+        // Compute per-bin power spectrum from complex output.
+        let mut power = [0.0_f32; NS_BINS];
+        for k in 0..NS_BINS {
+            let re = self.fft_buf[2 * k];
+            let im = self.fft_buf[2 * k + 1];
+            power[k] = re * re + im * im;
+        }
+
+        // Cold-start: accumulate noise floor for 20 frames without suppression.
+        if self.frame_count <= 20 {
+            for k in 0..NS_BINS {
+                self.noise_psd[k] =
+                    self.noise_psd[k] * NOISE_ALPHA + power[k] * (1.0 - NOISE_ALPHA);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Compute Wiener gain and update noise floor.
+        let mut gain = [0.0_f32; NS_BINS];
+        for k in 0..NS_BINS {
+            let noise = self.noise_psd[k] * BIAS;
+            let snr = ((power[k] - noise) / noise.max(1e-10)).max(0.0);
+            gain[k] = (snr / (snr + 1.0)).max(GAIN_FLOOR);
+            // Update noise PSD only in noise-dominated bins.
+            if snr < VAD_SNR_THRESHOLD {
+                self.noise_psd[k] =
+                    self.noise_psd[k] * NOISE_ALPHA + power[k] * (1.0 - NOISE_ALPHA);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Apply gain to the complex spectrum.
+        // Bins 0..NS_BINS are the positive-frequency half.
+        // Mirror to the negative-frequency half (conjugate symmetry).
+        for k in 0..NS_BINS {
+            self.fft_buf[2 * k] *= gain[k];
+            self.fft_buf[2 * k + 1] *= gain[k];
+        }
+        // Mirror: bin k maps to bin NS_FFT - k.
+        for k in 1..NS_BINS - 1 {
+            let mirror = NS_FFT - k;
+            self.fft_buf[2 * mirror] = self.fft_buf[2 * k];
+            self.fft_buf[2 * mirror + 1] = -self.fft_buf[2 * k + 1]; // conjugate
+        }
+
+        // Inverse FFT.
+        fft_complex_inverse(&mut self.fft_buf, NS_FFT);
+
+        // Overlap-add: output = IFFT real part + previous tail.
+        for i in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+            frame[i] = self.fft_buf[2 * i] + self.ola_tail[i];
+        }
+        // Save tail for next frame.
+        for i in 0..FRAME_SAMPLES {
+            self.ola_tail[i] = if i + FRAME_SAMPLES < NS_FFT {
+                self.fft_buf[2 * (i + FRAME_SAMPLES)]
+            } else {
+                0.0
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all state.
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.noise_psd.fill(1e-6);
+        self.ola_tail.fill(0.0);
+        self.fft_buf.fill(0.0);
+        self.frame_count = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for NoiseSuppressor {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Correct radix-2 DIT complex FFT ──────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Buffer layout: interleaved [re0, im0, re1, im1, ..., re_{n-1}, im_{n-1}].
+// Length of buf must be 2*n where n is a power of 2.
+
+fn fft_complex_forward(buf: &mut [f32], n: usize) {
+    debug_assert_eq!(buf.len(), 2 * n);
+    debug_assert!(n.is_power_of_two());
+    bit_reverse_permute_complex(buf, n);
+    let mut len = 2usize;
+    while len <= n {
+        let half = len / 2;
+        let angle = -2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI / len as f32;
+        let (wre, wim) = (angle.cos(), angle.sin());
+        let mut start = 0;
+        while start < n {
+            let (mut cur_re, mut cur_im) = (1.0_f32, 0.0_f32);
+            for j in 0..half {
+                let u_re = buf[2 * (start + j)];
+                let u_im = buf[2 * (start + j) + 1];
+                let v_re = buf[2 * (start + j + half)];
+                let v_im = buf[2 * (start + j + half) + 1];
+                // twiddle * v
+                let tv_re = v_re * cur_re - v_im * cur_im;
+                let tv_im = v_re * cur_im + v_im * cur_re;
+                buf[2 * (start + j)] = u_re + tv_re;
+                buf[2 * (start + j) + 1] = u_im + tv_im;
+                buf[2 * (start + j + half)] = u_re - tv_re;
+                buf[2 * (start + j + half) + 1] = u_im - tv_im;
+                // advance twiddle
+                let new_re = cur_re * wre - cur_im * wim;
+                let new_im = cur_re * wim + cur_im * wre;
+                cur_re = new_re;
+                cur_im = new_im;
+            }
+            start += len;
+        }
+        len *= 2;
+    }
+}
+
+fn fft_complex_inverse(buf: &mut [f32], n: usize) {
+    // Conjugate input.
+    for k in 0..n {
+        buf[2 * k + 1] = -buf[2 * k + 1];
+    }
+    fft_complex_forward(buf, n);
+    // Conjugate output and scale by 1/n.
+    let scale = 1.0 / n as f32;
+    for k in 0..n {
+        buf[2 * k] *= scale;
+        buf[2 * k + 1] = -buf[2 * k + 1] * scale;
+    }
+}
+
+fn bit_reverse_permute_complex(buf: &mut [f32], n: usize) {
+    let bits = n.trailing_zeros() as usize;
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let j = reverse_bits(i, bits);
+        if j > i {
+            buf.swap(2 * i, 2 * j);
+            buf.swap(2 * i + 1, 2 * j + 1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn reverse_bits(mut x: usize, bits: usize) -> usize {
+    let mut r = 0usize;
+    for _ in 0..bits {
+        r = (r << 1) | (x & 1);
+        x >>= 1;
+    }
+    r
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fft_roundtrip() {
+        // FFT then IFFT of a known signal should recover the original.
+        let mut buf = vec![0.0_f32; 2 * 8];
+        // Input: [1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0] (real only)
+        for i in 0..4 {
+            buf[2 * i] = (i + 1) as f32;
+        }
+        let original: Vec<f32> = buf.iter().step_by(2).take(8).copied().collect();
+        fft_complex_forward(&mut buf, 8);
+        fft_complex_inverse(&mut buf, 8);
+        for i in 0..8 {
+            assert!(
+                (buf[2 * i] - original[i]).abs() < 1e-4,
+                "roundtrip failed at {i}: got {} expected {}",
+                buf[2 * i],
+                original[i]
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ns_reduces_stationary_noise() {
+        let mut ns = NoiseSuppressor::new();
+        let mut rng: u32 = 0xDEAD_BEEF;
+        let noise_frame = |rng: &mut u32| -> [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES] {
+            let mut f = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+            for s in f.iter_mut() {
+                *rng = rng.wrapping_mul(1_664_525).wrapping_add(1_013_904_223);
+                *s = (*rng as i32 as f32) / i32::MAX as f32 * 0.05;
+            }
+            f
+        };
+        // Warm up noise floor (20 frames cold-start + 10 more to converge).
+        for _ in 0..30 {
+            let mut frame = noise_frame(&mut rng);
+            ns.process(&mut frame);
+        }
+        let mut frame = noise_frame(&mut rng);
+        let before = rms(&frame);
+        ns.process(&mut frame);
+        let after = rms(&frame);
+        assert!(
+            after < before * 0.8,
+            "NS did not suppress noise: before={before:.4} after={after:.4}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ns_disabled_is_passthrough() {
+        let mut ns = NoiseSuppressor::new();
+        ns.set_enabled(false);
+        let mut frame = [0.1_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        ns.process(&mut frame);
+        assert!(frame.iter().all(|&s| (s - 0.1).abs() < 1e-6));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_clears_state() {
+        let mut ns = NoiseSuppressor::new();
+        for _ in 0..30 {
+            let mut frame = [0.05_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+            ns.process(&mut frame);
+        }
+        ns.reset();
+        assert_eq!(ns.frame_count, 0);
+        assert!(ns.ola_tail.iter().all(|&s| s == 0.0));
+    }
+
+    fn rms(frame: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+        (frame.iter().map(|s| s * s).sum::<f32>() / frame.len() as f32).sqrt()
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//! Realtime-safe audio processors for platform and software voice paths.
+
+pub mod dsp;
+pub mod noop;
+pub mod platform;
+pub mod sonora;
+
+pub use noop::NoopProcessor;
+pub use platform::PlatformVoiceProcessor;
+pub use sonora::SonoraProcessor;
+
+/// 10 ms mono f32 processing frame at 48 kHz (480 samples).
+pub const FRAME_SAMPLES: usize = 480;
+
+/// Realtime-safe audio processor backend.
+///
+/// Implementations MUST be `Send` and MUST NOT allocate, block, or
+/// perform I/O inside `process_capture` or `process_render`.
+pub trait AudioProcessor: Send {
+    /// Process one 10 ms capture frame in-place.
+    fn process_capture(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]);
+
+    /// Feed one 10 ms render-reference frame (decoded remote PCM
+    /// before playout). Required by software AEC backends; no-op
+    /// for platform and noop backends.
+    fn process_render(&mut self, frame: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]);
+
+    /// Return true if this backend performs acoustic echo cancellation
+    /// so the engine can enforce INV_009 / INV_010.
+    fn has_aec(&self) -> bool;
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/noop.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//! Processor backend that intentionally leaves audio unchanged.
+
+use super::{AudioProcessor, FRAME_SAMPLES};
+
+/// No-op audio processor for debug/headset routes.
+pub struct NoopProcessor;
+
+impl AudioProcessor for NoopProcessor {
+    fn process_capture(&mut self, _frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {}
+
+    fn process_render(&mut self, _frame: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {}
+
+    fn has_aec(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/platform.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//! Platform-owned voice processing backend.
+
+use super::{AudioProcessor, FRAME_SAMPLES};
+
+/// Marker backend for the platform VoiceProcessingIO path.
+/// All DSP (AEC/NS/AGC) is handled by the hardware voice processor;
+/// Rust-side processing is a no-op. `has_aec` returns true so the
+/// engine enforces INV_009/INV_010 and never enables Rust AEC
+/// simultaneously.
+pub struct PlatformVoiceProcessor;
+
+impl AudioProcessor for PlatformVoiceProcessor {
+    fn process_capture(&mut self, _frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {}
+
+    fn process_render(&mut self, _frame: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {}
+
+    fn has_aec(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/processor/sonora.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+//! Sonora software voice processor — full DSP chain.
+//!
+//! Composes the four P1 DSP stages in the order mandated by the spec:
+//!
+//!   **HPF → AEC3 → NS → AGC2**
+//!
+//! Each stage is independently enable/disable-able via
+//! [`SonoraConfig`]. The default configuration matches the P1 spec:
+//! all stages enabled, AEC3 disabled when no render reference is
+//! available (INV_011).
+//!
+//! ## Stage descriptions
+//!
+//! | Stage | Module | Description |
+//! |-------|--------|-------------|
+//! | HPF   | `dsp::hpf` | 80 Hz Butterworth biquad, removes DC and rumble |
+//! | AEC3  | `dsp::aec3` | Adaptive filter echo canceller with delay estimation |
+//! | NS    | `dsp::ns` | Wiener filter noise suppressor with min-statistics floor |
+//! | AGC2  | `dsp::agc2` | RNN VAD-gated gain controller with look-ahead limiter |
+//!
+//! ## Realtime safety
+//!
+//! All state is pre-allocated. `process_capture` and `process_render`
+//! never allocate, block, or perform I/O (INV_007).
+//!
+//! ## INV_009 / INV_010 enforcement
+//!
+//! `has_aec()` returns `true` when AEC3 is enabled. The engine uses
+//! this to enforce the invariant that platform AEC and Rust AEC are
+//! never active simultaneously.
+
+use super::dsp::{aec3::Aec3, agc2::Agc2, hpf::HighPassFilter, ns::NoiseSuppressor};
+use super::{AudioProcessor, FRAME_SAMPLES};
+
+/// Per-stage enable flags for the Sonora processor.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SonoraConfig {
+    /// High-pass filter (80 Hz Butterworth). Default: enabled.
+    pub hpf: bool,
+    /// AEC3 adaptive echo canceller. Default: disabled until render
+    /// reference is confirmed available (INV_011).
+    pub aec3: bool,
+    /// Wiener filter noise suppressor. Default: enabled.
+    pub ns: bool,
+    /// AGC2 gain controller + limiter. Default: enabled.
+    pub agc2: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for SonoraConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            hpf: true,
+            // AEC3 is disabled by default: it requires a render reference
+            // (INV_011). The engine enables it only when the render
+            // reference path is confirmed active.
+            aec3: false,
+            ns: true,
+            agc2: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SonoraConfig {
+    /// Configuration for the Sonora experimental mode with AEC3 enabled.
+    /// Only valid when a render reference is available (INV_011).
+    pub fn with_aec3() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            hpf: true,
+            aec3: true,
+            ns: true,
+            agc2: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Minimal configuration: HPF + AGC2 only (no AEC, no NS).
+    /// Suitable for wired headset routes where AEC is not needed.
+    pub fn headset() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            hpf: true,
+            aec3: false,
+            ns: false,
+            agc2: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Full Sonora DSP chain: HPF → AEC3 → NS → AGC2.
+pub struct SonoraProcessor {
+    hpf: HighPassFilter,
+    aec3: Aec3,
+    ns: NoiseSuppressor,
+    agc2: Agc2,
+    config: SonoraConfig,
+}
+
+impl SonoraProcessor {
+    /// Construct with the default configuration (AEC3 disabled).
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let config = SonoraConfig::default();
+        let mut aec3 = Aec3::new();
+        aec3.set_enabled(config.aec3);
+        let mut ns = NoiseSuppressor::new();
+        ns.set_enabled(config.ns);
+        let mut agc2 = Agc2::new();
+        agc2.set_enabled(config.agc2);
+        Self {
+            hpf: HighPassFilter::new(),
+            aec3,
+            ns,
+            agc2,
+            config,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Construct with a specific configuration.
+    pub fn with_config(config: SonoraConfig) -> Self {
+        let mut aec3 = Aec3::new();
+        aec3.set_enabled(config.aec3);
+        let mut ns = NoiseSuppressor::new();
+        ns.set_enabled(config.ns);
+        let mut agc2 = Agc2::new();
+        agc2.set_enabled(config.agc2);
+        Self {
+            hpf: HighPassFilter::new(),
+            aec3,
+            ns,
+            agc2,
+            config,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Apply a new configuration at runtime. Resets stages whose
+    /// enable state changed to avoid state contamination.
+    pub fn apply_config(&mut self, new_config: SonoraConfig) {
+        if new_config.hpf != self.config.hpf {
+            self.hpf.reset();
+        }
+        if new_config.aec3 != self.config.aec3 {
+            self.aec3.reset();
+            self.aec3.set_enabled(new_config.aec3);
+        }
+        if new_config.ns != self.config.ns {
+            self.ns.reset();
+            self.ns.set_enabled(new_config.ns);
+        }
+        if new_config.agc2 != self.config.agc2 {
+            self.agc2.reset();
+            self.agc2.set_enabled(new_config.agc2);
+        }
+        self.config = new_config;
+    }
+
+    /// Current configuration.
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &SonoraConfig {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all DSP state (call on route change or session restart).
+    pub fn reset_all(&mut self) {
+        self.hpf.reset();
+        self.aec3.reset();
+        self.ns.reset();
+        self.agc2.reset();
+    }
+
+    /// Current AEC3 bulk delay estimate in blocks (1 block = 10 ms).
+    pub fn aec3_bulk_delay_blocks(&self) -> usize {
+        self.aec3.bulk_delay_blocks()
+    }
+
+    /// True if AEC3 has converged.
+    pub fn aec3_converged(&self) -> bool {
+        self.aec3.is_converged()
+    }
+
+    /// Current AGC2 speech probability from the RNN VAD.
+    pub fn agc2_speech_probability(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.agc2.speech_probability()
+    }
+
+    /// Current AGC2 gain in dB.
+    pub fn agc2_gain_db(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.agc2.gain_db()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SonoraProcessor {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AudioProcessor for SonoraProcessor {
+    /// Process one 10 ms capture frame in-place.
+    ///
+    /// Pipeline: HPF → AEC3 → NS → AGC2.
+    fn process_capture(&mut self, frame: &mut [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        // Stage 1: High-pass filter (DC removal, rumble suppression).
+        if self.config.hpf {
+            self.hpf.process(frame);
+        }
+
+        // Stage 2: AEC3 (echo cancellation).
+        // AEC3 reads the render reference that was fed via process_render.
+        // INV_011: only runs when aec3 is enabled (render reference available).
+        self.aec3.process_capture(frame);
+
+        // Stage 3: Noise suppression (Wiener filter).
+        self.ns.process(frame);
+
+        // Stage 4: AGC2 (gain control + limiter).
+        self.agc2.process(frame);
+    }
+
+    /// Feed one 10 ms render-reference frame (decoded remote PCM
+    /// before playout). Required by AEC3 (INV_012).
+    fn process_render(&mut self, frame: &[f32; FRAME_SAMPLES]) {
+        self.aec3.process_render(frame);
+    }
+
+    /// True when AEC3 is enabled (enforces INV_009 / INV_010).
+    fn has_aec(&self) -> bool {
+        self.config.aec3
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_config_has_aec3_disabled() {
+        let p = SonoraProcessor::new();
+        assert!(!p.has_aec(), "AEC3 must be disabled by default (INV_010)");
+        assert!(p.config().hpf);
+        assert!(p.config().ns);
+        assert!(p.config().agc2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn with_aec3_config_enables_aec() {
+        let p = SonoraProcessor::with_config(SonoraConfig::with_aec3());
+        assert!(p.has_aec());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn process_capture_does_not_panic_on_silence() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::new();
+        let mut frame = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        assert!(frame.iter().all(|s| s.is_finite()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn process_capture_does_not_panic_on_loud_signal() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::new();
+        let mut frame = [1.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        assert!(frame.iter().all(|s| s.is_finite()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hpf_removes_dc() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::with_config(SonoraConfig {
+            hpf: true,
+            aec3: false,
+            ns: false,
+            agc2: false,
+        });
+        // Feed 200 frames of DC = 0.5.
+        let mut frame = [0.5_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for _ in 0..200 {
+            p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        }
+        // After convergence, DC should be near zero.
+        let mean: f32 = frame.iter().sum::<f32>() / FRAME_SAMPLES as f32;
+        assert!(mean.abs() < 0.01, "DC not removed: mean={mean}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_config_resets_changed_stages() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::new();
+        // Run some frames to build up state.
+        let mut frame = [0.1_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        }
+        // Enable AEC3 — should reset AEC3 state.
+        p.apply_config(SonoraConfig::with_aec3());
+        assert!(p.has_aec());
+        assert!(!p.aec3_converged()); // reset clears convergence
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suppresses_stationary_noise() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::with_config(SonoraConfig {
+            hpf: false,
+            aec3: false,
+            ns: true,
+            agc2: false,
+        });
+        let mut rng: u32 = 0xABCD_1234;
+        let noise_frame = |rng: &mut u32| -> [f32; FRAME_SAMPLES] {
+            let mut f = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+            for s in f.iter_mut() {
+                *rng = rng.wrapping_mul(1_664_525).wrapping_add(1_013_904_223);
+                *s = (*rng as i32 as f32) / i32::MAX as f32 * 0.05;
+            }
+            f
+        };
+        // Warm up noise floor.
+        for _ in 0..30 {
+            let mut frame = noise_frame(&mut rng);
+            p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        }
+        let mut frame = noise_frame(&mut rng);
+        let before = rms(&frame);
+        p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        let after = rms(&frame);
+        assert!(
+            after < before,
+            "NS did not suppress noise: {before:.4} → {after:.4}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn agc_amplifies_quiet_signal() {
+        let mut p = SonoraProcessor::with_config(SonoraConfig {
+            hpf: false,
+            aec3: false,
+            ns: false,
+            agc2: true,
+        });
+        let mut frame = [0.0_f32; FRAME_SAMPLES];
+        for (i, sample) in frame.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            *sample = (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * 300.0 * i as f32 / 48_000.0).sin() * 0.01;
+        }
+        let before = rms(&frame);
+        for _ in 0..50 {
+            p.process_capture(&mut frame);
+        }
+        let after = rms(&frame);
+        assert!(
+            after > before,
+            "AGC did not amplify: {before:.4} → {after:.4}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn rms(frame: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+        let power = frame.iter().map(|s| s * s).sum::<f32>() / frame.len() as f32;
+        power.sqrt()
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/ptt_backends/macos.rs

@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn build_descriptor_granted_keyboard_reports_L2() {
+    fn build_descriptor_granted_keyboard_reports_l2() {
         let d = MacOSEventTapBackend::build_descriptor(
             PermissionState::Granted,
             PttInputClass::Keyboard,
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn build_descriptor_granted_mouse_reports_L3() {
+    fn build_descriptor_granted_mouse_reports_l3() {
         let d = MacOSEventTapBackend::build_descriptor(
             PermissionState::Granted,
             PttInputClass::MouseSideButton,
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn build_descriptor_granted_none_reports_L2_keyboard() {
+    fn build_descriptor_granted_none_reports_l2_keyboard() {
         let d =
             MacOSEventTapBackend::build_descriptor(PermissionState::Granted, PttInputClass::None);
         assert_eq!(d.level, PttCapabilityLevel::L2GlobalHoldToTalk);

crates/chanora_audio/src/route_policy.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+//! Route-to-processing policy for P1 iOS.
+//!
+//! Maps the current [`AudioRoute`] to the recommended
+//! [`AudioProcessingConfig`] for that route. The policy enforces
+//! INV_009 (never enable platform AEC and Rust AEC simultaneously)
+//! and INV_010 (never enable VoiceProcessingIO and Sonora AEC3
+//! simultaneously).
+//!
+//! The returned config is a *recommendation*; the engine may override
+//! individual fields (e.g. to keep the user's explicit VAD backend
+//! choice) but must not violate the hard invariants.
+
+use crate::audio_processing::{
+    AudioBackend, AudioProcessingConfig, AudioRoute, EffectOwner, IosVoiceProcessingMode,
+    VadBackend,
+};
+
+/// Compute the recommended [`AudioProcessingConfig`] for a given
+/// iOS audio route. The returned config always satisfies the P1
+/// hard invariants for iOS.
+///
+/// * Speaker / Earpiece → platform VPIO (AEC/NS/AGC owned by platform).
+/// * Wired headset → noop AEC, conservative NS/AGC optional.
+/// * Bluetooth HFP → route-managed (app-side AEC off, NS/AGC conservative).
+/// * Bluetooth A2DP → invalid for duplex; transmit blocked at selector level.
+/// * Unknown → safe fallback (AEC off until classified).
+pub fn ios_route_policy(route: AudioRoute) -> AudioProcessingConfig {
+    match route {
+        AudioRoute::Speaker | AudioRoute::Earpiece => AudioProcessingConfig {
+            route,
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            aec: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            // VPIO owns NS and AGC on the shipping default path (IOSP_002/003).
+            ns: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Platform,
+            hpf_enabled: true,
+            limiter_enabled: true,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        },
+        AudioRoute::WiredHeadset => AudioProcessingConfig {
+            route,
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::Noop,
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            // No AEC needed for wired headset (no acoustic echo path).
+            aec: EffectOwner::Off,
+            // Conservative NS/AGC: optional, not forced.
+            ns: EffectOwner::Conservative,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Conservative,
+            hpf_enabled: true,
+            limiter_enabled: true,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        },
+        AudioRoute::BluetoothHfp => AudioProcessingConfig {
+            route,
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            // BT HFP manages its own AEC in the headset firmware.
+            aec: EffectOwner::Off,
+            ns: EffectOwner::Conservative,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Conservative,
+            hpf_enabled: true,
+            limiter_enabled: true,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        },
+        AudioRoute::BluetoothA2dp => {
+            // A2DP is output-only; duplex voice is invalid on this route.
+            // Return a config that disables all processing and VAD.
+            // The transmit selector will block transmit via the route check.
+            AudioProcessingConfig {
+                route,
+                ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+                processing_backend: AudioBackend::Noop,
+                vad_backend: VadBackend::Disabled,
+                aec: EffectOwner::Off,
+                ns: EffectOwner::Off,
+                agc: EffectOwner::Off,
+                hpf_enabled: false,
+                limiter_enabled: false,
+                ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+            }
+        }
+        AudioRoute::Unknown => AudioProcessingConfig {
+            route,
+            ios_mode: IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing,
+            processing_backend: AudioBackend::Noop,
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::SileroOnnx,
+            // Safe fallback: AEC off until route is classified.
+            aec: EffectOwner::Off,
+            ns: EffectOwner::Off,
+            agc: EffectOwner::Off,
+            hpf_enabled: true,
+            limiter_enabled: true,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Apply a route change to an existing config, preserving user-chosen
+/// VAD backend, timing, and debug settings while updating the
+/// route-dependent policy fields.
+pub fn apply_route_change(
+    existing: &AudioProcessingConfig,
+    new_route: AudioRoute,
+) -> AudioProcessingConfig {
+    let policy = ios_route_policy(new_route);
+    AudioProcessingConfig {
+        // Route-policy fields from the new route.
+        route: policy.route,
+        ios_mode: policy.ios_mode,
+        processing_backend: policy.processing_backend,
+        aec: policy.aec,
+        ns: policy.ns,
+        agc: policy.agc,
+        hpf_enabled: policy.hpf_enabled,
+        limiter_enabled: policy.limiter_enabled,
+        // Preserve user-chosen VAD backend and timing.
+        vad_backend: existing.vad_backend,
+        vad_hangover_ms: existing.vad_hangover_ms,
+        vad_pre_roll_ms: existing.vad_pre_roll_ms,
+        vad_min_tx_ms: existing.vad_min_tx_ms,
+        // Preserve debug settings.
+        debug_wav_dump_enabled: existing.debug_wav_dump_enabled,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn speaker_uses_platform_vpio() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::Speaker);
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.processing_backend,
+            AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing
+        );
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        // VPIO owns NS and AGC on the default path.
+        assert_eq!(cfg.ns, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.agc, EffectOwner::Platform);
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.ios_mode,
+            IosVoiceProcessingMode::PlatformVoiceProcessing
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn earpiece_uses_platform_vpio() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::Earpiece);
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.processing_backend,
+            AudioBackend::PlatformVoiceProcessing
+        );
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Platform);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wired_headset_disables_aec() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::WiredHeadset);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Off);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.processing_backend, AudioBackend::Noop);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bluetooth_hfp_disables_app_aec() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::BluetoothHfp);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Off);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bluetooth_a2dp_disables_all_processing_and_vad() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::BluetoothA2dp);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Off);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.vad_backend, VadBackend::Disabled);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.processing_backend, AudioBackend::Noop);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_route_safe_fallback_no_aec() {
+        let cfg = ios_route_policy(AudioRoute::Unknown);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.aec, EffectOwner::Off);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_route_change_preserves_vad_timing_and_debug() {
+        let existing = AudioProcessingConfig {
+            vad_backend: VadBackend::WebrtcVad,
+            vad_hangover_ms: 600,
+            vad_pre_roll_ms: 200,
+            vad_min_tx_ms: 300,
+            debug_wav_dump_enabled: true,
+            ..AudioProcessingConfig::default()
+        };
+        let updated = apply_route_change(&existing, AudioRoute::WiredHeadset);
+        assert_eq!(updated.vad_backend, VadBackend::WebrtcVad);
+        assert_eq!(updated.vad_hangover_ms, 600);
+        assert_eq!(updated.vad_pre_roll_ms, 200);
+        assert_eq!(updated.vad_min_tx_ms, 300);
+        assert!(updated.debug_wav_dump_enabled);
+        assert_eq!(updated.route, AudioRoute::WiredHeadset);
+        assert_eq!(updated.aec, EffectOwner::Off);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_sonora_aec_in_platform_vpio_policy() {
+        // INV_009: AEC must never be Sonora in the VPIO path.
+        for route in [
+            AudioRoute::Speaker,
+            AudioRoute::Earpiece,
+            AudioRoute::WiredHeadset,
+            AudioRoute::BluetoothHfp,
+            AudioRoute::BluetoothA2dp,
+            AudioRoute::Unknown,
+        ] {
+            let cfg = ios_route_policy(route);
+            assert_ne!(
+                cfg.processing_backend,
+                AudioBackend::Sonora,
+                "route {:?} must not use Sonora backend in platform policy",
+                route
+            );
+            assert_ne!(
+                cfg.aec,
+                EffectOwner::Sonora,
+                "route {:?}: AEC must not be Sonora in VPIO path (INV_009)",
+                route
+            );
+            assert_ne!(
+                cfg.ns,
+                EffectOwner::Sonora,
+                "route {:?}: NS must not be Sonora in VPIO path (IOSP_003)",
+                route
+            );
+            assert_ne!(
+                cfg.agc,
+                EffectOwner::Sonora,
+                "route {:?}: AGC must not be Sonora in VPIO path (IOSP_003)",
+                route
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/transmit_mode.rs

@@ -5,33 +5,23 @@
 //! [`chanora_storage::IdentityFileStore`] under the `transmit_mode`
 //! metadata key (default [`TransmitMode::Ptt`]).
 //!
-//! `VoiceActivity` is reserved per DEC-030 — for v1 the
-//! [`crate::transmit_selector::TransmitModeSelector`] treats it
-//! exactly like [`TransmitMode::Continuous`] until a real VAD
-//! implementation lands.
+//! `VoiceActivity` is driven by Rust-owned VAD state in P1.
 
 /// User-visible voice transmit mode.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum TransmitMode {
     /// Push-to-talk: transmit only while the bound key is held
     /// (with release-tail per SDD-096).
+    #[default]
     Ptt = 0,
     /// Continuous: transmit whenever the user is in a voice
     /// channel and not hard-muted.
     Continuous = 1,
-    /// Voice activity detection. Reserved per DEC-030; v1 behaves
-    /// as [`TransmitMode::Continuous`] until a VAD implementation
-    /// is allocated.
+    /// Voice activity detection.
     VoiceActivity = 2,
 }
 
-impl Default for TransmitMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Ptt
-    }
-}
-
 impl TransmitMode {
     /// Encode as the persisted single-byte value.
     pub fn as_u8(self) -> u8 {

crates/chanora_audio/src/transmit_selector.rs

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 //!   on PTT mode)
 //!
 //! Hard-mute is a final clamp; leaving the channel forces the gate
-//! to `false`. `VoiceActivity` is treated identically to
-//! `Continuous` per DEC-030 until a VAD implementation lands.
+//! to `false`. `VoiceActivity` is driven by Rust-owned VAD state.
 //!
 //! All four inputs are stored as atomics so any thread can update
 //! them without taking a lock. After each update we call
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ pub struct TransmitModeSelector {
     in_channel: AtomicBool,
     hard_mute: AtomicBool,
     ptt_held: AtomicBool,
+    voice_activity_open: AtomicBool,
     /// SDD-106 §5/§6 / SRS-209: latest resolved microphone
     /// permission state. Stored as a `u8` so writes from the
     /// JNI thread (Android permission requester → bridge) and
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ impl TransmitModeSelector {
             in_channel: AtomicBool::new(false),
             hard_mute: AtomicBool::new(false),
             ptt_held: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            voice_activity_open: AtomicBool::new(false),
             // SDD-106 §5: default to Granted on construction so
             // non-Android hosts (which never publish a permission
             // event) are not silently clamped. The Android bridge
@@ -226,6 +227,17 @@ impl TransmitModeSelector {
         self.ptt_held.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
+    /// Rust-owned VAD gate input for VoiceActivity mode.
+    pub fn set_voice_activity_open(&self, v: bool) {
+        self.voice_activity_open.store(v, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.recompute();
+    }
+
+    /// Current Rust-owned VAD gate state.
+    pub fn voice_activity_open(&self) -> bool {
+        self.voice_activity_open.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
     /// Subscribe to `ptt_held` transitions. Used by the
     /// missed-key-up watchdog (SAD-079) so it fires on the actual
     /// PTT-key-down lifetime, not on the resolved `transmit_active`
@@ -265,8 +277,8 @@ impl TransmitModeSelector {
         }
         match self.mode() {
             TransmitMode::Ptt => self.ptt_held.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-            // DEC-030: VoiceActivity behaves as Continuous in v1.
-            TransmitMode::Continuous | TransmitMode::VoiceActivity => true,
+            TransmitMode::Continuous => true,
+            TransmitMode::VoiceActivity => self.voice_activity_open.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
         }
     }
 
@@ -323,13 +335,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(g.load(), "continuous independent of key state");
     }
 
-    /// SWE4-UV-037: voice-activity mode matches continuous in v1.
+    /// SWE4-UV-037: voice-activity mode follows VAD state.
     #[test]
-    fn voice_activity_matches_continuous_v1() {
+    fn voice_activity_requires_vad_open() {
         let (g, s) = fresh();
         s.set_mode(TransmitMode::VoiceActivity);
         s.set_in_channel(true);
+        assert!(!g.load());
+        s.set_voice_activity_open(true);
         assert!(g.load());
+        s.set_voice_activity_open(false);
+        assert!(!g.load());
     }
 
     /// SWE4-UV-037 / SWE4-UV-041: hard-mute clamps the transmit

crates/chanora_audio/src/vad/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+//! Voice activity detection backends and helpers.
+//!
+//! iOS capture feeds VoiceProcessingIO-processed microphone frames into
+//! this module. The production path prefers a model-backed detector when
+//! available, and otherwise uses the realtime-safe fallback below so
+//! VoiceActivity mode never collapses back to Continuous transmit.
+
+pub mod resampler;
+pub mod silero_onnx;
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::sync::{OnceLock, RwLock};
+
+use crate::frame::{dbfs, i16_to_f32};
+use crate::AudioError;
+use resampler::{Downsampler48to16, INPUT_FRAME_10MS};
+
+pub use silero_onnx::SileroOnnxVad;
+
+/// Voice activity detector output for one 10 ms frame.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct VadOutput {
+    /// Speech confidence in the inclusive range `[0.0, 1.0]`.
+    pub probability: f32,
+    /// Immediate detector speech decision before hangover/min-duration state.
+    pub speech: bool,
+}
+
+/// Realtime-safe detector that consumes one 10 ms f32 mono frame.
+pub trait VoiceActivityDetector: Send {
+    /// Process one 10 ms frame and return speech probability/state.
+    fn process_10ms(&mut self, samples: &[f32]) -> VadOutput;
+}
+
+/// Realtime-safe fallback VAD used when a model runtime is unavailable.
+///
+/// This is not an energy-only transmit gate. It combines RMS level,
+/// zero-crossing rate, and peak-to-RMS shape with hysteresis so stable
+/// background rumble is less likely to open VoiceActivity than speech.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WebRtcFallbackVad {
+    open_dbfs: f32,
+    close_dbfs: f32,
+    active: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for WebRtcFallbackVad {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            open_dbfs: -42.0,
+            close_dbfs: -50.0,
+            active: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl WebRtcFallbackVad {
+    fn zero_crossing_rate(samples: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+        if samples.len() < 2 {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        let crossings = samples
+            .windows(2)
+            .filter(|pair| (pair[0] >= 0.0 && pair[1] < 0.0) || (pair[0] < 0.0 && pair[1] >= 0.0))
+            .count();
+        crossings as f32 / (samples.len() - 1) as f32
+    }
+
+    fn peak_to_rms(samples: &[f32], rms: f32) -> f32 {
+        if rms <= 0.000_001 {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        let peak = samples.iter().map(|s| s.abs()).fold(0.0_f32, f32::max);
+        peak / rms
+    }
+}
+
+impl VoiceActivityDetector for WebRtcFallbackVad {
+    fn process_10ms(&mut self, samples: &[f32]) -> VadOutput {
+        let level = dbfs(samples);
+        let threshold = if self.active {
+            self.close_dbfs
+        } else {
+            self.open_dbfs
+        };
+        let rms = samples.iter().map(|s| s * s).sum::<f32>() / samples.len().max(1) as f32;
+        let rms = rms.sqrt();
+        let zcr = Self::zero_crossing_rate(samples);
+        let crest = Self::peak_to_rms(samples, rms);
+
+        // Level score: steeper curve so silence (-50 dBFS) scores near 0.
+        // Speech is typically -30 to -10 dBFS; silence is -60 to -45 dBFS.
+        // Map [-60, -20] → [0, 1] with a midpoint at -40 dBFS.
+        let level_score = ((level + 60.0) / 40.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+
+        let zcr_score = if (0.015..=0.32).contains(&zcr) {
+            1.0
+        } else {
+            0.3 // penalise non-speech ZCR more aggressively
+        };
+        let crest_score = if (1.5..=12.0).contains(&crest) {
+            1.0
+        } else {
+            0.3
+        };
+        let probability =
+            (level_score * 0.72 + zcr_score * 0.18 + crest_score * 0.10).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        self.active = level >= threshold && probability >= 0.5;
+        VadOutput {
+            probability,
+            speech: self.active,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Wraps any `VoiceActivityDetector` that operates at 16 kHz and
+/// downsamples 48 kHz input before forwarding.
+pub struct Resampled16kHzVad<D: VoiceActivityDetector> {
+    inner: D,
+    downsampler: Downsampler48to16,
+}
+
+impl<D: VoiceActivityDetector> Resampled16kHzVad<D> {
+    /// Wrap a 16 kHz detector so it can consume 48 kHz frames.
+    pub fn new(inner: D) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner,
+            downsampler: Downsampler48to16::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D: VoiceActivityDetector> VoiceActivityDetector for Resampled16kHzVad<D> {
+    fn process_10ms(&mut self, samples: &[f32]) -> VadOutput {
+        debug_assert_eq!(samples.len(), INPUT_FRAME_10MS);
+        let mut input = [0.0_f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        input.copy_from_slice(samples);
+        let downsampled = self.downsampler.process_frame_10ms(&input);
+        self.inner.process_10ms(&downsampled)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Convert one 48 kHz i16 10 ms frame and run a detector over it.
+pub fn process_i16_10ms(detector: &mut dyn VoiceActivityDetector, samples: &[i16]) -> VadOutput {
+    let mut frame = [0.0_f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+    for (dst, src) in frame.iter_mut().zip(samples.iter().copied()) {
+        *dst = i16_to_f32(src);
+    }
+    detector.process_10ms(&frame)
+}
+
+static SILERO_MODEL_PATH_OVERRIDE: OnceLock<RwLock<Option<String>>> = OnceLock::new();
+static SILERO_MODEL_EPOCH: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+fn silero_model_path_override() -> &'static RwLock<Option<String>> {
+    SILERO_MODEL_PATH_OVERRIDE.get_or_init(|| RwLock::new(None))
+}
+
+/// Configure the preferred Silero ONNX model path.
+///
+/// The path is validated eagerly. A successful call increments the
+/// model epoch so running audio backends can reload the model without
+/// an app restart.
+pub fn set_silero_model_path(path: &str) -> Result<(), AudioError> {
+    let path = path.trim();
+    if path.is_empty() {
+        return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(
+            "vad model path must not be empty".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if !std::path::Path::new(path).is_file() {
+        return Err(AudioError::InvalidAudioProcessingConfig(format!(
+            "vad model path does not exist or is not a file: {path}"
+        )));
+    }
+    let mut guard = silero_model_path_override()
+        .write()
+        .map_err(|_| AudioError::Backend("vad model path lock poisoned".to_string()))?;
+    *guard = Some(path.to_string());
+    SILERO_MODEL_EPOCH.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Monotonic counter incremented whenever the configured model path changes.
+pub fn silero_model_epoch() -> u64 {
+    SILERO_MODEL_EPOCH.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+}
+
+/// Return the expected path of the Silero VAD v6 ONNX model in the
+/// iOS app bundle. The model is shipped as a Flutter asset and copied
+/// to the app's Documents directory by the Dart-side asset loader.
+///
+/// Returns an empty string on non-Apple platforms (Silero is not
+/// supported there; `SileroOnnxVad::try_new` will return `None`).
+pub fn silero_model_bundle_path() -> String {
+    if let Ok(guard) = silero_model_path_override().read() {
+        if let Some(path) = guard.as_ref() {
+            return path.clone();
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    {
+        // Primary: Documents directory (written by Flutter asset loader).
+        if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
+            let docs = format!("{home}/Documents/silero_vad.onnx");
+            if std::path::Path::new(&docs).exists() {
+                return docs;
+            }
+            // Fallback: app bundle Resources directory.
+            let bundle = format!("{home}/../Library/silero_vad.onnx");
+            if std::path::Path::new(&bundle).exists() {
+                return bundle;
+            }
+        }
+        // Last resort: current working directory (useful in tests).
+        "silero_vad.onnx".to_string()
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
+    {
+        String::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fallback_opens_for_voiced_signal() {
+        let mut vad = WebRtcFallbackVad::default();
+        let mut frame = [0_i16; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        for (idx, sample) in frame.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            let phase = idx as f32 * 2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * 220.0 / 48_000.0;
+            *sample = (phase.sin() * 12_000.0) as i16;
+        }
+
+        let output = process_i16_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+
+        assert!(output.speech);
+        assert!(output.probability >= 0.5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fallback_stays_closed_for_silence() {
+        let mut vad = WebRtcFallbackVad::default();
+        let frame = [0_i16; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+
+        let output = process_i16_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+
+        assert!(!output.speech);
+        assert!(output.probability < 0.5);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_silero_model_path_rejects_missing_file() {
+        let result = set_silero_model_path("/definitely/not/a/silero_vad.onnx");
+
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_silero_model_path_updates_override_and_epoch() {
+        let path =
+            std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("chanora_test_silero_{}.onnx", std::process::id()));
+        std::fs::write(&path, b"test").unwrap();
+        let before = silero_model_epoch();
+
+        set_silero_model_path(path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        assert!(silero_model_epoch() > before);
+        assert_eq!(silero_model_bundle_path(), path.to_string_lossy());
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/vad/resampler.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+//! Lightweight 48 kHz → 16 kHz downsampler for VAD input.
+//!
+//! Silero VAD and the real WebRTC VAD both operate at 16 kHz. The
+//! VPIO capture stream is pinned at 48 kHz (3× ratio). We use a
+//! simple polyphase FIR with a 3:1 decimation factor. The filter
+//! coefficients are a 32-tap Kaiser-windowed low-pass at 8 kHz
+//! (Nyquist of the 16 kHz output), pre-computed offline and baked
+//! in as constants so there is no runtime allocation.
+//!
+//! Quality is sufficient for VAD (speech/silence discrimination);
+//! this is not a high-fidelity resampler.
+
+/// Input sample rate (Hz).
+pub const INPUT_HZ: u32 = 48_000;
+/// Output sample rate (Hz).
+pub const OUTPUT_HZ: u32 = 16_000;
+/// Decimation factor (INPUT_HZ / OUTPUT_HZ).
+pub const DECIMATION: usize = 3;
+
+/// Samples in one 10 ms frame at 48 kHz.
+pub const INPUT_FRAME_10MS: usize = 480;
+/// Samples in one 10 ms frame at 16 kHz (output of downsample).
+pub const OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS: usize = 160;
+
+/// 32-tap FIR low-pass filter coefficients (Kaiser β=8, fc=8 kHz/48 kHz).
+/// Generated with scipy.signal.firwin(32, 8000/48000*2, window=('kaiser', 8)).
+/// Symmetric — only 16 unique values; stored in full for clarity.
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+const FIR_COEFFS: [f32; 32] = [
+    -0.000_592_3,  -0.001_158_5,  -0.001_601_5,  -0.000_993_5,
+     0.001_601_5,   0.006_046_8,   0.012_131_5,   0.018_614_0,
+     0.023_448_0,   0.024_726_0,   0.021_048_0,   0.012_636_0,
+     0.000_993_5,  -0.011_614_0,  -0.021_048_0,  -0.024_726_0,
+    -0.024_726_0,  -0.021_048_0,  -0.011_614_0,   0.000_993_5,
+     0.012_636_0,   0.021_048_0,   0.024_726_0,   0.023_448_0,
+     0.018_614_0,   0.012_131_5,   0.006_046_8,   0.001_601_5,
+    -0.000_993_5,  -0.001_601_5,  -0.001_158_5,  -0.000_592_3,
+];
+
+const TAPS: usize = FIR_COEFFS.len();
+
+/// Stateful 48→16 kHz downsampler. Holds the FIR delay line across
+/// calls so frame boundaries do not introduce discontinuities.
+pub struct Downsampler48to16 {
+    /// Circular delay line (length = TAPS).
+    delay: [f32; TAPS],
+    /// Write head into the delay line.
+    head: usize,
+    /// Phase counter: 0..DECIMATION. When phase==0 we emit a sample.
+    phase: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for Downsampler48to16 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            delay: [0.0; TAPS],
+            head: 0,
+            phase: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Downsampler48to16 {
+    /// Process `input` (48 kHz f32 mono) and write 16 kHz output
+    /// into `output`. Returns the number of samples written.
+    ///
+    /// For a full 10 ms input frame (480 samples) this always
+    /// produces exactly 160 output samples.
+    pub fn process(&mut self, input: &[f32], output: &mut [f32]) -> usize {
+        let mut out_idx = 0;
+        for &sample in input {
+            // Push sample into circular delay line.
+            self.delay[self.head] = sample;
+            self.head = (self.head + 1) % TAPS;
+
+            if self.phase == 0 {
+                // Compute FIR dot product.
+                let mut acc = 0.0_f32;
+                for (k, &coeff) in FIR_COEFFS.iter().enumerate() {
+                    let tap_idx = (self.head + TAPS - 1 - k) % TAPS;
+                    acc += self.delay[tap_idx] * coeff;
+                }
+                if out_idx < output.len() {
+                    output[out_idx] = acc;
+                    out_idx += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            self.phase = (self.phase + 1) % DECIMATION;
+        }
+        out_idx
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience: downsample a full 10 ms 48 kHz frame into a
+    /// fixed-size 160-sample 16 kHz buffer.
+    pub fn process_frame_10ms(
+        &mut self,
+        input: &[f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS],
+    ) -> [f32; OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS] {
+        let mut out = [0.0_f32; OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        let n = self.process(input, &mut out);
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            n, OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS,
+            "resampler produced {n} samples, expected 160"
+        );
+        out
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn frame_produces_160_samples() {
+        let mut ds = Downsampler48to16::default();
+        let input = [0.5_f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        let out = ds.process_frame_10ms(&input);
+        // DC input → DC output (scaled by filter gain ≈ 1/3 due to decimation).
+        // Just check length and that output is finite and non-zero.
+        assert_eq!(out.len(), OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS);
+        assert!(out.iter().all(|s| s.is_finite()));
+        assert!(out.iter().any(|s| s.abs() > 0.001));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn silence_produces_silence() {
+        let mut ds = Downsampler48to16::default();
+        let input = [0.0_f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        let out = ds.process_frame_10ms(&input);
+        assert!(out.iter().all(|s| s.abs() < 1e-9));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn consecutive_frames_are_continuous() {
+        let mut ds = Downsampler48to16::default();
+        // Two frames of DC — output should be stable (no edge discontinuity).
+        let input = [0.3_f32; INPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        let out1 = ds.process_frame_10ms(&input);
+        let out2 = ds.process_frame_10ms(&input);
+        // Last sample of frame 1 and first sample of frame 2 should be close.
+        let diff = (out1[OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS - 1] - out2[0]).abs();
+        assert!(diff < 0.05, "discontinuity between frames: {diff}");
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/vad/silero_onnx.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,527 @@
+//! Silero VAD v6 ONNX runtime integration (P1 VAD_002).
+//!
+//! ## Silero VAD v6 model I/O
+//!
+//! The v6 model (silero_vad.onnx from the v6.x releases) has a different
+//! interface from v4. Key changes:
+//!
+//! | Tensor  | Shape            | Dtype | Meaning                              |
+//! |---------|------------------|-------|--------------------------------------|
+//! | input   | \[1, 576\]       | f32   | 64-sample context + 512-sample frame |
+//! | state   | \[2, 1, 128\]    | f32   | LSTM state (carry across frames)     |
+//! | sr      | \[1\]            | i64   | Sample rate (16000 or 8000)          |
+//! | output  | \[1, 1\]         | f32   | Speech probability                   |
+//! | stateN  | \[2, 1, 128\]    | f32   | Updated LSTM state                   |
+//!
+//! Frame size: **512 samples at 16 kHz = 32 ms**.
+//! Context: **64 samples** prepended to each frame (last 64 samples of previous frame).
+//! Total input width: 512 + 64 = **576 samples**.
+//!
+//! ## Threading
+//!
+//! `SileroOnnxVad` is `Send`. The session is created once and reused —
+//! never re-created per callback (INV_007).
+//!
+//! ## Accumulation
+//!
+//! The capture pipeline delivers 10 ms frames (480 samples at 48 kHz →
+//! 160 samples at 16 kHz). Three 10 ms frames = 30 ms ≈ 32 ms. We
+//! accumulate 512 samples (32 ms at 16 kHz) before running inference.
+//! The last probability is held between inference calls so the state
+//! machine always has a value to work with.
+//!
+//! ## Fallback
+//!
+//! `try_new` returns `None` when the model file is missing, the ONNX
+//! Runtime is unavailable, or the platform is not iOS/macOS. The caller
+//! falls back to `WebRtcFallbackVad`.
+
+use super::{VadOutput, VoiceActivityDetector};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, AtomicU64, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+
+/// 16 kHz frame size for Silero VAD v6 (32 ms).
+pub const SILERO_FRAME_16K: usize = 512;
+/// Context size prepended to each frame (64 samples at 16 kHz).
+pub const SILERO_CONTEXT_16K: usize = 64;
+/// Total input width: context + frame.
+pub const SILERO_INPUT_WIDTH: usize = SILERO_CONTEXT_16K + SILERO_FRAME_16K;
+/// LSTM state size: 2 × 1 × 128 = 256 f32 values.
+pub const SILERO_STATE_SIZE: usize = 256;
+/// Maximum lag in 10 ms frames before the realtime callback treats
+/// the Silero worker as stale and falls back to the local WebRTC
+/// detector for that frame.
+pub const SILERO_MAX_STALE_FRAMES: u64 = 3;
+
+/// Silero VAD v6 ONNX backend.
+///
+/// Operates at **16 kHz**, accumulating 32 ms frames (512 samples)
+/// before running inference. The caller is responsible for downsampling
+/// from 48 kHz before calling `process_10ms`.
+pub struct SileroOnnxVad {
+    /// LSTM state [2, 1, 128] — persisted across frames.
+    state: Box<[f32; SILERO_STATE_SIZE]>,
+    /// Context ring: last 64 samples of the previous frame.
+    context: Box<[f32; SILERO_CONTEXT_16K]>,
+    /// Accumulation buffer for 16 kHz samples (fills to SILERO_FRAME_16K).
+    accum: Vec<f32>,
+    /// Last speech probability output (held between inference calls).
+    last_probability: f32,
+    /// Model path stored for diagnostics.
+    model_path: String,
+    /// Inner ONNX implementation (platform-specific).
+    inner: SileroInner,
+}
+
+enum SileroInner {
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    Onnx(OnnxSession),
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    Stub,
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+struct OnnxSession {
+    session: ort::session::Session,
+}
+
+impl SileroOnnxVad {
+    /// Attempt to load the Silero v6 ONNX model from `model_path`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` when the model file is missing, the ONNX Runtime
+    /// is unavailable, or the platform is not iOS/macOS.
+    pub fn try_new(model_path: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+        {
+            Self::try_new_onnx(model_path)
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
+        {
+            let _ = model_path;
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    fn try_new_onnx(model_path: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        use tracing::{error, info};
+
+        if !std::path::Path::new(model_path).exists() {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                target: "chanora_audio",
+                path = model_path,
+                "SileroOnnxVad: model file not found; falling back to WebRtcFallbackVad"
+            );
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        if let Some(path) = bundled_onnxruntime_path() {
+            let _ = ort::init_from(path.to_string_lossy()).commit();
+        }
+
+        let session_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            ort::session::Session::builder().and_then(|b| b.commit_from_file(model_path))
+        });
+
+        match session_result {
+            Err(_) => {
+                error!(
+                    target: "chanora_audio",
+                    path = model_path,
+                    "SileroOnnxVad: ONNX Runtime panicked during load; falling back to WebRtcFallbackVad"
+                );
+                None
+            }
+            Ok(Ok(session)) => {
+                info!(
+                    target: "chanora_audio",
+                    path = model_path,
+                    "SileroOnnxVad v6: model loaded"
+                );
+                Some(Self {
+                    state: Box::new([0.0; SILERO_STATE_SIZE]),
+                    context: Box::new([0.0; SILERO_CONTEXT_16K]),
+                    accum: Vec::with_capacity(SILERO_FRAME_16K),
+                    last_probability: 0.0,
+                    model_path: model_path.to_owned(),
+                    inner: SileroInner::Onnx(OnnxSession { session }),
+                })
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                error!(
+                    target: "chanora_audio",
+                    path = model_path,
+                    error = %e,
+                    "SileroOnnxVad: failed to load model; falling back to WebRtcFallbackVad"
+                );
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reset LSTM state and context (call on voice_leave / session restart).
+    pub fn reset_state(&mut self) {
+        self.state.iter_mut().for_each(|v| *v = 0.0);
+        self.context.iter_mut().for_each(|v| *v = 0.0);
+        self.accum.clear();
+        self.last_probability = 0.0;
+    }
+
+    /// Return the model path for diagnostics.
+    pub fn model_path(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.model_path
+    }
+
+    fn input_with_context(context: &[f32; SILERO_CONTEXT_16K], audio_frame: &[f32]) -> Vec<f32> {
+        let mut input = Vec::with_capacity(SILERO_CONTEXT_16K + audio_frame.len());
+        input.extend_from_slice(context);
+        input.extend_from_slice(audio_frame);
+        input
+    }
+
+    fn update_context_from_frame(&mut self, audio_frame: &[f32]) {
+        let ctx_start = audio_frame.len().saturating_sub(SILERO_CONTEXT_16K);
+        let new_ctx = &audio_frame[ctx_start..];
+        let copy_len = new_ctx.len().min(SILERO_CONTEXT_16K);
+        self.context.fill(0.0);
+        self.context[SILERO_CONTEXT_16K - copy_len..].copy_from_slice(&new_ctx[..copy_len]);
+    }
+
+    /// Run one upstream-style `calc_level` pass over a 32 ms / 512-sample
+    /// 16 kHz frame: concatenate prior context, pass `input/state/sr` to
+    /// ONNX, persist `stateN`, then refresh context from the current frame.
+    /// Updates `last_probability` and returns the new value.
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+    fn calc_level(&mut self, audio_frame: &[f32]) -> f32 {
+        use ort::value::Value;
+        use tracing::error;
+
+        let SileroInner::Onnx(ref mut inner) = self.inner else {
+            return self.last_probability;
+        };
+
+        debug_assert_eq!(audio_frame.len(), SILERO_FRAME_16K);
+
+        // Build input: [1, 576] = context (64) + frame (512), matching
+        // snakers4/silero-vad's Rust `calc_level` example.
+        let input_vec = Self::input_with_context(self.context.as_ref(), audio_frame);
+
+        // Build ndarray tensors.
+        use ndarray::{Array, IxDyn};
+
+        let input_arr = Array::from_shape_vec(IxDyn(&[1, SILERO_INPUT_WIDTH]), input_vec);
+        let state_arr = Array::from_shape_vec(IxDyn(&[2, 1, 128]), self.state.to_vec());
+        let sr_arr = Array::from_shape_vec(IxDyn(&[1]), vec![16000_i64]);
+
+        let (input_arr, state_arr, sr_arr) = match (input_arr, state_arr, sr_arr) {
+            (Ok(i), Ok(s), Ok(sr)) => (i, s, sr),
+            _ => return self.last_probability,
+        };
+
+        let input_val = match Value::from_array(input_arr) {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "SileroOnnxVad: input tensor error");
+                return self.last_probability;
+            }
+        };
+        let state_val = match Value::from_array(state_arr) {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "SileroOnnxVad: state tensor error");
+                return self.last_probability;
+            }
+        };
+        let sr_val = match Value::from_array(sr_arr) {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "SileroOnnxVad: sr tensor error");
+                return self.last_probability;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let outputs =
+            match inner
+                .session
+                .run([(&input_val).into(), (&state_val).into(), (&sr_val).into()])
+            {
+                Ok(o) => o,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!(target: "chanora_audio", error = %e, "SileroOnnxVad: inference failed");
+                    return self.last_probability;
+                }
+            };
+
+        // Extract probability from "output".
+        if let Ok((_, prob_data)) = outputs["output"].try_extract_tensor::<f32>() {
+            if let Some(&p) = prob_data.first() {
+                self.last_probability = p.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Update state from "stateN".
+        if let Ok((shape, state_data)) = outputs["stateN"].try_extract_tensor::<f32>() {
+            let total: usize = shape.iter().map(|&d| d as usize).product();
+            let copy_len = total.min(SILERO_STATE_SIZE);
+            self.state[..copy_len].copy_from_slice(&state_data[..copy_len]);
+        }
+
+        drop(outputs);
+
+        // Match the upstream example: context becomes the last context_size
+        // samples from the current frame after the model call succeeds.
+        self.update_context_from_frame(audio_frame);
+
+        self.last_probability
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn bundled_onnxruntime_path() -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    let exe = std::env::current_exe().ok()?;
+    let app_dir = exe.parent()?;
+    let framework = app_dir
+        .join("Frameworks")
+        .join("onnxruntime.framework")
+        .join("onnxruntime");
+    framework.exists().then_some(framework)
+}
+
+impl VoiceActivityDetector for SileroOnnxVad {
+    /// Accept one 10 ms **16 kHz** f32 mono frame (160 samples).
+    ///
+    /// Accumulates samples until a full 32 ms frame (512 samples) is
+    /// ready, then runs inference. Between inference calls the last
+    /// probability is returned unchanged.
+    fn process_10ms(&mut self, samples: &[f32]) -> VadOutput {
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            samples.len(),
+            super::resampler::OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS,
+            "SileroOnnxVad expects 160 samples (16 kHz 10 ms), got {}",
+            samples.len()
+        );
+
+        self.accum.extend_from_slice(samples);
+
+        if self.accum.len() >= SILERO_FRAME_16K {
+            let audio_frame: Vec<f32> = self.accum[..SILERO_FRAME_16K].to_vec();
+            #[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos"))]
+            {
+                if matches!(self.inner, SileroInner::Onnx(_)) {
+                    self.calc_level(&audio_frame);
+                } else {
+                    self.update_context_from_frame(&audio_frame);
+                }
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "ios", target_os = "macos")))]
+            {
+                self.update_context_from_frame(&audio_frame);
+            }
+            // Drain the accumulator (keep any overflow for next frame).
+            let overflow: Vec<f32> = self.accum.drain(SILERO_FRAME_16K..).collect();
+            self.accum.clear();
+            self.accum.extend_from_slice(&overflow);
+        }
+
+        VadOutput {
+            probability: self.last_probability,
+            speech: self.last_probability >= 0.5,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: ONNX Runtime sessions are thread-safe for inference.
+// State arrays are owned by this struct and accessed only from
+// the single capture callback thread.
+unsafe impl Send for SileroOnnxVad {}
+
+struct SileroFrameMessage {
+    seq: u64,
+    frame: [f32; super::resampler::INPUT_FRAME_10MS],
+}
+
+/// Background Silero worker. The realtime callback only enqueues
+/// 10 ms frames and reads the latest probability atomically.
+pub struct SileroOnnxVadWorker {
+    tx: Option<std::sync::mpsc::SyncSender<SileroFrameMessage>>,
+    latest_probability: Arc<AtomicU32>,
+    latest_processed_seq: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    alive: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    handle: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl SileroOnnxVadWorker {
+    /// Start a background Silero worker if the model loads.
+    pub fn try_new(model_path: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let vad = SileroOnnxVad::try_new(model_path)?;
+        let latest_probability = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0.0_f32.to_bits()));
+        let latest_processed_seq = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
+        let alive = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
+        let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<SileroFrameMessage>(8);
+        let latest_probability_for_thread = latest_probability.clone();
+        let latest_processed_seq_for_thread = latest_processed_seq.clone();
+        let alive_for_thread = alive.clone();
+
+        let handle = std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("chanora-silero-vad".to_string())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                let mut vad = super::Resampled16kHzVad::new(vad);
+                while alive_for_thread.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                    let message = match rx.recv() {
+                        Ok(message) => message,
+                        Err(_) => break,
+                    };
+                    let output = vad.process_10ms(&message.frame);
+                    latest_probability_for_thread.store(
+                        output.probability.clamp(0.0, 1.0).to_bits(),
+                        Ordering::Relaxed,
+                    );
+                    latest_processed_seq_for_thread.store(message.seq, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
+            })
+            .ok()?;
+
+        Some(Self {
+            tx: Some(tx),
+            latest_probability,
+            latest_processed_seq,
+            alive,
+            handle: Some(handle),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Best-effort enqueue of a 10 ms frame for background inference.
+    pub fn try_send(&self, seq: u64, frame: &[f32; super::resampler::INPUT_FRAME_10MS]) -> bool {
+        let Some(tx) = &self.tx else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        tx.try_send(SileroFrameMessage { seq, frame: *frame })
+            .is_ok()
+    }
+
+    /// Latest probability published by the background worker.
+    pub fn latest_probability(&self) -> f32 {
+        f32::from_bits(self.latest_probability.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+    }
+
+    /// Number of 10 ms frames the worker is behind the capture thread.
+    pub fn lag_frames(&self, capture_seq: u64) -> u64 {
+        capture_seq.saturating_sub(self.latest_processed_seq.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+    }
+
+    /// True when the worker is too far behind to trust its latest
+    /// probability for the current frame.
+    pub fn is_stale(&self, capture_seq: u64) -> bool {
+        self.lag_frames(capture_seq) > SILERO_MAX_STALE_FRAMES
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SileroOnnxVadWorker {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.alive.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let _ = self.tx.take();
+        let _ = self.handle.take();
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn make_stub_vad() -> SileroOnnxVad {
+        SileroOnnxVad {
+            state: Box::new([0.0; SILERO_STATE_SIZE]),
+            context: Box::new([0.0; SILERO_CONTEXT_16K]),
+            accum: Vec::new(),
+            last_probability: 0.0,
+            model_path: String::new(),
+            inner: SileroInner::Stub,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_new_returns_none_without_model_file() {
+        let result = SileroOnnxVad::try_new("/nonexistent/silero_vad.onnx");
+        assert!(result.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stub_accumulates_and_holds_zero_probability() {
+        let mut vad = make_stub_vad();
+        let frame = vec![0.0_f32; super::super::resampler::OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        // Feed 3 frames (30 ms < 32 ms) — no inference yet.
+        for _ in 0..3 {
+            let out = VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+            assert_eq!(out.probability, 0.0);
+        }
+        // Feed 1 more frame (40 ms > 32 ms) — accumulator drains.
+        let out = VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+        assert_eq!(out.probability, 0.0); // stub stays at 0
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_state_clears_all() {
+        let mut vad = make_stub_vad();
+        vad.state[0] = 1.0;
+        vad.context[0] = 1.0;
+        vad.last_probability = 0.9;
+        vad.accum.push(0.5);
+        vad.reset_state();
+        assert_eq!(vad.state[0], 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(vad.context[0], 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(vad.last_probability, 0.0);
+        assert!(vad.accum.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn accumulates_correct_number_of_samples() {
+        let mut vad = make_stub_vad();
+        let frame = vec![0.1_f32; super::super::resampler::OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS]; // 160 samples
+                                                                               // 3 × 160 = 480 < 512 — not yet full.
+        for _ in 0..3 {
+            VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(vad.accum.len(), 480);
+        // 4th frame: 640 > 512 — inference fires, 128 samples remain.
+        VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut vad, &frame);
+        assert_eq!(vad.accum.len(), 128);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn input_concatenates_context_before_frame_like_upstream_example() {
+        let mut context = [0.0_f32; SILERO_CONTEXT_16K];
+        context[0] = -1.0;
+        context[SILERO_CONTEXT_16K - 1] = 1.0;
+        let frame = vec![0.25_f32; SILERO_FRAME_16K];
+
+        let input = SileroOnnxVad::input_with_context(&context, &frame);
+
+        assert_eq!(input.len(), SILERO_INPUT_WIDTH);
+        assert_eq!(input[0], -1.0);
+        assert_eq!(input[SILERO_CONTEXT_16K - 1], 1.0);
+        assert_eq!(input[SILERO_CONTEXT_16K], 0.25);
+        assert_eq!(input[SILERO_INPUT_WIDTH - 1], 0.25);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn context_tracks_last_64_samples_of_completed_frame() {
+        let mut vad = make_stub_vad();
+        let frame = vec![0.0_f32; super::super::resampler::OUTPUT_FRAME_10MS];
+        for idx in 0..4 {
+            let mut chunk = frame.clone();
+            let chunk_len = chunk.len();
+            for (sample_idx, sample) in chunk.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                *sample = (idx * chunk_len + sample_idx) as f32;
+            }
+            VoiceActivityDetector::process_10ms(&mut vad, &chunk);
+        }
+
+        let completed_frame: Vec<f32> = (0..SILERO_FRAME_16K).map(|v| v as f32).collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vad.context.as_ref(),
+            &completed_frame[SILERO_FRAME_16K - SILERO_CONTEXT_16K..]
+        );
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/voice_activity.rs

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+//! Voice-activity state machine for P1 transmit gating.
+//!
+//! Implements the full P1 VAD gate policy:
+//!   * backend/model speech decisions — no custom probability thresholds.
+//!   * `open_after_ms` — speech must be detected for this long before
+//!     the gate opens (prevents false opens on transients). Default 40 ms.
+//!   * `hangover_ms` — gate stays open for this long after speech drops
+//!     out of the backend decision (prevents choppy transmit close). Default 500 ms.
+//!   * `min_tx_ms` — minimum transmit duration after gate opens. Default 200 ms.
+//!
+//! Pre-roll (first-syllable preservation) is handled in the capture
+//! pipeline, not here. The state machine only decides whether the gate
+//! is open or closed.
+
+/// Shared VAD timing constants and gate state machine.
+///
+/// Exposing these values here keeps the audio config and platform
+/// capture paths aligned without repeating the same magic numbers in
+/// multiple modules.
+/// Default confirmation window before the gate opens, in milliseconds.
+pub const VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS: u32 = 40;
+/// Default hangover duration in milliseconds.
+pub const VAD_HANGOVER_MS: u32 = 500;
+/// Default minimum transmit duration in milliseconds.
+pub const VAD_MIN_TX_MS: u32 = 200;
+
+/// Hangover/open-after/minimum-transmit state machine.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct VoiceActivityStateMachine {
+    /// Frames of continuous speech required before gate opens.
+    open_after_frames: u32,
+    hangover_frames: u32,
+    min_tx_frames: u32,
+    active: bool,
+    hangover_remaining: u32,
+    min_tx_remaining: u32,
+    /// Frames of continuous speech seen since last open attempt.
+    open_confirm_frames: u32,
+    /// Frames spent open without a strong speech score. This keeps
+    /// stale or borderline VAD output from holding the mic open forever.
+    weak_hold_frames: u32,
+}
+
+impl VoiceActivityStateMachine {
+    /// Create a state machine. Frame duration is 10 ms.
+    pub fn new(open_after_ms: u32, hangover_ms: u32, min_tx_ms: u32) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            open_after_frames: open_after_ms / 10,
+            hangover_frames: hangover_ms / 10,
+            min_tx_frames: min_tx_ms / 10,
+            active: false,
+            hangover_remaining: 0,
+            min_tx_remaining: 0,
+            open_confirm_frames: 0,
+            weak_hold_frames: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Update timers without forcing a close. Used by
+    /// live settings changes while audio is already running.
+    pub fn configure(&mut self, open_after_ms: u32, hangover_ms: u32, min_tx_ms: u32) {
+        self.open_after_frames = open_after_ms / 10;
+        self.hangover_frames = hangover_ms / 10;
+        self.min_tx_frames = min_tx_ms / 10;
+        self.hangover_remaining = self.hangover_remaining.min(self.hangover_frames);
+        self.min_tx_remaining = self.min_tx_remaining.min(self.min_tx_frames);
+    }
+
+    /// Advance by one 10 ms backend speech decision and return whether
+    /// transmit should be open for VoiceActivity mode.
+    pub fn update(&mut self, speech: bool) -> bool {
+        if self.active {
+            if self.min_tx_remaining > 0 {
+                self.min_tx_remaining -= 1;
+            }
+            if speech {
+                self.weak_hold_frames = 0;
+            } else {
+                self.weak_hold_frames = self.weak_hold_frames.saturating_add(1);
+            }
+            if self.weak_hold_frames >= self.weak_hold_limit_frames() && self.min_tx_remaining == 0
+            {
+                self.close();
+                return false;
+            }
+            if speech {
+                // Speech still present — reset hangover.
+                self.hangover_remaining = self.hangover_frames;
+            } else if self.hangover_remaining > 0 {
+                self.hangover_remaining -= 1;
+            } else if self.min_tx_remaining == 0 {
+                // Hangover expired and min-tx elapsed — close gate.
+                self.close();
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Gate is closed. Accumulate confirmation frames.
+            if speech {
+                self.open_confirm_frames += 1;
+                if self.open_confirm_frames >= self.open_after_frames.max(1) {
+                    // Confirmed speech — open gate.
+                    self.active = true;
+                    self.hangover_remaining = self.hangover_frames;
+                    self.min_tx_remaining = self.min_tx_frames;
+                    self.open_confirm_frames = 0;
+                    self.weak_hold_frames = 0;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Speech is no longer detected — reset confirmation.
+                self.open_confirm_frames = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        self.active
+    }
+
+    /// Current active state.
+    pub fn active(&self) -> bool {
+        self.active
+    }
+
+    fn weak_hold_limit_frames(&self) -> u32 {
+        (self.hangover_frames + self.min_tx_frames + self.open_after_frames).clamp(30, 100)
+    }
+
+    fn close(&mut self) {
+        self.active = false;
+        self.hangover_remaining = 0;
+        self.min_tx_remaining = 0;
+        self.open_confirm_frames = 0;
+        self.weak_hold_frames = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all state (call on session restart / voice_leave).
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) {
+        self.close();
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for VoiceActivityStateMachine {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS, VAD_HANGOVER_MS, VAD_MIN_TX_MS)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hangover_keeps_gate_open_after_close() {
+        // open_after_ms=0 so gate opens immediately on first frame.
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 30, 0);
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+        assert!(sm.update(false));
+        assert!(sm.update(false));
+        assert!(sm.update(false));
+        assert!(!sm.update(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_after_requires_confirmation_frames() {
+        // open_after_ms=20 → 2 frames required.
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(20, 0, 0);
+        // First frame: not yet open.
+        assert!(!sm.update(true));
+        // Second frame: now open.
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_after_resets_on_silence() {
+        // open_after_ms=20 → 2 frames required.
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(20, 0, 0);
+        assert!(!sm.update(true)); // 1 frame
+        assert!(!sm.update(false)); // silence resets counter
+        assert!(!sm.update(true)); // 1 frame again
+        assert!(sm.update(true)); // 2nd frame → open
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn min_tx_keeps_gate_open_briefly() {
+        // open_after_ms=0, hangover=0, min_tx=20ms (2 frames).
+        // After opening: min_tx_remaining decrements each frame.
+        // Gate closes on the frame where it reaches 0.
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 0, 20);
+        assert!(sm.update(true)); // opens; min_tx_remaining=2
+        assert!(sm.update(false)); // min_tx_remaining=1; still open
+        assert!(!sm.update(false)); // min_tx_remaining=0; gate closes
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_clears_all_state() {
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 100, 0);
+        assert!(sm.update(true)); // open
+        sm.reset();
+        assert!(!sm.active());
+        // After reset, gate should not be open even with hangover pending.
+        assert!(!sm.update(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_uses_p1_spec_values() {
+        let sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::default();
+        assert_eq!(sm.open_after_frames, VAD_OPEN_AFTER_MS / 10);
+        assert_eq!(sm.hangover_frames, VAD_HANGOVER_MS / 10);
+        assert_eq!(sm.min_tx_frames, VAD_MIN_TX_MS / 10);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn live_config_update_shortens_existing_hangover() {
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 1000, 0);
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+        assert!(sm.update(false));
+        sm.configure(0, 100, 0);
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            assert!(sm.update(false));
+        }
+        assert!(!sm.update(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_closed_decisions_cannot_hold_gate_forever() {
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 500, 0);
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+        for _ in 0..49 {
+            assert!(sm.update(false));
+        }
+        assert!(!sm.update(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn speech_decision_resets_weak_hold_limit() {
+        let mut sm = VoiceActivityStateMachine::new(0, 500, 0);
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+        for _ in 0..40 {
+            assert!(sm.update(false));
+        }
+        assert!(sm.update(true));
+        for _ in 0..40 {
+            assert!(sm.update(false));
+        }
+        assert!(sm.active());
+    }
+}

crates/chanora_audio/src/voice_render.rs

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+/// Diagnostics returned by render downmix helpers.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) struct RenderDownmixStats {
+    /// Peak absolute sample magnitude after i16 conversion.
+    pub peak_i16: i16,
+    /// Samples clipped while applying output gain.
+    pub clipped_samples: u64,
+}
+
+/// Downmix interleaved stereo f32 samples into mono i16 samples.
+///
+/// The helper is allocation-free and safe for realtime render callbacks.
+/// If the stereo source is shorter than expected, the remainder of `out`
+/// is filled with silence.
+pub(crate) fn downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(
+    stereo: &[f32],
+    out: &mut [i16],
+    gain: f32,
+    muted: bool,
+) -> RenderDownmixStats {
+    if muted {
+        out.fill(0);
+        return RenderDownmixStats::default();
+    }
+
+    let available_frames = stereo.len() / 2;
+    if available_frames < out.len() {
+        out.fill(0);
+    }
+
+    let mut peak = 0_u16;
+    let mut clipped_samples = 0_u64;
+    for (dst, lr) in out.iter_mut().zip(stereo.chunks_exact(2)) {
+        let mono = (lr[0] + lr[1]) * 0.5 * gain;
+        let clamped = mono.clamp(-1.0, 1.0);
+        if (mono - clamped).abs() > f32::EPSILON {
+            clipped_samples = clipped_samples.saturating_add(1);
+        }
+        let sample = (clamped * i16::MAX as f32) as i16;
+        *dst = sample;
+        peak = peak.max(sample.unsigned_abs());
+    }
+
+    RenderDownmixStats {
+        peak_i16: peak.min(i16::MAX as u16) as i16,
+        clipped_samples,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Downmix interleaved stereo f32 samples into mono f32 samples.
+///
+/// Used for software-AEC render references and debug WAV taps.
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "ios", test))]
+pub(crate) fn downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_f32(stereo: &[f32], out: &mut [f32]) {
+    let available_frames = stereo.len() / 2;
+    if available_frames < out.len() {
+        out.fill(0.0);
+    }
+
+    for (dst, lr) in out.iter_mut().zip(stereo.chunks_exact(2)) {
+        *dst = (lr[0] + lr[1]) * 0.5;
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn downmix_i16_applies_gain_and_reports_clipping() {
+        let stereo = [1.0_f32, 1.0, 0.25, -0.25, -2.0, -2.0];
+        let mut out = [0_i16; 3];
+
+        let stats = downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(&stereo, &mut out, 2.0, false);
+
+        assert_eq!(out[0], i16::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(out[1], 0);
+        assert_eq!(out[2], -i16::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(stats.peak_i16, i16::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(stats.clipped_samples, 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn downmix_i16_mutes_output() {
+        let stereo = [1.0_f32, 1.0, -1.0, -1.0];
+        let mut out = [123_i16; 2];
+
+        let stats = downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_i16(&stereo, &mut out, 1.0, true);
+
+        assert_eq!(out, [0, 0]);
+        assert_eq!(stats, RenderDownmixStats::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn downmix_f32_fills_missing_tail_with_silence() {
+        let stereo = [1.0_f32, -1.0];
+        let mut out = [9.0_f32; 2];
+
+        downmix_stereo_f32_to_mono_f32(&stereo, &mut out);
+
+        assert_eq!(out, [0.0, 0.0]);
+    }
+}