nih-plug/plugins/spectral_compressor/src/lib.rs

// Spectral Compressor: an FFT based compressor
// Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Robbert van der Helm
//
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//
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use nih_plug::prelude::*;
use nih_plug_vizia::ViziaState;
use realfft::num_complex::Complex32;
use realfft::{ComplexToReal, RealFftPlanner, RealToComplex};
use std::sync::Arc;

mod compressor_bank;
mod dry_wet_mixer;
mod editor;

const MIN_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 6;
#[allow(dead_code)]
const MIN_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << MIN_WINDOW_ORDER; // 64
const DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 12;
#[allow(dead_code)]
const DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER; // 4096
const MAX_WINDOW_ORDER: usize = 15;
const MAX_WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 1 << MAX_WINDOW_ORDER; // 32768

const MIN_OVERLAP_ORDER: usize = 2;
#[allow(dead_code)]
const MIN_OVERLAP_TIMES: usize = 2 << MIN_OVERLAP_ORDER; // 4
const DEFAULT_OVERLAP_ORDER: usize = 3;
#[allow(dead_code)]
const DEFAULT_OVERLAP_TIMES: usize = 1 << DEFAULT_OVERLAP_ORDER; // 4
const MAX_OVERLAP_ORDER: usize = 5;
#[allow(dead_code)]
const MAX_OVERLAP_TIMES: usize = 1 << MAX_OVERLAP_ORDER; // 32

/// This is a port of <https://github.com/robbert-vdh/spectral-compressor/>.
struct SpectralCompressor {
    params: Arc<SpectralCompressorParams>,
    editor_state: Arc<ViziaState>,

    /// The current buffer config, used for updating the compressors.
    buffer_config: BufferConfig,

    /// An adapter that performs most of the overlap-add algorithm for us.
    stft: util::StftHelper,
    /// Contains a Hann window function of the current window length, passed to the overlap-add
    /// helper. Allocated with a `MAX_WINDOW_SIZE` initial capacity.
    window_function: Vec<f32>,
    /// A mixer to mix the dry signal back into the processed signal with latency compensation.
    dry_wet_mixer: dry_wet_mixer::DryWetMixer,
    /// Spectral per-bin upwards and downwards compressors with soft-knee settings. This is where
    /// the magic happens.
    compressor_bank: compressor_bank::CompressorBank,

    /// The algorithms for the FFT and IFFT operations, for each supported order so we can switch
    /// between them without replanning or allocations. Initialized during `initialize()`.
    plan_for_order: Option<[Plan; MAX_WINDOW_ORDER - MIN_WINDOW_ORDER + 1]>,
    /// The output of our real->complex FFT.
    complex_fft_buffer: Vec<Complex32>,
}

/// An FFT plan for a specific window size, all of which will be precomputed during initilaization.
struct Plan {
    /// The algorithm for the FFT operation.
    r2c_plan: Arc<dyn RealToComplex<f32>>,
    /// The algorithm for the IFFT operation.
    c2r_plan: Arc<dyn ComplexToReal<f32>>,
}

#[derive(Params)]
struct SpectralCompressorParams {
    /// Makeup gain applied after the IDFT in the STFT process. If automatic makeup gain is enabled,
    /// then this acts as an offset on top of that.
    #[id = "output_db"]
    output_gain_db: FloatParam,
    // TODO: Bring this back, and with values that make more sense
    // /// Try to automatically compensate for gain differences with different input gain, threshold, and ratio values.
    // #[id = "auto_makeup"]
    // auto_makeup_gain: BoolParam,
    /// How much of the dry signal to mix in with the processed signal. The mixing is done after
    /// applying the output gain. In other words, the dry signal is not gained in any way.
    #[id = "dry_wet"]
    dry_wet_ratio: FloatParam,
    /// Sets the 0-20 Hz bin to 0 since this won't have a lot of semantic meaning anymore after this
    /// plugin and it will thus just eat up headroom.
    #[id = "dc_filter"]
    dc_filter: BoolParam,

    /// The size of the FFT window as a power of two (to prevent invalid inputs).
    #[id = "stft_window"]
    window_size_order: IntParam,
    /// The amount of overlap to use in the overlap-add algorithm as a power of two (again to
    /// prevent invalid inputs).
    #[id = "stft_overlap"]
    overlap_times_order: IntParam,

    /// Parameters controlling the compressor thresholds and curves.
    #[nested = "threhold"]
    threhold: compressor_bank::ThresholdParams,
    /// Parameters for the compressor bank.
    #[nested = "compressors"]
    compressors: compressor_bank::CompressorBankParams,
}

impl Default for SpectralCompressor {
    fn default() -> Self {
        // Changing any of the compressor threshold or ratio parameters will set an atomic flag in
        // this object that causes the compressor thresholds and ratios to be recalcualted
        let compressor_bank = compressor_bank::CompressorBank::new(
            Self::DEFAULT_NUM_OUTPUTS as usize,
            MAX_WINDOW_SIZE,
        );

        SpectralCompressor {
            params: Arc::new(SpectralCompressorParams::new(&compressor_bank)),
            editor_state: editor::default_state(),

            buffer_config: BufferConfig {
                sample_rate: 1.0,
                min_buffer_size: None,
                max_buffer_size: 0,
                process_mode: ProcessMode::Realtime,
            },

            // These three will be set to the correct values in the initialize function
            stft: util::StftHelper::new(Self::DEFAULT_NUM_OUTPUTS as usize, MAX_WINDOW_SIZE, 0),
            window_function: Vec::with_capacity(MAX_WINDOW_SIZE),
            dry_wet_mixer: dry_wet_mixer::DryWetMixer::new(0, 0, 0),
            compressor_bank,

            // This is initialized later since we don't want to do non-trivial computations before
            // the plugin is initialized
            plan_for_order: None,
            complex_fft_buffer: Vec::with_capacity(MAX_WINDOW_SIZE / 2 + 1),
        }
    }
}

impl SpectralCompressorParams {
    /// Create a new [`SpectralCompressorParams`] object. Changing any of the compressor threshold
    /// or ratio parameters causes the passed compressor bank's parameters to be updated.
    pub fn new(compressor_bank: &compressor_bank::CompressorBank) -> Self {
        SpectralCompressorParams {
            // TODO: Do still enable per-block smoothing for these settings, because why not. This
            //       will require updating the compressor bank.

            // We don't need any smoothing for these parameters as the overlap-add process will
            // already act as a form of smoothing
            output_gain_db: FloatParam::new(
                "Output Gain",
                0.0,
                FloatRange::Linear {
                    min: -50.0,
                    max: 50.0,
                },
            )
            .with_unit(" dB")
            .with_step_size(0.1),
            // auto_makeup_gain: BoolParam::new("Auto Makeup Gain", true),
            dry_wet_ratio: FloatParam::new("Mix", 1.0, FloatRange::Linear { min: 0.0, max: 1.0 })
                .with_unit("%")
                .with_smoother(SmoothingStyle::Linear(15.0))
                .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_f32_percentage(0))
                .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_f32_percentage()),
            dc_filter: BoolParam::new("DC Filter", true),

            window_size_order: IntParam::new(
                "Window Size",
                DEFAULT_WINDOW_ORDER as i32,
                IntRange::Linear {
                    min: MIN_WINDOW_ORDER as i32,
                    max: MAX_WINDOW_ORDER as i32,
                },
            )
            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_i32_power_of_two())
            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_i32_power_of_two()),
            overlap_times_order: IntParam::new(
                "Window Overlap",
                DEFAULT_OVERLAP_ORDER as i32,
                IntRange::Linear {
                    min: MIN_OVERLAP_ORDER as i32,
                    max: MAX_OVERLAP_ORDER as i32,
                },
            )
            .with_value_to_string(formatters::v2s_i32_power_of_two())
            .with_string_to_value(formatters::s2v_i32_power_of_two()),

            threhold: compressor_bank::ThresholdParams::new(compressor_bank),
            compressors: compressor_bank::CompressorBankParams::new(compressor_bank),
        }
    }
}

impl Plugin for SpectralCompressor {
    const NAME: &'static str = "Spectral Compressor";
    const VENDOR: &'static str = "Robbert van der Helm";
    const URL: &'static str = "https://github.com/robbert-vdh/nih-plug";
    const EMAIL: &'static str = "mail@robbertvanderhelm.nl";

    const VERSION: &'static str = "0.2.0";

    const DEFAULT_NUM_INPUTS: u32 = 2;
    const DEFAULT_NUM_OUTPUTS: u32 = 2;

    const SAMPLE_ACCURATE_AUTOMATION: bool = true;

    fn params(&self) -> Arc<dyn Params> {
        self.params.clone()
    }

    fn editor(&self) -> Option<Box<dyn Editor>> {
        editor::create(self.params.clone(), self.editor_state.clone())
    }

    fn accepts_bus_config(&self, config: &BusConfig) -> bool {
        // We can support any channel layout
        config.num_input_channels == config.num_output_channels && config.num_input_channels > 0
    }

    fn initialize(
        &mut self,
        bus_config: &BusConfig,
        buffer_config: &BufferConfig,
        context: &mut impl InitContext,
    ) -> bool {
        // Needed to update the compressors later
        self.buffer_config = *buffer_config;

        // This plugin can accept any number of channels, so we need to resize channel-dependent
        // data structures accordinly
        if self.stft.num_channels() != bus_config.num_output_channels as usize {
            self.stft = util::StftHelper::new(self.stft.num_channels(), MAX_WINDOW_SIZE, 0);
        }
        self.dry_wet_mixer.resize(
            bus_config.num_output_channels as usize,
            buffer_config.max_buffer_size as usize,
            MAX_WINDOW_SIZE,
        );
        self.compressor_bank
            .update_capacity(bus_config.num_output_channels as usize, MAX_WINDOW_SIZE);

        // Planning with RustFFT is very fast, but it will still allocate we we'll plan all of the
        // FFTs we might need in advance
        if self.plan_for_order.is_none() {
            let mut planner = RealFftPlanner::new();
            let plan_for_order: Vec<Plan> = (MIN_WINDOW_ORDER..=MAX_WINDOW_ORDER)
                .map(|order| Plan {
                    r2c_plan: planner.plan_fft_forward(1 << order),
                    c2r_plan: planner.plan_fft_inverse(1 << order),
                })
                .collect();
            self.plan_for_order = Some(
                plan_for_order
                    .try_into()
                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Mismatched plan orders")),
            );
        }

        let window_size = self.window_size();
        self.resize_for_window(window_size);
        context.set_latency_samples(self.stft.latency_samples());

        true
    }

    fn reset(&mut self) {
        self.dry_wet_mixer.reset();
        self.compressor_bank.reset();
    }

    fn process(
        &mut self,
        buffer: &mut Buffer,
        _aux: &mut AuxiliaryBuffers,
        context: &mut impl ProcessContext,
    ) -> ProcessStatus {
        // If the window size has changed since the last process call, reset the buffers and chance
        // our latency. All of these buffers already have enough capacity so this won't allocate.
        let window_size = self.window_size();
        let overlap_times = self.overlap_times();
        if self.window_function.len() != window_size {
            self.resize_for_window(window_size);
            context.set_latency_samples(self.stft.latency_samples());
        }

        // These plans have already been made during initialization we can switch between versions
        // without reallocating
        let fft_plan = &mut self.plan_for_order.as_mut().unwrap()
            [self.params.window_size_order.value as usize - MIN_WINDOW_ORDER];
        let num_bins = self.complex_fft_buffer.len();
        // The Hann window function spreads the DC signal out slightly, so we'll clear
        // all 0-20 Hz bins for this.
        let highest_dcish_bin_idx =
            (20.0 / ((self.buffer_config.sample_rate / 2.0) / num_bins as f32)).floor() as usize;

        // The overlap gain compensation is based on a squared Hann window, which will sum perfectly
        // at four times overlap or higher. We'll apply a regular Hann window before the analysis
        // and after the synthesis.
        let gain_compensation: f32 =
            ((overlap_times as f32 / 4.0) * 1.5).recip() / window_size as f32;

        // We'll apply the square root of the total gain compensation at the DFT and the IDFT
        // stages. That way the compressor threshold values make much more sense. This version of
        // Spectral Compressor does not have in input gain option and instead has the curve
        // threshold option. When sidechaining is enabled this is used to gain up the sidechain
        // signal instead.
        let input_gain = gain_compensation.sqrt();
        let output_gain =
            util::db_to_gain(self.params.output_gain_db.value) * gain_compensation.sqrt();
        // TODO: Auto makeup gain

        // This is mixed in later with latency compensation applied
        self.dry_wet_mixer.write_dry(buffer);

        self.stft
            .process_overlap_add(buffer, overlap_times, |_channel_idx, real_fft_buffer| {
                // We'll window the input with a Hann function to avoid spectral leakage. The input
                // gain here also contains a compensation factor for the forward FFT to make the
                // compressor thresholds make more sense.
                for (sample, window_sample) in real_fft_buffer.iter_mut().zip(&self.window_function)
                {
                    *sample *= window_sample * input_gain;
                }

                // RustFFT doesn't actually need a scratch buffer here, so we'll pass an empty
                // buffer instead
                fft_plan
                    .r2c_plan
                    .process_with_scratch(real_fft_buffer, &mut self.complex_fft_buffer, &mut [])
                    .unwrap();

                // This is where the magic happens
                self.compressor_bank.process(
                    &mut self.complex_fft_buffer,
                    (&self.params.threhold, &self.params.compressors),
                    overlap_times,
                    highest_dcish_bin_idx,
                );

                // The DC and other low frequency bins doesn't contain much semantic meaning anymore
                // after all of this, so it only ends up consuming headroom.
                if self.params.dc_filter.value {
                    self.complex_fft_buffer[..highest_dcish_bin_idx + 1].fill(Complex32::default());
                }

                // Inverse FFT back into the scratch buffer. This will be added to a ring buffer
                // which gets written back to the host at a one block delay.
                fft_plan
                    .c2r_plan
                    .process_with_scratch(&mut self.complex_fft_buffer, real_fft_buffer, &mut [])
                    .unwrap();

                // Apply the window function once more to reduce time domain aliasing. The gain
                // compensation compensates for the squared Hann window that would be applied if we
                // didn't do any processing at all as well as the FFT+IFFT itself.
                for (sample, window_sample) in real_fft_buffer.iter_mut().zip(&self.window_function)
                {
                    *sample *= window_sample * output_gain;
                }
            });

        self.dry_wet_mixer.mix_in_dry(
            buffer,
            self.params
                .dry_wet_ratio
                .smoothed
                .next_step(buffer.len() as u32),
            // The dry and wet signals are in phase, so we can do a linear mix
            dry_wet_mixer::MixingStyle::Linear,
            self.stft.latency_samples() as usize,
        );

        ProcessStatus::Normal
    }
}

impl SpectralCompressor {
    fn window_size(&self) -> usize {
        1 << self.params.window_size_order.value as usize
    }

    fn overlap_times(&self) -> usize {
        1 << self.params.overlap_times_order.value as usize
    }

    /// `window_size` should not exceed `MAX_WINDOW_SIZE` or this will allocate.
    fn resize_for_window(&mut self, window_size: usize) {
        // The FFT algorithms for this window size have already been planned in
        // `self.plan_for_order`, and all of these data structures already have enough capacity, so
        // we just need to change some sizes.
        self.stft.set_block_size(window_size);
        self.window_function.resize(window_size, 0.0);
        util::window::hann_in_place(&mut self.window_function);
        self.complex_fft_buffer
            .resize(window_size / 2 + 1, Complex32::default());

        // This also causes the thresholds and ratios to be updated on the next STFT process cycle.
        self.compressor_bank
            .resize(&self.buffer_config, window_size);
    }
}

impl ClapPlugin for SpectralCompressor {
    const CLAP_ID: &'static str = "nl.robbertvanderhelm.spectral-compressor";
    const CLAP_DESCRIPTION: Option<&'static str> = Some("Turn things into pink noise on demand");
    const CLAP_MANUAL_URL: Option<&'static str> = Some(Self::URL);
    const CLAP_SUPPORT_URL: Option<&'static str> = None;
    const CLAP_FEATURES: &'static [ClapFeature] = &[
        ClapFeature::AudioEffect,
        ClapFeature::Stereo,
        ClapFeature::PhaseVocoder,
        ClapFeature::Compressor,
        ClapFeature::Custom("spectral"),
        ClapFeature::Custom("sosig"),
    ];
}

impl Vst3Plugin for SpectralCompressor {
    const VST3_CLASS_ID: [u8; 16] = *b"SpectrlComprRvdH";
    const VST3_CATEGORIES: &'static str = "Fx|Dynamics|Spectral";
}

nih_export_clap!(SpectralCompressor);
nih_export_vst3!(SpectralCompressor);