feat(lambda-rs): Pitch and Volume control

[vmarcella]

Summary

Add per-sound-instance volume (gain) and pitch (playback speed) controls plus an AudioContext master volume, implemented in the audio callback scheduler (single active sound). Includes a demo for interactively exercising transport/gain/pitch/master controls and updated audio specs.

Related Issues

• Resolves[Feature] Volume and pitch control #113

Changes

• lambda-rs:

  • Add AudioContext::{set_master_volume, master_volume}.
  • Add SoundInstance::{set_volume, volume}.
  • Add SoundInstance::{set_pitch, pitch} implemented via fractional cursor + linear interpolation resampling.
  • Apply transport ramp * master volume * instance volume in the callback.
  • Add clipping awareness (bounded output), with soft-knee limiting when amplification is in effect.
  • Add unit tests covering normalization behavior and output scaling/bounding.

• docs:

  • Add draft spec: docs/specs/audio/sound-instance-gain-and-pitch.md.
  • Update specs index and cross-reference from sound-playback non-goals.

• lambda-demos-audio:

  • Add demo: sound_instance_gain_pitch.
  • Add CLI modes (subcommands) using lambda-rs-args: script, play, repl.
  • Default behavior prints usage when invoked with no args.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
• Feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Documentation (updates to docs, specs, tutorials, or comments)
• Refactor (code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature)
• Performance (change that improves performance)
• Test (adding or updating tests)
• Build/CI (changes to build process or CI configuration)

Affected Crates

• lambda-rs
• lambda-rs-platform
• lambda-rs-args (used by demo for CLI parsing)
• lambda-rs-logging
• Other: lambda-demos-audio

Checklist

• Code follows the repository style guidelines (cargo +nightly fmt --all)
• Code passes clippy (cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings)
• Tests pass (see Testing section)
• New code includes appropriate documentation
• Public API changes are documented (spec + rustdoc)
• Breaking changes are noted in this PR description

Testing

Commands run:

# Unit tests for audio playback (focused)
cargo test -p lambda-rs --no-default-features --features audio-playback
# Demo build
cargo build -p lambda-demos-audio --bin sound_instance_gain_pitch

Manual verification steps (if applicable):

1. cargo run -p lambda-demos-audio --bin sound_instance_gain_pitch -- --help
2. cargo run -p lambda-demos-audio --bin sound_instance_gain_pitch -- script
3. cargo run -p lambda-demos-audio --bin sound_instance_gain_pitch -- repl
   • Try: volume 0, volume 2, pitch 0.5, pitch 2, master 0.05, master 0.25

Screenshots/Recordings

N/A

Platform Testing

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

Additional Notes

• Pitch is implemented as resampling (rate change), so it changes both speed and perceived frequency (no time-stretch).
• Playback remains “single active sound” as per the existing transport/playback design; volume/pitch are stored for the active slot.

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Total Line Coverage	76.53%
Lines Covered	12453 / 16272

Changed Files in This PR

File	Coverage	Lines
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/callback.rs	92.50%	629/680
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/context.rs	95.96%	547/570
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/transport.rs	100.00%	163/163

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_{Last updated: 2026-02-17 22:58:33 UTC · Commit: ed77013}

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Pull request overview

This PR adds per-sound-instance volume and pitch controls, plus a global master volume on AudioContext. The implementation uses atomic storage for lock-free access from the audio callback thread, with pitch implemented via fractional cursor advancement and linear interpolation resampling. A comprehensive CLI demo exercises all transport, gain, and pitch controls through script, play, and REPL modes.

Changes:

• Added SoundInstance::{set_volume, volume, set_pitch, pitch} and AudioContext::{set_master_volume, master_volume} APIs with infallible normalization for invalid inputs
• Implemented pitch control via fractional frame cursor (f32) with linear interpolation resampling between adjacent samples
• Added soft-knee limiter for amplified output when combined gains exceed 1.0, with non-finite sample handling
• Created sound_instance_gain_pitch demo with three modes (script, play, repl) for interactive testing
• Added comprehensive unit tests for normalization, pitch resampling, volume scaling, and clipping behavior
• Documented the feature in new spec sound-instance-gain-and-pitch.md with API surface, behavior, and validation rules

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File	Description
docs/specs/audio/sound-instance-gain-and-pitch.md	New spec documenting API surface, behavior, validation rules, and acceptance criteria for volume/pitch controls
docs/specs/audio/sound-playback.md	Updated non-goals section to reference new gain/pitch spec instead of listing as out-of-scope
docs/specs/README.md	Added index entry for new sound-instance-gain-and-pitch spec
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/transport.rs	Added AtomicU32 storage for master_volume, instance_volume, instance_pitch with normalization helpers
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/context.rs	Added public API methods on AudioContext and SoundInstance with unit tests for defaults, clamping, and reset behavior
crates/lambda-rs/src/audio/playback/callback.rs	Changed cursor to f32 for fractional advancement, added linear interpolation resampling, soft-clip limiter, and comprehensive tests
demos/audio/src/bin/sound_instance_gain_pitch.rs	New interactive demo with CLI argument parsing and three modes for exercising volume/pitch/master controls
demos/audio/Cargo.toml	Added lambda-rs-args dependency for CLI parsing in demo
Cargo.lock	Dependency lockfile update for lambda-rs-args

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