Index: src/effects/timestretch.h
===================================================================
--- src/effects/timestretch.h	(revision 45598638afa30afad96ad3b4a0a8399a775e06e1)
+++ src/effects/timestretch.h	(revision 284fe8a875a1bfa847b1141d3e2fafa119216102)
@@ -64,5 +64,4 @@
 /** creation of the time stretching object
 
-  \param uri path to create the source from
   \param method time stretching algorithm ("default")
   \param stretch initial time stretching factor
@@ -73,6 +72,26 @@
 
 */
-aubio_timestretch_t *new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * uri,
-    const char_t * method, smpl_t stretch, uint_t hop_size, uint_t samplerate);
+aubio_timestretch_t *new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * method,
+    smpl_t stretch, uint_t hop_size, uint_t samplerate);
+
+/** push length samples from in to time stretching object
+
+  \param o time stretching object as returned by ::new_aubio_timestretch()
+  \param in input vector of new samples to push to time stretching object
+  \param length number of new samples to push from input vector
+
+  \return number of currently available samples
+
+ */
+sint_t aubio_timestretch_push(aubio_timestretch_t * o, fvec_t *in, uint_t length);
+
+/** get number of currently available samples from time stretching object
+
+  \param o time stretching object as returned by ::new_aubio_timestretch()
+
+  \return number of currently available samples
+
+ */
+sint_t aubio_timestretch_get_available(aubio_timestretch_t * o);
 
 /** get the latency of the time stretching object, in samples
@@ -157,17 +176,12 @@
 smpl_t aubio_timestretch_get_transpose (aubio_timestretch_t * o);
 
-/** seek to a posisition the transposition of the time stretching object, in semitones
+/** reset the time stretching object
 
   \param o time stretching object as returned by ::new_aubio_timestretch()
-  \param pos position to seek to, in frames
 
-  \return transposition of the time stretching object, in semitones
+  \return 0 on success, non-zero otherwise
 
 */
-uint_t aubio_timestretch_seek(aubio_timestretch_t * o, uint_t pos);
-
-uint_t aubio_timestretch_queue (aubio_timestretch_t *p, const char_t *uri, uint_t samplerate);
-
-uint_t aubio_timestretch_get_opened (aubio_timestretch_t *p);
+uint_t aubio_timestretch_reset(aubio_timestretch_t * o);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
Index: src/effects/timestretch_dummy.c
===================================================================
--- src/effects/timestretch_dummy.c	(revision 45598638afa30afad96ad3b4a0a8399a775e06e1)
+++ src/effects/timestretch_dummy.c	(revision 284fe8a875a1bfa847b1141d3e2fafa119216102)
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@
 
 aubio_timestretch_t *
-new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * uri UNUSED, const char_t * method UNUSED,
+new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * method UNUSED,
     smpl_t pitchscale UNUSED, uint_t hop_size UNUSED, uint_t samplerate UNUSED)
 {
@@ -87,5 +87,14 @@
 }
 
-uint_t aubio_timestretch_seek(aubio_timestretch_t *o UNUSED, uint_t pos UNUSED) {
+uint_t aubio_timestretch_reset(aubio_timestretch_t *o UNUSED) {
+  return AUBIO_FAIL;
+}
+
+sint_t aubio_timestretch_push(aubio_timestretch_t * o UNUSED, fvec_t * in
+    UNUSED, uint_t length UNUSED) {
+  return AUBIO_FAIL;
+}
+
+sint_t aubio_timestretch_get_available(aubio_timestretch_t * o UNUSED) {
   return AUBIO_FAIL;
 }
Index: src/effects/timestretch_rubberband.c
===================================================================
--- src/effects/timestretch_rubberband.c	(revision 45598638afa30afad96ad3b4a0a8399a775e06e1)
+++ src/effects/timestretch_rubberband.c	(revision 284fe8a875a1bfa847b1141d3e2fafa119216102)
@@ -51,26 +51,6 @@
   smpl_t pitchscale;              /**< pitch scale */
 
-  aubio_source_t *source;
-  uint_t source_hopsize;          /**< hop size at which the source is read */
-  fvec_t *in;
-  uint_t eof;
-
   RubberBandState rb;
   RubberBandOptions rboptions;
-
-  uint_t opened;
-  const char_t *uri;
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-  pthread_t read_thread;
-  pthread_mutex_t read_mutex;
-  pthread_cond_t read_avail;
-  pthread_cond_t read_request;
-  pthread_t open_thread;
-  pthread_mutex_t open_mutex;
-  uint_t open_thread_running;
-  sint_t available;
-  uint_t started;
-  uint_t finish;
-#endif
 };
 
@@ -78,18 +58,11 @@
 
 static void aubio_timestretch_warmup (aubio_timestretch_t * p);
-static sint_t aubio_timestretch_fetch(aubio_timestretch_t *p, uint_t fetch);
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-static void *aubio_timestretch_readfn(void *p);
-static void *aubio_timestretch_openfn(void *z);
-#endif
 
 aubio_timestretch_t *
-new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * uri, const char_t * mode,
-    smpl_t stretchratio, uint_t hopsize, uint_t samplerate)
+new_aubio_timestretch (const char_t * mode, smpl_t stretchratio, uint_t hopsize,
+    uint_t samplerate)
 {
   aubio_timestretch_t *p = AUBIO_NEW (aubio_timestretch_t);
   p->hopsize = hopsize;
-  //p->source_hopsize = 2048;
-  p->source_hopsize = hopsize;
   p->pitchscale = 1.;
 
@@ -108,35 +81,10 @@
   }
 
-  p->in = new_fvec(p->source_hopsize);
-
-#ifndef HAVE_THREADS
-  if (aubio_timestretch_queue(p, uri, samplerate)) goto beach;
-  aubio_timestretch_warmup(p);
-#else
-  p->started = 0;
-  p->finish = 0;
-  p->open_thread_running = 0;
-  //p->uri = uri;
-  p->eof = 0;
-  //p->samplerate = samplerate;
-  //if (aubio_timestretch_open(p, uri, samplerate)) goto beach;
-  pthread_mutex_init(&p->open_mutex, 0);
-  pthread_mutex_init(&p->read_mutex, 0);
-  pthread_cond_init (&p->read_avail, 0);
-  pthread_cond_init (&p->read_request, 0);
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: creating thread\n");
-  pthread_create(&p->read_thread, 0, aubio_timestretch_readfn, p);
-  //AUBIO_DBG("timestretch: new_ waiting for warmup, got %d available\n", p->available);
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-  aubio_timestretch_queue(p, uri, samplerate);
-#if 0
-  pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_avail, &p->read_mutex);
-  if (!p->opened) {
-    goto beach;
-  }
-#endif
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-  //AUBIO_DBG("timestretch: new_ warm up success, got %d available\n", p->available);
-#endif
+  p->rb = rubberband_new(samplerate, 1, p->rboptions, p->stretchratio, p->pitchscale);
+  if (!p->rb) goto beach;
+
+  p->samplerate = samplerate;
+
+  //aubio_timestretch_warmup(p);
 
   return p;
@@ -147,180 +95,4 @@
 }
 
-#define HAVE_OPENTHREAD 1
-//#undef HAVE_OPENTHREAD
-
-uint_t
-aubio_timestretch_queue(aubio_timestretch_t *p, const char_t* uri, uint_t samplerate)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENTHREAD
-  if (p->open_thread_running) {
-#if 1
-    if (pthread_cancel(p->open_thread)) {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: cancelling open thread failed\n");
-      return AUBIO_FAIL;
-    } else {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: previous open of '%s' cancelled\n", p->uri);
-    }
-    p->open_thread_running = 0;
-#else
-    void *threadfn;
-    if (pthread_join(p->open_thread, &threadfn)) {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: failed joining existing open thread\n");
-      return AUBIO_FAIL;
-    }
-#endif
-  }
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: queueing %s\n", uri);
-  //pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-  p->opened = 0;
-  p->started = 0;
-  p->available = 0;
-  p->uri = uri;
-  p->samplerate = samplerate;
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: creating thread\n");
-  pthread_create(&p->open_thread, 0, aubio_timestretch_openfn, p);
-#endif
-  //pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-  return AUBIO_OK;
-}
-
-uint_t
-aubio_timestretch_open(aubio_timestretch_t *p, const char_t* uri, uint_t samplerate)
-{
-  uint_t err = AUBIO_FAIL;
-  p->available = 0;
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->open_mutex);
-  p->open_thread_running = 1;
-#else
-  uint_t err = AUBIO_FAIL;
-#endif
-  p->opened = 0;
-  if (p->source) del_aubio_source(p->source);
-  p->source = new_aubio_source(uri, samplerate, p->source_hopsize);
-  if (!p->source) goto fail;
-  p->uri = uri;
-  p->samplerate = aubio_source_get_samplerate(p->source);
-  p->eof = 0;
-
-  if (p->rb == NULL) {
-    AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: creating with stretch: %.2f pitchscale: %.2f\n",
-        p->stretchratio, p->pitchscale);
-    p->rb = rubberband_new(p->samplerate, 1, p->rboptions, p->stretchratio, p->pitchscale);
-    //rubberband_set_debug_level(p->rb, 10);
-    rubberband_set_max_process_size(p->rb, p->source_hopsize);
-  } else {
-    if (samplerate != p->samplerate) {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: samplerate change requested, but not implemented\n");
-    }
-    rubberband_reset(p->rb);
-  }
-  p->opened = 1;
-  err = AUBIO_OK;
-  goto unlock;
-fail:
-  p->opened = 2;
-  AUBIO_ERR("timestretch: opening %s failed\n", uri);
-unlock:
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-  p->open_thread_running = 0;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->open_mutex);
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: failed opening %s at %dHz\n", uri, samplerate);
-#endif
-  return err;
-}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-void *
-aubio_timestretch_openfn(void *z) {
-  aubio_timestretch_t *p = z;
-  int oldtype;
-  pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, &oldtype);
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: creating thread\n");
-  void *ret;
-  uint_t err = aubio_timestretch_open(p, p->uri, p->samplerate);
-  ret = &err;
-  pthread_exit(ret);
-}
-#endif
-
-uint_t
-aubio_timestretch_get_opened(aubio_timestretch_t *p)
-{
-  if (p == NULL) return 0;
-  else return p->opened;
-}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-void *
-aubio_timestretch_readfn(void *z)
-{
-  aubio_timestretch_t *p = z;
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: entering thread with %s at %dHz\n", p->uri, p->samplerate);
-  while(1) { //p->available < (int)p->hopsize && p->eof != 1) {
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: locking in readfn\n");
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-#if 1
-    if (p->opened == 2) {
-      pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-    } else
-    if (p->opened == 0) {
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENTHREAD
-      //(!aubio_timestretch_open(p, p->uri, p->samplerate)) {
-      void * threadfn;
-      if (p->open_thread_running && pthread_join(p->open_thread, &threadfn)) {
-        AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: failed to join opening thread %s at %dHz in thread "
-            "(opened: %d, playing: %d, eof: %d)\n",
-            p->uri, p->samplerate, p->opened, p->started, p->eof);
-      }
-#else
-      //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: opening source %s\n", p->uri);
-      if (!aubio_timestretch_open(p, p->uri, p->samplerate)) {
-        AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: opened %s at %dHz in thread "
-            "(opened: %d, playing: %d, eof: %d)\n",
-            p->uri, p->samplerate, p->opened, p->started, p->eof);
-        //pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-      } else {
-        AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: failed opening %s, exiting thread\n", p->uri);
-        //pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-        //pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-        //goto end;
-      }
-#endif
-    } else
-    if (!p->started && !p->eof) {
-#endif
-      // fetch the first few samples and mark as started
-      aubio_timestretch_warmup(p);
-      pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-      //pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_request, &p->read_mutex);
-      p->started = 1;
-    } else if (!p->eof) {
-      // fetch at least p->hopsize stretched samples
-      p->available = aubio_timestretch_fetch(p, p->hopsize);
-      // signal available frames
-      pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-      if (p->eof != 1) {
-        // the end of file was not reached yet, wait for the next read_request
-        pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_request, &p->read_mutex);
-      } else {
-        // eof was reached, do not wait for a read request and mark as stopped
-        p->started = 0;
-      }
-    } else {
-      //pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_avail);
-      pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_request, &p->read_mutex);
-      //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: finished idle in readfn\n");
-      if (p->finish) pthread_exit(NULL);
-    }
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: unlocking in readfn\n");
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-  }
-end:
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: exiting readfn\n");
-  pthread_exit(NULL);
-}
-#endif
-
 static void
 aubio_timestretch_warmup (aubio_timestretch_t * p)
@@ -329,10 +101,10 @@
   //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: warming-up\n");
   unsigned int latency = MAX(p->hopsize, rubberband_get_latency(p->rb));
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-  p->available = aubio_timestretch_fetch(p, latency);
-#else
-  aubio_timestretch_fetch(p, latency);
-#endif
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: warmup got %d\n", latency);
+  fvec_t *input = new_fvec(p->hopsize);
+  while (aubio_timestretch_push(p, input, input->length) < (int)latency) {
+    //sint_t available = aubio_timestretch_get_available(p);
+    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: warmup got %d, latency: %d\n", available, latency);
+  }
+  del_fvec(input);
 }
 
@@ -340,34 +112,4 @@
 del_aubio_timestretch (aubio_timestretch_t * p)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-  void *threadfn;
-  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: entering delete\n");
-  if (p->open_thread_running) {
-    if (pthread_cancel(p->open_thread)) {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: cancelling open thread failed\n");
-    }
-    if (pthread_join(p->open_thread, &threadfn)) {
-      AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: joining open thread failed\n");
-    }
-  }
-  if (!p->opened) goto cleanup;
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-  p->finish = 1;
-  pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_request);
-  //pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_avail, &p->read_mutex);
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-  if ((p->eof == 0) && (pthread_cancel(p->read_thread))) {
-    AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: cancelling thread failed\n");
-  }
-  if (pthread_join(p->read_thread, &threadfn)) {
-    AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: joining thread failed\n");
-  }
-  pthread_mutex_destroy(&p->read_mutex);
-  pthread_cond_destroy(&p->read_avail);
-  pthread_cond_destroy(&p->read_request);
-cleanup:
-#endif
-  if (p->in) del_fvec(p->in);
-  if (p->source) del_aubio_source(p->source);
   if (p->rb) {
     rubberband_delete(p->rb);
@@ -451,63 +193,35 @@
 
 sint_t
-aubio_timestretch_fetch(aubio_timestretch_t *p, uint_t length)
-{
-  uint_t source_read = p->source_hopsize;
-  if (p->source == NULL) {
-    AUBIO_ERR("timestretch: trying to fetch on NULL source\n");
-    return 0;
-  }
-  // read more samples from source until we have enough available or eof is reached
+aubio_timestretch_push(aubio_timestretch_t *p, fvec_t *input, uint_t length)
+{
+  // push new samples to rubberband, return available
+  int available;
+  int eof = (input->length != length) ? 1 : 0;
+  rubberband_process(p->rb, (const float* const*)&(input->data), length, eof);
+  available = rubberband_available(p->rb);
+  //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: processed %d, %d available, eof: %d\n",
+  //    length, available, eof);
+  return available;
+}
+
+sint_t
+aubio_timestretch_get_available(aubio_timestretch_t *p) {
+  return rubberband_available(p->rb);
+}
+
+void
+aubio_timestretch_do(aubio_timestretch_t * p, fvec_t * out, uint_t * read)
+{
+  // now retrieve the samples and write them into out->data
   int available = rubberband_available(p->rb);
-  while ((available < (int)length) && (p->eof == 0)) {
-    aubio_source_do(p->source, p->in, &source_read);
-    if (source_read < p->source_hopsize) {
-      p->eof = 1;
-    }
-    rubberband_process(p->rb, (const float* const*)&(p->in->data), source_read, p->eof);
-    available = rubberband_available(p->rb);
-  }
-  return available;
-}
-
-void
-aubio_timestretch_do (aubio_timestretch_t * p, fvec_t * out, uint_t * read)
-{
-#ifndef HAVE_THREADS
-  int available = aubio_timestretch_fetch(p, p->hopsize);
-#else /* HAVE_THREADS */
-  int available;
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-#if 1
-  if (!p->opened) {
-    // this may occur if _do was was called while being opened
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: calling _do before opening a file\n");
-    pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_request);
-    //available = 0;
-    //pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_avail, &p->read_mutex);
-    available = 0; //p->available;
-  } else
-#endif
-  if (p->eof != 1) {
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: calling _do after opening a file\n");
-    // signal a read request
-    pthread_cond_signal(&p->read_request);
-    // wait for an available signal
-    pthread_cond_wait(&p->read_avail, &p->read_mutex);
-    available = p->available;
-  } else {
-    available = rubberband_available(p->rb);
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: reached eof (%d/%d)\n", p->hopsize, available);
-  }
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-#endif /* HAVE_THREADS */
-  // now retrieve the samples and write them into out->data
-  if (available >= (int)p->hopsize) {
-    rubberband_retrieve(p->rb, (float* const*)&(out->data), p->hopsize);
-    *read = p->hopsize;
+  if (available >= (int)out->length) {
+    rubberband_retrieve(p->rb, (float* const*)&(out->data), out->length);
+    *read = out->length;
   } else if (available > 0) {
     // this occurs each time the end of file is reached
     //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: short read\n");
     rubberband_retrieve(p->rb, (float* const*)&(out->data), available);
+    fvec_t zeros; zeros.length = out->length - available; zeros.data = out->data + available;
+    fvec_zeros(&zeros);
     *read = available;
   } else {
@@ -516,57 +230,15 @@
     *read = 0;
   }
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-  //pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-#endif
-}
-
-uint_t
-aubio_timestretch_seek (aubio_timestretch_t *p, uint_t pos)
+}
+
+uint_t
+aubio_timestretch_reset(aubio_timestretch_t *p)
 {
   uint_t err = AUBIO_OK;
-#if HAVE_THREADS
-  if (p == NULL) {
-    AUBIO_WRN("seeking but object not set yet (ignoring)\n");
-    return AUBIO_FAIL;
-  }
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->read_mutex);
-  if (p->open_thread_running) {
-    //AUBIO_WRN("seeking but opening thread not completed yet (ignoring)\n");
-    err = AUBIO_OK;
-    goto beach;
-  }
-  if (!p->opened || !p->source) {
-    //AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: seeking but source not opened yet (ignoring)\n");
-    err = AUBIO_OK;
-    goto beach;
-  }
-#endif
-  p->eof = 0;
   if (p->rb) {
     rubberband_reset(p->rb);
   }
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENTHREAD
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&p->open_mutex);
+  return err;
+}
+
 #endif
-#endif
-  if (p->source) {
-    err = aubio_source_seek(p->source, pos);
-  } else {
-    AUBIO_WRN("timestretch: seeking but p->source not created?!\n");
-    err = AUBIO_FAIL;
-    goto beach;
-  }
-#if HAVE_THREADS
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->open_mutex);
-  p->available = 0;
-  p->started = 1;
-beach:
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->read_mutex);
-#else
-beach:
-#endif
-  return err;
-}
-
-#endif
