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Xpressive instrument may crash due to overflow

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Description

You can reproduce the crash by playing with the preset. If you don't get crashes, try changing the numbers in the O1 tab.
[crash3.xpf.zip](https://github.com/LMMS/lmms/files/5790127/crash3.xpf.zip)

The `positiveFraction` function defined in `ExprSynth.h` may return a unexpected value if the input value is out of the range of `int` but still finite. This result in overflows when casting to `int` and make `WaveValueFunction::operator()` crash.

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Research direction

Start in ExprSynth.h with positiveFraction and trace how its result reaches WaveValueFunction::operator(). Reproduce the crash with crash3.xpf.zip, or by changing numbers in the O1 tab, then verify that finite inputs outside int range no longer cause an overflow or crash.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
audio-video-rtc
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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