diff --git a/tests/mal_blocking.c b/tests/mal_blocking.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define MINI_AL_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include "../mini_al.h"
+
+#define DR_WAV_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include "../extras/dr_wav.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
+
+    mal_result result;
+    mal_backend backend = mal_backend_alsa;
+
+    mal_device_config deviceConfig = mal_device_config_init_default(NULL);
+    deviceConfig.format = mal_format_f32;
+    deviceConfig.bufferSizeInFrames = 1024*4;
+    //deviceConfig.bufferSizeInMilliseconds = 80;
+    deviceConfig.periods = 2;
+    deviceConfig.shareMode = mal_share_mode_shared;
+
+#if 1
+    /* Playback */
+    mal_device device;
+    result = mal_device_init_ex(&backend, 1, NULL, mal_device_type_playback, NULL, &deviceConfig, &device);
+    if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+        printf("Failed to initialize device.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    printf("Is Passthrough:        %s\n", device.dsp.isPassthrough ? "YES" : "NO");
+    printf("Format:                %s -> %s\n", mal_get_format_name(device.format), mal_get_format_name(device.internalFormat));
+    printf("Sample Rate:           %d -> %d\n", device.sampleRate, device.internalSampleRate);
+    printf("Buffer Size In Frames: %d\n", device.bufferSizeInFrames);
+
+    drwav* pWav = drwav_open_file("res/private/song1_short_s16.wav");
+    if (pWav == NULL) {
+        printf("Failed to load sound file.\n");
+    }
+
+    /* The device is started by just writing data to it. In our case we are just writing a sine wave. */
+    mal_sine_wave sineWave;
+    mal_sine_wave_init(0.25, 400, device.sampleRate, &sineWave);
+
+    mal_bool32 stopped = MAL_FALSE;
+    while (!stopped) {
+        float buffer[4096*4]; float* pBuffer = buffer;
+        mal_uint32 frameCount = (mal_uint32)mal_sine_wave_read_f32_ex(&sineWave, mal_countof(buffer) / device.channels, device.channels, mal_stream_layout_interleaved, &pBuffer);
+        //mal_uint32 frameCount = (mal_uint32)drwav_read_pcm_frames_f32(pWav, mal_countof(buffer) / device.channels, pBuffer);
+        
+        result = mal_device_write(&device, pBuffer, frameCount);
+        if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+            printf("Error occurred while writing to the device.\n");
+            break;
+        }
+
+        printf("TESTING: frameCount=%d\n", frameCount);
+    }
+#else
+    /* Capture */
+    mal_device device;
+    result = mal_device_init_ex(&backend, 1, NULL, mal_device_type_capture, NULL, &deviceConfig, &device);
+    if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+        printf("Failed to initialize device.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    printf("Is Passthrough: %s\n", device.dsp.isPassthrough ? "YES" : "NO");
+    printf("Format:         %s\n", mal_get_format_name(device.format));
+
+    drwav_data_format format;
+    format.container = drwav_container_riff;
+    format.format = DR_WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT;
+    format.channels = device.channels;
+    format.sampleRate = device.sampleRate;
+    format.bitsPerSample = 32;
+    drwav* pWav = drwav_open_file_write("recording.wav", &format);
+    if (pWav == NULL) {
+        printf("Failed to open output wav file.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    int counter = 0;
+    mal_bool32 stopped = MAL_FALSE;
+    while (!stopped) {
+        float buffer[1024*16];
+        mal_uint32 frameCount = mal_countof(buffer) / device.channels;
+
+        result = mal_device_read(&device, buffer, frameCount);
+        if (result != MAL_SUCCESS) {
+            printf("Error occurred while reading from the device.\n");
+            break;
+        }
+        
+        drwav_write_pcm_frames(pWav, frameCount, buffer);
+        printf("TESTING: frameCount=%d\n", frameCount);
+
+        if (counter++ > 16) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    drwav_close(pWav);
+#endif
+
+    printf("DONE\n");
+    return 0;
+}