diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 51c8c10..5694dc3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 	path = third_party/tclap
 	url = https://git.code.sf.net/p/tclap/code
 	branch = 1.4
+[submodule "third_party/benchmark"]
+	path = third_party/benchmark
+	url = https://github.com/google/benchmark
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d50ac21..22293fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
 project(Canvas)
 
+option(CANVAS_BENCHMARK "Create benchmark executable" OFF)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 set(
@@ -79,5 +81,17 @@ else()
     target_include_directories(canvas PRIVATE ${FFTW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_link_libraries(canvas PRIVATE ${FFTW_LIBRARIES})
 
-    target_link_libraries(canvas PRIVATE portaudio_static) 
+    target_link_libraries(canvas PRIVATE portaudio_static)
+endif()
+
+if(CANVAS_BENCHMARK)
+    set(BENCHMARK_ENABLE_GTEST_TESTS OFF)
+    add_subdirectory(third_party/benchmark)
+    add_executable(
+        canvas_benchmark
+        src/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
+        src/Synth.hpp
+        src/Synth.cpp
+    )
+    target_link_libraries(canvas_benchmark benchmark::benchmark portaudio_static)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/Synth.cpp b/src/Synth.cpp
index 5e2802a..d41be59 100644
--- a/src/Synth.cpp
+++ b/src/Synth.cpp
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ Oscillator::Oscillator(float sampleRate, float frequency, float phase)
     : m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
     , m_frequency(frequency)
     , m_phase(phase)
+    , m_phaseInc(m_frequency / m_sampleRate)
 {
 }
 
-void Oscillator::processAdd(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize) {
+void Oscillator::processAddOriginal(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize) {
     for (int i = 0; i < blockSize; i++) {
         m_phase = std::fmod(m_phase + m_frequency / m_sampleRate, 1.0);
         float distortedPhase = std::fmod(distortPhase(m_phase, m_pdMode, m_pdDistort), 1.0);
@@ -93,6 +94,37 @@ void Oscillator::processAdd(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize) {
     m_amplitudeRight = m_targetAmplitudeRight;
 }
 
+void Oscillator::processAdd(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize) {
+    float blockIncrement = 1.0 / blockSize;
+    for (int i = 0; i < blockSize; i++) {
+        m_phase += m_phaseInc;
+        while (m_phase > 1) {
+            m_phase -= 1;
+        }
+        float distortedPhase = distortPhase(m_phase, m_pdMode, m_pdDistort);
+        int integerPhase = distortedPhase * 2048;
+        float frac = distortedPhase * 2048 - integerPhase;
+        int integerPhase2 = (integerPhase + 1) % 2048;
+        float amplitudeLeft = (
+            m_amplitudeLeft * (1 - i * blockIncrement)
+            + m_targetAmplitudeLeft * i * blockIncrement
+        );
+        float amplitudeRight = (
+            m_amplitudeRight * (1 - i * blockIncrement)
+            + m_targetAmplitudeRight * i * blockIncrement
+        );
+        float outSample = (
+            k_sineTable2048[integerPhase] * (1 - frac)
+            + k_sineTable2048[integerPhase2] * frac
+        );
+        out1[i] += outSample * amplitudeLeft;
+        out2[i] += outSample * amplitudeRight;
+    }
+    m_amplitudeLeft = m_targetAmplitudeLeft;
+    m_amplitudeRight = m_targetAmplitudeRight;
+}
+
+
 Synth::Synth(float sampleRate, std::mt19937& randomEngine)
     : m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
 {
@@ -165,6 +197,25 @@ void Synth::process(
     }
 }
 
+void Synth::processOriginal(
+    int output_channels,
+    float** output_buffer,
+    int frame_count
+) {
+    if (output_channels != 2) {
+        std::cout << "Output channels is not 2. This shouldn't happen!" << std::endl;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    for (int j = 0; j < frame_count; j++) {
+        output_buffer[0][j] = 0;
+        output_buffer[1][j] = 0;
+    }
+    for (auto& oscillator : m_oscillators) {
+        oscillator->processAddOriginal(output_buffer[0], output_buffer[1], frame_count);
+    }
+}
+
 void Synth::processRealtime(
     int outputChannels,
     float** outputBuffer,
diff --git a/src/Synth.hpp b/src/Synth.hpp
index 1b9a91b..8978012 100644
--- a/src/Synth.hpp
+++ b/src/Synth.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Oscillator {
 public:
     Oscillator(float sampleRate, float frequency, float phase);
     void processAdd(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize);
+    void processAddOriginal(float* out1, float* out2, int blockSize);
     void setTargetAmplitudeLeft(float amplitude) { m_targetAmplitudeLeft = amplitude; };
     void setTargetAmplitudeRight(float amplitude) { m_targetAmplitudeRight = amplitude; };
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class Oscillator {
     const float m_sampleRate;
     float m_phase = 0;
     const float m_frequency;
+    const float m_phaseInc;
     float m_amplitudeLeft = 0.0;
     float m_targetAmplitudeLeft = 0.0;
     float m_amplitudeRight = 0.0;
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ class Synth {
         int frame_count
     );
 
+    void processOriginal(
+        int output_channels,
+        float** output_buffer,
+        int frame_count
+    );
+
     void processRealtime(
         int output_channels,
         float** output_buffer,
diff --git a/src/benchmark/benchmark.cpp b/src/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f61bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+#include "../Synth.hpp"
+
+static void benchSynthProcess(benchmark::State& state) {
+    std::mt19937 randomEngine(0);
+    Synth synth(48000, randomEngine);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < synth.getNumOscillators(); i++) {
+        synth.setOscillatorAmplitude(i, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    int frameCount = 64;
+    float outputBufferLeft[64];
+    float outputBufferRight[64];
+    float* outputBuffer[2] = { outputBufferLeft, outputBufferRight };
+
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        synth.process(2, outputBuffer, frameCount);
+    }
+}
+// Register the function as a benchmark
+BENCHMARK(benchSynthProcess);
+
+static void benchSynthProcessOriginal(benchmark::State& state) {
+    std::mt19937 randomEngine(0);
+    Synth synth(48000, randomEngine);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < synth.getNumOscillators(); i++) {
+        synth.setOscillatorAmplitude(i, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    int frameCount = 64;
+    float outputBufferLeft[64];
+    float outputBufferRight[64];
+    float* outputBuffer[2] = { outputBufferLeft, outputBufferRight };
+
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        synth.processOriginal(2, outputBuffer, frameCount);
+    }
+}
+// Register the function as a benchmark
+BENCHMARK(benchSynthProcessOriginal);
+
+BENCHMARK_MAIN();
diff --git a/tests/test_canvas.py b/tests/test_canvas.py
index c9f8572..47bf0db 100644
--- a/tests/test_canvas.py
+++ b/tests/test_canvas.py
@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ def test_image_to_sound_regression(canvas, gradient_image, write_regtests):
     expected_sound, expected_rate = soundfile.read(regression_test_file)
 
     assert rate == expected_rate
-    np.testing.assert_allclose(sound, expected_sound)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sound, expected_sound, rtol=0, atol=1e-6)
diff --git a/third_party/benchmark b/third_party/benchmark
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..2d054b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/benchmark
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 2d054b683f293dbee21f8fe8820d967360e6af83